Monthly Archives: May 2011

This May Be the Other Stealth Helicopter Used In the Osama Attack

What you are looking at here may not exist, but its likely to be the stealth heavy transport helicopter that carried backup SEAL commandos in the final hunt for Osama bin Laden. It looks appropriately powered by ninja stars. The … Continue reading

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Windows 8 Preview: 23 Potential Features You Should Know About

Robert Strohmeyer – MaximumPC —Still a year or more from final release, the next version of Windows has been making its fair share of appearances on leak sites in recent months. Codenamed Windows Next, the OS release we’ve come to … Continue reading

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The Real and Fascinating Origin of the Bikini

55 years ago today, the United States tested a hydrogen bomb over Namu island, in the Bikini Atoll, Pacific Ocean. The 15 megaton bomb exploded at 15,000 feet, causing a four-mile fireball, 500 times brighter than the Sun. It was … Continue reading

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Dutchman integrates a 4.5GHz water-cooled rig into his d3sk — Engadget

  Cooler Master’s 2011 Case Mod Competition looks to be the gift that keeps on giving. After serving up a Tron lightcycle and an architectural marvel, it’s now playing host to a mod that redefines the idea of an all-in-one … Continue reading

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A Levee Shields a House from the Mississippi River Floods

It seems like natural disaster after natural disaster these days. The Mississippi River has been flooding for a while now, and in order to fend it off, people have built levees around their homes as protection. Sometimes it works. via … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday: The Motorola RAZR

  Motorola has produced several iconic handsets during its storied existence. The DynaTAC, the Vader, the v60 and of course, the Motorola RAZR. What Nokia did for the candy bar-style mobile phone in the 1990′s, Motorola did for the flip … Continue reading

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Tron lightcycle case mod is totally awesome, 100 percent 3D — Engadget

So, we already have a street-legal Tron lightcycle, but why stop there? After weeks of work, Bods Mods just completed its 40-inch long lightcycle PC, complete with ATX motherboard, liquid cooling, and plenty of blue light strips. The designer started … Continue reading

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Logitech outs a pair of keyboard cases, gets into the tablet accessories game — Engadget

Technically, we suppose Logitech already made a play for the tablet accessories market when it launched a rebranded Zaggmate keyboard case earlier this year, but today the peripheral manufacturers getting serious about slates with the launch of two new portable … Continue reading

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Clueless Companies Give Their Employees iPads For No Reason – Gizmodo

Businesses are buying up iPads like crazy, but half of them dont know what to do with the tablet devices once they hand them over to their employees.A survey revealed 68% percent of businesses like the idea of using a … Continue reading

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With iPhone 4S on the horizon, Apple to slow iPhone 4 shipments :BGR

  A report from DigiTimes is suggesting that Apple will begin to slow the production and shipment of the iPhone 4 in preparation for the arrival of the iPhone 4S, which could land as soon as this September. Apple has … Continue reading

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