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According to Notebook Italia, it looks like Samsung is readying the release of their own 12-inch netbook, the NC20. The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 has a challenger! https://gizmodo.com/dell-inspiron-mini-12-review-5093030 A big-sized sequel to the 10-inch NC10, purported specs include an unnamed VIA U225 processor, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, 1.3MP webcam and a weight of…
Current lamps are pretty simple to use. I’m not so sure they’re in need to a redesign. But we like this Bonfire Lamp concept all the same. By designer Kang Kyung Lee, you twist each individual flare to activate the internal LED. Then, if you have a deft touch, each piece can be arranged campfire…
Diaper rash cream? Brilliant white light? What? Strangely enough, scientists with Duke University and the US Army have discovered that a cheap diaper rash and sunburn cream produces a brilliant white light when heated. “Duke adjunct physics professor Henry Everitt, chemistry professor Jie Liu and their graduate student John Foreman have discovered that adding sulfur…
This concept folding electric bike won a Merit prize in a bike design competition, but its practical use is probably limited. Why? Because you charge it at home by pedaling. We suppose there’s a case to be made for getting exercise at home, when you can wear lousy clothes and sweat all over them, then…
You already know what it will take to beat down a zombie horde, but a throng of frantic last minute shoppers is another matter altogether. Here are the tools you need to win the day. https://gizmodo.com/10-scary-zombie-killing-weapons-5041293 Overcoming Your Physical Limitations: HAL Exoskeleton: First thing is first. In order to outwit your opponent and score the…
Electroman: defender of gadgets, scourge of surges. This electric superhero saves the day along with his trusty sidekick USB Hub Man. Together they form a duo to be reckoned with. [WOE via BOJ] https://gizmodo.com/usb-hub-man-from-kikkerland-296466
The Nerf Vulcan is definitely awesome—but it is not as cool as it could be. Manapotions have developed a hack that adds an LED round counter and a 500 round-per-minute firing capacity. https://gizmodo.com/nerf-vulcan-fully-automatic-dart-gun-now-available-5027867 In order to accomplish this feat, the guys from Manapotions increased the voltage to the firing motor using 2 x 9.6v battery…
If you’ve waited this long to buy Christmas presents, you may be willing to give AA batteries to your loved ones as a gift. But we have some actually good things in here too. Computing • Pinnacle PCTV HD Mini Stick for Mac and PC for $69.99 plus $5 overnight shipping (normally $110 – valid…
“My mom got a new phone,” my niece tells me out of the blue. “Neat, what kind of phone?” “A button phone,” she replies. “A button phone?” “Like grandpa has,” she explains. “Oh, an iPhone!” I realize, pulling my own iPhone out for her to confirm. “Yes, like that one. But in white.” It was…
Google Earth is fantastic, but this might be its most amazing feat yet: A scientist stumbled across an unknown green patch that turned out to be an unexplored forest home to brand new undiscovered species. https://gizmodo.com/new-york-city-is-breathtaking-following-google-earth-up-5113131 Julian Bayliss was looking around Google Earth for a new conservation project when he came across patches of green…
According to the Washington Post, realistic pooping dolls are a must-have item this holiday season. Man, I can’t wait to have kids. Dolls like “Baby Alive” come with special “green beans” and “bananas” that can be fed to the doll, “digested” and “defecated.” To enhance the fun, Baby Alive occasionally poops prematurely creating a lifelike…
While VHS might be dead, according to former Colbert Report/Daily Show writer Eric Drysdale, tape rewinders are alive and well, brimming with new features designed for the internet age. [Funny or Die]
Luke from Kotaku was right: I wanted so badly to, yes, love this game that perhaps its weaknesses-a cripplingly low frame rate and, yes, the onset of some serious tiltage needed to keep moving after the first few minutes-didn’t fully sink in until I just couldn’t play past the fourth level while sitting on the…
In holidays past, when money flowed like hot Santa tears and melted gum drops , Googlers looked forward to cash bonuses that topped $20,000. This year, they’re getting $180 worth of “dogfood”—a G1. Updated 1:05PM http://valleywag.gawker.com/5115653/google-hands-out-dogfood-as-christmas-bonus Yep, they’re all getting G1s—even Google, who prints money as a hobby, is feeling the financiapocalypse: This is a…
Marian Seltzer buried her late husband with his cellphone fully charged. Now, three years later, she still pays his Verizon bill monthly and leaves him frequent voicemails. He, uh, doesn’t get them. Marian even went so far as to etch his cell number onto his gravestone, allowing those passing to ring him up and leave…
While we know that media formats will come and go (be they physical or purely digital), the death of VHS is one of particular weight. Players have died, now tapes have, too. https://gizmodo.com/stubborn-old-crotchety-jvc-finally-ceases-standalone-5069683 While major retailers have long since ditched VHS for the space-friendly DVD alternative, Distribution Video Audio was the last major supplier of…
Australia loves censoring and filtering things on the internet, but its government hasn’t had its fill yet. Next up: blocking BitTorrent in the entire country. I guess it shouldn’t be too shocking coming from a country with a Censorship Minister, but this is still pretty ridiculous. Said minister Stephen Conroy posted on his department’s blog…
Even though we’ve been waiting, well, just about forever for Garmin’s Nuvifone, a marketing director in Asia has confirmed to DigiTimes that Garmin-labeled Android phones are in the oven. Well, maybe not: UPDATED 12:13PM/1:28PM EST https://gizmodo.com/garmins-nuvifone-gets-delayed-til-2009-5030844 Update 12:13PM: Eric at Information Week called up Garmin US for their comment, and apparently they were just as…
Someone please tell me one person who would buy this: a hand bag with a 7-inch TV and DVD player built in to it. Yes, BagTV is a real product. It’s available for $436! I’m honestly wondering if they’ve sold a single one of these things. Not only is it as bad an idea as…
It’s an obvious point, but I didn’t know until today that bridges contain structure sensors that burn through batteries, needing constant replacement. Luckily, a new solar-powered radio could simplify these systems greatly. Developed by Kansas State University engineers, the working prototypes use humble calculator solar panels to power a NASA/KSU-developed “Mars Chip” radio transmitter. The…
