#gmail

Think Gmail's too Slow? Google's on It

03/15/10
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#imagecache

Breakaway: High-Schooler-Designed Robots Play Gauntlet Soccer

This picture shows entrants in this year's FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Breakaway match. Teams of ambitious high school kids build robots to compete in what's basically the American Gladiator version of soccer. It's pretty amazing. More »
03/15/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#reviews Click here to read Kotaku Reviews Final Fantasty XIII: Not Perfect, but "Fresh, New, and Highly Enjoyable"

Kotaku Reviews Final Fantasty XIII: Not Perfect, but "Fresh, New, and Highly Enjoyable"

Our game-loving sister site Kotaku reviewed the newest of that king of all RPG series, Final Fantasy, and found it, if not a blockbuster, worthwhile, and "a step in the right direction." Read the whole review here. [Kotaku] More »
03/14/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#accessories

The Spiderpodium Gadget Stand Is Unnecessarily Freaking Me Out

The Spiderpodium is pretty self-explanatory: It's a gadget-stand/tripod (well, an octo-pod, technically) shaped like an arthropod. Lacking much to explain, I'm going to tell you the origins of my arachnophobia. Everyone take a seat. It's about to get real. More »
03/14/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#att Click here to read AT&T Confounds Expectations by Not Ruining SXSW

AT&T Confounds Expectations by Not Ruining SXSW

Way to go, AT&T! It was nerve-wracking after last year's troubles, but reports are coming in that the oft-maligned network is holding up to the stress of SXSW better than expected. More »
03/14/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#rhapsody Click here to read Rhapsody iPhone App Allows Downloading Songs, for Listening Offline

Rhapsody iPhone App Allows Downloading Songs, for Listening Offline

Rhapsody just released a little teaser video for the next version of its iPhone app (to be followed closely by its new Android app) that marks a major change for the service: You can now download songs instead of streaming. More »
03/14/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#bluster Click here to read iPhone-Loving Microsoft Employees Endure Unspeakable Hardship

iPhone-Loving Microsoft Employees Endure Unspeakable Hardship

The WSJ has a discussion today of the phenomenon of the iPhone-using Microsoft employee. Apparently that time Ballmer fake-stomped an iPhone is emblematic of some (barely) real anti-iPhone sentiment in Redmond. More »
03/14/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#winners Click here to read Ridiculously Fast iPhone Typist Shames Soft Keyboard Haters

Ridiculously Fast iPhone Typist Shames Soft Keyboard Haters

This iPhone typist/possible woodpecker earns today's Holy Shit YouTube Moment of the Day Award. I'm positive I couldn't beat him on my Droid—hell, he'd put up a good fight against me on my laptop. More »
03/14/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#astronomy

Total Solar Eclipses, 2001-2025

Want to know where you can get a glimpse of the ultra-rare total solar eclipse? This map shows exactly when and where every eclipse in the next fifteen years will be visible—and why you should move to Memphis. More »
03/14/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#happypiday Click here to read Happy Pi Day, Math Nerds!

Happy Pi Day, Math Nerds!

Today's March 14th, which everyone knows is the day high school math club members further cement their alienation by celebrating their love of math, or circles, or whatever. But today's Sunday, so let's everyone celebrate nerddom in the comments! [Wiki] More »
03/14/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#ipad Click here to read The iPad's (Pre-) Opening Day Sales: 120,000

The iPad's (Pre-) Opening Day Sales: 120,000

So, the iPad is finally available for pre-order, and it turns out the half of the Giz staff that bought one aren't alone: CNN estimates Apple received about 120,000 iPad pre-orders on that first day alone. More »
03/14/10
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02/09/10
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#guts Click here to read TI's OMAP4 Chipset Promises <em>Insane</em> Performance and 145 Hours Battery Life

TI's OMAP4 Chipset Promises Insane Performance and 145 Hours Battery Life

TI's new dual-core OMAP4 mobile chipset, the sequel to the OMAP3 series that powers the Droid and Palm Pre (among others), claims crazy performance: Three independent displays running 1080p video, for example, and an estimated 145-hour battery life for audio. More »
02/02/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#quiztime Click here to read Can You Tell iPod Criticism (Circa 2001) From iPad Criticism (Circa 2010)?

Can You Tell iPod Criticism (Circa 2001) From iPad Criticism (Circa 2010)?

Pop quiz time! Both the iPod and iPad elicited lots of grumbling from the nerd contingency (including our own resident grumbler Adam Frucci). Can you tell which critique refers to which product? More »
02/02/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#cameras Click here to read In Which the Fujifilm XP10 Toughcam Mocks My Sedentary Lifestyle and I Tell It What's What

In Which the Fujifilm XP10 Toughcam Mocks My Sedentary Lifestyle and I Tell It What's What

Mountain climbing. Cliff jumping. Cross-country skiing. Those are the kinds of activities the XP10 would be great at capturing. But I stay in my pajamas until 4:00 PM and do not appreciate the XP10's implicit condescension. More »
02/02/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#cameras Click here to read Fujifilm's Point-and-Shoots Dip Below $100, Into Impulse-Item Territory

Fujifilm's Point-and-Shoots Dip Below $100, Into Impulse-Item Territory

So Fujifilm unloaded about seven hundred and forty-two cameras tonight, and the point-and-shoots are pretty universally stacked for the price. Case in point: The AV100 is a 12MP shooter with 720p video capture, priced at $100. More »
02/02/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#cameras

Fujifilm HS10 Not-a-DSLR Packs Manual Optical 30x Zoom, 1080p Video

Fuji just announced a quartet of megazoom (read: fixed lens) cameras in a Monday blitz, with the most impressive being this HS10. It won't give the level of control of a DSLR, but it looks to blow away any point-and-shoot. More »
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02/02/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#rumors Click here to read Unconfirmed: New Canon Rebel DSLR Coming Next Week, Bringing Better Video

Unconfirmed: New Canon Rebel DSLR Coming Next Week, Bringing Better Video

CanonRumors hears that the sequel to the T1i, to be named the T2i, will be announced next week, packing a redesigned case, selectable FPS for video and a better LCD. Try to control your budget-minded excitement. More »
02/01/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#diy

DIY, uh, Three-Pendulum Rotary Harmonograph

If you're like me, you looked at this picture and the name "Three-Pendulum Rotary Harmonograph" and felt confused and a little bit threatened. But fear not! Turns out it's one of those fun spirograph-like things you see at science museums. More »
02/01/10
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By Dan Nosowitz
#acer

Acer Will Not Release Tablet Competition for the iPad

02/01/10
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