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The Struggle To Find Where The Sticky Tape Begins Could Be Over [Concept] ... Whenever I use sticky tape, I find myself struggling to figure where it begins—mostly because I don't use tape dispensers or fold back the end—but my struggle might be over thanks to this new tape concept. More »



Free Fallout: New Vegas Graphic Novel Preview Hits iPad [Ipad] ... Have an iPad and a bit of time? Might want to check out the free preview of the Fallout: New Vegas All Roads graphic novel. More »



Why do light bulbs burn out just as they’re turned on? [Madscience] ... Light bulbs are living on borrowed time, but why do their timers tend to expire just as you turn on a light, instead of flickering out randomly? More »



Freak Out Your Coworkers With Google Docs Konami Code [EasterEggs] ... The Konami Code (if you don't know it, then shame on you!) has long been part of geek lore. But now it can be part of your work day too: Google has added a new, pranktastic easter egg to Docs. More »



Hands On With The New Xbox 360 Controller [UPDATE] [Xbox 360] ... Xbox Live's Major Nelson was roaming PAX here in Seattle, probably needing something fun to do. So I asked him to let me try the new Xbox 360 controller with transforming D-pad — oh, and the analog sticks are different. More »



Let's Talk Adventure! [Adventure] ... Writing an eBay description of a beloved car is like writing an obituary for a friend that's still alive. Flaws and strengths. Have to be honest. But then you have to go out to the garage and crawl inside them. More »



Apple Now Serving Up Showtimes With Its Movie Trailers [Movies] ... Apple is offering a new showtimes service to go along with its always popular movie trailer selection. The new site may not be as feature-filled as the likes of Fandango, but it's certainly more slick. More »



This Week's Best Apps [Apps] ... In this week's rockin' and rollin' round up: Shazam, improved; Spidey's webs, slung; photographs, bubble-ified; restaurant waits, crowdsourced; space, explored; to do lists, beautified; iPad music making, jettisoned into the future, and more! More »



Without a Trace: Turn Your Flash Drive into a Portable Privacy Toolkit [Privacy] ... Whether you're trying to increase your security at an internet café, tunnel your way to your home computer from your cubicle, or leave no trace on your friend's borrowed computer, a flash drive turned portable privacy toolkit is invaluable. More »



Threadless T-Shirts Get Turned Into Cakes Like Nothing You've Seen Before [Cakes] ... Sure, we love a good gamecake, but these Threadcakes are in a league of their own. OF THEIR OWN. Clamp your lips 'round the 2010 winners over here: [Threadcakes] More »



This Is How a Supernova Shockwave Looks [Image Cache] ... See that pink ring glowing in the middle of space? That's the shockwave of Supernova 1987A hitting a gas ring that was ejected from the dying star 20,000 years before the fiery explosion. The Hubble keeps leaving me speechless. More »



Logitech's Affordable New PC Gamepad Controllers Look Sorta Familiar [Controllers] ... Logitech just announced a revamp of their Gamepad line of PC controllers, taking a little bit of visual inspiration from here and little from there (that means Xbox and Playstation) for three affordable new USB controllers: F310, F510, and F710. More »



Corsair's HS1 USB Gaming Headset Is Comfortable [Headset] ... Corsair might only be known for their PC components—memory, SSDs, thumb drives and power supplies—but they're branching into USB audio gaming headsets as well. It's a natural progression, since their customers are gamers that want to optimize their setups. More »



Gadget Deals of the Day [Dealzmodo] ... Relax this Labor Day Weekend in style with a 60" Sharp LCD HDTV, a Roku HD Netflix Player, and a free "Man Day" T-Shirt. Don't you just love long weekends? More »



Rumor: Galaxy Tab Might Also Be On Sprint As 4G and 3G Device [Rumor] ... Boy Genius hears that the Galaxy Tab, Samsung's Android tablet already rumored to be on Verizon is heading to Sprint too. And, it'll have both 4G WiMax and 3G. Nice! [BGR] More »



Steve Jobs on iTunes 10 Icon Lambasting: "We Disagree" [Apple] ... That's what he said to designer Joshua Kopac when he told him that the iTunes 10 logo "really" sucks. No, not "prepare to die". I mean "We disagree." More »



The Seeds of Apple's Cloud [Apple] ... Apple has always sucked at the internet. With Ping and the new Apple TV, Apple sucks a little bit less at it. But Apple could be good at it. More »



Apple's New Patent Barrage [Apple] ... The US Patent & Trademark Office has awarded a truckload of patents, some of them seemingly trivial, from continuous scrolling acceleration on the iPhone to the burn disc icon user interface in iTunes, which was imagined by Steve Jobs himself. More »



Dushare Is a Peer-to-Peer One Click File Sharing Solution [File Sharing] ... You want to transfer a file to a friend but IM transfer has failed, it's too big for email, or somebody is behind a firewall. Head over to Dushare where you can transfer peer-to-peer via browser, as fast as you can upload. More »



iPhone 3G Speed Test: iOS 4.0 versus iOS 4.1 [IPhone] ... iOS 4.0 was so slow on our 3G, we promptly downgraded after updating. Earlier this week, Apple announced, among other things, that iOS 4.1 fixed performance on the iPhone 3G. We put their claim to the test. More »



