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iPhone 4 Fitted Inside A Canon SLR Body [Cameras]

iPhone 4 Fitted Inside A Canon SLR Body [Cameras]

One things for sure: putting your iPhone 4 inside a Canon SLR isn't as useful as adding a SLR lens to your iPhone. But with this custom-made getup, you won't think about dropping your iPhone every tim... [Continue...]

This Whiskey Was Made From Urine [Alcohol]

This Whiskey Was Made From Urine [Alcohol]

I'm really into whiskey, but I think I'll pass on tasting Gilpin Family Whisky. Why? Because this single malt whiskey is made from urine. Specifically, it's made from the sugar rich urine of elderly di... [Continue...]

Sometimes We Want Too Many Things We Don’t Need [Life]

Sometimes We Want Too Many Things We Don’t Need [Life]

Remember as a kid you only wanted one thing at a time? A bike, a doll, a football. Now, we're all caught up wanting everything we see, and a lot of it we don't need. Let's try to want less. More&nbs... [Continue...]

Here’s A Knockoff Bladeless Fan That’s Priced Like a Dyson [Fan]

Here’s A Knockoff Bladeless Fan That’s Priced Like a Dyson [Fan]

The imitation/knockoff market never ceases to amaze me. This bladeless fan from Abiko is a knockoff version of the Dyson Air Multiplier. But unlike typical cheap imitations, Abiko's version, at $223, i... [Continue...]

iPhone 4 Fitted Inside A Canon SLR Body [Cameras]

iPhone 4 Fitted Inside A Canon SLR Body [Cameras]

One things for sure: putting your iPhone 4 inside a Canon SLR isn't as useful as adding a SLR lens to your iPhone. But with this custom-made getup, you won't think about dropping your iPhone every tim... [Continue...]

Xbox 360 IPTV Service Coming To AT&T U-Verse Subscribers? [Unconfirmed]

Xbox 360 IPTV Service Coming To AT&T U-Verse Subscribers? [Unconfirmed]

Xbox 360's IPTV service isn't dead, it's just been sleeping (for a long time). But it might be finally be awaken and headed to AT&T U-Verse if these screenshots of AT&T U-Verse technical support tools ... [Continue...]

This Could Be the New Fastest Street Car [Cars]

This Could Be the New Fastest Street Car [Cars]

The SSC Ultimate Aero II, the second generation of America's fastest supercar, looks like a space pod that combines Ferrari angles with Wall-E's Eve curves. It could also be the fastest production car ... [Continue...]

A Beta Tester’s Video Impressions Of Google TV And The Logitech Revue [Googletv]

A Beta Tester’s Video Impressions Of Google TV And The Logitech Revue [Googletv]

A Google TV beta tester leaked a video of Google TV running on the Logitech Revue and it pretty much looks like what we've seen already but just realer. He also shows off the Logitech Revue and its ke... [Continue...]

This Video Attack of Google’s (and Eric Schmidt) Stance On Privacy Aired On A Jumbotron In Times Square [Google]

This Video Attack of Google’s (and Eric Schmidt) Stance On Privacy Aired On A Jumbotron In Times Square [Google]

In the video, Eric Schmidt is caricatured as a creepy ice cream salesman who offers free Google ice cream in exchange for a full body scan. It was funded by ConsumerWatchdog and aired on a jumbotron i... [Continue...]

How To Invite Your Entire Apartment Building To Your Party [WiFi]

How To Invite Your Entire Apartment Building To Your Party [WiFi]

Turns out, it's really easy to get your entire building to come to your party. Just rename your Wi-Fi network to PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT APT #434 and watch all the tech-savvy folks roll in. [Reddit via Bu... [Continue...]

iPhone Users Eat Chicken, Android Users Eat Pork [Data]

iPhone Users Eat Chicken, Android Users Eat Pork [Data]

In a silly survey conducted by Coupons.com, they've discovered some ridiculous "revelations" about iPhone users and Android users. By analyzing both platform's coupon usage, they've determined that iPh... [Continue...]

T-Mobile G2 Actually Has A 800MHz Processor, But Runs Android 2.2 [Android]

T-Mobile G2 Actually Has A 800MHz Processor, But Runs Android 2.2 [Android]

Looks like the T-Mobile G2 will actually have an 800MHz processor instead of the 1GHz Snapdragon we were expecting. Which will disappoint the number hungry among us, but I'll wait to play with it befor... [Continue...]

