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Did you know that a laptop cannot function on your desk? It’s true, the thing won’t even boot. Luckily, iHome’s iStand is saving the world from this technological travesty. Just slip your computer into the anodized aluminum rails, and you’re good to go. Almost. You see, the iStand Notebook Media Bundle does a whole lot…
We have no issues with Linux, other than that vendors often overlook the platform when it comes to drivers. Luckily, The Geekess, also known as Sarah Sharp, has coded the first USB 3.0 driver for Linux. Her efforts will not only make USB 3.0 compatible with Linux when the tech hits later this month, but…
Hello, we’re still looking for another intern to work in New York City, since we need more coffee than the current one can carry. Kidding, we need you to lift some heavy gadgets. Here’s what we’re looking for: What You Need • Gadget love and knowledge—some geekiness is definitely a good thing • Writing experience…
We’ve seen the Red One blur the line between DSLRs and HD cameras with Esquire’s video-still Megan Fox cover, but this video shows how a photography studio that shoots movie posters has used it to blend photography and video even more. https://gizmodo.com/megan-fox-esquire-cover-shot-in-video-not-stills-5229743 And here’s one of the finished products: [Alexx Henry]
As you know, to steal an ATM you only need John Connor’s Atari Portfolio, a credit card interface, and a password cracking program. Easy. That or 20 thugs and all that money will be yours. I can imagine them escaping in the van: “WE ARE RICH!” And then dividing the booty, later in their lair:…
Why change the camera white point when you can actually change the entire room white point and leave your camera fixed? OK, that doesn’t make any sense at all, but you can do it with the new Sharp LED lamps. Remote-controlled color-changing LED-baed lightbulbs are not new, but the 560-lumen Sharp DL-L60AV has a beautiful…
A cord-free desk, military-approved grilling gear, and cursing cards – prepare for your next man mission with the week’s best from Uncrate. This week at Uncrate: We de-clutter Uncrate HQ with the BlueLounge StudioDesk, explore the outdoors in the Helly Hansen Trail Lizard, and set sail with the Remote Controlled RMS Titanic. We also fight…
Recently, Dell’s been doing all the things that a major company does when getting ready to make a big acquisition, like building up cash reserves, selling bonds, and, well, talking about it, at least internally. The only question now is, what do they want? Is it a hardware company, maybe to break into the mobile…
While Sony didn’t announce a PS3 price cut at E3, Amazon is shaving $50 off 80GB systems all day. It’s pretty much the best you can do unless you enlist for a Sony Style credit card. [Amazon via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/amazons-deal-of-the-day-80gb-ps3-5286803
The new Herman Miller Setu is certainly not the Herman Miller Embody. But then again, its $650 price tag is not the Embody’s $1600. And for a good reason. https://gizmodo.com/herman-miller-embody-review-the-best-chair-weve-ever-s-5071571 The reason for the price difference is that—even while it’s comfy and has great design—it is not designed to work for long periods of time.…
Doom Resurrection, the first full title in the series since Doom III, will be coming to the App Store next week, and iD has cut a trailer. (Spoiler: It looks great.) Some are already hailing it as a “true next generation game” for the iPhone, and it does have some fairly impressive graphics, as far…
Samsung has posted the full details of its WB1000 (née TL320) analog-gauged point-and-shoot, and its specs—like its exterior—are eye-catching. https://gizmodo.com/gauging-samsungs-tl320-oled-display-point-and-shoot-5163157 The WB1000 is built around a 12.2 megapixel sensor, which is capable of shooting up to ISO 3200 (in reduced 3.2-megapixel mode) and 720p video, which can be smoothed, like SD video, with the camera’s…
What do you do when you’ve instituted a bottom-to-top refresh in your product line, your new shipments are imminent, but you still have hundreds of stores with leftover inventory? FIRE SALE, is what. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3gs-and-more-everything-at-wwdc-2009-5283818 Apple stores have discounted nearly every MacBook in stock, and while the markdowns aren’t huge, they’re worth a look: MacBook Airs…
Canned videos and secondhand accounts can only tell us so much about Project Natal; it’s really the kind of product you want to see for yourself. Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunado went on Jimmy Fallon last night to give us a look. https://gizmodo.com/project-natal-demo-on-jimmy-fallon-tonight-5286461 Microsoft’s initial announcement was prerecorded and very controlled, and our early hands-on experiences couldn’t…
If this aquarium doesn’t qualify as green innovation, then I don’t know what does. Because using a small garden to filter out nitrates from your freshwater fish tank is pretty damn eco-conscious. Designed by Benjamin Graindorge and Duende Studio, this tank not only looks nice, but uses some simple ingenuity to accomplish the task of…
University of Texas researchers stumbled upon a new superconducting metal that is the world’s thinnest at a mere two atoms—slightly thicker than a marathon runner by comparison. Superconducting material is valuable because it has zero electrical resistance and can maintain a current without a power source. So far, it’s been used in a variety of…
Sure the Star Radio Communicator iPhone app looks kinda like that other communicator—you know, retro-futuristic design, flip door, 3 button layout—but last time I checked, Captain K’s communicator absolutely did not make calls on Earth’s phone system. iPhoneSavior says the 99 cent app gives you a dialing interface to place calls from within the app,…
No longer content to just have their notorious bricks serve as props, Lego are using their bricks for actual gadgets, including a digital camera, MP3 player, boombox, walkie-talkie and—my personal favorite-a stop motion video camera. Dvice says the digital camera and the MP3 player were the only prototypes on display, which are limited both in…
The mystery is over. After all, R2-D2 wasn’t the astromech calculating the warp trajectories for the Enterprise. Here you have the exact timing of his stellar cameo—and the frame capture to prove it Updated https://gizmodo.com/is-r2-d2-driving-the-enterprise-5261285 During the Drill Machine sequence as the Enterprise comes out of its barrel role amidst destruction of the other Federation…
Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) Paul Kinny’s stereo acoustic guitar doesn’t just look like it’s suffering from a massive case of elephantiasis, it also seems like a load of BS. Building in two resonating boards with two separate sound holes on either side of the player’s head is a…
