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Binaural Microphones

Gross Binaural Microphone is Clearly Missing a Face

Binaural sound recordings can be creepy enough, but knowing that they may have originated at this Otokinoko ear-mic might just make them unbearable. The concept of binaural microphones is elegantly simple: record sounds from the positions of human ears, creating the illusion of 3D sound at playback. This blue beast makes that concept very explicit, and like the binaural head mic before it, will rarely be able to record anything but people screaming "OH GOD WHAT IS THAT?" in glorious 3D. If that seems like something you might be interested in, the Otokinoko Binaural Mic is available now for $3,899. More »

8:10 PM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By John Herrman
3,136 views, 31 comments

Latest by GadgetPlay: The ear canals are counter productive as, upon listening, you'll put the sound through ear canals again. I think the goal would be to recreate the sound as it is just before it reaches each ear. There is no conflict necessary more »

Not SPAM

Canned Bacon Guarantees Full Heart Failure in 24 Hours

Remember the canned cheeseburgers? Now you can make yours even more yummylicious with canned 100% US bacon, cooked and ready to eat. Actually, forget the burger: make your own bacon sandwich using two additional layers of bacon instead of bread. Each can contains all the vitamins and minerals you need to keep a healthy life while pretending to work in front of the computer, and you can even use the remaining fat to polish iPhones and assorted gadgets. More »

1:20 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Jesus Diaz
54,118 views, 72 comments

Latest by n/a: I have actually eaten this stuff. Not this brand, but something like it. It was probably like 20 years or so ago when I was a kid. I can remember it was a product of Hungary, and it had a weird more »

gross

At Least 20 People Want to Pay $3000 for the 24-Carat Gold iPhone

When we saw that 24-carat gold iPhone last month, we thought it was too tacky gold for everybody except for Mr. T. Apparently we were wrong. Twenty people have bid 55 times to plunk down real money—and at least two are willing to pony up over two grand—for this gaudy slab of soon-to-be-outdated tech. Or, as our new intern said, "Maybe Chamillionaire has 20 eBay accounts, and we've been overestimating his understanding of how an auction works." Either way, it's a sad state of affairs. [eBay]

7:00 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By matt buchanan
7,129 views, 29 comments

Latest by keysereble: why the fuck dont they wait for the i2phone? i mean, it comes out in a few weeks, dip it in gold and not ur member. urs truly,goldmember. more »

wtf

Hard Boiled Eggs in a Bag ... If You Dare

Don't have 12 minutes and/or the ability to boil water? Someone has gone and done the impossible work of hard-boiling eggs—and sticking them in a bag—for you. Sure, they cost 400% more than regular eggs, come in a recession dozen (9 or 10 to a bag), and were given a glowing review of tasting "stale, rubbery, and hard", but hey, it's a time-saver. [Apartment Therapy] More »

12:20 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Benny Goldman
10,005 views, 72 comments

Latest by n/a: Given that Paul Newman WAS Cool Hand Luke, I'm surprised he didn't put out this product, along with his salad dressings and spaghetti sauce. more »

gross

Dvorak: Appendix Removed Through Vagina

We wish you a speedy recovery, John. [Dvorak Uncensored]
boats

Gigayacht Actually More Like a Freaking Personal Floating Island

How big and disgustingly opulent does a yacht have to be to be considered a private island? This big and disgusting. Gizmag has a piece today on Wally's luxury yachts and their 325 foot flagship. While Paul Allen's Octopus is bigger at 410 feet, the Wally Gigayacht can be oufitted, with pools, tennis courts, mini soccer fields, or the garden you see above. And of course, room for 40 crew, 24 guests, a helipad, and two 45-foot speedboats that deploy out the back, powered by the blood of the poor. [Gizmag]

9:01 AM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Jason Chen
12,505 views, 48 comments

Latest by Nick_Bentley: I read in the brochure that whoever buys it is just a white cat and a monocle away from being the next James Bond villain. That's the kind of added value you just can't find in a lesser yachts. more »

gross

Dead Dog Sweaters May Not Be the Best Way to Remember Your Pets

Beth and Brian Willis really loved their dogs Kara and Penny. They were very sad, understandably, when they died. What did they do to remember them? Frame a photo of their beloved pups? No, that's too normal for these two. They decided to make sweaters out of the fur of their dead pets. Yes, I said sweaters out of their dead dogs. More »

10:30 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Adam Frucci
13,838 views, 72 comments

grossmodo

The Most Disgusting and Gross Tech Gear Gallery Ever

Without a doubt, this has to be the most disgusting and gross tech gear photo gallery in the history of The Most Disgusting and Gross Tech Gear Photo Galleries. Ever. The vomit-inducing shot above, a pancake of beige, white and green mold with the Dell logo impressed on it, is just the aperitif. Honestly, I thought my hairy and gooey mouse was as grossirrific as it can get, but you people have proven me wrong. Full 26-photo gallery and the explanation of the crap above after the jump.
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9:10 AM on Thu Mar 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
35,011 views, 54 comments

Latest by Step666: @NotMe: no mate, it's not my own work. It's from the truly excellent xkcd.com. more »

question of the day

How Dirty and Gross Is Your Tech Gear?

I was working on my 24-inch iMac today when I noticed my cursor moving a little bit erratically. I didn't know what was wrong. The computer is almost new, I haven't installed anything recently, and the mouse itself looked ok, as you can see in the photo above. Then I turned it around to discover the true meaning of the words disgoostingly grossirrific:

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10:00 AM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Jesus Diaz
41,260 views, 115 comments

clips

We Dump Coffee, Coke, OJ and Milk All Over a Shiny New Toughbook: Did It Survive?

