#cars Click here to read This Fuel-Injection System Might Increase Fuel Efficiency By Up To 50%

This Fuel-Injection System Might Increase Fuel Efficiency By Up To 50%

The most fuel efficient hybrid for sale in the US gets 51 MPG, but a startup called Transonic Combustion claims they can improve that. They claim their fuel-injection system will get 64 MPG. More »
07:20 PM
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By Rosa Golijan
#playstationmove Click here to read Sony Motion Controller is Called PlayStation Move, Launches Fall 2010

Sony Motion Controller is Called PlayStation Move, Launches Fall 2010

Sony's finally put a name to their motion controller, and it's called PlayStation Move. Live Updating More »
07:08 PM
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By Jason Chen
#iphone

Irresistible iPhone Apps Fridge Magnets

$13 dollars. Whole package. Must. Resist.
07:00 PM
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By Jesus Diaz
#wtf Click here to read Complain About Cellphone Use During A Movie And Get Stabbed With A Meat Thermometer

Complain About Cellphone Use During A Movie And Get Stabbed With A Meat Thermometer

Next time someone complains about your habit of using a cellphone in the movie theater, just casually tell him this story of a man who got stabbed with a meat thermometer after making a similar complaint. More »
06:40 PM
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By Rosa Golijan
#science Click here to read Absurdly Simple Ocean Pumps Could Thwart Hurricanes

Absurdly Simple Ocean Pumps Could Thwart Hurricanes

In yet more research funded by Bill and Melinda Gates (and Intellectual Ventures), Stanford University's Ken Caldeira explores a mechanically simple ocean pump that could significantly diminish the power of a hurricane. More »
06:00 PM
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By Mark Wilson
#contest Click here to read Show Us the Ugliest Americans You Can Find on St. Patty's Day

Show Us the Ugliest Americans You Can Find on St. Patty's Day

In honor of Comedy Central's new show Ugly Americans, let's see the ugliest messes you encounter this St. Pat's. Send photos to contests@gawker.com. The ugliest will be posted here for a vote. Winner gets a $300 AMEX gift card. Woot! [Rules]
05:59 PM
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#google Click here to read Google Prettifies RSS With Tablet-Ready Google Reader Play

Google Prettifies RSS With Tablet-Ready Google Reader Play

The mad scientists at Google Labs have unleashed their latest concoction: Google Reader Play, a new way to look at your feeds one Google-suggested site at a time. It's actually pretty neat! And would be perfect for the iPad.
05:53 PM
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By Brian Barrett
#lego Click here to read Lego Sequencer Creates Crazy 8-Bit Beats

Lego Sequencer Creates Crazy 8-Bit Beats

Japanese artist/designer Yoshi Akai has engineered a sequencer that uses Legos to manipulate sound! The Lego Sequencer MRII is a 3-channel, 8-step sequencer that creates beats that wouldn't be out of place on a Crystal Castles record. [Gawker.TV]
05:49 PM
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By Frank Cozzarelli
#iphoneapps Click here to read Brizzly: The iPhone New Best (Free) Twitter App

Brizzly: The iPhone New Best (Free) Twitter App

It's not that Brizzly's perfect, or that it does justice to its source material (the unassailably pretty, wonderfully lean Birdfeed)—it's that it comes close enough, and it's free.
05:38 PM
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By John Herrman
#asus

ASUS Cine5 Crams Five Channels Into Slender PC Speaker

ASUS calls the Cine5 "the world's most compact five-channel speaker," but who cares about that when the thing actually looks good and supposedly provides ultra-realistic surround sound? Sadly we don't know when it'll be available or for how much. [Asus]
05:20 PM
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By Rosa Golijan
#rant

It's Time to Declare War Against Apple's Censorship

The App Store censorship horse may have been beaten to death, but mainstream German media—whose iPhone applications have been censored by Apple because of its content—are not surrendering. I'm glad. In fact, I hope they win this war.
04:40 PM
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By Jesus Diaz
#remainders

Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Two Birds With One Stone Edition

