I just had a geekgasm

This is the best thing in the entire world. When I am a grown up human being, I will save my monies (almost 5000 of them) and buy one, and I won't leave the house for days.

Capable of tilting forwards and backwards, a raising and lowering upper section holding up to three monitors on the swing arm, boasting LED working lights and Bose surround sound speakers, adjustable keyboard tray and leg rest, and multiple inputs for all sorts of computers. This is the pinnacle of human achievement, and when it comes with a neural net interface, my transition into the technological singularity will be complete.

Google's Quantum computer!

Google has a series of quantum chips for its latest search algorithms! With Google being on the cutting edge of things most of the time, it's no surprise that they've gotten into quantum computing!

Han Solo Door (Also, 100th post!)

$150 to install, this Han Solo frozen in carbonate hidden behind a bookshelf will spice up any geeky home! Also! 100th blog post! woo-hoo!

Free iPhone apps you apparently NEED.

We all love free iPhone apps, all the fun with none of the commitment! Gizmodo just put out this list of 35 free apps they think you'll like! I concur with many of them.

Flowchart

There is a sad grain of truth in this flowchart. How often have you had this happen to you?

iClassic

Ever miss the old clickwheel? This app will let you go back and have one on your iPhone!

MIT AI

MIT plans to rework AI from the ground up. By going back to it's roots, they hope to approach the issue from a fresh, untainted perspective, not marred by the many faults we've seen.

iPhone etiquette

This handy graphic helps you know when it is and is not appropriate to use your iPhone on a date. It's a sad mark of our times that we need this.

iPhone Icon Pillows

Etsy is now making iPhone icon pillows! I's surprising that it took this long to do seeing as how this is a great idea.

Binary Clock

In Poland, there is now a giant Binary clock! The Big Binary Clock project displays the time using 18 round windows, with the green LEDs representing the hours, the blue representing the minutes, and the red the seconds.

camelCodeCrisis

CalebCrainReleasedAnArticleInTheNewYorkTimesAboutHowHeHatesCamelCode. WhoHatesCamelCode? It'sSimpleAndElegant.

iMac > Mac Pro

Gizmodo has published an article with many reasons why the Mac Pro is almost useless compared to the new iMac. The niche for Mac Pro is getting smaller by the day, as I love the new iMacs and find them perfect for many of the things that only the Mac Pro has been able to do in the past.

Justin Bieber's Twitter Twouble

Justin Bieber, who is the latest preteen boy to capture the creepy hearts of millions, has gotten into a tweetload of trouble. The VP of his record label was arrested for Bieber not tweeting a message. WTF?

Gizmodo's Best iPhone apps of the week

In this week's charmingly tawdry app roundup: Voices, creepily modulated! Annoying trips to Kinkos, averted! Cats, artfully superimposed! Photos, easily shared! iPhone speakers, blown! Call of Duty, iPhone'd! Google Maps, humiliated! Certifiably good games, discounted! And more...

Personally I've tried Voices, and it's much fun! CatPaint looks much fun as well! though thoroughly useless.

3D Scanner

Using only a basic webcam, Qi Pan of the Cambridge University Engineering Department has created a program that will make a 3D model of any object shown to it. It works by "Delaunay tetrahedralisation of points obtained from on-line structure from motion estimation, followed by a probabilistic tetrahedron carving step to obtain a textured surface mesh of the object." which sounds like a string of made up words, but seems to work. Watch!

Smartpen App Store

Livescribe, the people behind the smartpen, have just said that they are opening an app store. It's official, everything now has an app store.

Commodore 64

After being kicked off the App store twice, The official Commodore 64 emulation app has been approved by Apple. Now in the app store for the low price of $5, the app boasts 8 playable games

Digital Tattoo

The digital tattoo is a bluetooth system implanted under the skin that can be paired with stuff. It's powered by the sugars in it's person's bloodstream, for eternal power.

Samsung's Tiny Flash Memory

Samsung has invented the slimmest flash chips ever. At 30nm (only 4 times as thick as a cell membrane), Samsung claims they are "40% thinner and lighter than a conventional memory package."

Worlds smallest 320GB HDD

With an interface speed of 3 Gbps, and a form factor of 1.8 inches, Toshiba's newest 320GB Hard drive is an adorable winner! It's small enough to fit in an iPod Classic and double the space!

Checkout at the Apple Store!

Before at the Apple stores, you'd be checked out by pinpad things which ran Windows Mobile. Now, Apple is creating a proprietary iPod Touch app and scanner attachment to confirm purchase.

Gizmodo essential apps October '09

From Gizmodo itself, the October edition of top 10 includes such amazing apps as Layar, the Augmented Reality app that makes me want a 3GS 10x more, and Rock Band, the first major rhythm game to hit the iPhone platform.

Apple 2 handed multitouch patent

Via AppleInsider, Apple's latest patent revolves around multitouch input from multiple hands, and the ability to recognize hands.

