<![CDATA[News Tom's Guide US - Computing]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ en 10 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:39:14 +0100 <![CDATA[News Tom's Guide US - Computing]]> http://m.bestofmedia.com/i/bestofmicro/design/groupe/logo_toms_guide_us.jpg http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ <![CDATA[NASA Bombs the Moon and Finds Water]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/NASA-moon-bomb-water-LCROSS,news-5115.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/NASA-moon-bomb-water-LCROSS,news-5115.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:31:00 CET Water, ahoy!]]> <![CDATA[DiamonDisc DVDs Last 1,000 Years]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/DiamonDisk-DVD-Storage-Cranberry-Thousand,news-5112.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/DiamonDisk-DVD-Storage-Cranberry-Thousand,news-5112.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:51:01 CET Although the DiamonDisc DVD may last for 1,000 years, they're not exactly cheap.]]> <![CDATA[NASA Sends Butterflies, Caterpillars Into Space]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/NASA-Butterflies-Space-ISS-Caterpillars,news-5093.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/NASA-Butterflies-Space-ISS-Caterpillars,news-5093.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:20:00 CET NASA is sending a butterfly habitat containing monarch and painted lady adults and larvae to the International Space Station. ]]> <![CDATA[Intel: Shape-Shifting Robots Closer to Reality]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Intel-Carnegie-Robots-shape-shifting,news-5098.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Intel-Carnegie-Robots-shape-shifting,news-5098.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 CET Researchers are working on shape-shifting robots that may appear before 2020.]]> <![CDATA[VIDEO: Big Dominoes Recreate Fall of Berlin Wall]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dominoes-berlin-wall-germany-communism,news-5062.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dominoes-berlin-wall-germany-communism,news-5062.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:20:00 CET <![CDATA[Large Hadron Collider Hit By French Bread Bomb]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Large-Hadron-Collider-LHC-bread,news-5047.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Large-Hadron-Collider-LHC-bread,news-5047.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:50:00 CET Bird drops bread on LHC, causing it to overheat.]]> <![CDATA[Marvell, E Ink Makes Ereader System-on-Chip]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/marvell-eink-ereader-plastic-logic,news-5005.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/marvell-eink-ereader-plastic-logic,news-5005.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:50:00 CET Marvell and E Ink making ereader babies.]]> <![CDATA[Mac Cloner Psystar Begs Judge for Legitimacy]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-Mac-Psystar-Clone-Lawsuit,news-5021.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Apple-Mac-Psystar-Clone-Lawsuit,news-5021.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:10:00 CET Mac clone maker Psystar is asking a judge to force Apple into playing nice.]]> <![CDATA[Apple Bookmarks Spark Ereader Rumors]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-halloween-ereader-tablet-bookmark,news-5004.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-halloween-ereader-tablet-bookmark,news-5004.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:20:00 CET Trick or treat? ]]> <![CDATA[Scientists Grow Sperm and Eggs From Stem Cells]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/stem-cell-sperm-egg-clone,news-4979.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/stem-cell-sperm-egg-clone,news-4979.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:40:00 CET Scientists are reportedly five years away from creating producing artificial sperm and eggs. ]]> <![CDATA[Tire Company Shows Off Flexible Ereader]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/tire-bridgestone-ebook-ereader-flexible,news-4973.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/tire-bridgestone-ebook-ereader-flexible,news-4973.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:40:00 CET It seems more and more companies are jumping on the ebook reader bandwagon and who better to join them than tire maker Bridgestone? ]]> <![CDATA[Pilots Using Laptops Go 150 Miles Off Course]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Pilot-delta-northwest-off-course,news-4955.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Pilot-delta-northwest-off-course,news-4955.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:20:00 CET Distracted pilots on Wednesday accidentally went 150 miles off their plotted course because they were too busy looking at their laptops to pay attention to the radios.]]> <![CDATA[Hantech Pen Turns Laptop Into a Tablet PC]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Hantech-Pen-Mouse-Tablet-Tablo,news-4960.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Hantech-Pen-Mouse-Tablet-Tablo,news-4960.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:51:04 CET <![CDATA[Samsung Makes World's Thinnest LCD Yet at 0.15'']]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/samsung-thin-lcd-woman-model,news-4948.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/samsung-thin-lcd-woman-model,news-4948.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:30:00 CET Much thinner than a pencil.]]> <![CDATA[Acer's 24'' LCD Has 8,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ACER-LCD-Monitor-LED-Contrast,news-4954.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ACER-LCD-Monitor-LED-Contrast,news-4954.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:10:00 CET Acer's new monitor sports a contrast ratio of 8,000,000:1.]]> <![CDATA[Funky Titanium Mouse Costs $1200]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Intelligent-Design-Titanium-ID-Mouse,news-4953.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Intelligent-Design-Titanium-ID-Mouse,news-4953.