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This Gears of War replica Lancer doesn’t fire real bullets, and it’s lacking the motor components to saw someone in half. But damn does it look deadly. Packing a weight of 15 pounds and a full-sized length of over three feet, the Lancer has been crafted out of polystone before getting a hand-painted finish. And…
I am far too impatient to make several trips to my car when unpacking groceries, so I end up hauling everything at once. This painful problem is exactly what the Yoke Shopper was designed for. The Yoke Shopper secures several shopping bags and allows users to sling them over or across their shoulders. Obviously, this…
What would the Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building, look like if it was in NYC? It would look something like this. Holy shit, this thing is huge. And here’s some more perspective for you: https://gizmodo.com/tallest-skyscraper-in-the-world-almost-completed-defie-5038788 Yep, pretty big. [Kottke]
Want the tiny size of a netbook, but the power of a full-size? Intel showed off a crop of ultraportable laptops, all aimed at around an $800 MSRP, using Core 2 Duo processors, not Atom. Check out our gallery below. Aside from a few from MSI, all of these ultraportables are from ODMs, meaning they’re…
A delicious tipster just sent us this photo of the Jabra Stone, which was teased in a silhouette earlier today. Is this it? It could very well be. https://gizmodo.com/jabra-stone-bluetooth-headset-teaser-is-frustrating-5366050 Our tipster also said that the headset fits directly into the charger, and when docked, the two look like a stone. Hence, Jabra Stone. The ultimate…
Holy Steve Ballmer. This set of Launch Party videos are incredible for its nostalgia sake. No, they’re not old videos; I just thought the whole advertising industry moved past fake setups like this back in the ’90s. Give it a watch and see. My god. They’re talking about having a party for Windows 7. And…
Today at IDF, Intel unveiled Light Peak technology, a plan for an extremely high-speed optical cable they hope will land on consumer products in 2010. Imagine transferring an entire Blu-Ray disk in 30 seconds. And that’s just the beginning. In Intel’s words: Existing electrical cable technology in mainstream computing devices is approaching practical limits for…
Netbooks’ smaller size can make using a normal OS a little tricky, and though Windows XP is still on most netbooks, there’s definitely room for an upstart OS. Enter Intel’s speedy and slick Moblin, demonstrated on Dell’s Mini 10v. Intel announced Moblin 2.1 yesterday, which is aimed at smartphones (though we’ve only seen it on…
Sometimes it feels like I’m already living in the future. The U.S Army’s Space and Missile Defense command plans to have an unmanned spy-ship capable of loitering at 20,000-feet (for up to three weeks) ready to deploy by mid-2011. Dubbed the Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle (LEMV), the craft will be based on Lockheed Martin’s P-791…
This week Microsoft has released the first full-fledged update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with a focus on application compatibility issues. The update includes the following fixes: •Alcohol 52%: Update enables Windows 7 compatible Alcohol 52% versions to work •Altiris and Symantec Virtual Software up to version 6.1.499.x: Upgrade Block to avoid…
Do you remember that crazy, 6×30-inch monitor rig by AMD? Well their upcoming ATI Radeon HD 5800 series graphics cards are what drive the uber display. https://gizmodo.com/amds-eyefinity-graphics-card-drives-six-30-inch-monitor-5356822 The two new cards, the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and the ATI Radeon HD 5850, are the first video cards in the industry to fully support DirectX 11.…
As we reported earlier, AT&T is definitely rolling out MMS this Friday. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-launches-iphone-mms-september-25-5352010 From the horse’s mouth, via their Facebook page: MMS Update: We know you’ve been eager for this service so we wanted to offer a quick update on the launch plans for MMS on Friday, Sept. 25. Late morning, Pacific Time, on Friday,…
This is the teaser page for Jabra’s Stone, an upcoming headset that’s supposedly shaped like a stone. Too bad you can’t see it for another 27 days. Electric Pig says that the headset will have noise cancellation (as does many of the headsets out now), and it won’t need a boom mic (again, same as…
If you’ve flown lately, you have probably noticed that the “portable electronics” rules are increasingly muddled. It’s time for the FAA and airlines to lift the electronics ban completely, or rewrite it to reflect modern gadgets. The first problem is, nearly all electronics are lumped together, despite differences in their innards and the services they…
If you are looking to turn your laptop into desktop workstations with one single USB 2.0 cable, driving monitors up to 2048 x 1152 pixels, you must be out of your freaking mind. Or maybe you just need these. They are two new Kesington Universal Notebook Docking Stations, both powered by the DisplayLink DL-195USB graphics…
Asus’s new G60J laptop, in their Republic of Gamers line, is the company’s first Core i7 laptop. It’s packing the 1GB GeForce GTS 250M graphics card, dual-SATA HDD support, and a fancypants light-up keyboard like the pricier Alienware M15x. https://gizmodo.com/alienwares-m15x-now-has-the-worlds-fastest-mobile-proce-5365823 The G60J, a 15.6-inch laptop, has the quad-core “Clarksfield” Core i7 processor (8 threads total),…
Today is finally the day that you (yes, YOU) can hop on over to Gizmodo Gallery ’09 and check out the brand-spanking-new Alienware Area 51 ALX PC, get your laptop laser etched (today only!). https://gizmodo.com/alienware-area-51-alx-first-autopsy-5365995 The Area 51 ALX was just announced this morning, and we have the only unit on display at the gallery…
Wednesdays are always tough, hopefully today’s deals make it more bearable. The Dell Poweredge would be great for a home server. Be sure to check out the Coldstone hobomodo— while it’s no Bi-Rite Creamery, it benefits an amazing cause. Top Deals: • 13.3″ Lenovo IdeaPad U350 Notebook for $449 plus shipping (normally $699 – use…
If you have designs on this handsome Heavy Desk Light from Benjamin Hubert, you’ll probably want to ditch the cheap desk you bought at Office Depot. The base and the shade are both made from concrete. [BenjaminHubert via Dezeen]
No, this map isn’t charting swine influenza outbreaks but something far more deadly—all 13,000 “or so” McDonald’s restaurants in the US. How simultaneously gross and delicious. [Weather Sealed via Neatorama]
