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This week we get some very interesting sequel news, as the first BioShock 2 gameplay video squirts out onto the internet. There’s also some Vin Diesel action. • Get your own Punch Out boxing gloves • Gamestop’s employee game checkout program is probably illegal • Once again, you can play as Vin Diesel https://kotaku.com/amazons-selling-punch-out-boxing-gloves-for-regular-m-5207407 •…
So you’ve gone back in time with just a gun, a few clips and your pants. What now? This is what. [Topatoco via Buzzfeed – Thanks Audrius!]
In order to track possible danger zones that trigger asthma attacks, the Deapartment of Health Sciences of the University of Wiconsin-Madison is working on a GPS-enabled inhaler that could potentially help asthmatics everywhere. With this technology, every time asthmatics use their rescue inhalers, the inhalers—with built-in GPS—will be able to pinpoint exactly where they are.…
WSJ reports that Amazon is hard at work on a larger-screened Kindle. That’s not surprising—the E-Ink panel has been around for a while and is seen in other readers—but what the hell, Amazon? https://gizmodo.com/kindle-2-review-sheeeyah-more-like-kindle-1-5-5163042 Despite some parody images, the screen size is not the problem. It’s not even a problem. What’s funny is, the article,…
An Austrian court fined a woman 360 euros, or roughly $478, for apparently calling her son too much and “stalking” him. Whoa, I guess the mother-son relationship has its limits. The anonymous 73-year old woman would phone her son up to 49 times a day, over a period of two and a half years. Fed…
iFixit teamed up with TechRepublic to tear down the new Dell Adamo, and they were especially impressed with how many parts actually fit inside the slim laptop. https://gizmodo.com/dell-adamo-full-review-macho-outside-sissy-inside-5205524 The Adamo seems pretty well built, using actual metal hinges to attach the screen to the rest of the laptop, however the lack of an integrated DVI…
Billboard’s crack scientists conducted a quick study on a mysterious new phenomenon: More expensive $1.29 songs on iTunes are becoming less popular! (Actually, the results will surprise you.) One day after the price jump, there were 40 $1.29 songs in the Top 100, and 60 at 99 cents. The $1.29 songs fell an average of 5.3…
My favorite hide-n-seek spots as a kid were always the bathtub or a closet. With this Bath Cabinet, I can have the best of both worlds. Designer Anna van der Lei was inspired by lake-side saunas in the countryside when she decided to create this portable bathtub that also doubles as a closet. With front…
Starting July, the $100 DXG-125V HD waterproof camcorder shoots in 720p using h.264 compression and is available in red, olive green and camouflage. Too manly for you? There’s a girly version too. With a built-in compass, lithium-ion rechargeable battery and waterproof body, the DXG-125V camcorder looks like it was built to stand a few bumps…
Air-conditioned coffins are all the rage now in Serbia, where they keep bodies looking extra fresh. I can understand how people can’t live without their A/C, but really, they need it when they’re dead too? I guess if you want to be buried in style and comfort, you’ll need one of these suckers. Sign me…
Jalopnik had the honor of test driving the RENNtech Mercedes C63 AMG SPEC.R. It’s a beautiful car, but one of the most interesting features is the radar jamming system built into the rear-view mirror. https://jalopnik.com/renntech-mercedes-c63-amg-spec-r-first-drive-5168541 Amazingly enough, the system worked flawlessly in Jalopnik’s test. The savings in speed tickets alone means that this car will…
Whatever the Zune HD is, if what’s depicted in this slick cache of images is real, I want one real, real bad. UPDATE: We have reason to believe it’s legit and a bit more info. We’ve been told that these design concepts were indeed produced for Microsoft, so the artwork is real, not some fanboy’s…
His baby prematurely splayed over all the internet, Mike Arrington pulls back the rest of the curtain on the CrunchPad web tablet. It still sounds fantastic. https://gizmodo.com/crunchpad-photos-of-techcrunchs-delicious-web-tablet-5205929 It’s a truly stripped little slab, designed by Fusion Garage: The “bottom-up” Linux OS it runs boots directly into a new version of the custom WebKit-based browser, with…
Nothing has been confirmed, but rumor has it that Samsung and LG are looking to release cellphones with LTE technology sometime in 2010. LTE has become the chosen standard for 4G—major carriers like Verizon and AT&T have already jumped on board. Others are sure to follow as the movement towards faster 4G networks picks up…
For the last 30 years, Fred Baier has been making some strange and wonderful commissioned furniture. Here is his Dual Quad desk—a real world transformer, if the toys were only made out of wood. Constructed of stained and lacquered birch, this robot desk features a multifunction “roll top” and drop leaf design. I love that…
A Sony patent application reveals a very neat implementation of the PSP. Imagine a camera-enabled car you can drive around…through an augmented reality race course. We assume the car is controlled over the PSP’s Wi-Fi connection. The user steers by seeing what the car sees, with the PSP’s display showing the car’s POV webcam feed.…
Commenting on Gizmodo isn’t hard, essentially it should be fun and enlightening. Some of our commenters have trouble understanding that and instead they choose to be dumb. For the most part our commenters and their contributions to Giz are irreplaceable and add that extra level of insight. If you’re posting good comments this message isn’t…
Marshmallow Peeps—Easter’s wonder “food.” You can eat them, you can blow them up in a microwave, you can even use them to control your Nintendo Wii. So, how are Peeps best utilized? https://gizmodo.com/how-peeps-are-born-5187636 What Are Marshmallow Peeps Good For? ( surveys)
When I was in college I worked as a security guard in an art museum. God, it was boring. Each day I would wander quiet, empty rooms on the brink of falling asleep standing up. My guess is that many of you endure a similar situation. Like getting up for work in the morning and…
There’s nothing quite like a huge bookshelf to make your home more impressive. And this gigantic, modular pyramid bookshelf is totally badass. The Pyramid Book Case is made of aluminum and can get as large as you want it to get thanks to its modular design. Live in a house with 30-foot ceilings and own…