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Crutches. In a thousand years, their design hasn’t fundamentally changed. And for something as minor as a sprained ankle or broken foot, the Freedom Leg looks like a welcome alternative. A light, 2.5lb exoskeleton, the Freedom Leg moves all of your body weight from your injured foot to the prosthesis frame and your upper leg,…
Verizon’s Moto Droid and HTC Droid Eris phones have only just landed in people’s hands, but what look to be leaked Verizon documents suggest the carrier is tracking a long list of bugs for a potential December 11 over-the-air fix. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-droid-review-5396168 The apparent internal bulletins were leaked to Android fan site, Phandroid, and total 5…
We were impressed by the new Core 2 Duo iMac, but advised that you might want to hold off for the Core i5/i7 versions to ship. AppleInsider is reporting that, well, they’re shipping from Shanghai as we speak. [AppleInsider] https://gizmodo.com/apple-imac-review-27-inches-and-less-chin-5388567
In an interview yesterday, Nvidia CEO revealed two things: First, their sleek tablet prototype, which looks just like my wet dream Apple Tablet concept: Simple, thin, and omfgIwantone. Then, he declared his enraptured love for all things Apple: https://gizmodo.com/apple-tablet-the-wet-dream-concept-5336204 [In my home we are] all Apple. Apple uses the best technology for their [computers]. Apple…
Like that Snow White Macbook cover, I love how this Minifig interacts with the logo, instead of just covering it. MacSlap’s shop on Etsy says it’s sold-out right now—maybe enough interest would inspire more. [Etsy via iPhone Savior] https://gizmodo.com/snow-white-macbook-cover-can-only-be-awakened-with-stev-5189297
Intel’s Reader for the visually impaired isn’t a concept; it goes on sale today. Using an Atom processor, 5-megapixel camera, and Intel’s Linux-based Moblin OS, it turns book pages into digital text and MP3s…then reads aloud in a synthesized voice. Ben Foss, Director of Access Technology at Intel’s Digital Health group said the device is…
Now you don’t need a Kindle eReader to buy and read the 360,000+ books Amazon sells in its annoyingly proprietary Kindle format. The desktop app supports color photos, multi-touch pinch-zooms, and displays notes/highlights marked on Kindles and the iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/every-win-7-tablet-is-a-multitouch-color-kindle-with-t-5387663 As for the Mac version? We’re still told that’s coming soon. [Beta Download | Press…
Holiday season air travel just got a little less crappy—freebie access starts today, and runs through to January 15. Read on for the full list of airports, and info on free Wi-Fi promos from Yahoo and Microsoft, too. You may also remember that Google already said it would foot the bill for Virgin America Wi-Fi…
Today, Google purchased AdMob for $750 million. AdMob provides mobile advertisements in places Google doesn’t, like in apps or while web-browsing, but what it really means is that Google is staking its claim in the mobile ad world. AdMob is one of the most dominant players in the mobile advertising arena—you’ve probably seen their ads…
Mark showed you how Space Invaders really look like from the outside. Now it’s time to get the scalpel and look for the three stomachs. For $18, you can play doctor too. [Threadless via Likecool] https://gizmodo.com/what-space-invaders-really-look-like-t-shirt-5397886
If I ever have kids, I won’t get them the $470 Scoop High Chair. I don’t care it has a foot pedal-driven pneumatic lift or that is easy to clean: It’s just a ridiculous piece of high tech furniture. Now, if I can get one for myself, then I will get one for each of…
Seems that the previously rumored Ricoh GXR will be coming in December. It’ll be smaller than even the slimmest micro four thirds out now and feature a system that’ll make it the first to allow both interchangeable lenses and sensors. The GXR body will go for about $700, the macro lens and sensor for about…
Insane Graphics Card Packs 2GB Memory and Six (Yes, Six) DisplayPort Ports…Volcano Prevention Efforts May Result in Volcano Eruption…Makeshift Bike Rack Attaches to Street Signs…PC Built Inside a Classy-as-Hell Leather and Wood Chest… Insane Graphics Card Packs 2GB Memory and Six (Yes, Six) DisplayPort Ports Rumor has it that AMD is set to announce a…
I wasn’t alive during the 1960s, but I probably would’ve liked them better if they had iPod docks like the Revo Heritage. Granted iPods wouldn’t have been around to help enjoy the shiny OLED screen, DAB, FM and WiFi support. According to Stuff.tv, the $380 Heritage is well-built and produces sound far better than what…
On November 9, 1989, thousands rushed through the ruins of the Berlin Wall, celebrating the unity of East and West. 20 years later, millions across the world watched as one thousand seven-and-a-half foot tall dominoes fell marking the occasion. About six months ago, those Styrofoam dominoes were sent all around to world and painted by…
Jesus thought that the Form 2 sex toy looks like the Millennium Falcon, I thought it’s a funky tooth model for dentists’ offices. Fleshbot’s Lux discovered that it’s actually a bunny-eared delight of a gadget. The review’s here. [Fleshbot] https://gizmodo.com/form-2-sex-toy-looks-like-a-stealth-millennium-falcon-5395947
Do you think that computing was a hard road until now? Watch Trillions, and you’ll understand why we need to come fast with new technologies to make our data networks more like our bodies, and less like traditional systems. Makes me want to go back to the age of mail and the Pony Express. Or…
Kibardin Design’s “Deep Forest” armchair is made from 374 shaped and creatively-joined dowels. It’s as if you plopped into a giant container of different-sized dowels that retained your shape after you left. Pretty, but pricey, at over $6,500USD. [Core77]
Your lungs deliver air, vocal cords vibrate, mouth moves, and…nothing. One of those processes failed and you’re left voiceless, speaking impaired. Enter Audeo which captures electrical signals intended for the vocal cords and interprets them to produce sound. Michael Callahan invented this incredible tool after a traumatic accident left him wondering how difficult life is…
Sometimes I write about high-tech weapons. There’s something fascinating about the technological terror that humans have been developing to obliterate each other for centuries, so it’s easy to forget about the real consequences of this mad race. [EXPLICIT IMAGES AHEAD] https://gizmodo.com/how-many-nukes-will-it-really-take-to-instantly-annihil-5348269/ A few years after the United States unleashed the horror of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,…
