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NASA Robot Solves 19-Year-Old Murder Mystery

Dawn Sanchez was last seen alive when she stepped into Bernado Bass’ car in 1991. Her disappearance and death remained unsolved until recently when—thanks to a little NASA robot—her murderer was sentenced to six years in prison. Bass was Sanchez’s boyfriend at the time of her disappearance and there were witness reports claiming that he…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Bat(man) On Fire

Who needs the Bat-Signal? Especially when a Canon EOS 7D, a cheapo fireworks sparkler, and a little long exposure trickeration can give you something much, much cooler. You can check out the full rundown of settings used to create Bat(man) on Fire, by Mina Mikhael and Matthew Barhoma, here. I’m mostly just glad that someone…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Fan-Powered R/C Shopping Cart Sure Is Ridiculous

There are few things more fun than MIT student projects. They’re the results of super-smart nerds working in an environment with tons of resources and no pressure to be profitable. Which results in stuff like this fan-powered R/C shopping cart. Here’s what creator Charles Guan had to say about the genesis of this beast: Huge…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Yes, Someone Really Made A Robot Shirt With A Built-In Bottle Opener

There’s a theory* that geeky shirts, robots, and beer could not be any more awesome than they already are unless somehow combined. Naturally, someone had to test this theory. The result is surprisingly useful. The shirt will run you $20 and is available through ThinkGeek. *This theory probably didn’t actually exist until I claimed that…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

$20,000 Hollandia iCon Bed Is Really Just A Gigantic SNES

Oh, Hollandia. You can say your $20,000 bed is iPad-friendly because of the headboard’s speaker system and docking station, but when you combine purple and grey like that, all I see is a gigantic Super NES. [BornRich] https://gizmodo.com/snes-reigns-supreme-123802

Tech News Casey Chan

Publishing eBooks: Kindle, iPad, Nook, Kobo?

There are many mediums for ebook publishing today. But how does a publisher or author choose which one to use? Or does he or she even have to choose at all? Now that the iPad has captured 22% of the eBook market in it’s first 60 days, authors are clamoring to get their books into…

Tech News Michael Ashley

ColorWare Might Turn Your iPhone 4 Into A Death-Grip-Resistant Beauty

The folks at ColorWare have been making gadgets look prettier for some time, but in the case of the iPhone 4 they might be taking it a step further: They’re trying to confirm it, but their process might include death-grip-proofing. http://gizmodo.com/5571171/iphone-4-loses-reception-when-you-hold-it-by-the-antenna-band The whole beautification process is simple: You pick out a color scheme, give ColorWare…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

The 8-Bitinator Needs to Become a Real Thing

This is Gary. And in this delightful bit of marketing from Toshiba, we get to see him downgraded to an adorable 8-bit version of himself. I’m sorry, did I say downgraded? I meant we should all be so lucky. The short was directed by the Docter Twins, and filmed a former Lockheed Martin aerospace research…

Tech News Brian Barrett

You Must Flee If Your Fiancée Insists On This Wedding Cake Decoration

My darling love rolled his eyes when I showed him this wedding cake topper. I hope he did that because of the glaring mistakes made by the decorator and not because he thinks I’m trying to give him a hint. For those unable to spot the mistakes: No person in his or her right mind…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Scan Your Old Negatives DIY Style, Using a DSLR and Toilet Paper Rolls

We didn’t always have digital cameras, and those negatives still laying at the bottom of some dusty drawer are proof. Now you can easily and affordably digitize those memories. Heavy duty Nikon scanners can run you upwards of $1,000. Photographer Claus Thiim created his own scanner by attaching two toilet paper rolls to a polarize…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Video-Capable E-Paper Hints At a Fun Ebook Reader Future

E-Ink has served Kindle users well for the past few years, but there’s no way it’s the e-paper endgame. Especially when this new tech from Nemoptic is video, touchscreen, and backlight-friendly. It can basically do everything you wish your Kindle could. That’s thanks to being based on active matrix bistable nematics, which allows for a…

Commerce Brian Barrett

What’s Next In Body Washing/Soap Application Technology? Old Spice Answers

Isaiah Mustafa, the shirtless Old Spice guy, answers our question: “will anything surpass the loofah as the predominant body wash-applying technology?” And he does it in such a way that it doesn’t even matter what his answer is. [YouTube]