In today's Remainders: Efficiency. Get out of your house and watch the Final Four basketball games in 3-D; treat yourself to some Chilean wine while supporting their relief effort; start choosing the color for your Dell Mini 5, and more. More »
Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Two Birds With One Stone Edition Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Two Birds With One Stone Edition Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Two Birds With One Stone Edition Remainders - The Things We Didn't Post: Two Birds With One Stone Edition
04:38 PM
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By Kyle VanHemert
#windowsmediacenter Click here to read How to Skip Commercials in Windows 7 Media Center

How to Skip Commercials in Windows 7 Media Center

If you use Windows 7 Media Center to record TV, you'd probably prefer skipping commercials. After all, a big reason you record programs is to avoid commercials, right? Here's a fairly simple and free way to start skipping commercials in no time. [Lifehacker]
04:00 PM
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By The How-To Geek
#projects

DIY Cleanroom

A few pieces of shelving. A PC fan. An air filter. A shower curtain. Some lighting. Combine, and you have a budget space fit for swapping lenses and analyzing moon rocks. [I Heart Robotics via MAKE]
04:00 PM
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By Mark Wilson
#powervr

You Will Have the Power of a PS3 In Your Pocket In 3 Years

Click here to read You Will Have the Power of a PS3 In Your Pocket In 3 Years
I spoke to Imagination Technologies—maker of the PowerVR chip that powers smartphones like the iPhone, Droid and many others—and they said, definitively, that you'll have graphics comparable to the PlayStation 3 in 3 years.
03:38 PM
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By Jason Chen
#photography

Shooting Challenge: Monotone

With a single candle, your photos were stupendous. So for this week's Shooting Challenge, we're tying a different hand behind your back: color. More »
03:20 PM
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By Mark Wilson
#smartphones

Android Surges While the iPhone Stalls Out

The latest smartphone subscriber numbers are out, and the last three months have been kind to Google. Android's still a relatively small player, but its usage base more than doubled since October. The iPhone, meanwhile, keeps on treading water.
03:14 PM
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By Brian Barrett
#dealzmodo

Gadget Deals of the Day

Todays enticing deals are an HP tablet laptop that just begs to be touched all over. Those holding out on buying Uncharted 2, can finally give in with it's irresistible lower price, and snag some free cleaning supplies too.
03:00 PM
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By Kevin Lee
#sex Click here to read NYC's New Condom Wrapper Lets You Power On When It Counts

NYC's New Condom Wrapper Lets You Power On When It Counts

NYC hands out a whopping 40 million condoms every year (although to be fair, 15 million of them were used by Jesus Diaz before he got married). Now, they'll all come stamped with the classic "power on" symbol. More »
02:40 PM
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By Adam Frucci
#onlive

OnLive Streaming Game Service Launches June 17 For $15/Month

The OnLive streaming game service that takes console and PC games, renders them server-side, then streams it to your Mac or PC, will go live on June 17 in the US (lower 48).
02:15 PM
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By Jason Chen
#gizexplains

Giz Explains: How You're Gonna Get Screwed By Ebook Formats

"We use the epub format: It is the most popular open book format in the world." That's how Steve Jobs announced the iPad. And wow, that sounds like all the ebooks you own will just work on anything. Um, no.
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02:00 PM
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By matt buchanan
#planelopnik Click here to read The Nuclear Warhead-Equipped Ekranoplan Soviet Invasion Machine

The Nuclear Warhead-Equipped Ekranoplan Soviet Invasion Machine

Powered by 228,800 Lb-Ft of thrust, this Lun-class Ekranoplan was designed to carry two-million pounds of Europe-invading soldiers and vehicles and six nuclear missiles at speeds up to 340 MPH. Thank God Reagan defeated the Soviet Union. [Jalopnik]
02:00 PM
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By Wes Siler
#onlinevideo Click here to read HTML5 vs. Flash: The Video Benchmark Deathmatch

HTML5 vs. Flash: The Video Benchmark Deathmatch

With the release of the iPad, among other things, HTML5's been pitted against Flash as the savior of web video. It might be! (Or not!) Either way, a crucial arguing point is that it's more efficient. So, uh, is it?
01:35 PM
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By John Herrman
#iphone Click here to read Apple Must Feature PixieTea In Their Next iPhone Ad

