digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Linux_ported_to_the_iPhone'; We knew this day would eventually come, but somehow we're still misting up a little -- Linux has been ported to the iPhone and iPod touch. Dev Team member planetbeing is the mastermind in ...
It looks like MSI has been pretty busy lately. We got a good look at the MSI Wind U120 about a week ago, and now the company's back with a slew of new machines and we have plenty of details for you to savor. Most notably, the U115 is a 10-inch netbook...
Don't be crazy alright? Just get your comment in below, because if you win this one, you're walking away with a totally boss Zune 120 plus a sweet pair of those premium earbuds. You'd have to be crazy, stupid, or some lethal combination of both not to...
This one's been a long time in the making, but the deal is finally done. Clearwire and Sprint Nextel have gleefully announced that the transaction to combine their next-generation wireless internet businesses is complete, and beers are on the two of '...
Remember when we heard that Microsoft's Xbox 360 was just one of many boxes that would support HD Netflix streaming over the next few months? Yeah, well we get the impression that the first week in December will be the go-live date for a smattering of...
Sure, you can text someone with iChat. But did you know that iChat also lets you conduct audio chats — with up to nine buddies at the same time. You can use the built-in microphone on your Mac or connect an external mic. It’s a great way to get a f...
The government does not need a judge's approval to wiretap Americans overseas, an appeals court ruled, rejecting the appeal of an American convicted of helping plan the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings. The ruling comes as rights groups challenge the ...
The first new Lotus in 13 years is bigger and — gasp — more practical than the Elise and aimed squarely at the Porsche Cayman.
Want an EV but can't afford a Tesla, can't wait for a Mitsubishi and aren't sharp enough to build your own? The Wheego Whip may be just the ticket.
First-hand accounts of the deadly Mumbai attacks are pouring in on Twitter, Flickr and other social media.
As you’ll discover by watching “In the Blink of an Eye,” there are many things occurring in the natural world every day that take place too quickly for us to see. What takes place in a third of a second that you’re missing? Watch “In the Blin...
Buying a gadget for your number one lady can be pretty nerve-wracking, especially if she loves gadgets as much as you do, but we're here to help with the latest installment of Endgaget's Holiday Gift Guide. We've tried to keep it hip with the right ba...
Deny it all you please, but the 3D revolution is here. LG is just the next brand in the growing line of consumer companies that are caving to the three-dee pressure, and according to Choon Lee, Vice President Director at the Digital TV Research Lab, L...
Lenovo's S10 netbook has been relatively well received since its introduction earlier this year, but the battery life has always been a bit of a sticking point, with the included 3-cell battery simply not meeting some folks' netbook demands. It looks ...
Written and directed by Darnell Martin, Cadillac Records tells the story of Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody) who founded Chess Records. The Chicago-based label represented such blues and R&B legends as Etta James (Beyoncé Knowles), Muddy Waters (Jeffr...
We won't say that the onset of the holiday shopping season has, um, encouraged Sony to get with the program here, but the deafening roar of wallets everywhere opening up probably didn't hurt matters. That said, we're informed today that the long-await...
We figured Apple would've learned its lesson after the UK's Advertising Standards Authority banned those "the real internet" iPhone commercials, but it looks like Steve's back in detention -- the ASA just ruled that another ad claiming that the iPhone ...
Look, we know there's nothing especially fresh about the New Super Mario Bros. DS Lite bundle that's just been issued for the holidays, but we're absolutely a sucker for anything red and stamped with a big M. We have to say, after struggling with the ...
Hard to say if these MLB-themed gaming PCs will be "a line drive to right" with gamers out there, but Commodore has certainly "rounded the bases" in order to deliver some pretty fanciful machines. The officially licensed desktops boast an exclusive C...
Okay, any talk that consistency in Apple's approval process for the App Store has improved definitely has to be put on hold at this point; first we had that BdEmailer situation that duplicates functionality (albeit shoddily) of the iPhone's own email ...
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The jury weighing a landmark federal cyberbullying case against 49-year-old Lori Drew resumes deliberations after asking the judge a question which suggests they have reached a decision on three of the charges and might be facing a deadlock on the four...
Thank heavens -- the $154 million water recycling system, which is designed to convert sweat, moisture and urine into an ingestible fluid, um, works. According to NASA, the Urine Processor Assembly (UPA) managed to get through three rigorous testing s...
We'll just cut to the chase: if you've been cautiously eying Sony's S-AIRPLAY system in hopes of it solving your multi-zone audio desires, you'll be sorely disappointed at how it performs in real world use. The AIR-SA20PK showcased just decent audio q...
BASF and OSRAM ticked the OLED progress meter up one recently, with news out of Germany about new diodes that are both efficient (60 lumens per watt) and reproduce color accurately enough to meet international Energy Star standards. The most power sipp...
World-renowned chefs Grant Achatz and Ferran Adria discuss the uses of technology in the kitchen, in two exclusive videos from Wired.com.
