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Click to viewThis was taped in January, but it falls under the category of “Timeless sales pitches.” From the Best Buy sales person’s handbook: Never take no for an answer, entertain lower offers, hump the floor if it helps sell even just one more car stereo. [Funny or Die] https://gizmodo.com/wow-best-buy-and-circuit-city-unofficially-ok-with-hag-371121
Those of you who’ve hunted for news of crazy Frenchman Michel Fournier and his attempt on the skydiving height record (and the sound barrier) will be pleased to know that the jump is still on: just delayed by the weather. During his pre-jump oxygen breathing session this morning, the wind began to rise. Three weather…
If you visit Giz with any frequency, you’ve no doubt read the 3G iPhone will be announced at WWDC. Now I’m stuck deciding whether or not I’m going to buy it when it hits stores. The lack of 3G is what stopped me from buying the first iteration, and with rumors of video conferencing, GPS,…
According to newly declassified info and the lead scientist himself, Dr. Bob Ballard, the successful search for the Titanic wreck was actually part of a secret hunt for two sunken cold war American nuclear submarines. The USS Thresher and USS Scorpion had both foundered in the 1960s, and the Navy needed to know what had…
Brando’s latest USB gizmo is an 8.5-inch high plasma tube that’s an adjustable-brightness desk lamp. But flick a switch, and it pulses mesmerically in time to the sound of your music… or to the sound of you making “Vwummmm. Vwummm…. Cssshhsh!” noises as you sit there wishing it was four feet longer and had real…
Kobi Shely and his brother Ron are obsessed with Apple, but they don’t camp out in line for the latest “i” product. Where as most Apple followers are excited by iMacs, iPhones or even the occasional Newton, Kobi and Ron are more fans of the fanboys— intrigued by the “Macheads.” MacHEADS: The Movie is their…
This time there weren’t any imperial vs metric units frack-ups: the Phoenix Mars Lander touched down perfectly on the northern polar region of Mars, starting a three-month mission that will see the spacecraft digging in the dirt for frozen water and tiny green men. NASA received the first signals at 7:53:44PM Eastern Time, which made…
This is the solid-state drive that we’ve been waiting for: a full 256GB, which Samsung says is “the world’s fastest and largest capacity 2.5-inch, MLC-based SSD with SATA II Interface.” Sick sequential read and sequential write speeds of 200 and 160 MBps, respectively, put it in the same speed range of more nimble single-level cell…
Personally, I have never been big into phone cases. They can be bulky, flimsy, and having one clipped to your belt makes most people look like a tool. I prefer to let them hang out naked and free—as nature intended. Still, iPhones don’t come cheap, and if you dropped all that cash on one you…
Good on this little EVOLTA-powered robot for climbing a 1,500-ft. Grand Canyon cliff on Saturday. The 4.5-ounce, 6.7-inch robo climber was scaling the cliff as a publicity stunt/demonstration for the Panasonic EVOLTA battery, which according to the Guinness Book of World Records is longest-lasting of its kind. The robot was powered by a pair of…
The polymorphous life of Akimbo came to an abrupt end this week, as the embattled video-on-demand turned white label video service was shut down for good. The surprising move went down just four months after Akimbo was given an additional $4 million to fund its video services venture. Now the extra cash will go towards…
If you find yourself with some time on your hands during this long Memorial Day weekend, making your own folding origami lamp could prove to be a good time-killer while you wait for meat to cook on the BBQ. The design is as basic as it gets—all you need is a pre-scored 0.8mm sheet of…
Even if eavesdropping on your co-worker’s personal phone calls is the closest you will ever get to becoming a spy, a watch filled with spy gadgets is hard for any man to resist. Perhaps that is why Veldini plans on releasing at least 3 different models of their new “Q” James Bond inspired wristwatch. Each…
We have mentioned the increased efficiency and lower emissions of blended wing body aircrafts before—like the X-48B, now in its prototype testing phase. Seeing two of them getting ready to take off, however, pushes the concept from the That’s Pretty Cool to the Geezussrollerbladingchrist, We Want These So Badly category. Even if it’s just a…
Ford has upped the ante in the options department by offering drivers of the 2009 Flex a $760 refrigerator upgrade that fits snugly underneath the armrest in the back seat. The fridge isn’t huge, but it can hold seven 12-ounce cans (no, not beer) or four half-liter bottles—which is not bad for a road trip.…
Install one of these “See Me TV” Security Cam mirrors in your home and give your guests something to think about on their next trip to the bathroom. Naturally, there is no actual camera in the mirror, but something tells me that visitors won’t find the “Big Brother” message all that amusing at first—and neither…
Remember that classic “toy” slime that came in a little garbage can? Ever use it to have sex? Yeah, um… me neither. Anyway, it turned 30 years old this month. To celebrate, Japan’s Mega Store is releasing an updated line of products called Adult Slime. Nostalgic Generation Xer’s will be happy to know the line…
I have to hand it to Erik Nordenankar and DHL for devising what has to be the most creative fusion of art and technology to date. The concept was simple but brilliant: place a GPS device in a briefcase and mail it via DHL with precise travel instructions over the course of a 55-day period.…
Irresistible Xbox 360 red ring of death heatsink jokes aside, this glow-in-the-dark replacement shell from XCM is the bee’s knees for gamers who like to do it in the dark. Even with the lights on the case is still pretty cool, as it sports a semi-translucent look, allowing onlookers to marvel at the melting electronics…
The Nokia Maps 2.0 Beta we told you about back in February has matured into an official release, and is available now. The service is subscription-based for Nokia devices running the Symbian S60 operating system. It features more than 200 downloadable maps and points of interest for countries worldwide. The software is available for download…
