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#aimeemullins
Racing on Carbon Fiber Legs: Can We Be Too Abled?
One Olympic swimmer has a D-cup breast size. From a physiological standpoint, she's at a disadvantage to a swimmer who's an A-cup. If she amputated her breasts to become more streamlined, would we consider her crazy, or worse, a cheater? More » -
#xbox
Xbox 360's Facebook, Twitter, Last.FM and Zune Video Come November 17
All those features we went over in our Xbox 360 update impressions post are finally rolling out to everyone on November 17. More » -
#thiscyborglife
Eating 1.5 Pounds of Nails and Scrap Metal Isn't The Best Way To Turn Yourself Into a Cyborg
A Peruvian man named Requelme Abanto has a new identity—the "hardware store". That's because he recently had surgery to remove 1.5 pounds worth of 5-inch nails, rusted copper wire, scrap metal and coins from his stomach. More » -
#robots
Police Robot Negotiator Ends Standoff With Armed Man
Sensorial telepresence is a fancy name for sending robots with sensors to remote places, generally to perform dangerous tasks. Last Saturday, one was used to negotiate with an armed 61-yo man holding a hostage, barricaded into a home. More » -
#palmpixi
Walmart Hacks the Palm Pixi's Price Down to Size: $30 at Launch
It looks like retailers are going to have to do what Palm won't: Make the Palm Pixi genuinely cheap, or at least cheaper than the Pre. For example! Walmart's already cut the Pixi's price from $100 to $30—pre-launch. More » -
#outlets
Rotating Outlet Solves the International Outlet Smorgasbord
We know that every country has its own plug, and that isn't going to change anytime soon. But this spinning outlet is a pretty elegant solution to that problem. More » -
#cellphones
AT&T Adds New Verizon Ads to Its Map Lawsuit
Remember AT&T whining that Verizon's maps don't look right? Well, more Verizon ads featuring the same accurate-from-where-we're-sitting maps have been added to the original suit. [AllThingsD] -
#apple
Inside Apple's Newest Temple
While every Apple Store is in some sense a place of reverence, the new Upper West Side store unabashedly evokes that feeling, more than any other. It used to be a Victoria's Secret. More » -
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#dualboot
Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony
Windows 7 and Ubuntu, despite their opposing missions, can get along like best pals on a single computer. Here's how to set up a dual boot system that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds in perfect harmony. [Lifehacker] -
#thiscyborglife
Your Next Body Is Growing In a Lab Right Now
At TEDMED, I witnessed video clips showing science I never knew was so advanced. Dr. Anthony Atala has been growing human tissue and organs, in a lab, for nearly two decades. He's even printed kidneys from a cell-stuffed inkjet printer. More » -
#boxee
The Boxee Set-Top Box: It's Coming
Boxee's fantastic connected media center software has always been just that: fantastic connected media center software. Today, the company says its going to announce hardware—a Boxee Box, even. More » -
#deals
Amazon's Blu-ray Sale as Good an Excuse as Any to Own Robocop
Amazon is currently having a pretty great Blu-ray sale, with titles such as Robocop and Terminator available for a mere $9.99. Come on, don't fight it. [Amazon] -
#antitrust
Intel Pays AMD $1.25 Billion To End Antitrust, Patent Wars
In case you were wondering if Intel's business practices were as shady as the European Commission and the NY Attorney General think they are, look no further than this: Intel is paying $1.25 billion—plus frills—to avoid fighting. More » -
#film
The First Movie Shot on a Canon 7D? It's About Zombies, Of Course!
