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What’s wrong with that video from last night? Things seems a bit skewed, distorted, and wiggly-jiggly. No, I’m not focused on that redhead in the tiny pink shirt, I’m talking about a fixable issue with CMOS-based video cameras. RollingShutter, a plug-in for After Effects and Nuke, recently came to our attention, not because it’s a…
Quick: How can you get 23 MacBook Pros, 14 iPhones, and 9 iPods in 31 seconds, for free? Tip: According to this security video, you need four friends, a brick, and a visit to the Apple Store in Marlton, NJ. That’s exactly what five guys did yesterday at 2am, at the Sagemore New Jersey Apple…
Nokia Mural: For People Who Wish It Was Still 2005…Apple TV Once Again Forgotten By Apple…UK Says Samsung’s “LED TV” Is Misleading…Ben Heck Goes to Bat—er Xbox Controller—for the Lefties… Nokia showed off a bunch of stuff you did read about on Giz today, and a few things you didn’t. Well, not yet. Take the…
I haven’t used an alarm clock in years, but sometimes I miss hammering on a giant snooze button rather than gently selecting an option on my phone. Sony’s upcoming alarm clock offers that, an iPod dock, and lots more. Sony’s ICF-CL75iP alarm clock has a 7-inch WVGA screen, 1GB of internal storage (and a USB…
As much as I like the idea of an Apple tablet—and even with the surprising XL tablet rumors—I have to dismiss Leander Kahney’s thoughts on Snow Leopard as a step toward a full Mac OS X tablet. https://gizmodo.com/apple-tablet-the-wet-dream-concept-5336204 Kahney argues that the “new” virtual keyboard, and Exposé in the Dock are signs of preparation for…
Microsoft teamed up with HouseParty for one of the most headscratching promotions we’ve seen: They want you to throw a party for the Windows 7 launch. We love Windows 7 and all, but Microsoft might be overestimating its party potential. The idea is to get people together in the week following Windows 7’s launch to…
This Line2 app was just approved after a 3 month delay, partially caused by the Google Voice shenanigans Apple pulled back in July when they pulled out all the Google Voice apps from the App Store. This is really similar. Toktumi works similarly to Google Voice, letting you use one virtual number to forward to…
Hacker Jesse Vincent, who’s previously written software to allow PDFs and ePubs to be read on the Kindle, wheedled and cajoled the Kindle 2 into running Ubuntu 9.04. You know, just because. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-2-gets-pdf-and-epub-ebook-converter-5201206 Vincent called it “a lovely little Linux box” when showing it off at geekfest Foo Camp last weekend. We’re not really sure…
Artist and sculptor Ariel Schlesinger somehow (his site is down, so the guide is AWOL at the moment) replaced an air horn’s compressed air tank with butane to create what we can only refer to as a fire horn. Awesome. It’s not self-lighting and the flame is kind of weak, which puts it one step…
Today’s now available features another in-ear headphone release, although the latest stylish cans from V-Moda fit into a much lower price bracket. https://gizmodo.com/now-available-5349744 V-Moda released another pair of in-ear headphones called the Faze, and the spec sheet certainly makes it sound like they can withstand a beating. With aluminum alloy bodies and Kevlar reinforced cabling,…
Greek Gods? More like geek Gods. That is a life-size statue of the ruler of Mount Olympus with the God of all phones. But don’t worry sculptor Adam Reeder gives other large sculpted deities gadgets too. Reeder has been sculpting mythological figures with modern gadgets for awhile (you can even buy them for a lofty…
Wee Man is number one alright. Not only does he urinate when plugged into your computer, he just might be the most useless product Thanko has ever devised—and that’s saying something. Fill up the tank with water, plug it in (or insert batteries) and he pees. That’s it. But won’t that get water all over…
According to new research by neuroscientist Richard Haier, Tetris makes your brain more efficient, as it helps develop some parts of it. In fact, according to Haier, any “challenging visuospatial task” will affect it. This is the second part of the research. The previous one—from 1992—showed how some brain parts used less glucose as the…
Mousesnaps are more humane than regular mousetraps. Sure, vermin still meet a violent and gruesome end, but at least they went out with style. Hand-painted mousetraps dress up that rodent-infested crap shack with bright colors and sassy styles. It’s kind of like a death row inmate going to an electric chair shaped like a throne.…
Behold, the most distant black hole in the Universe. But don’t hold it too tight or it will suck you right in, with all its suckity sucking 1980s 8-bit powers. This black hole has the mass of a billion suns. Which is why they call it a supermassive black hole, like my first wife. The…
Wow. Omejo says its Wireless Shoe Covert Camera is specially designed for super-secret spy types, not upskirt perves. Riiight. The tiny camera hides in a shoe, and a tethered transmitter beams video to an included receiver with a 3-inch display. The receiver is also a fully functioning tri-band GSM cell phone, and can record the…
Tech standards are important. They’re, well, standards. They shape the way the world works, ideally. So if you wanna influence your little world, you probably wanna shape (or maybe even create) standards. Take Apple, for example. They Call It “Open” For a Reason One of the more excellent aspects of Snow Leopard, actually, is its…
With the Shanghai World Expo 2010 fast approaching, architects are jumping in on the “Better City, Better Life” theme with concepts like this Shanghai Corporate Pavilion. The plans include many green features, including a structure made from recycled CD cases. https://gizmodo.com/10-houses-built-from-unlikely-materials-5349772 Technological Detail and Environmental Protection 1. Solar Energy System The Shanghai Corporate Pavilion features…
I’m trying to imagine what a trip to the ER in this Chinese hospital would be like… “He’s convulsing!” “We need a crash cart!” “Who has a quarter??” “I do! Take it!” “Pullling…shit, 2 cherries. Don’t you die on me!” “Maybe you should try the craps tables. The odds are better.” “There’s no time! I’m…
The last place I’ve ever thought to stick a vibrating wand is in my eye. I like my vibrating razor, but this video tear down of motorized mascara makes me wonder why any lady would want to tickle her lashes. The battery powered tiny motor inside Maybelline’s $15 Pulse Perfection supposedly delivers 7,000 vibrations per…
