http://topicfire.com/Gadget 2013-05-21T12:52:24+00:00 text/html 2013-05-21T19:37:45+00:00 http://hothardware.com/ http://hothardware.com/News/AMD-Poaches-Senior-Marketing-Manager-From-NVIDIA/ <a href="http://hothardware.com/News/AMD-Poaches-Senior-Marketing-Manager-From-NVIDIA/"><img src="http://hothardware.com/newsimages/Item25803/AMD_Thumb.jpg" /></a><br />Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) continues to attract high-level talent from around the industry as it gears up to compete in a new era of computing. The latest person to jump into AMD's talent pool is an old friend of ours, Sean Pelletier, a former HotHardware editor and more recently NVIDIA's... text/html 2013-05-21T19:30:38+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/howto-make-a-swiss-army-knif.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/howto-make-a-swiss-army-knif.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/05.jpg" /></a><br /> I have an annoyingly bulky keyring. I frequently clip it to my belt like a janitor, but this DIY "Swiss Army Key Ring" seems like a nice alternative. However, it does mean giving up car remote fobs. Swiss Army Key Ring (Instructables) text/html 2013-05-21T19:23:28+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/book-review-information-secur.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/book-review-information-secur.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/locked-down-information-security-for-lawyers2.jpg" /></a><br />On Slashdot, a reader called benrothke reviews a book called Locked Down: Information Security For Lawyers. This sounds like a vital book -- my experience of lawyers (and accountants, doctors and other professions that deal with sensitive information) is that they really don't get information security, routinely transmitting potentially compromising... text/html 2013-05-21T19:20:55+00:00 http://gigaom.com/ http://gigaom.com/2013/05/21/a-lithium-ion-battery-that-can-last-25-longer-from-startup-amprius/ <a href="http://gigaom.com/2013/05/21/a-lithium-ion-battery-that-can-last-25-longer-from-startup-amprius/"><img src="http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/1008864/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&amp;sz=300x250&amp;c=230640" /></a><br />A lithium ion battery that can power a smart phone or tablet for up to 25 percent longer between charges than current alternatives is now out in the marketplace, from a venture capital-backed battery startup that has been very quiet for several years. The company, Amprius, is backed by a... text/html 2013-05-21T19:20:54+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/utah-wants-to-tax-power-consum.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/utah-wants-to-tax-power-consum.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/court.jpg" /></a><br />Remember the gigantic data-center that the NSA is building in Utah in order to (illegally) process the electronic communications of the whole world? Turns out that the state of Utah plans on taxing the titanic amounts of electricity it will consume at 6%. The NSA is pissed. "We are quite... text/html 2013-05-21T19:06:29+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/whatever-happened-to-crack-bab.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/whatever-happened-to-crack-bab.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/court.jpg" /></a><br />The wonderful Retro Report (which revisits popular news stories of the years gone by and follows up on their claims) has posted a great, 10-minute documentary on "crack babies," concluding that the promised crack baby epidemic of kids with gross deformities who couldn't attend regular school never materialized. The documentary... text/html 2013-05-21T18:49:16+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/guatemala-archive-of-document.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/guatemala-archive-of-document.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sihubogenocidio-600x450.jpg" /></a><br />May 9, 2013: A public art project in Guatemala City, one block from the courth where Rios Montt was convicted on May 10. "Si hubo genocidio," the sign reads. "Yes, it was genocide." Photo: Xeni Jardin. As reported last night, the Constitutional Court of Guatemala has effectively tossed out the final... text/html 2013-05-21T18:35:15+00:00 http://www.retrothing.com/ http://www.retrothing.com/2013/05/14-mp3-player-with-built-in-nes-emulator-but-1.html <a href="http://www.retrothing.com/2013/05/14-mp3-player-with-built-in-nes-emulator-but-1.html"><img src="http://retrothing.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83452989a69e20192aa2a20ed970d-800wi" /></a><br />I still don't have an expensive mp3 player. I listen to music & podcasts all the time, so an MP3 player in my employ is likely to get crammed into a pocket and get knocked around a bit. Since there is such a wealth of perfectly serviceable sub $25 models... text/html 2013-05-21T18:35:12+00:00 http://www.wired.com/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/xbox-one-development-photos/ <a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/xbox-one-development-photos/"><img src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/20130514-XBOX-ONE-TEARDOWN-015-660x440.jpg" /></a><br />All photos: Ariel Zambelich/Wired text/html 2013-05-21T18:30:45+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/when-america-issued-dogtags-to.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/when-america-issued-dogtags-to.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/court.jpg" /></a><br />Matt Novak hits some highlights from Joanne Brown's 1988 Journal of American History paper A is for Atom, B is for Bomb (paywalled link), which discusses the weird, grim stuff that America contemplated at the height of the cold war, and worried about how it would identify the charred corpses... text/html 2013-05-21T18:15:17+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/daft-punk-does-good-music-nee.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/daft-punk-does-good-music-nee.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NewImage39.png" /></a><br />In the New Yorker, Sasha Frere-Jones on Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories": Daft Punk’s fourth studio album, “Random Access Memories,” is an attempt to make the kind of disco record that they sampled so heavily for “Discovery.” As such, it serves as a tribute to those who came before them and... text/html 2013-05-21T17:46:19+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/how-do-tornadoes-form.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/how-do-tornadoes-form.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tornado-600x800.jpg" /></a><br />Scientific American has a great video that quickly explains the basics of tornado formation &mdash; facts that also help explain why some parts of the country, including Oklahoma, are more prone to tornadoes than others. You'll also learn about worst tornado in recorded history, which killed more than 700 people. The... text/html 2013-05-21T17:26:05+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/heartwarming-man-leaves-1k-t.