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Hey guys. John Mayer here. You know I love music as much as I love my iPod. That’s why I’m so happy that Apartment Therapy has selected these amazing lamps made out of analog tapes still inside of their cases! How cool is that? I know! Cooler than Steve’s turtleneck. They think it could be…
It’s been a while since we brought you some serious gadget bling here on Giz, so now here’s some… and it’s serious. “Headphones encrusted with 204 real diamonds and made of white gold” kind of serious. From designer Thomas Heyerdahl, the iDiamonds are a limited edition of just 1,000 units, so you’d better rush. That’s…
The “$1 per Watt” barrier may not sound as impressive as the sound barrier, but this next-gen wind turbine is the first, and has an unusual design. The AeroCam’s horizontal-axis, flat-blade shape has blades that’re dynamically angled to maximize wind-catching. It’s also compact, so can fit into urban environments, and captures wind from any direction.…
It is astonishing how many predictions of the early 20th century assumed animals (that is, all animals) would eventually be extinct simply because they were not needed by humans. A piece by John Elfreth Watkins, Jr. in the December, 1900 Ladies Home Journal predicted that there would be, “no wild animals except in menageries.” The…
With the 3D drawing pad, your ugly scribbles will look like high-tech masterpieces. The paper on the pad has a special background that makes black pencil marks appear 3-dimensional when seen through those classic blue-and-red specs. A pack of 50 sheets (with glasses) is only $4, an awesome deal if it really works. I know…
The Mars Phoenix just issued a highly official twitter update saying that some white, shiny stuff it was staring at has sublimated. In other words, it’s definitely ice. The previous discovery of probable ice sent thousands of scientists and NASA fans into violent discovery-gasms, but until the Phoenix team was to observe sublimation, which is…
This Bluetooth speakerphone will take your phone’s address book and read out caller ID names on ring. It also can pair with eight devices and connect to the one ringing. [Gizmag]
Intel’s for-profit take on the OLPC concept will soon share a UI with its spiritual predecessor. Walter Bender, the guy who made the original child-friendly Sugar interface with the OLPC project, told PC Magazine that Sugar will be adapted to the Classmate PC. Intel had previously disassociated themselves with the OLPC program because they really…
Recently, Disney announced the grand opening of their new Innoventions Dream Home located in Tomorrowland in Anaheim, Calif. The construction was a collaborative effort between Disneyland, Microsoft, HP, Life|ware and home-builder Taylor Morrison-so naturally the home functions more as a big advertising campaign for current products than an actual “home of the future.” Still, I…
Not only are we gigantic fans of the Metal Gear Solid series as a whole (we’re guts deep in the latest saga right now), we’re also big fans of being able to tell time. That’s why this limited edition MGS4 watch, given to preorder sales at UK’s Gamestation, is so damn fantastic. There are only…
The August 28, 1949 San Antonio Light (San Antonio, TX) ran this article and cartoon about the “brain wave” music of the future. The piece quotes heavily from electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott. CHICAGO, Aug. 27 – (AP) – Some day composers won’t write music, and musicians won’t play it – yet fans will enjoy…
This week Nintendo sealed up the Twilight Princess hack which had previously allowed homebrew enthusiasts to work their brewy magic. Well, the patch has been circumvented after only a few days, and the fix should be available for download soon. [Wii Fanboy] https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-has-plugged-the-wii-twilight-hack-5017189
The special edition is 28 bucks down from $40. But there is no non-special edition. Fishy, but hey, Iron Man. [Amazon]
SE2 Labs let us have a look at the ITC One, an integrated movie, TV, gaming and music system announced last year. The all-in-one approach purports to simplify setting up a high-end home entertainment system easier by cramming everything you could imagine into an expensive box. The concept is interesting, but so is the $25,000…
ATI’s next line of Radeon graphics cards-the RV770-based 4800 series-doesn’t officially launch until June 25, but Hot Hardware’s got benchmarks already on the first shot, the mid-range $199 Radeon HD 4850. It’s prompted a response from Nvidia in the form of the $229 GeForce 9800 GTX+, a speedier version of the 9800 GTX on a…
A Toyota Prius outfitted with one of Lithium Technology Corporation’s plug-in conversion kits exploded after the owner saw balls of fire in the backseat. Luckily the owner was smart enough to vacate the cars after seeing flames, but not smart enough to not drive the car even when its PHEV15 plug-in kit was experiencing “charger-related…
Tenori-on, the versatile light-up synthesizer we love so much, is now on sale in the US. It pricey at $1200, but there are only 60 available so if you want it you better move fast. [Tenori-on via Crave] https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-yamahas-tenori-on-synthesizer-we-love-it-380767
AT&T’s doing a desktop browser called Pogo-it’s a “3D visual web browser” built on Firefox 2. (They’re moving it to Firefox 3 currently.) It has some graphically interesting ways of doing bookmarks, history (probably my favorite feature with a Time Machine-like 3D timeline) and tabs, and a dock along the bottom. I’m kind of mixed…
Looking for a new design element to tie a room together? Ever thought about spicing things up with a theme? These Lightpipes will give any space that swanky post-meltdown Chernobyl look that is so popular with all of the interior designers these days. And the best part is that no installation is required-just set it…
Tron Guy, whose wife calls him Jay Maynard, has just purchased a $140,000 aircraft. Why would the internet phenomenon spend so much money on a plane when it could be so much better used on some home exercise equipment? “I wanted a design that would leave no doubt in anyone’s mind that it was Tron…