• Gadgets

    A Week With the Zune HD: 5 Things I Love (and 5 Reasons I'm Keeping My iPod)

    By Corinne Iozzio Posted on 9.29.2009 15 Comments

    Is Apple unstoppable? If it is, the Zune HD has long appeared to be the best shot at unseating the MP3-player kingpin. Knowing that, when a Zune landed at PopSci HQ, we had to see if such a thing could actually be true. For a week, I split my commute between a Zune HD and a brand new iPod touch (my fourth Apple player). These are the high- (and low-) lights of my week with the Zune HD.

    9.30.2009 at 04:42am - Comment by highdobb

    Who cares? These people seem to call out anything pro Apple like it f*%$ing matters. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Are you really that worried soooooo many people will read this they'll subliminally only want Apple products from now on because of the propaganda? People who love their Apple products are proud to say it, as much as anyone else is at calling them out on it and claiming the reverse. Big deal!!!! It shouldn't change how you feel about what you like in a product, so go suck an egg. I feel Apple has a future since a majority of the Windows generation is going to croak first. Even WITH an XBOX around, Apple just thinks faster.

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    Real or Fake? The World's Longest Basketball Shot

    By Adam Weiner Posted on 9.29.2009 5 Comments

    Three points! Is this shot really within the realm of physical possibility?

    9.30.2009 at 04:27am - Comment by highdobb

    I think it's real. Not only because the math works out, but because my eyes don't see anything fishy. What does it for me are the last few frames of the video when you can see a split screen with a second angle. That angle not only matches speed, but wind as well... The other reason I believe it's real is because the wind seemed fairly steady. It wouldn't take a huge amount of tries to figure out the right direction and force with consistent conditions.

  • Science

    Retinal Microchip Puts Images Directly Into Brain

    By Stuart Fox Posted on 9.24.2009 7 Comments

    Blindness is the most debilitating of sensory impairments, and also the most vexing to cure. Now, MIT scientists have created a new kind of retinal implant that might help reverse the effects of two common forms of blindness. Drawing on the same principles as the cochlear implants that help the deaf, this implant wouldn't restore vision, but could help the blind navigate through everyday situations.

    9.25.2009 at 12:14am - Comment by highdobb

    i_rakov: They say the number and size, think of braille with an added level of proximity. A wall most certainly would appear different then a car even with the 'blob' system. That's the great thing about humans, adaptability. We can pick up subtle differences when exposed to it enough; ever heard of Helen Keller?

  • Technology

    Three Lunar Spacecraft Agree: There's Water On the Moon

    By Susannah F. Locke Posted on 9.24.2009 15 Comments

    Although science news is often muddied by qualifiers, the news today is clear. After decades of believing that the moon was a dry, dusty wasteland, we now know that there is water on the moon's surface. This discovery means that colonizing the moon could be a bit easier, since water could be used to produce oxygen and fuel, not to mention a delicious glass of refreshment.

    9.24.2009 at 11:07pm - Comment by highdobb

    Wow these comments! Thank GOD these people aren't running NASA. At least someone here (me) understands what they're doing this for, and why they're doing it this way. For example Oakspar77777, if you had finished reading the article you would see right after that they explain how it could be more concentrated in the poles and accumulate as ice. And yes i_rakov this is a good excuse to send LCROSS there just to be sure, we really are risking lives every time they go up. Grow up.

  • The Environment

    French Government May Require Labelling of Digitally Altered Photos

    By Stuart Fox Posted on 9.22.2009 7 Comments

    In the hope of combating anorexia, 50 members of the French Assembly have proposed a bill that would require magazines to label any portraits that have been digitally altered. They claim that slimmed-down pics of celebs lead to anorexia in young women looking to attain unrealistic body sizes.

