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Monkeylectric is a system of LEDs that attaches to your spokes and displays patterns and even words as you ride. If you hadn’t guessed its target market, the FAQ includes an assurance that yes, it will work at Burning Man. It’s essentially a AA battery-powered 256 RGB system that straps to a bike’s spokes and…
E3 was positively epic this year—it’s like we got brand new consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, but with the same boxes we have in our living room right now. Here’s all our coverage in one handy spot: Nintendo: • Nintendo E3 Keynote • Wii Vitality Sensors Turns Wii into Definitive Nursing Home Console •Nintendo…
The Pre cuts cheese, but does it stick to anything? Its Touchstone charger does. [BBG] https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-cuts-the-cheese-5279413
An advertisement banner for doubleTwist—a software application that lets users access their iTunes library on any device—has shown up on a display window directly next to the San Francisco Apple store’s main entrance. If you’re wondering how Apple allowed this to happen, the window technically belongs to BART—a Bay Area’s transit system—and because the advertiser,…
Although it’s cute and clever, imagine the mayhem this table desk telephone lamp will cause. We’ll start hearing reports about grandpas with singed ear hairs and dumfounded children who can’t get their telephones to turn on. [Junktion via DesignBoom]
Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) • The one-of-a-kind Mechanical Memory Key was one of the best looking gadgets we stumbled across today, but it’s a total tease. Even though it was made from the parts of six different pocket watches, the clockwork doesn’t turn. I want my reproductions of…
If your room is as messy as mine and these cable holders and midget wires aren’t helping reduce the clutter of tangled wires, maybe it’s time to try the $10 Sling Back universal wire retractor. https://gizmodo.com/cabledrop-cable-holder-has-a-firm-grip-by-the-cord-5270781 The Sling Back is apparently “cake” to use: Simply open the magnetic case, snap in the wire—which includes any…
Although the NBC Chicago News credits the elderly woman for being slightly too eager to get the Palm Pre, there doesn’t seem to be any actual evidence that she actually wants a Pre. Nice try Chicago. [NBC Chicago via Palmpre.org]
Facebook for BlackBerry 1.6 is more in line with the iPhone app or, um, the website than the previous version of the app with a more newsfeed-y homepage and a slideshow format for photos, among another new features. You can grab it now: [BlackBerry]
Kasper Hauser, the brilliant minds behind the SkyMaul parody, have tackled another delicate tech subject: President Obama’s beloved BlackBerry. When you see the First Dude staring at his handheld and snickering, this is what’s going on. https://gizmodo.com/barack-obamas-blackberry-addiction-the-biggest-celebr-5129457 The book Obama’s BlackBerry is on sale now, $11 at Amazon, and is consistently hilarious, as you can…
No, that one in the middle is Herman Munster. And that one on the right is Yul Brynner. No, not Miss Marple either. Wait, is that Janeane Garofalo? Whatever. I mean the bald guy who is not Telly Savalas. Yes, that’s Mr. Jonathan Ive—who I hope the Queen soon bestows with the title of Sir.…
Palm designer Michelle Koh and CEO Jonathan Rubinstein have recently begun speaking about the design process of the Pre, and they’ve got some pretty interesting insights. These aren’t PR people spouting catchphrases—these are the folks who create. Michelle Koh‘s interview is particularly interesting; we love how she clearly admires the iPhone, and doesn’t feel the…
This makes you want to buy a black Wii, even if you already have a white one, right? Right?? [Tiny Cartridge]
Knowing that iPhone owners like myself are drawn towards any opportunity to leverage the technology, CBS Outdoor has partnered with Clusta to develop advertising signage that interacts with our phones via Wi-Fi or 3G. When connected, users can manipulate the content on the screen with their phone. Pinching, swiping and poking until we are fully…
In the same interview he said the Wii could live for eight more years, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata remarked that if Apple and Nintendo “were in direct competition, I would not use a Mac in my presentations.” When Dean Takahashi asked about the potential threat of free games, Iwata responded, “Because of this?” as he…
What happens when you take a Segway to a supercross track? You make motocross far less exciting. In this video, AMA Supercross champion James Stewart rides a Segway around the supercross track at his house. It seems super easy, at least until you see a non-supercross champ try it and fail miserably. But still, this…
Wii MotionPlus will make the Wii better. Sony’s very impressive motion control demo will be better than Wii MotionPlus. But Microsoft stole E3 and may have already won the motion control wars with the announcement of Project Natal. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-project-natal-full-body-motion-control-one-up-5274319 Keep in mind, the name “Natal”—referring to a city in Brazil—doesn’t really do the platform’s infancy…
One year after its unveiling, WiiMotion Plus is days away from locking onto Wiimotes everywhere. Let’s get the bad news out of the way: Go ahead and earmark another $80 for Nintendo’s coffers. https://gizmodo.com/wii-motionplus-coming-june-8-for-20-5211305 Last year, Mark said the thrill of 1:1 motion it delivered was “greater than maybe any experience I’ve had on the…
Our gearhead brothers over at Jalopnik recently got a chance to take the insanely expensive Protoscar Lampo, a solar-powered roadster, for a test spin. https://jalopnik.com/protoscar-lampo-first-drive-1-4-million-solar-power-5280230 The Lampo will never actually be for sale because Protoscar isn’t an automobile manufacturer. Instead, the prototype was designed to show just what was possible with today’s technology. Because of…
So, let’s get right down to it. Knowing what we know about the Palm Pre and the likely release the iPhone 3G 2009, which one (if any) is worth your hard earned cash? https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-review-5277499 Are You Getting the Palm Pre or the iPhone 3G 2009?(poll)
