Mark Demma recorded this amazing footage from Emeryville, California of the Japanese tsunami coming through the San Francisco metropolitan area. More »
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A video of the Japanese tsunami rolling through the Bay Area [Video]
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NASA and Ad Astra team up to test VASIMR plasma rocket in space
Plasma propulsion may very well be our ticket to visit those little green men on Mars, which is why NASA is becoming besties with Ad Astra, makers of the VASIMR VX-200 plasma rocket. After successful terrestrial testing, the next step is to try out a VF-200 flight model in space — and a new agreement gives NASA engineers access to VASIMR while letting Ad Astra leverage NASA’s spacecraft expertise to get it into orbit. The plasma rocket was assumed to be destined for use on the International Space Station because it requires far less fuel than conventional boosters — making it better suited than the propellant-hungry thrusters keeping the station in orbit today — and can take advantage of the ISS’s considerable electrical power (250kW) to fully test VASIMR’s 200kW output. Plasma rockets produce sustained thrust, as opposed to the quick bursts of its chemical cousin, which makes it the preferred means of propulsion for space travel as well. NASA hasn’t fully committed to either use — but if Marvin and his fellow Red Planet denizens know what’s good for them, they’ll be watching VASIMR’s development with great interest.
NASA and Ad Astra team up to test VASIMR plasma rocket in space originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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“Sears has the PlayBook… to be shipped out April 10″
Of all places to find a piece of info about the upcoming release date of the BlackBerry PlayBook it’s Sears Canada. They sent out a message to their affiliates that the tablet will begin to ship on April 10th. The screenshot states that “I’m sure you’ve hear the buzz: BlackBerry is releasing the “PlayBook” – […]
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Xbox 360 IPTV rumors ride again with ‘Project Orapa’
Just because Microsoft’s Mediaroom IPTV service is finally supported on the Xbox 360 after years and years of expectations (as seen above) doesn’t mean the rumor mill stops, with rumors surfacing of a “Project Orapa” that reportedly combines Xbox Live, Kinect and IPTV service all in one. ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley has heard from tipsters that it’s related to the previously rumored Ventura multimedia project and will let subscribers to Mediaroom powered IPTV services like U-Verse use Kinect’s gesture and voice recognition like ESPN3 already does to control their TV experience while Xbox users would get “more content.” We should find out how much of this is reality and how it ties into previous rumors pretty quickly, since it’s apparently going to be in testing this month, and available by the upcoming holiday season.
Xbox 360 IPTV rumors ride again with ‘Project Orapa’ originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Adobe Flash Player 10.2 for Android coming March 18th
We don’t yet have any Honeycomb tablets in Canada, but when they do launch, Flash will be there right along side it. Today, Adobe announced the general availability of its Flash 10.2 upgrade for Android 2.2, 2.3 and, in beta form, 3.0.1 on March 18th. Much ado was made about the Motorola Xoom, the first […]
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Researchers experiment with drug-delivering robot… implanted in an eye
If the notion of a tiny robot swimming around in your eye leaves you a bit uneasy then, well, you might want to stop right here. For the rest of you, though, you may be interested in some new tests now being conducted by Michael Kummer and his team of researchers at the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems in Zurich, Switzerland. What you’re looking at above is a pig’s eye, and the tiny black spec near the top is a microbot that’s able to roam around the eye with the aid of an electromagnetic system. While things are still obviously very early, the researchers say the microbots could eventually be used to precisely deliver drugs in humans, and treat issues like macular degeneration. Head on past the break for the video.Continue reading Researchers experiment with drug-delivering robot… implanted in an eye
Researchers experiment with drug-delivering robot… implanted in an eye originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This Is the Power of the Japan Tsunami [Factoid]
It’s just a computer model of the Japan tsunami waves created by the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, but it’s scary anyway. Maybe is the use of red streams and the dark black and purple epicenter. It looks as if the planet was bleeding. More »
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No, the “supermoon” didn’t cause the Japanese earthquake | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine
Japan suffered a massive earthquake last night, measuring nearly magnitude 9. This is one of the largest quakes in its history, causing widespread and severe da
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See Japan’s Massive Underwater Earthquake Ripple Across the World [Video]
The photos and footage of the disaster are chilling enough—but sometimes letting ourselves be in awe of nature is even more powerful. This tsunami projection from NOAA shows the quake’s predicted energy launching through the very planet itself. More »
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Google, Android Pronounced Security Kings in Pwn2Own Hacking Competition [Irony]
The Pwn2Own competition just wrapped up at the CanSecWest security conference, and Google emerged as the ultimate victor. Not only was Google Chrome the only browser that could stand up to a hacker’s might, but Android was also the only smartphone to absorb the beating those brainiacs tried to give it.
