Mark Wilson, Author at Gizmodo

Wii/Gamecube Coding Contest

We usually don’t post coding contests, but this one was too tasty to resist. Programmers, start your engine…err…USB lava lamps. DCEmu is throwing a coding contest for the Nintendo Wii and Gamecube platforms. As to exactly what you design, that much is fairly open-ended. Entries can be Emulators, Homebrew Games, Demos or Applications that work…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 6 '07

One Trillion Pixel Image, And It’s A Boob

Aperio Technologies has made “the world’s first terapixel image”. However, it actually consists of one picture copied 225 times—that off cancerous breast tissue. As a digital pathology imaging company, one could interpret the image as Aperio flexing their digital muscle while raising awareness for an (obviously) important issue. The picture is a 144GB .tif (using…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 6 '07

Hidden Camera Spy Clock

The $64 Hidden Camera Spy Clock is not just another yuppie wooden radio from Hammacher Schlemmer Holiday 1995, but (as you may have deduced from the title) functions as a hidden spy camera as well. Full color, 380-line, 510×492 video streams over the 2.4ghz spectrum for neighborhood viewing—so keep that in mind before you get…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 6 '07

Portable GameCube Advance

At first glance, we thought the Portable GameCube Advance was the product of console miniaturizer Benjamin Heckendorn, who has shrunk some of our favorites into nearly portable packages. But the Portable GameCube Advance is really the work of a random email tipster…surely not just a Photoshop rendition…but an entirely ready-to-go product complete with external OLED…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 6 '07

Automoblox: Blocks That Don’t Suck

There is a reason that you have such fond memories of playing with blocks as a youth: positive memory bias. Or, as bastardized/made up for our purposes here, what you completely forgot was all the times you cried while playing with blocks. And that Stonehenge is only impressive due to the weight of its components…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 6 '07

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra: Kicking Uncanny Valley Butt

We just told you about the $830 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra last week, otherwise known as the “world’s fastest graphics card”. But just how much power can $830 buy today? Check out this technical demo by NVIDIA. The real time rendering is of actor Doug Jones, who you probably won’t recognize as Pan from Pan’s…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 6 '07

Aduki Ni Bean Lamps

The Aduki Ni (is Ni plural?) is a lamp shaped like a bean. Other than its similarity to certain components of chili, why are we so excited? 1. The bean is metallic. (metallic is cool.) 2. The bean is weatherproof. (perfect for cocktail parties we never throw but always intend to) 3. The bean changes…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 6 '07

Uncle Milton R/C Tarantula

Since being bitten by radioactive spiders, the Gizmodo staff is in no way fearful of arachnids. At all. Dropping one of these remote control tarantulas into a Gizmodo party would specifically not cause anyone to wet their pants (which may or may not be housing expensive test electronics, so be careful anyway). For $25 we…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 6 '07

Laser Dance Matrix: No Black Required

The Laser Dance Matrix is the brainchild of Applied Sciences. It’s a DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) pad matrix for getting down up, up, right, back style. But instead of relying on pressure sensitivity as most pads do, the Laser Dance Matrix senses foot position based upon breaking the proper laser beams (we’re assuming in the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 6 '07

Banpresto Aquapict Jellyfish Aquarium

FACT: Every bedroom needs multicolored mood lighting. Why not let the Aquapict Jellyfish Aquarium take care of that for you? Three silicon jellyfish float randomly, their soft flesh illuminated by LED bulb. One of 12 colors will tantalize the senses eyes as you go Deep…Sea Mode blue. After two hours of intense pleasure, the Aquapict…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 5 '07

Changing Cupboard: Transforming Surfaces

The Changing Cupboard was featured at the Milan Furniture Fair 2007. While scholars will enjoy the social critique of the print medium’s reaction to everyday events, I’m mesmerized by the ad-free use of two-panel billboard technologies in the living room. Note to self: redecorate home with 100% pixel design. Second note to self: make sure…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 5 '07

BlueQ: Skinnable Bluetooth Wristband

The BlueQ is a vibrating Bluetooth wristband. Made for those times that you have a phone stowed away in your purse or backpack, the wristband vibrates with incoming calls—which works for about 30 hours on standby. But the more interesting feature is that the wristband can accept user-created Qskins. Using the company’s online template, customers…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 5 '07

HP 20-inch Pavilion HDX: Gaming Notebook

Rumor has it that HP will be announcing a new 20-inch gaming laptop, the Pavilion HDX. Weighing in at a hefty 12lbs, the computer is large enough to house both a full-sized keyboard and a windows media remote, side by side. Electronista speculates that the computer will feature the new Santa Rosa chipset (Centrino successor),…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 5 '07

Booster Blades: They Work!