Tech News Jason Chen

Train Conductor 2 For iPhone and iPad Is Addicting, Chaotic Fun

If you’ve ever played Flight Control, Harbor Master, or the original Train Conductor, you’ll love Train Conductor 2. If you haven’t played any of those, you’ll still probably love Train Conductor 2. It’s a fast-paced, time management game. https://kotaku.com/flight-control-review-strategy-vs-scribble-5421468 Train Conductor 2 is in America (instead of the original’s Australia). The five levels in the…

Tech News Casey Chan

GE and Yves Behar Unveil Charge-Stations for Electric Cars

Today, GE has unveiled its long-awaited scheme for electric-car charging points, complete with a design by Yves Béhar’s Fuseproject. The stations will drop the time required to charge a car down to as little as four hours. Outwardly, the GE Wattstation charge point resembles the award winning work by FastCompany.com contributor Gadi Amit and NewDeal…

Tech News Cliff Kuang - Co.Design

Question of the Day: How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Kinect and Its Games?

So the prices of Kinect games might be pretty high, and it’s not entirely clear whether or not the hardware will come bundled with a game. Just how much are you willing to spend on Microsofts new peripheral? https://gizmodo.com/wal-mart-offering-199-kinect-bundle-selling-kinect-ga-5585893 How much are you willing to spend on Kinect and 2 games?customer surveys

Tech News Adam Frucci

HTC 1 Concept Envisions Minimalism At Its Most Functional

HTC makes some beautiful phones, but designer Andrew Kim still sees room for improvement. The HTC 1 is his vision for a device with an even more refined and harmonious design. Can you spot the hidden kickstand? Ah, there it is, built into the design itself (as opposed, he says, to being added as an…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Is Apple Silently Recalling the iPhone 4 Now?

We’ve received only one report, so take it with a hill of salt: A Gizmodo reader claims that, after Apple replaced his iPhone 4, he couldn’t reproduce the sharp loss of signal. He says that the hardware seems slightly different: https://gizmodo.com/why-apples-iphone-4-update-wont-fix-your-reception-prob-5577812 Update: Some readers confirm, others don’t. Check it out here. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-4-silent-recall-some-readers-confirm-updating-5587029 I’ve been following…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

South Korea’s DMZ Sentry Robot Is Licensed to Kill

There are few borders more heavily guarded than the one dividing North and South Korea. That became even more true last month, when Seoul stationed a a heat-, voice-, and motion-detecting surveillance robot in the Demilitarized Zone. With guns. The $330,000 unit will serve in the central section of the DMZ, and is considered a…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Program Your Car Keys To Unlock All Your Cars

Here’s a neat trick that let’s you re-program one key fob to unlock all your cars. It’s like a universal remote, but for your car. In order to re-program the keyfob, you’ll have to follow the instructions specific for your car (find them here). There’s methods for GM, Ford, Dodge, Toyota and Nissan vehicles but…

Tech News Casey Chan

EBay Sued For $3.8 Billion (!!!)

Yes, that is a totally ginormous sum, and you are reading it right: XPRT Ventures has filed a $3.8 billion suit against EBay Inc, along with affiliates PayPal, Bill Me Later, Shopping.Com and StubHub, for infringing on six patents related to PayPal and other payment systems. Not only did EBay use XPRT’s technology, the suit…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

NASA Robot Solves 19-Year-Old Murder Mystery

Bat(man) On Fire

Fan-Powered R/C Shopping Cart Sure Is Ridiculous

Yes, Someone Really Made A Robot Shirt With A Built-In Bottle Opener

$20,000 Hollandia iCon Bed Is Really Just A Gigantic SNES

Publishing eBooks: Kindle, iPad, Nook, Kobo?

ColorWare Might Turn Your iPhone 4 Into A Death-Grip-Resistant Beauty

The 8-Bitinator Needs to Become a Real Thing

You Must Flee If Your Fiancée Insists On This Wedding Cake Decoration

Scan Your Old Negatives DIY Style, Using a DSLR and Toilet Paper Rolls

Video-Capable E-Paper Hints At a Fun Ebook Reader Future

What’s Next In Body Washing/Soap Application Technology? Old Spice Answers

Train Conductor 2 For iPhone and iPad Is Addicting, Chaotic Fun

GE and Yves Behar Unveil Charge-Stations for Electric Cars

Question of the Day: How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Kinect and Its Games?

HTC 1 Concept Envisions Minimalism At Its Most Functional

Is Apple Silently Recalling the iPhone 4 Now?

South Korea’s DMZ Sentry Robot Is Licensed to Kill

Program Your Car Keys To Unlock All Your Cars

EBay Sued For $3.8 Billion (!!!)

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