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Electronic musician/producer Calvin Harris recreated his newest single, “Ready for the Weekend,” by using conductive ink painted on the hands of 15 girls in bikinis. We, of course, post it in the interest of sharing this cool ink technology. Basically, the ladies stand on conductive pads on the floor, and paint their (and Harris’s) hands…
Palm has a problem with the Pre theme that has been floating around for Android phones. I could go on about copyright infringement, lawyers and other shenanigans, but the bottom line is that the skin is now discontinued. It also appears that the iPhone version, Palm Prefection has also been nixed by Palm. Of course,…
Today’s available gadgets covers everything from speakers to smartphones. iHome’s high-end iPod and iPhone dock is up for grabs, along with a new laptop from Lenovo. The HTC Touch Pro2 is out as well, but watch out for the price. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-htc-touch-pro2-review-wait-how-much-5335326 • iHome’s iP1 iPod and iPhone speaker dock we saw back in May started…
Granted, this Street Fighter IV joystick cellphone strap is awesome, but it might have an adverse effect on your social life. You see, different joystick / button combinations produce voice clips from the game. Needless to say, no one could resist peppering their cellphone conversations with the occasional “Hadouken!” It never stops being funny, so…
This week Lifehacker’s got a good way to manage your porn, back up your online accounts, make your own disgusting sports drinks and make good playlists. • myCollections is a categorizing app for games, apps, books, movies and porn. Windows only • Free tools to back up your online accounts • Here’s some pre-formatted text…
iHome iP1: $299 Lenovo IdeaPad U450p: Starting at $799 HTC Touch Pro2: $250
For all the interesting hardware crammed into any given eBook reader, they can’t really do that much. That is, unless they’ve got a “Sony” badge on their foreheads, and you’ve got a little bit of spare time. Sony’s PRS readers run a stripped down variant of Linux, which apparently makes loading homebrew code fairly straightforward.…
So you can’t afford a full-sized Batman Tumbler from The Dark Knight. But maybe you can afford a go kart sized one! That’s something, right? Well, it’s not for sale, but the plans for it are. Yes, you can build your own sad little Tumblr for $30 and an existing go kart. Then you can…
Palm Pre‘s webOS, besides juggling your life or whatever that creepy girl says, sends information back to the mothership periodically, like what apps you’ve installed and how much you’ve used ’em. And location data. Wait. What? Updated. https://gizmodo.com/new-pre-commercial-confirms-what-we-all-suspected-bitc-5325423 That’s right, part of the data package it delivers to Palm includes your GPS location, according to…
I’ll admit it—I’m jealous. Some of you have bad-ass home theaters. Maybe one day I will be able to step up to something like one of these 10 home entertainment gems. https://gizmodo.com/what-does-your-home-theater-setup-look-like-5335027 The_Foxman:Here is the theater that I built in my basement. Front projection with 100 inch screen. 7.1 surround sound. Base shakers in the…
Some guy has posted this video, saying it’s the Apple tablet in action. I’d go crazy here for a minute, and say that this is as fake as the iPhone 3G images with 99.9% certainty. And this is why: https://gizmodo.com/yet-another-blurry-and-fake-iphone-3g-summer-2009-image-5277061 First, if it finally materializes, I personally don’t think the Apple tablet will be modal.…
Laird Hamilton is as tech savvy as surfers get. Here he looks at the shapes and materials that make boards great—what’s changed over the years, and what hasn’t: With the advent of foam and fiberglass and now carbon fiber, surfboard design and technology have come a long way in the last 30 years. Some of…
Can’t tell you the specs or price on this thing, but I can show you the back of the Inspiron Zino HD, which should tell you almost everything you want to know about it. Now, I doubt it’d have an HDMI port and be called the Zino HD if it didn’t output HD video. It’s…
Can’t tell you much about the Inspiron Z series, either, except that like Studio Z, it’s the “thin and light” take on Dell’s budget Inspiron line using Intel ULV chips. The 14z and 15z seem a lot like Acer’s Timeline series, actually. The 11z, as you can tell by the way it’s designed, looks more…
If photographer Markku Lahdesmaki‘s vision is correct, humanoid robots of the future are going to be Bender-esque scumbags. I mean, on one hand they enjoy bike rides and do their laundry like everyone else—but in their spare time they get loaded, loiter, and pick up robo-hookers. The good news is that you can buy these…
When we asked Rogers about the 8GB iPhone 3GS semi-featured on their website, they said this: “There is no 8GB 3GS iPhone.” Case closed! Except this rumor is back, with evidence. Someone at Rogers is either confused, lying, or both. https://gizmodo.com/is-apple-really-releasing-an-8gb-iphone-3gs-confirmed-5333926 The latest piece of info allegedly comes from a Rogers employee, who snapped us…
We never knew what angels wore before we first laid eyes on the original Marc Ecko’s Boba Fett hoodie. Now, the label is offering six new Star Wars branded pieces of apparel. https://gizmodo.com/dealzmodo-star-wars-hoodies-for-59-5079380 It’s hard to pick a favorite from the new collection, but the $150 X-Wing fighter jacket is ever so tempting, while the…
We have great deals on televisions and games today. Be sure to take a look at Duke Nukem 3D for the iPhone and iPod Touch, the introductory price won’t last long. Computing and Peripherals: • HP Pavilion e9110t Core2Quad Desktop for $649.99 plus free shipping (normally $1000 – use coupon code DTM4558). • 15.6″ Lenovo…
It was only a matter of time before this happened, but the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G has been rooted, i.e. cracked wide open, meaning that it’s ready for all kinds of customization that the stock Android installation keeps out of reach, including cooked ROMs. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-review-5331798 In real terms, this means you’ll be able to port the…
These Digidudes keychains aren’t just cute little robots/monsters. They also open up into tiny tripods, letting you set up your camera anywhere. Sure, $20 is pretty steep for a keychain, but if you want to be able to pop your camera down easily anywhere without carrying an extra tripod around, this looks like a pretty…
