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Dell Taiwan accidentally priced one 19-inch monitor, normally costing around $150, at only $15, and received a whopping 140,000 orders within the 8 hours it was live. Now, the Taiwanese government is forcing them to honor the sales. This kind of thing isn’t too uncommon, and normally a company like Dell would either honor the…
Come on, this isn’t much of a transformation. This powered USB gadget is in the shape of Optimus Prime‘s severed head, and the ears (or whatever) swing out to reveal the speakers within. There should also be a version in the shape of something called “Ultra Magnus,” which we’re going to assume is another Transformer,…
We knew certain prisoners used pigeons to smuggle cellphones, but this guy looks like he’s merely keeping up with the times. Tying paper messages onto a bird’s leg is so 20th century. [Terra] https://gizmodo.com/cellphone-smuggling-pigeons-are-a-jailbirds-best-friend-5193102
Here’s something for our hefty “WTF, Verizon?” file: The BlackBerry Tour, soon to be Verizon’s top phone, cannot be pre-ordered by existing customers under contract who want to upgrade. What’s worse, upgrades may be blocked even after the phone’s release. On the pre-order page, Verizon notes that, “Pre–orders not available for upgrade orders at this…
“I don’t know Mary. Even though this thing is supposed to hold 5 tons, you could still stand to lose a few pounds. You know, just for health’s sake.” [Getty Images via Gawker] http://gawker.com/5305790/the-quarter-mile The Sears Tower Skydeck is four separate glass retractable “protrusions” that can each hold up to five tons, and is probably…
How much do you know about the most celebrated personal stereo of all time, one that is today turning the big Three Oh? A lot? OK, hell, let’s see what you got: 1. In the Walkman’s first 10 years, how many different designs did Sony release? A) 25 B) 70 C) 130 D) 170 2.…
This unbelievable papercraft project, by Japanese art student Wataru Itou, took over 4 years to create and features lights and a moving train. It’s probably the most stunning papercraft sculpture we’ve ever seen. The sculpture is called, in English, “A Castle on the Sea,” and is currently exhibited at Uminohotaru, which we assume is some…
Whenever you give users—especially kids—a photo sharing application where they can upload their own photos, you’re gonna get some nudity. That’s fine, except for the part where I said kids. Now it’s bad news for Apple. We can see how they approved the app, since it’s innocent by itself (a photo sharing and uploading app).…
Smokers, like rabid animals, are usually confined to enclosed areas, away from the rest of us. The FRESH concept, designed for airports and other high-traffic areas, uses a “wall” of air to stop the carcinogen-laden smoke from reaching us normals. The “wall” is actually created by colliding high and low air pressure in a spherical…
Henry Ford Estate volunteer Ed Hebb, who may or may not have worked with Henry Ford himself, shows us how to start and drive a Model T. It’s pretty damn informative seeing as you’ll never get to drive one. [Neatorama]
Some of it’s new, some of it’s not so new, but it’s all modern and paying to get it from the Museum of Modern Art means art and design won’t be crushed into oblivion forever, or something like that. Here’s some of the more interesting stuff MoMa is hawking this fall on their website and…
What can we say? It’s called the “Modern Space Saving Mini Kitchen” for a reason. This otherwise standard, boring island’s countertop slides out to stretch its surface area while revealing (cold?) storage, a sink and electric burners. Comparing this design to the layout of more than one of my tiny apartments, there’s really no contest—this…
Not only can you possibly slip off the side and cut a gash in your face on these crazy tread stairs, you could slip and fall crotch first onto the middle bar. Very useful for keeping fatties off the 2nd floor, as well as making sure your children NEVER RUN UP THE STAIRS. That is,…
What do you get when you mold a face in acrylic and backlight it with multicolored LEDs? This. You get this. [MAKE via bbg]
Sony’s cassette tape Walkman came to life in many shapes and forms through the years. Here are a few of the great, the important and sometimes plain weird Walkman models. The original TPS-L2 Walkman went on sale 30 years ago today, July 1st 1979, in Japan. It played stereo and had dual mini headphone jacks…
Carrying a cooler full of Pabst into a job interview may seem like bad form, but hauling a twelve-pack in a Dolores Cooler shaped like a messenger bag is just the thing to show off your go-getting attitude. The pack is waterproof, comes with a built-in metal bottle opener on the strap and is fully…
Even if Gizmodo readers weren’t one of the first ones on the Blu-ray train, they would have hopped a ride some time in the last few years that the format’s been out there. Well, yes and no. According to our poll, a full 52% of you made the switch to Blu-ray for some reason or…
I stopped by BFG yesterday, makers of the Phobos—a mega performance/home theater PC aimed at the rich and the lazy. Their touchscreen-wielding Phobos is an understated beast of a PC, but I’m more interested in what they’re planning next. Starting at $3,000 (and easily reaching $10,000+), the Phobos features a single-pieced aluminum body tastefully coated…
Question: is this a great iPhone case, or is it the greatest iPhone case? I’m going to go with the latter. I mean, look at it! The disc cover opens so you can put in your iPhone! It comes with a super-detailed controller charm! It’s absolutely fucking adorable. And for $20 (plus $7 for the…
These Michael Jackson Thriller headphones are pretty fantastic cause, well, they’re Thriller headphones, but the graveyard imagery might be a little bit too soon. Still, awesome. [Thriller Headphones via Josh Spear]