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fuzzywuzzymodo

Infinity Aquarium Is a Goldfish Freedom Simulator

Your goldfish may never truly be free, but if you had one of these infinity aquariums you can trick them into thinking they are thanks to a design that "loops the fish around in an infinite tunnel of water and glass." It's like a mini fortress of solitude for your little underwater friends—giving them a life precious semi-freedom before you unceremoniously flush them down the toilet. Not surprisingly, the "Swimming Around In Circles" aquarium is only a concept at this point. More »

7:00 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Sean Fallon
8,233 views, 31 comments

Latest by Bloodboiler: It's not much use as an aquarium, but it is a nice metaphor for life. You swim around in complex and confining environment while shit you cant clean up, builds up. Thankfully your life is short and you don't remember more »

prosthetics

Dolphin Gets Prosthetic Tail

Winter was just two months old when she got her tail caught in a crab trap—and rendered a useless stump—off the coast of Florida. After a long recuperation and a year and a half of hard labor by one of the veterinary world's top prosthetics wizards, Winter became the first dolphin to receive a functional but fake tail, qualifying her, according to the Daily Mail, as the "world's first bionic sea creature." Here's the story: More »

10:20 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Wilson Rothman
13,794 views, 71 comments

Latest by WilCon: @juanelpaso: That sir was en educated response. I accept your position that advancement of any form that could help people is good. Very well said. more »

roundup

What You Missed Last Weekend

Here's a list of the best weekend gadget news you missed because you were obviously doing something more noble, like helping out with the Zimbabwe election recount.
• That "leaked" glossy black 3G iPhone? It's just a third party case.
• Dell confirmed its undying love for Windows XP, and will sell it beyond June 30.
• Single mom Tanya Anderson took a page from the RIAA playbook and sued the RIAA.
• EMPORT tried to make periods more fun with software but failed miserably. Pass the Midol, please.
• College Humor's Apple i parody was BOOM worthy comedy.
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12:00 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Jack Loftus
850 views, Comment

design

Azoo Eco-Desk Puts a Self-Cleaning Aquarium in Your Desk

I'm pretty sure Missy Elliot had something similar to Azoo's Eco-Desk, which has a self-cleaning tropical fish aquarium contained within a glass and aluminum body. Alas, hers was made by Lamborghini, so this is the poor man's / international female hip-hop star's iteration, but it's still a bit of cool for your apartment. The glass top rests on a hinged support, which can be pulled open to allow Nemo to escape back home, or better yet, add some company to the captives inside. The aquarium contains Azoo's solution for biological, water and temperature control, meaning you don't have to worry about anything other than why your Coi Carp look so damn uncomfortable. More »

10:30 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
By Haroon Malik
14,363 views, 24 comments

Latest by DJTripleRRR: @frigg: Hahaha, I found nemo! Thanks Gizzy for mentioning Missy! I love that girl! Gonna marry her even if she is lesbian! more »

mathieu lehanneur

Local River Aquaponics System--But You Can Call It "Refrigerator-Aquarium"


The Local River is an aquarium-vegetarium (hang on a minute) by Mathieu Lehanneur, the same guy who thought up last year's Bel Air plant filtration system. Using the same curved white design that tickled our fancy with the Bel Air last year, the Local River is a home storage system for fish and greens that is inspired by the Locavores movement of San Francisco, people who only eat food grown within a 100-mile radius. More info below the gallery.
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6:07 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Addy Dugdale
4,318 views, 12 comments

Latest by itchytooth: @macrumpton: You have to eat them or they blow up, killing everyone. more »

design

Moody Acquario: Bathing With The Fishes

There is something about aquariums that is just plain cool—and the Moody Acquario is definitely a cool bathtub. While I can see where the designers got the idea, the logic behind the $14,500 price tag is a little harder to fathom. I mean, the design itself is pretty basic and it doesn't look all that comfortable to sit in. Plus, you have all of those fish quietly laughing at your whale-like physique or less-than-impressive manhood. [Giant.co.uk via Apartment Therapy via Born Rich]