Apple Must Feature PixieTea In Their Next iPhone Ad

A Chinese artist named PixieTea both recorded this song and shot the accompanying video almost entirely on an iPhone 3GS. The surprise? It's actually pretty decent! See for yourself:
01:20 PM
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By Mark Wilson
#awesomethings Click here to read Canon Lens Thermos Now Available for Preorder

Canon Lens Thermos Now Available for Preorder

Remember this amazing travel mug shaped like a camera lens that Canon handed out to press at the Olympics? Well, now you can pre-order one for yourself for a mere $30 CAD. Sweet! [Vistek via DoobyBrain via The Daily What]
01:18 PM
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By Adam Frucci
#patents Click here to read Amazon Now Owns the Concept of One-Click Online Checkouts

Amazon Now Owns the Concept of One-Click Online Checkouts

After years of fighting, Amazon's infamous 1-Click patent has been (re)confirmed. In other words, if a site wants to deploy a single-click checkout system for registered customers, it's gotta license the tech from Amazon. Oh, patents!
12:41 PM
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By John Herrman
#concepts

Etirement Lamp Concept Looks Like An Umbrella But I Wouldn't Suggest Using It In A Downpour

If they ever make a 21st century Mary Poppins sequel—and say, Tim Burton directs it—I would like to see her umbrella replaced with this dimmer lamp. Mary could get swept away, up the electrical fuse. Forever. [Yanko Design]
12:40 PM
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By Kat Hannaford
#cars Click here to read Bid For The Oldest "Flying Car" This Weekend

Bid For The Oldest "Flying Car" This Weekend

This isn't just any old rusty antique of a car. It's the oldest-dated flying car, and comes with the blueprints, 1921 patent and documents charting inventor Frank Skroback's creation. Here's the catch though: it doesn't fly.
12:40 PM
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By Kat Hannaford
#cisco Click here to read Rumor: Cisco Prepping New Flip Video Cameras

Rumor: Cisco Prepping New Flip Video Cameras

Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Cisco is prepping a new line of Flip video cameras to be announced next month at the NAB conference in Vegas. Makes sense! No details on the models themselves, unfortunately. [Silicon Alley Insider]
12:20 PM
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By Adam Frucci
#howto Click here to read Transform Your Hoodie Into a Laptop Bag In Ten Seconds

Transform Your Hoodie Into a Laptop Bag In Ten Seconds

The winter is almost over. Maybe it's time to transform one of your hoodies into a laptop sleeve/bag following these easy steps. It just takes a few seconds. [Likecool]
12:00 PM
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By Jesus Diaz
#photography Click here to read Get the Most from Your Point-and-Shoot Camera

Get the Most from Your Point-and-Shoot Camera

Just because you've got a relatively inexpensive point-and-shoot camera and not a $1500+ DSLR rig doesn't mean you can't take awesome photos. Here's a look at how you can elevate your regular old point-and-shoot shots to greatness. [Lifehacker]
12:00 PM
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By Jason Fitzpatrick
#review

Case-mate Hug Review: A Wireless iPhone Charging Pad That Actually Works Well

Wireless charging has been around—even for the iPhone—for years, but it wasn't until the last 12 months that it's been refined to be as good as standard wired charging. Case-mate's Hug is our favorite iPhone charging pad.
11:20 AM
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By Jason Chen
#linux Click here to read Dress Yourself, Linux Users

Dress Yourself, Linux Users

A t-shirt-stuffed Linux store has opened for business, the proceeds from which support the Linux Foundation. But since Linux users are such penny-pinchers, $18 is probably more than they'll pay for a single garment of clothing. [LinuxStore via CrunchGear]
10:40 AM
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By Mark Wilson
#review

