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Corner Grocermat (1959)

The January 4, 1959 edition of Closer Than We Think illustrated the corner grocermat of the future. The modular/mobile nature of the whole idea is reminiscent of the “farm to market” trains featured in Magic Highway, U.S.A. They certainly could have inspired the “mobile malls” of 1981 we looked at a while back. Here’s an…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 31 '09

Pocket Fisheye Camera Probably Won’t Replace Your Point-and-Shoot

This Demekin Pocket Fisheye Camera is a tiny, foldable fisheye camera. Pretty awesome, right? But wait, it takes 110mm film? Yeah, thanks but no thanks. [Product Page]

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 31 '09

A Whiteboard That Explains Terminator’s Entire History

Turns out we weren’t the only ones obsessing about alternate timelines in the Terminator universe. Commenter Leland Rzepecki covered a giant whiteboard in his dorm room with an elaborate chart. (Click to enlarge.) I love this chart so much! It’s kind of sad how much of it makes sense to me instantly. Like when Leland…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 31 '09

Video Hands On: Samsung’s New Q2 and U5 MP3 Players

On top of confirming pricing for all of their CES gear, Samsung today rolled out a couple new MP3 players—one iPod Shuffle-like, the U5, and one in the Nano price range, the Q2. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-2009-hdtv-prices-confirmed-5192372 The Q2 will save you a few bucks on the Nano, and will net you a little bit more screen real…

Gadgets John Mahoney Mar 31 '09

Fugly Sweaters for Your Laptop

One size fits all and just $20 each. I confess, I’m tempted. I just can’t decide which sweater to get for my laptop. Pepto-Bismol pink and cigarette ash snowflakes or the classic diarrhea brown? I want them all. On second thought, I will go with a yellow neoprene skin. It matches my favorite latex chicken…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 31 '09

Weddinger 901 Automatica R/C iPod Speaker Cars

The Weddinger 901 Automatica from Bless is designed to be an R/C mule…so to speak. According to the product page, they can be “used as speakers, CD holder, tray or even as a disco ball.” Disco ball? Really? Anyway, the configuration above is all about mobile tunes. Just pop in your iPod and deliver music…

Tech News Sean Fallon Mar 31 '09

Guns, Bugs and Powered Armor: The Most Realistic Military Science Fiction

Military science fiction has often explored the ethical and cultural effects of war in the future. Here’s a guide to some notable entries in the field that do the best job depicting realistic warfare. Literature Starship Troopers, Robert Heinlein When one thinks of military science fiction, Robert Heinlein’s classic novel Starship Troopers is often the…

Movies AndrewLiptak Mar 31 '09

LIFEPAK 15 Defibrillator: So Cool, You’ll Forget You’re Having a Heart Attack

When all that bacon and candy finally catches up to you, you will definitely want your paramedic shocking you back to life with the LIFEPAK 15 defibrillator. I mean, just look at it. And yes, it does have some great high-tech features: •Noninvasive and continuous detection of carbon monoxide (SpCO), oxygen saturation (SpO2), and methemoglobin…

Health Sean Fallon Mar 31 '09

Samsung’s 2009 HDTV Prices Confirmed

Samsung just confirmed that those leaked prices for 2009 HDTVs are correct. Head over to HDGuru to see the full list of what you’re going to be paying. [HD Guru] https://gizmodo.com/prices-leaked-for-2009-samsung-hdtvs-5185989

Gadgets Jason Chen Mar 31 '09

Samsung HT-WS1 Soundbar Features Wireless Subwoofer, Low Price

The low end soundbar market has quickly become commoditized, but Samsung’s latest HT-WS1 is, at minimum, a contender. Expelling 260W over 2.1 channels that can simulate surround sound, the system is only 2.6-inches deep and appears wide enough to distinguish right and left channels, plus it includes a wireless subwoofer to avoid any cord runs…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Mar 31 '09

Star Guitar iPhone App Promo Video Brings You All the Charm of Late Night Infomercials

Lisa and Toyo demonstrate the Star Guitar iPhone app with such paid-for enthusiasm that we just need to award them the Giz Video of the Day award. It’s that good. The app itself is very neat. You can play back synth guitar versions of popular songs by just tapping on chord buttons on your iPhone.…

Tech News Jason Chen Mar 31 '09

The HP Chameleon Will Match Your Tacky Tastes

Nikita Buyanov was commissioned to design a series of conceptual, female-oriented laptops for HP/Intel, and the Chameleon kind of rocked our world. But we still consider ourselves men. Featuring a series of three cameras, the Chameleon uses complimenting “adaptive microcell coverage” to blend in to its surroundings—or at the very least coordinate with your crotchwear.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 31 '09