Boy have zombies made a comeback lately, right along with teenage vampires. Regardless, indie zombie flick Dead Season is the self-proclaimed first film shooting on the $1700 Canon 7D. (Warning, gore ahead.) More » -
#blockquote
Apple Responds to Microsoft's New Retail Stores
Ron Johnson, Apple VP of retail, had this to say in response to Microsoft's move into the world of retail stores during Apple's Manhattan store opening today. -
#projectorphones
Fujitsu's Crazy Little Modular Pico-Projector Phone
The F-04B isn't your average touchscreen QWERTY slider. If you want to slim things down, the 3.4-inch screen and slide-out keyboard can be separated, and you can also attach an 854 x 480 pico-projector in place of the keyboard. More » -
#infomercials
The Top 5 Strangest Infomercial Products For Your Ass
When is it socially acceptable to talk about all the problems surrounding your backside? During late night infomercials of course! So if you're having ass-ues stay tuned for this once-in-a-life-time offer! [Gawker.TV] -
#space
Stunning Milky Way's Heart Image Combines Three Space Telescope Views In One
I've seen many amazing, inspiring, and humbling deep space images, but this look inside the heart of our very own galaxy has left me without superlatives. Zoom in to get the 2820x1409 pixel image, and see how it was made. More » -
#iphone
One Day, This Will Be Remembered as the First Real Tricorder
Leave it to a NASA scientist to create the first Star Trek Tricorder using a stamp-sized sensor chip, an iPhone, and some spiffy programing. What does it do? It can detect killer gasses in the air. More » -
#flashlights
Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery
The mPower Emergency Illuminator combines a beautiful design (courtesy of the Porsche Design Studio) with new battery technology. One tube holds two CR123 batteries, while the other stores a Lithium Reserve Battery that has a minimum shelf-life of 20 years. More » -
#graphics
Single-Slot Graphics Card Drives Eight 2560x1600 Monitors Simultaneously
If I have trouble concentrating on a 30-inch panoramic monitor, I can't imagine myself in front of the eight monitors that the single-slot Matrox M9188 PCIe x16 graphics card can drive, each at 2560 x 1600 pixels. More » -
#imagecache
Steve Jobs Really is the Kingpin at Apple HQ
A bunch of us hadn't seen this little effigy of the Jobsian One before, and it's just too weird not to share. Dax Norman paints famous folks on bowling pins, and took these shots outside 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino. More » -
#htpcs
Dell Zino HD: $230 Mini Home Theater PC
After giving us an early look, Dell has revealed the full specs of their color-happy Mac Mini-esque Zino HD. And for $230, you aren't just getting an Atom net top. UPDATE x3 More » -
#apple
Apple's New Patent Application For Pen-Based Tablet Input
Apple may have shunned the stylus for the iPhone, but its all about pen-based input on tablets. It's just filed a patent application for tech that improves digital ink recognition by breaking down strokes and phrases. More » -
#ps3
Leaked Shots: PlayStation 3 to Get Facebook in Next Update?
These dashboard screens—reportedly found directly on the UK version of PlayStation.com—suggest the PS3 will soon have Facebook integrated into the Cross Media Bar interface, plus a new photo viewing option, and the ability to change gamercard colors. More » -
#diy
DIY Palm TouchStone Car Mount: Death to All Cables
A modder managed to wire Palm's TouchStone inductive charger directly into his car's battery, giving his Pre both a simple mount solution and wireless charging. Makes tossing a phone into a cupholder seem so inelegant, doesn't it? [EverythingPre via MAKE] -
#microsoft
Microsoft Patents The Sudo Command
Microsoft has been granted a patent for a sudo command, because apparently you can patent a command that goes back to the mainframe days as long as you explain that it's a "personalized version" with a GUI. More » -
#books
This Is Simply The Coolest Pop-Up Book We've Seen
It may not overheat in the presence of bread, but this pop-up book has the most accurate paper Large Hadron Collider ever. Figures that a book would make ending the world by firing that bad boy up look fun. More » - Yesterday - November 11, 2009
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#facebook
Facebook Status Update Clears Teen From Criminal Charges
This is Rodney Bradford. A few days ago, Facebook saved his 19-yo life. Facebook, and his status plea demanding the immediate consumption of one of the basic food groups every human being needs to properly function in the morning: Pancakes. More » -
#spore
I Don't Want to Come In, I Just Want to Ring This Doorbell
*Ring* *Ring* *Ring* *Ring* "What?!" "Oh sorry, I can't stop pushing your Spore doorbell." *Ring* "I'm calling the cops." *Ring* More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Google Cuts Price of Online Storage by 800%...Apple Updates Genius Bar Reservation System...Gold-Dipped PS3 Slim: The Hot Holiday Gift (in Donald Trump's House)...Sanyo's "Stick Booster" Looks and Sounds Far Dirtier Than It Is... More »