Champagne Bottles Get A New Design In The Name Of The Environment [Alcohol]

Champagne Bottles Get A New Design In The Name Of The Environment [Alcohol]

The champagne industry is looking to update the iconic champagne bottle. They're slimming the shoulders to make a lighter bottle in an effort to cut their carbon footprint. That slight difference will ... [Continue...]

Our Sun Might Look Like This…In 6 Billion Years [Space]

Our Sun Might Look Like This…In 6 Billion Years [Space]

Is this a Droid wallpaper? A Pokeball? Nope, it's actually hot water surrounding a giant carbon star. It's a phenomenon that's puzzling scientists and it's happening to a star similar to our Sun. Mo... [Continue...]

Download iTunes 10 Right Now [ITunes]

Download iTunes 10 Right Now [ITunes]

The download page for iTunes 10 (Mac+PC) is live. Download it so you can start playing with Ping. More » [Continue...]

The Second Prototype Of The Power Laces Brings Back To The Future II Shoes Closer To Reality [Shoes]

The Second Prototype Of The Power Laces Brings Back To The Future II Shoes Closer To Reality [Shoes]

The original prototype of the Back to the Future II-inspired Power Laces were cool but needed a bulky motor attached to the heel. This second prototype doesn't. They're also way more awesome and with ... [Continue...]

These Students Purposely Crashed A NASA Satellite Into The Ocean [Satellite]

These Students Purposely Crashed A NASA Satellite Into The Ocean [Satellite]

With NASA's blessing, a group of Colorado University students were able to participate in what sounds like the coolest college test ever: crashing a real NASA satellite into the ocean. More &ra... [Continue...]

Boxee Will Cost $199 When It Releases In November [Boxee]

Boxee Will Cost $199 When It Releases In November [Boxee]

On the day the new Apple TV was announced, Boxee decided to give itself a price: $199. That's a solid benjamin over the Apple TV but Boxee thinks giving users the freedom to watch whatever they want to watch is worth the extra cost. It m... [Continue...]

There Is Such Thing As Dry Water [Science]

There Is Such Thing As Dry Water [Science]

Don't ask me what voodoo they used but scientists have created dry water. Well, they originally invented it back in 1968 but they've recently re-discovered it and this time, found an actual use for it.... [Continue...]

How Did An iPhone Take This Picture? [Camera]

How Did An iPhone Take This Picture? [Camera]

Unless the blades of this airplane propellor can defy gravity and float, the iPhone's camera totally distorted reality with this picture. How did this happen? No, it's not Photoshop. It's because of th... [Continue...]

Butterfly Eggs Don’t Look Like They’re From This World [Bugs]

Butterfly Eggs Don’t Look Like They’re From This World [Bugs]

Butterflies sorta creep me out. First, they start out as another bug and then they cocoon themselves. Who does that? And just take a look at this butterfly egg, it's borderline alien looking. More&n... [Continue...]

Google Planning Pay-Per-View Movies For YouTube [YouTube]

Google Planning Pay-Per-View Movies For YouTube [YouTube]

The Financial Times is reporting that Google is in talks with Hollywood studios to launch a global pay-per-view video service by the end of 2010. If it happens, YouTube will transform into a major play... [Continue...]

These Vans Can See You Naked With Their Full-Body Scanners [Fullbodyscan]

These Vans Can See You Naked With Their Full-Body Scanners [Fullbodyscan]

It's not just airport security that can see you naked with their full-body scanner, AS&E's Z Backscatter Vans do the same thing. Only difference is that, well, vans are mobile vehicles that can hit the... [Continue...]

Apparently Two Huge Meteors, Not One, Killed All The Dinosaurs [Dinosaurs]

Apparently Two Huge Meteors, Not One, Killed All The Dinosaurs [Dinosaurs]

Scientists are suggesting that two different meteors, not a single strike, may have wiped out dinosaurs some 65 million years ago. Interestingly, they struck Earth thousands of years apart. More&nbs... [Continue...]

Store Your Physical Media On The Cloud (Shelf) [Shelves]

Store Your Physical Media On The Cloud (Shelf) [Shelves]

Don't let your digital media have all the fun playing on clouds, let's store our physical books, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and magazines on the cloud too. This cloud shelf has nearly a 100% uptime too. [Des... [Continue...]

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