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Fruit need not be healthy. The $12 Shotcarver will core almost any produce under the sun. The resulting hole is intended for hard liquor, which is intended to kill you. [CoolStuffExpress via NerdApproved]
Since 2004, the company behind the Hotelicopter has been working to modify a Soviet-made Mil V-12 into two world firsts: the “world’s biggest helicopter” and the “world’s first flying hotel.” As you might have guessed, the experience on board the Hotelicopter is far from your standard Motel 6. This gigantic flying Titanic machine features everything…
Four kinds of meat—including bacon. It really is the next generation. [Absolute Gadget]
We’re not sure if this is true, but Yasuhiro Yamanaka of Sony Computer Entertainment claims that he “designed PSP and PS3 User Interface all by myself.” You can blame him for everything. In a regular company, it would be very difficult to believe that one man designed the entirety of any UI, especially one as…
These purported Windows Mobile 7 screenshots shows the app Marketplace, an IM application and apparently, Zune integration, going with what Ballmy said about Zune as a service. Not too shabby, if these are real. [WMPoweruser] https://gizmodo.com/steve-ballmer-on-zunes-future-i-won-t-say-full-steam-5180712
Turns out 13-year-old Alfie Patten isn’t screwed for life after all. [geekologie] https://gizmodo.com/the-definition-of-multitasking-5154420
We’ve seen electronic cigarettes before, but not one that charges via USB. It’s no surprise that this handy device shows up on Thanko’s website, since they’re guys who usually satisfy our cravings for wonky USB gadgets. The USB version of the electronic cigarette provides inhaled doses of vaporized nicotine, so smokers can puff away without…
Who doesn’t love killing digital Nazis? Wolfenstein 3D Classic: Running around 8-bit halls blasting Nazis just doesn’t get old, does it? If you loved Wolfenstein on your Packard Bell in 1991, you’ll love it even more on your iPhone. It’s $5, from iD. New York Times 2.0: I’ve wanted to love the NYT app since…
We don’t want you to feel like a loner so we’ve given commenters the ability to make friends, it’s extremely simple and for most of you it will be much easier than in real life. Sorry that last bit was a joke, I’m sure you have no problem making friends… To “Follow” or “Friend” another…
Microsoft is exploiting the recession to full effect by hammering hard how much cheaper PCs are than Macs. But are they really? We were actually surprised by the results when we investigated the Apple Tax. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-marketing-team-now-exclusively-advised-by-int-5186672
When your gadgets aren’t working properly—do you abuse them in hopes that they will somehow miraculously come back to life? Is it effective? Do You Slap, Shake, Or Otherwise Abuse Your Gadgets When They Are Not Working? ( polls) Is Abusing Gadgets An Effective Fix In Your Experience? ( online polls) [Image via Flickr]
It hasn’t always been pretty, but Woz has definitely won us over with his appearance on Dancing With the Stars. The following gadgets will help him earn the same respect from the judges. https://gizmodo.com/woz-dances-his-weird-little-heart-out-you-know-what-to-5167227 Photo Credit Robert Accettura
Monoprice sent us their $14 Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter, and we tested it with some protected content to see if it solved one of the new MacBook’s biggest monitor compatibility problems. Sure enough, it did. https://gizmodo.com/mini-displayport-to-hdmi-adapter-coming-soon-for-14-5150484 Apple is still to blame for not adopting HDMI, but at least this solution is somewhat helpful. See, most run-of-the-mill…
Unfortunately, this gorgeous iPhone shot captured by amateur photographer Jason Erdkamp reveals that there are no leprechauns or pots of gold at the end of a rainbow—just SUVs. Bummer. [Mirror via Digg]
We have some deals for you before everyone heads out to Tahiti with their margarita for the weekend. (I wish!) After you’re done impulse buying, wash the remorse down with a nice Spaghetti Marinara dinner. Computing & Peripherals • HP Photosmart C8180 Wireless All-In-One Printer for $149.99 (normally $300 – valid today only). • LG…
We’ve all seen Karaoke kits, but few have beheld the sheer awesomeness of The Ultimate Karaoke Experience Kit, an online Karaoke service for Mac and PC. The Pitch: It’s web karaoke with access to 5,300 songs online, complete with YouTube-esque song recording and sharing. The Price: A $40 kit includes 2 mics and a base…
Western Digital’s hit 2TB on their external drives before, but this is the first time they’ve done it using one single 2TB disk. By using a 2TB disk instead of, say, two 1TB disks, the drives take up less space on your desk and are generally simpler (one instead of two). These will hit the…
Gadget Junkie pulls in Gizmodo’s full-text RSS feed and presents it in a nice iPhone-friendly way. It also aggregates some other site called Engadget, which I guess is another pretty good gadget blog? Dunno. I haven’t heard of it, but if you like gadget news, this app appears to have you covered. Only thing it’s…
By now you’ve probably seen Microsoft’s latest ad featuring Lauren, a woman who claims to be neither cool nor rich enough for a MacBook. Well Lauren, one of our readers has a gift for you. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-marketing-team-now-exclusively-advised-by-int-5186672 Mitch Gewirtz of Michigan would like to give you his 17-inch PowerBook. For free. From Mitch: Subject: I AM…
To me, the biometric readers you see on most laptops are obnoxious blemishes—they really can’t make them more discrete? Apple feels the same way, so I like their ideas for seamless biometric security. The most realistic and likely biometric tool is a hidden sensor within a touchscreen or notebook’s trackpad that would detect fingerprints, vein…