Archive for September 5th, 2010

EVGA Precision Overclocks Your NVIDIA Graphics Card with Little Effort [Downloads]

Posted by Ry on Sep 05 2010 | Uncategorized

Windows only: If you're looking for a way to eke a bit more performance out of your video card, free app Precision from manufacturer EVGA will help you easily overclock your NVIDIA card—even if it isn't made by EVGA. More »


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Black Hole Coffee Table Devours Personal Wealth [Tables]

Posted by Ry on Sep 05 2010 | Technology

Don't worry, your coasters and coffee table books will be perfectly safe on this table. About the only thing designer Jon Gilmore's Nova Black Hole Illuminated Coffee Table can destroy is your wallet. More »


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PS3 jailbreak adapted to Nokia N900, Palm Pre in wake of Australian ban (video)

Posted by Ry on Sep 05 2010 | Technology

Two weeks ago you'd have to pay an Australian importer for a specialized USB key. Four days ago open-source software let you roll your own. Today, there's no need for any of that -- you can hack your PS3 with a tethered smartphone. Working closely with the PSGroove team, hacker Kakaroto adapted the same jailbreak to the Nokia N900, and the open-source community lost no time porting it to the Palm Pre as well. If the videos after the break are any indication, both versions work just as well as the original, and you too can get your game on with downloads and detailed instructions at the source links below.

Sadly, the aforementioned Australian importer OzModChips is a casualty of this little story, with all its shipments of the PS Jailbreak seized (and the item subject to injunction) by an Australian court, but we suppose knowing its product has enabled the hardware hacking community thus might somewhat soften the blow.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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PS3 jailbreak adapted to Nokia N900, Palm Pre in wake of Australian ban (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Original Frozen Margarita Machine [Retromodo]

Posted by Ry on Sep 05 2010 | Technology

Inspired by a 7-11 Slurpee machine, Mariano Martinez invented the frozen margarita maker using parts from an ice cream machine in 1971. Salute this fine piece of engineering with a frozen concoction of your choice this Labor Day. More »


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Turn a Disposable Camera Lens into a Reusable Cellphone Macro Lens [Camera Hacks]

Posted by Ry on Sep 05 2010 | Uncategorized

Recently we showed how easily you can take apart a DVD drive and use one of the lenses inside to take awesome macro pictures. This build uses a disposable camera for parts, and a wire brace for easy reuse. More »


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What Is This? [Photography]

Posted by Ry on Sep 05 2010 | Technology

Green. Definitely alive, at one point. Is it an alien landscape, captured by some NASA probe and enhanced in post production? Hulk's blood? Not quite, but close. The answer is a bit more earthy than that: More »


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Hang Your PC Tower on the Wall to Save Floor Space [Clever Uses]

Posted by Ry on Sep 05 2010 | Uncategorized

One of the drawbacks of using a desktop PC is that the tower takes up a lot of space on your floor. If you don't have room to spare, you can hang it on the wall with an inexpensive, sturdy rack. More »


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Toshiba fulfills your need for speed with UHS-I SDHC and microSDHC cards

Posted by Ry on Sep 05 2010 | Technology

Panasonic must be mighty annoyed right about now, because Toshiba's seemingly got it trumped -- when the first batch of lightning-quick UHS-I cards ship in November, Toshiba's chips will be faster and larger on day one. As you can no doubt see immediately above, the latter company's fielding full-size SDHC UHS-I cards at up to 32GB that promise maximum read and write times of 95MB/s and 80MB/s respectively, not to mention tiny microSDHC units that still manage a very respectable 40MB/s and 20MB/s. As per usual, these numbers are fast and loose, so don't be surprised if you get a good bit less in practice, but we imagine you should be able to rely on at least the quoted minimum transfer rate of 10MB/s. No ludicrous early-adopter memory prices quite yet, but we imagine your ego will write the necessary checks as soon Toshiba takes care of that. PR after the break.

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Source: Oracle Offered Ousted HP Ex-CEO Mark Hurd a Job [Mark Hurd]

Posted by Ry on Sep 05 2010 | Technology

After Oracle CEO Larry Ellison blasted HP for ousting disgraced CEO Mark Hurd, he reportedly did what comes naturally to men of his stature and disposition: He offered the man a job. More »


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iPhone 4 Fitted Inside A Canon SLR Body [Cameras]

Posted by Ry on Sep 05 2010 | Uncategorized

One things for sure: putting your iPhone 4 inside a Canon SLR isn't as useful as adding a SLR lens to your iPhone. But with this custom-made getup, you won't think about dropping your iPhone every time you hold it up. More »


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