Gizmodo: ghost

Scientifically Haunted Room Shows That Ghosts Are Only In Your Head

Rosa Golijan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00:00 EDT

Researchers wanted to prove that those who believe in paranormal experience are completely nuts, so they scientifically haunted a room using infrasound waves and stuck people in there. Results? A lot of dizzy, tingly, aroused, and gullible individuals.

To conduct the experiment, infrasound and electromagnetic wave producing speakers were hidden inside the "haunted" room, to simulate the frequencies associated with paranormal experiences. Volunteers were then sent inside and asked to report any "strange feelings" as soon as they felt them. If there was something to the business of paranormal experiences being genuine, then there would be a correlation between the speaker zones and the sensations reported.

As you can guess by now, all the sensations of dizziness, tingling, disembodiment, dream-remembrance, and arousal had no correlation to the volunteers locations within the room. Researchers concluded that the responses were due to suggestibility and the fact that the volunteers were expecting to feel something.

They did leave some room for skepticism and said that it is possible that some individuals may sense things that others can't see, but frankly I don't care either way. I'm still going to keep on believing in fairies. [Wired]

iBoo Holds Your iPod While It Eats Pac-Man Alive

Mark Wilson — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:30:00 EST

You've seen iPod docks before, but how many of them have been shaped in a manner reminiscent to 80s arcade game villains? Ten? You're a damned liar. Zero. That's how many. You miscounted? Sure.

Other than its atypical shape complete with speakers in its eyes and a subwoofer in its butt, the $90 iBoo features no extraordinary functions. But wouldn't it be great if the little ghost blinked white and blue sometimes? And maybe like, it could be edible only during those fleeting moments?

Boy, with the proper imaginary components, this iBoo could really be something! [Speakal]

Possessed Book Trick Scares People, Ghosts

msparkes — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:07:46 EDT

This toy is shaped like a row of books, and includes a sensor that triggers spooky noises and pushes out one of the books when someone walks past. It might fool someone, although I think that old-style binding may scream in-between all those O'Reilly books on programming. [UberGizmo]

Ghost Clock Doesn't Actually Look Like a Ghost

Jason Chen — Sat, 26 May 2007 12:35:34 EDT

It just so happens that our neighbors are in the market for a clock that's even easier to break than normal clocks, which means we'll actually have an excuse to come over this time to check out the hot wife. The clock itself is made of two plates of glass, one of which is a mirror, attached together by four rods.

Although it looks great, the glass on glass design guarantees it will shatter the instant it gets too heavy for the piddly mounts you hang it with. Which is actually why they want this thing: they really hate their baby. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Ezstyle via Nerd Approved]

Ghost Radar, a Ghost Detector with a USB Attached

Addy Dugdale — Fri, 11 May 2007 07:01:15 EDT

Solid Alliance. Let us all bow down and worship Solid Alliance. Please. Humor me, I've had a bad week. This is their latest USB, with a ghost detector attached. If it detects a shift in the magnetic waves within a room an alarm sounds and lights on the unit flash.

There are six different Ghost Radars and they cost between $60 for 128MB and $220 for 4GB. And when I read that, I heard a mocking "BWAH-HA-HA-HA echo eerily round the room. I'd have named it the Dr Beat USB, after my favorite Miami Sound Machine track—but then, while I don't believe in ghosts, I DO believe in Gloria Estefan. – Ad Dugdale

Product Page [Ghost Radar via Product Dose]

Ghost Mouse

Jason Chen — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:30:03 EST

Just in time for Halloween—2007, that is—this Ghost Mouse from Pat Says Now is shaped like a mouse and has two ghosty buttons for you to click on. It's also got a scroll wheel, but face it, you're not buying this mouse for the features.

But really, what kind of person would buy this mouse? Kids? Teachers? Goths? Shut-ins? We've no idea. At least it's white, so any ectoplasm you manage to get on the mouse will be hidden from detection. And hopefully, thanks to the 800dpi laser, there are no problems with ghosting. Har har! – Jason Chen

Product Page [Fabstuff via uber gizmo]