The Batman equation

So – maths is useful after all:

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/the-batman-equation/

New ways to manage your data — human area network, killswitch & slurp

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/document-fbi-surveillance-geeks-fear-love-new-gadgets/

Well-engineered pizza box keeps grease out of the cardboard for easier recycling

http://boingboing.net/2011/07/30/well-engineered-pizza-box-keeps-grease-out-of-the-cardboard-for-easier-recycling.html / box cardboard easier engineered engineering grease fat pizza recycling /

Icelanders write the first Web constitution, trolls surprisingly get no amendments

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/icelanders-write-the-first-web-constitution-trolls-surprisingly-get-no-amendments/

Overcome bias by outsourcing your decisions

Disconfirmation bias (explained in the link) seems to be experiencing unprecedented popularity just now. 

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/overcome-bias-by-outsourcing-your-decisions/#more-395547

Humble Indie Bundle shows Linux users aren’t cheapskates

Interesting statistic.

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/humble-indie-bundle-shows-that-linux-users-arent-cheapskates/#more-395215

How to add a snooze button to Gmail, no extensions required

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/how-to-add-a-snooze-button-to-gmail-no-extensions-required/#more-395304

How to multiboot your Android phone

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/how-to-dual-boot-multiple-roms-on-your-android-phone/#more-395506

Google pays record bounty for Chrome bug

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9204882/Google_pays_record_bounty_for_Chrome_bug

Toyota tops list of green brands, VW & Honda close behind

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1063974_toyota-tops-list-of-green-brands-vw-honda-close-behind

Windows XP PCs breed rootkit infections

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9218722/Windows_XP_PCs_breed_rootkit_infections?taxonomyId=17&pageNumber=2

Sniffer hijacks secure traffic from unpatched iPhones

http://m.computerworld.com/s/article/9218676/Sniffer_hijacks_secure_traffic_from_unpatched_iPhones

A look at the size, shape & growing threat of malware networks (Infographic)

http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/27/a-look-at-the-size-shape-and-growing-threat-of-malware-networks-infographic/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunch+(TechCrunch)

Ultrabooks to start arriving in September, more expensive than expected

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/ultrabooks-to-start-arriving-in-september-more-expensive-than-e/

ASUS targets Christmas for Padfone launch, hints at Ice Cream Sandwich (video hands-on)

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/30/asus-targets-christmas-ice-cream-sandwich-for-padfone-launch-v/

NASA iPad app helps you discover life on Earth

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/nasa-ipad-app-helps-you-discover-life-on-earth/

USA fuel economy standards: President Obama to announce changes on Friday

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/27/obama-fuel-economy-standards-friday-announcement_n_911252.html

Regularly challenge your assumptions to avoid common, frequent mistakes

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/regularly-challenge-your-assumptions-to-avoid-common-frequent-mistakes/#more-395051

Sun CEO's deleted blog post to help end Oracle vs Google patent dispute?

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/26/sun-ceos-deleted-blog-post-to-help-end-oracle-vs-google-patent/

You've seen the phone, now read the BookBook

Novel, if misguided, case for iPhone 4. 

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/27/bookbook-iphone-4-case-doubles-as-wallet-attempts-to-fool-minia/

Power for your paper plane

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/this-electric-propeller-powers-paper-planes/#more-465379

Are you addicted to your phone?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/26/smarpthone-obsession_n_909462.html

Boot To Gecko – Mozilla's Web-based OS

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/26/0022222/Boot-To-Gecko-ndash-Mozillas-Web-Based-OS

Is Twitter rendered obsolete by Google+?

