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June is shaping up to be a hot month for DSLRs. Fresh off spotting the 24.4-megapixel D3x lurking in the D3’s firmware, whispers out of Japan are that the monolith is due by the second week of June, along with the D90, an update to Nikon’s well-loved D80. Pure rumor, but Thom Hogan is symbiotically…
Circuit bending is by no means a new idea. Through the clever short-circuiting of normal electronics, modders have been inventing some pretty incredible sound effects for years (the Speak & Spell is a notable example). But with the rise of Guitar Hero, or more appropriately, Guitar Hero knock-off toys, circuit bending may be experiencing a…
Of all the solar powered gadgets we’ve shown you recently, I’d have to say this is the most elegant. The Intelligent Forms SOLo is a lounge table (can we call it a coffee table?) and is simply designed to soak up the sun, turning it into stored power so you can charge your gear. Apparently…
The life of 20-year-old Emine, and her 24-year-old husband Ramazan Çalçoban was pretty much the normal life of any couple in a separation process. After deciding to split up, the two kept having bitter arguments over the cellphone, sending text messages to each other until one day Ramazan wrote “you change the topic every time…
Talking to your gadgets is the first sign of madness, but people who insist on doing it should look at Pioneer’s AVIC-F systems. The three models, the AVIC-F700BT, AVIC-F900BT and the AVIC F90BT all have a type of voice control developed by Pioneer alongside VoiceBox Technologies, which filters out the “um” and “ah” in everyday…
The Futurist golden watch certainly seems to be going along with the retro design trend Casio’s been exploring recently. The LA-2002G wouldn’t look out of place on the wrist of any Bond villain of yesteryear, we think. Inside that matte gold case it’s not exactly brimming with features, but it does have a stopwatch, timer,…
While we are adorned with the latest and greatest in trendy, designer messenger bags, J.Crew has recreated and rereleased the original. Modeled after the U.S. Postal Service’s standard bag from 1868 until the 1970s (before they ditched timeless style and durability for blue nylon), “the original” leather postal messenger features fine leather reminiscent of the…
Next Computing’s Vigor Evo HD isn’t the most elegant all-in-on PC we’ve ever seen, featuring a 17″ LCD monitor sort of glued on to the side of its tower, but it’s not afraid to get its nails dirty, either. Because this handled beast protects its 2 processors, 4 PCI-X slots and 3 TB of storage…
At last! Amazon is finally restocked with Kindles, after Jeff Bezos’ front-page confession that he was fresh outta e-Books. $399, folks. [i4U] https://gizmodo.com/jeff-bezos-kindle-back-in-stock-soon-honest-p-s-i-370225
The Eee PC will be available in a ten-inch version, says Asustek CEO. Speaking at the launch of the Eee PC 900 in Taiwan, Jerry Shen said that customers were clamoring for bigger keyboards for the lightweight laptop. “The feedback we’ve received from users has been great,” claimed the CEO at a press conference. “Many…
Remember the massage pants? Well, automated massage seems to have taken a step further on from those with the Dainichi Auto Healther Reiz DZ-270: it’s a robo-table that can massage you from your head to to toe. You just select your program from the touchscreen, lie back, pull the hood over, switch on some music…
When you die, instead of having your grave marked by granite, you can now peg it to something even more immutable: latitude and longitude. A new eco-friendly forest graveyard promises a new kind of service, according to the Sydney Morning Herald: The deceased will be buried in biodegradable coffins between gum trees in a protected…
A recent patent filing by Apple Inc. entitled Enhancing Online Shopping Atmosphere indicates that Steve Jobs’ next BOOM could involve a hat tip to virtual worlds like Second Life. According to the filing, Apple is considering a more interactive visual representation of its online store complete with changing weather and avatars. Let the griefer brainstorming…
This limited edition set of knife hooks is the perfect way to show guests that you are on the cutting edge when it comes to hanging coats, hats, cadavers or whatever. Designed by Tiyani Chang’s TC Studio, these matte black hooks are made of polyurethane and steel. Sadly, they are not stabbed into the wall;…
A California congresswoman has proposed yet another spectrum auction—the 2,155MHz to 2,180MHz range—with some hefty public-service requirements: • Within two years of receiving the license, launch an “always-on” broadband with at least 200Kbps downloads • Service is to be free of subscription, airtime and other usage fees • “A technology protection measure” that would keep…
Sure, Wilson, there is plenty of information out there today on flat toasters, but what about mattresses that look like toast? You didn’t consider that, did you? Well, worry not, because I’m here to serve up this toasty, delectable looking 6′ by 7′ Inflatable Toast Mattress to top off our crispy brunch coverage for the…
Christiaan Postma’s morphing, malleable matchstick clock is pretty amazing, though a tad flawed. A portion of the 150 white lines plastered about the clock’s 160 cm by 160 cm face form a word corresponding to the hour of the day. If it’s three o’ clock, the area where the number three appears on a typical…
The phone blogs are abuzz with this sighting of HTC’s lineup, showing both existing models and a mystery or two on the bottom row. Boy Genius thinks the first, third and fourth are the same, but I’m wondering if the first is a slide-out key version of the second (a P3470), while the third and…
At Giz, we’re in the habit of introducing new products every day, and in the world of gadgetry, specialty kitchen products are a dime a dozen. Today, though, I was taken by surprise by the simplest of inventions: a flat, barbecue-style toaster. When I spotted the Fagor TP-2006 X (with “acoustic warning device”) on Appliancist…
Hope and doubt are at war today as we pore over this picture of a literal crotch rocket. On the one hand, it looks pretty legit, right down to the stabilizing fins, exhaust port for the motorcycle housed within, and blast marks that are no doubt from one of the many instances where this beast…