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Rumors of imminent high fail rates notwithstanding, today’s a pretty good day to own any GeForce 8 series or higher desktop graphics card, since they all get PhysX support with a free download (three PhysX-juiced UT3 maps are free too). Also tapping the CUDA goodness is badaboom, an insanely fast video transcoder, Folding@Home and a…
The limited edition Dark Knight Xbox 360 that Mark was willing to end his marriage for is now available on eBay. Bid fast and bid hard, cause they’ve only created 110 of these and not all of them are going to be scalped. The going price seems to be somewhere around $1200, which is obscene…
Here’s a quick tip on how to sync only your address book and calendar with your iPhone—perfect for the times when you want to get in and out and not worry about whether it’s going to transfer five albums or back up all your apps. Just use iSync by pulling down the dropdown in the…
Thinking of camping out at Ikea once they start selling those solar panels? While you’re waiting, RoofRay will help you plan exactly how many SUNGLYÄSS units you’ll need, and how much you’ll save. Draw the shape of a prospective solar array on Google Maps’ satellite image of your roof, enter its slope angle, and watch…
Any child older than seven knows that there are times when ground surveillance just won’t do. And while we’re waiting for the best airborne military concepts to be democratized to our Wal-mart toy aisle, we’ll have to settle on the Spy Kite. This “high performance” fiberglass-framed kite packs a digital camera capable of taking shots…
The currently Japan-only PSP camera add-on has just been recalled, with the manufacturer citing reports that its units are running “extremely hot” and emitting “a burning smell.” Chotto Sot is taking all of these units off the shelves even at online exporters like Play Asia, so if you want your upskirt shenanigans to be console-related,…
Nintendo has banned Shigeru Miyamoto from talking about his hobbies, fearing that The Next Big Gaming Thing could be guessed by competitors by just listening carefully to the game wizard. Apparently, all the latest Nintendo hits came from Zeldameister’s personal projects and obsessions, from Brain Training to Wii Fit, so his musings on banana pancake…
Flames, thunderous noise, drama and the threat of explosive, combustive doom: That’s why this sculpture by Dave Umlas will please your inner fire-starter. Made from stainless steel, propane gas-air jets and what seems to be a turbine-like system somewhere in its construction, it exists merely to thrill you with flames. If the still photos of…
Last month, the Inquirer made the shocking accusation that every Nvidia graphics card with the G84 and G86 chipsets were bad (every 8-series card up to the 8800 basically). Nvidia said that’s crap, but the Inquirer said it was all a big cover up. Now the Inquirer is reporting that “four board partners are seeing…
TmoNews claims to have scooped some succulent intel on the HTC Dream launch. While former hearsay had the Android-based smartphone delayed until 2009, current rumor has it that T-Mobile customers will be able to pre-order the phone on September 17th for a lot less than its (also rumored) $400 price.These customers will score the phone…
The “T REX” dinosaur light combines some of our best memories from childhood: Puzzles, dinosaurs and interior decorating. Assembled from 16 pieces (of some mystery material), this $26 tyrannosaurus is ready to destroy any monsters still lurking in your closet. And please note, we said “monsters” not “skeletons”-that time you were reprimanded for hopping the…
That Nintendo Wii, what will it think up next? It’s made us smarter and fitter and stronger and just so much better. Oh, and have you heard? Now it’s creating OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS. Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima just took the gold in the 100-meter breaststroke, and instead of thanking God or his trainers in typical…
Using the Wiimote’s IR sensor elegantly duct taped in place, Instructables user toelle was able to mod everyone’s favorite USB toy to launch precision, infrared-guided attacks, just like the big boys (kind of). Using a custom script which looks for IR sources to aim at, you can lay down precision fire by, say, putting your…
FujiFilm has just added to its series of FinePix digital cameras with the F60FD, designed for easy point-and-shoot operation. It’s got a 12-megapixel SuperCCD sensor, 3-inch display, mechanical image stabilization and 3x optical zoom. Plus its software lets it do advanced face detection of up to 10 faces for optimum focus and exposure settings, with…
Giz reader Julien has created a version of the iPhone I Am Rich application, but he has completely missed the point by making it donationware. Julien, the objective of this app is making you richer by making stupid rich morons poorer in the process. I Am Rich app ported to WM devices I made this…
A cruel, very talented man named Dean T. Fraser has decided that our Simpsons, Batman, Iron Man, Spiderman, Halo, and miscellaneous superheroes, supervillain, and sci-fi fetishes weren’t enough on their own, so he Simpsonized them all. Now, if anyone makes any of the characters in this amazing gallery out of Lego, I will spontaneously self-combust…
Back in May we alerted you to the unusual iHome iH41 iPod dock alarm clock, which can swivel around its own corner to let you display a docked iPod touch as widescreen or portrait. Well, it’s now available to purchase, with an $80 price tag. It’s got Expanded Bass and Reson8 technology to give its…
The United Arab Emirates keep building their Blade Runner-ish cities in the middle of the desert, with buildings like the Ras Al-Khaimah Gateway, a 2.9 million square feet hotel, conference and exhibition complex that looks like some kind of alien mothership from outer space. Construction will start later this year and Norwegian architects Snøhetta say…
For $259, this Cica lamp must be some kind of limited edition, designer-signed, hand-blown Pyrex glass light that looks like a broken lightbulb, with a high-powered LED that makes the whole thing glow like a Terry Gilliam movie prop. Looks like it, and it’s beautiful, but for that price I think I would get a…
This is the Scope Clock, from designer David Forbes, and if you’re into retro-tech chic gadgets, this thing will beat any nixie clock hands down. Just look at it: a cathode ray tube encased in acrylic, with GPS time automagically captured for accuracy, and the ability to display digital or analog clock faces. It’s fabulous,…
