April 30th 2009
That’s right, Windows 7 RC has been given an expiration date far ahead in the mists of time: June 1st, 2010, to be exact. So don’t be shy about giving it a whirl.
The extra-long lifespan is to…
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Tags: Expiration Date, Extra, Lifespan, Mists Of Time, Release Candidate
April 30th 2009
In the melting ice, amidst the thawing dog crap, Whitehorse, Yukon resident Andrew noticed an oddly-familiar rectangular item: An iPod classic. He brought it home and found, to his surprise, that it…
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Tags: Deep Freeze, Dog Crap, Durability, Ipod, Melting Ice, Surprise, Whitehorse Yukon, Yukon Resident
April 30th 2009
It looks like Europe is just as taken with the Pirate Party as we at Giz are, because a recent electoral poll shows them with enough votes to secure a seat in the E.U. Parliament.
The guilty verdict…
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Tags: Electoral Poll, Europe, Guilty Verdict, Parliament, Piracy, Pirate Party
April 30th 2009
According to GoDaddy, you should maybe stop buying .tv domains because Tuvalu, who owns all such domain names, is currently sinking underwater. Once Tuvalu no longer exists as a nation, the domains…
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Tags: Buy Domains, Buy Tv, Domain Names, Tuvalu, Tv Domains, Tv Internet
April 30th 2009
Today was a bad day. Unrelated, the gadgets, they were misbehaving.
I was rushing off to meet with Owen from Valleywag, and I was late. I forgot that a surfboard on my roof was not tied down on my…
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Tags: Bad Day, Gadgets, Surfboard, Valleywag
April 30th 2009
This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the B-2 Stealth Bomber’s first flight. To celebrate, Northrop Grumman’s has unveiled the B-2 Stealth Bike, which unfortunately doesn’t fly and it’s not…
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Tags: 20th Anniversary, Airplanes, B 2 Stealth Bomber, First Flight, Fly, Grumman, Northrop, Northrop Grumman
April 30th 2009
I fantasize about replacing all my windows with flat aquariums, filling them with coral and reef life (rays, lobster, clownfish), lighting them with full-spectrum bulbs and calling myself Namor….
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Tags: Abode, Aquariums, Coral, Full Spectrum Bulbs, Life Rays, Reef Life
April 30th 2009
The big yellow Gourmet cookbook is one of my go-tos for weekend dinner planning. Now the entire contents of Ruth Reichl’s culinary bible are on a free iPhone app—one that makes shopping lists…
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Tags: Bible, Epicurious, Free Iphone, Gourmet Cookbook, Iphone, Iphone Apps, Mdash, Ruth Reichl, Shopping Lists, Tos, Weekend Dinner
April 30th 2009
April 24th - April 30th
Contents
1
Geek Thoughts
2
This Week on Geek
3
Geek.com Web Picks
4
Don’t Forget About This
1
Geek Thoughts — New Look at Geek.com
Earlier this month we told you about a new look and feel for the forums at Geek.com. Well, today we have even bigger news: a whole NEW LOOK for Geek.com.
Earlier today we launched a brand new [...]
April 30th 2009
Attempting to erase the line between art and technology—and also make the laptop less “cold and impersonal”—Dell has added 120 new designs to their Laptop Art Studio.
The new skins bring…
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Tags: Art And Technology, Art Studio, Art Technology, Dell Laptop, Line Art, Mdash, New Art, New Designs, Skins
April 30th 2009
Cnet says that hundreds of critical hospital devices across the U.S. have been infected by the Conficker worm. The number of hospitals affected wasn’t disclosed, but the problem isn’t thought to be…
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Tags: Cnet, Computers, Hospital Devices, Hospitals, Viruses, Worm
April 30th 2009
In response to several market report articles posted this week, including Geek.com’s coverage entitled Intel’s Atom may be losing steam, demand slowing, Intel has publicly responded indicating “its processor supply is on track and they see no signs of any slowdown”.
While undoubtedly true, Intel would not directly comment on individual aspects of its mobile lines [...]
April 30th 2009
That’s right: Scientists will achieve mind control. By shining laser beams. Directly at cells in your brain. Which have been intentionally infected. By a blue-light sensitive virus. That they made in…
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Tags: Algae Control, Brain, Cells, Control, Laser Beams, Look Into My Eyes, Mind Control, Scientists, Virus, Viruses
April 30th 2009
This is funny because a) it’s ultra-realistic and b) it is precisely one of the main uses of the iPhone in many clubs all around the world. And you gotta love their on-your-face sales pitch:
Be the…
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Tags: Cocaine, Face Sales, Funny, Iphone, Sales Pitch
April 30th 2009
Wired’s story on Gizmondo, the gadget company fronted by Swedish con artist Bo Stefan Eriksson, has been optioned to be made into a film.
I just want to know, is Eriksson getting paid for his life…
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Tags: Bo Stefan Eriksson, Con Artist, Gadget Company
April 30th 2009
Conficker spread via PCs that weren’t updated with security patches, and not wanting to be at fault for worldwide infections, Microsoft is going to supply security updates to pirated copies of…
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Tags: Microsoft, Pirate Windows, Security Patches, Security Updates, Windows Updates
April 30th 2009
When word came out that Windows 7 RC was available for the taking, I had to jump on it. I want to install Windows 7 on the Viliv S5, and I’ve read that some owners have already had success doing so. I downloaded Win 7 and set off this morning to install it on the [...]
April 30th 2009
A medical student and a post-doctoral researcher have written a report stating that medical doctors could and should spend more time writing and editing Wikipedia pages that relate to medical topics. The two believe Wikipedia’s popularity as a source of online consumer health information warrants attention by those who have been especially trained in the [...]
April 30th 2009
Ford is doing its part to convince people to buy a new car, especially one of their Fusion Hybrid models. The company announced that a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid had broke a world record for a gasoline powered midsized sedan. The car was able to drive 1,445 miles on a single tank of gas.
Now the [...]
April 30th 2009
Researchers at Pennsylvania State, Cornell University and Northwestern University, have created a ferroelectric material that can operate on silicon. The technology, commonly found in proximity-powered smart-cards today, allows certain transistors to retain their electrical state even when the power is shut off. In theory, it could allow for instant-on computers to become a reality.
The researchers [...]