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Some parents are nuts. First, the mom who built a 98-inch screen on his son’s bedroom ceiling. Now, a father who built half a Y-Wing in his son’s bedroom, hanging from above, with the bed on top. https://gizmodo.com/exemplary-mom-builds-98-inch-screen-inside-kids-bedroom-5323788 Click to viewWell, at least I am assuming that this is a kids’ bedroom in a family…
Coming to an Apple Store near you: this thing, that I am completely in love with. It’s called the BackPack, and it clips onto the back of new iMac and Cinema Displays, creating an instant shelf for, you know, things. The stupid-simple contraption fastens to your Mac’s stem with a couple of non-scratch clips, and…
Wanna know what all’s inside the update you’re gonna download today, besides the fresh taste of exclusivity? Microsoft’s dropped the official list of everything that’s new. Honestly, it’s the little things I’m more excited about. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-scores-exclusive-netflix-movie-streaming-ps3-5334709 Here’s what I like: • Account recovery is faster—great if you play over at your friends’ places a lot,…
Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman thinks that his beautiful Tron-like dream bicycle will never get stolen—even if it looks so cool that nobody would be able to resist. Fortunately, he says that they will be common in 20 years. https://gizmodo.com/tron-legacys-new-awesome-lightcycle-escapes-into-the-re-5322011 The new bike design has a built-in locking system that can only be activated and opened…
Windows 7 runs fantastically on netbooks with its surprisingly modest requirements. But did you know it can run on crappier gear? One guy claims he’s put it on a system with a 266MHz Pentium II and 96MB of RAM. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-install-windows-7-on-almost-any-netbook-5257386 Yeah, that’s like, Windows 98-level power. Computerworld rounds up a few other old and busted…
Yesterday, a Best-Buy-based-tipster revealed that Zune HD pricing would be $220 (16GB) and $290 (32GB). Now, Amazon’s pre-order page is confirming the price. For Best Buy and Amazon to get pricing wrong seems highly unlikely. [Amazon via Zunespring] https://gizmodo.com/zune-hd-prices-leaked-16gb-for-220-32gb-for-290-5334331
Remember that strange little rumor that Dell would be releasing a China-only Android phone? It’s true, apparently! Dell is expected to draw back the curtain on the “Ophone mini3i” in the next few days. But wait, Ophone? That sounds…familiar. https://gizmodo.com/unconfirmed-dell-android-based-phone-announcement-in-c-5333630 Apparently the “Ophone” moniker is part of a wider initiative by Chine Mobile, which is…
Bionic people of the world rejoice, for your heart ticks and booms booms will be transmitted through the internet from now on. A New York woman has got the world’s first wireless pacemaker, which allows constant remote monitoring via web: If there is anything abnormal, and we have a very intricate system set up, it…
NVIDIA’s Ion platform is pretty snazzy, welding an Atom and a 9400M graphics chip (the same found in Macbooks, fanboys) to handle high def content with ease. Samsung’s N510 is an 11.6-inch netbook built on this platform, arriving next month. According to Lilliputing, the 1366 x 768, HDMI-equipped N510 will make its way to the…
It’s not enough for Nintendo that you look idiotic while flailing at a TV screen. They won’t rest until a 200lb man is riding an inflatable “pony,” “dolphin” or “gryphon.” Yes, those are the animals that a recently uncovered European Nintendo patent imagines you riding through your living room on this inflatable, Wiimote-implanted cushion. The…
Those Microsoft rascals have scored a big one: The Xbox 360 is now the only game console that will get Netflix video streaming. No Sony PlayStation 3, no Nintendo Wii, no Atari 2600. That’s what the Xbox Update page says: Netflix Partnership This exclusive partnership offers you the ability to instantly stream movies and TV…
The AstroScope 9350 night-vision image intensifier mounts between camera and lens to make dark scenes (below 10-4 lux) easily photographable. The EOS-P and NIKS-P models are for Canon EOS and Nikon AF cameras, and are powered by the camera’s battery. Electrophysics says its AstroScope module won’t stop you using all your camera’s normal functions, and…
We’ve mentioned that this could be on the cards, and now it’s official. Apple has reinstated the anti-glare screen option for 15-inch MacBook Pros—but it’ll cost you $50 for the privilege, and you’ll lose that full-screen glass look. https://gizmodo.com/apple-might-be-going-to-the-matte-display-5315235 Comparison Above: Glossy MBP (Left); Matte MBP (Right). Comparison from inknoise @ Macrumors. That’s pretty much…
Looks like some sort of Cyberdyne Systems human feeder used by Skynet. It’s actually an early concept proof of the Chime Generator for the 10,000 Year Clock. It can generate unique chime sequences every day for 10,000 years, and there are over 3.5 million possibilities. Brian Eno even used the same algorithm for his album…
Identical in size to an actual cassette (it’ll even fit inside a tape case), this USB 2.0 hub has four ports, and for $25, also comes with a 4-foot USB cable for your PC or Mac. [Vat19 via TecheBlog]
Only a certain type of person is willing to drop $400 on a remote control, but those people are going to be excited about the new Logitech Harmony 900. The Harmony 900 isn’t quite as huge and crazy as the Harmony 1000, as it retains the form factor of, you know, a remote control, like…
After gushing over the Zune HD last week, CNet has now posted some pics of its self-rotating, pinch-able Web browser in action, including a shot that reveals a “Search with Bing” branded query box. https://gizmodo.com/more-zune-hd-impressions-beautiful-hardware-clever-so-5330637 Not a major leap in logic, perhaps—it is a Microsoft device with a browser designed by the Internet Explorer team—but…
As if its Sci-Fi parking garage wasn’t cool enough, VW’s now built this amazing exhibition for its Autostadt attraction in Wolfsburg, Germany. The 1000m2 space has 25 installations exploring three aspects of sustainability: the environment, society, and the economy. https://gizmodo.com/vws-automated-parking-garage-173049 Level Green opened on June 4 this year, and was built by Berlin architects, J…
With white LED lights in each foot, these Minifig flashlights are all kinds of cool. Crank the not-so-Minifig version’s arm to keep him lit, or pick up the battery-powered keychain to help get your keys in the door. https://gizmodo.com/the-creepy-anatomy-of-a-lego-minifig-now-in-3d-5332061 Play.com has the larger Lego: Dynamo Torch for £13.99 (about $23), and the Lego: Mini Torch…
We’ve just gotten a shot of the BlackBerry Storm 2 with a clearly-visible Wi-Fi option. It’s a Vodafone version, not Verizon, but it’s a good hint that Verizon may follow through and unblock Wi-Fi on the handset. Fingers crossed! [CrackBerry] https://gizmodo.com/wi-fi-enabled-blackberry-storm-2-coming-to-verizon-in-s-5201094