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January 5, 2009
Man-Made Stars to Create Thermonuclear Reactions: Not as Scary as the Large Hadron Collider [Stars]
To further the advancement of fusion energy, national security, and a leadership in basic science and technology, the National Ignition Facility is attempting to create thermonuclear reactions by producing their own man-made star.
Located in Livermore, California, the ten story facility—which is also the size of about 3 football fields strung together—houses the world’s largest laser, consisting of 192 laser beams made of hydrogen… Continue reading
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January 5, 2009
Solar-Charged Monkey Toy Amuses Only Other Monkeys [Toys]
This solar-charged monkey toy that uses solar energy to climb the rope, hand over hand, is probably the first of its kind that we’ve seen.
Unfortunately, there is some assembly required, but it’ll teach the young’ns about how monkeys need to often be under direct sunlight. The solar chimp will cost you about £14.19 (), and while the product description says its suitable for kids… Continue reading
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January 5, 2009
Samsung HMX-H106 First Camcorder With 64GB SSD, Looks Like a Thermos [Ces 2009]
Samsung’s HMX-H106 camcorder’s claim to fame is that it’s the first camcorder with a built-in 64GB SSD. But its smoother-than-usual lines make it look like a Thermos I could pour thirst-quenching fruit punch in.
It, along with its 32GB and 16GB brothers, the H105 and H104, respectively, have a 10x zoom lens with optical stabilization and storage expansion via SDHC card slot. They all shoot… Continue reading
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January 5, 2009
Onion News Network: Apple’s MacBook Wheel [Humor]
Oh, Onion News Network! You and your team of reporters never fail to make us laugh with your jabs at Apple. That’s a solid 2.5 minutes of funny.
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January 5, 2009
Liquid Image Scuba Series HD320 Diving Video Mask Is Dumbtastic [Diving Camera]
When I go on my diving vacation at the end of this month, I won’t be bringing this video mask. Why anyone would like to attach dumb headlights to vital diving gear is beyond me.
While Liquid Image Scuba Series HD320 is a huge jump over their previous toy-mask—reaching 115 feet and capable of capturing 720p video and 5 megapixel photos—didn’t anyone tell these people that… Continue reading
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January 5, 2009
Craigsphone Finds Used Furniture and Missed Connections on Craigslist from iPhone [IPhone Apps]
Craigsphone is an impressively full-featured free Craigslist iPhone app with photo uploads, location sharing (imagine the possibilities!), click-to-call and other goodness. Missing are the “risque” sections, so something you can’t find is a “date.” [iTunes]
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January 5, 2009
High Tech Titanium Golf Clubs May Lead to Hearing Loss [What]
It looks like golfers may have more to worry about than bad backs and jacked-up knees. Apparently, swinging those new fangled fancy titanium drivers may lead to hearing loss.
It sounds strange but driver faces are getting thinner and thinner which leads to a louder noise when contact is made with the ball. Tests conducted with clubs from manufacturers like King Cobra, Callaway, Nike… Continue reading
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January 5, 2009
New Mac Mini Stuffed With Up to 1TB Storage [Rumor]
More evidence that the new Mac minis are at least partly geared toward the cheap server market: SeeFile dropped their press release pimping support of the “new Apple Mac Mini hardware” just a little early.
They specifically mention a complete bundled system with a “Mac mini server with 1 terabyte of storage.” A SeeFile spokesperson confirmed to Ars that storage is internal, so… Continue reading
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January 5, 2009
If You Just Got a Video Game Console, Get These Games [Games]
Kotaku’s put their game of the year awards up, and it’s a pretty good start to building your gaming collection if you’ve just gotten an Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii over the holidays.
Although their categories, like best art, best sound and best innovation may not be a great template for finding a game in a genre that YOU like, it is a jumping… Continue reading
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January 5, 2009
Build Your Own Mr. Fusion and Gasify Your Car With Garbage [Back To The Future]
Ever since Doc Brown added a Mr. Fusion to the Delorean, many of us have longed to fuel our car with banana peels and beer. Now you can, thanks to the magic of gasification.
Gasification is the use of heat to transform solid biomass, or other carbonaceous solids, into a synthetic “natural gas like” flammable fuel. Through gasification, we can convert nearly any solid dry organic… Continue reading
