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The Ugliest Sandals in the World Are Actually Based on Foot Science
Look how ugly these sandals are. They look like a radioactive gummy bear pooped on a milk crate. But these Sazzi sports sandals are actually biomimeticly designed to keep your feet safe from uneven terrain, if not deeply judgmental eyes. Barefoot running has been popular for a few years now. The five-fingered shoes you see … Continued
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The All-Weather Radar That Keeps Your Plane from Landing on Luggage Trolleys
The ASDE-3/AMASS radar system that spotted an errant Jeep on Philadelphia International’s runways has one fatal flaw—it thinks raindrops are incoming jets and goes nuts during downpours. The ASDE Model X, however, monitors runways rain or shine. Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) and its add-on, the Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) are designed to … Continued
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Why You Should Buy a Canon 5D Mark II Instead
Yup, the Canon 5D Mark III is serious business. That sweet bit of kit is a pro-grade camera and a total lust item. But there’s another reason to love it: It just made its elder sibling, the 5D Mark II, the best deal in cameras. Thing is, though the 5D Mark III is an evolution … Continued
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Apple Could Force Motorola to Destroy Devices (UPDATED)
Oh patent wars, is there any mellow you can’t harsh? A German court just ruled in Apple’s favor on a patent that could, theoretically, force Moto to destroy a bunch of its devices. My crystal ball says that won’t happen. The court found that Motorola Mobility infringed upon EU Patent No. EP2059868, which is the … Continued
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Will the iPad 3’s Retina Apps Be Too Big for 3G Downloads?
Over at TheNextWeb, Matthew Panzarino argues that because expected resolution bump of the iPad 3 display would make app file sizes much larger, the App Store full of iPad apps larger than 20 megabytes which can’t be downloaded over a 3G connection. Honestly, however, it’s too soon to declare anything a problem. Here’s Panzarino’s analysis … Continued
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Will Apple Stream TV Channels as Apps Before the Holidays?
We’ve heard suggestions previously that Apple has been struggling to round up content for its new TV streaming service. But fresh reports from the New York Post suggest that Apple is planning to roll the service out by Christmas, and might stream TV channels as apps. The New York Post reports that Apple is “pitching … Continued
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The Pasta-Shaped Radio Waves That Promise Infinite Bandwidth
Try sending a text message at midnight on New Year’s Eve, and you’ll struggle: there’s too much data and not enough bandwidth to cope with it. But now a team of researchers has developed twisted radio waves inspired by pasta, which could allow a “potentially infinite” number of channels to be broadcast simultaneously. It sounds … Continued
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Is Dunbar’s Friend-Limiting Number Still Relevant in the Facebook Era?
Nineteen years ago, a British anthropologist took control of my social life. Robin Dunbar – he’s the guy – said I could only have 150 friends. Technically “Dunbar’s number,” a theoretical limit that pegs the number of social relationships one can maintain at somewhere between 100 and 230, applied to everyone, but I couldn’t help … Continued
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At $129, Here’s a Tablet Your Kid Can Slobber On Without Concern
While there’s no shortage of child-friendly tablets, there’s always been one sticking point: they’re just a bit too expensive, given that they’ll be dropped, slobbered on and generally abused. This Archos tablet, however, may well solve that problem. The Verge reports that Archos has just announced Child Pad, a $129 device aimed at kids. It … Continued
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Hacked DC School Board E-Voting Elects Bender President
Yes, that Bender. The one on the left. A University of Michigan team got him elected to the Washington DC school board in 2010 by hacking the district’s electronic absentee ballot system. In 2010, the school board in Washington DC had just erected a new electronic voting system for its absentee constituents. To test the … Continued
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This Nixed Charlie Sheen Superbowl Ad Totally Makes Me Want to Do Drugs and Drive a Fiat
Normally when someone quits/gets fired from the number one sitcom in the country, goes on a months-long bender, and proceeds to lose his shit in front of the entire Internet, he ends up living under a freeway. But not Charlie Sheen. He leverages that situation into a meme, increased stardom, and this commercial for a … Continued
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III: Video Chompin, Darkness Slaying, Digital Single Reflex Camera Pr0n BRING IT
Nearly five years ago, the Canon 5D Mark II changed cameras forever by turning video into a DSLR feature. It became the darling of indie filmmakers, war photographers and anyone in between who had a need for incredibly convenient, visually distinctive moving pictures. It still is. But it’s about to get one-upped. Holler at the … Continued
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Canon Will Keep the 5D Mark II Alive and Sell it Cheaper
The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is finally real and so now it’s time for bargains on its predecessor—sort of. Canon will continue to produce the legendary, full-frame, HD shooting 5D Mark II and the company is hinting at price break next week. So you held off on buying the legendary Canon EOS 5D Mark … Continued
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The Canon 5D Mark III Comparison: How It Stacks Up to Other Cameras
When you compare the Canon 5D Mark III to other DSLRs, its specs fall somewhere between the 1D X and the previous model, the 5D Mark II. But how does it compare to competition like the Nikon D800? We’ve put together this handy chart that compares the Canon 5D Mark III to the 5D Mark … Continued
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Japan Tops off the Tokyo Sky Tree—World’s Tallest Comm Tower
I used to think San Francisco’s 977-foot Sutro Tower was impossibly tall. But it’s just a stub compared to the Sky Tree, Japan’s 2,080-foot tall communications centerpiece and the second tallest building on the planet, dwarfed only by the Burj Khalifa. The Sky Tree is located in Sumida, Tokyo and cost $806 million to complete, … Continued
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Why ‘Mastered For iTunes’ Won’t Defuse a Copyright Time Bomb
Next year, a time bomb embedded in the Copyright Act of 1976 starts to detonate, as valuable copyrights fall back into the hands of artists who decide that they would prefer to own their songs, rather than allowing their label and publisher to keep selling them. Recordings released in 1978 will be up for copyright … Continued
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How One “Rogue Vehicle” Took an Impromptu Tour of Philadelphia’s Runways
Air traffic controllers move over 1200 flights through Philadelphia International every day. Their job is grueling with zero margin for error and isn’t getting any easier thanks to Kenneth Richard Mazik and his desire to see the planes—up close and personal. The incident occurred at about 11am Thursday morning under foggy conditions. A US Airways … Continued
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The FBI Can’t Find Many of Its GPS Trackers Now That They’re Turned Off
The US Supreme Court had outlawed the warrantless use of GPS trackers so the FBI complied by shutting down all its devices but now is apparently having trouble actually retrieving the hardware. Because the GPS units are turned off. And the FBI has no idea where they are unless they’re on. The Court ruled in … Continued
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Syrian Rebel Posts Sniper’s Camera Phone Photos
We’re not sure what happened to the pro-government Syrian sniper whose pictures, allegedly seized after he himself was captured, but probably not good things. In the meantime, here’s the vantage point of one man against a revolution. The man, pictured aiming an RPG, machine gun, and heavy sniper rifle at Hamidiya, Hama, also seems like … Continued
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