New York City is now sporting a billboard that is counting the carbon emissions in our atmosphere. Using the most reliable data available, the number keeps climbing. However, we have some questions for just how effective this billboard will be.
Do you have that designer eye when it comes to your lighting? New LED bulbs can be tuned to 7 different shades of white with a handy remote control.
Solar cells on mobile phones seem to be the next hot thing for green, and Android users may get to be part of the party. ZTE is hinting at new Android versions of its affordable solar phone.
Al Gore and team aren't the only ones vying for the .eco top level domain from ICANN. Big Room is in the house, and they're looking to use the .eco domain to, well, change the way the world works.
TreeHugger's EcoModo column appears every Tuesday on Gizmodo.
He's the invisible man/ count the bubbles in your hand/ the summer sites/ And the southern skies. That's all that's left behind/ the skies, and a sweet caress/ he's the invisible man/ catch him if you can.
This is The Man with No Shadow, a LED-based sculpture of a full size man by Makoto Tojiki. I like these kind of art, perhaps because it reminds me of the first primitive 3D dot renderings, back when there were no Gouraud or even flat shaders.
This twin engine produces 100lbs of thrust by burning a mix of gasoline and kerosene—no need for jet fuel. Consisting of two 50lb engines that can each reportedly thrust a bike forward at 75mph, nothing but trouble can await those who install this twice-as-powerful, 140 decibel engine that glows "red hot" while burning 1.5 gallons of fuel per mile.
Buy your pulsejet engine now on eBay for $1200, or make a lowball offer and spend the rest on life insurance. You really can't go wrong. [eBay via OregonLive via Gizmowatch]
What is your dog trying to say when he's barking at bicyclists riding by your window? If only we spoke Japanese, we'd know.
Back in 2002, TakaraTomy released a device called the Bowlingual, which claimed to translate a dog's barking into human dialect you could read from a screen. Now, 7 years later, the company has updated Bowlingual to include vocalization—you know, like a text-to-speech GPS but for an animal discussing the merits of eating one's own feces.
It's a Japan-only toy, so the voice of the American dog movement will continue to go unheard. But do what we do and just assume that your dog is perpetually trying to warn you that the old mill is burning down. Better safe than sorry. [TakaraTomy via technabob via pocket-lint]
This was made because the probe couldn't relay HD video in real time, but it sent high resolution photographs. Above, the final image just before crashing into the dark side of the moon, almost pitch black. Below, the complete series just before impact. Click on the thumbs for the 1024-pixel versions.
With the Sabre, OCZ has made good on a CES promise: to take Art Lebedev's OLED-in-each-key concept and adapt it for the mass market. Along with a lower price, though, this means a less impressive feature set.
The first thing you'll notice is that only a small cluster of the Sabre's keys—the numpad, specifically—are given the OLED treatment; the second, that the keys don't display color. OCZ tries to make up for the diminished key count and monochrome color scheme with a clever layered shortcut system and blue LED sidelighting, but there's no use denying it: the Sabre is no Optimus Maximus. Given that the Optimus is incredibly huge and oddly difficult to actually type on, though, this could be a good thing.
Another, better way that the Sabre doesn't measure up to the Optimus? Price. They haven't announced specifics yet, but OCZ says the Sabre, which is ready to ship to retailers, will be "affordable." Of course, compared to the Optimus's $1600 price, that could mean pretty much anything. $200, please? [OCZ]
If Apple won't do it, maybe it's time for us to celebrate the potential of another company's multitouch laptops. Because Lenovo's worldwide product marketing manager Franciso Carias revealed that the company is considering building multitouch screens into their Thinkpads and creating a 15-inch OLED version of the T500 "if demand is there." Well Lenovo, we demand it, so chop-chop. [ComputerWorld via OLED Display]
Did anyone else notice? When NXE launched, it was pretty quick. But it's just gotten slower...and slower. (Thanks ads!) Luckily, Microsoft is admitting there's an issue and has a plant to fix it.
During his last podcast, Xbox spokesperson/kind guidance counselor Major Nelson revealed that a "faster" dashboard update would be coming later this year with "a lot of very cool new features." (We're guessing those features include apps like Twitter and the capability to stream 1080p content—both shown off at E3—though some other unexpected goodies would be welcome.)
Of course, many have already forgotten that NXE promised to end these seasonal dashboard updates, allowing new features to unroll all year. Apparently that's just not happening. But hey, a faster dash in 2009! [Major Nelson via CVG via Kotaku]
Installing the Pre's earliest homebrew apps required you to "root" your device—easy enough, but not for the faint of heart. Now, there's a new method, with no rooting, no risky hacks, and one simple secret: email.
Seriously. Apparently, there's a gaping security hole in the Pre's email app, which allows certain applications to be installed by way of a simple link. Once a homebrew app has been properly prepared, it's just a matter of emailing yourself a link to the app's .IPK file.
Creating the packages isn't so simple, since they have to be packages in a certain way and spoof a legitimate software signature, although if you're the kind of person who's well-versed enough to create a homebrew app in the first place, these instructions probably won't seem that intimidating.
So, the apps! Since this hack is about a day old, they're basically nonexistent, except for one proof-of-concept dummy app called "SimplyFlipFlops." Palm won't be properly opening up the App Catalog for a while, so homebrewers have plenty of time, and serious gap to fill. [Precentral via Slashgear]
Bloomberg is reporting that Nokia has chosen Intel to supply processors for upcoming devices. What kind of devices? Who knows! That news could come tomorrow, when the partnership is set to be announced. Nokia tablet, anyone? [Bloomberg—Thanks, Tim!]
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He's the invisible man/ count the bubbles in your hand/ the summer sites/ And the southern skies. That's all that's left behind/ the skies, and a sweet caress/ he's the invisible man/ catch him if you can.
Last year, 
What is your dog trying to say when he's barking at bicyclists riding by your window? If only we spoke Japanese, we'd know.
"It's so dark here. So cold. I'm about to die. So long, my friends."
With the Sabre, OCZ has made good on a 
The first thing you'll notice is that only a small cluster of the Sabre's keys—the numpad, specifically—are given the OLED treatment; the second, that the keys don't display color. OCZ tries to make up for the diminished key count and monochrome color scheme with a clever layered shortcut system and blue LED sidelighting, but there's no use denying it: the Sabre is no Optimus Maximus. Given that the Optimus is incredibly huge and 
Did anyone else notice? When NXE launched, it was pretty quick. But it's just gotten slower...and slower. (Thanks ads!) Luckily, Microsoft is admitting there's an issue and has a plant to fix it.
Installing the Pre's earliest homebrew apps required you to "root" your device—
Bloomberg is