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Entertainment
How Big Is the New Enterprise Compared to Galactica?
4:00PM Jesus Diaz | 725.35 meters. A whoppumental 2,379.75 feet. That’s how big the new super-sized Enterprise is. Here you can see it compared against the Battlestar Galactica, the good old Enterprise, the Blockade Runner, and the ISS. More »
Gadgets
Kindle DX vs Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers
2:40AM Jesus Diaz | The Amazon Kindle DX is 26.4 x 18.3 x 1 cm. Bezos says it’s for reading newspapers, magazines, journals, and your own PDF documents more easily. But how does it stack against its deadtree counterparts? More »
Music
Just How Small Is the 3rd Generation iPod Shuffle?
1:40AM Mark Wilson | Apple’s new iPod Shuffle is supposed to be the “world’s smallest music player.” So what’s that mean, really? How do Apple’s minuscule measurements size up in real dimensions? More »
Gadgets
Sizemodo: The Kindle 2 vs Its Predecessor
1:48AM Sean Fallon | How does the new Amazon Kindle stack up size-wise when compared to the original version? Well, the first Kindle measured 19 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm while Kindle 2 clocks in at 20.3 x 13.5 x 0.9 cm. More »
Science
How Big Is the ISS Compared to Science Fiction Spaceships?
2:20AM Jesus Diaz | digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/space/How_Big_Is_the_ISS_Compared_to_Science_Fiction_Spaceships'; We are so used to the International Space Station that we don’t give its massive scale a second thought. I, for one, took it for granted until a newly-released NASA photograph reminded me that this thing is huge. So huge that I fired up Photoshop and did an illustration comparing it to a Colonial Viper Mk1, a Corellian corvette, the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-A, and the new Battlestar Galactica. Check both the high resolution sizemodo and the amazing NASA photo after the jump. More »
Computers
Sizemodo: New MacBook and MacBook Pro vs. Their Forebearers
6:34AM Mark Wilson | digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/The_New_MacBook_Pro_Is_Larger_Than_The_Old_One'; The new MacBook and MacBook Pro may be moulded by hand from a single piece of adamantium or whatever, but how do they size up to their previous versions? The new MacBook Pro actually has a larger footprint (X Y) than the old MacBook Pro, but it’s also slightly thinner (tough to tell in person). But the new MacBook, on the other hand, has a nearly identical footprint (X Y), but seems much thinner than the old MacBook. And the numbers agree. galleryPost('newmacbooksizemodo', 6,'');
Screens
Incredible Secrets of the World’s Largest Plasma TV
2:00AM John Mahoney | digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/150_Of_FAQ_Secrets_of_the_World_s_Largest_Plasma_TV'; Meet Dorothy. At 150 inches diagonal, she’s the world’s largest plasma screen and the biggest direct-view TV ever made, built (and named) by Panasonic. We got to play with her recently and as you’ve seen, it was mind-meltingly awesome. Even though firsthand experiences with Dorothy are akin to filling a leaf blower with nitrous oxide to jet-huff directly into your brain, Dorothy’s backstory is almost as incredible, especially when it comes to manufacturing, shipping and yes, managing all the electricity needed to fire her up. So even though you will absolutely never own one–except for you Giz-reading NBA stars and platinum-selling rappers–the story of the world’s most advanced television is a thrill, and serves as a crystal ball to the future of all TV. Come, talk to her. She’s intimidating, but it’ll be good for you. More »
Screens
Panasonic’s 150-Inch TV In Action: It’ll Melt Your Brain, Empty Your Wallet and Ruin Your Life
3:00AM Adam Frucci | digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Panasonic_s_150_Inch_TV_In_Action_It_ll_Melt_Your_Brain'; How big is too big? That’s the question that you inevitably ask yourself once you spend any amount of time with Panasonic’s new 150-inch plasma TV prototype. We visited it in Panasonic’s towering warehouse in Secaucus, New Jersey last Friday, running it through its paces with 4K footage, Blu-ray movies and Playstation 3 games. After spending a day with it, was it the type of thing I honestly wanted to set up in my living room? More »
Phones
T-Mobile G1 Sized-Up Against its Competitors
12:45AM Kit Eaton | G1 (a.k.a. Dream) sized up against the iPhone and HTC’s Touch Pro: it’s a kinda half-way house between them both. It’s narrower, but taller and fatter—thanks to the slide-out keyboard—and lacks the deftly curved shape of the iPhone 3G, but it’s a shade skinnier than the Touch Pro. Looks it’d fit pretty comfortably in the palm. Check out the hands on to find out how it really feels. More »
Phones
