pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/euroluce_altrove_01.jpg” width=”500″ height=”583″ style=”display:block;” /Altrove is a new lighting product that uses “transparent wires” (which we think means fishing line, not fiber optics) to create a geometric yet ethereal mesh of light on your wall or ceiling. [a href=”http://www.artemide.com/”Artemide/a via a href=”http://mocoloco.com/archives/011355.php”MocoLoco/a]/p br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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Original post by Mark Wilson

pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/symbols_04.jpg” width=”800″ height=”585″ style=”display:block;float:none;” /Do you know what the hell is the Schwarzschild radius? I didn’t have a clue, but now I know that if you compress Earth to an 8mm radius ball, you will get a black hole. My fascination didn’t stop there./p pobject width=”502″ height=”309″ class=”left gawkerVideo embeddedVideo”param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/PNpa6z2YXXEhl=enfs=1fmt=22″ param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true” embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/PNpa6z2YXXEhl=enfs=1fmt=22″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowfullscreen=”true” width=”502″ height=”309″ class=”left gawkerVideo”/object/p pI’ve spent all morning mesmerized by these videosmdash;created by a bunch of extremely smart people at the University of Nottinghammdash;which explain the most common symbols in physics and astronomy so any moron like me can understand them. And if you like physics and astronomy, you should probably do exactly the same. [a href=”http://www.sixtysymbols.com/#”Sixty Symbols/a]/p br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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Original post by Jesus Diaz

pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/HT1871_1.jpg” width=”320″ height=”480″ /Here is the screen that you might see (or have seen) on your a class=”autolink” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged IPHONE 3G” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged IPHONE 3G” href=”http://gizmodo.com/tag/iphone-3g/”iPhone 3G/a or 3GS. And now Apple has released an official document on “Keeping iPhone 3G and a class=”autolink” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged IPHONE 3GS” title=”Click here to read more posts tagged IPHONE 3GS” href=”http://gizmodo.com/tag/iphone-3gs/”iPhone 3GS/a within acceptable operating temperatures.”/p pThe warnings are all simple and reasonable. Apple reminds users that safe operational temperature is between 32º and 95º F and that the phone should be stored, off, in environment between -4º and 113º F. If you don’t follow these guidelines, things can go wrong like battery life shortening, the display dimming, connection loss, etc etc etc. /p pSo is Apple addressing a a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5303135/white-iphone-3gs-overheats-to-the-point-of-discoloration”real overheating problem/a or are they […]

Original post by Mark Wilson

pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/iphonenude-21-200×300.gif” width=”200″ height=”300″ /Apple has pulled a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5305794/apples-nudie-app-headaches-now-involve-underage-girls”BeautyMeter/amdash;the iPhone/iPod touch app that allowed users to upload naked pictures of themselves for others to ratemdash;after a 15-yo girl published this picture showing her bare breasts and pubic hair./p pCharlie Sorrel at Wired argues correctly that Apple will be damned with 17+ apps no matter what: /p blockquotepThe problems for Apple are clear. By setting itself up as a guardian of the store, Apple can’t win. Any time a controversial application is approved, or non-allowed elements are snuck into an application post-approval, Apple is blamed. If these apps are pulled ahead of time, Apple is called out as an evil censor./p/blockquote pHowever, that doesn’t mean Apple should ban the 17+ app sex-related category to avoid conflicts. There are plenty of adult-oriented applications that won’t allow for this kind of dynamic content. But then again, the fact is that iany/i application that […]

Original post by Jesus Diaz

pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/07/sputnik_light.jpg” width=”230″ height=”302″ /This solar lamp from IDEA is inspired by Sputnik, requires 2-5 hours of sunlight for 8 hours of operation and costs a mere $16. [a href=”http://www.prinfo-news.net/idea-in/release/090701.html”IDEA/a via a href=”http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/02/idea-solar-light-balls-store-up-sunlight-for-later-use/”Engadget/a]/p br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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