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Hannspree Time Square LCD has Weird Things Attached

If anyone does weird LCD TVs, it’s Hannspree. And, while I can understand the importance of fire truck- and french fries-shaped TVs, I am not entirely convinced about Time Square, a 12-inch LCD TV with built-in clock, thermometer and hygrometer, whose dials swing open to reveal speakers. There’s a four-in-one A/V connection (composite, S-Video, audio…

Digital Pencil, Save Your Fingertips

Thinking of buying that super-expensive graphics tablet? Maybe you don’t need to, because Suck is offering this digital pencil that mimics the human finger, allowing it to be used on touchpads. Using a pencil is more intuitive than drawing with a touchpad, but I’m not sure how useful this is actually going to be, cute…

Einstein Wrong, Form a Queue for Time Travel

So, it turns out that maybe Einstein was wrong about that whole relativity thing. A couple of German physicists claim that they’ve broken the speed of light (with a photon, not a rocket, disappointingly). What this means is that time travel, instantaneous traveling between distant locations and really fast download speeds could all be possible.…

Buy a Cheap Antonov, Laugh at Carry-on Limits

If infinite legroom and no carry-on limits appeal to you, then you’re in luck, because the Russian government is selling off Anotonov AN-124s cheap. You can probably grab yourself a bargain with one of the enormous planes, which can carry a load of 150 metric tons. There’s even a bedroom for the pilots, which you…

Keepon Robot Keeps on Keepin’ On in Spoon Promo

Austin band Spoon have collaborated before with yellow robot Keepon, but their new video, for “Don’t You Evah” gives us a little more than the first one. Keepon’s creator, Hideki Kozima, costars alongside the little blob of sunshine, and there’s a whole load of robot cameos toward the end. If you want more of the…

People Selling iPhone Sexy Touch Time in India

According to fellow Indian journo and Giz reader Aswin R, someone in India is selling sexy touching time with the iPhone using Facebook’s marketplace. Not selling the iPhone itself, just 15 minutes to “see/touch/feel” the JesusPhone under supervision. I guess some people would do it, maybe hoping to cure some illness. Like acne. Or bunions.…

Rocket Belt Conference in Niagra Falls a Soaring Success

Want to see a video of Eric Scott showing off his jetpack at this year’s Rocket Belt conference, held last weekend at an air base in Niagra Falls? Thought so. [Boing Boing]

Logitech Unveils Pure-Fi Dream and Anywhere iPod Docks

Though Logitech has had a few iPod docks in the past, it never seemed to be a major initiative. Now, the company is getting in the game for real with the debut of the all-new Pure-Fi Dream Bedroom Music System ($249.99), a clock/radio-based dock with some delightfully nerdy features (motion sensors!), and the revamped lithium-ion…

Xohm Is Official, Is Coming, Is Already Overrated?

As expected, Sprint has announced their allegedly-WiMAX Xohm service, claiming that “the internet is on the verge of another revolution.” They want to “empower PMPs, video cameras, MP3s and more with internet access.” We just want cheap zoomtastic Internet action everywhere. [Xohm] https://gizmodo.com/xohm-is-either-wimax-from-sprint-or-new-mystical-chant-289596

Highways by Automation (1958)

The August 3, 1958 Chicago Tribune ran this Closer Than We Think! strip, demostrating the automatic highway construction of the future. Something very similar to this appears in the May 14, 1958 Disneyland TV episode Magic Highway, U.S.A.. Tomorrow’s turnpikes will “flow” out of giant machines like magic ribbons across the countryside. The basic equipment…

Fuze Home Media Server is a Whole House Solution

Fuze Media Systems unveiled their full home media system, which has several advantages over the pretty and fully competent Microsoft Windows Media Center. In a nutshell, it’s designed to be used throughout the entire house, with multiroom streaming. There are extenders called the Fuzemini that have HDMI out, DVD/CD drives, CableCARD. There’s even a touchscreen…

New Firefly Kids Cellphone Approved By The FCC

The Firefly flyPhone (OMG, IT RHYMES WITH iPHONE!) is a phone geared towards children with a fuller feature set than the original Firefly Phone. The new model has an actual keypad, a camera, memory expansion via MicroSD, and music/video playback. But this phone doesn’t exactly strike us as kid-friendly. Not only will parents have to…

Bright Idea Light Inspires Via USB

The USB-powered Bright Idea Light designed by Graham Alexander Bayne will provide just enough light when needed most. Although the soft silicon and plastic light bulb doesn’t get any brighter when you actually have an idea, it still looks cool…and it’s USB. [Gramatron via Yanko Design]

Q&A With Crazy Tokyo Watch Genius Yasushi Kimura

PingMag got a one-on-one interview with Yasushi Kimura, founder of the Japanese design firm Sea Hope. And for as awesomely insane as their watches are, his responses were interesting and and not crazy at all. When questioned about peoples fascination with LED’s he responded “Simply put, people like light and illuminations – it just enhances…

This is What a Car Crushed Macbook Pro Looks Like

What happens when you run over a MacBook Pro in a Crumpler laptop bag? Not much, actually, other than the screen being completely destroyed and the case being bent crooked. Despite being completely unusable as a laptop, this guy’s MacBook Pro can still be used as a desktop if it’s plugged into an external monitor.…

Dish Network’s ViP622 DVR now supports external USB 2.0 Hard Drives and requires a one time $39.99 activation fee. TiVo’s eSATA support isn’t official yet. Time to wake up, TiVo. [Zatz Not Funny!]

LG Makes a 71-inch, 24-Carat Gold TV

If you thought you couldn’t afford a standard 71-inch TV, LG’s 24-carat gold 71-inch TV will have you throwing up your arms in defeat. The display is part of a set of gold speakers, DVD players, and subwoofers—all made out of gold and all ridiculously extravagant. We suppose the profit margins are much higher selling…

Here’s a video of last weekends Rocketbelt convention in Niagara Falls, amazingly no one blew up.[Google Video]

Restoration Robotics has created a robot that will help out with hair plug installations, not that we’d ever need such a thing…[Cnet]

D-Link DIR-660 Limited Edition 802.11n Router Reviewed (Verdict: Good Looking, Great Speeds, Lousy Range)

D-Link’s all white DIR-660 Limited Edition Wireless N router looks great on the outside, and performs decently on the…outside. There’s MIMO, which is fantastic, along with an OLED display on the top for status updates, but an old Netgear G router i4u tested with had better range than the 660 even in N mode. Speeds…