I love the movies. I love the environment. I love movies about the environment, especially ecological-disaster flicks—oh, the hilarity! From the atomic-paranoia-fueled Pandora's boxes of the '50s (Them!, Godzilla) and the hapless "nature's rev...
: A Colbert ChristmasNation, we offer a tip of the hat to Stephen Colbert for declaring war on the war on Christmas. Our hero is trapped in his mountain cabin by a bear (what else?), unable to get to New York to film A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest G...
1894: Norbert Wiener is born in Columbia, Missouri. A child prodigy, he goes on to become one of the 20th century's most famous mathematicians and the founder of the discipline of cybernetics, the study of self-regulating systems. Norbert's father, L...
: Thanksgiving is traditionally a time of getting together with family and friends, cooking a delicious feast and showing off one's most over-the-top kitchen gadgets. Forget the perfect garlic press you bought two years ago. The rabbit-ear cork pulle...
While the Wiimote opened the door to motion-sensitive gaming, it's obvious limitations even have Nintendo pushing the tech forward with add-ons like the MotionPlus -- but a company called Sixense might have leapfrogged the field with a system called T...
You're thinking about it. Your spouse is thinking about it. Your kids are thinking about it. And yes, your NXE Avatar is thinking about it, too. Black Friday is but hours away, and you still haven't conjured up the courage to get up at 3:00AM and vent...
We never got a satisfactory answer for why they disappeared in the first place, but it seems the majority of the Columbia Pictures' movies on Netflix Instant Watch lists suddenly switched to "not available on Xbox 360" are once again open for streamin...
The size of the average American turkey has more than doubled in the last 80 years, at the expense of flavor. The corn, potatoes and likely everything else on your plate this Thanksgiving has also changed significantly since the Pilgrims sat down with ...
It's no slate PC / digiframe hybrid, but it is a touch unorthodox. HP Compaq is reportedly preparing to launch a mini-Q nettop, though it could ship under a totally less exciting Presario 2030 / 2020 moniker. Packed within the diminutive box will be a...
Porsche shows off the Panamera, which looks like a lowered and lengthened Cayenne with a 911 front end. At least it'll be available with a gas-electric hybrid drivetrain. Maybe.
The landmark cyberbullying case of Lori Drew, accused of participating in a MySpace hoax that prosecutors said prompted a 13-year-old neighbor to commit suicide, is in the hands of the jury after three days of testimony from fifteen witnesses. ...
Godzilla's owner wages an epic legal battle in the United States, suing or threatening to sue anybody it believes is infringing the great monster's copyrights and trademarks — from bloggers to movie studios, national advertisers and even wineries...
Fisker Automotive's $80,000 Karma plug-in hybrid will have a GM engine under its sexy hood. Assuming, of course, GM sticks around long enough for Henrik Fisker to build the car.
We heard that Blockbuster's very own movie set-top-box would be on sale shortly, and for couch potatoes and cube dwellers alike, you can order yours right now from the comfort of your dilapidated sofa / Aeron, respectively. As we'd heard, you'll be as...
In the manner of a modern day fable on par with The Little Engine That Could or Rocky, Microsoft has just announced that sales of the Xbox 360 have outraced total sales of the original Xbox, a mere two days after the 360's third birthday on November 2...
So we heard from Amazon back in August not to expect that rumored Kindle 2 anytime this year... but then there were those leaked photos of the new device, so people kind of went back to expecting it again, but, apparently we should stop doing that now...
As you probably learned in grammar school, there's a time in every gadget's life when it gets the Colorware treatment -- and for the G1 and the Bold, the time is now. It'll run you $150 to dress up your current T-Mobile handset, or the company will sh...
It's just been a few short days since Dell's still unofficial Inspiron 1425 made an impromptu appearance on the company's website, but it doesn't look like the leaks are showing any signs of stopping just yet, with the also unannounced XPS 1340 now ma...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (or METI) in Japan has announced eight 'Robot Award 2008' winners from 65 applicants. Nabbing the prize for industrial robots were Denso Wave Inc. with their XR-G small assembly conveyance robot, which was r...
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Awethumb_is_amaathing'; Whittling might have been a hoax and Blackberry massages just a ruse, but the Awethumb is all too real -- and all too freaking amazing. Yeah, we're not at all sure that these $8 plastic thum...
Faster DDR3 RAM, “a faster 1,066-MHz front-side bus, and a notably faster Nvidia 9400M graphics processor,” lead Ken Mingis (computerworld.com) to exclaim that “I really like Apple Inc.’s newly revamped MacBook Air.” And, he adds, “ I reall...
In July 1993, Tom Siebel launched Siebel Systems, which made software for managing corporate sales staffs. The US economy was faltering, and the market for his product was new and untested. In other words, the timing couldn't have been better. T...
Cyborgs, stem cells, glowing mice, and hilarious music videos are great reasons to be excited about biology. Here are some of our favorite clips from the life sciences.
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