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This image by pyxelated on deviantart has been floating around for a little bit, but I think it captures one possible future scenario perfectly. People walking around with headphones and MP3 players/cellphones already aurally isolate themselves from their surroundings, but if personal viewing glasses like the Myvu take off and get really immersive, will we…
Have you ever rocked so hard that you passed out from heat exhaustion? If this is a concern, Blowit fans can help by attaching directly to just about any stand or drum rack. The fans have three speeds that not only keep you cool, they also whip up your long hair into a dramatic frenzy…
Every new camera on the market is touting some powerful facial recognition software. But according to Gizmodo engineers, there’s a lot more that can be done. Straight from our R&D department, we’ve received this crude mockup of a “Hot or Not” Fuji Finepix camera. It features: • Attractive Facial Recognition If you’ve got it, flaunt…
I don’t throw around the word “cute” all that often, but this, my friends, is the cutest damn thing I have seen in years. If you want to make your own Mii mittens (admit it, you love knitting), the instructions are available on Knitty. Besides being adorable, these gloves also prevent thumb sucking, eye poking…
We’ve seen some of what Windows Mobile 6.5 can do already with it’s Zune-style interface, and inertial scrolling, but now a couple shots of the new Internet Explorer from XDA Developers have trickled in. It doesn’t show a ton, but it’s worth noting the new Internet Explorer has new finger friendly navigation bar at the…
PocketGamer.biz says that Apple is planning a dedicated fiefdom within the iTunes Store for “premium” games that cost $19.99. The section would be restricted to large publishers only—think Sega and EA. They’ve got no details on a launch date or which publishers are involved, only the educated guess that WWDC in June is the natural…
Perhaps that alien fixture with illuminated lava lamp phallus is not adding that touch of class you’d hoped to the old apartment. Then grab the Jeeves Wooster lampshades instead. Priced at a steep $640 per pair, you can offset that cost since—and I’m not sure you were quick enough to notice this—the lampshades actually double…
As expected, it didn’t take long for the QuickPwn team to jailbreak the iPhone 2.2.1 firmware. QuickPwn is available now for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. [QuickPwn via Lifehacker] https://gizmodo.com/iphone-2-2-1-update-available-now-fixes-bugs-5140324
After seeing Jud Turner’s skeleton bike the other day, it’s clear that he has some things going on in his head. Scary things—like this “Trilo Temporalis” trilobite fossil clock. https://gizmodo.com/skeleton-bicycle-will-give-me-nightmares-for-weeks-5139103 Obviously, the theme here is time—which makes the trilobite an appropriate foundation for the work considering that it lived over 250 million years ago. The…
Onanists of the Giz! Please check the Tenga Egg masturbator thingamajig out and tell me how the hell it is supposed to work its masturmagic, because right now, I’m completely clueless about it. I can get this and this, but this: https://gizmodo.com/pink-japanese-blowjob-machine-249962 Is this a condomurbator? Is it? Seriously, tell me. Because now I’m officially…
It’s seems morbid and weird, but burying loved ones with gadgets is becoming more commonplace these days. Assuming you we to be buried, would you bring along a favorite gadget? https://gizmodo.com/burying-loved-ones-with-cellphones-becoming-commonplace-5111462 Would You Want to Be Buried With a Gadget? ( surveys)
Remember that dude who bought a second-hand MP3 player, only to find it full of U.S. Army enlistment records and mission briefings? It is now safely back in the Pentagon’s hands. They were even kind enough to trade him a brand shiny new MP3 player for his troubles. And a happy ending was had by…
Have you heard? The president is gonna solve the economy and we’ll all get free money! You’d better start spending that money now, before you have it, otherwise all the neat toys will sell out! Gaming: • Left 4 Dead on PC for $39.99 plus free shipping (normally $49.99). • Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Special Edition…
The folks at Popular Mechanics have put together a collection of 16 high-tech materials that we could find in future products. Of that group, we have selected some of our more obscure favorites. Ceramic Cloth: Cloth knit from ceramic fibers can provide protection from extreme temperatures. It is easy to see the benefit for military…
When I first tested the newly-integrated Windows 7 gadgets, I discovered that the gadgets disappeared every time I turned UAC off. Well, now you can keep UAC turned off and have your gadgets. Huzzah! https://gizmodo.com/win-7-tip-gadgets-are-integrated-directly-onto-the-des-5135902 I must warn you, this fix is not for those who don’t like to go into their registry. You should…
Rob from BBG put on his hybridized geek anthropology and 8-bit artist hat to create this brilliant (and stunningly accurate) taxonomy of “technology tribes,” epitomized by the sad little iFan and possibly sadder blogger. [BBG]
Apple has pulled the Nvidia update it released on Monday from Software Update and its website without explanation. https://gizmodo.com/apple-nvidia-update-fixes-some-mini-displayport-dual-li-5139708 In our case, it simply didn’t fix the MiniDisplay Port to Dual-Link DVI distortion problems, but according to Apple’s forums, it opened up a whole new bag of hurt for some people: https://gizmodo.com/apples-nvidia-graphics-update-doesnt-fix-mini-displaypo-5140300 I downloaded the…
Sources close to Orbitcast have revealed that Sirus is finally submitting their uSirius StarPlayr to the App Store this weekend. Once accepted, subscribers will be able to enjoy Sirius XM on their iPhone. With Sirius being so late to the party, the only question is whether the service is really worth paying for when there…
In a time when we’re hearing bad news coming from basically every company out there, Sony’s 4th quarter numbers are a notch below the rest: a 95% drop in profits. Yes, they pulled in 10.4 billion yen during the 4th quarter compared to 200.2 billion yen the previous year. These dismal figures reflect a downright-disastrous…
With all of the secrecy surrounding Apple products these days, it is hard to imagine a time when the company freely shared its concepts. But 1991 was a different story. Naturally, Steve Jobs was not in power at the time, John Sculley was. Apparently, he had no problem sharing Apple’s ideas with a Japanese magazine…
