British game developer Richard Garriott went to space on October 2008. He took a camera with him and filmed a little short called Apogee of Fear starring him, two American astronauts, one cosmonaut and his mom. More »
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We know Viagra is good at keeping human penises erect. And shouldn't that be enough? Not for one horticultural expert who claims the drug does the same for cut flowers. More »
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Google just reported its earnings results from the most recent financial quarter, and while there's not too much to go on yet, it's notable that for the first time, the company took in over $10 billion of revenue in a single three-month period. More »
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Akai's original MPC revolutionized music forever by combining all of the tools a producer needs—a sampler, mixer, multi-track recorder and editor—in one device. The new ultra-portable iPad version of the hardware might do the same thing for a new generation. More »
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I'm so bored of computers it makes me sad. Ultrabooks? Ultrasnooze. Desktops? Ha. Netbooks? Wait, do Netbooks even exist anymore? Seriously though, I will upgrade my phone and tablet every year for here until infinity but I'm running my computer to the ground. I've had my laptop for almost 4 years now and it's still chugging along fine. What am I missing out on a brand spanking new laptop? Less... [ Continue reading... ]
Mixtape mecca and openair piracy expo Megaupload has a serious problem: it's just been shut down by the feds. The feds. And they didn't even need SOPA! More »
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You may not be able to afford it, but Apple's textbook transformation is pretty neat. Its hands-on time, class. Find a cozy seat, use your indoor voices, and read along with Gizmodo. Today's lesson: Science! More »
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iBooks Author, Apple's new iPad textbook maker, is purported to be so easy to use that [insert stupid animate object here] could go and make one. So we figured we'd try our hand at it. Even if we won't win any education or design awards, making a three page book was a walk in the park. More »
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A discovery at a couple of archaeological mound sites in northern Peru has scientists believing that the people living there were eating popcorn almost 1,000 years earlier than previously reported. More »
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What Apple showed us today was nothing less than the future of education. The future we'd all been imagining for decades, no less. Harry Potter stuff. It's going to change the way we learn, the way we think, the way we live. More »
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