<![CDATA[Gizmodo: optical illusions]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: optical illusions]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/optical illusions http://gizmodo.com/tag/optical illusions <![CDATA[ Samsung Entertained Us Enough to Post Their Commercial ]]> You got us, Samsung. We're suckers for optical illusions, and your "10 Optical Illusions in 2 Minutes" is—even with the Soul advertisement—extremely entertaining. So we're not going to feel used as we post a commercial without any clever commentary picking it apart. Though, to be honest, our brains are still hurting too much from the faces trick to write much of anything. It's just too bad that you clearly hate homosexuals. [via engadget]

]]> Sat, 17 May 2008 14:30:00 EDT Mark Wilson http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=391476&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ The Illusion PC is a Hellraiser ]]> There are quite few entries in this year's Microsoft Next-Gen PC Design competition, but the Illusion PC is one of the standouts due to a unique magic trick. A 3D object appears to be hovering inside of the case—giving the impression that there are no internal components. According to the designer, this effect is fully customizable and a website could be developed for theme support.

Outside of the 3D effect, the PC can also include optional components like a built-in 6" TFT LCD monitor, Matrix Orbital MX222 2x16 character VFD display and a TV tuner card—additions which give the user further options for visual customizations or data display. I don't know if it will make the cut when Microsoft announces the winners in May, but if aesthetics mean anything, it certainly has a shot. [Next Gen PC Design and TechPin]

]]> Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:40:49 EDT Sean Fallon http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=371607&view=rss&microfeed=true