Gizmodo: Amazing

R2-D2 Projector in Action Video (Verdict: A Must Have)

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:10:00 EDT

We knew that there was a motorized, fully-articulated R2-D2 projector with built-in DVD, iPod dock, all kinds of digital media inputs, and Millennium Falcon remote control, but we never—EVER—imagined it would be so amazingly drooltastic as this video shows. Time to put on your LEGO-made Han Solo jacket or Leia bikini, and buy this thing—because after watching it in action, I don't care about the lack of Full HD support: this thing is absolutely I must have, caress, fondle, and lick all over material. Reaching nerdgasm, however, still costs $2,995. [Star Wars Shop via Star Wars Blog]

Korean Engineers Develop Miraculous 20,000-Year Photograph

matt buchanan — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:30:00 EST

Tucked into a dark and tiny corner of the PMA showfloor is a revolution made by a small Korean company called Wooyoun: metal photographs that last for 20,000 years. These images depicting the Democratic US presidential frontrunners (and no Republicans) were chemically etched in a patented, print-like process—probably with stuff that gives improperly masked technicians some horribly debilitating ailment. They'll last up to 1,000 years under the hot unforgiving sun. Hear that? Screw biodegradability. Put another way, that Hillary card you see in the gallery will outlast her reign by at least 15,000 years.

Greatest R/C Aircraft Ever

Charlie White — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:48:55 EDT

If you hadn't seen that guy standing in front of it, you'd have thought this was a full-sized jet taking off. Here's a montage shot this summer of some of the most state-of-the-art radio-controlled aircraft ever, including realistic-looking fighter jets, Concorde and helicopters. Note the aerobatic stunts where some of the planes even release smoke, just like the real thing. Amazing. [YouTube]

U Bend...Books Become Bookends

Mark Wilson — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:50:21 EDT

The U Bend is a book rack with a trick: it creates its own bookend for you. Impossible you say? The work of sorcery, and even black magic, you wonder? Nope. The bar is bent so one book is recessed below the others, allowing many books to lean on just one. But for $95, we wish that it included a second bookend. [product page via bltd]

The Dorky Genesis of Those "I'm a Mac" Ads

Adam Frucci — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:47:25 EST

And here you thought that Apple's advertising geniuses were completely original. This is a scan from a 1996 issue of MacAddict (click it for the big version), and boy, what a difference 10 years makes. Look, PC users wear suits! And Apple users wear… denim shirts over a t-shirt tucked into their hiked-up dad jeans? And an earring? Yikes, Apple users. That outfit wasn't even hip in 1996, which shows you how cool the editors of MacAddict are/were.

Oh, but wait! He's cool, look here, under hobbies: "No time for hobbies, too busy spamming Windows-only developers." I was wrong, you're totally gnarly, dude. –Adam Frucci

Cult of Mac [via Crave]