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Cloud Music iPhone App Streams Tracks Uploaded to Google Docs

Heaps of music-streaming apps already exist for the iPhone, but Cloud Music has one novel selling point: you upload the music files to Google Docs, and then stream the songs from there. Docs is not just for word-processing anymore, remember? https://gizmodo.com/google-docs-gets-file-storage-is-this-the-gdrive-5446314 MP3, MP4 and WAV files are supported by the app, which was only released…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 27 '10

Audiophile’s 20,000-Watt Home Sound Studio Took 48 Years to Build

How long did it take you to set up your audio system? Dick Burwen’s been at his for 48 years—and he still isn’t finished. According to the biography on Burwen’s site, the chap has been interested in audio since the age of eight, going on to work at several audio companies over the years, where…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 27 '10

Stanford Researchers Developing Rocket-Powered Sewage Treatment System

In what sounds like the most over-engineered toilet tech ever, Stanford engineers are using rocket science to clean up sewage. It’s actually simpler than it sounds—the scientists are developing a system that exploits sewage-loving bacteria to produce nitrous oxide, which can be used up by a rocket thruster. The nitrous-powered rocket’s only byproduct is hot,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 27 '10

Talk a Load of Exhaled Hot Air Into This LASER

As YouTube user/laser-magician Magx1 says, “it doesn’t get much more DIY than this!” After creating all sorts of gas lasers previously, he exhaled his own breath and created a carbon dioxide laser. What did you do with your breath today? Using nitrogen, hydrogen and helium, Magx1’s carbon dioxide laser fires up by breathing into a…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jul 27 '10

The Phoenix Cooktop

The Buechele Phonix is a neat little stove top that has a retractable hood. On one side there’s a recirculating vent, the other, a warmer. On the back? A blackboard! The Phoenix is a 2010 reddot design award winner. [Beuchele via Appliancist]

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 27 '10

True Blood teaches us how to talk dirty vampire style

Blood poured from the skies in Sunday night’s episode of True Blood. And we also got to learn what kind of dirty talk turns vampires on. No surprise here – it’s graphic blood whispering. Watch!What did we learn? That Denis O’Hare is a gosh darn delight. His take on the King of Mississippi is award…

Television Meredith Woerner Jul 27 '10

Arthur C. Clarke Predicted GPS and Satellite TV in 1956

In August of 1956, science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke wrote a letter to his friend Andrew G. Haley. In this letter, he predicted—with uncanny accuracy—the GPS and satellite TV systems of today. Here’s the letter as transcribed by the folks of Letters of Note: Aug 56 Dear Andy, Odd that we should have crossed in…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 27 '10

Can Gadgets Become Heirlooms?

Heirlooms are significant objects—often jewelry or prized items—passed through generations. But as our priorities in life change, will our choices of heirlooms as well? Will I find myself entrusting an original Game Boy to my child one day? Ellen Lupton has a wonderful piece in the NYT discussing heirlooms, their place in our world, and…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 27 '10

The Abyss Watch Capitalizes On Touch Screen Tech And Minimalism

It seems that watch hands and easy-to-read digital displays are a thing of the past according to Japanese style watches. A matte black touch screen face surrounded by time indicating LED’s is infinitely more chic. The Abyss watch sports a black snakeskin textured leather band and black face circled by “Tron blue” and white LED’s.…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Jul 27 '10

Other iPad Apps As Seen Through Annamika, the Animated Kaleidoscope App

Annamika is a neat new iPad app that lets you run any image of your choosing through an animated kaleidoscope. That includes screenshots of other iPad apps. Ready to get meta? That up there? That’s Words With Friends. Annamika, which uses customizable kaleidoscope software by Scott Collard, comes preloaded with art by Catherine Hubert, which…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 27 '10

First Apple Free Bumpers Now Shipping

Rejoice, iPhone 4 owners, because the bandaid to solve your antenna problems is coming. We got confirmation that the first free Apple bumpers are now shipping. A reader just sent us the first confirmation via email: https://gizmodo.com/apple-will-give-free-bumpers-to-iphone-4-owners-5589004 If you haven’t asked for yours yet, here’s how to get it. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-how-to-get-your-free-bumper-5594596

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 26 '10

Pitchmen Returns for Season Two Sans Billy Mays

Pitchmen, the Discovery Channel reality series about infomercial pitchmen starring Anthony “Sully” Sullivan is returning next month, but without one key element: the late Billy Mays. The first season of the show featured Sully and Mays traveling the country holding “pitch-a-thons” to give regular joe inventors a chance to get their product pitched and sold…

