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The Atmos 561 Clock, made by Jaeger LeCoultre and designed by Mark Newson, is powered entirely by changes in temperature and sits inside a block of crystal for good measure. According to The Watchismo Times, a change in temperature of one degree celsius can power the clock for two days. A mixture of Ethyl Chloride…
This past May I sat down with Joseph Corn, co-author of Yesterday’s Tomorrows, to talk about past visions of the future. We chatted over coffee at Brian Horrigan’s house (Brian is the other author of Yesterday’s Tomorrows) about the paleo-future of transportation, robot servants and the end of the world. Joe challenged a lot of…
Just when we thought John Mayer was happy with his MacBook Air, he goes and cheats on Apple with a Sony Vaio. Was it the fact that he had to submit a bug report? Was it the fact that everyone’s submitting bug reports with his name in it? Or how about because he’s on the…
The Consumerist just uncovered a new deal in the works by Comcast to give away Wiis to new subscribers. Whoa. Their deal, which runs on a limited supply basis, is supposedly good from July 28 to August 17 in the Miami, SF, Houston, Denver, Chicago, Philly, Boston and Detroit areas (among others). If you’re looking…
I was really excited to see A-Level hit the App Store today-I’ve actually needed to use a level recently, but I don’t have one. And replacing a physical tool with a 99-cent mobile software app is what the future’s all about, right? But after grabbing it and giving it a test, it’s a well-executed app…
According to the designer, Pillo is a “modern way of living” that can be described as “furniture or micro architecture.” Essentially, it is a series of carbon fiber rods covered in fabric that can be easily unfolded or collapsed for easy transport. Throw a little light source in there and you have yourself one cozy,…
We literally have no further information other than what you see in the image above, but either way, it’s a very interesting photo even if it might be a fake. It makes sense that whatever huge display is running off a Windows XP machine—many giant displays do. What’s also interesting in the photo are the…
I must admit that I was intrigued by the Super 8 projector that Japanese manufacturer Gakken released back in March. My only problem was that you would need to get your hands on an 8mm camera in order to get back to the retro filmmaking stylings of our forefathers. Fortunately for film buffs, Gakken is…
If you drive a car in certain cities, you’re dumb. There, I said it. But that’s how Google Maps assumed everybody locomoted to their destination, until now. Yep! Google Maps finally has an option for step-by-step walking directions. Accounting for the speed difference between your kicks and four-wheeled gas-guzzlers, it estimates covering a mile will…
Maybe it was a miscalculation, or perhaps it is Disney trying to capitalize on the success of the film, but the Ultimate Wall-E remote controlled robot is now available for pre-order at $250-about $60 more than originally expected. Not a big deal, though-this toy is so feature-packed, it is almost like having the real thing.…
Apparently, proxy test taking is a big enough problem that the nation’s top business schools will soon require that students undergo a palm vein scan before taking their GMATs. Like a fingerprint, the system of veins running through the hand is unique to every individual, and supporters claim that using vein scanning is not only…
Much like the United States, Britain has a bit of an illegal immigration problem. Tens of thousands risk their lives to cross into Britain each year by clinging underneath trucks transported on ferries. To combat this problem, BAE systems has provided the border agency with a robot dubbed “Hero” that is capable of ferreting out…
We saw the Nerf Vulcan EBF-25 at Toy Fair 2008, we saw it perform in the hands of brave co-workers fighting in the trenches at the epic Nerf office war, and now you can proudly own the pinnacle of foam dart weapon technology for $40. [Hasbro via Digg] Thanks, Nelson! https://gizmodo.com/nerf-vulcan-ebf-25-fully-automatic-toy-dart-gun-rambo-357952
Unlike certain other Fox properties, seeing the Simpsons continue to be milked for merchandising doesn’t fill me with quite so much rage, so these officially engraved iPods are cool for hardcore fans. But for the $80 premium over standard price for an iPod classic, I’m more inclined to take the one I already have to…
We all know minimalism is currently king in the gadget design world. Fancy shapes, switches and knobs have been eschewed in favor of clean and simple designs that take a backseat to interface. So we asked Fake Steve Jobs, Bruce Sterling, Daniel Will-Harris and Yves Behar whether or not they thought there would be a…
Games For Windows LIVE, the PC equivalent of Xbox Live, has now gone free. As of now, you won’t have to subscribe to a Games For Windows LIVE Gold Account ($49 a year) in order to get the PC to PC or PC to Xbox 360 multiplayer action. Great news for PC owners, but we…
Ryan Block, editor of Engadget, announced his resignation today. When I first heard the news, I was blindsided with a loss of competitive bearing followed by some strange sorrow. I suppose I’d explain it by saying Ryan is probably the best frienemy a guy could possibly ask for. The press has often played up the…
You know how solid state drives aren’t very common right now? SanDisk laid the blame for that directly onto Microsoft’s face, accusing Windows Vista of not being optimized for those SSDs. The next-generation drives due out soon require more advanced controllers (the stuff that interfaces with the drive itself), which “need to basically compensate for…
Remember when Apple got shady with Windows users by pushing out Safari via its own software update tool to everyone, even if you didn’t have it installed already? Windows users are now up in arms again about iTunes 7.7 bringing along an unwanted MobileMe control panel without asking, and I don’t blame them. Granted, a…
Last week, I called on you to create and submit some brutally honest gadget ads. And you did! While I’d say about half of the entries were ads for the iPhone 3G (I get it guys, you want copy and paste), we also got some pretty awesome ads for other devices. From the predictable (red-ringing…