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/26/000216/Is-Twitter-Rendered-Obsolete-By-Google

The Internet's age of rage

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/07/25/2132238/The-Internets-Age-of-Rage

/ identity name reputation cloak shroud of anonymous anonymity crowd /

Hybrid vs. "clean diesel"

Do hybrids do anything that "clean diesel" doesn't?  HybridCenter has a look: 

http://www.hybridcenter.org/hybrid-watchdog-hybrid-vs-diesel.html

Exetel’s 100Mbps NBN starts at $50: enter the budget ISPs

Or how does 12Mbps with 50GB cap for $39.50 per month sound? 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/exetels-100mbps-nbn-plans-start-at-50-here-come-the-budget-isps/#more-464946

Virtualboxes.org helps you discover your new favorite Linux flavour

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/virtualboxes-org-helps-you-discover-your-new-favorite-linux-flavour/#more-394367

Top 10 secret features In Mac OS X Lion

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/top-10-secret-features-in-mac-os-x-lion/#more-394377
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US company produces super-clean "GDiesel"

http://www.hybridcars.com/news/us-company-produces-super-clean-gdiesel-30445.html

Has LHC Seen a Hint of the Higgs?

http://science.slashdot.org/story/11/07/22/1926205/Has-LHC-Seen-a-Hint-of-the-Higgs

Idiots Pay $US7500 For The World’s Most Exclusive Email Address

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/only-idiots-would-pay-us7500-for-the-worlds-most-exclusive-email-address/#more-464651
#draft

Charlie Miller finds MacBook battery security hole, plans to fill with Caulkgun

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/22/charlie-miller-finds-macbook-battery-security-hole-plans-to-fil/

App Deals Of The Day

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/app-deals-of-the-day-157/

Google Docs increases maximum file size to 10GB

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/google-docs-increases-maximum-file-size-to-10gb/

/ 10GB 10 GB /

A Linux distro from the US Department of Defense

http://linux.slashdot.org/story/11/07/21/235215/A-Linux-Distro-From-the-US-Department-of-Defense

Bike has leather, four wheels, coaster brakes

:-) 

http://gearjunkie.com/leather-upholstered-cruiser-bike-with-four-wheels

Multi-tool converts to camera tripod

http://gearjunkie.com/gerber-multitool-camera-tripod

Fluorescent nanosensor tattoo monitors glucose under the iPhone's glare

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/21/fluorescent-nanosensor-tattoo-monitors-glucose-under-the-iphone/

Facebook blocks legitimate Contact Exporter Tool Open-XChange

http://digitizor.com/2011/07/12/facebook-blocks-open-xchange/

Google is closing Google Labs

http://digitizor.com/2011/07/21/google-closing-google-labs/

Researcher says that 8% of Android apps are leaking private information

http://digitizor.com/2011/07/21/android-malware/

Following a stolen iPhone’s path in Google’s pursuit car

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/following-a-stolen-iphones-path-in-googles-getaway-car/#comments

How "News Of The World" hacked everybody’s phones

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/how-news-of-the-world-hacked-everybodys-phones/

Germ free stainless steel

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/stainless-steel-just-earned-the-germ-free-achievement/

Google launches g.co URL shortening

http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/google-launches-g-co-url-shortening-980512

How to manage disposable email addresses with Gmail

Some interesting ideas in the responses too: 

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/08/how-to-manage-disposable-email-addresses-with-gmail/

So, what is a Carabiner Key?

A Carabiner Key is a key with a carabiner built into the top to facilitate attaching/detaching to/from key rings, zip pulls, belt loops or whatever.

More at:

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/07/18/carabiner-key-carabiner-key/

How secure is your wireless network?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/how-secure-is-your-wireless-network/

Warning — these coffee drinks spike your manhood, pose health risk

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/warning-new-coffee-drinks-overclock-your-manhood-pose-health-risk/

Hilarious!

This is almost as funny as the real life events have been cruel. Fortunately, the real life events are also illegal, so hopefully, the guilty will be suitably punished.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/if-the-news-corp-phone-hacking-scandal-were-made-into-a-movie/

BubbleScope 360 degree iPhone camera

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/i-want-this-bubblescope-360-degree-iphone-camera/

The secrets in your smartphone

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/the-secrets-in-your-smartphone/

That time Playboy interviewed Steve Jobs

Interesting stuff:

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/that-time-playboy-interviewed-steve-jobs/

