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We’ve noted in our iPhone 2.0 software review that iTunes’ full image backup of your iPhone when you’ve made changes to what apps you’ve got installed can take a really long time. We’re talking tens of minutes. If you’re the type of person that doesn’t really store anything important on your phone that can’t be…
And you thought Etch-a-Sketch was tough. Ian Cook made this portrait of a Chevy Camaro by soaking the wheels of remote controlled cars in paint and then painstakingly driving them around on his canvas. He also uses full-size tires to fill in large blocks of color, but still, the results are pretty amazing-if you’ve ever…
Not content with muddying-up the waters of the Eee brand, Asustek is apparently keen to “push out software and hardware upgrades every month to fill gaps in the netbook market.” Though that sounds like a bad idea, at least one benefit may come of it: according to Digitimes, one of the upcoming products will be…
This is the YachtPlus 40 Signature Series, a 134-foot ship designed by architects Foster + Partners. Unlike other superyachts, this one is not just a stunning rendering, but it’s now being constructed in Italy and should be available to buy for a whole load of dollars in September. I would say at least 35 dollars.…
In the above video, the famous tricycle scene from The Shining is reenacted with a WowWee Tribot and a couple of Femisapiens who meet some gruesome demises. It’s pretty awesome. After the jump, check the original scene for comparison’s sake. Yep, still creepy after all these years. [Boing Boing Gadgets]
Bless those guys at Thanko—they’ve been wondering what else to apply fan-cooling tech to, and have come up with this keyboard that cools something you never thought needed it: your wrists. The gizmo has three fans built into the wrist-rest area of a standard USB keyboard, ready to puff sweet air at your sweaty wrists…
Well, this is terrible. Edward Davidson, the “Spam King” who was sentenced to 21 months in jail and ordered to pay $714,139 in restitution to the IRS for spamming and tax evasion, escaped from prison with the aid of his wife only to then turn a gun on her, his 3-year old daughter, a teenage…
It was only a matter of time before someone turned the Beijing Olympics installations into Lego. Our friends at Brothers Brick discovered the landmarks-like the Nest Sports Ground or the iconic Water Cube-Lego’ized by the Honk Kong Lego Users Group. The attention to detail is particularly impressive in the high resolution images. The models include…
Sure, you could buy the new (yeah, new) Journey album on CD. Even iTunes. Or you could buy it preloaded on this $40 1GB flash player from ZVUE that looks like it may as well be made of black velvet. Tough call. [Product Page via Anything But iPod]
When Brandon Dilbeck wrote about how shitty his Comcast service was on his no-traffic Blogspot blog, he didn’t think anyone was watching. But this guy was. And when he received an email from Comcast support that directly addressed his specific problem shortly after his post went up, he understandably got a little freaked out. The…
Yes. Fishing marlins from helicopters. It may sound boring, but seriously, you won’t believe your eyes. If your jaw doesn’t drop after watching this, I’ll post pictures of myself naked. Update: do you think this is real or not? I think it is, but you can tell us your opinion in the comments. I’ve seen…
A year ago we reported on Intel’s nifty technique for 22nm chip fabrication, which may extend the life of Moore’s Law. Now MIT is reporting a new technique for optical lithography which should make 12nm chip manufacture possible, making for smaller, denser future chip tech.By combining laser interference technology with a new “scanning beam” wafer…
If there’s anything we enjoy more than playing with our gadgets during the week, it’s playing with our gadgets during the weekEND. What’ll we be playing with? Some wireless speakers, headphones, digital photo frames and some more weird accessories. Look for those soon. Thanks AutoTrader, Chevy Fuel Solutions, Coors Light, Sony Crackle, DICE, Eve Online,…
It’s the 9th annual Sysadmin day today. You know… sysadmins? The people without whom your entire computing network would come crashing down in flaming ruins? According to the System Administrator Appreciation Day website, “on this special international day” you should “give your System Administrator something that shows that you truly appreciate their hard work and…
Scientists at Ohio State University have taken a thermoelectric material that’s been used for decades to power deep-space probes, and worked out how to double its efficiency. That’s good news: thermoelectrics convert heat directly into electrical energy. By catching exhaust heat, the new material may allow car alternators to be replaced… and that’ll push up…
Maybe I’m not a slope-wise skier, but when I’m hurtling down a mountain I love to hear wind sounds—not music from my iPod. Other people are different, and this waterproof MP3 player from Lancer certainly fits the “rugged enough for big snowboard crashes” bill. The Laqa3’s design is a plain metal tube. And… well, that’s…
Buffalo’s upcoming internal and external BD recorder units can burn both single or double-layer BDs up to a sizzling 8x speed, and DVD ±R up to 16x. Of course Blu-ray technology is going to improve, probably following a similar pattern to DVD burning tech. But here’s a funny: these drives use Panasonic SW-5584 units inside……
I just got to play with a phone that had been waterproofed using the Golden Shellback technology, and it was pretty amazing, not to mention legit. In the video above, Golden Shellback inventor Sid Martin took a Golden Shellbacked BB Pearl, started a call, dropped it in a glass of ice water, and it all…
Is GTA 4 a murder simulator? Probably not, but any game based on Showtime’s Dexter damn well better be. According to a tweet by TV squad, a Dexter game is on its way to the iPhone and will be detailed later tonight at the Dexter Comic-con panel. Will we be able to use the iPhone’s…
Microsoft has a secret new operating system they’re showing to XP-using Vista haters, reports Cnet’s Ina Fried. Codenamed “Mojave,” over 90 percent of the focus groups in San Francisco loved it, with at least one moved to effuse, “Oh wow,” while using it. When can you get hold of this wondrous new operating system? Right…