After having some fun at the Booster Blades’ expense a few weeks back, the inventors daughter, Candice Rawlings, wrote us an email. She called out our photo for being out of date, but graciously offered to send us new media of the skates in use (under operation without the rider dying). Verdict: the Booster Blades…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 5 '07

iTunes Single on Billboard Top 10

For the first time, an iTunes single has broken the Billboard top 10 list. From the American Idol Gives Back charity show, the Pretender’s cover I’ll Stand by You (as performed by Carrie Underwood) was downloaded 124,496 times as of this weekend. While I still think that buying a CD and ripping it yourself is…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 5 '07

Free Comic Book Day

[Shameless plug for my Gadget Guide to Becoming a Superhero] https://gizmodo.com/gadget-guide-to-becoming-a-superhero-255047 Oh, and you can get free a free comic book today at retailers nationwide. Hit the link for a search engine that will find participating stores based upon zipcode. [Another shameless plug for my Gadget Guide to Becoming a Superhero] FCBD Store Locater [via…

Books & Comics Mark Wilson May 5 '07

Metrokane Vacuum Decanter

Decanting a bottle of wine is a commitment: you will drink the bottle alone in one sitting and wake up without your pants in an alley. And your teeth/lips will be purple. The Metrokane Vacuum Decanter is a smart solution. Constructed from hand-blown crystal, the decanter works normally to aerate your wine/make you look suave.…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 5 '07

Apple iBook’s Fatal Flaws Uncovered

After receiving ten complaints (a lot for Denmark), The Danish Consumer Complaints Board commissioned a study (on the microscopic scale) of the Apple iBook G4. Evidently there was merit to the complaints, since the study did find a problem… Researchers found that the solder joints around a voltage regulator were designed/constructed in such a way…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 5 '07

Netgear EVA8000 Digital Entertainer HD

Since man discovered digital video compression, he’s been fashioning tools to view smut entertainment on the big screen. Early attempts of cutting out holes for CRT monitors were futile, as were the fruitless attempts at training monkeys to hold laptops at eye level. Luckily, companies like Netgear have better solutions. Their EVA8000 Digital Entertainer HD…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 2 '07

Gadget Guide to Becoming a Superhero

It used to be enough just to save a cat from a tree. But with the commonality of CGI, stuntmen and radioactive cellphones, the bar has been raised. Being a hero gets you a pension. Being a superhero gets you everything else. (Like a show on NBC and loads of fruit/sausage/tiny mustard baskets). But becoming…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Apr 25 '07

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Wii/Gamecube Coding Contest

One Trillion Pixel Image, And It’s A Boob

Hidden Camera Spy Clock

Portable GameCube Advance

Automoblox: Blocks That Don’t Suck

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra: Kicking Uncanny Valley Butt

Aduki Ni Bean Lamps

Uncle Milton R/C Tarantula

Laser Dance Matrix: No Black Required

Banpresto Aquapict Jellyfish Aquarium

Changing Cupboard: Transforming Surfaces

BlueQ: Skinnable Bluetooth Wristband

HP 20-inch Pavilion HDX: Gaming Notebook

Booster Blades: They Work!

iTunes Single on Billboard Top 10

Free Comic Book Day

Metrokane Vacuum Decanter

Apple iBook’s Fatal Flaws Uncovered

Netgear EVA8000 Digital Entertainer HD

Gadget Guide to Becoming a Superhero

Letterboxd Is Reportedly Looking to Sell Out

Fish Oil’s Brain Benefits Can Backfire, Study Suggests

OpenAI’s Revolutionary AI Gadget Is… a Phone? A Stinkin’ Phone?

Homer’s “Iliad” Found Stuffed Into Egyptian Mummy’s Wrappings

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus Is 40% Off, and Stackable Coupon Pushes It to 50% Off

The Next ‘Star Wars’ Game Crossover Gives You the Fantasy of Menial Labor

This Growing El Niño Could Irreversibly Alter Earth’s Climate, Experts Warn

Ninja Air Fryer Doubles as Indoor Grill Drops Back to Its Lowest Price With 6-in-1 Functionality

The New ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Trailer Is Ready to Burn it All Down

This Windows 11 Pro Mini PC Packs Powerful Performance in a Compact Size at an Affordable Price, Even Mac Mini Owners Might Want This Deal

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park