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I don’t care about Rock Band, even with the announcement of the Beatles and Lego editions. But now that the Flight of the Conchords are coming—like Jemaine and Bret confirmed at the Emmy Awards—I’m so getting it. They said they have three songs coming to the Rock Band store. Hard to decide what would I…
This is Chandler. And he is not only being accused of being a child molester. He is also stupid. Agent Adams asked Chandler if he owned any other storage devices. Chandler hesitated before answering, and then asked, “Hypothetically, what would you do if you found child pornography?” Agent Adams told him he wasn’t sure until…
Imagine concrete that’s two-thirds granulated plastic, but is as strong as the stuff currently in use. Architect/engineer Henry Miller figured out how to make it, not just on paper, but in a couple of real-life structures. Concrete is usually 60% to 75% “aggregate,” sand, gravel or crushed stone, according to people who should know. What…
McSweeney’s, the publishing house founded by Dave Eggers and responsible for McSweeney’s Quarterly, The Believer, Wolphin as well as the awesome website and a slew of books, now has an iPhone app. The McSweeney’s app is essentially a mini-subscription to a variety of McSweeney’s content. It gives you access to the free stuff that the…
Dexim’s new P-Flip line allows traveling iPhone or iPod Touch users to juice up their devices and prop them up at the same time. The 2000mAh battery should be good enough to for 1.5-2 charges and the whole thing folds up for easy transport. The basic P-Flip retails for $55 so don’t be fooled by…
Your Apple stock has taken a dive because His Steveness got a cold? Is Motorola’s crashing once again? Fret not, because the Puma Index iPhone application is here to cheer you up, with plenty of naughty bits. For free. https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-health-declining-rapidly-reason-for-macworl-5120687 The economic crisis never was so nice and hard at the same time. [iTunes Store]
The 802.11n spec has been in the news a lot lately. After six years, the spec has finally been approved, and we shall soon see wireless N coming to the Xbox and maybe even the iPod Touch. https://gizmodo.com/802-11n-final-spec-is-final-finally-5357689 It seems funny to me that wireless N is finally coming around despite the fact that I…
If you have ever been to an automatic car wash, it should be pretty easy to figure out where designer Philippe Malouin found his inspiration for the Dervish ceiling fan concept. While borrowing a friend’s car for the day, I decided to have it washed to show my gratitude. I pulled into an automated carwash,…
Short on soldiers and horses? Why not march into battle with an army of household pets and small woodland creatures? As this Oobject gallery illustrates, suits of armor have been made for the likes of cats, mice and squirrels. [Oobject]
Think you are good at puzzles? Are you willing to put up $120 for a shot at the impossibly difficult Revomaze? Granted, this thing is milled from a solid block of metal and “precisely engineered for smooth mechanical manipulation,” so it should be well made. But $120? That’s a little too much for me to…
That’s four screens in total. Crazy, right? The prototype’s three mini-screens let you organize and play files without taking up room on the main display. You can also use multi-touch gestures, and drag files between screens. Watch it in action: This week’s Intel Developer’s Forum has a history of weird and wonderful prototypes. As it…
High-end subwoofers? Very common. Wireless subwoofers. They’re around. High-end wireless subwoofers? Rare. Rare like leprechauns riding unicorns. The KEF HTB2SE-W wireless sub combines two well-reviewed products (a KEF subwoofer and their 2.4GHz wireless transmission system) into one very expensive-looking (and costing) package. Indeed, the sub actually includes dual 10-inch woofers (one is passive to enhance…
Apart from the gadget deals, be absolutely sure to take a look at the September 26th Free Museum Day Hobomodo, it’s a great opportunity to check out local museums. Top Deals: • 23″ Dell E2310H LCD for $170.10 plus free shipping (normally $229 – use coupon code RRTD22F3BMB9T9). • Pineapple Express Unrated (Blu Ray) for…
I don’t know if this $125 Ninja Kunai 2GB flash memory drive is made of metal or not. They don’t say in the product page description. What they say in the warning has me a bit worried, though: Please note that this product is not a “real’ Kunai, and cannot be used as such, also…
No LEDs were harmed in the creation of this digital wallpaper for the offices of Hirzberger Events in Vienna. Only projectors were used to illuminate the static black and white stripe wallpaper and make it appear alive. Absolutely stunning. The project was created by Strukt Studio, who wrote the software to adapt the graphics to…
For many of us, the novelty value of the Wii wore off a long time ago—not so for undercover cops in Polk County, Florida. They were recently busted bowling on the job by a convicted drug dealer’s security camera. As investigators searched the home for drugs, some drug task force members found other ways to…
Virtual reality researcher Hiroo Iwata has developed cubes that utilize a pressure-sensitive fabric and ultrasonic sensors to predict movement, analyze positions and shuffle accordingly. Essentially, this creates an “infinite” walkway. As you can see in the video, the walking pace is a little on the slow side, but Iwata believes that refinement of the technology…
The Ghostly Discovery music app for the iPhone is a favorite around Gizmodo, and their custom listening station built especially for Giz Gallery is a pretty slick tech demo in its own right as well. https://gizmodo.com/the-week-in-iphone-apps-look-into-your-soul-kid-5322357 If you’re unfamiliar, the Ghostly Discovery app will automatically stream playlists based on the mood, tempo, and sound you’re…
When Bug Labs, the open source gadget hardware kit launched almost two years ago, we had one complaint. Its main base lacked built-in Wi-Fi. Today the Bug guys are changing that with the BUGbase WiFi. https://gizmodo.com/bug-labs-store-launches-monday-minus-wi-fi-346789 The base, which is the central part of the device and allows for adding smaller modules on to create…
