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Belt drives are slowly starting to trickle out into production bikes, replacing chains and improving performance. Of course, for $3,360 I’d hope a bike would kick ass. https://gizmodo.com/say-goodbye-to-bike-chains-say-hello-to-belt-drives-5045414 The District Carbon is Trek’s second bike to feature a belt drive, and it really doesn’t skimp on the features. It sports an OCLV Carbon Fiber frame,…
Did you know that in most states, you can brew up to 100 gallons of beer or wine per adult in your home, 200 gallons max? So why are you still buying it from the supermarket? To put that into perspective, 200 gallons will fill roughly 2000 12 oz bottles of beer or about 1000…
3M pitching the MPro120 mini-projector as a “second generation” piece of hardware. For them, that means it’s the first with the new MM200 projection engine. For everyone else, it could mean the first truly decent pico projector. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-3ms-second-gen-pico-projectors-with-added-5125992 The last 3M pico experiment, the MPro110, was a mixed bag: Passable image quality was tainted by…
As a kid I had to disassemble every electronic thing, only to discover that I couldn’t assemble them back as easily as I could with my Lego sets. Thankfully, today other people do it. Like with this PSP Go: https://gizmodo.com/this-secret-underground-facility-guards-all-lego-sets-e-5018990 One day I hope they actually slice them in 1mm-thick layers using a laser. [Level…
Talk about robo-rachnophobia. With stainless steel springs and rubber joints to mimic the smooth motion and physics of insects, the remote-controlled Phasma bot speeds along faster than you’d expect. Here it is running around in downtown Tokyo: Cute in a slightly unnerving way. Coming soon: robo rat catchers! [Takram Design Engineering via Pink Tentacle]
Dealzmodo has some great deals on monitors and home theater gear today. There’s an awesome price on a 24″ ASUS monitor, and don’t miss the huge discounts on the Polk Audio speakers. Computing and Peripherals: • 17″ Dell 1721 Inspiron Dual Core Laptop for $799 plus free shipping (normally $1159). • 15.6″ Gateway NV5814u Core2Duo…
Welcome to the 3rd generation Prius, where Man’s wants and Nature’s needs agree. Using the wind, the sun and advanced hybrid technology, Prius balances our demand for mobility with the natural order of things. Options shown.
We liked Always Innovating’s half tablet, half netbook when we saw it, but now the Touch Book has a working accelerometer and a finger-friendly Linux user interface. Oh and it sticks to a fridge door even when you open it. https://gizmodo.com/first-hands-on-touch-book-is-part-netbook-part-tablet-5162584 The start-up started shipping its $300 Touch Book—which has a a fully detachable keyboard…
Microsoft has issued an apology via their corporate Twitter feed for what will surely go down as one of the worst photoshops of all-time. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-needs-to-hire-better-less-racist-graphic-des-5345418 Still, it’s hard not to feel for the guy in the photo having to tolerate this stupidity, so we have an equally horrible photoshop to help balance things out. [CNET…
You probably brew coffee, like most people, the most insipid way possible: Using a Mr. Coffee that you fill with pre-ground coffee from the supermarket. There’s a million other ways to make coffee, and they’re all better. Updated. Here’s the rub about making coffee: The best ways to make coffee are the super simplest or…
Sirius XM’s SkyDock isn’t the most elegant accessory I’ve ever seen—it’s basically a standalone satellite radio receiver with an iPod connector—but it’s the only way to listen to space radio on your iPhone or iPod Touch, for now. The stalky dock, which leverages iPhone OS 3.0’s new hardware support (remember that?), plugs into your car’s…
The temperature readout is a hint, but here’s another: This science-y box will cook meat fully (and deliciously), but it probably won’t burn you. Serious gastronomes and/or obsessive Top Chef viewers will have nailed this one right away, but that box up there is a thermal immersion circulator, which regulates water temperature for a cooking…
Hugely popular torrent indexer Mininova has been slapped with a debilitating ruling, in the Netherlands: Within the next three months, the site has to remove all links to infringing torrents, after which it’ll be fined 1000 Euros for each one. Mininova’s been working on a copyright filter for a while, but with the stakes so…
The aptly named Laura Bento constructed this delicious Xbox-themed lunch for her husband. In other news, that guy is totally out of his league. The controller itself is obviously mostly comprised of rice, but the D-Pad was constructed from naturally grey Konnyaku (Japanese yam cake), while lemon peel, green apple peel, red pepper and dyed…
Bad video game inspired haircut, or worst video game inspired haircut? You decide. [Walyou via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/tetris-the-haircut-5344742
People have been eating snow since the 4th-century BC, but nowadays the behavior is discouraged by parents the world over. People make ice creams, sorbets, gelatos, etc. every day. We wanted to make snow. In the kitchen. It’s hard. Among the reasons a dinner at Alinea resonates on an emotional level with so many people…
It wasn’t the SMiT MID-560, but the Rockchip tablet. A prototype Android slate which is just 5-inch and one iPhone OS short of being my Apple wet dream. That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t grab it pronto after seeing these videos: https://gizmodo.com/did-someone-track-down-the-mysterious-android-mid-5339782 Click to view Click to view Yes, I definitely will snatch one of these.…
Looks like that Archos Android internet tablet that is set to be released on September 15 got outed by the FCC. Looking a lot like the Archos 5, the A5S and A5H have 4.8 inch screens and you know, internet. https://gizmodo.com/archos-android-tablet-with-720p-playback-and-mobile-int-5341242 The hardware on the new mobile internet devices looks to have been redesigned from…
So, what’cha eatin’ for lunch today? Take a pic and show us in the comments. Maybe you can even negotiate a virtual trade if you don’t like what your mom packed you this morning. Taste Test is our weeklong tribute to the leaps that occur when technology meets cuisine, spanning everything from the historic breakthroughs…
Look, the original Cheeseburger in a Can was super gross. But if it was possible to put the epic Shack Stack in a can? I would eat it every single day. https://gizmodo.com/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-350091 Unfamiliar with the Shack Stack? It’s only sold in NYC at the famous Shake Shack, otherwise known as the best burger joint in…
