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Postmodern Paleo-Future Art

The Flickr group Wasn’t the Future Wonderful? has some great examples of postmodern paleo-future art. These pieces co-opt and remix past visions of the future, giving an interesting context to current visions of the future. Kozmonaut by ART NAHPRO eye lines by Nesster Moonweb by Matt West Au Revoir Planet Earth by Mattijn Soon Mariska,…

Tech News Matt Novak May 23

New Philips TVs Ambilight Your Way

We recently got a close look at the latest 1080p Ambilight LCD TVs from Philips, the ones that cast colorful glows against the back of your wall in a way that is known to soothe and delight Brian Lam. First introduced at CES, they mostly have “2-channel Ambilight” but one, the premium 42-inch model mentioned…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 23

Ten Takes on T-Mobile Wing

The T-Mobile Wing is on one hand, another HTC smartphone with that same old HTC form factor. On the other, it’s the first Windows Mobile 6 Professional phone on this side of the pond…either pond. So what did the media think about the Wing? Hit the jump for our Frankenreview: where we mix together the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 23

22 Things to Know About the $99 Zonbu Linux PC

Click to viewI got time with the Zonbu, a $99 Linux PC that is amazingly as simple to use as a Mac. That’s because it’s preloaded with best-of-breed open source software for almost anything you’d need, all managed via the other cool thing the Zonbu has: A 4GB CF card that acts as a cache…

Tech News Brian Lam May 23

Take a Survey and Win a $250 Jet Blue Card

Hey, folks. Feel like winning a $250 JetBlue Gift Card? It’s easy. Just click here and take the survey. When you’re done, send an email to [email protected] and tell them what the last question asked. Of course, the standard contest rules apply.

Tech News Jason Chen May 23

Sony PS3 Firmware 1.8 Announced: 1080p Upscaling, Network Streaming

It’s not quite the 2.0 firmware rumored to be coming out soon, but this 1.8 firmware for the PlayStation 3 seems to have some nice features of its own too. https://gizmodo.com/ps3-firmware-2-00-details-cross-media-bar-during-gamep-260389 Among the sparklers are upscaling PS1, PS2 and DVD movies to 1080p, remote play on PSPs over the internet, and streaming of pictures, music,…

Tech News Jason Chen May 23

Solar Impulse: Around the World in a 100% Sun-powered Airplane

The Solar Impulse is Bertrand Piccard’s 100% solar-powered airplane. He plans to go around the world with it in 2011, but the pilots have started training today using an extremely complex virtual simulator that takes into account all its features. It has a 262-feet wingspan full of photovoltaic cells that power its 40kW engines. The…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 23

Monster iFreePlay Headphones Turn 2G iPod Shuffle Into Headgear

Tired of all the pocket (or shirt, if you’re a tool) real estate your iPod shuffle takes up? Monster’s iFreePlay cordless headphones (which look extremely familiar) let you jack your shuffle directly into a side dock built into the left ear. https://gizmodo.com/mutant-ipod-nano-headphone-headphones-feh-236395 These arguably work better than their nano counterparts, though, since you can control…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 23

Brando’s Balls Have USB Ports

Loath as we are to cover celebretard news – we leave that to our cousins on Gawker, Defamer and the brand new Jezebel – we feel we couldn’t NOT cover this one – it does, after all, have a tech twist to it. Actor’s actor (and legendary Hollywood cocksman) Marlon Brando’s clackers contained USB ports.…

Tech News Ad Dugdale May 23

Machine Mixes Drinks On Demand Like a Mini Factory

Vending machines are just too inefficient, and Brit company Waterwerkz aims to change that with its PouchLink system. It combines the convenience of a drink machine with the assembly method of soda fountain, adding filtered water from outside pipes to quickly mix drinks inside a machine that amounts to a mini factory. Just like any…

Gadgets Charlie White May 23

Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (Part 1, 1988)

The video above is part 1 of Apple’s futuristic concept video Grey Flannel Navigator. It was produced in 1988 and has a tone similar to other videos we’ve looked at by Apple and AT&T. There are three parts to this rarely seen video, so stay tuned. Many thanks to Keith C. for this great paleo-future…

Tech News Matt Novak May 23

Enigma Ceiling Fan Circulates Air, Slices and Dices

Ceiling fans are usually staid and boring, despite their obvious pimp-out potential. Enter the Enigma Fan, with a single, swooping five-foot blade that looks like it could roll some serious heads. Besides its boomerang-esque blade, it comes with a halogen light, and can be controlled via remote. Totally worth $800 if you’ve got it to…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 23

