Gizmodo: Weirdness

Mac Clone Maker Psystar Examined: Who Are They And Why Are They So Shady?

Jason Chen — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:50:00 EDT

The Guardian did a little research on this Psystar, the company that vows to continue selling their generic Mac OS X clones even if Apple decides to sue them. Turns out that not only has the Miami Chamber of Commerce and BBB never heard of them, there's essentially no trace of them on the internet at all. As if that wasn't enough to make Psystar seem more than a little questionable, their address on the contact page changed completely now and earlier today from a residential address to a business one.

The Guardian also finds it weird that Apple hasn't responded at all. Does Apple know that they're a fake company? Is Apple planning something behind the scenes? Either way, this whole situation smells worse than Benny Goldman in the tub.

Do we have any Giz readers around there? ~~Shoot me an email if you are.~~ Thanks guys! Got your emails. [Guardian]

What in the Name of Bender's Shiny Metal Ass Is This?

AddyDugdale — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:30:56 EST

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Top 10 Weirdest MP3 Players

Travis Hudson — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:06:49 EST

The editors over at Techeblog have compiled a list of 10 of the strangest MP3 players. Topping the list is a Pez MP3 player and a Teddy Bear MP3 player brings around the rear. Some of the other highlighted MP3 players include a brain-wave emitting, scratch-n-sniff and toilet based MP3 players. Unfortunately and surprisingly most of these MP3 players hail from Europe and Asia. So stick to your iPods, kids.

Top 10 Strangest MP3 Players [Techeblog]

Fashion From Another Planet

Charlie White — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 14:00:05 EST

Leave it to the brainiac graduate students at the MIT Media Lab to come up with fashions that blend techno-geekiness with other-planet surrealism. Putting together an event called Seamless: Computational Couture, the wigged-out designistas took the meaning of the term wtf to an entirely new level. The curators described the event as a showcase for innovative and experimental works in computational apparel design, interactive clothing, and technology-based fashion. Pictured here are a few highlights. Here s Heartbeat Hoodie, which probably doesn t look as good on a woman without particularly large breasts, but it takes pictures as its wearer s heart rate increases, in what s called a form of involuntary blogging.

Check out some more after the jump.

Dark Watch counts dark intervals of time. In this case, it s programmed to cycle every 261 seconds, the rate at which people are dying in Darfur, Sudan. But what time is it? Who cares? People are dying.

And then there s Exhausted consisting of a pair of vests attached by a bellows-like connector that actually makes whining noises as the two wearers move away from each other. One piece of advice, kids: Don t wear this when it s time to go meet the parents.

Lots more examples here, including streaming video: Seamless