Popular Science (may 2005)

CLIP ’N’ SAVE! YOUR 4-STEP BUYER’S GUIDE TO SMARTPHONES WHAT’S NEW 41HOT PRODUCTS p.13 TECHNOLOGY TAKES ON NATURE’S WORST— FROM HURRICANES TO VOLCANOES TO TSUNAMIS EARTH ATTACKS! + + + + SUPERSTAR HACKERS CLASH IN VEGAS THE SHUTTLE FLIES AGAIN (GULP) US $3.99 CAN $4.99 MAY 2005 POPSCI.COM TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! T VOLUME 266 #5 CONTENTS MAY 2005 Suddenly the scores disappear and are replaced by an unhappy shade of blue familiar to any Windows user. At the top of the screen you can easily see the words “Bacon . . . Owns . . . Ghetto.” FOUNDED IN 1872 I ATTENDED THIS HACKER CONFERENCE AND ALL I GOT WAS ALL THE DATA ON YOUR HARD DRIVE, p. 70 tech 13 | What’s New A touchy-feely 3-D gaming joystick. Digital cameras banish image blur. Ferrari’s red-hot convertible roof. 89 | How 2.0 O N T H E C O V E R : C L O C K W I S E F R O M T O P R I G H T: M I K A G R O N D A H L ; R I C K D O Y L E / C O R B I S ; D O U G L A S P E E B L E S / C O R B I S ; A N D R E A S M A N O L I S / R E U T E R S / C O R B I S ; T H I S PA G E , C L O C K W I S E F R O M T O P L E F T: H E N RY M A R C P E R E Z ( 2 ) ; R O N C H A P P L E / T H I N K S T O C K / G E T T Y I M A G E S ; J O H N B . C A R N E T T; C O U RT E S