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At the launch of the myTouch 3G, Google says that there are now 5,000 apps in the Android Marketplace. There’s going to be a special T-Mobile “app pack” soon that’ll tie together some T-Mobile apps along with some third-party ones that they like. Also, for T-Mobile customers, there’s going to be a direct-to-bill payment option…
It’s a DIY pick-up truck. Or a motor home—it has a light bulb and a bed. Or a scooter version of a scooter version of a stagecoach. Whatever it is, it is bound to fail. [KK via Makezine]
We have seen Gerry Judah’s amazing work before, which mix awesome engineering and technology to get almost-impossible pieces, like this 105-foot high, 44 tonne sculpture showing two Audi cars shooting into the sky. Up close it’s mighty impressive: https://gizmodo.com/suv-sculpture-unintentionally-sends-the-wrong-message-5027177 You can see it at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. [Judah via…
Just in case you felt compelled to assemble a collection of every push-to-fart program out there, BustedLoop calculates the price of purchasing all 55,732 available iPhone apps to be $144,326.06. What, Apple, no volume discount? [BustedLoop via Forbes/textually]
Don’t wanna wait for the Teflon-powered coated HTC Hero to get your Android on? The very good myTouch 3G is available for pre-order right now, as promised. Delivery’s guaranteed for August 5. [T-Mobile] https://gizmodo.com/htc-heros-teflon-coating-makes-the-iphone-feel-like-jun-5302637
Razer’s original Moray headphones were good for $40—Moray+ adds a mic and has dongles so you can mouth-breathe into your PSP or DSi/DS Lite for $60. But, uh, how often do you wanna do that? [Razer] https://gizmodo.com/razer-moray-in-ear-headphones-lightning-review-great-f-5069334
Japan just can’t help but to tempt fate. First they produced the Godzilla movies. Now they’re voluntarily bringing dinosaurs back from the dead. As part of a 260-specimen dinosaur exhibit in Chiba, Japan, visitors will be able to see moving, life-sized dinosaurs right on the museum floor. Running from July through September, the “Dinosaurs over…
Just for a moment, we’re going to put our haughtiness aside regarding non-sustainable packaging and the collectible sneaker movement to enjoy Nike’s clever new Transformers shoeboxes. Designed and decorated like gigantic toy cartons complete with the extra little flap thing that allows to box to secure itself to a hook (sorry, packaging terminology is not…
It’s not an ultrafancy rig, but I like the fact that President Obama has a personal computer and a regular printer next to him. But el Señor Jefe of the Free World doesn’t fool me: This is really Obama’s workstation. https://gizmodo.com/vote-now-for-the-best-giz-readers-computer-rig-306538 Come on. I bet he just clicks a button, and everything transforms into that…
Or maybe it’s just that cars and pianos are inherently similar: They both have pedals, hood-ish mechanisms, make noise, and sit users at some manner of control panel. If that didn’t blow your mind, then, well, you probably understand art. The Audi Design Team collaborated with piano maker Bosendorfer to construct this grand piano, which…
Little knew Democritus—the ancient greek philosopher, mathematician, and biologist who first postulated the atom in the 4th century BC—that his Great Order of the Universe would look like Godtfred Kirk Cristiansen’ Patent #3,005,282 for Lego blocks. Created by writer Christian Bök, the illustration shows all the 25 ways to combine two 4 x 2 Lego…
Two facts: The iPhone’s microphone is fairly decent as far as cellphones go; and there are lots of people who can’t hear very well. Hence SoundAMP, an app that amplifies and filters noises for ears that need a little help. The app takes sound from a mic—be it the built-in, in a headset or standalone—and…
I liked the Asus Eee Keyboard before. A lot. I like it because it looks like a super-sleek 21st century version of a Commodore 64. Now, seeing it naked on a French site, I want to have babies with it. https://gizmodo.com/asus-eee-keyboard-with-pc-and-touchscreen-caught-lookin-5279630 Not surprisingly, it looks like an elongated notebook inside. One that uses a lot…
13.3 years of HDTV content. That’s approximately 58,292 movies, which means an equal number of large pizzas. So one petabyte equals 52 tonnes of pepperoni pizza. Yes, my head has assploded. For other equivalents, click and zoom in. How big are 20 million four-drawer cabinets? As big as the Sears Tower? I have a hard…
The sliding point where cameraphones and point-and-shoot cameras seems to keep moving towards the latter. The latest hybrid is the 720p, 12-megapixel LG GC990 Louvre, which, at least from the back, actually looks like a camera. We can get nervous about the potential quality of such high-res photos and video coming from such a small…
Yes, this picture of Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso presenting Pope Benedict XVI with a Sony camcorder on a food platter is bizarre on about four levels, but can you think of a better gift? I’d watch his vlog. [Japanprobe]
Remember the legendary gold cartridges created for the 1990 Nintendo World Championships, which included Super Mario Bros, Rad Race, and Tetris, the “Holy Grail of Gaming Collectibles”? Me neither. Someone does, and he paid $17,500 for it. His name is JJ Hendricks, and he beat the previous game selling price record—which was also for one…
The Open 50 raceboat’s cabin has three satellite phones, a kevlar roof to pass wireless signals through and even Ethernet. The tour continues here. Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone, and decodes human motion. He’s also a fellow outdoorsman, splitting time skiing Tahoe and sailing in Santa Cruz. He’ll share his Transpac 2009 sailing…
When the largest game publisher in the world threatens to stop making games for your console, what do you do? Do you negotiate, as was their obvious goal? Or do you sarcastically poke fun at their CEO? Ah, right. https://kotaku.com/sony-boss-getting-fed-up-with-people-telling-him-the-ps-5309737 Asked about Activision President and CEO Bobby Kotick‘s threat to stop supporting the PS3 on…
Ars Technica has received confirmation from two sources that Google is working on new software named Google Chrome OS, which will offer a cloud-based, OS experience around the browser. UPDATE: It’s official. It’s coming in the second half of 2010. Google says the OS is open source and lightweight, allowing users super quick access to…
