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The NX10, Samsung’s first mirrorless camera, was smaller than a DSLR, but it still looked like a DSLR. The NX100 does not—it’s all flat surfaces and gentle curves and even sticks a manual control on the lens itself. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-nx10-gets-real-new-nx-series-camera-format-and-5439191 In terms of guts, the NX100 doesn’t depart too much from the more conventional looking NX10:…
Open this chart and look closely. After you get over the sudden nausea and dizziness caused by your eyes and brain trying to adjust to it, try to get deeper into it. Repeat until something, anything, makes sense. If you can’t make any sense out of it, don’t worry. The only more difficult thing would…
I’m not entirely certain what’s going on in this commercial for the Playstation Move, but it appears that there are these freaky MoveMen who’ll troll your Facebook page for mentions of parties, gatecrash, and force you to play a game. And here I thought that the Nintendo guys who showed up unannounced and proclaimed “Wii…
This story reported by the Sun is not true and we apologize for having published it. The FBI doesn’t call the local police of a 1,729-people village in Bedfordshire, England, to tell someone is banned from entering the United States. According to Homeland Security rules, if you are banned from entering the United States, they…
Lenovo is onto something with its new Power Hub. The $75 laptop charger comes with four built-in USB ports so that you can power and connect several USB devices. The charger does use up one of your existing USB ports, but that’s definitely a worthwhile sacrifice. All that needs to be done is for someone…
If you’re trying to raise awareness for a cause—especially if that cause is providing toilets for the 2.6 billion people in the world who don’t have one—there are worse places to start than piloting an RC-turd. I think. WaterAid is the organization responsible for the stunt, in which Londoners were accosted by these presumably fake…
Sci-Fi author Rudy Rucker’s son’s one of the folks behind the cleverest wireless ISP serving San Francisco. He and his team have set up a system to provide customers with reliable 10-30Mbps download speeds for a mere $40 per month. Sure, you could get theoretical speeds of about “20 Mbps down and 4 Mbps up…
An op-ed in The Register poses an interesting and contentious question: is American moral conservatism ruining the internet? Is the American prudish aversion to nudity, explicit language, sexual deviance, drugs—at least in public—stifling the rest of the world? Jane Fae Ozimek wants us to consider whether the internet is too prudish because of the moral…
I usually peel everything with one of my ceramic or Adamantium knives, but I guess I could put my manliness aside and go for convenience and function with the Rotary Peeler. The Joseph Joseph Rotary Peeler is a thingamajig with three stainless steel blades in one: Standard, soft-skin, and Julienne. Obviously, to change to the…
Engadget has a (partial) peek at AT&T’s holiday lineup, and it looks like Samsung’s Android 2.2-running Galaxy Tab will be hopping on the network, joined by the WP7 Samsung Cetus and BlackBerry Torches in festive red and white. [
Looks like Walmart’s wrapping its tentacles around cellphones; the indomitable retailer announced its Walmart Family Mobile plan today. Surprise! It’s cheap. Really, really cheap. Walmart Family Mobile will offer unlimited calling and texting for $45 per month for the first line, and an additional $25 for a second. The plan, in partnership with T-Mobile, also…
CBS News has a new iPad app, splitting things up into “News” and “Shows” and offering a sea of thumbnails for each. You can save stories for offline reading and watch some full episodes right in the app. Free. [iTunes]
While summer is winding down everywhere else, San Francisco’s heat is just arriving. For me, it’s the right time to set up backyard lights. I recently moved into a wonderful home with a beautiful yard, but a yard that takes a bit of time to care for. I’ve been spending a good chunk of my…
Look closely. There is a house hidden in this photograph. It’s right there, on plain sight. Can’t you see it? Perhaps looking from another angle will help you. The photo above shows the house’s front, as you approach it from the road. It’s just a gargantuan natural boulder, which is why the house itself is…
If you live in New York or Los Angeles and enjoy fast 4G wireless, read the next sentence: Clear has announced a dual 3G/4G pre-launch service, wherein customers will have access to limited 4G speeds as infrastructure is rolled out. [Clear]
Live streams were a godsend for us office-folk during the World Cup this summer, because watching games in halting, blocky clips was better than not watching them at all. Otherwise, though, is streaming good enough to really be enjoyable? YouTube’s showing off their new streaming video platform, YouTube Live, and while you may not necessarily…
Today, we feature some awesome deals on a 17.3″ Core i5 HP Laptop, Alan Wake Limited Edition for Xbox 360, and a free Arby’s Roast Beef Sandwich w/ Drink Purchase. Yum. Top Deals: • 17.3″ HP G72 Core i5 Laptop for $654.99 plus free shipping (normally $700) • Alan Wake Limited Edition (Xbox 360) for…
This car—built by students at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences—doesn’t need charging. It is powered by energy sucked straight from the road, using electric induction. Like the Powermat gadget chargers, but in motion. https://gizmodo.com/powermat-charger-has-no-f-wires-5376793 The E-Quickie is like a full-scale slot racer but without rails. It doesn’t need to be in contact with any…
Rumors of the Zune HD2, a next-gen entertainment device that would run Windows Phone 7’s spiffy Xbox Live games, have been kicking around for months. But a new Microsoft job listing suggests that now it’s actually in the works. https://gizmodo.com/zune-hd2-will-be-like-ipod-touch-for-windows-phone-7-r-5489587 The listing, which was dug up by WMPoweruser, calls for a mechanical engineer to help…
The New York Times has an interesting report on Russian authorities’ newest tactic for silencing dissenting groups: claiming that they’re using pirated Microsoft software and confiscating all their computers. What’s worse is that Microsoft hasn’t stopped them from doing it. The Baikal Environmental Wave, a prominent environmental group, was planning to protest the reopening of…