I used the tag “irony” on this post due to the huge Droid Dream scare that had everyone and their pet dragonflies questioning Android’s security. We’re not sure what methods to try and crack Android were used and we’re not clear on the details of how a hacker can go about their business. (We’re also not sure which platform they hacked – Droid Dream was ineffective against devices running Android 2.3+.)
Android’s supposed strong security hasn’t exactly translated to a clean end-user experience with dozens of applications both outside and inside of the market able to execute malicious code on a handset. Although Google has a damage control feature they elect to employ in situations like that, the malicious code has to be found and reported before they usually take action.
Google is said to be making even more changes to ensure outbreaks like this don’t happen. (Or to make sure they can’t affect anyone.) We’ve already seen this in security updates to Android 2.3 – those with that version of Android were not at all vulnerable to Droid Dream. Let’s hope they make some changes to how they handle the market to ensure security remains the least of our concerns regardless of which platform version we’re on. [IBTimes via Android Community]
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Google, Android Pronounced Security Kings in Pwn2Own Hacking Competition [Irony]
The Pwn2Own competition just wrapped up at the CanSecWest security conference, and Google emerged as the ultimate victor. Not only was Google Chrome the only browser that could stand up to a hacker’s might, but Android was also the only smartphone to absorb the beating those brainiacs tried to give it.
I used the tag “irony” on this post due to the huge Droid Dream scare that had everyone and their pet dragonflies questioning Android’s security. We’re not sure what methods to try and crack Android were used and we’re not clear on the details of how a hacker can go about their business. (We’re also not sure which platform they hacked – Droid Dream was ineffective against devices running Android 2.3+.)
Android’s supposed strong security hasn’t exactly translated to a clean end-user experience with dozens of applications both outside and inside of the market able to execute malicious code on a handset. Although Google has a damage control feature they elect to employ in situations like that, the malicious code has to be found and reported before they usually take action.
Google is said to be making even more changes to ensure outbreaks like this don’t happen. (Or to make sure they can’t affect anyone.) We’ve already seen this in security updates to Android 2.3 – those with that version of Android were not at all vulnerable to Droid Dream. Let’s hope they make some changes to how they handle the market to ensure security remains the least of our concerns regardless of which platform version we’re on. [IBTimes via Android Community]
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Jarring raw footage of the tsunami that inundated northeast Japan [Video]
At 2:46 p.m, Tokyo time, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the northeast coast of Japan sent a powerful wall of water inland, destroying coastal towns and property. More »
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Absolutely Stunning Picture of the Sun Ejecting Plasma [Space]
A cloud of ionized gas floats over the surface of the sun, in this mind-blowing photo by Alan Friedman. Using a filter that only records a narrow wavelength of light emitted by hydrogen, Friedman captured the sun’s texture… and eruption. More »
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Absolutely Stunning Picture of the Sun Ejecting Plasma [Space]
A cloud of ionized gas floats over the surface of the sun, in this mind-blowing photo by Alan Friedman. Using a filter that only records a narrow wavelength of light emitted by hydrogen, Friedman captured the sun’s texture… and eruption. More »
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How to make a realistic, reverent war movie…with aliens [Battle Los Angeles]
In Battle: Los Angeles, hitting theaters tomorrow, Aaron Eckhart leads a marine platoon against an all-out alien invasion. More »
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No DST vote, Sask. decides
The Saskatchewan government has decided not to hold a province-wide vote on whether to change the clocks each spring and fall.
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NASA says International Space Station is now ‘essentially’ complete
The news got a bit overlooked among the hubbub of Discovery’s final flight and the first humanoid robot sent into space, but the recently completed shuttle mission also marked another significant milestone: it delivered the final room to the International Space Station. While there are still some additional components to be added, the new room dubbed the “Permanent Multipurpose Module” is NASA’s final contribution to the actual assembly of the station and, according to the agency, it means that it has “essentially completed” all that it had planned. The two remaining shuttle missions will just be carrying supplies and spare parts, along with a little $1.5 billion experiment called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, which will be used to search for fun stuff like antimatter galaxies and dark matter.
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Discovery’s Final Mission in Pictures [Video]
As space shuttle Discovery prepares to return home from its final mission to space, let’s take a look back at the STS-133 mission, an historic “last” for the program’s most-traveled shuttle. More »
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Dalai Lama to give up political role
The Dalai Lama said Thursday that he will give up his political role in Tibet’s government-in-exile, shifting that power to an elected representative.
