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Hello, we’re still looking for another intern to work in New York City, because I drink coffee faster than it can be fetched by any one person. Here’s what we’re looking for: What You Need • Gadget love and knowledge—some geekiness is definitely a good thing • Writing experience is a major plus, but not…
MapQuest has no shortage of cachet with the older folks, but I’ve taken Google Maps’ last few years of ubiquity to mean that AOL’s mapping service was dying off. Judging by this brand-new, cut-rate turn-turn-app, well, not quite. MapQuest Navigator is network-based, like the similarly-position MotionX GPS Drive, which brings a distinct set of advantages…
Generally, a Best Buy’s monstrous collection of HDTVs display repetitive, lame video clips and advertisements. But on artist convinced a Manhattan Best Buy to hand over all of their HDTVs for a digital gallery. This abstract collection of video paintings by Borna Sammak was created through the heavy post-processing/layering of found footage from sources like…
Available in a range of colors, these knock off Lego-inspired earbuds are perfect for those too lazy to pull out a glue-gun. The PlayBrick EHP-CIN40s include four different earbud sizes, and cost $44 imported from: [GeekStuff4U via Akihabara News]
Another alleged insider has starting spilling—flinging?—beans about Microsoft’s Pink project, enthusiastically piling the hate atop earlier claims that the project was under dire threat of cancellation, for sucking. This time, the rumors come via AppleInsider, and they get personal: https://gizmodo.com/danger-for-microsofts-project-pink-5374973 Roz Ho, Microsoft’s head of mobile experiences was “clearly incompetent” in her handling of the…
Your analog hair is so 2000-and-late. Update your look with this 2GB comb flash drive for $36, or hold out for the indescribably more awesome switchblade comb edition (that is in no way planned or real). [AudioCubes via RedFerret]
According to a developer on XDA, the already slack copy protection for Windows Marketplace is a complete joke—with a “hunch” and five minutes, he was able to get around it, creating unlimited copies of paid apps. He’s not revealing the method for ethical reasons, but anybody wanna fill us in on how these shenanigans work,…
Costumes and paper cut-out witches are all well and good, but if you want to legitimately scare trick-or-treaters, why not surprise them with a pumpkin that moves around under its own volition? The Rovin’ Pumpkin uses Legos and a motor to power its travels, and it’s sure to surprise the hell out of anyone standing…
If Nissan has its way, your next car’s cockpit will look like an star fighter, straight out of a Macross remake. This is the Nissan Land Glider, an electric car with two seats. it has a narrow body, which Nissan says will help reduce traffic congestion by allowing more cars in the same city space,…
When surgeons dig around inside of you trying to cut out a tumor, they’re actually going off of pre-op info to find the tumor. An electroscalpel, combined with a mass spectrometer, will let them map cancerous cells in realtime. The thing about electroscalpels is that they put off gaeous ions, which, besides being something you…
Once again, the approval process for iPhone applications has proved baffling with the inclusion of Puff—an app that allows users to generate endless upskirts by blowing on their phone. https://gizmodo.com/app-store-approval-process-slowly-getting-less-horrendo-5342613 This promotional video really drives the smarmyness home: There doesn’t appear to be any actual nudity in this one, but I seem to recall other…
So you bought the Android-debuting G1, but the experience has grown a bit stale? One guy ported Motorola’s Blur UI from the Cliq, complete with all the social networking widgets. Hopefully he’ll share the love soon. [AndroidandMe via MAKE]
The N900 runs the slick new Linux-based Maemo 5 OS, but Nokia is already dishing up details on Maemo 6. Expected in late 2010, it’ll introduce a portrait-mode, support multitouch and capacitive touchscreens, and have a desktop filled with widgets. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-n900-u-s-preorders-are-go-650-no-contract-5352562 The N900‘s Maemo 5 OS, shown below, currently only works in landscape mode: The…
Sorry AT&T. I know CSI never lets plausibility get in the way of a good story, but watching them crawl through an underground tunnel and exclaim the iPhone has “outstanding reception”, made last night’s episode harder to believe than usual. While that obnoxious gem comes at the 2 minute mark in the video below, the…
Don’t lie. Like me, you keep a cup of water next to bed, but you constantly hit it when searching for it in the dark. You also spill all over when attempting to drink laying down. Hellooo, Litecup! A breed of night light and cup, I’m just not sure where this thing has been since…
Touchscreen menus. Corrugated metal. Red chandeliers. Brick. Burger King will add these elements to 12,000 locations in renovations costing franchisees between $300,000 and $600,000 apiece. The goal? “A contemporary, edgy, futuristic” look, according to CEO John Chidsey. One of an “upscale restaurant.” You can see the new design in the lead shot (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan).…
You may remember Clive Sinclair as the inventor of the pocket calculator, but you may not realize that his company still exists. In fact, Sinclair released a super-compact, folding “A-Bike” only a few years ago. It still lives! Truth be told, seeing an image of the Sinclair Sovereign on Boing Boing Gadgets this morning sparked…
B&N will be on the color reader via an eBook store app, according to the gushing rep in this video from CTIA. Interestingly, the news follows rumors that B&N’s own (possibly Android-powered) reader may arrive as early as next month. https://gizmodo.com/barnes-nobles-mysterious-ereader-could-land-next-mont-5377505 And as you may remember, B&N also has its store on the recently-released iRex…
Rumors surrounding T-Mobile’s very mysterious “Project Black” have been swirling around, and those in the know are claiming it’s going to blast T-Mo out of fourth place in the carrier wars. What do we know about Project Black? T-Mo News claims it’s not a phone or a promotion, which suggests it might be some kind…
How do you count elephants in the jungles of Africa? You can either collect their excrement or you can listen. No, seriously. The Elephant Listening Project at Cornell University has figured out how to count elephants using acoustic monitoring. Rather than wasting time, funds, and personnel in attempts to canvas entire jungles for an elephant…
