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The built-in speakers on the Nintendo DS Lite may not be spectacular, but they manage to get the point—and by point we mean the musical bleeps and bloops of the latest Zelda game—across quite well. GameTech disagrees, which is why they created this Sound Shell DLite addition that not only adds slightly stronger speakers on…
The Octopus Studios’ Silverfish Aquarium (see BBGadgets for bookworm joke that, I’ll be honest, took me a second) is one of those things you wish you had right up until the day you get it, then you spend a couple of years wondering what you were thinking. Sure, its six orbs of sturdy clear PMMA…
At PMA 2008, it seemed like everyone is adding HD video recording to their digital point ‘n’ shoot lineup: Panasonic’s TZ5 and FX35, Samsung’s NV24HD, a few Kodak EasyShare cameras and even one Canon PowerShot, the TX-1. Though Sony, Nikon and Fujifilm are still notably missing from the bandwagon, and Canon doesn’t seem to be…
We knew the Black n’ Blue DS was coming anytime now especially since we found a Circuit City pre-order page, but a specific date had yet to be uncovered, until now. A GameStop window display advertisement has the the in-store date and it’s showing February 10th. [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/cobalt-blue-ds-arriving-next-month-still-smoking-hot-350098
Many readers sent me a link to these great images from the ASIFA – Hollywood Animation Archive site. The images are from the children’s book adaptation of the 1959 industrial film, Rhapsody of Steel. While I haven’t yet found a copy of the film online, you can view the film at the Rivers of Steel…
Your job, it’s boring. You sit at a desk all day and do busywork at a computer to make some other guy rich. It isn’t what you dreamed about when you were a kid, but those are the cards you were dealt. You know what would help distract you from the inevitable drudging march towards…
The Rinspeed Splash is a peppy sports car, going from 0-60 in 5.9 seconds and hitting top speeds of a modest 125mph. However, getting to a destination is not just about the speed at which you travel, but the route you take getting there. And the natural gas powered Rinspeed Splash, with the touch of…
Delkin’s ImageRouter is for photogs who are in need of some serious dumpage, and fast. The basic unit lets you unload four Compact Flash cards simultaneously. The thing takes up about as much room as the Xbox 360’s power brick, though fortunately it doesn’t weigh a metric ton. If you want to get stupid ridiculous,…
If only the scientific minds of 1969 could have ruled the world, we’d all have a lot more fun in the shower. Because United States patent 634629 was for an “Automated Bathing Facility”—that’s “human car wash” for those who can’t convert patentspeak to our bastardized tongue. Inventor G. Hallum saw the device for those with…
If you’re so into Sony’s a300 or a350 DSLRs you can’t wait to, um, preorder them, you’re in luck. Amazon has a couple of configs of each, with the a300 shipping May 25, a350 on April 25. [Amazon, Amazon via Photography Bay] https://gizmodo.com/sony-a300-and-a350-dslrs-have-two-way-tilting-live-view-350692
Sure, we all hate blister packs, but what’s it feel like from the other side of the plastic? Not good, my friends. You have this bright, blinding light, you’re being held down and there’s a guy in a hoodie having his way with you. Jason, I never want to see you in that sweatshirt again.
Oh Microsoft, when will you ever live down the Apple comparisons? It’s not all the mactards’ fault, you know—not when you are pulling stunts like this. Seriously, you have a “How To” page showing customers “how to” open the Vista software packaging—and it’s a 3-step process. The Windows Vista box opens with a swing-out section…
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It’s not quite the biggest lens ever, but this 1000mm focal length lens was the biggest piece of glass we could find at PMA, and the fattest mofo that Sigma pumps out. This bazooka-sized kit carries an appropriately explosive price —$22,000—and can swallow a man’s head whole. Believe me, Eric’s head is not tiny. He…
It seems that Bill is going to eat more than one burger before he leaves Microsoft. After countless rumors, it is now official: they want to buy Yahoo for $31 per share, for a total of $44.6 billion in cash and stock. Check The Other Steve’s love letter to the Yahoo board of directors after…
The electromagnetic fields from iPods won’t interfere with cardiac pacemakers, says an FDA research team, contrary to last year’s rumors. After a whole bunch of experiments using saline-filled bags and sensitive coil detectors to simulate the effect of a variety iPods on the body, the researchers concluded “that no interference effects can occur in pacemakers…
The guys at T3 are saying one of their inside men has heard word that Sony will be producing a slimmer, sexier PS3 heading for the shelves this autumn. While everyone knows that Sony will eventually shrink its very obese console, such news would come as a surprise given that Sony took many more years…
Going a few steps further than we did, iFixit has fully disassembled the MacBook Air. Along the way, they have found quite a few curious findings about its components, from the actual size and weight of the screen to the number of screws used to hold everything together: https://gizmodo.com/macbook-air-tear-down-sexy-on-the-inside-too-348769 • The MacBook Air uses 88…
LEGO may have the most amazing sets ever, but the fans keep leaving me speechless at every turn, specially the Steam Wars contest which is now closing. We already showed you the Steam Speeder, the Pod Racer and the TIE Fighter and X-Wing, and here you have an extremely detailed Steam Jabba Barge and Slave…
The couple above are about to a) bounce on the soft surface of the Livingstones, pillows with the shape and colors of rocks, b) break six ribs, dislocate a hip, fracture several vertebrae and lose various teeth, c) get some business time, or d) all of the above. Jump and bounce for more pictures, including…