A Glimpse Of The John Carter Of Mars Creatures We’ll Never See

Jon Favreau posted a maquette of Woola, the friendly dog-like calot, from when he was producing John Carter of Mars. Click through to see a piece of Woola concept art from the abandoned Paramount production. Artist David Krentz posted his concept art of Woola, from the same Paramount production that Favreau was in line to…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 31 '09

Superheroes Good And Bad to the Rescue

Superheroes take over comic book stores, even more than usual, tomorrow – including the return of a classic hero, and new series from two of the industry’s greatest superhero writers. Look! Up in the sky! For those who like your superheroes square-jawed and old-fashioned, the book of the week has to be DC’s Flash: Rebirth,…

io9 Graeme McMillan Mar 31 '09

10 of the World’s Smallest Gadgets

The diminishing size of gadgetry is about as certain as Moore’s law, and is generally good for us. But for some, size is an obsession, and smaller is always better. This is what they’ve wrought: Smallest CRT TV Although smaller CRT screens can be had (such as those used in old camcorder viewfinders), they won’t…

Tech News John Herrman Mar 31 '09

HP’s MediaSmart Server LX195 Leaked, Is a More Compact Windows Home Server

HP’s apparently following up its OS X Time Machine compatible MediaSmart EX487 Windows Home Server with a smaller model, shipping with just 640GB of storage. https://gizmodo.com/hp-mediasmart-ex487-server-has-remote-mp3-streaming-ma-5119452 No other real details can be seen from this low-rez box shot, but it’s likely that this LX195 doesn’t have Mac support, so don’t hold out for that if…

Tech News Jason Chen Mar 31 '09

Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of “World’s Smallest NAS”

I can’t think of another product category less served by the ol’ “world’s smallest” tag that gadget-makers continuously foam over than network storage drives. But, of course, here we have the “world’s smallest” NAS. The miniNAS, as you would expect, uses a pair of 2.5-inch laptop drives (up to 500GB each), which are wrong for…

Tech News John Mahoney Mar 31 '09

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

7 concept green gadgets that we’d like to see brought to market, a video of the first test-drive of the Tesla Model S, and the Power of One (Xof1) solar-car breaks a world distance record. We talk about concept gadgets quite a bit on TreeHugger, from energy-saving ideas to renewable energy generators, to sustainably-made gadgets.…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 31 '09

First Look at the Spacecraft That Will Take Humans to Mars

Yesterday NASA gave the world a first look at the Orion, a space vessel that will take humans back to the Moon in 2020, and then onward to Mars in the 2030s. If this saucer shape looks familiar, that’s not because this vehicle is based on something hidden in Area 51. Orion is based on…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 31 '09

Happy 100th Birthday To The Toaster

The internet loves the toaster. Why? Because it makes toast…which reminds us of breakfast…which reminds us of bacon. So, it is only fitting that we wish it well on its 100th birthday. Indeed, 2009 represents 100 years since Frank Shailor and General Electric came up with the D12 in 1909. It may look like a…

Tech News Sean Fallon Mar 31 '09

Corner Grocermat (1959)

Pocket Fisheye Camera Probably Won’t Replace Your Point-and-Shoot

A Whiteboard That Explains Terminator’s Entire History

Video Hands On: Samsung’s New Q2 and U5 MP3 Players

Fugly Sweaters for Your Laptop

Weddinger 901 Automatica R/C iPod Speaker Cars

Guns, Bugs and Powered Armor: The Most Realistic Military Science Fiction

LIFEPAK 15 Defibrillator: So Cool, You’ll Forget You’re Having a Heart Attack

Samsung’s 2009 HDTV Prices Confirmed

Samsung HT-WS1 Soundbar Features Wireless Subwoofer, Low Price

Star Guitar iPhone App Promo Video Brings You All the Charm of Late Night Infomercials

The HP Chameleon Will Match Your Tacky Tastes

A Glimpse Of The John Carter Of Mars Creatures We’ll Never See

Superheroes Good And Bad to the Rescue

10 of the World’s Smallest Gadgets

HP’s MediaSmart Server LX195 Leaked, Is a More Compact Windows Home Server

Thecus N0204 miniNAS Makes the Unfortunate Claim of “World’s Smallest NAS”

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

First Look at the Spacecraft That Will Take Humans to Mars

Happy 100th Birthday To The Toaster

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