Friday, July 09, 2010

Researchers Discover Antibody That Kills 91% of HIV Strains [Medicine]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5582763/researchers-discover-antibody-that-kills-91-of-hiv-strains

Scientists have discovered three very strong antibodies that kill various HIV strains. The strongest of these antibodies actually manages to neutralize 91% of known HIV strains. While this isn't exactly a cure to HIV or AIDS, it's certainly a step in the right direction. [WSJ]

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Photobomb Gives New Meaning to Long Exposure [Image Cache]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5582597/photobomb-gives-new-meaning-to-long-exposure

Photobomb Gives New Meaning to Long ExposureYep, just practicing my long-exposure light photography. Should be super cute, nothing to it really, just—aw man, seriously Derrick? [Reddit via The High Definite]

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Loreo 3D Lens-In-A-Cap turns your SLR into a bug-eyed stereoscopy machine

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/loreo-3d-lens-in-a-cap-turns-your-slr-into-a-bug-eyed-stereoscop/

You want 3D, huh? Well, do you want it bad enough to endure perpetual Johnny Five jokes? Because this 3D Lens-In-A-Cap not only looks like the beloved robot from the 1980s movie, it also seems to be using technology from the same era. The aperture can be opened up to a maximum value of F11, meaning your light intake will be, erm... frugal, while the minimum focusing range is a distant 1.5 meters away from the sensor. Still, it'll get you two perfectly paired snaps and the Canon EOS mount version can be had now for $166. What are you waiting for -- the future's just a few clicks away.

Loreo 3D Lens-In-A-Cap turns your SLR into a bug-eyed stereoscopy machine originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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T-Mobile roadmap leaks out, plenty of Android in store

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/t-mobile-roadmap-leaks-out-plenty-of-android-in-store/

For starters, there's no actual way to confirm that the image you're peering at above is legitimate, but given that the listed Charm just went official, there's at least a sliver of believability here. So far as we can tell, this is T-Mobile USA's 2H 2010 handset roadmap, and as you'd expect, it's chock full of Android. Aside from news of impending Dell netbooks and 16 total phones, we're paying particular attention to the upcoming Samsung Vibrant (locked for July 21st), the HTC Vanguard (set for September 9th) and an HTC Schubert (pegged for November 17th). We're guessing that the latter is that 1.5GHz 'Scorpion' that we heard about back in June, and we'll obviously dispose of quite a few tears should that not be the case. In related news, it looks as if the myTouch 3G, Cliq and Cliq XT could be seeing their long-awaited updates to Android 2.1 this August, so there's that. Hit the links below for more, and feel free to let your imagination run wild in comments below. But not too wild.

T-Mobile roadmap leaks out, plenty of Android in store originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Shocker! Apple approves apps for using LED on iPhone 4 as flashlight

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/08/shocker-apple-approves-apps-for-using-led-on-iphone-4-as-flashl/

Nah, your sarcasm detector isn't busted -- we genuinely are surprised that Apple has lifted the iron fist and allowed a piece of hardware on its handset to be used for something other than Jobs himself intended. It may seem trivial to those who haven't witnessed Apple block the most sensible of programs in the past, but allowing applications that enable end-user control of the LED camera flash is a pretty big deal. It's one of those "sad, but true" moments, you know? As of now, the affordable (£0.59) Flashlight - For iPhone 4 and even more affordable (zilch) LED Light for iPhone 4 can be downloaded directly from the App Store and used to activate the LED whenever you darn well please, and for reasons that we needn't mention, we'd suggest you go ahead and grab one... pronto.

Update: Another free option -- Power Light -- just splashed down into the App Store.

Update 2: Lookie there, another free option with LED-Flashlight! Woo!

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Shocker! Apple approves apps for using LED on iPhone 4 as flashlight originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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