Monthly Archives: April 2010

That Was Quick – iPad Jailbroken

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That Was Quick – iPad Jailbroken

Well now that was quick. MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev-Team has officially jailbroken the iPad. How’d he do it? Turns out it’s a twist on the “Spirit” jailbreak that’s been used for the most recent version of the iPhone, 3.1.3. Now I don’t know much about the process of jailbreaking – I’m not a programmer, remember – but doing this to the iPad seems a little less important than it is for the iPhone. With the iPhone, the jailbreak process frees you from the shackles of AT&T,and allows you to get out of Apple’s restricted system. With the iPad, well, it’s neat to do it because then you can claim Read more »

Bounce light from outside, illuminate 2,500 square feet indoors

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Bounce light from outside, illuminate 2,500 square feet indoors

It’s called the Sundoller. In the same way that a submarine periscope bounces off reflections and light so you can see outside the ship, this huge contraption attaches to a roof and funnels sunlight and distributes it evenly around the room. This is what you see outside: This is what it looks like inside. Look ma, no bulbs! These new studies extend the healing impact that daylight/sunshine and window views have on specific physical conditions. Some explanations stress the role of serotonin, the body’s circadian rhythm response to light. Others speculate that health benefits from sunlight may have something to do with Vitamin D., which is formed naturally in the Read more »

Comparison photos between a DSLR lens and military grade RPG

by Jayvee Fernandez
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Comparison photos between a DSLR lens and military grade RPG

I’ve been doing my research on this and it is quite apparent that there is a difference in appearance between a sports lens for a DSLR and a rocket propelled grenade launcher. Even from afar. Just to show you an actual comparison photo, this is a 300mm f/2.8 Canon telephoto lens mounted on a camera used to shoot sports and things that are pretty far away, making the subject seem like portraits due to the very high aperture. [photo c/o Xenedis] Down here is a photo of a classic RPG which we often see in video games. There are several modifications depending on where it is made and era, but Read more »

Construction Underway: Underwater resort spans 14 islands

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Construction Underway: Underwater resort spans 14 islands

With over 7,000 islands located within the coral triangle of South East Asia, 14 of these these islands in Palawan, Philippines will become home to a futuristic underwater resort dubbed ‘The Last Frontier.’ Essentially these are posh hotels that make use of submarine technology ala Cartoon Network favorite, Sealab (or the Cobra base in the live action GI Joe movie) and is expected to be the biggest in the world as it spreads across these 14 different islands that surround the perimeter of the reefs. Once completed, looking out the glass wall exists the flora and fauna of the best corals in the world, something which the Philippines is known Read more »

2010 Hugo Awards nominees

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2010 Hugo Awards nominees

The prestigious science fiction Hugo Awards nominees have been announced, and a number of major scifi TV, film, and comics releases from the last year have gotten nods. In the “Best Graphic Story” (aka, comic books) category, nominations were given to Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert’s Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, Paul Cornell and Leonard Kirk’s Captain Britain and MI-13, Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham’s Fables: The Dark Ages, Kaja and Phil Foglio’s Girl Genius: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the Storm, and Howard Tayler’s Schlock Mercenery: The Longshoreman of the Apocalypse. For “Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form” (movies), nods went to Avatar, District 9, Moon, Star Read more »

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season Finale Preview

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Anyone watching Cartoon Network’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars? I’m a big fan of anything Star Wars, and I could really give a crap about people talking down on the episodes I-III. Sure, they didn’t fit into the canon the way everyone wanted it to, but they were entertaining movies on their own, even if some of it didn’t make a lot of sense. Back when those movies first came out, Cartoon Network put on a series called The Clone Wars, and I never got to see it. Then when I went looking for it later on, it disappeared from the shelves like it never existed. Regardless, now they have Read more »

Kimi ni Todoke Review

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Kimi ni Todoke Review

While there have been a lot of anime recently that are catering towards the “moe” and “tsundere” fans recently, Kimi ni Todoke is not one of them. Based on a shoujo manga by the same name written by Karuho Shiina, the story revolves around a high school girl named Sawako Kuronuma who has an uncanny resemblance to Sadako from The Ring. Incidentally, everyone at school calls her Sadako and avoids her at all costs for fear of being cursed, everyone except the most popular guy at school, Shota Kazehaya. Shota calls Sawako by her real name and initially is the only person willing to talk to her at all. Eventually, Read more »

iFixit Tears the iPad a New One

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iFixit Tears the iPad a New One

Whenever I need to know how my Mac is put together, I go to the website where they take it apart – iFixit.com. As is to be expected with the release of any major new product, they got one and took it apart, all within a few hours of the iPad’s launch. So what can we glean from their tireless efforts? First, this thing doesn’t seem too difficult to disassemble. The screen comes off with a spudger, although they do report that you might break a few tabs in the process. They also note how balanced the device is, with perfect 50-50 distribution between the front and back panels. Apple Read more »

Essential FREE iPad apps

by Robin Parrish
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Essential FREE iPad apps

It’s time to stop pretending, people. Sure, we can try to talk about other stuff this week. But we all know that this is no ordinary week. The iPad goes on sale tomorrow, and with early reviews praising it as the revolutionary product we all hoped it would be, we might as well face it that this is an appliance we’re all going to have to have. It’s online, it’s in print magazines, it’s everywhere you look. Even when you watch the news on TV, it’s there. Or when President Obama has one of his rallies to talk about health care reform or this offshore drilling thing… All I’m thinking Read more »