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Fans of the Segway (such as Steve Wozniak) are no longer restricted to just black, white or sage alternative-walking-devices. Now, they can ColorWare the shit out of their i2 models! As you know, ColorWare has reams of color possibilities, including a ton of metallic hues. It’s not clear whether they’ll be accepting your current Segway…
Part of me is appalled that this game costs $12, but the other part can’t stop exclaiming “Oooh! Pretty flowers! Pretty colors!” Named Pixel Flowers 2010, it’s fair to say no shooting/tactical-gameplay’s needed—instead, you grow a trippy garden. The reason it’s so trippy is thanks to the music, which was composed by Jacopo Baboni Schilingi…
There are already too many videochat formats, what with Apple’s FaceTime, Microsoft’s Videokinect and Skype. If Nintendo’s president’s recent comments about 3D video chat for the 3DS portable actually lead to something, then that’s a whole new problem. Speaking to Forbes magazine, Satoru Iwata said that “technologically speaking, a variety of different things are possible…
It was already a joy to use, but Google’s update of Google Maps for Android (version 4.3) squeezes in transit info, restaurant/services reviews and a nice tie-in with Latitude, where Google contacts can be contacted easily. That Latitude update lets you find which of your Google Contacts are using the service, so you can share…
Things Happen is an art work by Gizmodo illustrator Wendy MacNaughton. It sums up life in a whimsical-yet-geeky diagram and it is now available as a limited-edition print. [20×200]
I’m no stranger to the hurt, annoyed, and surprised looks that cross a man’s face when he sees me whip out my phone during a date. It’s not that he’s dull, it’s just that he’s not The One. By The One I don’t mean that mythical fellow who’ll sweep me off my feet as I…
Snap photos, save, backup, edit, archive. Professional photographers and videographers have varying workflows, but it’s fascinating to get to see an example of what might happen between the time an image is captured and archived. [Chase Jarvis]
Twitter for iPhone, the official Twitter iPhone app, has received an upgrade to support iOS 4 multitasking. You can get the update through iTunes now. [iTunes]
Wave goodbye to productivity and head over to the App Store. EA is having a 48-hour sale and many popular iPhone games are only 99 cents each. Here are the ones that are supposed to be on sale: Command & Conquer: Red Alert FIFA 10 FIFA World Cup Madden NFL 10 Need for Speed Shift…
Putting computers in classrooms is a noble cause, and one that’s so far been dominated by Intel’s Convertible Classmate PC design. Today, though, HP’s joining the fray with a tot-focused tote-able netbook of their own. The Mini 100e doesn’t have some of the Classmate’s money features—the swiveling webcam, the HDD shock protection—but it does offer…
This Dharma Initiative alarm clock isn’t a real product, but you should memorize these numbers anyway: 4 8 15 16 23 42. Just in case. I truly hope that ThinkGeek doesn’t decide to make this terror of an alarm clock into an actual product like the Tauntaun sleeping bag. Who the hell wants to be…
No matter how kind and understanding some customer service representatives can be about whatever issues you bring to them, in the end their companies limit what they may do to help. A reader’s troubles reminded us of just that. Gizmodo reader Greg sent the following letter to AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson. It’s a bit on…
Up to eight Android phones can control Grant Skinner‘s Asteroids game (or Androideroids, as he’s dubbed it), with his custom-built app controlling the game on the HDTV. Using a Nexus One in the video, he’s demonstrated how you can see a mini-view of the game on the phone, or the larger-scale battle in action on…
Looking at concepts for products can be kind of maddening, because no matter how clever they are, or how much sense they make, they’re still just fancy renders. So seeing this self-standing toothbrush: really, really frustrating. I don’t consider my bathroom sink dirty, really, but still, every morning and every night, I gently set my…
Microsoft’s called Bing a “decision engine” since it launched. But what’s that mean? Today’s interface overhaul makes it pretty clear: Bing’s a search engine for people who don’t know quite what they’re searching for. And it’s good at it! Everything about the new interface is designed to gently guide users towards information they might need,…
When you’re a photographer, you’ll inevitably get hassled by the authorities telling you to stop taking pictures. Do you stop? No, you kindly show your Photographer’s Bill of Rights, conveniently screenprinted on your lenscloth, and keep on snapping. The UK Amateur Photographer magazine is giving away these silkscreened lenscloth in its upcoming issue to remind…
The Kobo ebook apps are free and now available for your iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Palm Pre devices. This means that you can easily purchase, access, bookmark, and read your ebooks on the go. [Kobo via CrunchGear]
Beep! Beep! Why are you driving somewhere without taking your cellphone? Beep! Beep! Go get it! Bringrr is a simple little Bluetooth accessory that you leave in one of your car’s power outlets and forget about—until you try to leave your cellphone at home that is. The device will emit some sort of sound and…
Jordan Rudess, of Dream Theater, has created an audio synthesizer app for the iPad that promises to deliver an audio and visual experience. Just watch him play it. You’re probably not as talented as Jordan (no worries we aren’t either) so luckily, the MorphWiz app comes with 50 presets that’ll allow you to immediately create…
I really can’t believe the Music Muff never caught on! This 1982 device featured an FM radio on one ear, a micro-cassette player on the other ear and one embarrassed individual betwixt them. [Copyranter]
