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Microsoft is an Operation fan, toying around with the 360’s guts from time to time to make them cooler, quieter or more reliable. Seattle PI’s Jacob Metcalf says they have two more new motherboards in the works: “Opus” and “Valhalla.” Opus is basically a more reliable Falcon motherboard (w/ 65nm CPU) designed to fit in…
We never had our run in the ’80s in which the volume of our rock was only superseded by the volume of our hair, but should we have been given access to this laser harp—even for a moment—we’d have immediately conquered both the world and the Billboard charts. Here’s a second vid, this time from…
This custom bellows lens fits on a modern Nikon and captures that early 20th century tilt-shifting style like nothing else. Sacrificing a $5 vintage folding camera, the lens complete with the accordion wrap was carefully extracted with an X-acto knife. From there, the casing was reattached to a new Nikon extension tube and voila! So…
This retractable pencil, by Yuta Watanabe, is very Muji, if you ask me. Yuta’s amusing yet functional design should have no problem finding its way onto the desk of architects, creatives, the odd eco-freako and, of course, washerwomen whose unemployment, thanks to electric clothes dryers, has meant they have had to find alternative employment as…
Oscilloscope hacks are generally reserved for the most extreme gaming geeks, but this version of “Scopetris” is something that any Tetris fan can appreciate. Running on an oscilloscope decked out with custom hardware, the creator actually drew each piece, giving the board an interesting juxtaposition of the physical and the digital. And it beats the…
For the record, I would like to state that I’m really bored of these outsized erections popping up all over the Arabian Peninsula. This one is going up in the Dubai Marina. It’s called the Infinity Tower (because that is how long it seems that we have been covering these giant penile substitutes that are…
This is the sQuba, a concept—but very real—car devised by James Bond fanatic Frank Rinderknecht who, when he’s not channeling the spirit of 007’s gadget mentor Q, designs classic concept cars for a living. The amphibious two-seater has been made from a Lotus Elise, with three electric motors replacing the petrol engine—one powers the back…
As if its launches at MWC or the rumors of it quitting the handset business weren’t evidence enough that Motorola is on the slide, Giz brings you cold, hard proof that the once-mighty handset division of the company is now fallen: a diamond-encrusted Bluetooth headset. The Motopure H12 is available in two versions: Lots of…
A four-pack of Sandisk 64MB memory sticks for a cent. A reaper gaming mouse for eight bucks. Light-up balls (golf, that is). Yep, that crazy Woot! clan is having a woot off. [Woot]
If you’re still confused about the whole warrantless domestic spying program that the telecoms colluded with the government on (which is being conveniently shuffled away from official scrutiny, forever), Snuggly the Security Bear by Mark Fiore sums it all up in the absolute cuddliest way possible. [Mark Fiore via BoingBoing] https://gizmodo.com/video-the-at-t-wiretapping-dealio-explained-in-two-min-320277
HD DVD’s pulse has been steadily getting weaker since the Warner blow, and now Hollywood Reporter is saying that Toshiba is getting ready to put it down following the Netflix and Best Buy shutouts. The official Toshiba word is that they’re going to keep breathing, though they’re going to “study the market impact and the…
Motorola is attempting to turn its fortunes around with the new ROKR E8—and it looks like T-Mobile users will be able to get their hands on one. No word yet on pricing or availability. [Boy Genius] https://gizmodo.com/motorola-z10-and-rokr-e8-hands-on-341444
World travelers will undoubtedly be thrilled with “The Continental Companion” and its ability to help Apple users utilize different power outlets without having to carry around a bulky power brick. The set includes four AC plugs (with a 12″ whip) and it requires the portable power adapter that ships with the MacBook Air, MacBook, MacBook…
The rumor of the Palm Centro coming to AT&T has been solidified during the past couple of weeks and these unbox photos of the AT&T-branded Centro all but make this bit of news rock solid. And it may be my love of Palm phones and all things bright green talking, but I really like the…
Even if Domino’s is allowing you to track your pizza, the bottom line is that I’m hungry now (and I would like to avoid tapeworm). For the most impatient among us, this Dual Pizza Oven could have us eating two 12″ pizzas in 90 seconds or less. https://gizmodo.com/dominos-online-pizza-tracking-accurate-to-40-seconds-t-350795 In order to achieve this feat, the…
Verizon’s new FiOS ad is a splashy, big-budget popcorn flick compared to Time Warner’s cheaper, low-fi satire spot. It even stars the king of big boom summer movies, Michael Bay, blowing a bunch of shit up and hanging out with Transformers, saying the word “awesome” a whole lot. Come to think of it, it’s pretty…
Does anyone else find the recent, um, thrust to sex up condoms a little ironic? Redundant then? The latest aesthetically enhanced condom gadget is a sleek new dispenser designed by Fuseproject for NYC condoms, which are free and available in lots of places in the city. The concept behind the design is actually a little…
When the latest and greatest gadgets are released, it is not surprising to find a makeshift geek village thriving (and stinking) outside of a store. These are the hardcore early adopters. Sure, having those “look what I got” bragging rights is fun for a while, but it can often turn around and bite you in…
Option has taken the lid off of two HSUPA PC/Express cards—the GT Ultra and GT Ultra Express for AT&T’s 3G BroadbandConnect and EDGE networks. The Ultra is compatible with laptops (PC or Mac) that feature a Card Type II slot while the Ultra Express has the Express card slots covered. Both devices are tri-band UMTS/HSPA…
The music industry did take something away from Radiohead’s experiment, though it’s not exactly what most of us were hoping for. A senior Universal VP dropped this inspired business idea at Mobile World Congress: https://gizmodo.com/radiohead-offers-new-album-for-whatever-you-want-to-pay-305566 “If an artist has just delivered an album from [the] studio, we could potentially deliver it to a limited number…