Microsoft SideWinder X4 Review: Step Up, Son

First law of gadget recessionomics: Take something you make, which is great, make it ever so less great, and sell it for ever so less money. That's how you end up with products like Microsoft's SideWinder X4 keyboard. More »
10:00 AM
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By matt buchanan
#biking Click here to read Google Maps Gets Bike Lanes/Directions Just In Time for Spring

Google Maps Gets Bike Lanes/Directions Just In Time for Spring

Google added bike lanes and bicycle directions to Google Maps today, allowing you to find routes that aren't too hilly or congested. It's pretty awesome! More »
09:59 AM
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By Adam Frucci
#science Click here to read Blocks of Life Bubbling in the Orion Nebula

Blocks of Life Bubbling in the Orion Nebula

It's confirmed: Space is bubbling with the potential for life. The Heterodyne Instrument for the Far Infrared—on board the Herschel Space Observatory—has sent a high resolution analysis of the Orion Nebula's chemistry. It has scientists very excited.
09:40 AM
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By Jesus Diaz
#gadgets

Paper Calendar Tears Off Its Pages Automagically

This daily calendar mixes analog, digital, nature, and poetry all in one: Every autumn day, each of its pages will fall off automatically, torn by a clever mechanism at its top. As this video shows, it works great. But why?
09:20 AM
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By Jesus Diaz
#security Click here to read Leave No Trace: How to Completely Erase Your Hard Drives, SSDs and Thumb Drives

Leave No Trace: How to Completely Erase Your Hard Drives, SSDs and Thumb Drives

With stories abounding of identity theft aided by information lifted from discarded storage devices, you want devices you no longer plan to use to have no usable information when they head out the door. Here's how to wipe them clean.
08:58 AM
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By MaximumPC
#apps Click here to read iKat Augmented Reality App Works Without Real-World Prompt

iKat Augmented Reality App Works Without Real-World Prompt

Apart from the name—which I personally approve of very much—Zenitum's iKat app has another cool edge to it. It's (we think) the first augmented reality phone app to work without a marker, or real-world prompt.
08:40 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#japan

Japanese Otaku Update: Now They're Indulging In "Factory Night Jungle Cruises"

When planning your next Japan visit, better put aside a night for a "factory night jungle cruise" if you want to be right up there with the latest Japanese otaku craze. They literally visit factories, at night. More »
08:00 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#transport Click here to read South Korea Testing "Recharging Roads" For Its Public Transport

South Korea Testing "Recharging Roads" For Its Public Transport

South Korea has overhauled its public transport network with recharging roads, where the vehicles use power from buried electric strips in the road. It was invented at the University of California, before South Korea adopted it for an amusement park. More »
07:41 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#cameras Click here to read 40MP Pentax 645D Camera Will Be Japan's In May, And Ours Soon After

40MP Pentax 645D Camera Will Be Japan's In May, And Ours Soon After

It's not a micro four thirds, but Pentax has lifted the lid on the 645D medium format camera, which will be available this May for close to $10,000. Why so expensive, you ask? There's that 40MP Kodak sensor for starters. More »
07:03 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#science Click here to read Underwear Made From Bananas Hits Australian Shops

Underwear Made From Bananas Hits Australian Shops

We often speak of material being used to conduct electricity, but what if underwear makers AussieBum—who've created underpants made from banana fiber—used carbon nanotubes as well? Think of the possibilities banana-derived electricity-conducting pants could bring you. [KoreaHerald]
06:31 AM
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By Kat Hannaford
#tokyo Click here to read Proposed Virtual Child Porn Law Trucking Along

Proposed Virtual Child Porn Law Trucking Along

Won't someone think of the children? The imaginary children? Don't worry, Japanese politicians are. [Kotaku]
04:30 AM
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By Brian Ashcraft
#wtf Click here to read How to Look Like a Gadget Lover Without Buying Any Real Electronics

How to Look Like a Gadget Lover Without Buying Any Real Electronics

12 Full Color Printed VHS Video Boxes: $9. Full Scale Plastic Washer and Dryer Set: $139. 2 Piece 20" Wide Screen LCD Style Computer Package: $49. Outfitting your entire home with prop gadgets: Probably a bad idea. More »
03:35 AM
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