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The Apple Store is down. Let’s celebrate with Joel Johnson’s “Apple Store is Down” song, recorded while he was Boing Boing Gadgets editor a couple of years ago. Check it out here. https://gizmodo.com/boingboing-gadgets-apple-keynote-song-the-apple-store-5014453 Lyrics are below, but if you want to hear Joel’s catchy tune played out over some randomly-generated (and I mean random) Apple…
Le Arc Touch Mouse, she is real. There are two unique bits to this thing: The ability to bend the mouse up when in use, and the touch strip that replaces a traditional scroll wheel. It costs $70. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-arc-touch-mouse-breaks-cover-in-germany-5615685 I’ve only gotten to play around with it for a day, but so far it’s actually…
Curious about what Apple’s music-focused event will bring? If our meta-liveblog is too overwhelming for you, then you can pick just the right dose of Apple music news for yourself by following along on Twitter, Facebook, or Digg: https://kotaku.com/what-will-apple-announce-at-their-music-centric-septemb-5621837 On our Facebook page, we’ll be posting the most important news without any distracting items. Our…
Yesterday, there were three Predator drones keeping watch over the Southwest Border; today, with the launch of a fourth Predator, in Texas, the entire border between the United States and Mexico is patrolled by drones. Pardon, patrolled by Robot-Americans. [DHS]
One hopes that a company doesn’t dream up a $700 steel-and-rubber keyboard with red backlighting (for night vision, natch) and waterproof trackball just to hope that someone, somewhere will buy it. Otherwise Stealth is cursing a drunken general tonight. [Stealth]
Touchscreens. They’re everywhere. And so easy to use! That’s the gist of this 900-word New York Times article. I merely want to point out that just because it’s a touch interface, doesn’t mean it’s a good, or easy, interface. [NYT]
Cult of Mac’s Leander Kahney says that the reason behind today’s Apple event streaming is to test their new server farm in Maiden, North Carolina. According to his source, “the goal is to monitor traffic load and quality.” https://gizmodo.com/apple-ipod-and-music-meta-liveblog-today-with-live-vid-5626542 Apple’s new $1 billion data center is one of the largest in the world. Today’s web…
Scotland’s Cedars School of Excellence is running a bold tech experiment at the moment, teaching all of its 105 pupils using nothing but Apple’s iPad for taking notes and conducting lessons. The school’s IT man has his own blog, where he informs parents and the rest of the world about the progress of the project—including…
I never got wine stoppers. If you open a bottle of wine, you have to finish it. That’s the unwritten rule of Bacchus. But for those of you who don’t finish your bottles, here’s an idea: A dated wine stopper. Of course, the mere idea of needing a reminder on the date the bottle was…
Those crunched for space (and keen on looks) might consider Panasonic’s SC-BFT800, a wall-mountable, all-in-one Blu-ray affair. Packing speakers, 3D Blu-ray playback, WiFi connectivity, and iPod support into one bar, the unit also offers virtual 7.2 support with wireless subwoofer. [Panasonic] Panasonic recently announced the release of a slim and wall-mountable FULL HD 3D Blu-ray…
Shrinking an entire beloved comic book universe down to an iPhone game is a dangerous prospect, but that’s just what Spider-Man: Total Mayhem does, allowing you to swing from buildings, battle baddies, and hone your spidey senses on your iPhone. We haven’t gone in deep with Total Mayhem yet, but Matt got a chance to…
That stylish businessman is the envy of his peers, thanks to the TITAN High-roller Suitcase. A combination socks container and extreme sports device, the TITAN turns tedious baggage transportation into a fun leisure pursuit. Obviously it’s only a concept piece at the moment, so don’t get too excited about the prospect of wheeling around those…
Panasonic just coughed up two new SDHC cards, the RP-SDY08G and RP-SDY16G holding 8GB and 16GB respectively, both of which adhere to the new UHS-I standard for snappy read speeds of up to 60MB/s. They’ll be available in November. [Panasonic] Panasonic Introduces New 8GB* and 16GB High-Speed SDHC UHS-I Memory Cards Berlin, Germany (September 1,…
Designed by Steven Holl, the massive 1,296,459-square-foot Horizontal Skyscraper floats above the surface using just eight legs. To give you an idea of how impressive this is: The building’s as long as the Empire State Building is tall. But unlike the Empire State, the Horizontal Skyscraper – Vanke Center only reaches 114 feet up in…
Upon entering the Musicovery iPhone app, users must pinpoint their exact mood, whether that be energetic, positive, calm or dark—or somewhere in between. The app will then load up a selection of suitable tracks, personalizing the experience. It’s a spin-off from their webradio website, which streams random songs based on the mood input and decade…
Most of Buffalo’s products wind up Stateside after their initial Japanese launch, so it’s fairly safe to say this portable 3D Blu-ray drive can be added to your wishlist—if you have a 3D-supporting monitor, that is. There are a few 3D monitors already available, but with 3D being a big theme for companies now, we…
Like little pieces of ravioli, Mark Zable’s deep-fried beer “tastes like you took a bite of hot pretzel dough and then took a drink of beer.” Tantalizingly, he’s claiming that “nobody has been able to fry a liquid before.” While the actual recipe hasn’t been revealed by Zable, we do know it involves cooking the…
Imagine the scene. It’s late. It’s dark. You’ve had a bit to drink. You’re happily dancing away in a world of your own, staring at the big screen. Then up comes your face with Aphex Twin’s demonic branding over it. That’s what happened to audience members at an Aphex Twin show during the London Electronic…
While the Blendtec blender can blend all manner of topical gadgets, it looks like it’s met its match in a pair of keys. Will it blend a pair of keys? Uh…no. [@ahphotovideo via Lansing Noise via The Daily What]
According to a little email sent out by the developer of Angry Birds, a full beta test of the Android version will arrive this week. The game that Apple people go on and on and on about launched on WebOS last week, so it’s really about time it hit the rampant Android platform. Register your…
