Speedtest.net overhauled with new look, new features

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• Speedtest.net overhauled with new look, new features
• 3D Printers Create Edible Objects
• UK Schools Consider Searching Pupils' Smartphones
• Controversial Bulletstorm $20 off on Amazon Today [Blips]
• Amazon's Android App Store DRM Policy Isn't So Crazy After All [Blip]
• Best Stories of Today, March 7, 2011 [Total Recap]
• Make the "man" Command More Useful in Linux and OS X [Terminal Tip]
• A Watch This Awesomely Sci-Fi Could Have Only Come from the Future [Video]
• Street Fighter's Akuma And The Art Of The Zanku Hadouken [Fan Art]
• Early iPad 2 Benchmarks Suggest Web Performance Isn't Much Improved [Benchmarks]

Speedtest.net overhauled with new look, new features Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:30 PM PST Speedtest.net is pretty much the go-to site for quickly figuring out how fast (or slow) your connection really is and comparing the numbers your ISP boasts with what it actually delivers. And now it's got a new coat of paint and a couple of neat features. In brief: New UI: The map widget is much improved; it actually looks like a map now, and it's easy to see where you are. Smart server selection: If there are several test servers nearby, Speedtest will now ping each to see which has the least latency and use that for the test. You can still specify servers manually, too. User accounts: You can sign up for a free account and aggregate results from several computers/connections. Speed Wave: This new feature lets you add your test results to the results of many other users, and get a nice composite view. All in all, you get some nice, new functionality and a snazzier interface to boot. Nice! Speedtest.net overhauled with new look, new features originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

3D Printers Create Edible Objects Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:15 PM PST MrShaggy writes "An engineering lab and a culinary school have teamed up to construct novel edible objects with 3D printers that use pureed foods in place of ink. From the article: '"It lets you do complex geometries with food that you could never do by hand," said Jeffrey Lipton, a researcher and graduate student at the lab. "So far, we've printed everything from chocolate, cheese and hummus to scallops, turkey, and celery," Lipton told CBC Radio's Spark in an interview that aired Sunday.'" Read more of this story at Slashdot.

UK Schools Consider Searching Pupils' Smartphones Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:09 PM PST An anonymous reader writes "What right to privacy do school pupils have on their mobile phones? UK education officials are considering ways to clamp down on cyber-bullying and classroom disruption by allowing teachers to search and delete content from student handsets if it is deemed unsuitable. However, questions remain whether such a move would give teachers too much power and infringe on student rights." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Controversial Bulletstorm $20 off on Amazon Today [Blips] Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:06 PM PST Want to see if Epic's Bulletstorm will make you a sex-crazed murderer, but didn't want to pay full retail? Luck's with you, Wayne—Amazon is selling the title for all platforms for just $40 today. [Amazon [Thanks, @Brokeotaku!] More »

Amazon's Android App Store DRM Policy Isn't So Crazy After All [Blip] Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:05 PM PST Despite some worrisome earlier reports, Amazon has clarified the DRM policies for their forthcoming Android App Store and they're actually not that crazy at all. Whereas it was initially thought that Amazon App Store-downloaded apps would need to check in with the mothership every time they were launched (thus raising questions about what would happen when phones didn't have a data connection), Amazon says that they'll only check-in online the first time the app is downloaded. Furthermore, developers will have to opt-in to Amazon's DRM protection in the first place. Basically, just don't worry about it. [Phandroid] More »

Best Stories of Today, March 7, 2011 [Total Recap] Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PST Here are the best stories on Gizmodo today. Enjoy them! More »

Make the "man" Command More Useful in Linux and OS X [Terminal Tip] Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:00 PM PST The man command in Linux and OS X is great for learning more about Terminal commands, but doesn't work for everything. Reader undecim shares a shortcut that will make man more useful for certain commands. More »

A Watch This Awesomely Sci-Fi Could Have Only Come from the Future [Video] Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:40 PM PST What do you do when the timepieces available to you are a little blah? If you're Olivier Demangel, you skip the store, open a mental wormhole to the future, and create your own—it packs USB storage, music, Bluetooth, and oh yeah, a clock. More »

Street Fighter's Akuma And The Art Of The Zanku Hadouken [Fan Art] Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:40 PM PST There is a lot of power packed into this Street Fighter fan art by Tyler James. More »

Early iPad 2 Benchmarks Suggest Web Performance Isn't Much Improved [Benchmarks] Posted: 07 Mar 2011 02:32 PM PST Ars Technica pounced on some early iPad 2 benchmarks by CNET UK (link currently down), suggesting that the iPad 2's improved processor doesn't give it that much of an edge over the original tablet for web-based tasks. More »

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