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Wrecked Sci-Fi Models Are Even Cooler Than Brand New Ones [UPDATED]

Click to viewWe love perfectly shiny stunning aircraft models, but these wrecked sci-fi models attract us even more. It may be the fascination with their decadence or that they remind us of ourselves after a Friday night out, who knows, but there’s something irresistible about seeing a huge gallery of AT-ATs frozen in time, destroyed…

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Video of Classic Star Wars Arcade Running on a Oscilloscope

Here’s an exclusive video of the classic Star Wars arcade running on an oscilloscope thanks to a sound card and a specially patched version of MAME. We talked with James Brown—the author of this hack, not the Godfather of Soul—about how he did it and the possibilities for his hack. Among them: connect it to…

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Apple To Release $1,500 Ultra-Portable in January, Says CNBC

You know MacWorld is here when Apple rumors start to hit CNBC: According to a report by Jim Goldman, Apple will launch a ultra-portable sub-notebook in San Francisco this January. Citing sources “close to manufacturing, “Goldman says it will be 0.5-inch thick—half a current MacBook Pro— and use a flash-based solid state drive instead of…

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Adesso AKP-170 Is Like a Mouse Keypad Drag Queen

We have seen other mouse-keypad combinations before, but this is the winner for a lot of reasons. First, the keypad buttons don’t interfere with the mouse function because of its articulated clear cover, which allows it to transform from mouse to keypad. Second, it looks like a device from the ’80s. Third… hmmm, ok, so…

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New Old Enterprise Is Not the Real McCoy, Still Gives Star Trek Fans Stiffies [UPDATED]

The rumored new old Enterprise is not the real McCoy (good, because that will keep the surprise). It’s the work of CG artist Gabriel Köerner, who is the author of the video above and the gallery after the jump. However, they may not be far from the truth, according to the new Star Trek’s co-writer…

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Zetix Blast-Proof Fabric Resists Multiple Car Bombs, Makes Our Heads Explode

Click to viewZetix is a fabric so strong it will resist multiple car bomb blasts without breaking. It absorbs and disperses the energy from explosions thanks to an inner structure so adamantiumtastic it can be used in body armor, window covering, military tents and hurricane defenses—it might even be able to fend off my ex-wife.…

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Best Windows Error Ever May Rip Time-Space Continuum, Destroy Reality

Click to viewIn what computer analysts and physicists all over the world have classified as “a clear and present danger to the survivability of the Human Race and the Universe as we know it,” LA area-man and Gizmodo reader Kevin Barbee reports that his Windows Vista Problem Reporting has reported that it has stopped reporting.…

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PS3 Rock Band Drums Work with GarageBand

Reader Bill Pendry has discovered that you can easily get your PlayStation 3 Rock Band’s drums to work perfectly with GarageBand, the music composition software that comes with every Mac. The “hack” just requires GamePad Companion, a $15 shareware program that will map the input from the drums into keystrokes. Since GarageBand can use the…

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20% of iPhones Sold in France Are Unlocked

Liberté, égalité, fraternité and completely unlocked iPhones. That’s what 20% of all iPhone buyers are shouting these days in France: 6,000 out of the 30,000 froggyPhones sold in the first five days in that country were unlocked models, all despite its outrageous $1,110 price. Vive la Résistance! Orange must be so le tired now. [BBC]…

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New Old Enterprise Revealed While Star Trek Fans Faint All Over the World [UPDATED]

[UPDATE: it’s not the real McCoy. Check the rumor smashing here.] The ultimate gadget this side of an Imperial Star Destroyer has been revealed! Or that’s what some people claim: this is the “new” NCC-1701. Yes, the Enterprise, the one, only and original Jimmy’s warpster that will be one of the main characters in the…

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Google 2007 vs 2001: World Turns Attention to iPhone, Boobs and Videos, Forgets Osama (Verdict: Life as Usual)

Click to viewThe final Google trends for 2007 were officially announced yesterday, with the iPhone and the late plastic buxom wonderkid Anna Nicole Smith bracketing the Top 10 fastest-rising search terms. If you compare this to the first Google ranking ever, you will either conclude that the world is a better, calmer place now or…

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Jaeger-LeCoultre Diving Watch Measures Pressure Mechanically, Makes Me Want to Have a Spare $22K

Before going to Dubai to cover the Air Show, Addy and I went diving last month in the Indian Ocean, where dive computers are obligatory. I got myself a $350 Suunto Mosquito. It’s a cool little dive computer, rock-solid, with a computer connection to download diving profiles and a great design. But when you compare…

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Homemade Cellphone-Based Surveillance Camera Is SMS-Controlled, Irresistibly Retro

