GizModo: Top Tech News and Reviews [March ‘11 Diet]

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    For a die hard sports fan, it's a sad, tough life without cable. You need it to watch all the games you can! Hell, it's really the only reason why I still fork over a $100 every month to money-garbing Time Warner these days. But with Apple TV now being able to stream MLB.tv and NBA League Pass? I'm cutting my cable subscription and going to get an Apple TV ASAP.            More »

Source: Apple TV Can Be the Cable-less Future Sports Fans Have Dreamed Of [Sports]

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    A 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan today at 12:46am EST, the largest ever suffered by Japan and among the world's Top 10. Thousands of videos are pouring in, as the country stands still in the middle of disaster.            More »

Source: Japan Earthquake Strikes: Full Coverage [Roundup]

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    The iPad 2 is here. And yeah, it's pretty great. Despite the early looks, we're still finding surprises. Like? The screen is definitely better than the original iPad's. That's just the beginning.            More »

Source: The iPad 2: Complete Coverage [Roundup]

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                      Three days after the earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan, the rest of the world is still trying to make sense of what's happening. There's a lot of misinformation about, particularly regarding the nuclear plant situation, but what we do know is that today another explosion occurred at one of Fukushima Daiichi's reactors.            More »

Source: Second Explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant [Video]

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    Only now we are starting to realize the magnitude of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan.            More »

Source: Japan Earthquake Aftermath: Continuous Coverage [Roundup]

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                      This first-person view is the most terrifying and astonishing video I've seen of the Japan tsunami. Initially everything seems ok, just a mild wave coming towards the camera. But keep watching—the sea goes Godzilla and destroys everything.            More »

Source: This Is the Scariest First-Person Video of the Japan Tsunami Yet [Video]

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    As authorities work to avoid a full meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, where a second explosion occurred this morning and where three of four nuclear reactors are now experiencing severe cooling problems, potentially harmful radiation has already been introduced to the surrounding environment. There's still a good deal that's uncertain about how the situation will play out, but here's where things stand now.            More »

Source: Just How Bad Is Japan's Radiation Problem? [Radiation]

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    On the left: Ishinomaki, Japan as it was captured by GeoEye's imaging satellites in April of last year. On the right: the exact same area as it looked on Saturday, just one day after last week's devastating tsunami.            More »

Source: Where Disaster Struck, Before and After [Tsunami]

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    ShelterBox is sending their awesome, super-compact, heavy duty disaster relief boxes to Japan (you can help them with a single $1 donation). They pack 100 pounds of equipment in just 33 x 24 x 22 inches. Here's what is inside:            More »

Source: What's Inside the Shelter Boxes Going to Japan? [Relief]

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                     Following the "highly likely" meltdown of the uranium rods at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, the French nuclear safety organization is accusing Japan of downplaying the importance of the crisis.            More »

Source: France Accuses Japan of Downplaying Atomic Threat [Video]