In this week's Gadget Lab podcast, the standard dorks look at a homemade rigging calm of mbius strips . It's may not really useful, but it certain looks awesome.
We change gears in to the discuss on either Google's Android working network is "open " or "closed." Google is keeping off on gap the source ethics for Honeycomb, a chronicle of Android for tablets. We regard it's a great thought for Google to strive a few manage to prevent hardware fragmentation.
Speaking of Google, the firm extrinsic a intelligent Easter egg in its finding engine: Search is to word Tilt , and you'll obtain a small surprise. An additional astonishment is that the finding brings up an out of date ATT ad is to Tilt cellphone, that is no longer available.
Last, you wizz in on Uber, an exceedingly cold startup using iPhone and Android apps to run a automobile service . Booking an Uber automobile is simple: Launch the app and daub a symbol to solicit a ride. However, beneath the hood, Uber is an exceedingly intricate operation, crunching funny arithmetic algorithms to hire drivers effectively via the city.
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