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There’s sure been a lot of talk about the Verizon BlackBerry Storm, but since a picture is worth 1000 words…uhh, I guess this picture means there’s even more talk about the Verizon BlackBerry Storm. A leaked press photo from the CrackBerry forums, that red interface gives us a not-so-migraine-free reminder of that one time we…
Unlike their usual tack lately, Apple is doing something at the App Store that actually helps developers. Before, you could review—and slam—any app you wanted willy-nilly, even if you didn’t own it. That changed over the weekend—now you have to own an app before you can review it, preventing an onslaught of one-star reviews for…
When they’re not designing $1,500 OLED keyboards or hot WiMax phone concepts, it’s good to know the guys over at Art Lebedev Studio like to keep the common folk in mind, sometimes. The common folk who will like to pin up printouts of Gizmodo posts to their fridge with these pixel-art mouse-pointer magnets. They’re about…
The ‘WowPod’ might not the be first oversized, semi-functioning iPod, but it’s probably the strangest. Perhaps taking cues from Salvador Dali (The Persistence of Flash Memory? Anyone? Sorry?), Aristarkh Chernyshev and Alexei Shulgi have not just blown up and distorted an iPod — they’ve thrown in some functionality. Their site is low on details, but…
After Japan’s mainstream newspaper Nikkei announced a new DS with a camera, music player and enhanced wireless functionality, Nintendo had to say something in response. To gaming magazine Famiitsu: We are always developing new products. However, since nothing has been announced officially, we are unable to comment at this time. That’s the most softly delivered…
Here’s a really cool application for the iPhone: Heart Monitor uses the iPhone microphone-especially the one built into your headphones-to record and track your heartbeat from your chest, wrist or neck. Watching the video, it looks like it will be a perfect application for both sports people and hypochondriacs, even while it comes with a…
Undoubtedly reopening the emotional wounds of millions of bereaved Millennials across the world, Tamagotchi has come back from the dead (they always do!) with a familiar line of life support simulators. This time, though, they come in color, presumably to make the short, hungry, futile lives of those unfortunate little mutants that much more real…
TechCrunch is reporting that Motorola is getting pretty serious about Android, with immediate plans to expand their dedicated project team from 50 to 350. If true, this could mark a turning point for Motorola, whose phones have been seeming less and less competitive every day. While putting more than a few eggs in Android’s basket…
Here’s video of Murata’s Little Seiko balancing robot up to its tricks on a unicycle. It’s a smart little thing: as well as balancing on that single wheel with nifty gyro and counterbalance robotic action, it can do collision avoidance. And boy, if it isn’t the cutest little robot you ever did see. [Bot Junkie]
Just over a week ago the word was that Baltimore, the first city in a pilot program for the new wireless tech, might not see WiMax until October. With a minimal announcement and little fanfare, though, it looks like the service has gone live in select parts of the city. The pricing options are interesting…
Meizu’s iPhone copycatting M8 cellphone is to be vaporware no longer thanks to GeekITstores, who will be launching it in China then India from December onwards. The 8GB model is apparently due to cost somewhere between $380 and $470, and will be launched with “complete fanfare”…presumably because it’s the “iPhone killer,” or so says the…
Possible-new-interface-haver TiVo and Nero, the old CD burning guys, have announced a new piece of software that will give your PC all of the capabilities of a TiVo box, allowing it to tune in to and record television through TiVo’s familiar interface. The announcement was a long time coming, as TiVo and Nero announced their…
First we had the leaked AT&T info confirming the Bold’s arrival in October, and now BoyGeniusReport has a leaked screenshot of Best Buys’ computer system. It confirms an in-stock date of October 26th. That should excite you, BlackBerry fans. [BGR]
Click to viewA music aficionado/engineering genius has created this wonderful musical piece using just electromagnetic solenoids—devices that convert electricity into linear motion—placed next to different objects around the office, and a computer control program. The result is so good that it makes me want to drink caipirinhas, dance samba, or move to Rio de Janeiro.…
After three failed attempts, one scattering of Scotty’s ashes over the Pacific Ocean, and a few mid-air explosions, the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket has finally reached orbit. The achievement marks a major milestone for Elon Musk, whose visions of a privately-funded rocket program appeared just out of reach until today’s success.At the SpaceX web site,…
Most of our childhoods have already been ruined by needles at the doctor’s office, but one Japanese inventor thinks he’s come up with the perfect pain-free, needle-free injection to soothe tomorrow’s lucky kids. Called Mother’s Kiss, the device would theoretically eliminate the need for needles and even existing needle-free devices, which use gas or air…
If you think parts of your face are out of proportion, like some Japanese people apparently do, there are tools available today that can help correct your ugliness. No, not plastic surgery. Too messy. Too obvious. I’m talking about tools like Kogao Meiku Beruto (small face make belt), which wrap your misshapen melon in gentle…
Ever get so pissed at your cell phone that you just want to chuck it into the trash? If Sony Ericsson’s GreenHeart phone ever sees the light of day, you’ll be able to do it, and nature will take care of the rest. For now, the phone is a concept (aren’t they always?), but the…
Artist Evan Roth is today hard at work on a series of collector’s plates with messages that show up best on an airport screener’s X-ray monitor. MAKE lets us know that Roth also requires an X-Ray machine to test things out and, we assume, create more art. Or an international incident. Probably both. Our question…
We’ve seen Wii lightsaber attachments before, but Thrustmaster’s version actually looks like something we’d be excited in using. These add-on sticks are powered by three AAAs and have 17 blue or red LEDs for glow-in-the-dark action. Nice, but we’re not sure how much more “gameplay” it’ll add to The Force Unleashed. Bonus shot for awkward…