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:50:00 CET Funky titanium mouse looks more like a robotic claw.]]> <![CDATA[Music Royalties Body Threatens Singing Store Clerk]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Royalties-PRS-Sandra-Burt-Singing,news-4929.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Royalties-PRS-Sandra-Burt-Singing,news-4929.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:20:00 CEST A store clerk in Scotland who was told she was not allowed to sing while she restocked the shelves has received a formal apology from Performing Right Society (PRS). ]]> <![CDATA[Aphrodisiac Bed Sheets Pop Up at Invention Show ]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/British-Invention-Show-Aphrodisiac-Sheets,news-4908.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/British-Invention-Show-Aphrodisiac-Sheets,news-4908.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:21:00 CEST Many people dream of inventing something revolutionary that changes people's lives forever. At the British Invention Show, there are plenty of people trying to make that dream a reality. ]]> <![CDATA[Play SNES, Genesis Carts via USB]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/USB-Genesis-Nintendo-Console-ROM,news-4905.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/USB-Genesis-Nintendo-Console-ROM,news-4905.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:40:00 CEST Who needs console when you can pay for a $90 USB device that plays both Genesis and Super Nintendo cartridges?]]> <![CDATA[Nissan Shows Off Collision-Avoidance Robots]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Nissan-Collision-Avoidance-Robots-Eporo,news-4900.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Nissan-Collision-Avoidance-Robots-Eporo,news-4900.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:40:00 CEST Nissan is developing robots that can avoid collision and traffic congestion.]]> <![CDATA[Scientists Use Quake 2 Engine to Study Brains]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/quake-2-gaming-mice-brains,news-4870.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/quake-2-gaming-mice-brains,news-4870.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CEST How long before mice can bunny-hop?]]> <![CDATA[Man Finds Military Missile Launcher in Garden]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Missile-Launcher-dragon-javelin-rocket,news-4880.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Missile-Launcher-dragon-javelin-rocket,news-4880.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CEST A Comal County, Texas resident recently found a military missile launcher in his back garden. Surprisingly, when he called the usual suspects (FBI, DHS, the Sheriffs Department), no one really seemed all that pushed about going to his house to pick it up.]]> <![CDATA[Toddler Survives Getting Hit by a Train]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/toddler-hit-train-survives,news-4882.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/toddler-hit-train-survives,news-4882.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:00:00 CEST CCTV cameras capture a toddler getting hit by train, and escaping unscathed. ]]> <![CDATA[$25,900 3D Copier Makes Real Objects]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/3D-Copier-ZPrinter-Prototype-Monochrome,news-4886.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/3D-Copier-ZPrinter-Prototype-Monochrome,news-4886.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:10:01 CEST Z Corporation has developed a printer than can generate 3D copies of objects placed inside.]]> <![CDATA[Colorado Boy Stuck in Hot Air Balloon]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/boy-fort-collins-air-balloon,news-4877.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/boy-fort-collins-air-balloon,news-4877.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:30:00 CEST Authorities in Colorado are currently trying to figure out how to rescue a boy stuck in a hot air balloon over Fort Collins.]]> <![CDATA[Wristband Wirelessly Tracks Kids, Spouces]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Wristband-Wireless-Ekahau-Wi-Fi-Tag,news-4874.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Wristband-Wireless-Ekahau-Wi-Fi-Tag,news-4874.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:40:00 CEST This wristband can track its wearer anywhere within a Wi-Fi system.]]> <![CDATA[The Next Xbox May Use AMD Chips]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Xbox-AMD-ATI-Microsoft-Gaming,news-4864.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Xbox-AMD-ATI-Microsoft-Gaming,news-4864.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:40:00 CEST Looks like ATI has signed on to create the GPU for the next Xbox console.]]> <![CDATA[Dyson Bladeless Fan Still Really Blows]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dyson-air-multiplier-bladeless-fan,news-4849.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dyson-air-multiplier-bladeless-fan,news-4849.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:50:00 CEST It's a fan. That's what it does.]]> <![CDATA[Large Hadron Collider Scientist is Aspiring Terrorist]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Large-Hadron-Collider-Al-Qaeda,news-4828.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Large-Hadron-Collider-Al-Qaeda,news-4828.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:40:00 CEST A nuclear scientist that worked on the Large Hadron Collider has been arrested after being linked to terrorist group Al Qaeda.]]> <![CDATA[Craigslist Ad Seeks Astronaut for Trip to Titan]]> http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Craigslist-Astronaut-Needed-Titan,news-4835.html#xtor=RSS-2112 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Craigslist-Astronaut-Needed-Titan,news-4835.html#xtor=RSS-2112 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:40:00 CEST We've all dreamed of being an astronaut at one point or another. Now, thanks to Craigslist, you too can see space. As long as you're willing to die/not come home once you arrive on Titan. ]]>