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The ultra-thin $150 Fossil Palindrome Too—created by Starck—seems like a nice watch for design lovers. It also seems like the face of a monster or a Homestar Runner character, which is probably why I like it. https://gizmodo.com/the-silver-surfer-probably-uses-these-touch-sensitive-l-5375396 It has two dials inside a 8mm-thick stainless steel case, with a grey polyurethane strap. [Fossil via DesignBoom]
Fingerprint security? Ha! Maybe that’s fine for those of you wearing zebra pants and slap bracelets. At Giz, we only endorse finger vein security (publicly, because privately we’d rely on nothing short of full colonoscopic verification). Sony’s FVA-U1, going on sale December 18 in Japan, will be the smallest finger vein reader on the market…
I got a kick out of watching the Matrix’s bullet-dodging scene recreated using Lego over the weekend, but this? Wow. Alex Kobbs has spent six years shooting Lego frame-by-frame to create this 25-minute short based on Halo’s Zanzibar map. https://gizmodo.com/the-matrixs-bullet-dodging-scene-faithfully-recreated-5412795 Called The Battle of the Brick, the movie features Red and Blue battling it out…
There are no details to be had yet, but apparently Psystar has filed paperwork with a San Francisco court revealing that the company has reached a “partial settlement” with Apple. More details should go public later today. [AppleInsider]
Oh, you read that headline right. The T-fal ActiFry is a healthy fryer—which you already know is a bit too good to be true but, like a late night infomercial, can’t resist hearing out. Yes, with just 1 tbsp of oil, you too can “fry” 2.2lbs of fries. And that claim seems legit, as the…
And you thought NVIDIA’s 3D Vision was the height of 3D PC gaming this year. Coming straight out of the UK is Cambridge Consultants’ Suma, a controller resembling a rubber stress ball which responds to the user’s pressure and grip. https://gizmodo.com/maingear-prelude-2-3d-vision-gaming-pc-in-a-box-5156549 It carries out the commands thanks to built-in sensors, and is able to move…
Snoop Dogg, when he’s not busy designing headphones and releasing tracks on Rock Band, fancies himself as a navigational hero, lending his “Snoop Speak” to TomTom. https://kotaku.com/snoop-dogg-gets-variety-show-coming-to-rock-band-5150796 Joining other comical characters such as Homer Simpson and, err, Kim Cattrall, Snoop’s VoiceSkin is available to download now for anyone who’s confident they can last more than…
Microsoft says it’s investigating reports that its latest release of security updates are causing some Windows (7, Vista and XP) machines to freeze after starting, and display a black screen with a single My Computer Explorer window. “Once we complete our investigation, we will provide detailed guidance on how to prevent or address these issues.”…
After the FCC approved the use of the free spectrum which exists between TV channels, known as white space, little’s been done since, thanks to a whole heap of other ongoing issues. The FCC is now starting up a database for cataloging them, so devices can grab some of the spectrum that’s going spare. https://gizmodo.com/fcc-approves-plan-for-white-space-broadband-5076439…
The new SDXC standard (which theoretically tops out at 2TB) replaces SDHC in 2010, and according to DailyTech, some of the bigger laptop makers may add SDXC support to their upcoming laptops with 32nm Core i5/i7 processors. https://gizmodo.com/intels-32nm-arrandale-core-i5-and-i7-chips-for-anorexic-5403468 Toshiba’s long had 64GB SDXC cards in the works, and with claimed read speeds of 60MB/s (yep,…
Sure, Nokia’s N900 has been faced with delays, but that can’t be the sole reason it’s planning just one Maemo release in 2010, can it? https://gizmodo.com/waiting-for-a-nokia-n900-keep-waiting-5389075 Reuters is claiming sources have tipped them off about Nokia’s hesitation to go the whole hog with the Linux platform, despite rumors suggesting it would ditch Symbian for Maemo…
Dell’s Precision M6500 refreshes their hardcore workstation with ass-beating guts: It’s the first with Intel’s Core i7-920XM Quad Core Extreme, Nvidia’s new QuadroFX 3800M, and up to 16GB of RAM running at 1600MHz. Besides all of those “firsts” (which will be exclusive only temporarily, undoubtedly, since Intel and Nvidia gots to play with everybody else…
Either phones mean nothing to Brits, who are accustomed to getting them free on contract, or they’re just crazy drinkers who can’t keep a hold of their gadgets. Around 1,000 laptops and iPods are also lost in the depths of black cabs each month, with the VP of security company Credant Technologies, who carried out…
During the Cold War, the CIA hired a master magician to teach them deceptive maneuvers. Here are a handful of tricks, recovered from a super secret manual the government thought it had destroyed over 30 years ago. Our spooky spy friends Bob Wallace and Keith Melton—the guys behind the amazing spy-gadget bible Spycraft— uncovered one…
This neat wall clock shows how video game favorite, Mario, has changed over time. Granted the entire thing’s technically a bit reversed unless Mario has a Benjamin Button sort of issue. The fact that the most recent versions are really the youngest aside, is it wrong that I think the wrinkly-pixels make the older Mario…
Apple Said to Be Bullying, Giving Wedgies to Flash Memory Makers…Legendary German Camera-Maker Launches Really Boring Digital Cameras…ClearPlay’s Upscaling 1080p DVD Player Allows High-Definition Censorship…Survey of Android App Developers Reveals Unhappiness With Sales… Apple Said to Be Bullying, Giving Wedgies to Flash Memory Makers Anyone surprised that Apple’s been accused of practicing some, shall we…
I always feel warm and fuzzy when the Christmas tree gets put up, but it’s definitely not because I’m sweating from pedaling bikes to keep the decorations glowing. I’ll leave that to these crazy folks in Copenhagen. The 700 LED lights on this particular city’s Christmas tree are not connected to any sort of traditional…
Remember the Creative/ZiiLabs StemCell system-on-a-chip from a while back? The one that spawned that Android PMP design? Well, the Zii project is marching on, which means new hardware, including the dual OS Trinity phone, 360º HD webcam and more. https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-zii-stemcell-computing-is-media-savvy-system-5126090 Creative and ZiiLabs are showing off a pile of Zii reference hardware to potential hardware…
Google’s just announced the winners of the second Android Developer Challenge, a homegrown app competition that’s produced some must-haves for seasoned Android owners and nervous new Droid users alike. https://gizmodo.com/android-developer-challenge-2-kicks-off-2m-up-for-gra-5345728 The overall winners: SweetDreams, which allows you to set specific nighttime settings (deflect incoming calls, disable Wi-Fi and GPS to save battery) automatically; What the…
Looks like we’ve got confirmation that Microsoft’s Office 2010 suite is coming in June 2010. There’s still no pricing information for the full and upgrade editions, but we do know that there’ll be six different versions of the product. We’ll get to choose between Starter, Home and Student, Home and Business, Standard, Professional and Professional…