Thursday - February 4, 2010
#cameras

Leica M7 Hermès Camera Gets Fondled In Lavish Hands-On Unboxing

The limited edition Hermès-designed M7 camera from Leica has been taken out of its silk-lined box by The Purse Blog, and while they don't go into actual review mode, the unboxing pics are more than enough for me to leer at. More »
#3dtv

Now Hipsters Can Watch 3DTV Without Risking A Vice Magazine "Don't"

3D glasses were never going to win you any style points (however good these bikini babes may look in them), but at least now hipsters won't have to compromise their street cred while watching Avatar. [Play.com via FashionablyGeek via Katiesol]

iTunes Preview Now Lets You Check Out iPhone Apps in a Browser

Very quietly, Apple has expanded iTunes' web presence: Now you can preview iPhone and iPod touch apps in your browser, without opening iTunes, which we saw last November for music. More »
Wednesday - February 3, 2010

Turn an Old USB HDD Enclosure Into an External DVD Drive

So you have an old USB HDD enclosure and a plain ol' DVD drive, but what you really need is a shiny external DVD Drive. Today you're in luck, because our friends at Lifehacker have instructions for a DIY frankendrive. More »
#batman

There Is Much Wrong With This Batman iPod Shirt

A list of things wrong with this shirt: 1. Batman has speakers, very excellent ones, built into his cowl. 2. They are wireless. 3. He uses a Zune HD. [Mysoti via Fashionably Geek]
#gaming

Put Your Wii On a Pedestal and It'll Pretend to Be Organized

It's tough to motivate yourself to keep remotes, add-ons, and games organized. But when the organization system simply depends on shoving a console and all that junk onto an acrylic base that actually looks good? Suddenly things are neat. More »

Real Rules for Time Travelers Is a Handy Helper for Lost Theories

Discover Magazine has a great article on the real science and logic of the paradoxes of time travel. Just what is possible and what isn't? Prepare to have your brain at least partially melted. More »

From the Tips Box: Cable Organization, Salad Dressing, and Odor Killing

Readers offer their best tips for storing cables, bringing salad dressing with lunch, and masking odors with simple household objects. [Lifehacker]
#imagecache

I'd Say RoboCop Has an Unfair Advantage in a Tough Guy Challenge

The Tough Guy Challenge is an annual competition in England that pits its participants against mud, ice, and fire. Sounds terrible—unless you're part man, part machine. But how did RoboCop fare against Superman and the Spartans? More »
#joojoo

JooJoo Tablet Strikes Back: A Web App Store and Full Production Is GoGoGo

After the iPad was announced for $499, (a few) people asked, "What about JooJoo?" the first $499 web tablet, formerly known as CrunchPad. Well, it's on. JooJoo's now in full production, and plans to open a web app store. More »

Comcast Rebrands Itself as Xfinity. Seriously? That's... That's All You Got?

So, Comcast has some public image issues. And what do you do when you want to fix the perception but not the underlying problems? Change your name! Change it to the worst, pseudo-pornographic, retro-futuristic garbage marketing dollars can buy. More »

Imagining The Fate Of Data After The Apocalypse

If modern civilization collapsed, could the survivors hope to rebuild using our massive stores of data? Unless we can come up with something way more permanent to put them on in the near future, we probably shouldn't bank on it. [io9]

Liquid Glass Will Make Your Clothes Permanently Clean

How's this for a crazy-sounding product: liquid glass from a spray bottle, able to safely coat everything from clothing to plants to keep them safe from dirt, heat, infection and UV radiation. More »
In today's Remainders: your noggin! It's what chess champ Garry Kasparov used to defeat increasingly sophisticated computer opponents; it's what the contestants on Jeopardy consult for answers (or questions); it's the site of the next X-Prize challenge; and more. More »

Who Would Dare Use The Butterfly Knife Razor?

