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I’ve been a big fan of Delicious Library for a while, using it to conveniently keep track of what movies, games and books we own and where they are in the house in a visually appealing and searchable way. It revolutionized my DVD storage system, allowing me to shove them into multiple 50/100 disc spindles…
That cute girl in sales I’ll use this to flirt with her! Man, I’m so lonely. [ThinkGeek]
Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA’s Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda goes on sale in stores today. I know you think I probably milked it for all it’s worth, but there’s actually a ton of mind-boggling spy gear in there that I didn’t have a chance to cover on Giz, such as: • Robotic…
Do you know the Robotic Muffin Maker, the Robotic Muffin Maker, the Robotic Muffin Maker? Well: you do now. Built by a Industrial Electrical Technician students Carl Boucher and Dominic Dussault, there’s almost no other info about the project. But no matter: forward to about 1:30, and check out the neat mini-industrial ballet that is…
This fully-motorized wheelchair—built from an electric golf cart and a Marine rescue helicopter seat—is equipped with a flamethrower capable of firing 15-foot flames. Capable of hitting 20 miles per hour, it is the latest invention of Lord Humongous—probably the secret identity of Dr. Strangelove—and a perfect opportunity for disabled people of the world to get…
Ring ring. “Hello?” “Hi.” “Who is this?” “Glovephone.” The Glovephone is sadly just a concept. Connecting via Bluetooth to your handset, the Glovephone is meant for extreme weather conditions and rescue workers. There’s even an emergency button for if you find yourself injured with limited mobility. We just love the clever placement of the speaker…
Remember NHK’s Super Hi-Vision, the 7680×4320 format that looks so good viewers throw up? The research group finally prototyped up a 33-megapixel video sensor that could take in the whole picture at once. https://gizmodo.com/next-gen-hdtv-is-so-clear-itll-make-you-throw-up-i-see-348985 Before, according to IDG, they were using four 8.3 megapixel sensors—two for green and one each for red and blue. But…
In 2010, a few lucky office workers in Mumbai, India, will see a major upgrade from the common cubicle. Because the Cybertecture Egg is being constructed to be one of the most forward-thinking workplaces in the world. Its 13 floors are far lighter on columns that conventional buildings since the structure supported by its exterior.…
According to legend, University of Tokyo professor Masayuki Nakao was bitten by a radioactive ramen bowl when he was a kid, which gave him the ability to spit 1-micron-wide bowls made out of silicon—full of dozens of 20-nanometer-think carbon noodles floating in an ethanol soup—at supersonic speeds. Or maybe he did this one with a…
What do you do if you’ve got a surplus US Air Force helicopter turboshaft engine, and a jet boat hull? Stupid question: you do one hell of a modding job and bolt them together of course, like these nutcase guys have done. Their 23-foot aluminum white-water jet boat, dubbed Squirt 2, is powered by a…
Asustek has dropped some details on that Eee Desktop PC EP20 we’ve seen floating around. First off, it has a more catchy name—the Asus Eee Box. https://gizmodo.com/asus-eee-desktop-pc-ep20-images-leaked-373739 Expected for a global launch this July in both Linux and Windows XP versions, the cheapest model will start at about $330 and pack an 80GB hard drive…
This week at Uncrate: We cook our food to perfection thanks to the Bonjour Laser Probe Combo, enroll our spice-obsessed friends in the Hot Sauce of the Month Club, and decorate our headquarters with a Mattel’s Battle Cat Print. We also discuss our new favorite seasoning Bacon Salt, go electric on the cheap with The…
Sure we’d all love to see the little bus-powered 2.5″ Iomega eGo drives hit 1TB, but that’s not happening today. Instead, Iomega is porting their sleek, shiny, colorful design to the 3.5″ realm, launching 1-terabyte Super eGo (get it?) drives in blue, red and black. For the time being, they’re only USB 2.0—no FireWire or…
OLPC has agreed to supply 65 thousand XO computers to the state of Caldas, Colombia, providing an injection of technology to a rural area of the country. The first 15,000 will be distributed throughout the most remote areas of the state by the end of 2008, while the remaining 50,000 will be offered in the…
We’ve been talking about the upcoming Sony Ericsson Paris cellphone for a while, but we’ve not had much to go on. But now this new promo vid confirms that it’ll have some kind of weather widget and also demos Google maps app in action, plus the (presumed) 5-megapixel camera. Also looks like there’s an orientation…
This concept from designers Chromoly would be perfect if your boss is the pushy type, and you fancy unsettling them a bit: notice-board tacks shaped like Ninja throwing-stars. Just make sure you scream loudly and jam one in the wall near the door before they walk in, and voila: instant respect. Shame it’s just a…
Maurin Donneaud has created this giant walk-on rug computer keyboard, going for stomp-sensitive design rather than touch. It’s a home-made affair, with foam separating the conducting-fabric contacts inside until you press down, and is powered by an Arduino board. So, while it won’t let you bash out tunes like Tom Hanks in Big it will…
This is Digital Pot (no: not what you’re thinking,) a concept from designer Junyi Heo that’s a 21st Century plant pot. It’s filled with sensors measuring temperature, soil moisture and the like. It lets you know the results on a display with a mix of emoticons and symbols, so your plants can tell you what…
Sure, there are other emergency chargers out there, ready to give your gizmos a puff of extra life when they’re out of juice, but perhaps none so pocketable as IOGear’s new GearJuice Rescue charger. Just big enough to house a single AA battery it’s got a mini-USB plug to connect up to many MP3 players,…
The lightweight Linux variant Splashtop that’s been pre-installed on some Asus motherboards is shimmying its way over to a range of Asus notebooks, providing instant-on functions like wireless, web browsing, chat, etc. Since the software runs out of the computer’s RAM, you don’t have to wait for the full OS to boot up roll with…
