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Darnit darnit-that’s what you’ll be saying if you’re an eager Nikon fan, waiting for the new mid-range D700 DSLR. Those shots we showed you in our previous rumor post? Yep: faked. Over on NikonD700.com they’ve got a link to the original pre-Photoshopped image on Flickr. It’s of a D300, and is clearly of a higher…
Psst. Remember those face-recognition vending machines that sell cigarettes in Japan, but only if you’re old enough? Well, underage fag-fans of Japan, here’s how to get your hands on a packet of cancer sticks if you’re still young enough to remember the main working function of the breast. https://gizmodo.com/cigarette-machine-to-teens-get-outta-here-ya-damn-kid-319107 A reporter for Sankei Sports discovered…
A walking stick, with a catch. Well, potentially a catch anyway: with a reel and 8# fishing line, this mashup gadget enables you to combined fishing with your countryside strolls. It’s 35-inches high, with a rubber foot and metal/plastic reel, and is available now for $39.95. On second thoughts, House wouldn’t so much use this…
A four-way, USB 2.0 hub. A magnetic paperclip holder. A fake fish tank. A seven-color LED illuminator. Mix them all together, and what have you got? Yes: possibly the worst USB gizmo ever. I mean, what’s next? A USB hub with built-in electric dog-polisher? I don’t know though: if you’re a collector of USB naffness…
This is a momentous day for me (I won’t spoil the surprise) and what better way to celebrate momentous days than by knitting a pair of Spock ears for my lugs. If I were going to the New York meet-up you would be able to identify me by these furry little thingies—sod the fact that…
Without a doubt, the Lego brick storage buildings were the most impressive part of my visit to Lego. When I first saw their 65.6-foot high ceilings, with multiple giant robots going up and down retrieving boxes full of bricks, I felt like I entered the Matrix. Below the thunderous noise of the flying machines, I…
Nokia’s Supernova range is out today. Nokia says the 7610, 7510, 7310, and 7210 are aimed at the ladies of the world (including Caribbean, Parisian, Bolivian, Namibian, Amphibian, Presbyterian, Outta sight, Late night, Erudite, and Hermaphrodites), coming in all sorts of colors and shapes, as you can see in the press release, gallery, and bonus…
DXG’s new 567v looks designed to join Flip cam lookalikes in the YouTube camcorder game. But this candybar form-factor camera packs in a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor and records at 1280 x 720 pixels HD resolution at 30 frames per second: meaning it’s far beyond YouTube’s video requirements. Recording to SDHC cards, it also comes with…
Peter Van Wijnaerde recently emailed me and asked for my opinion on various paleo-futuristic topics. He was doing a presentation for the Brussels Girl Geek Dinner and was looking for some insight. I felt bad that I didn’t have much time to contribute but he was able to put together a rather interesting presentation which…
The Cell processor in ye old PS3 has been getting the 65nm treatment since the holiday, but the RSX graphics chips inside should get the same in the fall, resulting in slightly more reliable, more energy efficient chips. [Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/playstation-3-graphics-chip-shrinks-to-wee-65nm-this-fa-5020039
Macrumors noticed that the latest beta of iTunes 7.7 seeded to devs includes this note: “Also use the new Remote application for iPhone or iPod touch to control iTunes playback from anywhere in your home — a free download from the App Store.” Beta 8 of the SDK has also dropped. [Macrumors, image not of…
What you see here is not a simple array of LCD displays. This is NASA’s hyperwall-2, the world’s highest resolution visualization system. At 23 by 10 feet wide, hyperwall-2 uses 128 screens driven by 128 graphic processing units with a total of 1,024 processor cores capable of displaying quarter billion-pixel graphics. That’s 74 teraflops of…
One of the best Bill Gates interview clips to float the web in the last few years is this one where Bill tells us how easy school was while chowing down on burgers at his favorite fast food joint. At the end, some homeless guy knocks on the window and asks if he can spare…
A forum user High-Def Digest just posted a scan from next week’s K-Mart weekly circular ad showing a price drop of $50 on the Xbox 360 Premium. The $299 price still includes a 20GB hard drive, and the timing of this supposed price drop matches up with whatever announcements Microsoft is going to have at…
A French company called Abilmo has developed collapsible hotel-style dwellings that users can quickly construct in just about any location. The concept is similar to the Myhab cardboard units we have discussed in the past, except Abilmo packs numerous modern conveniences like electricity, a bathroom with shower, climate control and even hardwood floors into its…
Despite the fact that Netflix is doing away with extra profiles in the queue, there is ususally little to complain about regarding the relatively high efficiency of their recommendation system. Ever wonder how they do it? Sound & Vision did, so they did a little research and uncovered some interesting bits of information-some of which…
The 57-inch Aquavision is a definitely a big waterproof television, but it falls well short of the 70-inch beast that MarineAV is packin’. Outside of its size and rugged exterior, the LCD70 also features full 1080p resolution, a 1,500:1 contrast ratio, 600cd/m2 brightness, 8ms response time, 178 degree viewing angle, and AV, S-Video, Component, HDMI,…
Don’t get me wrong, we love ya Bill, but Windows and its 90% + market share makes it hard to escape your grasp. Everywhere you look some employer is pushing it on you-shoving it in your face saying “Just try one spreadsheet-you’ll love it man! Everyone is doing it!” But what if you don’t want…
Mio’s new Moov 380 GPS just passed through the FCC, complete with the ability to make/take phone calls and send/recieve SMS texts. The GPS unit comes with a SIM card slot, allowing for said cellular functions as well as an SD card slot for storage. In addition, the Moov 380 comes with a SIRFStarIII GPS…
The Boom Arm Starbase Workstation-now there is a product aimed squarely at nerds. It combines computing and extreme laziness with a little “Starbase” sci-fi flavor thrown in. I mean, you could use a product like the LapDawg-but that would require actually lifting the laptop now and then. The swing arm action on the Starbase will…
