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New Hitachi Hard Drive Head Promises 4TB per Disk in 2011

Hitachi has announced a new technology that will further increase the density of data in hard drives. Called “current perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magneto-resistive head” or “CPP-GMR” for short or just “Joe” for close friends, this hard drive head will push the storage limit per disk to 4TB. The new technology is an evolution of the old…

New 16GB iPhone Imminent?

Someone claiming to be an AppleStore employee has taken these—obligatorily blurry—photos of an alleged Apple iPhone 16GB. You know our rule: never trust rumors. Check for yourself in the photo of the about screen, showing 14.4GB of available space: [UPDATE: the forum members at MacRumors have uncovered the fake. As we said, never trust rumors.…

First Generation Zune for $100

Oh boy, first generation Zunes for $100. What’s next? Buy a family-sized Spam can and get three Zunes for free? Well, at least you know that you can upgrade it to the new software. [Woot] https://gizmodo.com/first-gen-zune-getting-all-the-new-features-this-is-ho-306422

Video of iPhone Sim Free Unbricking and Unlocking (Verdict: It Works)

Click to viewWe have tested iPhone Sim Free claims and they work. It still not a process for the faint of heart, as it requires using command line-voodoo for the jailbreak and activation, but it works perfectly. Plus, as we proved here, this new IPSF update can unbrick iPhones bricked as a result of anySIM/iUnlock…

Mont Blanc Jacuzzi Party at 15,711 Feet Was Low on Oxygen, High on Booze

A group of 20 people have celebrated a party in a huge jacuzzi at the top of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps at 15,711 feet. They had to carry 45 pounds of equipment each, custom-made to work with less oxygen, lower pressure and “against wind and freezing temperatures.” Full gallery and details…

Volkswagen Slipstream Is Mix Between Car, Segway and Star Trekish Pod

The Slipstream is Volkswagen’s idea for transport in 2057: a pod that changes from futuristic car on the road, with the driver laying down, to Segway-like vertical transport in a cities so overpopulated that normal cars would be absolutely impossible. Much more agressive than the current Toyota i-Real concepts, the Slipstream can reach 250mph on…

After starting manufacturing last May and unveiling it in July, Boeing is now saying there is going to be a six-month delay in Dreamliner’s initial deliveries. Sorry airlines and anonymous billionares, you will have to wait. [Boeing] https://gizmodo.com/boeing-787-lego-like-building-begins-kicks-airbus-nuts-262412

Floating Computer-Controlled LED Show Calls for Ocean-Sized Mario Bros.

Designer Seung-Jin Lee has decided that it would be a good idea to put LEDs embedded in tubes to make them float on water. The objective is to control them with a computer and make beautiful shows for concerts and the like. Fine by us, as soon as he connects it to a NES emulator…

Windscreen Wiper Mirror Clears Your Post-Shower Views

Clearly designed after a five-hour hot shower trying to recover from a night of tapas and drinking spanish wine, this windscreen wiper mirror will eliminate the steam from the glass and make it clear enough to see the effects of your hangover. Retro style, absurd, almost surrealist and absolutely irresistible. Too bad it’s just a…

GM OnStar Ant Vehicle Uses Nanobots, Artificial Muscles

The GM OnStar Ant vehicle uses a Nanorb wheel system, “independent robots that can arrange themselves in any configuration” along with artificial muscles called “electro-active polymer actuators” to change the position of its body panels. It’s probably made of adamantium too and it can transform itself faster than you can say “Optimus Prime” into any…

Motorola Shows Future 2008 Scarven, Pixl, Texel and Genghis Phones

Motorola has presented four new phones for 2008 in Amsterdam: the Motorola Skarven, the Motorola Z12 X Pixl, the Motorola E10 Texel and the Motorola QX Genghis. The first two belong to their new ZOOM classification, which means they are camera phones: the Skarven packs a 8MP camera for photos and a standard VGA for…

Discovery RC Arthropods Are Just Pretentiously Named Plastic Bugs

What could be better than one Rhinoceros Beetle, one Hissing Cockroach and one Hercules Beetle? Obviously, a man-eating scarab from the Nile controlled by an evil mummy. But failing that, we can do with these three small RC beasts that can be charged in two minutes and be controlled independently for just $24.95 and being…

Brando USB Chocolate Cheap MP3 Player Doesn’t Make Sense

Is this another ordinary, cheap MP3 player? No! Actually, it is absolutely amazing and I’m not talking about its color LEDs inside or any of its passable, ordinary features. This is the only MP3 player in the world that has buttons to force people to move left or right while you are walking down the…

Giant LED of LED Lamps Wants Giant Printed Circuit Board for Love, Kinky Sex

These giant LED of LED Lamps are twenty times bigger than real light-emitting diodes. They look exactly like the real thing, using 12 normal-sized LEDs inside, two typical long metal legs and a clear acrylic head, which shows a beautiful lightning effect on the wall and ceiling: Too bad they are not for sale, even…

Vocal Joystick Makes Everyone Go Aaaaaah Oooooooh

I know this video shouldn’t make me laugh because the Vocal Joystick—software that allows you to control your mouse using eight vowel sounds and the “sounds k and ch simulate clicking and releasing the buttons”—is amazing for people with disabilities. But I can’t help it, I just find it hilarious. Its developers at the University…

According to readers, links for downloading the new Radiohead In Rainbows album were distributed early this morning to people who pre-ordered it. [Thanks Rahil] https://gizmodo.com/radiohead-offers-new-album-for-whatever-you-want-to-pay-305566

Air Catapult Launches Man Into the Sky, Requires Parachute to Land

This crazy giant catapult, probably built by Wile E. Coyote out of two construction cranes and ACME industrial-grade rubber bands, is designed to send a man into space with no security cables or net. As you will see in the video, after surviving the bazillion-G-force launch in one piece, he has to open a parachute…

Ground-Based Missile Defense More Effective than Jack Bauer, Boeing Says

After the X-Wing rocket aficionados, here’s some cool and real rocket action: this video shows Boeing’s successful test of their Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system. They launched a long-range ballistic missile from Alaska to destroy it minutes later using an interceptor missile from Vandenberg AFB in California. It’s the second test of this kind, but according…

Winners of the Gizmodo Readers’ Best Computer Rig Contest

Click to viewHere are the top three rigs in the Best Computer Rig Contest. The winner: Steve Larson for his Nebuchadnezzar-like overloaded cockpit. Jump to see the three mega-galleries, which show just how cool the winning rigs are. After seeing all the details, my personal winner is Dlinc. His rig, with Transformers-style, fully-articulated rotatable monitors…

Scrap-Made Robotic Hand Crushes Cars at Robodock 2007 Festival

Made of metal scrap, the gigantastic 25-feet-long and 5,000-pound-heavy Robohand has enough power to crush a car. This technological terror was shown a few days ago at Robodock 2007 in Amsterdam. Anyone at the festival—a raving orgy of moving metal parts, fire and music, much like Jason’s pants— was able to operate it like Kouji…