10:00 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Sean Fallon
5,934 views, 19 comments

Latest by yougottabekidding: I thought the idea of taking a bath was to get rid of that fishy smell! more »

microsoft

Microsoft Research: Trident Workbench for Zissou Wannabees

The major thing consumer press does not actively recognize is how much support Microsoft gives the research world. Everyone covered Worldwide Telescope. But at their Techfest a few weeks ago, one of the most impressive and seemingly selfless feats of the company was in the Trident platform, an oceanographic visualization tool. In short, researchers have always had tons of data for currents, migratory paths of animal sea life, temperature and weather over and in the deep blue. But what to do with that data has always been a major problem. Believe it or not, researchers were required to manually create visual representations of their info, or drown in excel sheets. More »

5:13 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Brian Lam
2,040 views, 6 comments

Latest by quikboy: Hey, that really is neat. Thanks for sharing Gizmodo. Any read links? A video? I want to find out more. more »

roundups

Man Stuff - The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We upgrade our goldfish-in-a-bowl to a Nature Aquarium, take a trip back in time with MASH Camp, and practice our knife throwing skills with the Wüsthof Ikon Blackwood 22-Piece Set. We also consider using our wine collection for financial gain with the CB2 Home Wine Bar, treat our pores to some Pangea Organics Facial Cleanser, and treat our bellies to some recipes from The Bacon Cookbook. More »

1:00 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Jason Chen
4,511 views, 1 comment

Latest by ppiddy: I don't know any serious foodies with more than about two or three good knives and a few cheap paring knives. I know plenty of people who don't cook at all who have the big Wusthof/Henckels sets sitting on more »

waterworld

Aquadom Is Largest Cylindrical Aquarium on the Planet

What do you do with a 25-meter-high acrylic glass cylinder, 238,000 gallons of sea water, 2,600 fish from 56 different species, and two divers? The Aquadom, the largest cylindrical aquarium in the world, that's what. In its core there's an elevator that travels through a cylinder of glass. As you will see in the videos after the jump, it's simply stunning. More »

12:10 PM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Jesus Diaz
23,031 views, 53 comments

Latest by recklessabandon: Giant bacta tank? more »

fishy

Octopus Studios' Silverfish Aquarium Is 1980s' Future Fish Tank Now

The Octopus Studios' Silverfish Aquarium (see BBGadgets for bookworm joke that, I'll be honest, took me a second) is one of those things you wish you had right up until the day you get it, then you spend a couple of years wondering what you were thinking. Sure, its six orbs of sturdy clear PMMA plastic are future funky in a retro-1980s Schwartzenegger-movie kind of way, and the advertised "easy installation" of this $3,400 complete-kit aqua-sculpture is certainly believable. But the minute green filth starts to build up in the linking tunnels, or one of your gouramis goes belly up in a lower-quadrant globe, well, that's it for fun with fish. [Octopus via BBGadgets]

12:30 PM on Fri Feb 1 2008
By Wilson Rothman
14,173 views, 30 comments

Latest by shawn_dude: Straight outa "The Spy Who Loved Me" or "Moonraker". This is pure James Bond, baby! (Naming your fish "jaws" is discouraged.) more »

hype sheet

Hype Sheet: Electrocution is Comcastic!

The Pitch A harried mother, her face creased with exhaustion and dread, pleads with her son's principal via telephone. It seems that little Sammy's been expelled on account of some violent malfeasance. Mom promises that her demonic offspring has seen the light, but Sammy proves otherwise in the background; he inserts a vacuum in the family aquarium, just to see the fishies die. Fire and mayhem result, though all involved are lucky to be alive—water plus electrical appliances generally equal tragedy, no? (Or at least so I learned in the first scene from The Believers). It's the perfect setup for an insurance ad, but don't be fooled: The product on offer here is Comcast Digital Voice, the cable Goliath's phone service. "Your phone calls won't change, they'll just cost less," the narrator promises. But is this money-saver really such a revelation, especially compared to VoIP upstarts like Vonage? More »

12:20 PM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Brendan I. Koerner
3,574 views, 39 comments

Latest by youngjjohnson: @poppy: well since you need a internet connection to use vonage...how do you do that without a computer. How many people pay for a internet connection with out a computer more »

architecture

Hamburg Science Centre and Aquarium Makes Us Go Ooooooooo

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture has designed this stunning 247,569-square-foot Science Centre for the Hamburg Hafencity, which is part of the Hamburg harbor, one of the largest ports in the world. The stunning ring design is composed of 10 modular blocks, and it will include a science theater, aquarium, theater, offices, laboratories and retail area. It may be their painterly nature, but the rest of the rendering makes it look quite surreal, in a Matrix-meets-Tetris kind of way.

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7:12 AM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Jesus Diaz
6,422 views, 23 comments

Latest by jerky: Hey, Osama - try to hit that ;-) more »

fish

Spaceariums Put All Other Aquariums to Shame

Aquariums are pretty neato decorations, even if you need to imprison a bunch of fish that your kids will try to emancipate after they see Finding Nemo. But if you think a regular old aquarium is cool, take a gander at the Spacearium. Suspended from the ceiling, lit up all slick-like, and can be used as a room divider if you so desire.
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1:20 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Adam Frucci
13,929 views, 36 comments

Latest by jonb4more: who the hell is feeding the fish all the way up there. no, this is definetly a splurge thing. more »

fishy

Fish Bridge Connects Two Aquariums; if Only Fish Were Smart Enough to Use it

This sweet fish-tank setup features a gigantic water bridge that connects two tanks, allowing the fishy inhabitants to travel between the two habitats at their leisure. It was housed in the former Evanston, IL, coffee shop the Liquid Potion Lounge, and it was amazing. Sure, it's highly unlikely that the fish even realized that the bridge actually connected two things, but fish tanks don't exist for fishes' amusment: they exist for ours. And this one fits that bill just fine.

[The Contaminated via Oh Gizmo!]

11:22 AM on Fri Jan 18 2008
By Adam Frucci
19,281 views, 77 comments

Latest by luckyxero: @Tommasta - if you knew anything about physics, you'd realize that there is a vacuum formed between the cup and the water. If you flip the cup, and any air is able to travel, water falls. In an apparatus like more »

lamp pc

PC + Lamp = Turning Lamp

Turning Lamp by designer Seungchan Lee, is a revolutionary design that blends a lamp and a PC; two items that aren't usually associated with each other. The PC sits atop a lamp stand that still has its power-pull-cord, allowing for the PC's power to be controlled by simply pulling on the cord. With an OLED screen on each face of the PC, each of the four sides can act as their own screen, allowing four users to do their own thing. The screens themselves can display pictures, music, weather, memos, aquariums etc. Being completely wireless, the Turning Lamp is controlled by a compact folding touchscreen keyboard and a pen style mouse. Hit the jump to see more this beautiful lamp/PC mash-up. More »

2:47 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Christopher Mascari
3,589 views, 8 comments

Latest by ed207: "allowing for the PC's power to be controlled by simply pulling on the cord" LOL. You don't need a comment for that one. Four people sitting around this thing? Riiight. What was this dude smoking? And where can I get some. more »

dumb people

Area Man Parks Car On House Roof, Tells Police "GPS Made Me Do It"

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma (Agencies). Chickasha resident James McFarlan, a 45-year-old computer analyst and part-time fabric designer, drove this morning into Annie Svenson's home roof after what he referred to as an incident with his car GPS. "I told him [Sheriff Furillo] that my GPS made me do it. I was just driving when the nice sexy voice inside the box told me to turn left while I was driving through the bridge on Frisco and 62nd," said McFarlan after being released by the police. "She was like, come on, do it. Do it! Dooooo iiiit!!!" The next thing McFarlan recalls is 78-year-old retiree Mrs. Svenson in her nightgown, knocking on his windshield. More »

5:40 PM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By Jesus Diaz
21,078 views, 51 comments

Latest by Clammy42: It may be fake but that bit about "...on the other hand it may be just be a bunch of idiots." is probably spot on! more »

audio

iPond Combines Portable Speaker With a Fish Tank, Enrages Animal Rights Activists

Pet stores in Australia have been selling a portable speaker with a built-in fish tank, designed to hook up to portable audio devices like the iPod. (The cleverly named iPond, which is currently drawing fire from animal rights groups for not providing adequate space for a fish to live.) More »

7:31 PM on Sat Dec 15 2007
By Adrian Covert
14,552 views, 60 comments

Latest by jlseattle: This is disgusting. I hope that anyone that thinks this is cool or reasonable will be locked in a fish tank ipod speaker to experience this. more »

drivin with the fishes

Videos of Cars Converted Into Aquariums


Have an old beater car sitting in the driveway that doesn't run and smells like ass? Grab a blowtorch, a hose and head to your nearest pet store. Apparently cars can make for some sweet looking aquariums —as you can see from the video of the car above which is currently on display in the Siam Paragon shopping center in Bangkok. Two other videos of converted cars are available after the break. More »

6:20 PM on Fri Dec 7 2007
By Sean Fallon
4,800 views, 23 comments

Latest by itchytooth: Now they just need to convert the cars into shoes. more »

luxury pooping

Japanese Aquarium Bathroom Makes You Feel Like a Mermaid While You Go #2

You think your bathroom is awesome? It's not. Check out this Japanese bathroom that's built into an aquarium, featuring a peeping tom of a turtle and a bunch of fish with no dignity. It's a ladies' room, so there are no dudes allowed, unfortunately. It cost $270,000 to build, which is a lot for a bathroom but not that bad for a gigantic aquarium. And you thought running the faucet made it easier to go. [Pink Tentacle]

5:40 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Adam Frucci
28,008 views, 38 comments

Latest by StarChaser Tyger: @Nintenboy01: Hopefully no candiru.... [www.straightdope.com] more »

aquarium

Wall Mounted Aquarium is the Next Best Thing to a TV

Aqua Photo, a Korean based company, did the most logical thing to an aquarium, they mounted it on the wall and made it look like a TV. With specs that sound more like a TV rather than a fish tank, this aquarium has a 1460 x 640 cm measurement, 100 watt back light, and a 35 fish capacity. At $2132, the Aqua Photo Wall Mounted Aquarium even has the huge price of an expensive TV. [Uber-Review via tfts]

10:04 PM on Fri Sep 7 2007
By Christopher Mascari
7,947 views, 26 comments

Latest by ceilingFANBOY: Do they have a reticulated mount so you can get the perfect viewing angle no matter where you are in the room? more »

smells fishy

Brand's Latest USB Ushers in the Age of Aquarium


Here at Gizmodo we like our aquariums (or should that be aquaria?) and you know we like anything that plugs into a USB port. Bearing this in mind, Brando have combined the two to bring, literally, minutes of fun to your desk... More »

5:03 AM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By Addy Dugdale
6,139 views, 5 comments

mood lighting

Banpresto Aquapict Jellyfish Aquarium

FACT: Every bedroom needs multicolored mood lighting. Why not let the Aquapict Jellyfish Aquarium take care of that for you? More »

7:00 PM on Sat May 5 2007
By Mark Wilson
6,307 views, 12 comments

gadgets

Wi-Fi Fish Tank Lets You Care for Your Goldfish From Afar

Thanks to the magic of technology, soon you won't have to rope one of your friends into feeding your fish when you go on vacation. Mohamad Abou El-Nasr, an assistant professor at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology in Egypt, has developed the Wi-Aquarium, a Wi-Fi–equipped fish tank that allows you to feed your fish, control the lights, filter, and temperature, and even see your fish over the internet using a webcam. It'll even send you an email daily on the status of your precious aquatic friends. Now you'll never have to come home to a floater again — at least not one you weren't ready for because you saw it a few days ago via the webcam feed. –Adam Frucci More »

