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It’s been more than two years since Bluetrek dumped their X2 headsets onto the world, which is more than enough time to perfect the design and functionality to make this X3 even better. Is it? Based on the stats, the talk time has decreased from 14 hours to 8, but has gone from half an…
This chandelier design by Christoph Klemmt is truly the superhero of lighting fixtures. Besides the obvious aesthetic qualities, the segments that make up the structure itself gradually change from clear to brightly colored when struck by direct sunlight. It also gathers the power from the sun’s rays and uses it to illuminate the LEDs scattered…
We’ve been waiting for 3G on T-Mobile longer than we’ve been waiting for The Police to get back together, and it looks like May will be the month that all this patience finally pays off. TmoNews is pegging the first launch to be in NYC, and spreading to the rest of the country’s major cities…
Talking at the National Association of Broadcasters convention, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar implied that NBC and News Corp.’s (mostly) slick video service could be moving to mobile phones, saying that they’re “ripe for the Hulu experience.” But, it might not look like the Hulu we know and almost love, since he mentioned that it “may…
If you’re aiming for more “delicious” than “protective” for your iPod cases, there’s nothing that does it better than this Galbi (like Korean BBQ) Pod Rare case from Japan. It’s as if the creators tapped into our collective consciousness of combining delicious meat with delicious tunes. Just staring at these finely chiseled pieces of marbled…
If you want to show off your love for the Game Boy, I can think of quite a few better ways to do it than by wearing some seriously ugly boots with Game Boys strapped to the front. Not that I’m a fashionista or anything, but I mean, come on. They also come in high…
I used to think kids playing the recorder was the worst “music” ever. Wrong. Russian-American artists Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid conducted a poll a few years back of the music people hated the most, like holiday music, harps and bossanova synths. And they’ve compiled all of that, and much, much more that into a…
Microsoft CEO and sweat machine Steve Ballmer recently called Vista a “work in progress,” acknowledging some of the mistakes Microsoft made in rolling out the latest version of Windows and hinting that they’re considering keeping XP on the shelves a bit longer for people who still don’t want to upgrade. The biggest lesson he learned…
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It’s survey time again, and if you fill this out, you’ll be entered in a drawing for a $300 Amex gift card. It’s short and sweet, and $300 for 5-10 minutes of work sounds like a good deal. [Survey]
Yesterday we showed you Spider-Pig and Homer made of folders, and today here’s a cool rendition of Day of the Tentacle’s Purple Tentacle taking over a Linux desktop. This folderpiece—made by reader Damien Nozay—is the first entry in our ongoing desktop clutter art contest, sent just a couple hours after the announcement. Minutes later, reader…
You may remember Dell’s fancy-pants Crystal Monitor, the sliver of prettiness that costs rich guys $1,200. We know it looks nice, but how does it, you know, work? Not so well, it turns out. https://gizmodo.com/ultra-pretty-dell-crystal-lcd-monitor-now-available-339805 Much like a gold-encrusted hot dog, this thing is pretty on the outside but doesn’t have the goods on the…
According to Pixmania.com’s research, the speedy growth of consumer electronics and associated buzzwords and acronyms has created the “fastest growing language” in Europe. The study says it’s more widely spoken than any single European language and is used by all ages. More words get added to it each year than are added to the Oxford…
Last night, the FCC held its Comcast-less do-over hearing on net neutrality. While the FCC doesn’t appear to be super gung-ho on government-enforced net neutrality, the smoke signals indicate that they’re leaning toward forcing ISPs to be completely transparent about their network practices, telling you whether they block BitTorrent and how fast your connection is…
This is how you make a hot tub, hillbilly style. Three guys from the prairies of Illinois turned an old stock tank sitting in the open air into a jacuzzi, and heated it up using quicklime, that scary caustic stuff that burns your skin off if you’re not too careful. A video of how they…
How many times have you been walking around SoHo when you spot a robot celebrity trying to play it cool? You tap him on the shoulder and are like, “You’re the Robot from Lost in Space!” And then he turns around and…how embarrassing. It’s just a gumball machine with some hosing stuck to the side.…
What’s the first thing we did with our Casio Exilim EX-F1, the Hiro Nakamura camera/camcorder that makes time stand still? We recorded a mini Cuisinart laying havoc to some tomatoes. Why? If you have to ask, you probably shouldn’t be here. The top vid is a view of the carnage at 300 frames per second.…
Evolution Robotics ViPR visual search technology is coming to the iPhone this June. ViPR allows you to take a photo of any movie, CD or book, send it to a server, and automagically get an email back loaded with information and links pointing to YouTube videos or iTunes Music Store links. It will also be…
Think you’ve got what it takes to out-do Wing Commander Andy Green and the 763 mph land speed World-record set by Thrust SSC? Well, the team at North American Eagle may have a spot behind the controls for you: they’ve launched an open contest for the driver of their vehicle. The crazy red car looks…
We are very big fans of Rubik’s Magic Cube, even while none most of us have not solved it yet. Not even trying this one, really. Until today. Why I didn’t think about this before, I don’t know, but that felt oh-so-good. [Rubik in Gizmodo—thanks Carlitos] https://gizmodo.com/rubiks-cube-coffee-table-makes-your-apartment-cool-269333
