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There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
This amazing video, which is called 'Magic Highway USA' and was ... Read more »
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Back in May, we told you about a study that proved it's fairly easy to remotely hack into a car's onboard computer. Now, according to Technology Review, researchers at the University of ... Read more »
Next year, Volkswagen's most recognizable, dome-shaped classic will be getting a redesign. According to Autoblog Green, VW plans to debut a Beetle with a hybrid powertrain and a new exterior design at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. The car's specs should be similar to the New Compact Coupe (NCC) ... Read more »
The rumblings started as far back as 2007 -- that the seemingly doomed-from-the-start Apple TV would get a makeover into a screenless iPod touch with an HDMI port. Those rumors started making the rounds again around the launch of the iPad, but an iOS-based Apple TV was still nowhere to be seen. ... Read more »
Maybe you are familiar with the terrible ABC comedy 'Better Off Ted.' We tried to get into it, thinking that Portia de Rossi of 'Arrested Development' could do no wrong, but we were very, very wrong. (To Ms. de Rossi's credit -- or rather, Mrs. DeGeneres -- she's still the best part of that ... Read more »
It was only about a week ago that the Web-based JailbreakMe iPhone hack started setting off security alarm bells across the Internet. So, color us shocked that Apple, not usually known for its swift release of security patches, released iOS 4.0.2 for the iPhone and 3.2.2 for the iPad today, sealing ... Read more »
With a laser and a webcam, Autodesk research engineer Andy Barry has created an affordable 3-D scanner. Instead of crafting a better scanner than what's currently on the market, his goal is "to make it really cheap, so we can build a million of them, and get it out to everybody." The scanner's ... Read more »
It may have taken some time, but universities across the country seem to be finally coming to terms with the death of the landline. Last week, the University of Virginia removed around 3,850 phones from dorms across its Charlottesville campus in a move that school officials claim will save $500,000 ... Read more »
We were very impressed (and only slightly disturbed) by architecture grad and filmmaker Keiichi Matsuda's 'AR Kitchen' video earlier this year. Matsuda has been exploring a possible future of augmented reality interfaces with his videos, imaging a world when AR is less a gimmick than an integrated ... Read more »
McGee's Ice Cream In A Bag
You may remember making ice cream in chemistry class, using a couple of Styrofoam cups full of ice, salt and cream. (We never had a great experience with this, as the final product came out too soupy or, for vigorous stirrers, like butter.) Harold McGee improved ... Read more »
What Is Ice Cream?
According to McGee, "most good ice cream recipes produce a mix with a water content around 60-percent, a sugar content around 15-percent, and a milk-fat content between 10-percent... and 20-percent." Let's take a look at the individual ingredients and their functions:
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Who, besides vegans and the lactose intolerant, doesn't love ice cream? Nobody. (Even the dairy-averse have found alternatives for this universally adored frozen treat.) Although precursors to what we know as ice cream have existed for ages, Harold McGee -- food science master and author of the ... Read more »
Niche social networking runs rampant, and the latest site to match up particular bedfellows is, according to Wired, designed to bring together college football recruiters and high school football players. Created by the son of an NFL broadcaster, Play Next Level is a place where kids who dream of ... Read more »
Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines....
Skype has reportedly been embroiled in a lingering legal dispute with BSkyB (part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. family) because "Skype" includes the word "sky," the name of one of Murdoch's networks. There is no word yet, however, ... Read more »
Waiting for a college acceptance letter can be extremely stressful. But once you've finally been accepted (or rejected), it's all over, right? Apparently not, if you applied to the U.K. institution of Middlesex University. The college has confirmed that a computer glitch caused 2,500 acceptance ... Read more »
We all know that iPhone users struggle to place or receive calls on their smartphones -- except, apparently, when said calls are of the 'booty' variety. According to a recent survey from OKCupid, iPhone owners, on average, have more sex partners than either Android or BlackBerry owners. In a ... Read more »
When electronics quit working, getting good tech help is never easy. You've got the Geek(y) -- but also shady -- Squad, helplines based on other continents and your go-to friend whose best suggestion is always, "Have you turned it on and off yet?" At the end of the day, most issues could be resolved ... Read more »
Honestly, we just don't have the patience to watch those 15- to 30-second ads that play before some YouTube videos. But, as one Lifehacker reader points out, you can skip the ads and get straight to watching the video by simply hitting the refresh button on your browser. After doing so, the ... Read more »
Expect sharing links on Twitter to become a lot easier this week, with the launch of a new, "official" tweet button. The Twitter-approved button allows users to easily retweet articles, and also features a counter that keeps track of how many other users have tweeted a given URL. The button, ... Read more »
It's easy to talk about the benefits of 'green' power, but the bottom line is that the method has to be affordable before people will use it. According to Physorg, a study conducted at Duke University claims that solar power in North Carolina has now become more cost-efficient than nuclear ... Read more »
Artist Julius von Bismarck has installed a massive, dynamic emoticon on top of a lighthouse as part of the Provinz exhibition currently on view in Linz, Austria. As part of his work 'Feel-o-Meter,' a clutch of cameras records the facial expressions of passersby, and, with the aid of computer ... Read more »
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Watching Twitter tonight has taught me one thing, Phillies fans are a bunch of whiny dicks. But it's ok, every tank needs a bottom feeder.
And I thought I wanted to hug Johan last week. I think I'm officially in love.
Listening to Ra, glance at the notes and there's @AliveRecords. Nice cover, Mr. Boissel! @TheGloryFires #magiccityjams http://t.co/uT0M77VJ