Television Adam Frucci Jul 26 '10

Concept Camera Tells You How Much You Suck At Taking Pictures

Just because you have a snazzy DSLR doesn’t mean you’re the next Ansel Adams. This concept camera will give you an “aesthetic rating” after you snap a shot that will kill (or I guess, also make) your amateur photographer ego. Andrew Kupresanin‘s Nadia camera concept checks the images you take against the ACQUINE quality inference…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 26 '10

It Might Be Legal, But Apple Still Says Jailbreaking Can Void Warranty

We’ve already covered why legal iPhone unlocking and jailbreaking doesn’t really matter that much, but Apple has chimed in with an official statement as well: https://gizmodo.com/why-legal-iphone-unlocking-and-jailbreaking-doesnt-matt-5596671 Apple’s goal has always been to insure that our customers have a great experience with their iPhone and we know that jailbreaking can severely degrade the experience. As we’ve…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 26 '10

This Alluring Model Engine Works—But It Shouldn’t

The first thing you’ll want to do is to watch the video of this quirky, high-style model engine in action. Then you’ll want to see how—or maybe why—it works. And that’s where things get sticky. Jan Ridders is a model engine builder of some renown who came across this machine on YouTube. And you can…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 26 '10

Anti-3D Shirt Sums Up My Feelings Exactly

The backlash continues at Threadless! Weep for the 3D glasses manufacturers. [Threadless] https://gizmodo.com/is-3d-already-dying-5592956

Tech News Adam Frucci Jul 26 '10

Man Uses Photoshopped Photos In Plea For Reduced Prison Sentence

Daryl Simon has pulled off all sorts of scams, but apparently lacks any Photoshop skills. This was discovered when he got caught trying to get his prison sentence reduced using fake photos of himself working on volunteer projects. Apparently Simon presented a court with photos of himself helping physical-therapy patients with rehab exercises, but when…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 26 '10

The Genesis of the Leatherman

The Leatherman multi-tool didn’t just spring forth fully formed, like Athena, from the brow of some handy-man God, but rather began as a series of meticulously detailed diagrams and cardboard cut-outs. Check them out over at [Popular Mechanics]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 26 '10

These centuries-old Mughal paintings were the original Voltrons

These phantasmagorical images from the book Flora and Fauna in Mughal Art depict 16th-18th century patchwork amalgams of man and beast made of smaller creatures. These creatures are like the aesthetic antecedents to the Transformers and giant tokusatsu robots. [Via A Journey Round My Skull] Composite elephant, Mughal, c. 1600 Composite man and tiger, late…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 26 '10

Bump 2.0 Scores With Facebook, Twitter, And LinkedIn Capabilities

Forget searching for your new friend on Facebook, now you can friend each other instantly with the new version of Bump, the app that lets you trade information quickly and easily with others by literally bumping your phone with theirs. Instead of having to find your friend, send a friend request, and wait for them…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Jul 26 '10

Cloud Music iPhone App Streams Tracks Uploaded to Google Docs

Audiophile’s 20,000-Watt Home Sound Studio Took 48 Years to Build

Stanford Researchers Developing Rocket-Powered Sewage Treatment System

Talk a Load of Exhaled Hot Air Into This LASER

The Phoenix Cooktop

True Blood teaches us how to talk dirty vampire style

Arthur C. Clarke Predicted GPS and Satellite TV in 1956

Can Gadgets Become Heirlooms?

The Abyss Watch Capitalizes On Touch Screen Tech And Minimalism

Other iPad Apps As Seen Through Annamika, the Animated Kaleidoscope App

First Apple Free Bumpers Now Shipping

Pitchmen Returns for Season Two Sans Billy Mays

Concept Camera Tells You How Much You Suck At Taking Pictures

It Might Be Legal, But Apple Still Says Jailbreaking Can Void Warranty

This Alluring Model Engine Works—But It Shouldn’t

Anti-3D Shirt Sums Up My Feelings Exactly

Man Uses Photoshopped Photos In Plea For Reduced Prison Sentence

The Genesis of the Leatherman

These centuries-old Mughal paintings were the original Voltrons

Bump 2.0 Scores With Facebook, Twitter, And LinkedIn Capabilities

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