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This respirator mask design by Elijah Stillson is meant to have comfort AND function, ensuring that when a biological attack does hit, you won’t even notice that you’re wearing a mask. You will notice the dead bodies, however. [Yanko Design]
We’re big Guitar Hero/Rock Band fans, but buying a controller so that it can play the songs perfectly so that you don’t have to do anything? That’s taking it a bit too far. If pretending to rock is so hard that you have to pretend to pretend to rock, you should just go and eat…
The two Jabra Go 6400 and Pro 9400 Bluetooth headsets are kinda neat, combining a charging dock for convenience with a touchcreen for showmanship. The 6400 has a standard Bluetooth range and looks exactly like a Bluetooth headset from Jabra, whereas the 9400 looks like a receptionist’s headset that you can take around your house…
Like solar-powered air conditioners, this solar hand fan makes a lot of sense. Well, save for the part where you have to fan yourself. But it is a night light, which goes great with your ensemble if you’re a southern belle who’s also a robot. [Lost Values via Fashioning Tech via MAKE]
Batman normally likes to stretch his legs and have trunkspace for a few accidental dead bodies. But he might pilot an ATV powered by a jet engine on a weekend at the links. John Carnett modded brand new Polaris RZR 2-seater ATV with a grey market, 40-year-old turbine. The result is a 114db joystick-driven vehicle…
The 3.1 version of the iPhone SDK is available now, bringing a couple new fixes like having the OS simulator “more closely matching the device.” There are also new Interface Builder, XCode and Dashcode changes. [iPhone Developer]
The Library of Congress just made a bunch of historical videos available on iTunes U. Now you can watch the original Edison films or Book Festival videos in a “University” setting without the need for booze or girls. Yay. [iTunes]
BoingBoing Gadgets found this photo of the original original Ethernet cable at Xerox PARC, devised by Bob Metcalfe so he could rig up a local system for sharing things digitally. The diagram below illustrates part of what he tried to set up. What it doesn’t show, unfortunately, is how slow the network would have been…
This RainBrain smart shower controller from Hansgrohe seems like one of those things that you didn’t think you needed, but once you try it you can never go back to what you had before. This thing controls music streamed wirelessly via Bluetooth, lighting in your shower and even (who’d have imagined) what kind of water…
The 1969 Kitchen Computer by Honeywell was not just a fancy cutting board. It was meant to store recipes, even recommending meals from ingredients on hand. The problem is, you had to know binary to use it. The machine’s designers assumed that housewives would do all the cooking, and yet, also assumed they’d be open…
Not to turn this into a secondary job board for Apple or anything, but they’re opening up a position for a digital 3D modeler/CAD sculptor to create renderings of possible and future products. It’s interesting because the turnover there for the position is really low, and it may be the only time you get a…
We caught Alienware’s OptX AW2210 21.5-inch gaming monitor a couple months back—it’s part of Alienware’s “more accessible” push, but it’s got respectable specs, cramming in a 1920×1080 resolution with a supposed 80,000:1 contrast ratio for $299. You’ve also got dual HDMI ports, four USB ports and what has to be the most straightforward design of…
This video purports to be of some unknown creatures in the sewers under Cameron Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. It’s probably some early viral marketing for a movie. But! What if it isn’t? Oh god, what if it isn’t?? [io9] https://gizmodo.com/video-footage-surfaces-of-north-carolina-sewer-creature-5304670
In honor of some sport nobody here cares about, British satellite company is releasing upside-down remotes for Australians—because the two are playing each other in said sporting match. [Forever Geek via Technabob]
It all seems a little bit early for Ars Technica’s fall release prediction, but according to the Economic Daily News, Sony has awarded two companies contracts on the PS3 Slim for shipments starting this July. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-swapping-xbox-pro-for-elite-ps3-slim-arrivin-5302937 The report claims that Hon Hai won a majority of the production contract with Foxconn scoring a bit as…
Really interested in what kind of nuclear rocket capability North Korea has? The Bulletin does a really in-depth analysis of the latest launch, based on released and carefully reasoned interpolated data. It’s quite interesting, with well-thought-out logic that points to NK obtaining parts and knowledge from Russia. In short, they probably don’t have quite as…
It’s five dollars. It has half the functionality of Twittelator Pro. But Birdfeed just became my default iPhone Twitter app. It’s fast. The fastest Twitter app I’ve seen since Twitterfon (which isn’t that fast anymore, once it started inserting ads.) The user interface is even cleaner and more spare than Tweetie’s—the app it will inevitably…
The only time people visit arcades these days is when they’re waiting for the 8:30 showing of Transformers to start. Whether it’s convenience of quality of games, people just aren’t going. But what if it came to YOU? Games2U puts PS3s, Wii and Xbox 360 games inside of a van and delivers it, letting 20…
There are some great laptop and monitor deals today. With all the extra cash, you can get a new Timbuk2 bag to carry all your gadgets. Computing and Peripherals: • 15.4″ Dell Latitude E5500 2.5GHz Core2Duo Laptop with Docking Station for $659.28 (normally $999 – valid 7/1, use coupon code PWW3W5B4FZR936). • 14.1″ Lenovo ThinkPad…
Did you know the Tiguan’s engine is the next generation of the one found in our speedy GTI? Meet the Volkswagen Tiguan. Part SUV, part racecar.