128GB Flash drive makes me feel uncomfortable in my masculinity

From Corsair this drive has supposedly blazing transfer rates and an impressive 128GB storage space. However, it's $400, which is basically absurd.

Next Nintendo Handheld may have free 3G wireless a la Kindle

While this would be amazing, there are problems as Nintendo's president states

"Only people who can pay thousands of yen a month [in mobile phone subscriptions] can be iPhone customers. That doesn't fit Nintendo customers because we make amusement products," Mr Iwata said.

The Kindle's one-off cost would better suit Nintendo's customer base, he said. "In reality, if we did this it would increase the cost of the hardware, and customers would complain about Nintendo putting prices up, but it is one option for the future."

Xerox' circuit ink

Xerox has developed an ink with which you can print circuits onto plastic, film, fabric, and nearly anything you can think of. Wearable electronics and advanced normal ones can be made from circuit ink!

The Large Hadron Collider comes to life once again, and can begin it's work again. They've fired their protons as a test and hope to have it actually working by november.

Net Neutrality's worst case scenario

Think about it, your cable company already does this, it's VERY likely this could happen.

Realtime Train Tracking in NYC Subways

NYC's Bedford Ave L station just got an LCD screen that shows exactly where all the cars on the line are, so you know how long you'll have to wait. THIS IS GENIUS. Do it with busses, trains, and everything everywhere and then we're in business.

10 Geekiest Halloween costumes

Gizmodo has posted a bunch of pictures of quite geeky halloween costumes!

3G vs. 3GS graphic comparison

the iPhone 3GS' increased processing power, and graphic rendering ability, the games that come out will be greater and greater graphic powerhouses. And with Iron Fist Boxing 3, this means you see shadows, sweat and bloom lighting, motion blur, and many other effects!

Airplane 3: Wifi

Southwest and Alaska airlines are testing an ad-supported Wifi system on their planes, and this is awesome.

Geordi La Forge '63

These TV glasses remind one of a simpler time, where reversing the polarity cured everything.

Google Earth 1984 Edition

Georgia Institute of Technology's students are using CCTV video to map actual vehicles and people into Google Earth. Easily this tech could be expanded into new and interesting applications inside GE: Cloud patterns, Live traffic visuals, Sporting events as they occur?! But there's a dark side to this, what if you tracked people? With enough cameras, you could follow someone, and monitor their movements. Can you honestly say that you know a government agency that would pass that up?

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, liter?

The KORG DS-10 game for the nintendo DS has been used to make many interesting sounds, being that it emulates a KORG MS-10 synthesizer, but none as interesting as this Daft Punk cover, where the sounds sound like the sounds!

DIY ferrofluids!

A ferrofluid is some iron particles suspended in oil, and while they sound absolutely useless, they're really interesting if you're a giant nerd like me. They've got tons of uses, and now you can make your own! (seeing as it's $165 for a litre of the stuff or like $660 a gallon)

Creepy Smiley Robot

Emo is the tiny smiling robot that will devour your soul. Programmable to respond to emoticons over instant messages and such, it's literally the creepiest smiling robot you could put on your desk.

Personal Super Computer

SGI has unveiled what they call a "personal supercomputer". With support for 80 processor cores and 1TB of ram, this isn't for playing World of Warcraft and printing out spreadsheets. Basically this machine is for amateur physicists working out of their garages to find some bosons, solve some n-dimensional equations, and resolve some tesseracts.

I roll for a delicious equipment check

Jones cane sugar soda company is making a Dungeons and Dragons branded beverage. Coming in flavors Potion of Healing, Sneak Attack, Bigby's Crushing Thirst Destroyer, Illithid Brain Juice, Dwarven Draught and Eldritch Blast, this beverage is sure to raise someone's charisma.

iPod Touch's 50% speed increase mostly true.

Apple's event declared the iTouch to be 50% faster than the previous model, mostly this claim is true. Booting the old touch took 31 seconds. The new touch takes 19. Loading a web page dropped from 34 seconds to 15. And most games teetered between loading 33% and 50% faster.

Medicare FAIL

Medicare, in an astounding display of both stupidity and insensitivity, has denied coverage for a $150 iPhone app. Roloquo2Go is a text-to-speech iPhone app that's meant to aid those with autism, cerebral palsy, ALS, Down Syndrome—pretty much anyone who has a disability that makes speaking a difficult venture.

Medicare's alternative? a government-funded $8000 desktop computer that can have no other function than text-to-speech.

What. The. Heck?

Medicare knows this, but they refuse to pay for iPhones, on the assumption that people would use it for other things. Yes, like calling the doctor?

Indiana Jones 5

Greenlit for a quintquall, the Indiana Jones series (and scrappy young lad Mutt played by Shia LeBeouf) has got another on the way. Also returning is Harrison Ford, a good idea seeing as how If he wasn't in it I would beat up Lucas and Speilburg.

Arkham Asylum sells 2 Million Copies!

G4 reports that Batman: Arkham Asylum has sold almost 2 million copies, and they'll soon release downloadable packs with extended levels.

