Nvidia's GeForce 400M Series Roids Up Notebook Graphics of All Classes

Nvidia gave us a taste of what its Fermi-based notebook graphics cards would be like with the GeForce GTX 480M, but now it's time to meet the whole family. That's seven Fermi GPUs, running the gamut from face-melting to face-singeing. More »
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The New iPod Shuffle (and Its Buttons!)

Apple's given the shuffle back its buttons, despite the smallest form factor yet. Even more impressive: it's got 15 hours of battery life, 2GB storage, and a price tag of $50. And I have to admit, it's kind of adorable. More »
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6 Legends of TV Inventions

There's not much better than a good infomercial—except maybe a really bad one. But these days there's no better innovation hotbed than basic cable paid programming. Here we separate product from pitchman, and celebrate the brains behind As-Seen-On-TV. More »

The Zero-View YouTube Video Showcase

If a video drops on YouTube and no one watches it, does it make a lolz? That's one koan that's been solved, thanks to this site that curates nothing but unwatched uploads. And trust me, these deserve an audience. More »

Intel May Be About to Buy iPhone Chip Supplier Infineon

According to a Bloomberg report, Intel is closing in on a deal to acquire the wireless unit of Infineon AG. You know, the company responsible for the iPhone's baseband chips since 2007. That's one way to build a mobile presence. More »
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Why the Netflix iPhone App Makes Me a Happy Zombie

My Netflix Instant queue is long. Very, very long. And because I'm not a quitter, I'm determined to watch every last bit of it. Attacking it from my iPhone actually gives me a fighting chance. More »

Gmail Voice Is About Future Search, Not Free Calls

Sex, Bombs and Burgers author Peter Nowak explains how Google Voice in Gmail has nothing to do with giving you free phone calls. It's actually here to help Google perfect the next generation of search. More »

Battle of the Bookmark-and-Read-Later Apps: Instapaper vs. Read It Later

You click through a lot while browsing that you don't have time to read now but plan to later, which is why services like Instapaper and Read It Later have skyrocketed in popularity. Here's a quick look at the two popular tools. More »

Wesley Snipes Was Almost Geordi La Forge, and Other Star Trek: TNG Casting Fun

In a strong argument for the existence of alternate realities, according to this purported 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation casting sheet Wesley Snipes was once a front-runner to play Geordi La Forge. UPDATED: More »

Nike's Got Back to the Future II Sneaker Patents

They're the ultimate pipe dream of shoedom: Back to the Future II's Nike Air Mags. I mean, they're self-lacing, for goodness sake. And Nike's patented the technology to make them real, charging station included. More »

Laser Tag Now Officially An Olympic Sport, Sort Of

The modern pentathlon will switch to using laser pistols for the shooting portions of the event in the 2012 Olympics. Super cool sci-fi twist, or major puss move? More »

Fire Tornado: Scary Weather or Scariest Weather?

This is a real thing: fire combines with strong dry winds to create a fire tornado. One happened just yesterday in Aracatuba, Brazil. Here's the footage, taken by someone much braver/crazier than I'll ever be. More »

Is This Video of the 4th-Gen iPod Touch LCD?

SmartPhoneMedic has uploaded a video that claims to be the 4th generation iPod Touch LCD-digitizer combo identical to the leaked photos we saw earlier this month. The other good news: the high likelihood of a retina display. More »

Stephen Colbert's Internet Privacy Smackdown

The Colbert Report set its sights last night on internet privacy—skewering CEO Eric Schmidt, especially, for saying we'll all need name changes someday. More »

Watch This Color Movie, From Before Movies Were In Color

More than a decade before The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind gave color motion pictures wide notoriety, Kodak was conducting Kodachrome tests. The result: a series vibrant, full color moving portraits bursting out of 1922. More »
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Here's Why That Galaxy Tab Teaser Might Have Looked Familiar

So, that Galaxy Tab teaser video from yesterday was pretty great! But if bits of it caused a little deja vu, it could be because the interface seems to take more than a few cues from the iPad. More »
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