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We’ve seen our share of cellphone watches (here, here, here, and here), but this Van Der Led WM2 cellphone watch is probably the first and only one we’d actually wear ourselves. There’s a 1.3-megapixel camera, a 1.3-inch screen, a dialpad on the strap, 1GB storage for MP3/MP4 files, and stereo Bluetooth support. The only downside…
Looking to make receiving bad news a little more bearable? Just make sure that you only receive bad news via the Fart’n Phone, the “world’s first farting phone.” Learning that your wife has been cheating on you won’t be so bad when you’re still laughing because — get this — this phone farts instead of…
Appearances to the contrary, Peter Zsolt Koren’s concept cellphone LightFlash doesn’t conceal a brace of mini rocket engines inside. Disappointing as that may be, those tube fittings really contain a camera and a micro-projector. These work together in a neat way: you can gesture on the projected image and the phone will respond. Failing that,…
After MTV News broke the news on Microsoft designing a Nintendo Wii-like Wiimote for the Xbox 360, 8bitjoystick felt it was time to give up their secrets as well. Not only do they confirm that the project exists, but they can give up the codename for it: Newton. Jesus was kind enough to mock up…
Why Nintendo’s releasing a new wired controller after they discontinued the wonderful wireless WaveBird is unknown to us, but Japan will be able to get a brand new white gamepad for about 2000 yen, or $20 this month. Like most things Nintendo, it’ll take a few months to get to the States (if it even…
Following up Best Buy’s $50 pledge to HD DVD victims, Amazon is also doling out a $50 credit to anyone who bought Toshiba’s folly before Feb. 23, 2008. Naturally, they’re encouraging you to use it on a shiny new Blu-ray player, but you could use it to take advantage of their HD DVD fire sale.…
Call it juvenile, but a good Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) cracks me up every time. And when it’s presented with so much pride by an unsuspecting Mrs. Potato Head…all the better. Snapped at Disney World, one reader couldn’t resist sharing the experience. https://gizmodo.com/biggest-bsod-of-all-time-320824 But the best part is that he usually hated this Microsoft-caught-without-pants…
I’m not sure there’s room enough to install one of these bad boys, but Asus’ new little desktop is supposedly the world’s smallest PC that can still support a fully embedded discrete graphics card for gaming and high-def video. With HDMI and 7.1 audio output, it could make a nice Blu-ray player. Because of a…
Sometimes the “Keep It Simple Stupid” principle and product mashups really do work: like this multipurpose cellphone charm from Brando. Unclasp it and there’s a USB-to-phone cable for data and charging, customizable with plugs that suit your cellphone or mini-USB device. Flick a switch, slot in a MicroSD card and it’s a card-reader/USB memory stick.…
As any good tech aficionado, Kevin Rose has put together his new home theater system all by himself. Unlike a good rich tech aficionado, however, Kevin Rose has set up quite a humble setup, spending just around $9,040 on it. Honestly, given his worth, I was expecting a Sony Death Star projector and a full…
About a year after its beta launch, Adobe Media Player is in full effect, or almost. Adobe’s little Flash-only scheme for making money on the internet has lined up CBS and Viacom properties MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, plus PBS, Universal Music Group and a few others, though not all of them show up yet…
Once upon a time, a little Pony named Lily met Halo hero Master Chief. They fell in love—for little Lily’s feminine side complemented Master Chief’s machomanness— and had a son named Halo Silver. OK, I made that up. But I have to justify this perturbing vision sold for $151.57 on eBay. Confused? Me too. [eBay…
A poisonous green cloud approaches. To your left, your scared wife and young son, trembling in one another’s arms. To your right, three Diddo Velema gas masks complete with Gucci and Luis Vuitton detailing. You realize that the masks are probably just a pointed artistic commentary of the violent, consumer world you live in. But…
Sure, you could dress up in full camo, pad your body in all the vulnerable places and crawl around in muggy, midsummer heat. Or, you could sit in A/C while pwning all those suckers. This wireless EMT Paintball Sentry Turret allows you to do just that, as long as you’re within range of its A/V…
It might sound like a risky idea, but IBM’s new Power 575 supercomputer uses a new system of chip-level water-cooling to keep its processors chilled. Nicknamed “Hydro Cluster”, the machine actually uses 448 of the new 5GHz POWER6 processors. They must kick out a hefty heat load because IBM thinks there’re eco-friendly uses for the…
This evolution of Jeff Han’s multitouch surface doesn’t require touching, allowing you to manipulate objects Jedi-style thanks to infrared camera tracking overhead. This makes possible the use of conventional software, like a web browser, while keeping the advantages of direct touch manipulation. We talked about the technology and its advantages over previous multitouch displays with…
As of last night, Flickr/Yahoo has finally bit the bullet and added video support to their service. A cynical response might be that they clearly would like to compete with YouTube. But when reading through the FAQ and examining the system’s limitations, it seems that they really are sincere in supporting "long photo" as opposed…
In the basement of the physics building at the University of Texas in Austin is the world’s most powerful laser. Switched on for the first time last week, it has an output of a quadrillion watts—in terms of zeros, that’s 1,000,000,000,000,000. Wired has gotten its hands on some stunning pictures of the $7-million installation, and…
Digital picture frames are deepening their grip on society… they’re bored with being on your keychain and desk, now they’ve got designs on your fridge door. Meet fridge magnet digital picture frames and try not to scream. Expensive fridges with built in LCD screens? No… just chuck a couple of these up and you can…
IKEA has outfitted a train in Kobe with sofas and curtains—probably with names like Oompa-loompa, Svenssonjohansensson, Frida, and Bucarest. Unfortunately, the makeover is temporary, to mark the opening of a new shop in the city. Good, because otherwise I would move to live in there. I will miss my stair bookcase, yes, but I would…