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In the most intense doll play since Dark Helmet went plaid, photographer Ian Pool creates brilliant off-duty moments for the best and worst supers—Hulk walking dog, Spidey peeing on wall, Darth taking dump—the list goes on… [io9] https://gizmodo.com/peek-at-your-favorite-super-characters-off-duty-lives-5273425
Day -1 of E3 just ended, and along with the massive amount of Microsoft Xbox hardware announcements, there’s been lots of software as well. Here are our favorites. https://gizmodo.com/god-bless-xbox-microsofts-e3-news-roundup-5274833 • Crytek announces next-generation benchmarking software • Kojima! of Metal Gear Solid fame is taking over a Castlevania game. • Alan Wake, the Xbox survival/horror/third-person game…
In case you’re one of the lucky ones toting a Canon 5D Mark II around, know that the 1.1.0 firmware update is available, which enables manual exposure control for video mode. [Canon] https://gizmodo.com/canon-5d-mark-ii-update-gives-you-manual-exposure-contr-5271006
Synaptics Clickpad will bring the buttonless, clickable trackpad (found in the current MacBook line) to PC laptops, complete with their full suite of multitouch gestures. https://gizmodo.com/all-the-new-macbook-details-in-one-place-5063336 Just announced at the Computex show in Taiwan, the clicking action of the Clickpad happens by pressing downward on the trackpad, eliminating the need for buttons on the bottom…
Monty Burns has succeeded in blocking out the sun, and you’re trapped in Forks, WA with the vampires of Twilight. How do you escape? Luckily, these apocalypse-ready Glowmark Arrow signs self-illuminate without any power for 48 hours to help point you out of town. With only eight minutes under the sun or other artificial light,…
E3 hasn’t even officially started yet, and we’re guessing Microsoft’s already blown it out: Project Natal’s motion controls seem downright incredible, full games like Mass Effect are going on demand, and Twitter and Facebook have infected Xbox Live. It’s overwhelming! Here’s everything you missed today: •Xbox 360 Project Natal: Full-Body Motion Control One-Ups the Wii:…
It not’s surprising right after its 40th birthday, AMD’s trying to recall the better days: The Athlon II X2 makes an official sequel out of the Athlon name for its cheap 45nm chip, starting at $87. https://gizmodo.com/happy-40th-birthday-amd-4-ways-you-beat-intel-in-the-g-5236007 Versus the previous generation Athlon X2, it starts at 3GHz, supports DDR3 memory and is part of the…
Two men were working on a waterborne excavator when it collapsed and pinned one underwater—just deep enough to make breathing mostly impossible. Jumping into action, witness David Thomson ripped off his clothes and dove into the chilling waters to rescue the dying man, known only as John. Struggling to keep John’s airways above water, Thomson…
Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) • A tipster called T Bone (not his Christian name) says that he swiped a graphic-design mockup of the new iPhone, with a 5-megapixel camera, 32GB of flash and everything! I’ve no proof, but I think maybe someone is trying to fake you all…
If you didn’t know it yet, Up! is a cinema masterpiece. Inspiring storytelling, which captures the essence of the best Frank Capra and Billy Wilder. The script made me cry and laugh. The cinematography made my head spin. Here’s the whole movie in 120 frames. SPOILERS WARNING Click on the image to enlarge at 1400…
The folks at Wired have taken a peek into the life of one Marc Weber Tobias—a man that obsessively pits himself against the toughest physical security systems that modern technology can muster. Unfortunately for manufacturers, Tobias hasn’t found a lock that he can pick, crack, or bump. Click to view As you can see in…
Finally a collector’s edition that isn’t complete fanboy exploitation: This “exclusive” controller is bundled in the $99 collector’s edition of Halo 3 ODST, and it’s markedly less tacky than the original overly glossy Halo 3 pads. But um, wasn’t Microsoft busy killing the controller about an hour ago? [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-project-natal-full-body-motion-control-one-up-5274319
Talk of 14.1 and 31-inch OLED TVs from Samsung has been going on for some time now, but decent-sized units have not materialized on store shelves thus far. Hopefully, that will change soon as Samsung deems these new AM OLED sets “production ready.” https://gizmodo.com/samsung-set-to-show-off-31-inch-oled-screen-at-ces-2008-337943 The 31-incher is the first OLED display to boast full HD…
As I said, leaks are increasing as we approach WWDC ’09. Engadget now says that a “trusted source” claims 4, 8, 16, and 32GB iPhones. “If true,” Chris says, “this would lend credence to the belief that Apple will be introducing at least two new models this summer.” https://gizmodo.com/first-iphone-3g-2009-screens-look-very-real-to-me-5273348 Engadget’s trusted source claims that the…
GameTrailers somehow nabbed the actual video Microsoft played on the big screen at its E3 conference. Check it out, but turn down your volume, as audio got borked in the transfer. Gameplay: Interaction With Milo: [GameTrailers.com]
Amateur cooks forget all too often that every single item of food must be properly seasoned. So if you need novelty shakers to motivate you to hit up your eats with some S&P, that’s just fine with us. https://gizmodo.com/salt-and-pepper-cell-shake-those-double-ds-5272333 These shakers are modeled after the M1911 handgun, which I’m assured is a “legendary” model. They’re…
The iTunes 8.2 update has emerged from the beta necessary to run pre-release iPhone 3.0 software. Naturally, the main feature here is compatibility with the final version of 3.0—along with the usual crop of bug fixes. Can we expect 3.0 to be released next week at WWDC? https://gizmodo.com/iphone-os-3-0-beta-5-is-out-now-5243450 In addition to 8.2, Apple has also…
Extremely nerdy tattoos are popping up more and more these days. Not that you are crazy enough to get one, but let’s say you blacked out after a drunken evening and woke up with a gadget tattoo. What gadget might it be…and where would you find it? Keep in mind that tattoos of anything that…
Have you ever thought about wiping your butt with one of your boss’ annoying memos? Well, now you can without fearing the dreaded anal papercut. This machine from Tokyo-based Nakabayashi can recycle your office paper waste into toilet paper right on site. The 1323-pound, $95,000 machine can produce around two rolls an hour from 1800…
Kajus Aukščionis is quite possibly the fastest baby in the world. Sure, he’s been training since he was five months old, but his real secret is much closer to our hearts. He loves laptops. There’s a lot to think about here. What are the mechanics of a baby race? Are people betting on this? Or,…