Complicated Machinery explained in GIFs

This series of animated GIFs that show how certain machinery works. Fascinating! From World of Technology blog, via Wired Gadget Lab.

WWII as seen in current reality

Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov decided to overlay some old WWII images with present-day ones. As a result, the pictures are quite eerie, yet beautiful, and they speak volumes, allowing us time portals through which we can see the war in our current reality.

Look up the other pics at Gizmodo.

Raving about Android

From "Onward to the Nexus 2" by Michael Tan, Cnet Asia.

Hotel Room Security Prevention Tip

This one came via email, with a tip from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. A shocking way in which thieves may defeat hotel door locks, and how to deter it from happening:

Dance Dance Revolution: 20 Robots Think They Can Dance

Taken from Wired Gadget Lab.

I rather watch the Wondergirls.

Table made from 25,000 pieces of Lego

This is awesome! A uniformly coloured table designed in 1919, made up by 25,000 piece of Lego.. and retails for an arm and a leg..

Read more from Wired Gadget Lab.

AdMob expelled from Apple App Store

"This change is not in the best interests of users or developers. In the history of technology and innovation, it's clear that competition delivers the best outcome. Artificial barriers to competition hurt users and developers and, in the long run, stall technological progress."

~ AdMob CEO on Apple kicking them out of the App Store.

I echo his sentiments as well. Let's hope the anti-trust issues blow over soon.

Linaro heading towards "All your base are belong to us"

Linux-based devices will be getting a corporate boost to speed up its roll-out efficiency. The idea is that Linux will soon connect all sorts of devices and Linaro want to be the not-for-profit organization that will bind all the other for-profit organizations.

Actually, I'm not even sure if I got the summary of this tie-up right. Read more for yourself here, via Engadget.

Back To The Future Hoverboard is real!

Some guy created the Back to Future hoverboard! How awesome is that? The stuff of my pre-teen dreams!

Check it out on video, via Engadget.

See-thorugh AMOLED screens next!

Samsung has announced a 19" transparent AMOLED screen! The proposed use of these include store-front advertising, helmet HUDs and car windshields!

Read more from Engadget.

45Gigapixel Panorama of Dubai skyline

"Forever zooming" is the keyword to quote. Enjoy the view, courtesy of Engadget and Gigapan Epic Pro.

How to Escape a Sinking Car

This is an interesting feature. We may know to break the window, or wait till the water pressure within the car and outside it equalizes before opening the door etc.. Find out what the realities of being in a sinking car, and what you should be doing to save yourself and your passengers here.

Via Lifehacker.

Try out spectacles online

Upload a picture of yourself and see how different styles of glasses look on you via Warby Parker's Photo Booth! Find out more via Lifehacker.

Netbook sales down as Apple's iPad rolls out

As anticipated, the Netbook market has been reduced with the introduction of the iPad. What was unexpected was how Apple was able to dupe the masses into thinking they need an iPad.

Read more about the first statement here, from Wired Gadget Lab. Its an Apple-ized world.

Adobe decries Apple's "walled garden"

This is why I'm still very cautious of Apple - apparently Adobe says that Flash works very well with iPhone, only problem is that Apple is continuing to deny it access so as to force developers to build apps natively for iPhone OS, rather than a cross-platform solution that Adobe provides.

Apple = Sneaky? Profiteering? Not-transparent?

All of the above.

Read more from Engadget.

This article on an antitrust probe on Apple instigated by Adobe might interest you too.

Update:
And Wired Gadget Lab offers Apple a PR solution here.

Dell sneaks out many new handsets

Fresh off the pages of Engadget, we have several handsets using OS's from Windows 7 to Android, and of course the Dell Mini 5:

Dell Lightning - Windows Phone 7 device.
Dell Thunder - 4.1-inch OLED Android device (poss Hulu app).
Dell Flash - 11mm thick Android with Froyo build.
Dell Smoke - Blackberry-eque Android device for business users.
Dell Streak - aka the Mini 5.

And some of these look really gorgeous too!

Chip Serving & Sealing Hacks by Dave Gambrill

1) How to serve chips right from the bag without a need of an extra bowl or laying it on its side.
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2) How to re-seal your half-eaten chips bag without clips.

Via Lifehacker.

Why Google Nexus One loses in sales to Apple iPhone

This analysis pretty much sums up why, despite having better specs and being open-sourced, the iPhone is selling much more than the Nexus One:

From one end, the iPhone has roughly a zillion apps available, against the tens of thousands in the Android marketplace. And from the other end, it seems that the real, normal cellphone buyer could care less about multitasking, preferring something that is just easy to use.

We have seen this before, remember, in the MP3-player market. Everyone tried to compete with added features, from FM radios to voice recording, but people kept buying the iPod because it was easy, it worked with iTunes and it was what all their friends had. If Google or anyone else is going to beat the iPhone, it had better come up with something that isn’t just an old desktop style OS made for the small screen.

Read it from Wired Gadget Lab.

Best Interactive Display Wall yet!

Read more from Engadget.

Kindles come to classrooms in Ghana

According to some cost-analysis done, Worldreader has supplied some 20 Kindles to a school in Ghana. Why?

Because paper books take a long time to replace. These schools are on a 5-year book-renewal cycle right now. A Kindle, although pricy to start, essentially gives access to thousands of free, public domain books.

Read more about this project at Wired Gadget Lab.

Speaking of Kindles, here's a waterproofed protection for your Kindle.