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One Perfect Cube uses three clocks synchronized to form this perfect cube every 12 hours. Sadly, the visual satisfaction only lasts for one second. On second thought, this thing looks too frustrating. [Florian Jenett via Today and Tomorrow]
The BlackBerry Torch only sold 150,000 units in its first three days? That’s not bad at all. The real disappointment here is how deeply RIM bought into its own hype. The hordes are proclaiming the Torch a massive failure, and they’re right—but not because of how many units they sold. 150,000 handsets is a lot…
Canon just quietly announced a Studio Version of the Canon EOS 7D, adding a slew of security features for pros who (begrudgingly) share their camera. It’ll also read barcode information and store it in a shot’s EXIF data. The Canon Barcode Solution is all about workflow, helping photographers manage their shots during large shoots with…
Got some free time next month? Well, JetBlue is offering up a deal where you can fly as many times as you want in 30 days for one reasonable flat rate. There are two different tickets you can buy: the full 30 day pass is $699, and a version that lets you fly as much…
Pogoplug, a device that lets you put any USB disk onto the internet, is getting a wireless adapter. Now you can have your disk anywhere in your house and still access it from the outside world. The main unit is getting a discount down to $100 from $130 as well, and the 802.11 b/g/n wireless…
Cubes crawl through a warehouse, spraying graffiti on the walls. Colored threads shoot out from every direction, webbing a vacant room. That’s just the start of the abstract, beautiful stop-motion True Colors. And not a single digital effect was used. Instead, Quintessenz Creation strung together 5,000 pictures—15 pictures per second—to make this short that as…
The latest Big Idea from Wired editor man Chris “Atoms Are the New Bits and Tails Are Long” Anderson: “The web is dead.” Why? Apps, Facebook, iPhones. Chris Anderson’s new Big Idea—that the open web is giving way to a mere transport system for closed or semiclosed platforms like Facebook or iPhone apps from the…
This is the Stone House, a home built in the middle of the Fafe Mountains, in Portugal, rising in the middle of a wind farm. It uses two gigantic granite stones for its main structure, linked with a concrete mix. Click to viewI wonder if it has a pterodactyl-operated toilet inside. [Toxel via Mymodernmet via…
ContourHD, one of the better HD sports cams, just got a surfboard mount. https://gizmodo.com/vholdr-contourhd-helmet-cam-shoots-superwide-1080p-vide-5370280 I’ve been using the GoPro HD cameras in the water, and those mounts have survived horrific wipeouts at the Maverick’s big wave contest. These look pretty strong, too. And, unlike the GoPro, they rotate around without having to unbolt the camera,…
Ars is reporting that the National Association of Broadcasters and the RIAA are in talks to strike a compromise that could result in a Congressional mandate to include FM radios in phones and other portable electronics. Thanks but no thanks? Here’s the setup: Under the current, longstanding framework, FM radio broadcasters do not have to…
This plane crashed in the Caribbean on Monday. It broke into three pieces. Of the 125 passengers, only one died. How is that possible? (If you say “Jacob” I will kill you.) http://gawker.com/5537097/lost-wtf-of-the-week-adam–eve The plane may have been struck by lightning before crashing while landing on a runway on St. Andres, a Colombian island in…
Funny how electronics of the 70s were better dressed than the people who used them, no? Mixed-media artist David “Netherland” van Alphen tackles the decade’s blighted fashions and obsession with sound in a new show at San Francisco’s Gallery 1988. Netherland’s showing, entitled “Raised on Hi-Fi,” is visually rich, highlighting the mixed bag of 70s…
IKEA might be known for soulless furniture basics, but in the year 2040 they’re planning on selling mood-adjusting kitchenware, and fridges that project celebrity chefs’ cooking tutorials. In short, it doesn’t sound all that far-fetched. The “SKARP” concept as it’s been dubbed, was designed after close to 2,000 people were surveyed on what they expect…
Sticking a couple big ones up Adobe’s way, Vimeo’s embeddable Universal Player allows for playback of Vimeo videos on iPads and other non-Flash-supporting devices, using HTML5—but also detects other supported video formats, playing in Flash or native too. https://gizmodo.com/first-youtube-now-vimeo-how-html5-could-finally-kill-5454115 Vimeo’s been busy in the kitchen, as they’ve also cooked up a Watch Later feature, for…
The Mogo Talk Bluetooth headset/case just got updated for iPhone 4, which is great, since the iPhone could use both protection and a wireless communications device. But, it seems, they didn’t listen to any of my suggestions. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-mogo-talk-for-iphone-5360937 My complaints from the original said that I wanted one integrated charging system—this still has a microUSB…
Barnes and Noble already had one of the best eReader apps out there with Nook on the iPad. And now, the iPhone iteration just got some of those sweet personalization and lending features that give it some punch. https://gizmodo.com/barnes-nobles-ipad-app-the-ipad-ebook-war-just-got-r-5548844 iPhone Nook users can now adjust line spacing, font size and style and justification, and can…
Upcoming iPhone app Mathstronaut is aimed at kiddywinks, but after watching their demo video I feel a strange urge to rush out and buy an iPhone so I can brush up on my multiplications. And coo at the whimsical animations. Developed by Millipede Creative Development, it’s based on the Australian school curriculum, and has various…
Imagine the look on your girlfriend’s face as you pull out this ringbox. Extreme happiness, segueing into extreme disgust, as she realizes you went to the trouble of presenting your proposal on video, shown on the inbuilt 2″ LCD. [Gadgeteer]
This is doubtless the most productivity ever shown by a group of students standing within 5m of a beer carton. I guess Germans are known for their efficiency, though. BOXEL was created by some University of Applied Sciences students in Detmold over one week, tasked with the challenge of creating a summer pavilion in 1:1…
Just like when photographers use a piece of white paper (or gray card, whichever they prefer) to calibrate their cameras, British scientists are using this dried-out Turkish lake to set the white balance of Earth observation satellites. Lake Tuz, in south Turkey, dries to the stark-white you see in the photo above every July –…