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/heartwarming-man-leaves-1k-t.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tumblr_mn2dxu6nzC1rdab4ko1_1280.jpg" /></a><br />On the Casual Cynic Tumblr, a heart-warming story about a waitress who got a $1,000 tip from a diner she'd met for the first time that night, who wanted to help her realize her dream of visiting Italy, whence her family hailed. So my mom and I have been working the... text/html 2013-05-21T17:21:06+00:00 http://www.wired.com/ http://www.wired.com/reviews/2013/05/cat-toy-apps/ <a href="http://www.wired.com/reviews/2013/05/cat-toy-apps/"><img src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/Cat-Apps-660x440.jpg" /></a><br />Your cat gets to do whatever it wants everywhere else in the house, so why not give it control of the iPad, too? text/html 2013-05-21T17:15:45+00:00 http://www.wired.com/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/microsoft-google-youtube/ <a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/05/microsoft-google-youtube/"><img src="http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2013/05/073012-YOUTUBE-120edit-660x440.jpg" /></a><br />A week after Google sent Microsoft a cease and desist letter to remove its YouTube Windows Phone app, Microsoft makes a public response. text/html 2013-05-21T17:00:53+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/internet-of-things-and-surveil.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/internet-of-things-and-surveil.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/court.jpg" /></a><br />Bruce Schneier's got smart things to say about surveillance in the age of the Internet of Things: In the longer term, the Internet of Things means ubiquitous surveillance. If an object "knows" you have purchased it, and communicates via either Wi-Fi or the mobile network, then whoever or whatever it is... text/html 2013-05-21T16:26:10+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/in-defense-of-the-selfie.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/in-defense-of-the-selfie.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/robbeschizza.jpg" /></a><br />Sam Kassé defends the selfie, blight of social networks: "I know most people hate selfies. They groan and complain about them, from the duck lips to the filters. Why, just the word “selfie” can induce legendary amounts of eyerolling. What people seem to miss, is that selfies are actually great.... text/html 2013-05-21T16:24:49+00:00 http://techcrunch.com/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/21/meet-agent-a-smartwatch-with-a-second-processor-for-minimizing-power-consumption-and-wireless-charging/ <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/21/meet-agent-a-smartwatch-with-a-second-processor-for-minimizing-power-consumption-and-wireless-charging/"><img src="http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/d077ee7030305ec8e20d8b32fc3d221c_large.jpg?w=100&amp;h=70&amp;crop=1" /></a><br />Smartwatches are all the rage, and judging by the turnout and level of enthusiasm at the recent year one meetup for Pebble Kickstarter backers in San Francisco, there&#8217;s at least a passionate niche audience for the things. So it isn&#8217;t surprising to see them continue to pop up on Kickstarter.... text/html 2013-05-21T16:07:21+00:00 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/ http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/student-invents-device-that-will-charge-your-cellphone-in-30-seconds-21-05-2013/ <a href="http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/student-invents-device-that-will-charge-your-cellphone-in-30-seconds-21-05-2013/"><img src="http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/30-seconds-cellphone.jpg" /></a><br />18 year old student Eesha Khare has invented a cellphone charger that is capable of charging a mobile phone in around 30 seconds, the student won a Young Scientist Award and also $50,000 in prize money which she will use when she goes to Harvard in the fall. The device is... text/html 2013-05-21T15:32:01+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/navy-dolphins-find-antique-tor.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/navy-dolphins-find-antique-tor.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/a-us-navy-dolphin-has-discovered-a-19th-century-torpedo-in-deep-water-off-the-coast-of-san-diego-california.jpg" /></a><br />Two US Navy dolphins discovered an antique torpedo off the coast of San Diego, CA. The Howell torpedo is one of 50 produced, remarkable as it is the first locomotive torpedo developed and was fly-wheel powered. Surprisingly this marks the 24th recovered! Check out HNGN for the story: An early naval... text/html 2013-05-21T15:31:21+00:00 http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/ http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/playstation-4-teaser-video-images-stitched-together-21-05-2013/ <a href="http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/playstation-4-teaser-video-images-stitched-together-21-05-2013/"><img src="http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PlayStation-43.jpg" /></a><br />One industrious PlayStation 4 fan on Reditt called Albino-Zebra, has taken the images that flash up during the PlayStation teaser video released by Sony yesterday and stitched them together to try and create the final design of the new PlayStation 4 console. (...)Original Story PlayStation 4 Teaser Video Images Stitched Together ... text/html 2013-05-21T15:25:09+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/your-very-fallible-memory.html Your memories can be manipulated and changed. In fact, this happens often. And you're the one doing it to yourself. text/html 2013-05-21T15:24:16+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/who-are-these-crazy-people-out.html National Geographic News has an interview with Tim Samaras &mdash; an engineer, a scientist who studies severe storm systems, and a tornado chaser. Not all chasers are professionals like this. For many people, it's a hobby often motivated by a desire to help keep other people safe. Personally, I see... text/html 2013-05-21T15:15:34+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/in-game-hyperinflation.html <a href="http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/in-game-hyperinflation.html"><img src="http://media.boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/court.jpg" /></a><br />Here's a totally amazing and fascinating story about hyperinflation crashing the economy of Blizzard's massively multiplayer online RPG Diablo 3. Blizzard blew its economic strategy for Diablo 3 by making the "sinks" (places where gold is taken out of the economy) unattractive, adding in real-money-for-stuff trades, and then letting a... text/html 2013-05-21T15:00:45+00:00 http://boingboing.net/ http://boingboing.net/2013/05/21/read-a-moving-account-of-survi.html At National Geographic, you can read Rowe Findley's 1981 account of surviving the Mount St. Helens eruption &mdash; and his deeply moving profiles of many of the people who did not. Includes this seminal quote from 83-year-old Harry R. Truman, who Findley describes as raising "the adjectival use of profanity...