    9.23.2009 at 07:48pm - Comment by highdobb

    s3w47m88: Education avoids all those problems, the media will never stop making what sells. Get over it. Teach the kids whats right and wrong, not telling them what to look at or listen to. Their human and can make their own decisions. Media wont change, so change your perspective. dkurohige: And the reason the demographic is inclined to pick up an altered photo is because they were trained to by the media. You seem to think it started with the "masses" demanding bulimic and tan people with white teeth, when in fact the media has been shoving it down our throats for so long to sell products, that's all people recognize. Kind of like how MTV used to be a Music Television channel, but now only shows BS non-stop. Where'd the music go? I can tell you right now it wasn't by demand they stop playing videos, it was by force because they had more things to sell. What magazine would want to represent itself with an image that the public is now not comfortable with (people in their natural state.) If they were to go back they wouldn't be able to sell as many beauty products as they do now. It wasn't out of public opinion they alter photos, it was out of business wanting to make money. "Buy this, look like this." If we want to change that, yes it's the masses that must stop buying into it. I don't think it will stop much though... Tabloids make a killing off altered photos for the exact opposite reason, "ugliness." Look how fat Jessica Simpson is now, oh!!!!! People need to stop being so gullible and grow a brain so they can stop forming opinions about it after buying it, and act upon it by NOT buying it. Waste of money if you ask me, but they will keep making it as long as people keep buying it, end of story.

  • Technology

    Newly Refurbished Hubble Sends Back Stunning First Images

    By Jeremy Hsu Posted on 9.10.2009 16 Comments

    We always like to look forward to bigger and better tech, but NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, though it's been around the block, still holds a special place in every geek's heart. Now the freshly repaired and upgraded telescope has resumed churning out enough images of cosmic glory to turn anyone's head.

    9.10.2009 at 04:15pm - Comment by highdobb

    Hubble will never fail to wow me. Every picture is amazing!

  • Science

    The Ultimate Slip-and-Slide Ride: Impossible?

    By Adam Weiner Posted on 8.27.2009 7 Comments

    Now that looks like fun. Of course we intuitively know it's completely fake, and involves the usual videographic sleight of hand, but let's apply some basic physics to the situation to check our intuition.

    8.27.2009 at 11:42pm - Comment by highdobb

    Careful Ian1108, he's a fan enough to put apocalypse in his name so he's either completely ignorant or completely arrogant, and from the sounds of it I actually think he's both. Very interesting article ;-)

  • Science

    Stem-Cell-Coated Contact Lenses Are Curing the Blind

    By Dan Smith Posted on 6.3.2009 25 Comments

    Researchers in Australia have come up with an outwardly simple but incredibly ingenious way of curing blindness caused by corneal damage: Take everyday contact lenses, already used by millions (including me), and infuse them with a patient's own stem cells. After wearing them for about 2 weeks, test subjects reported a seemingly miraculous restoration of sight. Is it that easy?

    8.18.2009 at 04:42am - Comment by highdobb

    ryan-t: We've been playing god roles for a while if you ask me, including inception.

  • Science

    Two-Wheeled Robotic Table Balances Drinks, Segway-Style

    By Val Wang Posted on 6.30.2009 8 Comments

    Summertime, a cocktail party, stiff drinks -- what's missing? If you're a futuristic type, then the clear answer is: the newest butlerbot.

    8.12.2009 at 05:19pm - Comment by highdobb

    FreddyH: Sounds like you have some problems with our government spending (as do a lot of us.) You know if it gets real bad there are several other countries accepting American immigrants. Then you wouldn't have to worry so much! Ps this article has nothing to do with American Military spending. Do you have anything to say about this amazing technology described above? (that mind you is also taking place outside the US of A)

  • Gadgets

    Augmented Reality Gets Wallet-Sized

    By Anna Maria Jakubek Posted on 7.16.2009 12 Comments

    Think you have a snazzy business card? Perhaps one with a cool graphic or one-of-a-kind shape? Well, think again. No matter how impressive, it's unlikely to beat this augmented reality card from ActionScript developer James Alliban for coolness.

    8.12.2009 at 05:08pm - Comment by highdobb

    Lol I can tell you for an absolute fact that augmented reality business cards cost the EXACT same as regular ones. If you know how to use the open source code (yes it's FREE,) then you have absolutely no reason to assume that printing a logo on a card for tracking would cost more than just printing a logo on a card. The power of this technology is in the CODE, not the CARD and the code is free. Double sided business cards always cost more to print, whether its for this or not, there's no difference!



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