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The word “awesome” is not used very often to describe a water filter, but the description is apt when referring to the Rehydr8 concept. Apparently, the filter would use the magic of thermoacoustic refrigeration—a process that relies on sound waves and an environmentally safe gas like helium to generate cooling. Furthermore, each bottle features a…
The ModBook—a tablet MacBook that you can use a stylus on—is cool, but have you ever wondered how it was made? Wonder no more. [ModBook]
I’m not one for fart humor, but TUAW’s 31 Fart Apps In 90 Seconds made me laugh more than once, partially because the apps are so zany, partially because I’m mentally about 8-years-old, apparently. [TUAW]
Zink’s inkless pocket photo printers aren’t new tech, but before Dell’s Wasabi rendition, they were drag, ugly boxes, not deliberately designed modernist rectangles. They’re $100 at the moment, though standard price will be $149. [Dell] https://gizmodo.com/zink-pocket-printer-iphone-companion-232549 GALLERY END
Not surprisingly, it turns out that there was more to the story behind the mysterious death of a Chinese computer salesman. Apparently, it was a crazy homemade gun that killed him—not an exploding cellphone. https://gizmodo.com/cellphone-explosion-kills-another-person-severing-his-5145534 The police have told newspapers that the man was carrying some sort of homemade firing device and nine bullets stashed…
Rumor has it that Best Buy will be offering the BlackBerry Curve 8900 for $150 with a 2-year contract. In comparison, buying directly from T-Mobile could cost you between $200 and $300. On the other hand, if you insist on going contract-free, the leaked document claims a whopping price tag of $650 at Best Buy…
Back in 1970, Sanyo envisioned a future where manual bathing was obsolete and head-washing was (apparently) optional. At the World Expo in Osaka, Sanyo unveiled their plan in the form of the Ultrasonic Bath. Essentially, the device was a human washing machine that cleaned, massaged and dried the occupant in a fully-automated 15 minute cycle.…
I hope you have an umbrella because dead satellites are going to rain on our heads: Satellite radio Frankenstein XM Sirius is preparing “a possible bankruptcy filing.” All that for bankrupcty? [NYT – Thanks Ponies!] https://gizmodo.com/sirius-xm-merger-is-finally-approved-5029407
Sometimes we don’t know what we need, and certain magical companies make that decision for us. I’m afraid Techno Source may have done exactly that with this, the world’s first touchscreen Rubik’s cube. The TouchCube works just like its more antiquated brethren, but instead of grinding the actual spinning cogs (manual labor is for suckers!),…
As much as we love using technology everywhere, this sad story of a truck driver killing a family of six reminds us to never use laptops when driving. Seriously, don’t use your laptop when driving! Cut that shit out! And texting isn’t any better either. I don’t want you hitting me because you can’t control…
At today’s San Francisco event, Intel mostly discussed what we know about the upcoming Westmere processor, but revealed they’re scrapping the next dual-core 45nm processors, in favor of 32nm Westmere chips in early 2010. https://gizmodo.com/intels-insanely-tiny-processor-roadmap-clear-path-to-5021907 The first Westmere chips will be the dual-core Clarkdale and Annendale processors, for desktop and mobile uses, respectively. In addition…
Boy Genius lays bare Sprint’s slate of sequel phones for the next few months, and it’s actually a pretty decent lineup for the smartphone-averse. Next month, we’ll see the LG Rumor 2, a follow-up to the super popular texty slider (I know tons of people with the original). And maybe we’ll see the Treo Pro,…
The Watermarks Project, going on this week in Bristol, England, is using projectors in a pretty interesting way. Artists are superimposing plausible high-tide lines onto buildings, demonstrating life should the Greenland ice cap melt. We believe that most (or all) of these shots are just photoshops teasing the actual projector installations. But it seems like…
Microsoft recently rolled past the 10,000 patent mark, reports Ina Fried at CNet, saying that the lucky #10K covered natural interfaces, linking “a real-world object with a set of data or images.” Is 10,000 patents—well, 10,541 at last count—that good? Well, according to our snappy research, it’s way better than Apple, with 2,541 to date,…
This is the second best parenting via Segway photo ever, because I don’t think anything will ever be able to beat this one. [Break via The Daily What] https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-weve-become-woman-pushes-baby-on-segway-263440
Researchers at the University of South Florida have developed a wheelchair robo-arm that can read brain waves and react accordingly. Naturally, this could change the lives of individuals with debilitating syndromes and spinal injuries. The BCI system – developed, used and modified by USF psychology professor Emanuel Donchin and colleagues – captures P-300 brain wave…
Buried in the last graph of a WSJ story about Microsoft was this tidbit: Android paid apps will be coming to the Market this week, according to “people familiar with the matter.” The previous official line was “early Q1 2009”, and if you can believe it, we’re almost at the halfway point of this here…
I don’t mean to get super human-rights on everyone, but if you’re using a keyboard from Microsoft, IBM, Dell, Lenovo or HP, there’s a chance it was made under some horrific working conditions. A study by The National Labor Committee, which is a worker’s rights group that actually is not associate with the government, found…
Did you hear? The stimulus passed! Free curly fries and somewhat discounted gadgets for everyone? God bless America! Cellular • Firefly Unlocked Kids GSM Phone [includes 30-Minute Phone Card] for $4.99 (normally $30). Computing & Peripherals • Lexmark P315 Snapshot Photo Inkjet Printer for $29.99 (normally $130 – valid today only). • OCZ OCZSSD2-2C120G 2.5″…
For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to make up some things you’ll never, ever see on Google Street View. As per usual, you came through in spades. First Place — Kevin Foster Second Place — Johan Karl Third Place — Brook Boley