Wait for that Laptop

Gizmodo, my favorite news source has released a list of 5 reasons not to buy a laptop just yet.

As a rule, you could always wait to buy a laptop, and find a better, cheaper one later. But believe me, now is one of those times when you have to. Here's why you should wait—just two months.

Obscura Digital's 18ft multitouch wall

Obscura Digital touts this massive multitouch display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Vegas as "possibly the world’s highest resolution interactive display available to the public", and say about it's specs:

The basics are 3 HD projectors behind an 18 foot multi-touch wall. The difference here is that the whole thing is one 6000 (almost, it is actually 3x1920 projectors, so it is a bit less)pixel plate, with over 100 4K-6K images/videos being displayed at one time. No "deep zoom" needed, everything is real-time. Also unique is the way we scale across GPUs seamlessly.

Gizmodo's iPhone App guide

Gizmodo has released it's list of 50 top iPhone apps. Making the list are favorites such as AirSharing and Facebook, as well as newcomers Convertbot and Bloom.

Twitter? Try following this politicians ankle bracelet.

Micheal Untermeyer, the candidate for Philly DA has chosen to wear an electronic monitoring anklet like the thugs get to wear. Why? The candidate believes that the state can save millions by Putting GPS trackers on nonviolent criminal defendants instead of keeping them in jail. By following the instructions here (PC only :c ) you can track him in realtime!

AT&T's iPhone MMS

MMS for iPhone launches September 25, which I would not describe as "Summer", but it is on it's way. Coming in the form of a software update to the iPhone 3G and 3GS, this feature is quite anticipated.

Quoth the AT&T:

An Update on iPhone MMS for our Mobility Customers

We know many of our iPhone customers are eager for an update on our rollout schedule for Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). We've been working for the past several months to prepare our systems and network to ensure the best possible experience with MMS when it launches – and that launch date is: September 25 for iPhone 3G and 3GS customers. MMS will be enabled through a software update on that day.

We know that iPhone users will embrace MMS. The unique capabilities and high usage of the iPhone's multimedia capabilities required us to work on our network MMS architecture to carry the expected record volumes of MMS traffic and ensure an excellent experience from Day One. We appreciate your patience as we work toward that end.

We're riding the leading edge of smartphone growth that's resulted in an explosion of traffic over the AT&T network. Wireless use on our network has grown an average of 350 percent year-over-year for the past two years, and is projected to continue at a rapid pace in 2009 and beyond. The volume of smartphone data traffic the AT&T network is handling is unmatched in the wireless industry. We want you to know that we're working relentlessly to innovate and invest in our network to anticipate this growth in usage and to stay ahead of the anticipated growth in data demand, new devices and applications for years to come.

We thank you for your business and look forward to keeping you updated on our initiatives.

Glowing Baby Monkeys

Scientists gave marmosets a gene that made their feet glow green, and one of the animals passed it along to its offspring — the first time that an added gene has been inherited by a monkey. It was a milestone, experts said, that should make it easier to produce animals with versions of human disease for medical research.

This is terrifying people, it's one short step from glowing feet to giant 50-foot tall ones with lazers.

Capcom to Unveil iPhone titles

Capcom, (star of the famous "Capcom vs. Marvel" series,) is slated to release more iPhone titles!

Youtube stats

Youtube, everyone's favorite streaming video site, has posted the statistic that 20 hours of video are uploaded every minute. This is crazy folks.

Guitar Hero +3

Activision has announced 3 new guitar hero games: Guitar Hero 5, DJ Hero and Band Hero. Guitar Hero 5, with its indie and classic rock tunes, is aimed at the core audience of that franchise. Band Hero is targeted at the more casual player, with family-friendly Top 40 hits. And DJ Hero will have a turntable and feature dance, hip-hop and other genres of club music.

Space IMAX!

NASA is sending IMAX cameras up to the Hubble space telescope! these cameras will film an IMAX movie IN 3D! This movie, titled Hubble 3D, should be an amazing trip!

Xtra Large Kindle!

Extra Extra! New kindle on the loose! Extra large for reading large print! Read all about it!

Microsoft Vine

Microsoft is inventing a new social networking tool, devised for emergencies. Currently in beta in Seattle, it’s a location-aware social networking application focused on being a robust means of local communication that’ll work even in times of emergency.

It’s a desktop client (available for Windows only), and you can also post to it via e-mail or SMS. It gathers local news from 20,000 sources and displays it on a map. It lets you post alerts (short messages) and reports (longer posts). Finally, it integrates with Facebookwhile Twitter integration will be added at a later date.

Supah cool holographic DVDs!

General Electric is inventing "holographic storage", a process in which chemical changes in the form of patterns will be stored onto disk and unlocked through the use of lasers, will allow up to 500GB to be stored onto a single disk.

Brian Lawrence who manages General Electric's holographic project says that "these holographic disks could offer 20 times the capacity of a single layer Blu Ray disk".