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The Laser Turns 50 [Lasers]
by Chemmyone on May.16, 2010, under 2, 2010, 3, 5, 7, 7d, A9, ANT, AR, Ac, Ad, Add, Ads, Anniversary, Ants, Ati, Bar, Black Hole, Bp, Cf, Cia, DVDs, Disco, Display, Ds, E, Ea, Electron, Electronics, Et, Ge, Gizmo, Hd, Health, Home Automation, Id, Ie, Im, In, Ion, Isp, La, Labels, Labs, Laser, Lasers, Led, Mod, Nes, Of, One, PI, Padd, Pew Pew, Physics, Play, Pr, Pro, Q, RSS, Rc, Research, Rv, Scientists, Style, TI, TV, Tag, Tron, Us, V, X1, age, and, arc, bus, business, cat, clear, code, color, day, de, demo, discovery, dvd, electric, energy, ff, fiber, gizmodo, hug, images, mid, om, order, quant, rom, sea, search, serve, tech, things, time
The venerable laser officially turns 50 today. Its inaugural demonstration at the Hughes Research Labs has led to many things, from black hole discovery to bar codes to DVDs, but scientists promise there’s plenty more left to discover. Pew pew! More
Light Shows, Ray Guns and Blades: The Laser is 50 [Lasers]
by Chemmyone on May.06, 2010, under 2, 2010, 2D, 3, 3D, 5, 7, 7d, A8, AR, Ac, Ad, Add, Ads, Art, Blades, Chart, Charts, Dc, Display, Ds, E, Ea, Electron, Electronics, Et, Evo, F2, Fusion, Gallery, Ge, Gizmo, Gun, Guns, Hd, Home Automation, Id, Im, In, Intern, Ion, Isp, Laser, Laser anniversary, Laser history, Lasers, Lasers history, Laserturnsfifty, Light, Mod, Nes, Net, Of, One, Origin, PI, Padd, Physics, Play, Pr, Pretty lasers, Pro, Q, Rc, Republished, Show, Shows, Style, TI, Tag, Techno, Technology, The Internet, Tron, Us, Weapons, X1, age, and, arc, bus, business, cc, clear, de, electric, energy, fiber, gizmodo, internet, kin, lights, mid, om, order, ray guns, rom, sea, search, tech, xl
The original “solution looking for a problem,” the laser is now 50 years old. This gallery charts the evolution of a technology that underpins everything from the fibre-optic backbone of the internet to the search for clean fusion energy. More
A Laser Jacket So Tacky That It’ll Make You Go Blind [Design]
by Chemmyone on May.04, 2010, under 17, 1d, 2, 2010, 2D, 3, 5, 7, 7d, AR, Ad, Add, Ads, Arm, Blind, Clothing, Display, Ds, E, Ea, Electron, Electronics, Et, Evil, Ge, Gizmo, Gm, Hd, Home Automation, Id, Ie, Im, In, Ir, Isp, Jacket, Laser, Laser jacket, Lasers, Les, Light, Make, Men, Mod, Ms, Nes, One, Padd, Pew Pew, Pewpew, Physics, Play, Q, Rc, Style, TI, Tag, Tron, Us, War, X1, age, and, ash, bus, business, clear, dash, de, design, diodes, electric, fiber, geek fashion, gizmodo, hal, lights, mid, om, order, ps, step
The lights dim as our evil genius slips on his jacket—only pausing briefly to admire the 200 laser diodes sewn into the garment. He takes a deep breath, exhales, and steps forward: “Pew pew.” Everyone is blinded. More
Gorenje’s Carbon Fiber Fridge: Last Seen In Batman’s Kitchen [Kitchen Appliances]
by Chemmyone on Apr.23, 2010, under 2, 2010, 300, 5, 7, 7d, AR, Ad, Ads, Baby, Batman, Bt, Carbon, Carbon Fiber, Ces, Cia, Display, Dock, Dreams, Ds, E, Ea, Freezers, Fridge, Fridges, Ge, Gizmo, Gorenje ora-ito, Hd, Home Automation, Id, Im, In, Ion, Isp, Kitchen Appliances, Mod, Ms, Of, One, Os, Ouch, Oven, Ovens, Padd, Play, Q, Rc, Show, Style, TI, Tag, Touch, Us, X1, age, app, car, clear, dash, de, e1, fiber, freezer, gorenje, iPod, itc, kin, kitchen, nex, next, om, order, stove, ted
Gorenje, the company that brought us the iPod-docking fridge , has created the next fridge of our dreams— carbon fiber , baby. The induction hob shown below is also the stove of our (concentric) dreams: More
The Fastest Internet In the World? It’s In Berkeley [Speed]
by Chemmyone on Apr.20, 2010, under 2, 2010, 5, 7, 7d, AR, Ad, Ads, Art, Berkeley, C5, Case, Display, Ds, E, Ea, Ge, Gizmo, Hd, Home Automation, Id, Im, In, Intern, Iphone, Isp, Jason Chen, Mod, Mug, Net, Of, One, Os, Padd, Pee, Play, Q, Rc, Style, TI, TV, Tag, Test, Us, X1, age, city, clear, colleges, de, e1, earth, fiber, internet, om, order, phone, speed, world
Just in case internet iPhone celebrity Jason Chen needed another reason to feel smug: his alma mater, Berkeley, has the highest internet speeds of any city on Earth. More
A Beer Fit For Google: Gigabit IPA [Beer]
by Chemmyone on Apr.01, 2010, under 1d, 2, 300, 5, 7, 7d, A9, AR, Ad, Ads, Ati, Beer, Booze, Brin, Cf, Cia, Ds, E, Ea, Ge, Gigabit, Gigabit ipa, Gizmo, Google, Hd, Home Automation, Mod, Morro, One, Oregon, Os, Portland, Pr, Pro, Rc, Style, TI, Tag, Test, Tip, Up, Us, X1, age, and, city, clear, dash, de, down, e1, fiber, ipa, order
Google’s bringing fiber to a special city—whichever city can prove its worth. Portland just threw down some heat by creating its own beer, ” Gigabit IPA “. It goes up for a tastetest tomorrow. Will it woo the Goog?
