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Unlike other cameras, Canon's 4K concept reportedly "shoots 4K video at 60 frames a second using a single 2/3-inch CMOS sensor." No word yet on if this model will go into production. Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.
...it's intended to offer "multipurpose image capture," which seems to imply something like the continuous photography promised by Canon's other futuristic prototype.
[via Gizmodo - Engadget]

SEGA has just released a trailer showing Sonic the Hedgehog 4's all-new Lost Labyrinth level, in which "most of the action takes place in a series of twisting mazes without fear of drowning." Video after the break. Click here for more screenshots.
And the one water-heavy level in Act Two has plenty of air bubbles. Drowning won't be much of a threat, so all those old frustrations didn't occur for me even in my first playthrough.
[via IGN]

Photo credit: AP

Just hours after the oil rig explosion near the Gulf of Mexico, technology and other online news sources have been buzzing about the incident. According to Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough, "the sheen, about 100 feet wide, was spotted near the platform, 200 miles west of the site of BP's massive spill." Continue reading for a news report. Click here for more pictures.
The company that owns the platform, Houston-based Mariner Energy, did not know what caused the blast, which was reported by a helicopter flying over the area. Seven Coast Guard helicopters, two airplanes and three cutters were dispatched to the scene.
[via Yahoo]

Modder Rick Prescott converted a standard Nerf Vulcan EBF-25TM into an autonomous, heat-seeking sentry gun for MAKE's weird gadget contest. Technically speaking, "Prescott paired a Nerf Vulcan machinge gun with some Devantech TPA81 thermo sensors and a ATmega168 microcontroller." Video after the break.
...he says he has "grand plans to deploy the infrared seeking sentinel facing the entrance of my work cubical in order to speed interaction with less desirable visitors."
[via Gizmodo - Neatorama]

Inventor Blake Bevin launched a program to make the Back to the Future power laces a reality, and so far, he's already on the second prototype. It features a "a pressure sensor starts the lacing process as soon as you put your foot in." Video after the break.
This time the blue and pink are gone, as are the Nike logos (perhaps to avoid trademark and patent ramifications), replaced with a cleaner though taller silver and white design.
[via Engadget - Kickstarter]

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured stunning videos of the earth "cruising at 17,239 miles per hour - that's 7.7 kilometers per second, or 4.7 miles per second." Videos after the break.
The time lapse video was taken by NASA astronaut and Oregon State University alum Don Pettit, while he was at the ISS.
[via Gizmodo]

This followup to our Star Wars origami feature shows off thirty-two of the geekiest papercraft creations ever. Starting with the 3D Mario sculpture above. Click here to see them all.

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Just unveiled at IFA 2010, the Samsung Galaxy Tab is confirmed to feature a 7-inch touchscreen, 1.0-GHz Cortex A9 CPU, 16GB / 32GB of internal memory, 3.0-megapixel camera, 1.3-megapixel secondary camera, microSD expansion, 802.11n Wi-Fi, 3G data connectivity, and full HD video playback. Video after the break. Click here for more pictures.
There's hardly a surprise to be had when it comes to the hardware. It's good looking (though a tad on the "safe" side), solidly built (none of the seeming fragility of the Galaxy S here), lightweight (but not Kindle light), and glossy to the max (your iPad would be proud).
[via Engadget]

File this under: funny Amazon products. At $11182.68, this 21' Preferred (All Aluminum) Bleachers (10 Rows) isn't just some gag, it's an actual product that can be delivered in 3-5 weeks, or so says the merchant. One caveat, when user M. Mcnully received it "there was some girl's phone number underneath and half of the fifth bleacher was made of wood." Product page. Here's what user Yu has to say:
I was hesitant buying this because of its size. However, after having used it for 6 months, I must admit that it is far better than any other bleacher I have tried before.
[via Amazon]

With almost all lamps now days taking a minimalist approach to design, it's a refreshing change, especially for geeks, to see Darth Vader sitting in the living room. Click here to see six funny and geeky lamp designs.

[via Walyou]

Yesterday, Steve Jobs unveiled several new products at the Apple event -- like the new iPod Nano and iPod Touch, so that means it's time again for another Twitter update from the faux CEO poser. To start, Steve Jobs warns jailbreakers that he'll personally break down your door should you do the deed. Click here to see them all, or, you can follow him here.

For those who don't already know, Calvin and Hobbes "is a syndicated daily comic strip written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson, and syndicated from November 18, 1985 to December 31, 1995." Continue reading to see Calvin and Hobbes reimagined as other famous characters. Click here for more pictures.

[via Buzzfeed]