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No gearbox, no exhaust system, no lights sure makes for a pared-down motorbike. At least it’s got an engine, however. And a nice little stand that stops it falling over when you’re sitting on it in the office. Student Edwin Yi Yuan is behind this air-brained invention, and he and his tutor at RMIT in…
Available in Japan in March. Price is $183 – and the loss of whatever street cred you might have had. [Playstation Japan]
Ouchy. Fresh from the company that brought you the Uzi comes the TacPen. Made of high-grade aircraft aluminum, it’s got two attachments up top to stab your assailant while gathering his or her DNA. I’ve got DNA harvesters too. Fingernails. [Defense Tech]
Pill poppers of the world, rise up and unite (and then sink back onto the sofa, unsure of why you just got up.) Elecom, the company who brought you these bricky earphones are now into drugs. Lucky, lucky, us. https://gizmodo.com/elecoms-lego-style-earphones-sound-like-a-lawsuit-waiti-5378082 [Akihabara News]
Olive and Thiel may sound like a TV pilot about a crimefighting duo starring Joey Tribbiani, but it’s not. The former do swank AV stuff like this , while the latter do expensive speakers and whatnots. Behold their bastard child. https://gizmodo.com/olive-4-hd-music-player-brings-minor-updates-now-costs-5408017 The Olive + Thiel is, basically, the Olive 4HD, a server with 2TB storage,…
Oh. Dear. The Ady Gil trimaran, used by the Sea Shepherd organization to hunt down whalers, got itself an unexpected rhinoplasty yesterday, while buzzing around Japanese whaling vessel, the Shonan Maru, in the Antarctic waters of Commonwealth Bay. https://gizmodo.com/matte-black-earthrace-power-boat-hunts-those-who-hunt-w-5399710 One crew member suffered a couple of cracked ribs, but the rest of them were unharmed,…
So, what is it about the number 100 today? To celebrate 90 years in the business, Rollei is bringing out the Flexline 100, a very minimalist digital camera that looks a bit smartphone-esque once you flip it over. The backside slightly resembles a smartphone that’s been covered in that fantastic plastic with the leather wrinkles…
Thirty months ago, iLive’s streeetchy iPod dock/surround sound bar looked like this. Well, now it looks like this. They’ve moved the dock to the left, which looks aight. Not sure about the other 32 products, though. *cough* Thanko. *cough* https://gizmodo.com/ilives-extra-wide-ipod-surround-speakerbar-277975
Alongside these little beauties, Sling has also unveiled the Sling Touch Control 100 which, although it sounds like some kind of pervo pantyhose, it ain’t. Shucks. And it’s only available via your cable or satellite provider. Double shucks. https://gizmodo.com/slings-trio-of-new-tv-placeshifting-devices-offers-lots-5441241
Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata was more mouthy than most presidents are about their upcoming, but unannounced, products, and said that the upcoming DS will have an accelerometer. Or, some kind of motion sensor. Here’s the quote: [It will have] highly detailed graphics, and it will be necessary to have a sensor with the ability to…
OCZ announced their new line of SSDs for the first part of 2010, and it includes an external USB 3.0 SSD that can transfer at speeds up to 357 megabytes per second. The portable drive is expected to come in 64, 128 and 256-gigabyte sizes, but pricing and availability are still unknown. [Engadget]
The obvious reason here to be excited about Seagate’s new Black Armor PS110 500-gigabyte portable HDD is because it uses a USB 3.0 connection and transfers 3x faster than current USB 2.0 drives. Seagate says the drive can transfer at speeds of 100 MB/s and is backwards compatible with the USB 2.0 standard. The drive…
Looking for a cheap, easy NAS solution that also lets you access your data away from home? Iomega’s $100 iConnect might be the gizmo for you. Endowed with four USB ports, plus ethernet and 802.11b/g/n connectivity, setting up the iConnect is as simple as plugging in any USB-based storage device and letting the device do…
Amazon just gave their Kindle DX a worldwide launch, plus extended the mobile internet coverage across the globe for content downloads no matter where you’re at. International customers can pre-order now, and it will ship on January 19 for $490. Amazon Kindle DX Now for Sale to Customers in More Than 100 Countries Kindle DX…
The Zi8 is one of the best pocket camcorders around, but maybe the biggest. The Playsport takes the Zi8’s guts—including its 1080p video, 5MP still photo sensor—and crams them into a small, waterproof shell. And? It’s cheaper. https://gizmodo.com/kodak-zi8-1080p-pocket-camcorder-review-your-move-fli-5328408 Like the Zi8, the Playsport shoots 1080p video at 30fps, as well as 720p at 30 or…
Kodak’s first wave of cameras basically embodied the commodity point-and-shoot: they were cheap, simple, and not particularly good. The Slice, their first touchscreen P&S, is their first attempt at something better. The Slice is the only camera that stands out in Kodak’s new P&S line, not just for its touchscreen, but for its price. $350…
HP’s new TM2 swivelling tablet is an evolution of its surprisingly long-running tablet series, and it’s definitely a worthy younger brother to the TouchSmart 600 all-in-one. BumpTop, the new desktop alternative, is a huge step up for the line. https://gizmodo.com/hp-touchsmart-600-review-multitouch-multimedia-mogul-5380088 The TM2 is the next-gen version of the TX2, also a 12.1-inch capacitive multitouch swivelling…
HP announced three new netbooks in the Mini line today: The 210 (consumer), 5102 (business) and 2102 (both?). They’re pretty standard next-gen netbooks, except for the 5102’s odd touchscreen option. The new HP Mini 210 is looking a lot better on the outside, with a new design, multitouch trackpad (like a miniature version of the…
Copia is an open platform that wants to help you share with the world world exactly how you rate the entire Norah Roberts oeuvre. It’s like Goodreads on steroids, and it’s paired with two new lines of eBook readers. First, the platform. Copia is a social networking platform that lets you set up a profile,…
Let’s appreciate for a second that this future Croatian stadium looks like a city fit for a Lando Calrissian. The thing will have a CLOUD suspended above that can display in-game action or information—all while harvesting solar power. Referred to as the “Blue Volcano” (proper name: Za(breg)), this njiric+arhitekti-designed stadium will sit in the heart…
