Tech news, analysis, culture, business, security, and more
This doesn’t look like a real bike. You know that, I know that, but seemingly the Yike Bike people don’t, as it’s just gone on sale for $3,600. You might remember we took a look at the folding carbon fiber Yike Bike last year, which is more of a penny farthing than a traditional bike.…
Remains of the Beach Pneumatic Tunnel in 1899. [Oobject] The Battersea Pneumatic Dispatch, which, in this image, was used to deliver mail. Later, a passenger carrying version of this system was developed elsewhere in London, at Holborn. [Oobject] A BART alternative, Bay Area Gravity-Vacuum Transit, 1967. BAGVT just doesn’t have the same ring as BART…
It’s light. It’s flexible. It withstands frigid temperatures on top of a mountain. And in the entire history of humans staying warm, nobody’s been able to beat it. Here’s how you build the most powerfully simple jacket in the world. Why Are We Still Using Down? You probably don’t think much about down jackets. Maybe…
Remember the quaint act of developing prints? Chortle, snicker, guffaw. Now that old-timey experience can be yours with a single slick click. Take this short survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win a Fujifilm Instax Mini 25 Instant Film Camera. Oh, how novel! Standard contest rules apply. Only open…
Hey, here’s a thing that’s suddenly not cheating anymore: using a computer spell checker on school writing exams. This week’s top head-shaking sign of the times is courtesy of Oregon, now condoning the practice for middle and high schoolers. If this sounds utterly asinine to you—well, you’re right! Everyone uses spellcheck. It’s wonderful. It’s convenient.…
It had to happen. Ron Jeremy stars in… Tron: Jeremy. “I always double team.” Don’t worry: Except for some deep cleavage, the video is safe for work. Click to view Sadly, the movie hasn’t happened. Yet. [Break]
With a toilet, wood stove and benches, this armored home will probably get you through most disasters—and maybe even zombies, too. In fact, as it’s created using steel recycled from ships, an iceberg is its only likely conqueror. Atelier Van Lieshout is the designer behind this portable-tank of a dwelling, which is being exhibited until…
This MacBook Air is running four screens simultaneously. Its own, a 20-inch Apple Cinema Display, a 7-inch Mimo 720-S USB display and an Apple IIc running a terminal session through a serial cable. For an underpowered notebook, that’s quite a feat. And yes, the Apple IIc is kind of a trick, but it does run…
A lot of people looking for the perfect movie are going to be disappointed today. According to most reviews, Tron’s not the Messiah, just a very naughty boy. But there’s something amazing about it, something that will blow your underpants off. It’s the soundtrack. Not only the perfect Daft Punk score—which to me is one…
Video chat doesn’t sound like a very sexy hack (unless it’s sexxxy video chat, which more just a frame of mind), but UC-Davis researchers might change your mind. They’ve used two Kinects to make a 3D video chat that’s unreal. The project shown above, created by Oliver Kreylos, uses two Kinect cameras to capture someone’s…
Camera bags are great for the field—but what about when you take your gear back home? This gorgeous wooden camera box is perfect for the Leicas inside—though we wish all our stuff were so lucky. A similar chest with swappable slots would be pretty great, no? It might make you look like some sort of…
Like the spork or Bosch corkscrew/screwdriver, Marlon Darbeau‘s Peera is not a bench with just one function. It also doubles up as a toolbox and table, and probably even makes a sandwich if you say “please” and “thank-you” kindly. https://gizmodo.com/boschs-corkscrew-is-one-power-tool-i-wouldnt-mind-using-5713673 Darbeau works in Trinidad and Tobago, and has found success with the Peera design, exhibiting…
They’re saying the 99cent/59p sale is only running for a limited time, so if you want to get Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, Scrabble, The Sims 3, FIFA 11 and 60 other iOS games for peanuts, act quickly. [EA] https://gizmodo.com/gizmodos-essential-ipad-apps-5507569
Kindle for Android has been updated with over 100 possible periodicals downloads, along with the “move to SD card” ability which’ll save your precious memory. Plus, browse titles within the app instead of the website! It’s a free download. [AndroidCommunity] https://gizmodo.com/kindle-for-android-is-here-at-last-5574793
We’ve seen some brilliant yachts here at Gizmodo—some you can buy; most which’ll never feel the cool touch of the ocean on its belly—but it’s always the concepts which leave me most breathless. Like Feadship’s Breathe, here. Feadship comes up trumps with a new concept superyacht every year, and this year’s Breathe design doesn’t fail…
I suppose it makes more financial sense for the third-party accessories ecosystem to churn out Apple cases and ignore the rest, but it’s good to see Griffin recognize another tablet: the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It was beginning to feel left-out! Griffin’s no-frills Elan Passport case costs $30, and has inner pockets for credit cards and…
Blackberry Desktop Manager (a free download for backing-up and transferring media and data between phones and computers) has been updated for Macs with Wi-Fi music sync; iPhoto and iTunes photo and video sync; and easier video transferring without requiring video format conversion first. Download now, if you own a BlackBerry and Mac. [RIM via BerryReview]
Holy crap. Sometimes do you almost pinch yourself, because you just can’t believe you’re witnessing such creations in your lifetime? Word Lens, which uses augmented reality to translate things in front of you, has given me that exact feeling. Working kind of like Google Goggles in that it translates real-time images into readable information, Word…
Ohio cop Joshua Campbell stopped at a Walgreens to pick up surveillance footage of a robbery that had taken place just hours earlier—only to stumble upon a new robbery, at the same Walgreens. Which he foiled. On tape! The suspect, Donald Cotten, didn’t go down without a fight—all of which, of course, was caught by…
When I asked if someone could ride a case mod to a LAN party, I didn’t think it was actually possible. Well it is. And it even has a Mountain Dew/energy drink holder, which is both sad and awesome. https://gizmodo.com/what-happens-when-you-cross-wall-e-a-remote-control-ca-5709792 Stephen Popa, the same man responsible for the remote-controlled case mod, is also the one…
