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Guys. Cool it. I’m sure the glass roof of the new NYC Apple Store will make giving Apple your money even more transcendent, but you can wait a couple months until it’s open. Seriously. [ifoAppleStore via Purns]
When Nikola Tesla invented his coil in 1891, he probably never imagined the ominous structures taking the place of the violin or French horn. But with time, anything’s possible. Music trio ArcAttack adds its own spin to Tesla’s dream machine. https://gizmodo.com/at-gizmodo-gallery-09-singing-tesla-coils-5362854 We gather around the group in a circle, about 8 or 10 feet away…
The Callpod Fueltank Uno is basically the same as the previous Fueltank we reviewed, except that it charges one device instead of two. Not to call it the poor man’s version, but it’s cheaper and holds less charge. https://gizmodo.com/callpod-fueltank-two-in-one-portable-charger-lightning-5100999 The upside is that it’s $40, and you don’t always have to charge two devices simultaneously.…
Take a long lunch today and head to the Giz Gallery to experience the 3rd Generation Prius. Sit inside and enjoy the Plasmacluster ionizer while shouting commands at the voice-activated touch-screen navigation system. Or just stare at the LED taillamps. Some of the other features of the 3rd Generation Prius that we love are the…
Whether it’s Microsoft’s Courier or Apple’s own inevitable tablet, it’s hard to imagine any product besting this 1987 simulation demo of the Apple Knowledge Navigator. https://gizmodo.com/courier-first-details-of-microsofts-secret-tablet-5365299 The Navigator is sort of like a Microsoft Courier in terms of its formfactor and project sharing capabilities, while it unfolds more like a Surface on the table. But…
A report from TheStreet is getting everyone all worked up, and rightly so: Dropping the Pre would be an idiotic move for Verizon, and a lame turn for their customers. But hey, don’t fret too hard! At least, not yet. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-verizon-ditching-palm-pre-screwing-both-of-them-5367223 It’s important to remember the context here, because before TheStreet’s rogue report, everything was…
There’s something disarming, humanizing even, about sitting Steve Ballmer in front of a webcam, sipping a giant iced coffee from Starbucks (which explains so much), talking about how Apple can only dominate "niche" categories, like media players, not something bigger. He says that uberlarge categories—”non-niche” ones, like PCs and phones that sell over 300 million…
There have been some pretty horrible iPhone knock-offs, but I say enough is enough when you have to draw in your own apps. Indeed, the only way you are going to make a phone call on this is if you use your imagination. These paper iPhones are designed for one thing and one thing only—taking…
The AT&T iPhone update to enable MMS just hit for us, so check your iTunes to see if you have it too. Just plug in your iPhone and hit the “Check for Update” button. Many people are saying that the update runs fine, but they don’t get the MMS button right after they update. To…
Sure, this glass Rubik’s Cube is pretty, but is it really wise to make one of the most frustrating puzzles ever out of something so breakable? [Walyou via Geekologie]
Made from transparent LED tubes, the hanging banner-like screens display Max/MSP-generated visuals that never look the same. A combination of thermal sensors, camera-tracking, weather conditions—even local traffic—all affect how images are mixed in real-time. The screens hang in each of the four building atriums at Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices division, and were built by design…
Man’s greatest triumphs are often his smallest. You may not live to defeat those purple dudes and kinda tannish green dudes that Master Chief pwnd through his Halo franchise, but you can absolutely dominate temperatures ranging down to 47-degrees Fahrenheit. The Master Chief hoodie is Ecko’s latest geeksploitation jacket. It’s $88 and vaguely resembles Spartan…
I guess AT&T found a spare closet filled with refurbished 8GB iPhone 3Gs (that’s a little ‘s’), because they’ve got a fresh stock they’re selling for $50. That’s cheaper than a lot of dumbphones. Check the stock here. [AT&T]
Aside from a name that clearly doesn’t mean in Japanese what it does in English, Docomo’s Touch Wood phones deserve a bit of attention. The kidney-shaped, iPhone-like handset is constructed from a Cypress wood base that’s been compression molded for extended durability. Despite this manufacturing process, each phone retains a unique grain pattern, color palate…
The Cocoon Cooker isn’t just some fancy steamer or something like that. No, it’s a machine that actually grows meat and fish from heated animal cells. A-whaaa? It’s a mere design concept, sadly, as we don’t have the science of growing animal proteins quite figured out yet. But Electrolux is serious about making it a…
Yesterday we learnt that the Soviets still have a working doomsday system in place. This is an SS-17 ICBM master missile, which are launched first. Once they are in the skies, they activate the launch for all the Russian nukes. https://gizmodo.com/get-nervous-rusty-soviet-doomsday-system-still-turned-5365813 That includes every single nuclear weapon, every one of the Russian Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles…
Someone has made a collection of masks of bloggers for Halloween, and our own Lam and Chen are included. Finally, Halloween is legitimately terrifying. [CostumePop via The Daily What]
Andy Warhol’s “Marilyn” is one of the most recognizable pieces of art produced in the last century. In this clip, another artist recreates Warhol’s work with a squadron of paintball gunners. Sure, the Mythbusters’ insta-Mona Lisa is more impressive from a sheer technical standpoint, but watching Colombian pop artist Bon Yurt spearhead a legion of…
I hate you loud ass alarm clock. Cool hack, but if I had to wake up to this thing I would tear my ears out. Have a listen. Honestly, while he was at it he could have at least made the snooze button bigger. [KipKay via Technabob]
Yesterday: A steady slog of disappointment for Pre owners, who glumly looked on as their Pres received exactly no updates, no paid apps, and no influx of App Catalog listings—all of which they’d been expecting. What gives? https://gizmodo.com/palm-paid-apps-coming-on-september-24th-5362666 A tipster fed PreCentral a compelling theory about a prospective delay in the App Catalog upgrade and…
