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You can use these shrunken game machines to decorate a quasi game lounge to entertain your non-existent train set ghostmen while they’re waiting for the 12:10 to Rochester. Or you can decorate your desk. Aside from all the vintage game machines (including Playboy pinball), the folks at J & C Studios also have a nice…
We’ve all heard about Windows 7’s speed gains over Vista, but how does it run Crysis? These results from DirectX 9 testing speak well for Windows 7, topping Vista on the lower and higher spec systems while, much of the time, just about keeping pace with XP. In fact, with Intel’s i7 quad core processor,…
Maybe I like this iPhone USB Flash Drive-available in black or white-so much because it reminds me of my iPhone mascot, but I think it’s just because I like cute anthropomorphic objects. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-iphone-wallpapers-show-faces-darth-vader-hell-273204 You have to admit you want to actually buy this. Come on. Admit it. I SAID ADMIT IT. Ah, nevermind, but I…
These Body Speakers, designed by Bob Turek, are the perfect addition to any complete creepbag’s home theater setup. If you’re looking to scare away any and all women and even make dudes uncomfortable, look no further. [LikeCool via The Daily What]
At launch, the BlackBerry Storm was so buggy RIM promised patches before it even landed in consumers’ hands. RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie now explains the situation perfectly: Buggy, busted ass smartphones are the “new reality.” https://gizmodo.com/rim-already-says-blackberry-storm-bug-fixes-are-coming-5094459 That’s right, the “new reality” is that your smartphone is going to be buggy as crap right out of…
While most of our homes resemble some ’60s sci-fi TV show, adorned in A/V equipment loaded to the gills with LEDs, our kitchens have remained sadly tasteful. That was, until this Jacob Jensen toaster. Resembling a VCR turned on its side, the Jacob Jensen one-slot toaster features LED-backlit buttons that will bring a blue home…
The nasty OS X trojan from last week has resurfaced, and this time hits software pirates where it hurts the most: in Photoshop. https://gizmodo.com/torrented-copies-of-iwork-09-come-laced-with-a-nasty-os-5137161 The trojan has been retooled a bit too, presumably to foil the fixes that were issued after the initial iLife scare. I’m sure a patched fix will come out soon enough,…
OK, when we were brainstorming new functionality for the PSP, who out there requested four new “carnival colors” instead of a second analog stick? https://gizmodo.com/six-ways-the-psp-could-make-the-ps3-infinitely-better-5132128 Beginning March 5th, Japan will have access to the PSP in Radiant Red, Vibrant Blue, Bright Yellow and Spirited Green. They’ll come alone for about 19800 yen (the normal PSP…
I don’t know what’s wrong with this thing. It’s not the metal skeleton that gives me the chills. It’s probably the posture. If there are bikes in hell, they are probably like this one. The art piece is called Bio-Cycle, and was made out of metal by Jud Turner. If I could actually ride it,…
Clearly a product of the deep-sea geothermal vent creature school of cuteness, the Yuen’To Music Ball is an adorable, albeit expensive, powered portable speaker. Unlike most products in this category, the Music Ball was designed with usability in mind. This foamy ball will sit anywhere, dangle or swing during playback, demanding no support beyond your…
Are these people out of their probably-illegal-substances-driven minds? A snowmobile double backflip? How many people have been crushed doing this? No idea. But I just love to watch it. The double jump was made by Levi LaValle at the Winter X Games on a 450-pound Polaris snowmobile. I’m more the giant Antarctic snowmobile type, the…
I’m fraking being blown away by the last episodes of Galactica, so when I saw this huge Lego clusterfrak of Colonial Vipers and Raptors, complete with a 13-foot BSG hangar, I had to post them. This Lego Galactica fest was made with the people below, members ChiefLUG. [Brothers Brick]
Because video recording on DSLRs is the Next Big Thing, I think, some 5D Mk II-envying Russian folks have extended the capability to Canon’s cheaper liveview-equipped DSLRs. But, unfortunately, there are lots of ‘buts’. This is as straightforward as these kinds of things can get—just run the app and start recording. How-eva: you need to…
Whether for fear of patent infringement or as the result of a colossal lapse in judgment, Android didn’t ship with multitouch. No worries—the hardware was ready, and the third-party developers willing to oblige. Developer Luke Hutchison has devised a way to implement multitouch in a few of the major apps (Chrome and Maps) as well…
No, the end won’t happen because of the LHC. And it won’t be a doomsday asteroid either. The answer: Sheep. At least one of them. The date: 2012. Hilarious. [Pasion Paris via Drawn via io9] https://gizmodo.com/reminder-world-ends-tomorrow-have-sex-dont-do-your-h-5034298
We-Vibe is a 60-gram sex toy designed to “fit between two people” while making love. Apparently it’s being a hit, and now its creators want to use an unknown NASA technology for their next hit: I discovered some technology developed by NASA that has never been applied to the sex toy industry. So we’ve got…
Boing Boing stumbled across this fascinating look at the future of helicopters from an 1951 issue of Mechanics Illustrated. All these babies required to operate was a single seat, small motor and, naturally, a penis. But really, should we expect anything less from the era? Look as Betty and little Tim bid daddy a fond…
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? If we’re talking spy satellites, the answer this week became “U.S. satellites,” two of which completed a first-of-its kind maneuver that had wide-ranging ramifications for all satellites currently in orbit. Update. We should note that the Pentagon admonition is only the first time the agency has publicly commented on satellite-on-satellite spying.…
According to some readers, the $79 iLife ’09 is now shipping. For metadata fanatic loons like me, it’s worthy just for iPhoto alone and its new face tagging and localization features. UPDATE: Apple confirms. https://gizmodo.com/apple-revamps-ilife-for-09-79-for-iphoto-facial-recog-5124196 Even while Mark says that mine would only result in “Swedish Girl 1”, “Swedish Girl 2”, “Swedish Girl 3”, etc.…
This design concept from Fredrik Hylten would replace the trusty mountain gondola with an open-faced, sun-powered pod that, thankfully, has some beefy-looking safety harnesses. The pod has two seats and a sliding floor. The two wires are better than what a ski lift-style gondola might offer, the designers says, because it’s more stable in high…
