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This Miseal mini projection cube measures less than 3-inches per side, but it still manages to create a 112-inch image within a 16-foot throwing distance. The resolution is just 800×600 (SVGA), and its LED bulb only puts out 25 lumens of brightness at a measly contrast ratio of 100:1. Stretch that image several diagonal feet…
The year Queen Victoria died and Emperor Hirohito was born, there already existed a globe-spanning network of electronic communications cables. Not quite as cool as you thought you were, huh 2009? [Reddit]
This is Danfoss Universe, which actually feels like a building from another planet but is really a science museum in Nordborg, Denmark. Actually, its interior kind of looks like a spaceship’s bridge: The Danfoss Universe was designed by J. Mayer H. Architects and, according to our friend David at Archdaily, the “buildings rise up from…
This beautiful concept, inspired by the curves and tapering of the Macbook Air coupled with the touch’s back, is even better than the cool Macbook-inspired iPhone 4G we featured at the beginning of the month. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-4g-concept-is-a-macbook-in-a-phone-5145151 The thing that excites me most about these concepts, however, is not the aesthetic aspect of it. It’s the…
When some scientists at Berkeley say they’ve managed to remote-control a Rhinoceros beetle it’s one thing, but a video of the impressive, morbid experiment has a little more impact. https://gizmodo.com/scientists-demo-living-remote-control-flying-cyborg-be-5141750 The first part of the video would seem to show that initial reports of the experiment’s success were overblown—the bug is pretty much just switched…
Bouncing Red Ball has a factory fetish and I can’t blame him/her/futanari/tentacle monster. Shot at night, these monsters are spectacular. God only knows what they make in them. Terrifyingly beautiful. [Bouncing Red Ball]
According to Ventura Beat, an Android team member says that Apple asked Google not to use multitouch in the G1, or else. Obviously, they complied. Their alleged source said that Google had plenty of reasons: First, their source claims the company didn’t want to angry the Steve-O. Even while the G1 hardware supports multitouch, the…
The complete, comprehensive history of the Internet from 1957 to 2009, in just 8 minutes. Best video you are going to see all day. OK, best video that doesn’t involve purple tentacles, lubricant, and boobs.
According to Windows 7 Team Blog, beta sign-up is now over. You have two days to complete your downloads, and can still get a product key if you need one. [Complete Windows 7 Coverage] https://gizmodo.com/gizmodos-complete-windows-7-coverage-5136781
Looks like Dell’s 12.1-inch Latitude XT2 has now been globally launched. The tablet convertible has got a multitouch screen, DDR3 memory and weighs just 3.8 pounds with a 6-cell 11-hour battery. Starting price: $2399 https://gizmodo.com/more-dell-latitude-xt2-specs-leak-release-date-this-we-5148929 The DDR3 means that you can upgrade it to have 5GB of memory, pretty awesome for a notebook. It also…
How do you know your brand is in trouble? When people are embarrassed to even steal a Zune. Oh, Microsoft. I’m so sorry. [CollegeHumor]
Lots of things are wigging me out about the burned up CCTV building. Are fireworks that dangerous? What will happen with all that debris? And WHY are they censoring news of it over here? https://gizmodo.com/building-near-beijings-rem-koolhaas-designed-cctv-headq-5149781 The building that caught fire was the Rem Koolhaas designed companion to the CCTV angular marvel. Named the Television Cultural…
David Hanson, the roboticist who brought us the creepy cybernetic substitute son Zeno, is now offering an empathetic smiling Einstein bot for our general horrification. Seriously, the guy is obviously a genius, but everything he makes scares the crap out of me. In this case his Einstein head, debuted in Long Beach, CA at the…
We do know that the metal-and-wood sculpture by Greg Brotherton is convincing, right down to its tiny anguished protagonist. Feel better, little dude, so you can go back to chilling with Brotherton’s headlight-breasted fembots. [io9] https://gizmodo.com/the-migraine-machine-5149344
The Calypso chair is a do-it-all chair designed for web surfers and transforms into almost everything you could ever possibly need. You know what that means? Oh, yes. You’re never leaving your TV again, fatty. Sometimes any old couch simply won’t cut it—Brandon Allen’s multi-jointed loveseat can transform into a sofa, coffee table, working station…
Until we get organic cyborg beetles at the pet store, we’ll have to use these RC helicopters that look like real roaches. https://gizmodo.com/scientists-demo-living-remote-control-flying-cyborg-be-5141750 Here’s an idea: get a dozen and control them all using the same channel. In a four star restaurant. 30 minutes of charge equals 5 minutes of sheer dining terror and a…
The Onion pisses on pretty much the entire gadget-making game with this fake news piece. Lots of cursing, do not watch unless you have a mouth like a Gizmodian. Click to view They mention Sony by name, but I don’t think Sony is worse than the majority of the industry. I mean, Sony’s better off…
There are some iPhone apps already, like AirSharing, which bring some basic file transfer/server functionality to the smartphone. But ServersMan@iPhone, developed by Japanese company FreeBit, promises the full server experience in your hand. https://gizmodo.com/airsharing-5085695 According to ReadWriteWeb, the app lets you read/write to selected directories on your iPhone through a web browser or webDAV protocol.…
Sushi is the greatest food on this earth, hands down. Some Tokyo filmmakers decided to place a digital camera on a sushi conveyor belt, following its journey from chef to customers. Sake nigiri, now? Dennis Wheatley and Stefan McClean were sitting in a sushi bar trying to figure out how to film things all by…
Even though 8x media is still hard if not impossible to come by here in the States, Lacie’s new d2 external burner will be ready for it when it’s here. It’s $450, available now. LaCie Doubles the Burn Speed of Its High-Capacity Blu-ray Drive February 2, 2009 * Burn Blu-ray discs up to 8x *…
