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This seems dangerous: a crazy student is taking an old OutRun cabinet and plans to turn it into an actual working car that renders on screen what’s actually in front of you. A project of Garnet Hertz of the Pasadena Art Center College of Design, this is a classic OutRun arcade cabinet that’s been placed…
Maybe it’s good there are so few decent Black Friday sales going on since no one has money to spend anyway. Or maybe not. Either way, Target’s Black Friday ad has leaked. And while you could do worst than a $450 40-inch Apex LCD, you probably could do a lot better, too. (OK, fine, the…
When Apple killed Atom processor support in the Snow Leopard 10.6.2 update, it was one of the first times they’d actively tried to stop hobbyist hackintoshing. It was also sort of a dick move! Luckily, it’s not going to stick. https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-snow-leopard-10-6-2-update-is-missing-atom-s-5400895 The (main) man behind the NetbookInstaller software, which takes care of enough of the…
I would have assumed this lamp was aluminum, had designer Marcus Tremonto not explained: https://gizmodo.com/pixel-bulb-iconizes-your-light-source-5370145 “The complexity of curves and required thinness could not be duplicated in any other material while still maintaining its ability to support itself completely…” Usually when I picture carbon fiber, I imagine that monotonous, slate-colored slab that’s delicately thin but…
So this is why Samsung announced bada. That new OS will replace Symbian starting in 2010, according to Samsung’s senior VP, Don Joo Lee. (No worries, Samsung will continue to sell Windows Mobile and Android handsets.) But as for Symbian, the OS will certainly take a hit without a piece of Samsung’s 200 million or…
Remember that smart German iPhone-controlled car that used cameras, GPS, and lasers to perfectly run through the streets of Berlin? Well, screw German efficient engineering. That’s not how we do things in America. Here we modify battered, crappy cars—like this 1988 Oldsmobile Delta—in just four weeks using “a few motors, potentiometers, a Compact RIO embedded…
An international team of architects and designers has created this stunning center-piece for London’s 2012 summer Olympics village. Dubbed The Cloud, three 400ft towers would be joined by giant plastic spheres that serve as both observation decks and projection screens. The giant bubbles would be structural, decorative, and be used to project weather info, spectator…
It’s basically a ritual now: Fresh feature debuts on new Android phone; hack-happy G1 owners see new feature, develop seething jealousy; said owners work tirelessly to steal new feature. Last week, Google Maps Navigation hit the Droid. Today, the G1. Google Maps Navigation will be part of Android 2.0, and Android 2.0 is expected to…
The Staples Black Friday ad has leaked, and while there are some good deals here, I’m not sure I’d stay up all night for any of them. But hey, a 1TB external HDD for $70 is a pretty good deal… Here’s the full list of tech stuff on sale. Doorbusters marked with a *. Cell…
So you think that nothing could get more tacky and disgusting than this $3900 pink python-skin iPhone with 124 Swarovski crystals and gold bezel, right? RIGHT? WRONG: I just can’t pick one. [Republica Fashion]
The last Zune HD firmware update apparently had one more trick up its sleeve: 3D gaming, finally. And while the new games might be late in coming to the Zune Marketplace, they look worthwhile. And more importantly, they’re free. Anyone with Zune HD 4.3 should be able to mosey on over to the Zune Marketplace,…
Workers removed the tarps this morning, as opening day draws closer. Pic courtesy of reader, David, who quips: “It’s taken something like 14 months to create this place out of a Victoria’s Secret. The Empire State building went up quicker.”
That’s a lot of information to swallow in the headline, but a leakster to MCV (a respected UK gaming pub) may have outed Project Natal launch plans early. The information is apparently the result of behind-closed-door meetings in the UK between Microsoft and third party developers. Microsoft will be manufacturing 5 million Natals for a…
Apple recently boosted the speed and storage on its Mac minis, but they missed out on any Blu-ray love. AMEX Digital’s Upgrade Kit is designed to fix that. One small problem, though: OS X still lacks native Blu-ray movie playback. https://gizmodo.com/mac-mini-updates-faster-processors-more-memory-and-a-5385817 That means using another OS (like Windows 7, via Bootcamp) for Blu-ray playback. Back…
If you were curious what’s going on behind the HD2‘s big and beautiful 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen, wonder no more. These gadget porn pics don’t reveal any real surprises, but it’s interesting to see the beast from the inside. [XDA-Developers Forum] https://gizmodo.com/htc-touch-hd2-review-a-tragedy-5400593
This cool dual-display handheld netbook concept is one of several devices Nokia imagines we’ll see just a few years from now. Check out this video they just presented at their Way We Live Next 3.0 event in Finland. The twin-screen netbook concept splits into a smaller handset when you’re on the move, and can also…
An update on that sleek, but unknown Nvidia Tablet we showed you yesterday. As widely expected, it’s actually a prototype Tegra-based device built by an ODM for Nvidia to shop around to wireless carriers worldwide. Here’s what we may know: https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-ceo-reveals-tablet-declares-his-love-for-apple-5401188 Engadget says a credible tipster suggests it currently runs Windows CE and has a…
Back in 1974, astronaut Steve Austin, gravely injured in a crash, was given a new arm, two new legs and one new eye in the iconic show The Six Million Dollar Man. But what would such cyborg reconstruction cost today? Last May, CNN Money estimated that due to inflation, that $6 million surgery would cost…
A towel is about the most massively useful thing you can have. This particular one though, does what no other towel could: It guides you through the mysteries of measurement conversions and even has built-in rulers. I wouldn’t let the Useful Towel replace the fluffy bathrobes I tend to favor, but I think I may…
While we’ve been sitting, waiting, wishing for the Nokia N900, we missed something very important: It’s not a phone. As this Nokia ad shows, it’s actually a psychotic shapeshifter. At least I think that’s the message they’re trying to send. https://gizmodo.com/waiting-for-a-nokia-n900-keep-waiting-5389075 If you don’t feel like watching the whole ad, jump to about 1:50. It’s…
