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An apparently reliable source at Palm has told TechCrunch that Palm is “very far along” on a second, smaller Pre-like device to be marketed as soon as this fall, 2009. Pre nano, anybody? Details are scarce, but the device is rumored to be both smaller and thinner than the Pre, which may mean we’re looking…
Netbooks are great for travelers because they stick to the basic essentials—except sometimes you need an optical drive. Problem solved: this netbook stand doubles as a thigh-hair saver and a DVD multi-drive. Supporting DVD±R/+RW (8x), DVD±R DL/-RW (6x), DVD-RAM (5x) and CD-R/-RW (24x), this multi-drive comes with two USB ports, weighs a little over a…
Researchers from Cornell and UC Berkeley say they’ve both developed invisibility cloaks using bump-shaped mirrors that can hide objects across optical wavelengths. Oddly enough, their designs are nearly identical. The MIT Technology Review says that they both pulled their inspiration from the mind grapes of a British student who hypothesized that making objects look like…
Lifehacker shows you why bacon sandwiches cure hangovers, why you should download Office 2k7 SP2, and why you should eat like a hobo. • Pronounce names teaches you how to pronounce people’s names • Office 2010 Screenshots • Microsoft Office 2007 SP2 has lots of performance boosts https://lifehacker.com/pronounce-names-saves-you-from-embarrassment-5231290 • Smart Installer Pack puts all your…
Perhaps an attempt at thwarting thieves on the street—or thwarting boredom at work—iTie has a concealed pocket for your iPod, mp3 player, credit cards, cigarettes, money and any other items that will fit. Just watch out how much stuff you stick in there—you don’t want to accidentally commit suicide via autoerotic asphyxiation. [iTie via LikeCool]
Keisuke Goda‘s team at UCLA have built the fastest camera ever, which takes an upwards of a whopping 6.1 million pictures per second, at a shutter speed of 440 trillionths of a second. Possibly the most frustrating part of photography is the age-old trade off between light sensitivity and speed. Using a fast shutter speed…
Crave UK’s Rory Reid did a great experiment: Test the typing accuracy of the iPhone vs an Asus Netbook in a rally car racing at full speed. The video and the results will surprise you. Jump to minute 2:00 to get into the test itself: Click to view iPhone vs netbook rally challenge | CNET…
Discovery Channel’s new Weaponizers mini-series sounds pretty insane: Dudes armor-plate cars, mount them with machine guns and rockets, then hide in bunkers, operating them by remote control in an ultimate to-the-death Carmageddon. Oh my. UPDATE: Video Sneak Peek HERE It’s a three-part series from the MythBusters producers, airing May 11 at 9pm on the Discovery…
Yesterday I discussed 7 things you can do to avoid telemarketers, and today I found out that Verizon customers have another option in an app dubbed “Do Not Disturb.” https://gizmodo.com/7-things-you-can-do-to-avoid-telemarketers-5231649 Basically, the app allows you to manually filter your phone calls—weeding out private and restricted numbers and sending those calls directly to voicemail. You can…
Windows 7 Release Candidate 1. That’s as close to fully baked as it gets, so we’re finally comfortable pitting it against Vista for some good ol’ fashion benchmarking. Windows 7 feels snappier. Is it? https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-release-candidate-1s-best-surprise-new-featur-5226696 We used 32-bit versions of both Vista and Windows 7 on the same machine for testing: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2…
It may not be as perfect as the Lego Mac Pro, but this Lego iMac G4—inspired by Pixar’s character Luxo Jr.—is so cute that I want to adopt it. Check the gallery. https://gizmodo.com/perfect-lego-mac-pro-is-two-computers-in-one-5052333 Unfortunately, it is not a real Mac. The Lego iMac G4 Jr. is just a screen—which is really a digital frame—that can…
The LX195 Windows Home Server is a full Windows Home Server inside a smaller body. It also comes at a smaller price. https://gizmodo.com/a-better-look-at-hps-compact-mediasmart-server-lx195-5210426 Inside is 640GB of storage, expandable with its four rear USB ports. Like the rumors said, there are no internal hard drive slots, but there is Gigabit Ethernet. The internals are also…
Look, I’m sure it’s super convenient to charge the ol’ vibe using your laptop, but is this really necessary? We all know how water damage voids warranties. [The Frisky via The Daily What]
Electrofluidic Display Technology is an invention by “University of Cincinnati, Sun Chemical, Polymer Vision and Gamma Dynamics” that hits the level of quality required for people to accept it in e-readers like the Kindle. Woo. “If you compare this technology to what’s been developed previously, there’s no comparison,” says developer Jason Heikenfeld, assistant professor of…
If you frequent Radio Shack, here is a tip for you—they take their return policy (or lack thereof) very seriously. Apparently, trying to return something can get you punched in the face. At least, that’s how one Radio Shack employee in Eau Claire Wisconsin handled an irate customer trying to make a return. How the…
If you want to get slightly more speed out of that beater of a graphics chipset they call an Intel 945, GMABooster is the app for you. According to UMPC Portal, it’s not worth the decrease in battery life. Only use it while plugged in, I guess? [GMABooster via Liliputing via BBG]
Look, the future didn’t happen in 1956, it’s not going to happen this year, and it’s never going to happen, ok? No matter how cool these flying cars may look like. https://gizmodo.com/flying-aerocar-auction-shows-the-future-comes-from-1956-5100010 Don’t get me wrong. If I had a car, I would love it to fly. But more like in a Back to the…
Tweakers have finally bypassed the one thing in the way of getting CableCARD tuners working on any old PC by fiddling with the BIOS and entering in certain product IDs. It’s a good start. Previously, you could only get a HTPC hooked up to watch digital cable using a CableCARD that was authorized by CableLABS,…
I think a “wow” is in order with the Scope Dog R/C mech. Plucked from the 80’s anime series VOTOMS this 1/24 scale Scope Dog Turbo Custom can do it all. Using the controller you can make the robot “roller dash” and fire its assault rifle. If you have two, you and a buddy can…
I wish this alarm clock—a full replica of Darth Vader’s head—would would say “Luke! Luke, wake up! Damnit Luke, you whiny one-handed son of a Sith you! WAKE UP!” to get you out of bed. Sadly, its $30 price tag won’t get you James Earl Jones shouting at you like a Marines instructor. Instead, it…