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If mosquitoes find you delicious, this gadget can help you find relief. Apparently, holding its heat source over the bite “helps neutralize the insect-injected proteins that cause itching and swelling.” Something tells me that good old scratching is still the best medicine—that and avoiding bananas. I seem to recall Mr. Wizard saying something about how…
Late last year I put together a list of completely insane bikes that no one should ever ride. Matador life has put together a similar list, but filled it with more artsy and chopper-inspired designs. https://gizmodo.com/10-insane-bikes-that-no-one-should-ever-ride-5100303 The bottom line is you won’t catch me riding one of these monstrosities anytime soon. Although I can’t help…
Mad Catz has somehow snagged one of those mythical deals with Microsoft that allow it to make “specialty” wireless controllers for the Xbox 360 (think FightPad and FightStick). No small feat, so god knows how many babies they signed over for Ballmer to eat. [MTV] https://gizmodo.com/mad-catz-street-fighter-iv-fightpad-review-im-going-to-5159174
OK people, it’s over. Clearly, Windows 7 will kill and eat Snow Leopard. Apparently, people don’t give a damn about the kitten, but are drooling over Steve B’s beast. At least, that’s what Google Trends says: Of course, while Snow Leopard’s new core features were revealed during last WWDC, Windows 7 was just unveiled. That…
That’s Page as in Larry Page, of Google. His law is the inverse of the Moore’s Law: Software gets twice as slow every 18 months. That’s why no matter how insanely fast hardware gets, your stuff never really feels any faster—it’s just matching the software slide. Of course, the reason Sergey’s explaining it is to…
Hello Miss Baker, you squirrel monkey you. You travelled onboard of a Jupiter ICBM 50 years ago with your brave friend Able. We salute you. May you two find space-bat and swing forever among the stars. [NPR] https://gizmodo.com/shuttle-riding-bat-dies-the-most-glorious-death-imagina-5173385
Ok, let’s just acknowledge something so we can all move on. This happened. Now, some apps. https://gizmodo.com/peek-o-matic-strips-pinups-hunks-flabby-gizmodo-edito-5271880 It’s been a hell of a week for the iPhone and the App Store, and one we covered closely. Here are a few apps that slipped through the cracks. Melodica: It’s a bit like Bloom, except more rigid,…
Microsoft confirms that the 3-apps-at-a-time limit has been indeed been removed from Windows 7 Starter. But it’s missing Aero, you still can’t change the desktop background or sounds or window colors or use Windows Media Center, so you still don’t want it. [Windows Team Blog] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-starter-edition-for-netbooks-might-ditch-3-ap-5266370
Why does the iPhone get its own app roundup every week? W-w-what about the rest of us? WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS SMARTPHONE? We should explain. We’ve given Apple’s App Store quite a bit of coverage from the start, and rightly so—it was (and is) a flawed product, but it’s consistently updated…
Reminder to you lucky bastards in the Bay Area: Maker Faire—the world’s largest DIY festival—is happening this weekend at the San Mateo Event Center. There’ll be huge Tesla coils, battling battleships, cybernetic giraffes, and lots of crazies running around. Like Burning Man, but safe for kids. [MF]
Using the Tota Coffee Carrier, office lackeys could easily transport up to 8 cups of coffee (2 units in each hand) without having to worry about spills and second degree burns. It’s a simple yet brilliant design—similar to things I heard were floating around Europe. The difference here is that you can actually purchase these…
MacRumors is claiming that this may be the new iPhone 3G 2009, which looks more or less like the current one, but with a matte finish. I hope it’s true, because I love the dark gun finish. iPod Observer and MacRumors already posted a photo of part of this case back in February. Back this…
I love bacon, do you love bacon? Well, do you love bacon enough to smear it on everything you ingest, including free empanadas? If you do, just don’t forget to wipe your hands off before handling all these new beautiful, discounted gadgets. Computers and Peripherals: • HP TouchSmart IQ504 Desktop w/ 22″ touchscreen, 2 GHZ…
From John Gruber’s diary of an App Store reviewer: “Not sure what a ‘lingam’ is, but if it means what I think it means, just thinking about it is making mine swell. Jackpot. Rejected app for inappropriate content.” Tragicomedy ’cause it’s true: [Daring Fireball, Image via Joy of Tech]
Have you ever wanted to link to a specific comment on Gizmodo to share with beloved Friends? It’s much easier than you think, here’s how: https://gizmodo.com/how-to-comment-follow-your-friends-5187388 To generate a link to a specific comment all you have to do is click the Time & Date under the commenter’s username and the URL in your browser…
I have the best Mexican taco truck parked at all times a few blocks from my home, but I wouldn’t mind following this Korean BBQ taco truck in Twitter to see when it comes around here. I used to consider Twitter rather useless, but this is something that I can definitely use, like the BakerTweet,…
I wish every company who made gadgets did this: The Canon Camera Museum is a comprehensive virtual tour of Canon’s camera history. Every DSLR, film camera and point-and-shoot, the history of Canon design and technology, random trivia, it’s all there. [Canon via Retro Thing via Wired]
Giant giraffes and African themed food and drink were a plenty on Tuesday night for the History Channel’s viewing of Expedition Africa. The series, created by Survivor’s Mark Burnett, chronicles the adventures of four explorers on their journey deep into African terrain. Three out of the four explorers attended our roof-top viewing, but who knows…
I didn’t want it to come to this. But if enriching uranium is the only way I can amass a decent threshold of Twitter followers, then so be it. [Gary Varvel via Newlaunches]
This is the Capital Gate, a 525-foot tall tower that leans 18 degrees to the west, 14 degrees more than the Tower of Pisa. And unlike many of these spectacular projects, this one is actually well underway in Abu Dhabi, as you can see in this image: https://gizmodo.com/capital-gate-tower-is-four-times-as-crooked-as-the-lean-5071026 The building—which will house a 5-star Hyatt…