Google kills off Google Maps traffic because it doesn't — you know — work

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/has-google-maps-been-giving-you-false-information-for-years/242006/

iOS 4.3.4 jailbroken with PwnageTool on iPod Touch, iPhone & iPad 1

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/16/ios-4-3-4-jailbroken-with-pwnagetool-on-ipod-touch-iphone-and-i/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art

Scientists find less damaging defibrillation method, heart tissue relieved

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/16/scientists-find-less-damaging-defibrillation-method-heart-tissu/&category=classic&altPost=alt&icid=eng_latest_art

Nissan Leaf at Pikes Peak hill climb (video)

Stock!

http://www.allcarselectric.com/news/1063124_nissan-shares-pikes-peak-leaf-experience-video

Google is rewiring your memory — really!

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/google-is-rewiring-your-memory-really/

SpaceX breaks ground at Vandenberg Air Force Base, continues preparation for 2013 Falcon Heavy launch

Cheaper to build & with greater payload!

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/14/spacex-breaks-ground-at-vandenberg-air-force-base-continues-pre/&category=classic&subCategory=&type=&postPage=

Small steps — Robots for Humanity

Developing assistive robots for the disabled.

http://www.willowgarage.com/blog/2011/07/13/robots-humanity

Chevrolet Volts invade NYC police fleet, give cops all new ways to taze bros

[draft]
http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/15/chevy-volts-invade-nyc-police-fleet-give-cops-all-new-ways-to-t/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art

First synthetic organ transplant

Surgeons have performed the first ever artificial organ transplant in Sweden. The organ, a trachea (wind pipe), was grown from the patient's own stem cells on a synthetic scaffold. No donor, no waiting list, no rejection!

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/13/first-synthetic-organ-transplant-paves-way-for-post-op-immunosu/&category=classic&altPost=alt&icid=eng_latest_art

"Unquestionable" that mobile will surpass current consoles - IndustryGamers

http://www.industrygamers.com/news/john-carmack-unquestionable-that-mobile-will-surpass-current-consoles/

Real-world Easter eggs to save you money & hassle

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/07/real-world-easter-eggs-to-save-you-money-and-hassle/

Report reveals USA now receives more power from renewable sources than nuclear

http://m.inhabitat.com/report-reveals-america-now-receives-more-power-from-renewable-sources-than-nuclear/

Microsoft Explorer Touch Mouse quietly revealed, touts BlueTrack & haptic feedback

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/10/microsoft-explorer-touch-mouse-quietly-revealed-touts-bluetrack/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art

The Gadgeteer falls in love

Very enthusiastic review of Audyssey's South of Market (SOMA) speaker dock at The Gadgeteer:

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/07/09/south-of-market-audio-dock-speaker-review/

Removable storage options for iOS devices

Lack of removable storage is a disadvantage of iOS devices.   The item below is primarily a review of the Kingston Wi-Drive, which is essentially a WiFi router with 16 or 32 GB of fixed storage.   Also included are references to reviews of the AirStash & Seagate's GoFlex Satellite.

Hhg2Tech prefers a 3G WiFi router with removable storage, which provides the removable storage option with added 3G Internet access, at similar cost.  Check before buying, as some 3G WiFi routers don't include the removable storage option.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/09/kingston-wi-drive-wireless-storage-for-ios-review

A timely warning about a major problem

Please don't put fireworks through a coffee grinder.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/please-dont-put-fireworks-through-a-coffee-grinder/

Gizmodo less than enthusiastic about Mac OSX Lion

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/mac-os-x-lion-this-is-not-the-future-we-were-hoping-for/

Space shuttle's final voyage will include recycling urine into sports drink, crafting hilarious brand name

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/08/space-shuttles-final-voyage-will-include-recycling-urine-into-s/&category=classic&altPost=alt&icid=eng_latest_art

School is a blast in Uganda

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/ugandan-teachers-use-a-live-bomb-for-a-school-bell/

Apple iOS 4.3.4 software update may fix iPhone hole, block PDF jailbreak

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/07/apple-ios-4-3-4-software-update-may-fix-iphone-hole-block-pdf-j/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art

Stunning optical illusion

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/how-a-parisian-artist-created-this-stunning-optical-illusion/

$5.26 Million — BIG fine Optus!

