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The Aurora Watch has no interest in traditional minute and second hands. It doesn’t even have a dial to speak of. Yep, you’re just going to have to settle for good old fashioned touch activated laser hands. Yes, designer Jihun Yeom has put laser lights in a watch, with red indicating minutes and blue indicating…
My keyboard is silent, but deadly, without any of those old-school klick-klack-klickedy-klack-klack sounds. But for Just over $20, I can at least make it look retro and dream of being a serious typewriter user. [Rockett St George via Toxiferous Designs]
I wish there were light bulbs that could actually illuminate a room exactly like candles. In the meantime, the Light Bulb Effect substitutes hot filaments, glass, and vacuum for real wax and wicks. Helbert Ferreira and Remi Melander, I love you. [System Design Studio via Yanko]
Louie Sulcer won Apple’s 10 Billion Songs Sold contest. He just didn’t believe that he won or that the guy calling to congratulate him was Steve Jobs himself. Guess he thinks Cupertino is full of prank callers. https://gizmodo.com/itunes-store-nearing-10-billion-song-downloads-apple-g-5470102 The contest was simple: You buy the 10 billionth song and you win a $10,000 iTunes Gift…
From what we can tell, the $175 Life Vest Messenger Bag, while quite fashionable, does not actually float. Thank goodness we clarified that before anyone got hurt on the way to some beach bound Starbucks. [ehrensache via notcot via boingboing]
You’ve probably heard about the school district that installed spy software on laptops issued to its students so they could spy on them without their knowledge. Creepy! Well, here’s a peek at the principal who came up with the idea. https://gizmodo.com/school-spies-students-through-their-laptop-cameras-5474614 The other fellow in the video is DC Pierson, of Derrick Comedy fame. He…
Music and technology aren’t unfamiliar bedfellows, but the i-Tab offers a unique method for enhancing your guitar with gadgetry: clamp it on. Like a TomTom for tunes, the electronic songbook prompts players with chords and lyrics for thousands of songs. For hundreds of years guitarists have mastered their instrument with patience and practice. But this…
You know that Mac vs PC music in EVERY ad? Do you think it sounds like baby music? Because everyone at Gizmodo just got into a huge debate over it and are not talking to each other now. Tiebreaker please? I’m not saying it’s bad or uncool, other than we all have it stuck in…
Amazon started calling publishers before Steve Jobs had even left the stage at the iPad event, according to the NYT. They wanted to know what Apple promised them—and more importantly, what they promised Apple. The deal Amazon’s been trying to ink with publishers for the couple months would guarantee that books on the Kindle would…
Oh hello! The FCC has just approved a phone with the model number PB99300. It’s HTC-made, CDMA-using and just happens to remind us of the Nexus One‘s PB99100 model number. Odds are that this handset is the Nexus One bound for Verizon, but we’ll have to wait for an official confirmation and a release date.…
Three-dee displays make me dizzy. I want to see real 3D without eyeglasses, which is exactly what this new Nintendo DSi game does. It opens a world to a new dimension by tracking your face with the DSi camera. https://gizmodo.com/im-sold-on-3d-tvs-and-i-kind-of-hate-myself-for-it-5443165 Its name is Rittai Kakushi e Attakoreda, and the mechanics are quite simple: You move…
Yesterday, up popped our buddy Bill on Twitter, saying he was in Antarctica with a decent satellite connection to the Internet—good enough for tweeting at least. But what’s he doing down there? We asked his people, and it turns out, Bill is on vacation. Yep, if you want to know where a guy who can…
A Micro Four Thirds camera with some surprising extras, the cutting edge of SDXC cards, a portable thumb drive unrivaled in capacity, and a shameless and lazy MacBook ripoff. Come see what’s Now Available. SanDisk 64GB Ultra SDXC SanDisk sure has a penchant for pushing out the fast and furious compact storage mediums before most…
In today’s Remainders: news that’s breaking. Boxee Beta is available on Apple TV; Symbian^4 rears its ugly head; analysts analyze things and predict cheaper iPhones; Carly Simon reveals who was so vain; and a nation-sized iceberg breaks free in Antarctica. Boxee On Your Apple Boxy According to the Boxee blog, Boxee Beta is now available…
Jim Reekes is one fascinating guy. He created the start-up chime you hear every time you restart your Mac. He uses the word “ear-conic” in a sentence. And in this (slightly NSFW) interview with Dutch TV, he brings the awesome. The segment starts out in Dutch, but the interview is all in English. Other fun…
Microsoft’s not being real forthcoming about what exactly Windows Phone Starter is. But! It seems to be a very mildly stripped version of Windows Mobile 6.5 (officially aka “Windows Phone Classic”) for developing countries, much like Windows Starter. https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-6-5-to-be-renamed-windows-phone-classic-5474268 Microsoft wouldn’t specifically elaborate on what’s missing from 6.5 in Starter 6—just saying it comes in…
In this week’s conservative, undersexed app roundup: Guitarists, assisted! Camera and video apps, replaced! Final Fantasy yearning, sated! Science, wielded like a sword! Birds, projectilized! Beautiful puzzles, conquered! And more… https://gizmodo.com/when-its-okay-to-pay-for-an-app-5477704 The Apps If you’d like to view the following gallery as a single page, click here. https://gizmodo.com/app-roundup-5481281 This Week’s iPhone News • Winter Weather…
If you’ve preordered a JooJoo and wonder where it’s been, Fusion Garage has just revealed that shipments will be delayed until March 25th. https://gizmodo.com/fusion-garage-joojoo-tablet-hands-on-5421614 Evidently, their previous announcement promising February shipments was a bit premature, though I’m not sure anyone is shocked by the delay, given the controversy of the whole situation. https://gizmodo.com/fusion-garage-files-to-dismiss-techcrunch-lawsuit-as-jo-5461379 Earlier this…
I never owned a Nintendo 64, and that was totally fine. See, I lived within biking distance of a Blockbuster. Despite its gradual decline on account of downloadable demos and general console popularity (if you don’t have one, one of your friends does), the in-store kiosk is still going strong—walk into any Best Buy or…
We’re sending you into the weekend with some amazing buys. This Vizio goes wonderfully with the Bioshock 2 Special Edition on your 360—be sure to indulge your inner cheapskate with some awesome snacks from Bora Bora in hobomodo. Top Deals: • 47″ Vizio VT470M 1080p HDTV for $849 with free shipping (normally $968.97) • BioShock…
