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The Badass R/C Car That’s Controlled by an Xbox 360 Controller
A video game programmer in Chicago decided he wanted to work on a fun project. So he made a custom R/C car with a wireless video camera on board, all controlled by an Xbox controller. Awesome. [CreeperBot, Thanks, Dan Howery]
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Five ancient technologies that were ahead of their times
Sometimes archaeologists find artifacts so mind-blowing they seem like evidence of lost civilizations or alien visitors. Which ones are misinterpretations or hoaxes, and which are the real thing? Reliable evidence of startlingly advanced ancient technology is few and far between. The Antikythera Mechanism, which we’ve discussed previously, is the crown jewel of astonishing artifacts. Beyond … Continued
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Dear Sprint, Will You Change Your Data Plans Like AT&T? No? Really?
After AT&T pulled a data plan switcheroo on their customers, a concerned Sprint customer wondered if the same thing would happen to him. So he emailed Sprint CEO Dan Hesse and asked. The reply? One can never say ‘never,’ but [Sprint] has no current plans to change our pricing.” Good on them. [Engadget]
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Game
Deep-voiced Movie Trailer Guy: They said the classic nineteenth-century tale that you were forced to read in high school couldn’t be adapted to a zombie novel. They were wrong. Then they said it couldn’t be a side-scrolling game. Wrong again. Regular Jason Guy: If you wanted to not just see, but control a woman in … Continued
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Everything Wrong With The Steve Ballmer Era On Display At D8
Today at the All Things D conference we saw a snapshot of what’s wrong with Microsoft under Steve Ballmer’s tenure. Walt Mossberg asked Steve Ballmer and Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s chief software architect, what they thought of Google, Android, and Chrome. Ballmer yammered away about how Google’s strategy of having two operating systems doesn’t make any … Continued
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Yes, Our Comment System Has Gone C-C-C-C-Craaaazy
Our tech team is aware that our comments system has gone a bit nuts today. They’re working on fixing things, so please don’t panic if you see comments appear, disappear, and reappear in the wrong places. Things will be back to normal soon.
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How two shapeshifting girls from Venus became the Beatles’ most trusted advisors
Author Pat Cadigan tells NPR how she and her friend concocted a fantasy life in the 1960s, in which they were twins from Venus, in charge of the entire solar system. But they still found time to advise the Beatles. You never know how people are going to react after watching The Day The Earth … Continued
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BP Successful In Cutting Oil Pipe, Containment Dome Redux Comes Next
It’s a small victory, but BP reports that it successfully sawed through the ruptured oil pipe in the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico today, the first critical step to their new containment dome strategy. Initial attempts to cut the pipe with a diamond-tipped blade failed, and the company had to settle for severing the … Continued
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Sob Stories Wanted in Exchange for Powermat Wireless Charging System for iPhone
Send us your “forgot to charge my iPhone” story—the crushing chargelessness and the hideous aftermath (missed dates, squandered Foursquare mayorship opportunities, etc.)—and you could win a Powermat 1XA Mat/Receiver Case for iPhone 3G/3GS! Email your tale of woe to us by 6pm EST on Friday, June 11 at [email protected] with “Powermat Wireless Charging System for … Continued
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10 of the Best Android Apps
O’Reilly makes some of the best tech books around, so we were super excited to hear about their new title Best Android Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders. Here are ten of those best Android apps for ten different activities. We scoured the Android Market to find the best apps that will make your phone … Continued
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Are Cameras the New Guns? The LAPD Investigates!
Wendy McElroy asked the question yesterday: Should it be illegal to film police officers while they’re working? The LAPD is launching a probe into that time that one of their officers answered that question himself, aggressively.
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Watch how AMC will decompose The Walking Dead
You’ve seen the behind the scenes undead stills and teaser trailer for AMC’s Walking Dead series, based on Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead comic. Now watch how Frank Darabont’s TV series plans to decompose the living dead. In October, AMC will premiere its live-action adaptation of the Walking Dead comic book. Here’s a tiny taste … Continued
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Commodore Invictus Keyboard-Computer Specs Bests the Asus Eee Keyboard
The Commodore Invictus is picking a fight with the Asus Eee Keyboard for supremacy in the PC-in-a-keyboard with a touchscreen-on-the-side category, and with the specs Commodore is listing, it may just win. Well, if it ever releases. Compare the Commodus Invictus’ 1.6Ghz Intel Atom 330 processor, up to 4GB RAM, 250GB HDD, nVIDIA GeoForce 9400, … Continued
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Las Vegas Augmented Reality App Makes the Strip Even More Larger Than Life
Vegas is already larger than life, causing a crick in the neck every time you want to take in the full wonders of the strip. And that’s before you make it to Déjà Vu Erotic Ultralounge. The free app mostly pimps MGM’s hotels, however it also offers other interactive details on rival hotels, casinos and … Continued
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The PC Will Continue to Thrive, Because Everything Is a PC
The question implicit here would have meant something completely different five years ago. But things are changing: computers are shrinking; tablets are knocking; the clouds are forming. The PC will thrive, says Ballmer, because PCs apparently encompass all of this. [Bits]
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What would it sound like to be inside the Big Bang?
The hottest material ever created in the laboratory makes an eerie drone. A similar sound may have pervaded the universe just after the big bang, when space was a seething cauldron of matter. The lab-made material was created at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider in Upton, New York. The particle smasher slams gold ions together, … Continued
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Gadget Deals of the Day
Welcome to my inaugural dealz post. (See what I did there? I spelled deals with z because I’m hip). Anyway, we’ve compiled quite the beefy list today. The Wire is on sale and has made the cut! You’re welcome. Top Deals: • 46″ Sharp Aquos LC-46LE700UN LED 1080p LCD HDTV for $949 ($921 w/ DPA) … Continued