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A new Visa ad playing in Australia examines a world in which technology never miniaturized nor went wireless. It has a few clever moments. [TBWAWhybin via psfk]
When Jesus posted this charming concept image of Lego Rock Band when the game was just rumor, boy it looked good! Now that we see the real game…I mean, really, anything was going to be a disappointment after that first shot. More details at: {Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/lego-rock-band-to-brick-and-roll-this-year-5200057
I spend half my day using a trackpad, but Maximum PC’s five apps that turbocharge your mouse make me miss it: StrokeIt, besides the dirty name, lets you assign gestures to any app. [MaximumPC, Screenshot]
Stephen Trimble—master of all things flying—has found this video that apparently shows a T-38 training fighter shooting down the theoretically invincible F-22 Raptor in a combat training exercise—first kill documented on video ever. https://gizmodo.com/a-look-at-fifth-generation-fighter-planes-5162787 It’s not the first time it has happened, however: An EA-18G—a modified F/A-18 F Super Hornet Block II—”got lucky” and killed…
Using facial recognition technology, the SmartFaucet is able to identify incoming hand-washers and adjust the temperature and rate of flow to their specific preferences. It’s also networked, and has a touchscreen. Really! That tiny panel above the spout is actually an interface for something like a sink-Chumby, which places email, weather and calendars apps on…
If you’ve ever noticed that your vintage games look horrible on your top-of-the-line 1080p LCD TV, you aren’t hallucinating. An NFG forums member has assembled a fantastic, in-depth explanation for this ugly phenomenon. I’ll spare you too many technical details, but the main issue at hand is resizing. CRT screens are capable of scaling hard-edged,…
Score one for transparency, at least if Verizon really commits to this initiative. User reviews are now live on VerizonWireless.com, letting customers (and only customers) review their phones for the benefit of anyone else who might be interested in, say, a Samsung SCH-u550 with and integrated faux-analog watch face. There are no reviews yet, and…
On paper, the Mebius NJ70A looks just about the same as every other Atom netbook, except for one glaring, 854×480, 4-inch, multitouch LCD difference. Following a stroke a genius (or possibly just a regular stroke), Sharp’s designers have completely replaced this netbook’s trackpad with a glass multitouch screen. Akihabara News gave it a try below,…
You can blame it on the grim economy, or you can blame it on the fact that Ugobe’s entire business depended on plush robotic dinosaurs. Either way, the Pleo has antagonized its last Labrador. https://gizmodo.com/pleo-meets-dogs-dogs-dont-like-pleo-pleo-gets-mad-331958 The company has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy—the kind of bankruptcy that’s most like a tremendous meteor—and fired all of…
We don’t know much about this odd German I-Buddie netbook, but this video shows a prototype in action, which presumably means this Atom-driven gadget will actually be sold at some point. [Netbook News via Engadget]
Computer spies have broken into the Pentagon’s $300 billion Joint Strike Fighter project and made off with several terabytes of code. The Pentagon, and consequently the Wall Street Journal, suspects Chinese involvement. The Joint Strike Fighter, also known as the F-35 Lightning II Fighter, is the most costly project in Pentagon history, so it’s a…
In a surprising display of perviness, two agents in West Virginia are accused of aiming their surveillance cameras at a dressing room where teenage girls tried on prom dresses for a charity function. Bad press doesn’t get much worse than that. Gary Sutton Jr., 40, and Charles Hommema have been charged with the misdemeanors and…
Into our tips this evening dropped this photo labeled “Zune 3rd”. We’re not sure if it’s real, but it’s certainly an interesting addition to the phantom new Zune lineup. UPDATED. Presuming the “Zune HD” is real, that leaves two spots left in the probably concise new Zune product line: An HDD-based player evolving from the…
Most USB car chargers look like a perfect nightmare of bad design and nerdery. Belkin has acknowledged this and offered up the respectable Micro Auto Charger (also realizing 4-port USB car chargers are overkill). The Micro Auto Charger has a 1-amp USB port that promises to charge gadgets super quick. Other than that, there’s not…
Though The Pirate Bay suffered a defeat last week, the founders’ latest statement is anything but defeated. They’ve started the years-long appeals process, and urge TPB users to download and seed as much as possible. https://gizmodo.com/pirate-bay-four-found-guilty-5216062 Interestingly, the Head Pirates ask that users stop donating money for them to pay down the fines they’ve been…
Steampunk may be played out now, but these simple, yet elegant, DIY Steampunk light-switch plates make me want to jump back into the craze. https://gizmodo.com/art-deco-is-the-new-steampunk-5220114 All you need are a brass-plated light-switch plate—Steampunk Home Decor suggests purchasing some from Home Depot—old brass tidbits, some paint stripper, a hammer, scissors, tupperwear, ammonia, a buffer, an electronic…
If I were the editor of Gizmodo, I’d want this Mayan Temple Desk front and center in my office. With my Macbook and 4 monitors on display, it’d be hard for my minions to miss what I want them to be idolizing. Plus, you have to admit that this desk would make getting fired by…
In case you weren’t aware, email humbly began as some sort of paranormal force whose sole objective was to materialize out of thin air and terrify middle-aged businessmen. BB Gadgets posted this Honeywell ad for email, which seems to be from 1977 or thereabouts. Seeing the type of damage email was doing back then, I…
Wired’s Epicenter proves Bill Gates hasn’t always pooped out money-making tech his entire life—their latest post documents his failed traffic metering device, which helped automate the process of counting cars on the road. Fresh out of high school, Gates, along with Paul Allen and another accomplice by the name of Paul Gilbert, developed the Traf-o-Data…
In honor of the topic of Wired’s May issue—Mystery—I will try not to reveal too much about it. Maybe just enough to explain to you why you shouldn’t miss reading it. [Wired] The issue itself was formed, I’d guess, from the time Chris Anderson, Wired editor, saw JJ Abrams speak at TED about his mystery…