4:00 PM on Tue Apr 17 2007
By Adam Frucci
4,903 views, 15 comments

Latest by kush: yay something technological finally done by an Egyptian yay makes me feel proud to be egyptian! more »

peripherals

Greybusters Pink Kiddie Keyboard has a Vanity Mirror

For when constantly monitoring your pictures and webcam feeds on MySpace isn't enough comes this keyboard from Greybuster. It is pink, has swirls, stars and includes a small vanity mirror that rests right between where the palms sit. Come on girls (and guys), updating your MySpace and Facebook profile every 15 minutes is enough, no need for a mirror to show how shallow the youth is today. More »

7:20 PM on Thu Apr 12 2007
By Travis Hudson
2,941 views, 19 comments

cellphones

Nokia N95 Spyphone: Will Eavesdrop on your Wife, won't Shag her or Mix a Martini

It has been well documented here that Nokia's N95 brings zero gravity to your pocket—a certain feeling of weightlessless as you realize that your wallet is lighter by 750 notes. More »

6:40 PM on Wed Apr 11 2007
By www.gizmodo.com
2,984 views, 5 comments

gadgets

USB Miniquarium Has Close Encounter with Alien Life Forms

This is certainly not the first USB aquarium we've seen, but never has there been a population of tiny aliens involved in the festivities. Just fill this USB Miniquarium up with water and those flying saucers will have their first encounter with this plastic city, powered by a USB cable to your PC or four AA batteries. Might be a good night light for the kids. It's $19.45. – Charlie White More »

10:27 AM on Tue Feb 13 2007
By Charlie White
310 views, Comment

best of

Man Stuff - The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We get our butts off the island with the Breitling Emergency Watch, record our escape with the JVC Everio GZ-HD7, and pick up an Aloha Tiki Aquarium as a souvenir. We do injury-free stunts with the Evel Knievel Super Stunt Set, hang our suits on some Dart Coat Hooks, and display our plastic soldier collections in a Vintage Architectural Coffee Table. Finally, we ready for some travel with Wallpaper City Guides, prepare for our high school reunions with The Douche Card, and tear up the slopes on the Hammerhead Snow Sled.

3:56 PM on Thu Jan 25 2007
By Travis Hudson
112 views

gadgets

Tiki Aquarium: Heavy Juju, Watery Yet Potent

Some of us are obsessed with the Tiki, obeying his commands at every turn. Now we have a Tiki aquarium to satisfy our jones, taking its honored place on our Tiki bar and harkening back to the sacred Tiki statues of days gone by. More »

12:30 PM on Tue Jan 23 2007
By Charlie White
509 views, 6 comments

fish

O Aquarium/Vase: For Flowers, Fish

Produced by Paris studio 5.5 Designers, the O Aquarium/Vase is an elegant combination of aquatic and plant life that will beautify your home without torturing the fish like those beta+flower minitanks do. More »

2:22 PM on Sat Dec 2 2006
By Mark Wilson
3,791 views, 12 comments

peripherals

USB Aquarium Gets Bigger, Prettier

I am happy to report this is not a post about that wretched PS3, rather it is a post about a super-fun, awesome USB Aquarium. We've seen them in the past, but this one is a bit better because it is twice as large and well over twice as pretty. The aquariums are available in four different themes: Winter Wonderland, Xmas Paradise, Framed Aquarium and Undersea Volcano (since when can fish live around volcanoes?). If my interpretation is correct, these fake USB fishtanks go for 2,980 Yen, or approximately $25. The best thing of all—it's not a freaking PS3. – Travis Hudson More »

10:11 AM on Fri Nov 17 2006
By Travis Hudson
679 views, 7 comments

Latest by synaesthetique: >>>>(since when can fish live around volcanoes?) Ever heard of Mt. Wannahockaloogie? more »