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This timepiece oozes with the same classiness found in 1930’s era lighters and watches. The caliber-582 movement is so sensitive that small changes in temperature are enough to power the clock for days. [Acquire Mag]
Never, ever, ever attempt to fight a meat grinder. The following photos, from rotten.com, illustrate why. (Do not click through if you are squeamish.) There are more detailed shots below, in the gallery, but do not blame me if you vomit. From Wikipedia: A meat grinder or meat mincer is a kitchen appliance for grinding,…
Apple packaging is so pretty, it’s kind of a shame to throw it out. If you can collect enough boxes, one option would be to create a handsome bureau like the one pictured here. Unless you go about acquiring these boxes by purchasing a bunch of MacBooks, this would be a fairly cheap piece of…
Indeed, this magical fried egg has the power to guide you to the right path. That is to say, it can help you find the bathroom in the middle of the night. Why would anyone want a fried egg push button nightlight? I’ll be dammed if I know—but if you already have the cereal lamp,…
These ads for the Olympus E620 DSLR show animals frozen in blocks of ice. This might be to highlight the camera’s image stabilization, or it might be targeted at the coveted animal abuser demographic. https://gizmodo.com/every-dslr-should-have-a-swivel-screen-like-olympus-e-6-5163183 [AnimalNY]
One without a whole bunch of ramps, surprisingly. The interior has living spaces and working spaces, housing both a lab and a crazy wooden maze of banisters and staircases. Kamen himself calls his house a “cross between a technology museum of old stuff and Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.” Accurate only if Willy Wonka wore a…
Some machines are so evil that they will kill other machines just to cause you pain. And yes, I probably find this hilarious because that bloody gate is not destroying my car. [Hiroiro via DRB]
Toothpaste for Dinner has a take on the ridiculous packaging phenomenon, where Amazon (or whoever) sends you a box that you can shove a toddler into for an SD card. [Toothpaste For Dinner via Consumerist]
Futuristic concept products—especially gadgets—always inspire the same thought: in about ten years, this is going to seem ridiculous. Jalopnik takes a look back at the technological dreams of the car industry, circa 1999. https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-real-vision-of-the-future-5261396
Not to be outdone by Barack Obama, THQ has sent off a golden Nintendo Wii to Buckingham Palace where the queen will likely receive it and think it’s a humidor or something. https://gizmodo.com/president-obama-gives-queen-elizabeth-an-ipod-queen-on-5194233 Apparently, the gift is really a promotional stunt for their upcoming Big Family Games. https://kotaku.com/the-queen-of-englands-gold-plated-wii-5264383 “BIG Family Games is the ultimate Wii…
It’s not a surprise, but ailing UMPC company OQO has just stopped support service and closed down their phone lines, citing “financial constraints.” That’s pretty much the end of OQO. [OQOTalk via Engadget]
The 25,000+ square feet display just debuted today at the Dallas Cowboys stadium. It’s the world’s largest video screen. https://gizmodo.com/dallas-cowboys-stadium-will-have-worlds-largest-video-s-5015918 The massive display weighs 600 tons, is 180 feet long and 72 feet tall. It’s made of 10.5 million LEDs. When replays are shown, they are automatically made into slow motion. More than ten minutes…
How crappy is the current state of broadband? Amazon Web Services’ new Import/Export data delivery moves files using the postal service because broadband is too slow. To move a metric crapload of data, you load it on a supported storage device—preferably with an eSATA interface—ship it to Amazon, and they upload it directly to Amazon…
Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for green technology—so long as physical effort is not required. That’s where the Power Pump cellphone charger from Orange falls a bit short. Should you find yourself with a dead battery when you need to make a call, the Power Pump can provide emergency power via a turbine driven…
When I interviewed Wired for War author PW Singer last March, he told me that the preconditions for a successful Terminator-type uprising are not in place. As computer development accelerates, however, those preconditions become way more possible. So, what are the preconditions, according to Singer? 1. The AI or robot has to have some sense…
Want a Palm Pre at Best Buy on launch day? Better get that sleeping bag ready, because rumor has it that there’ll be an average of only four per store. Four! According to Boy Genius, Best Buy will be getting about 4,250 Pres in total to spread out to around 1,000 stores. Not too many!…
“Now you see me, now you don’t. Gundam thinks he will, but I know he won’t!” Muhammad Ali taunting his 35-ton robotic opponent, Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan in a match that occurred secretly in 1975. The robot’s upper torso disengaged its legs after a particularly brutal uppercut. “I’m so fast that last night I turned…
Palm’s official Twitter account revealed that Palm Synergy doesn’t have visual voicemail, indicating that the Pre won’t have it, at least at launch. The nice thing about software, though, is that it can always be updated. [Twitter via Pre Central]
Painted on Plexiglas, The Trinity offers blessings from the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit of the Linux, Apple and Microsoft cults. We’ll let the commenters hash out who’s who. [Flickr via iPhone Savior]
If you enjoy the squishy clay-ness of Gumby and the brutal violence of Looney Tunes, you will enjoy the latest viral video for the 10-inch N310 (or NC310) netbook from Samsung. So what is the message being sent here? The N310 has a colorful exterior? Or is it that visitors to Samsung trade show booths…