Dr. Pepper Pays Boy Band To Live, Perform In Bubble

The latest installment in the “if dumb people watch, it must be smart” genre—a category that brought us Big Brother, The Real World, Making The Band and David Blaine—is the descriptively named Band In A Bubble, airing tomorrow on MTV. Somehow, we got blueprints of the bubble. A band I’ve never heard of called Cartel…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 23

Glo-Go Bikini Top and Skirt Shed Light on the Subject

Nobody noticing you there, girl? Put on this Glow-Go bikini top and skirt, and be the center of attention until your batteries run down after about 10 hours. They’re part of the GloFur collection by designer David Lee, who won’t really say how they work but we suspect it has something to do with a…

Tech News Charlie White May 23

Pandora’s Zing-Powered Wi-Fi Prototype

In addition to all of the Sprint and Sonos goodies we broke before Pandora’s press conference last night, we mentioned the company would show off a Zing-powered Wi-Fi prototype. TechCrunch managed to shoot a few pics of it, and we were right: it was built by SanDisk, so it naturally looks like the Sansa Connect,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 23

Hitachi’s Portable Mind Reader Shoots Lasers at Your Brain

When they’re not busy making plasmas or announcing hard drives, the folks at Hitachi are out making mind readers. The one shown here is a 14-ounce headset that measures real-time brain data by shooting harmless lasers at your brain. Why would you wanna do that? https://gizmodo.com/hitachi-touts-85-inch-plasma-hdtv-hedges-bets-on-lcds-253692 Well, the device may one day be used to…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez May 23

Hako Robo, Tiny Robots That Love and Hate Each Other

Look at that little Hako Robo family, tiny cube-shaped robots with pea brains that just love to be with each other—to a point. Gather them together and they react, following each other around, running away from each other, protecting each other and even getting on each other’s nerves if they’re together for too long. Hey,…

Gadgets Charlie White May 23

VIP Edition 787 Dreamliner Still Kicks Airbus’ Butt With Style

Click to viewFollowing yesterday’s 787 news, Hong Kong real estate tycoon Joseph Lau has just ordered a Dreamliner VIP. It’s the same airplane you and I are going to use, but instead of being crammed in seat 36D between Biff, the overweight shoe salesman, and Chantal, the aerobic teacher from Fort Lauderdale, he’ll have a…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 23

Activision Confirms Wireless Guitars for Guitar Hero III

Guitar Hero fans, rejoice! It looks like with Guitar Hero III, you won’t have to worry anymore about rocking out so hard that you yank the controller out of your system. Activision has announced that Guitar Hero III will finally (thankfully) feature wireless guitars for all systems. https://gizmodo.com/x-keys-usb-extender-lets-you-rock-out-from-150-feet-260995 The Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 versions…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 23

Party Timer Digital Clock Gives a Name to Your Revelry

If you’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that your parties sucked, here’s a device that can measure whether they’re lame, the most kick-ass in history, or anywhere in between. It’s called a Party Timer Digital Clock, but it’s really a decibel meter, measuring noise levels and then showing you nine different degrees of partyosity. Take…

Tech News Charlie White May 23

Postmodern Paleo-Future Art

New Philips TVs Ambilight Your Way

Ten Takes on T-Mobile Wing

22 Things to Know About the $99 Zonbu Linux PC

Take a Survey and Win a $250 Jet Blue Card

Sony PS3 Firmware 1.8 Announced: 1080p Upscaling, Network Streaming

Solar Impulse: Around the World in a 100% Sun-powered Airplane

Monster iFreePlay Headphones Turn 2G iPod Shuffle Into Headgear

Brando’s Balls Have USB Ports

Machine Mixes Drinks On Demand Like a Mini Factory

Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (Part 1, 1988)

Enigma Ceiling Fan Circulates Air, Slices and Dices

Dr. Pepper Pays Boy Band To Live, Perform In Bubble

Glo-Go Bikini Top and Skirt Shed Light on the Subject

Pandora’s Zing-Powered Wi-Fi Prototype

Hitachi’s Portable Mind Reader Shoots Lasers at Your Brain

Hako Robo, Tiny Robots That Love and Hate Each Other

VIP Edition 787 Dreamliner Still Kicks Airbus’ Butt With Style

Activision Confirms Wireless Guitars for Guitar Hero III

Party Timer Digital Clock Gives a Name to Your Revelry

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