#underseacable

Scenes From a Massive Undersea Cable Ship

When Alcatel-Lucent lays cable at the bottom of the sea, it does so using a variety of massive tools, ships and repeaters. They look a little something like this: More »
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09/05/10
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#tables

Black Hole Coffee Table Devours Personal Wealth

Don't worry, your coasters and coffee table books will be perfectly safe on this table. About the only thing designer Jon Gilmore's Nova Black Hole Illuminated Coffee Table can destroy is your wallet. More »
09/05/10
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#retromodo Click here to read The Original Frozen Margarita Machine

The Original Frozen Margarita Machine

Inspired by a 7-11 Slurpee machine, Mariano Martinez invented the frozen margarita maker using parts from an ice cream machine in 1971. Salute this fine piece of engineering with a frozen concoction of your choice this Labor Day. More »
09/05/10
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#photography

What Is This?

Green. Definitely alive, at one point. Is it an alien landscape, captured by some NASA probe and enhanced in post production? Hulk's blood? Not quite, but close. The answer is a bit more earthy than that: More »
09/05/10
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#markhurd

Source: Oracle Offered Ousted HP Ex-CEO Mark Hurd a Job

09/05/10
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#robots Click here to read ApriPoco Controls Your Home with Voice Commands, IR

ApriPoco Controls Your Home with Voice Commands, IR

All the adorable ApriPoco robot needs to control your home are a series of verbal commands and a little IR connectivity. Utter robot home domination—it's a feature, not a bug. More »
09/05/10
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By Jack Loftus
#electriccars Click here to read Portable Electric Car Chargers Travel to Where They're Needed Most

Portable Electric Car Chargers Travel to Where They're Needed Most

Electric car "range anxiety?" Real, says GM, anyway. So, to limit the potential for mass hysteria as future commuters' e-tank gauges slide slowly towards E, a solution is needed. Mitsubishi's portable, networked charging stations could be a start. More »
09/05/10
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#censorship Click here to read CENSORED Bar Greets Adult Services Searchers at Craigslist

CENSORED Bar Greets Adult Services Searchers at Craigslist

Looking for a hooker? Don't go to Craigslist. The popular free website has censored the adult services section indefinitely following a complaint made by a group of state attorneys general regarding illegal ads promoting prostitution. More »
09/05/10
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#unconfirmed

Blurry Spyshot Hints iPad FaceTime Being Tested Right This Instant

Are you ready for FaceTime video calls using a larger, slightly more pixelated than the iPhone 4 Retina Display version of yourself? Well even if you aren't, someone is, and they're testing it out at this very moment. More »
09/05/10
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#astronomy Click here to read Amateur Astronomer Witnesses Jupiter Getting Smacked Around By Another Meteor

Amateur Astronomer Witnesses Jupiter Getting Smacked Around By Another Meteor

Jupiter, our colorfully spotted gas giant neighbor was hit, again, by a meteor on Friday. The brief flash, which astronomers now think may happen a bit more frequently than previously thought, was captured on film by amateur astronomer Masayuki Tashikawa: More »
08/22/10
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#tablets Click here to read $50 Allgo STAMP Prototype Continues the March of the Ultra Cheap Tablet

$50 Allgo STAMP Prototype Continues the March of the Ultra Cheap Tablet

The $35 Android tablet we talked about the other day is only the beginning, it would seem, as yet another Indian tablet maker is preparing to unleash a purportedly low-cost, full featured device on the masses. Meet Allgo: More »
08/22/10
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#garbage Click here to read Cleveland "Smart Bins" Will Fine Non-Recyclers $100

Cleveland "Smart Bins" Will Fine Non-Recyclers $100

Armed with RFID chips and a disdain for those residents who simply refuse to put out their recyclables in a timely manner, an army of "smart" recycling bins will soon descend on Cleveland to enact their green environmental goodness. More »
08/22/10
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#pens

The Leatherman-Like Messograf Multi-pen

This handy, flashy piece of writing kit is called the Messograf. It loves writing and tires. More »
08/22/10
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#lego

Lego Car!

The Lego car looks fun and full of whimsy, sure, but like all Lego creations I can't help but feel it had a few extra, yet important pieces lying around when the builder finished. More »
08/22/10
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#nationalparks Click here to read The Most Dangerous Threat to U.S. National Parks: Idiots Armed with the Latest Gadgets

The Most Dangerous Threat to U.S. National Parks: Idiots Armed with the Latest Gadgets

July was an alarming, record-setting month for injuries at the Yellowstone National Park. It's not the park that's getting more dangerous, however—it's the technology that ignorant, inexperienced visitors are bringing in with them that's to blame: More »
08/22/10
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#bicycles

Japanese Kinfolk Bicycles Finally Make Foldable Bicycles Worth a Ride

CrunchGear is right to say today's crop of "foldable bicycles" are "ugly little things with small tires." No chance I'd give up my road bike for their impractical nature. However, if they all looked like Kinfolk bikes, I might reconsider. More »
08/22/10
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#tablets Click here to read Best Buy Plans All But Confirm Big Tablet Influx This Holiday Season

Best Buy Plans All But Confirm Big Tablet Influx This Holiday Season

With all the of looming tablet news churning in the news cycle today, it's really no surprise that a big box chain like Best Buy would be clamoring to get as many devices as possible onto store shelves, and soon. More »
08/22/10
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#motorola Click here to read Motorola: Thou Shalt Not Install Leaked Froyo ROMs On Your Droid X

Motorola: Thou Shalt Not Install Leaked Froyo ROMs On Your Droid X

For some reason or another, Motorola really doesn't want Droid X owners downloading a leaked Froyo ROM before the Android update officially launches. Hence, the cease-and-desist letters that are being sent out by the company's director of information security. More »
08/22/10
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#mobilebroadband Click here to read Virgin Mobile Bucks Trend with $40 Prepaid Mobile Broadband Plan

Virgin Mobile Bucks Trend with $40 Prepaid Mobile Broadband Plan

So there's this trend with mobile carriers regarding unlimited data plans where they're dropping them in lieu of tiers. Perhaps you know of it already. Virgin Mobile USA has no such plans. More »
08/22/10
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#imagecache

Space Steerage

When the Robonaut shoots into space on its very first mission aboard STS-133, it will not do so in style. More »
08/15/10
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