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You didn’t think it was going to be THAT practical, did you? Massive or not, the Laser Backpack is the most portable option you have for mobile 3D mapping. Funded by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Army Research Office, the backpack uses sensor fusion algorithms for creating textured 3D models. The backpack utilizes cameras, inertial measurement units and laser rangefinders for mapping on the go. There has since only been one of these backpacks designed... Continue reading

Both Apple and Amazon insist that their displays are better suited for eBook reading. But they can’t both be right. So to help provide a definitive answer to the big question in the eBook community, Keith from BIT-101 put his new USB microscope to the test by getting up close and personal with both the Kindle and iPad displays. Tested at a variety of different magnifications, it’s pretty clear that if a reader were to have amazingly microscopic tunnel vision,... Continue reading

A collaboration between 54-year-old system engineer Shigeru Kondo and American computer science student Alexander Yee resulted in the successful calculation of Pi to the 5-trillionth digit using only a homemade home computer and a piece of custom software called y-cruncher. The 5-trillion milestone shattered the previous record of 2.7 trillion digits, nearly doubling past efforts. The calculation took a period of three months to compile. Sure, the computer being used wasn’t some run of the mill PC. It was an... Continue reading

Some guys you can just tell have never gotten laid. This particular virgin posted images of his “humble” CPU collection on a Russian forum site. Needless to say, he’s quickly becoming the stuff of legends. His collection features hundreds of CPUs, both modern and ancient, some larger than modern day cellphones. Included in his collection are Soviet CPUs that proceeded Intel’s debut of the microprocessor. Each and everyone of these CPUs has seen more action than this man’s personal hardware.... Continue reading

Looking for a surefire way of getting laid tonight? Grab yourself an iPad and cover that bitch in chocolate. Present it to your woman. Result? Super-horniness. Thank me later. Hey, it’s more romantic than Chocolate Weapons at least. Stefan Magdalinski created this idea as a birthday for his Apple-crazy Asian girlfriend. I’m pretty sure he’s still reaping the benefits as we speak.

With Steve Jobs’s unveiling of the iPhone 4 at yesterday’s WWDC, the modern smartphone battleground was just cranked up a notch. Apple’s newest launch into the mobile stratosphere has already spurred much speculation of which phone will ultimately win the smartphone battle. Looking at all of the stats, I don’t think there’s much competition. AT&T just needs to get their shit together. Then the sky wouldn’t even be a limit for these folks. Hit the jump to see the infographic-goodness... Continue reading

While you’ll have to make sure you’re standing in the corner, or at least somewhere a mugger isn’t likely to be looming behind you, this clever iPad disguise hides your precious device in an actual newspaper, deterring muggers from getting all up in your grill, yo. Depending on who you want to impress, this could also be a good way to score chicks. Do you commute in the financial district? Day trading hotties catching your eye? The Wall Street Journal... Continue reading

It might take an iPad with a combustion engine in order to run Flash properly on a mobile device, but hey, for Farmville? Anything! “Honda has engineered the hell out of this thing,” said Steve Jobs, “This is the world’s quietest combustion engine — only 96 decibels. The revolutionary iPad XL gives you all the magic of iPad, and makes it possible to run the flashiest and most tasteless Flash sites on earth.” So maybe Flash isn’t made to be... Continue reading

Whether it be a simple place to hold your data or the sacred home of your personal website, you’d like to know that your information is kept safe from any evil forces. The Millenium Falcon Server may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts. The Millenium Falcon is capable of outrunning Imperial starships. Not the local bulk cruisers, mind you. I’m talking about the big Corellian ships. Metropolis Creative used a model of  the 1979 Millennium... Continue reading

Twitter user Stammy spotted one of the members of Atlanta rap duo UGLY rocking the hell out of this iPad chain. The iPad in question was playing a music video, we assume one of UGLY’s videos. Yeaaaaaah, booooy! Flav’s famed clock chain might be able to assure that the Flava is always punctual, but it’s got nuthin’ on the promotional skills of this iPad chain. Link [via]