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A Beer Fit For Google: Gigabit IPA [Beer]
How to Make Beautiful Light-Transmitting Concrete [DIY]
by Chemmyone on Mar.30, 2010, under 7, 7d, AR, Ad, Ads, Concrete, Ds, E, Ea, F2, Ge, Gizmo, Hd, Home Automation, How To, Htc, Light, MER, Make, Mit, Mod, One, Os, Pr, Pro, Rc, Sim, Sound, Style, TI, Tag, Us, Wires, X1, age, and, clear, de, diy, fiber, lights, mix, oss, raf, sounds
Making light-transmitting concrete sounds like an impossible and ridiculous task, but it turns out that it’s actually a simple project with mesmerizingly beautiful results. You’ll just need to grab some craft clay, concrete mix, and fiber optic wires. More
Who Wants In Google’s Experimental Fiber Network? (Map) [Google]
by Chemmyone on Mar.29, 2010, under 1Gbps, 7, 7d, ANT, AR, Ad, Ads, Ants, Community, Ds, E, Ea, Ge, Gigabit, Gizmo, Google, Google fiber optic, Google network, Hd, Home Automation, Intern, Map, Men, Mod, Net, One, Rc, Requests, Rim, Style, TI, Tag, Test, Up, Us, X1, XP, age, and, clear, de, fiber, internet, network, plan, ps, que, rom
The short answer? Everyone wants in Google’s experimental 1Gbps fiber optic network(s). The company received “1,100 community responses and more than 194,000 responses from individuals” after announcing their plans . And these requests span the entire US
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Who Wants In Google’s Experimental Fiber Network? (Map) [Google]
Verizon’s FiOS Rollout Drawing To a Close [FiOS]
by Chemmyone on Mar.27, 2010, under 1d, 30D, 7, 7d, AR, Ad, Ads, Av, C5, Cable, Ds, E, Ea, FiOS, FiberOptics, Gizmo, Hd, Home Automation, ISPs, Ie, Ion, Mod, Net, New York, Optics, Os, Raw, Rc, Serviceproviders, Sound, Style, TI, Us, Verizon, Wind, XP, Xpand, and, clear, dash, de, down, e1, fiber, internet, network, ps, sense, sounds
Fiber optics . It sounds fast (it is). But it also sounds expensive (it is).
ASUS Eee PC 1001PX: All Carbon Fiber [NetBooks]
by Chemmyone on Mar.22, 2010, under 1001Px, 1015, 1018, 1018P, 7, 7d, AR, Ad, Ads, Asus, Asus 1001px, Asus Eee PC, Atom, Atom N450, Battery Life, Books, Bt, Carbon, Carbon Fiber, Chip, Chopsticks, Computer, Computers, Ds, E, Ea, Eee PC, Fcc, Fun, Gallery, Gas, Ge, Gizmo, Hd, Hell, Home Automation, Hulk, Laptop, Laptops, Mod, Model, N450, Nes, Net, Netbook, One, Os, PC, PCs, Portable, Pr, Ram, Rc, Real, Rim, Shell, Style, TI, Tag, X1, age, and, battery, book, car, clear, dash, de, eee, fiber, life, netbooks, ps, sea, time
It’s no 14-hr battery life like ASUS’ 1015 model , but the 1001PX is made from carbon fiber—just like those chopsticks you were admiring! Inside, an Atom N450 chip and 1GB of RAM hulk, ready for portable netbooking funtimes. More
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