Full FeedOddball Tech: Floating mice (the animal, not the computer accessory)
Maybe one day we’ll be putting on our special mag-lev suits so we can float around and avoid walking all together. Why is that? Mice, which are quite biologically similar to humans, have been floated using magnetism recently. In case you are thinking that scientists have way too much time… Continue Reading »
Oddball Tech: Go to Mars for free, topless nun on Facebook, and tweeting during a heist
Technology makes magical things happen. It can send people to Mars, including you, faithful Gadgetell reader. Technology can be used by jerks to put images that could hurt your future career on Facebook. Technology even has the power to make the rest of the world disappear—you could miss a bank… Continue Reading »
Oddball Tech: Self-replicating nanobots to colonize Mars, tech makes us dumb, and robot doctors
Welcome back to the oddball tech stories of the week. We all know that robots are quite good at building cars (well, some cars), vacuuming, and serving tennis balls. Did you know that they could one day help us colonize Mars? Technology is good, however sometimes it makes us do… Continue Reading »
Oddball Tech: Wear your tweets, living networks, Google is your savior, and recycled urine, yum!
You can’t make this stuff up, people. Well, you could probably make this stuff up if you really tried. Nevermind. Anyway, this week on Oddball Tech, you can have a t-shirt that tells everyone you tweet. Why? Because you can. Motorola picks a side in the upcoming humans vs. robots… Continue Reading »
Tweets from space?
Talk about Twitter’s reach growing. Apparently it is now going into outer space. NASA astronaut Mark Polansky will be commanding the upcoming mission to the International Space Station, and he just posted an invite on YouTube. This invite, which was posted on NASA’s official YouTube channel, invited users, as well… Continue Reading »
Oddball Tech: Mood bridges, fuel made out of scum, and how you can go into outer space for free
When I’m stressed, I take a minute to step back and breathe. What do bridges do when stressed? In the future, they may change color. While you’re stuck on the future bridge, your car may be using fuel created from New York scum. If you’re really stressed and want to… Continue Reading »
Have we lost NASA’s favorite gadget?
Uh oh. Like a teenager forgetting to call his parents to check in, NASA is currently phoning all the friends and hospitals searching for its lost child. Indeed, the Mars Rover Spirit has missed its check in time and now the worst is feared. Although only expected to last a… Continue Reading »
Mars Pheonix’s journey comes to a depressing end
If you didn’t already know, the Mars Phoenix mission came to a close yesterday. You may remember the Mars Phoenix as the robot that found water on Mars over the summer. When the Phoenix outlived the original estimates, those in charge pushed it a little further until it finally stopped… Continue Reading »
NASA beams the Beatles into space; Aliens generally confused
NASA plans on beaming The Beatles Across the Universe into space making it the first song to be used in such a way. The transmission of the song will mark the 40th anniversary of the song’s recording. It will be aimed at the North Star, Polaris, 431 light years away… Continue Reading »
Hackers: Should they be jailed or rewarded?
US government computers are supposed to be the most secure in the world, but a Romanian hacker proved just the opposite. A Romanian national was indicted on charges of hacking into more than 150 U.S. government computers, causing disruptions that cost NASA, the Energy Department and the Navy nearly $1.5… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