High on List of Things You Don't Want to See From Your Airplane Window: Massive Shower of Sparks [Explosion] ... Passengers returning to Sydney from San Francisco were treated to a delightful pyrotechnic show as a special treat from Qantas. A mesmerizing cascade of flame and sparks! Coming from their 747's engine. Which exploded after taking off. Wait a second. More »



Brazilian Teen Shoots Cellphones Into Jail With Bow and Arrow [Hardtime] ... Considering it less uncomfortable than other methods of sneaking cellphones into prisons, a Brazilian gang hired a local teenager to launch phones over prison walls with a bow and arrow. Their plot was foiled when one hit a guard: More »



iHome Shows Off the First Speaker With Apple's AirPlay Built In [Airplay] ... Let the grand effort to bring wireless music to every room in your house begin (I'm starting with the bathroom). iHome's teasing an Airplay-enabled stump that will have rechargeable batteries and be available for the holidays. [iHome via Engadget] More »



Angry Birds Lite Beta Launches on Android [Android Apps] ... Rovio dropped a few hints earlier in the week that it'd have a public beta test of Android Angry Birds ready by Friday, and it's followed through—it's up on the Android Market right now. The level select shows 15 locked spaces for you to power through—and a link to buy the full version. But that doesn't work yet. This is a test. [Rovio via Techradar] More »



Facebook Will Let You Kick Yourself Off Other Signed-In Devices [Facebook] ... Similar to when AIM notifies you that you're still logged in on another computer, Facebook will go even deeper and not only tell you how long you've been logged in for, but the name of the device and location, too. More »



Elephants Are Terrified By Ants [Science] ... The legend is that a mouse can freak out elephants, but the truth is that their worst enemy is much smaller: Ants. Elephants get scared of ants. That's what Jacob Goheen and Todd Palmer have discovered in Africa's sub-Saharian savanna. More »



R2-D2 Droid 2 Comes With Themed Dock [Android] ... A collection of new images of the R2-D2 skinned special edition Droid 2 have been unlocked on Verizon's advertorial web site, showing the phone in much more detail—and revealing this rather nice themed dock. More »



Sharp's Parallax Barrier Technology and 3D Camera Seen In the Flesh—and I Like [3D] ... Glasses-less 3DTV sounds like the greatest invention ever, right? But secretly, I think we were all worried it would look quite rubbish. After a lengthy session with Sharp's parallax barrier technology, I can say chin up! It's not that bad. More »



Painting a Building With Your Smartphone [Interactivity] ... If you happen to find yourself at the ARS Electronica Center in Linz, Austria thinking, "that facade could do with a bit more color," you're in luck—a special smartphone application lets passersby paint the building in real time. More »



I Really Want One of These Mini-Me Sport Cars [Gadgets] ... The manufacturer calls these beautiful half-scale sports cars—from the Porsche 356 to the Jaguar above—"children's cars." Whatever. They fit an adult perfectly fine, and I'm getting one to drive straight from my bedroom to my office desk. More »



I’ve Seen Your Future and It’s Been Edited [Comment] ... My friends were the first two people kicked off of an extremely popular reality show. And I couldn't have been happier for them. More »



The Wait for iPad 4.2 Seems Slightly More Unbearable Now [Ipad] ... Apple's previewing everything that's new in iOS 4.2 for iPad, like AirPlay, wireless printing, and a couple surprises—text searching in Safari, finally. Just rubbing it in. The update needs to come fasterfasterfaster. [Apple] More »



This Altoids Tin BBQ Grill Can Still Cook Dogs and Burgers [DIY] ... OK, maybe not "dogs" plural, but the (regular size) creator of this tiny grill, made from an Altoids Sours tin, says it can cook a small hamburger or a single hot dog, cut down to size, with ease. Awwww. More »



WaitList Reports Wait Times at Popular Restaurants, Bars, and More [Downloads] ... iOS: If you want to know how long you'll be waiting for your next table or how long it'll take to gain access to a club, just search for your destination on WaitList and find out. More »



NASA HD iPad App Clears the Tower [Space] ... NASA's new iPad app lets space-fans catch up with all the latest happenings, track satellites, watch NASA TV, leaf through its archive of fantastic imagery and much, much more. More »



The Ataris That Never Were [Concept Art] ... Time for some concept art! Not for upcoming games, though. Not for old games, either. These are for old systems. More »



Making Beer Snobbery a More Beautiful Thing [Beer] ... Although we stand by our claim that canned beer can be great beer, many enthusiasts still love the bottled stuff. But what if you want to sample without commitment? Enter the BeerVault—preserving and dispensing craft brewski as needed. More »



3D Blu-ray Release of Avatar Will be a Timed Panasonic Exclusive [TVs] ... The long-awaited 3D Blu-ray release of Avatar will arrive before 2011—but you'll need a Panasonic Viera 3D TV if you want to own it this year. More »