That pesky government shutdown is still causing all kinds of problems, and this one’s a doozy. Starting Thursday, some 90 percent of the workers who watch over America’s 100 nuclear reactors will be furloughed. Since these guys are sort of the first line of defense in a nuclear disaster, that’s really bad news.
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The Samsung Galaxy Gear is basically a tiny phone on your wrist
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Biometric Fingerprint Authentication solutions group Validity have been announced this afternoon to have been acquired by human interface solutions group Synaptics. This acquisition will have the two growing companies aim for a new more solid goal in creating a full, top-to-bottom experience for tablets, smartphones, and notebook PCs. Technology developed by Validity will soon be […]
Criminals are gonna love this Nissan Skyline R33 that was coated with heat-sensitive paint by UK bodyshop Auto Kandy. Imagine robbing a bank and then driving under a waterfall to change the color of your car. Not that there are many waterfalls available to you, but still. You could go through a car wash. Or just have a friend waiting in a warehouse with a hose.
Police would be so fooled. And you would get away. At least until the car dries off and changes back, and your stolen bags of money explode ink all over you. Hey, at least you have a cool car.
Hopefully, we’ll be able to buy our own color-changing cars soon. Next step? Let’s get them flying.
[via Reddit via Geekologie]
Your parents probably weren’t too keen when you were cramming food in your mouth at the dinner table like a feral child. But you’re all grown up now; you can eat however you want. And if that includes the use of a spoon that looks like the heavy-duty scoop you’ll find on a construction site backhoe, so be it.
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Nintendo’s cutting out the middleman and going straight to consumers. Today, the company’s UK outfit launched a full-fledged online shop that aims to sell a range of games and consoles from its existing product lines. Unlike Nintendo’s US online retail effort, which is really a “store” in name only, …
‘Steve Jobs forever’ reads this promo pic for Japan-based Legend Toys’ latest action figure.
(Credit: Legend Toys)
It’s been just over two years since Steve Jobs died, and it’s probably not surprising that there’s more than one action figure of the Apple icon.
Japan’s Legend Toys has released its latest ultra-realistic 12-inch figure of Jobs, but this one is the young brash executive from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Available with mop top and double-breasted suit, the mini-Jobs comes with an amazingly detailed 1:6-scale version of the Apple I as an accessory.
The Young Steve Jobs is based on the entrepreneur’s life from 1976 to 1984, and he’s pretty groovy-looking in a refined lava lamp kind of way. Coincidentally, that time frame is when AM airwaves were filled with divinely smooth music known as yacht rock. But I digress.
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When the Google Maps web preview launched, it omitted the previous version’s multi-point directions — a big setback for tourists and other frequent travelers. Much to our relief, the company just brought this navigation back for Americans. Preview users only need to hit a button to add extra …
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