On Tuesday we asked you about the one thing you wouldn't want spilled on your keyboard, and we were surprised how much you had to tell us. We have a brand new Y7 Toughbook laying around the apartment, which Panasonic claims can handle six ounces of liquid poured right into the keyboard. We decided to put some of your answers to the test. More »

4:40 PM on Thu Feb 28 2008
By Benny Goldman
29,315 views, 62 comments

gross

Steampunk Taxidermy Takes Steampunk to Awkward Places

Stuffed animals are creepy enough as is — there are few better ways to make people uncomfortable in your home than having a dead animal propped up next to the sofa — but this just takes it to the next level. The "Fixed - Fawn" by New Zealand artist Lisa Black crams gears and mechanics into the cadaver of a dead baby deer, making it look like it had surgery performed on it by a mad scientist. And if you think that's unsettling, you should check out the ferret on her website. You'll thank me for sparing you it this early in the morning.
[Lisa Black via NotCot]

10:10 AM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Adam Frucci
9,931 views, 68 comments

Latest by nutbastard: @citizen.lambda: it got really far down the hill, and we were still 2 miles from the house - likely it passed out within minutes. poor thing : ( probably made some good eatin for the cayotes, though. more »

gross

If You Cover Your DS With Real Snakeskin, You Are Officially 'That Guy'

Ewwww! Seriously, who would want to wrap their DS Lite in real snakeskin? More »
babies r weird

Unborn Babies on Our iPod Creep Us the Hells Out

This is just weird, even for the giddy parents-to-be types who like to run around showing off copies of their ultrasound at work. A hospital in England is one (two?)-upping old-school 2D ultrasounds with 4D scans of your in utero spawn. The scanner (which is apparently not so new itself, per the comments) produces a moving 3D image, which is why we guess they're calling it 4D—not 'cause it's like tesseract, which I would much rather look at. What is new (and unsettling) is that the hospital's uploading the images to a secure site for bug-eyed mommies-to-be to download to their MP3 player or cellphone. More »

7:10 PM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By matt buchanan
5,357 views, 23 comments

Latest by Munch the BanNail: The lil' fetus has got to eat!! Quick, somebody upload a mammogram! more »

gross

IBM Files Patent for DVD Commercials

Filing way back in February of 2006, IBM sought to patent a model for a dynamically updated, commercial-laden DVD. Essentially, the DVD would be coded to stick commercials in at certain points on the disc, which, depending upon one's reading of the documents, would probably not be skippable. (The commercial content itself could either be accessed from the DVD or downloaded from an online source.) And the whole concept is scary as all hell to us, even though IBM points out its potential use as offering a cheaper alternative to DVD. Here's the abstract: More »

12:42 PM on Sat Nov 24 2007
By Mark Wilson
5,771 views, 24 comments

Latest by Zetabyte: Ya right. Like videogame advertisements have brought prices DOWN????? more »

gross

Hippies Using Human Hair to Soak Up Oil Spills


If you've given more than a second glance to your greasy IT guy's matted, oily hair—or just don't wash your own that often, you might pick up that our hair holds onto oil like gas'll hit $100/gallon tomorrow. Gross, yeah, but apparently useful! Some hippies are taking mats made of human hair to mop up oil on SF beaches, which are then packed with oil-eating shrooms that turn the pads into compost for lovely landscaping. See, Exxon helps the environment! [Pop Sci]

7:00 PM on Wed Nov 14 2007
By Matt Buchanan
2,287 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: $100/gallon ? A more realistic number would be $100/barrel. 1 barrel= 42 gallons more »

gross

Hands On the USB Microscope at Akihabara's Thanko Shop

I got a tour of Akihabara by the wonderful people who work at Gizmodo Japan yesterday, and it was awesome. One of the first places we went was the Thanko store. Yes, the Thanko, makers of USB gadgets as dumb as they are impractical. Above, you can see me putting their USB microscope to the test in disgusting fashion, and below is a gallery of the many wonders on display in this tiny, cramped little shop.

1:00 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Adam Frucci
5,549 views, 15 comments

Latest by ideaman2020: Thanko for sharing.. more »

japan adventure

The Vending-Machine Ramen Taste Test

Here in Japan, if you want a hot cup of ramen noodles in soup, you don't need to go to a restaurant or even to your kitchen. No, you just need about $2.50, a lack of respect for your taste buds, and to be near a vending machine. That's right: you can get hot ramen in a can from a vending machine. Sound gross? It is. I tried it so you don't have to. You're welcome.

11:00 AM on Tue Oct 16 2007
By Adam Frucci
12,951 views, 41 comments

Latest by sushisuzuki: Better than ramen, you can get BEER! and sake in vending machines. Also, cigarettes, porn (though I've only seen that once) and onigiri (rice balls). Heck, I've seen shampoo, swimming caps, goggles, batteries, toothbrush and paste... They seriously have had more »

environmentalism is gross

Eco-Disco Uses Dancing to Generate Energy, Sweat to Fill Toilets

In an idea that's pretty much identical to MITs plan to install energy-mooching floors in places like malls and airports, Enviu, a Netherlands-based research group, has proposed creating a nightclub that generates energy from the dancers within. Sections of floor would depress 2 cm when people stepped on them, generating energy to run the lights, smoke machine, and boot-bass subs. Sounds like an invitation to a whole lot of twisted ankles, but that's just me. A much grosser and less practical idea is using dancers' sweat to flush toilets in clubs. Splashback just got about 100 times more horrible. Ew. [Popular Mechanics]

10:00 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Adam Frucci
1,946 views, 8 comments

Latest by prodigal_son: A far better use for urine would be to use it in the sprinkler system. Why flush it away, when you can have all sorts of evil fun with it. more »

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