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What is Project Natal? Is it a fancy motion controller? Is it an easy way to talk to your TV? Is it a new way to use the 360 or Live? No, to Microsoft, it’s much more. It’s the goal. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-project-natal-full-body-motion-control-one-up-5274319 Talking to Marc Whitten, Microsoft’s Xbox Live General Manager, he’s happy to show you…
Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) • Some Sprint store got overzealous, started selling Pre accessories early. One lucky shopper picked up the Touchstone inductive charger and charger backplate. Should you care? No, because you don’t have a Pre yet, and it’s unlikely they’ll run out of Touchstones before they…
Ideal for those going through an identity crisis, the CarGo vehicle concept has three different modes—compact, narrow and pick-up. The CarGo contains a pick-up bed and an extra storage compartment that can flip up, pull out, or get removed/stowed away depending on how large you need your car to be. This vehicle might be useful…
I’ll let you figure out what it means. [Giz@E3]
Bruno Fosi’s LED Branch Light lets you install wacky LED lights in your home with a modular fixture. Not enough branching artsiness? Add more. Too much? Take some off. Options people, options. [Coroloft via Core77]
These insane goggles aren’t just weird looking; they also make weird music. Housing the tweaked guts of a Pikachu doll, these bad boys are able to make your grandparents wonder just what the hell is wrong with your generation in record time. As you can see from the video, the instrument itself is controlled by…
A shot from the Iron Man sequel? A costume from a 22nd-century staging of Swan Lake? My new back tat? Nope, just an amazing photo of the H-Bomb power-heated wetsuit by Rip Curl, shot using a FLIR thermal imaging infrared cam. [Rip Curl via BBG] https://gizmodo.com/sweet-video-shows-sub-zero-surfing-with-rip-curl-h-bomb-317494
We saw details of the PlayStation Motion Controller, but now we can see what the E3 attendees saw, a full walkthrough from the keynote presentation. [YouTube via DVice] https://gizmodo.com/ps3-motion-controller-may-be-the-best-game-motion-captu-5276068
Pretty much the same sweet deal as last time, Gunnar Optiks’ eye strain-reducing glasses are 25% off again. Just go to their store and use the coupon code FANDF25 after you’ve added a pair to your cart. [Gunnar Optiks] https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-gunnar-optiks-eye-strain-reducing-com-5046530
Our buddy Dave Zatz stumbled across an article in the current Playboy that revealed that Hulu would soon appear on the Roku digital video player, which already carries Netflix and Amazon VOD. Our guess is, it’s a solid statement from Roku, but not fully concrete till Hulu confirms it. [ZatzNotFunny] Update: Dan from Silicon Alley…
Before you chop up that old, uncomfortable chair in the attic for firewood, check out the S-Chair Transformer. This laser-cut polyethylene foam cover can be fitted over the chair to remedy all of its shortcomings. Well, maybe not all of its shortcomings. I mean, this thing still isn’t super easy on the eyes—but it does…
An anonymous tipster just confirmed to us that the Pre iTunes sync continues to work with iTunes 8.2 (as it did with iTunes 8.2 beta for the iPhone 3.0 beta). The reader says that there’s no worry (yet) that Apple’s locking out the phone, and that iTunes continues to recognize the Pre as an iPod.…
SolarMagic gives hope to homeowners with less-than-perfect roofs for solar panels, a sensor lets plants text farmers for water, pee-to-water converters are gaining popularity, and the GoBe solar charger is shown off at Maker Faire. SolarMagic, a new way to maximize energy output for PV systems, helps homeowners with imperfect locations for their arrays gather…
We talked about 4, 8, 16 and 32GB models for the iPhone 3G Summer 2009 line before, and now BGR is pointing at a new $99 iPhone 4GB with iChat AV. https://gizmodo.com/new-iphones-may-go-from-4gb-to-32gb-source-claims-5274602 They claim that this image comes from an allegedly leaked Fido 2009 roadmap presentation. According to their source, the Canadian network provider will…
I just finished groping the PSP Go! After a few minutes with the new handheld, I know why Sony is keeping the classic PSP intact. Updated with video. The PSP Go! feels considerably smaller than the wider PSP—mostly because it is. And the feeling of actually playing is akin to a cellphone/PSP hybrid, a device…
With the news that Microsoft is offering full retail games on demand and Sony’s PSP Go breaking away from the UMD, it seems that the disc’s days are numbered. In your opinion, is that a good thing or a bad thing? https://gizmodo.com/xbox-live-full-retail-games-on-demand-download-mass-ef-5274395
A Brit named David Baker wants you to believe that his Crocodile Keyboard concept—for which he’s submitted a patent application—is the best way for big fat fingers to type on LCDs, because there’s more dead space to absorb accidental taps. Good idea, secret Trek shoutout or both? [Register]
Here’s the first hands-on video with the new Pixel Qi LCD screen, a panel that touts a two-mode, high-resolution LCD display—one mode being “transflective,” so that it swaps backlight for natural light, requires less energy and is easier on the eyes—LCD’s answer to E-Ink. https://gizmodo.com/pixel-qi-the-display-that-will-make-you-want-an-e-read-5273300 [YouTube via CrunchGear]
So you have been invited to the baby shower for the Antichrist—but what gift do you bring? Fortunately, the parents registered at Chambers Fine Art where you can find the work of one Shi Jinsong. That is where you can find several deadly examples of stainless steel, blade-covered baby equipment. In all seriousness though, I…
Ferrari’s limited-edition 510-horsepower 16M convertible comes packaged with a limited-edition iPod touch of its own. The touch is loaded with Ferrari-related videos and music as well as, bizarrely, Ferrari engine noises. https://jalopnik.com/ferrari-scuderia-spider-16m-unveiled-live-at-mugello-wi-5081126 The iPod touch is only a 16GB model, presumably because the convertible’s name is the 16M and not because a bump to the…
