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Mavizen’s TTX02 electric motorcycle is being dubbed as “a laptop on wheels”. A really, really fast laptop on wheels. Besides it’s impressive top speed, the interesting thing about the bike is that it features a dedicated IP address, on-board web server, WiFi and Linux. Mavizen is calling the TTX02 a “laptop on wheels”, signaling their…
My perspective is that nature always beats technology. Waves eat ships, roaches beat RAID and earthquakes topple buildings. Every day, this conflict plays itself out in front of my eyes as Malcolm the puppy gnaws on gadgets. I’ve had Malcolm for a year now. He’s a little dog. He’s a good boy although kind of…
All these years, we pegged the Space Invaders for grotesque aliens. Really, they’re men and women just like us, flying spaceships in a war they neither want nor understand. $18. [Threadless via FashionablyGeek]
Yesterday the Large Hadron Collider overheated, but it wasn’t because of a software error or terrorism. It was because a bird dropped a piece of bread onto some outdoor equipment. https://gizmodo.com/large-hadron-collider-scientist-by-day-suspected-al-qa-5378259 The LHC’s beam wasn’t actually operational at the time, so the automatic fail-safe mechanism didn’t need to kick in. Nonetheless the operation had to…
I thought I knew all the anecdotes about Steve Jobs, back when he was the hottest rock star in the Valley. I was wrong. How did I miss this great scolding by former Intel chairman and CEO Andy Grove? Some of us from Silicon Valley were invited to a dinner in Palo Alto. It was…
We gave you our opinion on the TwitterPeek, but we wanted to get your take on the subject. Would you actually buy a device that only does Twitter? Why or why not? https://gizmodo.com/the-twitterpeek-is-so-dumb-it-makes-my-brain-hurt-5396213 Would You Buy a TwitterPeek?(online surveys)
This full scale Lego NES reproduction is exactly like the original, complete with video and audio connectors, gamepads with flexible cables made out of solid pieces, pushable buttons, and a working front-loading mechanism to insert the included Tetris cartridge. Confession: I always thought Mario was pixelated because he was made of Lego bricks himself. [MOCOlympics…
On November 5, 1955, Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown hit his head on the side of a bathroom sink. As his headache faded, an image appeared, an idea that would finally make time travel possible: the flux capacitor. While the tools were invented that day, it took until October 25, 1985 for Doc Brown to put…
The Klein Bottle House. According to the World Architecture Festival Awards, it’s the best home of 2009. F-117 pilots, dorky Tron fanboys, and aliens all through the galaxy would agree. I’m in one of those categories. The Klein Bottle House—located in Rye, Australia—is made of concrete sheets and black metal, surrounded by trees and next…
You are lost, walking through a dark forest. Unknown animal sounds drill into your ears and fears. The freezing wind crackles above you. And then, reality breaks, opening a gate to an unknown white. Would you enter or run away? I think I would. After recovering from the heart attack, I probably would run into…
Back in 1997, Larry Ellison was on a beach in Hawaii. After sipping his second Margarita that evening, he turned to his pal Steve Jobs, who was listening to Bob Dylan on his Sony Walkman. “Steve…Steve…STEVE! Hey, let’s buy Apple.” https://gizmodo.com/the-life-of-steve-jobs-5301470/ The Oracle CEO had all the money lined up, ready to buy the triumphant…
Some part of you wants to sing “Dancing Queen” into your PS3. At $15, even if you only make it through a few Abba tunes before someone frisbees the disc out the window, it might be worth it. Top Deals: • 42″ Panasonic VIERA TC-P42C1 720p 600Hz Plasma TV for $498.99 (normally $600). • SingStar…
According to Gordon Murray—the ex-McLaren’s Formula 1 designer responsible for the T.27 car—one day we all will be driving one of this vehicles. And wearing clown costumes. I don’t care it’s the most efficient car. It won’t work. The T.27 is designed to be driven in the city. Since it’s ultra-light, Murray says it will…
It’s an interesting question to consider, especially if you use consider just how many Google services you might use: Gmail, Reader, Maps, GTalk, YouTube, Latitude, Calendar, Contacts and oh yeah, Search. Dashboard shows you everything Google knows about you. It shows your most recent searches, last conversations in Google Talk, most recent location—basically, it summarizes…
Personal hovercrafts, a CD box that plays its own tunes, and frontier-style turkeys – prepare for the Droid invasion with a look through the week’s best from Uncrate. This week at Uncrate: We do our best Will Smith impression in the Muhammad Ali Robe, enjoy the simple amusement of Herman Miller Tops, and look spiffy…
Chuck Anderson, creator of Windows 7’s laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me the evolution of his work—including Easter eggs, avoiding Mac tropes and why flaming skulls didn’t make the final design. Chuck is the embodiment of the dreams of thousands of DeviantArt users—he started out in screenprinting just after high school, worked…
Yes, Droid can tether, but not superduper cheaply. The official word is that the Mobile Broadband Connect plan to tether it to a laptop will be an extra 30 bucks a month for 5GB of data, on top of the standard data plan. [Network World] https://gizmodo.com/droid-does-tethering-or-will-anyway-5396353
The Login Screen Background Chuck says: “The point of the login screen is to provide a nice, simple, elegant environment that the login buttons and information can sit on top of. The aesthetic of Windows 7 is all about light, energy, transparency, and quickness. All things that, to me, implied combining natural elements with futuristic/digital…
The Desktop Background Chuck says: “The desktop was obviously heavily influenced by the look of the login screen. Microsoft had made the decision to make the Windows logo the centerpiece of the default desktop. But you always worry about the classic complaint you hear from designers about clients: ‘Make the logo bigger!’ In response to…
Psystar’s Rebel EFI software promises that you can install OS X on any PC with a Core 2 Duo, Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem processor for $50, but we are discovering that you will probably end up getting screwed royally. While CrunchGear was able to get Rebel EFI working, it is important to point out…
