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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here’s a gadget that’ll get you laid: A foreplay timer… that only lasts for three seconds. Actually, maybe you should give her roses instead. [Product Page via Nerd Approved]
It’s easy to forget that the PS3 is a fully-equipped PC in your living room attached to your house’s best monitor. Installing Ubuntu can help you remember, and play SNES games in the process. It still kind of surprises me (in a good way) that Sony was, from the start, very OK with PS3 owners…
NBC’s pulling out all the stops for tomorrow’s big game, and that includes upping the tech aspects of their broadcast. They’re rewiring the stadium for fiber-optic cable, and their collection of cameras is awfully impressive. Coverage of the game includes 35 high-end cameras, all focused on never missing even the smallest of details. They’ve rewired…
Discussed within: Asimov’s Laws, Microsoft Word as the downfall of robot rebellion, Astro Boy, robots with hearts of gold, Jon Stewart‘s embarrassing film career, and Japan’s decidedly adorable robot culture. Watch after the jump. The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c P.W. Singer Daily Show Full Episodes Funny Political Videos Important…
AppleInsider reports that Apple has begun warning resellers that new orders for the high-end 24-inch iMac may not be filled due to decreasing supplies. Let’s look at what we know about a possible iMac refresh. We’d heard rumblings before, but if true, this warning is a pretty clear indication of a refresh. The current iMac…
Throughout the week, writers take time to write longer posts, in-depth original stories you may not have had time to read during the week. Now that it’s Saturday, here’s your chance to RTFA! Apple vs. Palm, Google, RIM and God knows who else: How the company will or won’t defend its multitouch phone interface patent…
The tiny Proteus motor, at only 2.5 times the width of a human hair, is small enough to enter the bloodstream and perform duties previously requiring some surgical slice-and-dice. Researchers at Australia’s Monash University developed the tiny motor to minimalize the risk of certain, more invasive surgeries. After being injected into the bloodstream, it can…
Which is better? Canon or Nikon? You cannot be banned for anything you say in this thread. Except you know, racism, that sort of inexcusably heinous stuff. But otherwise, rational arguments or pure flamebait, fire away.
Most analog-to-digital audio ripping devices hardly warrant mention these days. But the PlusDeck Ex’s ability to record MP3s to analog cassette is so odd, I can’t help but be amused. If you’re longing for the days of mixtapes burned dubbed to a gaudy looking Memorex cassette, this is for you. The USB port allows you…
The first time I opened up Window’s 7 calculator, I was delightfully surprised, and that’s just not because I happen to be inept at math. It calculates mortgage payments! The new calculator, in a noticeable change, now has a history of previous inputs. That’s more than handy for long equations where your mind gets so…
Google’s really trying to get in touch with their inner red state lately, aren’t they? [Google Maps via The Smoking Gun via Valleywag] https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-car-hits-a-deer-records-entire-ordeal-on-g-5141974
Gadget Lab’s Brian Chen spent some time tinkering with an early MSI Wind U120 test unit, the successor to last year’s U100, and loves the new design features, specifically the trackpad and build quality. He says the trackpad is now bigger, and has a grainier feel to it, giving your finger a bit of traction…
Call me crazy, but using a “High Voltage” pet brush doesn’t seem like the safest thing to be using on Fido. Although, the manufacturers claim it can kill fleas and ticks with extreme prejudice. Naturally, crazy Chinese products like this need to be approached with caution—because it could very well kill Fido with extreme prejudice.…
iPod toilet paper holder? Check. iPod sink? Check. iPod Shower? Check. I guess the mirror was all that was left. https://gizmodo.com/great-news-poopers-274322 That’s right, Italian designer Antonio Lupi has brought the iPod dock to the mirror—any mirror with a steel frame to be more precise. It even features an LED-illuminated power switch underneath the mirror to…
What’s going on this week over in game land? Final Fantasy XIII, that’s what! A new video finally hit for the game that won’t be released here until 2010. You can see the trailer here. Here are a few more interesting stories: • Pat Benatar’s coming to Rock Band! • DJ Hero is coming. Get…
Andrew’s parents went to the Apple Store in Leawood, Kansas to buy a new iThing. Bauble acquired, they headed for the glass door. The wind slammed it into the building, exploding it all over them. Glass doors, on a windy Midwestern winter day anyway, are apparently not the most practical design. After Andrew’s parents were…
“It would cost the Times about half as much money to send every single one of its subscribers a brand new Amazon Kindle instead of a physical newspaper each day.” Over three months! [SAI]
Does it get this hot? Hotter? Nice work as usual, Penny Arcade. [PA]
Ahhh…the weekend is almost here. How about spending some of that free time pumping money into our stalling economy? Here are some awesome deals to entice you to do your civic duty. Computing & Peripherals • Asus Eee PC 1000H 10-incj 160GB HD 1GB for $349 plus free shipping (normally $450). • Westinghouse L2610NW Widescreen…
Remember that amazing 1,474 megapixel photo from the inauguration? Now you can take similar pictures yourself by using this $380 device and a stock point and shoot camera. https://gizmodo.com/1-474-megapixel-inauguration-panorama-is-a-treasure-tro-5137670 The Epic, by GigaPan (the actual folks behind the inauguration shot’s technology), is a $380, AA-powered robotic system that automates large scale photography. You calibrate the…