It's times like these that I'm glad I'm a woman and never have to shave my face. Hopefully it'll stay that way when I'm 60, otherwise I'll be looking down the barrel of a butterfly razor like this one. More »

It's About Time: A Drill-Free Fix For Cavities

If bacteria settle in between your teeth and form a cavity, your dentist must drill through your tooth just to get at it. But now dentists can trade their drills for a simple treatment that stops early-stage cavities. More »

What's In Windows Mobile 6.5.3

The first and only time I saw Windows Mobile 6.5.3 in action, it was a grim scene. But according to Mary Jo Foley, the OS, which is now shipping on a single device, it's more than a questionable makeover. More »
#tablets

The Two Wrong Ways To Make a Tablet

Tablets today are thought to be made in one of two ways: Upsizing a smartphone or downsizing a laptop. Many of these new tablets are decent, but both methods render something less than the perfect tablet. More »

Hello Kindle Touch: Amazon Buys a Little Multitouch Company

Ker-BOOM. That's the thundering explosion of Amazon purchasing Touchco, a little company that makes incredibly cheap, infinitely multitouchable displays, and merging it into their Kindle division. Kindle Touch. It actually sounds kind of nice. More »
#broken

The Faulty iMac Saga, Chapter 4: Apple Buying Out Customers

In this week's iMac update, we talk to an Apple Authorized Service Provider/Reseller from the UK. And what does he tell us? Apple is so short on 27-inch displays that they're paying customers 15% to simply return faulty iMacs. More »

ContactFlow Lets You Slide Through Your iPhone Address Book

I hardly use it, but I like CoverFlow and how it allows to wander through albums when you don't know what to play. I'm not so sure about how useful ContactFlow would be, but it's good eyecandy. And free. [iTunes]
#blockquote

ARM's CEO Has Incredibly Inflated Expectations for Netbooks

It makes total sense for a CEO to be optimistic about the future of his or her product. But predicting that netbooks will grow from 10% of the PC market to 90%? Warren East, you've gone and lost your mind. More »
#dealzmodo

Gadget Deals of the Day

There are loads of hard drives and videogames in today's dealz. Have fun with a solid and trusty Core i5 Toshiba Satellite, get ridiculously ludicrous with a 52" Sharp Aquos, and peruse hobomodo to rediscover some awesome Rockstar classics. More »
#blockquote

A Must-Read Classic Steve Jobs Interview: Hardware vs. Software

In 1994, Steve Jobs was not on top of the world. Which is why he was willing to let Rolling Stone probe him at great length in this classic, must-read interview. The insights—into Steve and the industry—are astounding. More »

The Nipple Gamepad T-Shirt

To open the secret entrance to the cave, try left-left-up-left-down-down-right-left then a-y-y-x-b-a and then hold the d-pad down while clicking y-y-b-b. Press start twice, and you will get in. [Flopculture]

Sony is 'Thinking About Charging' for PSN

The most common charge leveled at the Xbox 360 by Playstation 3 devotees is that Microsoft dares to charge for its Xbox Live service, unlike the free PSN. Not for long! More »

uTorrent 2.0 Brings Performance Updates, Bandwidth Control, UDP Support, and More

Windows only: uTorrent is far and away the most popular BitTorrent client among Windows users, and they've recently pushed out a shiny new 2.0 release, bringing with it bug fixes, performance improvements, UDP support, automatic bandwidth regulation, and more. [Lifehacker]
#adspecs

How Oil-Filled Lenses are Bringing Sight to Those in Need

This isn't a review. It's not even breaking news. It's just a reminder that someone somewhere is doing something awesome. More »
#android

Mystery Motorola Android Prototype Spied In Brazil

Our colegas at Gizmodo Brazil got themselves a nice little get: A previously unseen Motorola Android prototype, which was apparently shown to employees of the company last week. So, what is this thing? More »

Walmart and Target Afraid of a Little Redbox

Your mom's probably rented a DVD from Redbox—those hulking vending machines lurking outside of grocery stories, lending out DVDs for a buck a day. Walmart's not thrilled with them, and now blocking new release purchases in bulk. More »
#photography

Shooting Challenge: Polar Panoramas

Maybe you're a good photographer, but you're horrible with Photoshop. Maybe you're great at Photoshop, but you're a horrible photographer. Don't worry, both camps can excel at this week's Shooting Challenge: Polar Panoramas. I promise. More »

These Android Vinyl Toys Spell Bad News For My Bank Account

If there's one thing I love more than my vinyl toy collection, it's merchandise from my favorite mobile OS. Designer Andrew Bell convinced Google to lend him their mascot, resulting in 12 blind-boxed variations. Oh, how I love a blind-box! More »