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Sept. 10, 1941: Stephen Jay Gould Born
09/10/2010
Stephen Jay Gould, who will become a famous evolutionary theorist and popular science writer, is born in New York City.
Prof Says Brainwaves Can Catch Terrorists
09/10/2010
A Northwestern University professor is promising a foolproof way to read an evildoer's brain. It's either his gadget or "the waterboard," the prof. swears. The U.S. government isn't listening — and with good reason.
Phone Bank: ecoATMs Spit Out Cash for Retired Cells
09/10/2010
Plug your used mobile into an ecoATM, which will assess its resale value, collect the device and reward you for your good deed.
Monstrously Fat Front Tire Drives Sport Bike's Design
09/10/2010
Jim Davis' fantasy motorcycle turned out even better in reality. A variable steering angle and a burly damper help make MotoMorphic's fat-tired JaFM a serious performer.
Gallery: Earth's Most Stunning Natural Fractal Patterns
09/10/2010
Take a look at some of the most stunning fractals found on Earth.
Alt Text: Google, Apple Unveil Competing Battle Robots
09/10/2010
The two competitors take their not-so-friendly rivalry to the next level with the ultimate high-tech smackdown. Coming soon to a city near you: fiery war between the iMech and Android Mobile Combat Unit Zero.
TSA Targets Photographers in Hoodies
09/10/2010
A new TSA terror warning targets photographers in hoodies as a national security threat.
Nikita Gives Femme-Assassin Franchise Another Swift Kick
09/09/2010
Twenty years after Luc Besson unleashed La Femme Nikita on an unsuspecting world, the female street-punk-turned-assassin is still kicking. A look at new TV show Nikita and its predecessors.
Firefox 4, Now With More JaegerMonkey
09/09/2010
Mozilla has shipped a new pre-release build of Firefox 4 with its latest JavaScript technology, JaegerMonkey, baked in.
Tweet of the Day: Apple's Contradictory App Store Guidelines
09/09/2010
In today's tweet of the day, an iPhone developer makes an astute observation about the contradictory nature of Apple's new App Store guidelines.
No-Frills LCD TV Is Easy on Eyes, But Not Future-Proof
09/09/2010
Sony's 1080p powerhouse, the KDL-40EX500, has all the motion-smoothing tech of its pricey brethren, but delivers it in a basic, financial-aid friendly package.
William S. Burroughs' Lost Graphic Novel Ah Pook Is Here Gets Exhumed
09/09/2010
The Beat writer's ill-fated '70s collaboration with artist Malcolm McNeill returns at a time more suited for its innovative approach, thanks to Fantagraphics.
WikiLeaks to Publish Massive Cache of Iraq War Docs
09/09/2010
A massive cache of new documents from the Iraq War is being prepared for publication by WikiLeaks.
DIY Beermaking Kit Brews Up Disappointment
09/09/2010
The Beer Machine promises to change the deliciously messy and involved process of home brewing with a simple, all-in-one kit. Our beer lust was only matched by our skepticism, but the end, the Beer Machine turned out to be less of a letdown than we were expecting.
Early Warning Signs Could Show When Extinction Is Coming
09/09/2010
Animal populations headed for extinction may give the same signals seen before crashes in coral reefs, the Sahara’s climate and even stock markets.
Apple Answers Questions About App Rejections, Raises Others
09/09/2010
Apple on Thursday published a set of rules about the types of content that aren’t allowed in the iOS App Store, answering questions that have been bugging software developers and customers for years while introducing some new ambiguities.
FTC Probe May Have Caused Apple to Change App Rules
09/09/2010
Apple abruptly threw away rules limiting how iPhone app developers can write apps, as the FTC was looking into whether Apple was trying to stifle Microsoft and Google.
Hyundai's Going Electric
09/09/2010
The Korean automaker unveils the tiny BlueOn, promises to have a test fleet on the road next month and (some) cars in (some) showrooms in 2012.
E-Books Are Still Waiting for Their Avant-Garde
09/09/2010
E-readers have tried to make reading as smooth, natural and comfortable as possible so that the device fades away and immerses you in the imaginative experience of reading. This is a worthy goal, but it also may be a profound mistake.
Sweet Set-Top Box Transforms Your Mac Into a DVR
09/09/2010
Itching to turn your MacBook into a DVR? The EyeTV HD from Elgato will scratch it.
Photog Distinguishes Himself by Mimicking Google
09/09/2010
San Francisco photographer Michael Jang has adopted an unusual way of gaining attention with his photography website. His new site mimics a Google search page.
Carbon Emissions Not at Doomsday Level ... Yet
09/09/2010
What would happen if the whole world suddenly stopped building new carbon dioxide emitters, from coal plants to cars, and let the existing ones die naturally of old age? Will the carbon emitters of today push us over the limit, no matter what we do next?
Real-Time Physics Engine Gives New Life to NHL '11
09/09/2010
Take an inside look at Electronic Art's NHL '11, which sports a real-time physics engine — the first time such a feature has been implemented in a hockey videogame.
Koran-Burning Church's Website Yanked From Internet
09/09/2010
The website of a church that plans to burn a Koran on Saturday to commemorate Sept. 11 was removed from the internet after its hosting service said the site violated its terms of service agreement.
Rare, Tiny, Supercute Baby Seahorse Found in British Waters
09/09/2010
The Seahorse Trust, after years of surveying the fish in British waters, has finally found, measured and photographed a 1.6-inch tiny baby seahorse, which is also called a fry.
Apple Drops Harsh Development Restrictions, Reveals Review Rules
09/09/2010
Apple has opened up the App Store review process, dropping its harsh restrictions on the tools developers are allowed to use and at the same time actually publishing the App Store Review Guidelines — a previously secret set of rules that governed whether or not your app would be approved.
1976 Look at Mars Soil May Have Missed Life's Building Blocks
09/09/2010
The Viking mission to Mars may have destroyed compounds that make biology possible while trying to detect them in the soil.
The Ascent of Robot: An Illustrated Future of Evolution
09/09/2010
From homo sapiens to WALL-E, evolution meets Moore's Law.
What's In A Search, If You Don't Hit the Search Button?
09/09/2010
Searches used to be easy to count. You would wait for someone to type words into a search box and then hit enter. Call that a search. That made it easy for outside analysts like ComScore to know how to figure out which search engine was tops. All of that got a lot more confusing with the introduction of Google’s 'Instant Search,' which starts showing you search results as soon as you type the first letter into its search box.
How Google Instant Could Reinvent Channel Flipping
09/09/2010
The key to the next generation of TV is likely to be search, and the biggest drag on search is going to be text entry. If Google TV is really going to be the 'one screen to rule them all,' it has to solve that problem.
