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

Started by GIZMODO, Mar 01, 2011, 12:05 AM

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                     These are snowboarding/ski goggles with a little heads up LCD and GPS. Think of it as a fighter jet pilot's helmet for the slopes.            More »

Source: Recon-Zeal Transcend Heads Up Display Snow Goggles [Video]

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                     On February 24, 2011, the space shuttle Discovery launched for the last time ever. Today, twelve days later, it's back on Earth after a farewell wake up call by Captain Kirk.            More »

Source: Final Touchdown: All the Facts About Discovery [Video]

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                      This is how Discovery approached and landed safely on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center, after successfully completing mission STS-133. Everyone loves the Space Shuttle launches, but the landings are quite exciting too—and terrifying, after the Columbia disaster.            More »

Source: Watch the Last Landing of Discovery [Video]

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    The newest little step forward for iOS just dropped—and while it's nothing dramatic (or unexpected), it adds a nice little pinch of new functionality and performance. Here's what just got a little better about your iPhone/Pad/Pod:            More »

Source: iOS 4.3 Is Here—Check Out What's New [Apple]

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    Here are 91 everyday objects, photographed by Gizmodo readers. Can you identify them? (Seriously, can you help identify them? Several don't have answers!)            More »

Source: 91 Common Objects As You've Never Seen Them Before [Photography]

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    The newest little step forward for iOS just dropped—and while it's nothing dramatic (or unexpected), it adds a nice little pinch of new functionality and performance. Here's what just got a little better about your iPhone/Pad/Pod:            More »

Source: iOS 4.3 Is Here—Your Phone Just Got Mo' Better for Free [Apple]

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    This amazing picture was taken by Alan Friedman and it shows a side of the Sun that I've never seen before. Look at it, I mean, the Sun's surface looks like milky peach fuzz that'd be so soft to touch—the texture is just incredible. To take the picture, Friedman used:            More »

Source: Our Beautiful Sun Looks Like a Peaceful, Furry Egg Yolk [Photography]

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    On May 25, some European governments will activate laws against automatic web cookies. This means that web sites will have to explicitly ask for user permission every time they want to store any information in your browser. Some people are asking for this in the US too, in the name of privacy.            More »

Source: You're Being Tracked and No Law Is Going to Change That [Rant]

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    The first reviews of Apple's iPad 2 are starting to appear and we're rounding them up for you. Here's a look at all the early impressions, from the Wall Street Journal and New York Times to PC Magazine and Laptop Mag.            More »

Source: iPad 2 Reviews [Roundups]

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    A truck carrying 8,000 gallons of printer ink flipped over on an interstate in Peabody, Massachusetts this morning, resulting in what must be the most colorful car crash in history. No one was injured, so feel free to enjoy the aftermath with child-like glee.            More »

Source: The Most Beautiful Truck Crash Ever [Amazing]