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Dreaming in Pixels

Or digital electric sheep. Both possible with this 8-bit slumber mask, $22 shipped from Thailand. [Studiobo via Unplggd]

Could Dr. Horrible Be Coming To A Theater Near You?

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog may soon no longer be a blog. Joss Whedon and his co-conspirators say they’re considering doing the sequel to the hit webseries as a feature film. Including a surprising castmember. Spoilers! Whedon told Sci Fi Wire that “we’ve talked about doing an actual studio film” of Dr. Horrible as the follow-up…

Pokémon X-Ray Allows for Peekatchu

Since no child says “invasive surgery, I choose you!!” the Pokémon X-ray machine should soon add some smiles to 30 Japanese ICUs. Designed with a Pokémon (Diamond and Pearl) theme, this portable X-ray machine is meant to calm children who, unfortunately, need to be pokéd and prodded a bit more before they will actually feel…

What can you do in 4 hours?

The Sony VAIO® Lifestyle PC with Intel® Inside notebook is just under 1.5 lbs, but still has a full lithium-ion battery that holds up to 4 hours of battery life. In other words, this entire notebook weighs as much as a standard notebook battery, but holds the same charge. Can you say no-brainer?

Imagine You Are an Imperial Eagle

I wish I could fly. Or at least, ride a giant eagle and experience the thrill that some crazy spaniards captured putting a camera on top of an actual Imperial Eagle. [Cetrería José Luis Ortiz]

I am 45 years old and I have been an audiofile since I was 12 years old. I have never been able to afford any of the more expensive audio systems, but I do have the “Golden Ears” to tell the difference. My last hearing test showed that hearing is still in the range of…

Matthew Perry Has Been Kicked Off The Island

So it turns out that Chandler Bing will not being making his big Lost cameo, says actor Matthew Perry. But he wouldn’t want to anyways because it would ruin the magic, “I don’t want to know the secrets of the smoke monster or the island before other people. I want to be able to sit…

My First Album

The first CDs I got for my first CD player? Why, Blind Melon and the Jurassic Park soundtrack, of course. After that, I got Dookie, the Blue Album, Soundgarden’s Superunknown and Pearl Jam’s Vs. I had a crappy CD boombox in my room that I’d lay in front of for hours, listening to music over…

WSJ’s Free iPhone App Is Already Better than the NYT App

The Wall Street Journal has traditionally been an expensive paper, costing over $100 a year for both online and print subscriptions. Now it’s free on the iPhone (just like it’s been on BlackBerries). https://gizmodo.com/get-the-wall-street-journal-free-on-your-blackberry-ev-5038901 I took the app for a quick spin and noticed, as pretty much everyone else will, its content layout is nearly…

E Launches, Brings You Easy Virtual (And Physical) Business Card Sharing

E is a social networking tool that makes it easy to trade business cards, personal info and automatically connect to each other on most social networking sites. And yes, there’s an iPhone app. You’ve got three ways to use E. The neatest right now is with a connector dongle. You hold it up to another…

Email Spam Is Destroying The Earth

You may hate spam because it clutters up your email, wastes your time and teases you with talk of Nigerian princes offering to enlarge your penis. But did you know it’s killing the environment, too? According to a recent study by computer security firm McAfee, the amount of spam emails sent last year (62 trillion)…

Bane And His Pulsing Veins Burst From Arkham Asylum

A new clip from creepy Batman video game, Batman: Arkham Asylum, debuts the latest baddie for the bat: Bane the chronic Venom juicer.

Giz Explains: The Difference Between $100 and $100,000 Speakers

A speaker system can cost as little as $35. Or as much as $350,000. As a normal person, you probably have just one question about speakers that cost as much a Ferrari: What. The. Hell. https://gizmodo.com/why-we-need-audiophiles-5213042 How Speakers Work Especially when you consider just how simple the overall mechanism behind a standard speaker is: It…

Time Warner Delays Bandwidth Cap Pricing Tests in Texas After Customer Complaints

San Antonio and Austin residents apparently raised enough of a fuss to push Time Warner‘s tiered pricing test, which was scheduled to begin this summer, back to October. So sayeth a TWC PR rep to the San Antonio Express-News: https://gizmodo.com/how-much-time-warners-broadband-caps-will-screw-you-5206697 “What happened as we’re continuing to listen was we worked in some of the comments…

Sidekick LX 2009 Info Coming Tomorrow?

According to an “leaked” T-Mobile Memo, we should “Get Ready for the New Sidekick LX” and “Additional information regarding launch dates, pricing and availablility [sic] will be available on the Retail Communication Home Page on April 17.” We’ll keep an eye out for the Sidekick lovers in the audience. [Hiptop3 via BGR] https://gizmodo.com/3g-sidekick-lx-2009-edition-spotted-5141420

Mesmerizing Tokyo Timelapse Makes Me Want to Go Back on Holiday

I just came back from vacation straight into NY and the hard work of Gizmodo. This mesmerizing timelapse video of Tokyo—called Remanence:Variance “Experiment on Live Light”—is just what I needed to smooth me in. Created by Samuel Cockedey using Canon DSLR cameras—mostly a 350d according to him—shows one of the most amazing and hi-tech cities…

A Host Of Alternate Timelines Where The Incas Thrashed The Europeans

If you’re starved for alternate-universe stories (or just wish there were more stories about Incas trying to erase the Conquistadors from history) then a new anthology based on a Fred Saberhagen novel is for you. According to Publisher’s Marketplace, Golden Reflections will be an anthology of stories based on Saberhagen’s novel Mask Of The Sun.…

5-Year-Old Amputee Fitted with High Performance Carbon Fiber Legs

In 2005, Ellie May Challis lost all of her limbs to meningitis. In 2009, she’s become the youngest person ever fitted with carbon fiber legs. Her original prostheses never fit perfectly, causing her pain and great difficulty when walking. So, with the financial help of their community, Ellie May’s parents took her to Dorset Orthopaedic…

Under the New Gaian Regime, No Roof May Lie Fallow

Many countries like Germany (pictured) and Switzerland are now mandating that all new buildings with flat roofs must plant a garden on them. What will cities look like when this practice becomes the norm? Here you can see a Chicago rooftop, whose green garden looks like a luxury rather than something that’s been mandated. And…

London Bar Pumps Gin and Tonic Into The Air: Please Breathe Responsibly

Starting today and running through the 25th, A temporary bar dubbed “Alcoholic Architecture” is popping up in London offering a cloud of breathable gin and tonic to it’s patrons. The brainchild of culinary adventurers Sam Bompas and Harry Parr, Alcoholic Architecture creates a intoxicating vapor using the same ultrasonic humidifier system found in Antony Gormley’s…