Wow — BIG fine Optus — mustn't mislead the customers:

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/optus-supersonic-5-26-million-fine-over-broadband-ads/

Incandescent light bulbs — a problem solved

Incandescent light bulbs waste huge amounts of energy as heat. LEDs solve all the problems of incandescents, but one: some people find the colour of the light they give unacceptable. Until now:

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/is-this-the-led-bulb-that-will-conquer-incandescent-light/

Also see previous item at:

http://hhg2tech.blogspot.com/2011/06/cp932qnowthatsamsungismakingledlightbul.html

Google products updated

Gmail, Calendar & Maps updated, plus some tightening of security.

http://www.tested.com/news/google-roundup-of-the-week-a-whole-new-look/2548/

vReveal steadies your shaky movies

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/vreveal-uses-military-grade-image-stabilisation-to-fix-your-shaky-home-movies/

Notre Dame University: your chance of dying increases after you receive a windfall

If you don't want to take the risk, I'm sure we can work something out.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/getting-paid-could-kill-you/

Apple to allow license-free virtualization with OS X Lion, developers roar with delight

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/04/apple-to-allow-license-free-virtualization-with-os-x-lion-devel/&category=classic&subCategory=&type=&postPage=

Japanese scientists discover massive rare earth deposits, China bristles

Why should you care about rare earths? They're essential for all of your gadgets. China has created an artificial world shortage recently. Discovery of enormous reserves holds the promise of reduced prices for your gadgets.

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/04/japanese-scientists-discover-massive-rare-earth-deposits-china/&category=classic&subCategory=&type=&postPage=&altPost=alt

Google report suggests huge payout for clean technology expansion

Opponents of a more green world often cite economic concerns, ignoring the economic opportunities it creates. Google makes the case for green opportunities.

http://venturebeat.com/2011/06/28/google-clean-tech-report/

Leaked iPad 2 jailbreak available now, but best to wait

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/02/ipad-2-jailbreak-available-now-video/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art

Google bids pi for Nortel's wireless patent stash, brings comedy to places you never thought possible

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/02/google-bids-pi-for-nortels-wireless-patent-stash-brings-comedy/

Dropbox terms of service includes broad copyright license

Seems to contradict itself in places as well.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/07/02/0515218/Dropbox-TOS-Includes-Broad-Copyright-License

Chrome up, IE down

[draft]

Chrome hits 20% share as IE continues slide

http://it.slashdot.org/story/11/07/02/0017237/Chrome-Hits-20-Share-As-IE-Continues-Slide

Paypal hacked, bank account empty

[draft]

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1729983&p=-1&#bottom

French pilot sets speed record in tiny electric airplane (video)

[draft]

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/01/french-pilot-sets-big-speed-record-in-tiny-electric-airplane-vi/&category=classic&subCategory=&type=&postPage=

Quantum dots could coat the world in nano-sized solar panels

[draft]

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/01/quantum-dots-could-coat-the-world-in-nano-sized-solar-panels/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art

Deathly silence of electric cars

[draft]

Something few thought of was the risks due to pedestrians not hearing approaching, near-silent electric cars.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/ford-invites-facebook-fans-to-pick-the-sound-of-the-electric-focus-2305581.html

Android Apps everyone should have June 2011

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/the-android-apps-everyone-should-have-june-2011/

Must-have jailbreak apps for iPhone

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/07/the-must-have-jailbreak-apps/

Shoot Now, Focus Later – Lytro is Working on Multi-Focus Cameras

Interesting idea.  Seems to have generated some controversy amongst Gadgeteer readers.

We'll see.

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/06/30/shoot-now-focus-later-lytro-is-working-on-multi-focus-cameras/

Ricoh about to get serious about digital imaging?

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/01/ricoh-set-to-acquire-pentax-camera-brand-and-business-get-serio/&category=classic&icid=eng_latest_art

/ imaging /