Low resolution, slow and almost totally useless: this homemade cellphone-based surveillance camera is one of the best inventions ever. I don’t know if it’s the Gilliamesque looks, the 80s phreaking flavor or the fact that the solenoid relays—which control the cellphone keys—make it feel like an Old West telegraph machine, but I would definitely snatch…

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Very NSFW Video: Beautiful Topless Girls Playing Wii

OK, it goes like this: Get a Nintendo Wii. An assorted group of topless buxom bombshells. Five gallons of Johnson & Johnson Baby oil. Mix it all with a lot of Wii games and a few cameras for some multi-angle action. The result: extremely not-safe-for-work and surprisingly entertaining videos that ask you “What game are…

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T-Mobile to Stop Selling Unlocked iPhones

T-Mobile will stop selling unlocked iPhones in Germany after the court dismissed Vodafone’s injunction against contract-only locked iPhones. From now on, only the $585 locked model with a minimum 24-month contract will be available. After the two years customers will be able to unlock their iPhone before throwing it to the trash and buy a…

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Google to Control Your Dog, Personal Belongings, Marry Your Wife

Here’s Google latest plan to take over the galaxy with the power of their fully armed and operational server fleet: let you tag everything you want, from your dog to a book to your cellphone to your car keys, and have it controlled at all times using RFID. According to a report on the Daily…

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Almost-Perfect Lego Costume Allows Man to Get Anonymously Drunk to Pieces

We love LEGO, the perfect excuse to waste a weekend doing constructive things and/or just get drunk. We can even eat LEGO. Other people, however, actually are LEGO. Like reader Rob Hoffmann who, pulling a Robert DeNiro, became LEGO himself thanks to vinyl, chicken wire and foam, the three cornerstones of any equilibrated diet: https://gizmodo.com/legos-ultimate-collectors-millennium-falcon-unboxed-no-303613…

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iPhone Dev Team Announces Open Source AnySIM, Talks About 1.1.2 Unlock

After announcing their intentions and asking the community for input, the iPhone Dev Team has announced the official release of anySIM as Open Source software under the General Public License. They also have further clarified their reasons for this move, which involve the misappropriation of code by third parties: https://gizmodo.com/iphone-dev-team-to-open-source-free-unlock-software-328846 The move to Open Source…

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NEC Lui Streams Video Everywhere over WiMax

Just in Japan for now, the NEC Lui is a system designed around a central server that will stream media to any device around the house using WiMax and Windows Vista. They showed the central server as well as a few devices based on the architecture, like a 4.1-inch Sony VAIO UX-like ultra-mobile PC. The…

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Nokia to Offer Unlimited, Everlasting, Free Music with Universal

Nokia Comes With Music is a new program that will get you a year of free “unlimited access to millions of tracks from a range of great artists – past, present and future” when you buy a new Nokia device. Yes. Free. Gratis. Apparently the stuff-your-ears-until-you-explode service is subscription-based and the first year is free…

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Wrecked Sci-Fi Models Are Even Cooler Than Brand New Ones [UPDATED]

Video of Classic Star Wars Arcade Running on a Oscilloscope

Apple To Release $1,500 Ultra-Portable in January, Says CNBC

Adesso AKP-170 Is Like a Mouse Keypad Drag Queen

New Old Enterprise Is Not the Real McCoy, Still Gives Star Trek Fans Stiffies [UPDATED]

Zetix Blast-Proof Fabric Resists Multiple Car Bombs, Makes Our Heads Explode

Best Windows Error Ever May Rip Time-Space Continuum, Destroy Reality

PS3 Rock Band Drums Work with GarageBand

20% of iPhones Sold in France Are Unlocked

New Old Enterprise Revealed While Star Trek Fans Faint All Over the World [UPDATED]

Google 2007 vs 2001: World Turns Attention to iPhone, Boobs and Videos, Forgets Osama (Verdict: Life as Usual)

Jaeger-LeCoultre Diving Watch Measures Pressure Mechanically, Makes Me Want to Have a Spare $22K

Homemade Cellphone-Based Surveillance Camera Is SMS-Controlled, Irresistibly Retro

Very NSFW Video: Beautiful Topless Girls Playing Wii

T-Mobile to Stop Selling Unlocked iPhones

Google to Control Your Dog, Personal Belongings, Marry Your Wife

Almost-Perfect Lego Costume Allows Man to Get Anonymously Drunk to Pieces

iPhone Dev Team Announces Open Source AnySIM, Talks About 1.1.2 Unlock

NEC Lui Streams Video Everywhere over WiMax

Nokia to Offer Unlimited, Everlasting, Free Music with Universal

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

The New ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Is Filled With Krypto, Lobo, and ’60s Soul

Vaping Comes With a Cancer Risk, Review Finds

ASUS Eye Care Monitor Hits an All-Time Low, Only Hours Left to Grab a 27″ Screen at a 15.6″ Budget Price on Amazon

How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset