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Official: First Google Android Phone Design Image

961 votes | submitted 2008-08-26 18:34:44 by jaybol | 97 comments

The first design image of the HTC Dream AKA T-Mobile G1 better known as the first Google Android OS powered phone is out via the AndroidGuys. The phone seems inspired by HTC's Sidekick in its QWERTY keyboard, buttons layout and slide out screen. It also seems to have a slim form factor, which should help it compete with Apple's iPhone or the new Bl

TED Prototype: Scope, a camera for kids

275 votes | submitted 2008-08-27 01:08:44 by bViral | 14 comments

Inspired by James Nachtwey's TED Prize wish, designer Bas Groenendaal shares this prototype camera with TED. The Scope camera has a fresh look and a singular purpose, he says:to be used as a therapeutic instrument for underprivileged children, e.g. children living in (former) warzones.

Shapeways Allows Materializes Any 3D Object, Star Trek Style

765 votes | submitted 2008-08-26 15:23:59 by mklopez | 110 comments

Imagine being able to create any 3D object you want—a World of Warcraft avatar, a chess set, a lamp, a Lego piece you are missing, a house for a train model, or a fully articulated astromech droid—, print it remotely, and have it delivered to your house in just ten days, even without knowing any 3D software. This is exactly what Shapeways does.

Solar plane makes night flights

677 votes | submitted 2008-08-24 01:38:20 by hdar3415 | 50 comments

The Zephyr-6, as it is known, stayed aloft for more than three days, running through the night on batteries it had recharged in sunlight. The flight was a demonstration for the US military, which is looking for new types of technology to support its troops on the ground.

Is 'Guitar Hero' saving rock 'n' roll?

880 votes | submitted 2008-08-20 16:41:16 by akpwnz | 220 comments

Metallica's Lars Ulrich loves Black Sabbath and Deep Purple -- and so does his 10-year-old son.

Samsung Omnia i900 Unboxing: Greatest. Packaging. Ever.

7474 votes | submitted 2008-08-20 02:27:58 by badwithcomputer | 419 comments

I don't usually give a shit about unboxing videos, but this is some seriously impressive packaging for Samsung's new phone.

First Android Phone Just Approved By FCC

2291 votes | submitted 2008-08-19 01:20:01 by domfosnz | 304 comments

The first handset to run Android (aka "the Google Phone") has been approved by the FCC. In the documents provided, it appears that we have now a release date for this highly anticipated phone: November 10th, 2008. So what will the HTC Dream offer? We take a look at some of the details and unknowns surrounding this device.

How The Victorians Did Gadgets (Pics)

739 votes | submitted 2008-08-18 00:28:36 by optimusprime01 | 48 comments

What clever, handy devices came out of the 19th-century imagination? Self-pouring teapots, periscope glasses,fire grenades, and more.Pictured is a forerunner of your trusty Outlook calendar.It's a memorandum clock, which indicates when a business appointment has finished.The device from 1890, uses a bone note with the relevant person's name on it.

Using Cell Phones to Detect "Dirty Bombs"

409 votes | submitted 2008-08-18 15:48:01 by irfanmp | 36 comments

The fight against terror is shrinking. As science races to confront terrorism with new technology, researchers are unveiling a new generation of devices featuring ever-more sophisticated sensors to quickly detect explosives, radiation, chemicals and biological agents.

15 Astonishing Real-Life Applications of Nanotechnology

748 votes | submitted 2008-08-17 21:52:30 by msaleem | 33 comments

Nanotechnology is already used in more ways than even science fiction authors could have dreamed up a decade ago. From helping paralyzed patients move and feel limbs again to creating real-life cloaking devices here are 15 amazing real-life applications of nanotechnology.

What the Bloody Heck is Going on Here? [PIC]

405 votes | submitted 2008-08-17 21:33:16 by suxmonkey | 78 comments

Someone was clearly dying to make that table. Get it? Get it? Commence heckling me ... now.

$5 Million Self-Cleaning Toilets Sold for $12,549 Online

790 votes | submitted 2008-08-16 22:05:49 by numberneal | 94 comments

City officials have finally gotten rid of five high-tech self-cleaning toilets that cost Seattle $5 million but sold online for just $12,549.

Weird and Wonderful Gadgets That Never Quite Took Off

841 votes | submitted 2008-08-15 11:20:45 by MrBabyMan | 43 comments

It was the invention of the future - a tiny machine complete with its own map that would tell motorists which way to go. But this was no GPS, it was a wristwatch-style device equipped with minuscule maps. It is one of the labour and face-saving devices to go on display from a private collection of weird and wonderful gadgets from the past.

1/4 Million Dollars of Digital Photo Gear in a Single Photo

931 votes | submitted 2008-08-15 14:06:33 by mklopez | 95 comments

Here's a common scene, but still impressive, at the Beijing Olympics: dozens of photographers firing the most expensive digital photography gear available on the planet. The sound of all those shutters re-clacky-clicketing alone must give goosebumps to any photo aficionado, but the total price of all this machinery would actually make anyone faint

7 Gadgets to Help Get You in Shape

477 votes | submitted 2008-08-13 22:56:26 by pizzler | 48 comments

Are the Olympics inspiring you to get in shape? These gadgets will help get you there.

Top 10 Cell Phone Etiquette Rules People Still Break

2499 votes | submitted 2008-08-13 19:03:51 by Peachi | 348 comments

Do we really still need to talk about this? You’d think with over a decade of experience under our belts along with our inherent delusions of hyper sophistication that we’d have figured things out by now. But the sad truth remains: cell-phone douche-baggery is worse than ever!

Do these gadgets foretell the end of days?

637 votes | submitted 2008-08-12 18:25:48 by irfanmp | 89 comments

Fans of science fiction and luddites alike know that technology will cause the end of everything wholesome — and it will happen in one of two ways. It could be that the Internet becomes self-aware and sends the governor of California back naked through time to kill Sarah Connor.

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