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This is the Antonov An-225, the world’s largest operational aircraft, going to beat the world’s airlifting record. After a complete overhaul, it just carried a colossal 190-ton, 53-foot long generator from Frankfurt to Armenia. The Antonov An-225—call the Mriya, Dream—was built to freight the Buran, Soviet Union’s failed response to the American space shuttle. It’s…
Remember that iPhone-like Android MID that everyone went crazy about yesterday? It looks like someone may have tracked it down. Manufactured by SMiT, the device is called the MID-560. And it’s got decent specs. https://gizmodo.com/we-want-to-own-this-mystery-apple-like-android-mid-5339149 That’s a 5-inch touchscreen with an impressive 800 x 480 resolution. And internally, an 533/667MHZ ARM 11-based Samsung 6410 chip…
Both budget point-and-shoots include an intelligent auto focus feature to pick the best focus and exposure settings, and have Casio’s Dynamic Photo Mode: Shoot video of a moving subject, and replace the background with anything you like. Green-screen fun! Though entry-level models, each camera records 720p video (24fps, saved as AVI files). The $200, “champagne”-colored…
While we’re waiting for Sony to announce a cheaper, slimmer PS3 during a press conference later today, K-Mart has this announcement on their front page…now. It looks like we get a new model and price drops on old PS3s. UPDATE: K-Mart now has a pre-order page up as well for a $299 Slim (the same…
Forget robot marriages, the future could be filled with robot hookers! At Australia’s Tourism Futures conference, futurologist Ian Yeoman (of New Zealand’s Victoria University) forecast that artificial resorts with robot staff, and, yep, even robot prostitutes could become a reality. https://gizmodo.com/people-of-massachusetts-to-be-having-sex-with-robots-by-310568 “Robotics will become important, because you’re going to have labour shortages in the future,”…
Anyone who’s ever crawled along at a snail’s pace on a freeway should relate to this guy hilariously busting out his iPhone, firing up the iGun app, and totally losing his shit. Is it real or a viral? You decide: iTunes Links: iGun Pro 2 costs 99 cents and has 4 guns to choose from,…
Lenovo claims its upcoming Q100/Q110 nettops are “some of the thinnest in the world.” We’ll wait and see, but I like that etched motif. Meanwhile, we know more about the D400 Windows Home server because it’s already available in Asia. The picture above shows the D400 has four hot-swappable drive bays, and what little English…
OK, so developing a “high-tech” uniform with special material and pockets for cell phones sounds like something an authoritarian government wearing tin foil hats might dream up. But the jury is still out on what real effects electromagnetic radiation from the devices might have on children. According to the Russian National Committee for Protection Against…
We’ve seen plenty of Tricorder-styled gizmos, but the PMP-09 is the best I’ve seen, and a functional gadget in its own-right. The flip-up PMP has a 2.8-inch display, 8GB storage, and provides 12 hours of music/4 hours of video playback. It has 12 different Star Trek LCARS (Library Computer Access/Retrieval System) interface themes, and the…
Looks like Microsoft’s working on a snazzy new glass lens Webcam capable of 720p video at 30fps (in full 1280×720 resolution). Other features are expected to include 4x digital zoom, and a built-in noise-cancelling microphone. The camera is made from aluminum and has a stand designed to work with both desktops and laptops. Pocket-link goes…
This looks like a road in Sweden, Norway, or Germany. Wherever it is, they use their tanks to fire at speeding cars. Maybe. Whatever it is they do, I know I wouldn’t be messing with these traffic cops. [Thanks David]
Nature Factory by Makoto Tanijir is an art installation housed inside Diesel’s Tokyo Denim Gallery and it’s a stunning, tangled mess of plastic pipes and joints which willl make you forget about the skinny jeans you were going to buy. The Diesel Denim Gallery, found in Tokyo and New York, is a store known to…
While jean-on-jean is an absolute fashion no-no, this do it yourself denim iPhone or gadget case won’t only give you a bit of ’90s nostalgia, but it is also relatively durable. The guys over at Instructables.com provide step-by-step instructions on how to make an iPhone or gadget case out of your old pair of Levi’s…
So this guy turns on a web cam and lays still on his back. Either he’s related to your ex-girlfriend or he decided to fake a suicide. No matter, NY authorities didn’t care and charged him for aggravated harassment. After his girlfriend dumped him, Joseph W. Shepherd of Lockport, NY decided to go onto some…
God only knows how many times I’ve needed an ejection seat in bars. Too bad that these Martin-Baker Mk7s—used in the hand-made $225,000 Phantom Bar—don’t work for real. The whole thing is so tacky that is cool. https://gizmodo.com/real-pilot-seat-for-real-combat-flight-simulator-pilots-371284 OK, it’s not cool. I just like the seats, scavenged from McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom Jets and…
Apple’s Inevitable September Keynote…The Tragic Death of a Sprint Marketing VP…TV-B-Gone Goes Global… OK, so last week, one guy at AllThingsD says that a music-oriented (non-tablety) Apple keynote will take place the week of September 7th. Since the 7th happens to be Labor Day, there’s one day eliminated off the bat. Today, another guy at…
When the time came to spread pesticides over his rice field, this farmer faced a choice: lug around a heavy poison-filled backpack in the sweltering heat, or spray the chemicals from an RC helicopter. He made the right decision. According to the source, crops in Japan are tiny and scattered throughout residential areas. Dusting the…
Have a jailbroken iPhone but long for the exciting new Sense UI seen on the HTC Hero? A new theme brings Sense to the iPhone, though the skin is, unfortunately, only skin-deep. The homescreen looks pretty good, with HTC’s trademark flipping clock (although the skinned clock doesn’t actuall flip), weather, and three customizable apps, with…
Scott Jarvie has created this beautiful lamp, made of hundreds of striped drinking straws. The result is a gently colored light. Now we only need a thousand Mojitos and a lot of sucking power. [Mocoloco]
Yeah, you can ogle a vortex cannon on the screen, or you can gather up $200 in supplies and make your own shoulder-fired, dry-ice-launching BFG. That’s short for Big Fucking Gun. https://gizmodo.com/giant-gas-powered-vortex-cannon-destroying-shed-filmed-5326372 A bit of dry ice, water, a PET bottle, and a lot of balls to actually try this out are the main ingredients…
