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Flossing sucks. I tell my dentist I floss, but I really don’t, because I hate flossing. Using a waterpik is a nice alternative to flossing, but I’m not the kind of guy who goes out and buys fancy appliances for my mouth. This, however, could change that: the ShowerFloss. Attach it in your shower behind…
If tying two video cards together in an SLI configuration doesn’t quite get you the frames-per-second you need, NVIDIA’s just intrduced three-way SLI, which does exactly what it sounds like. Now you can use their nForce 680i SLI motherboard to tie together tres GeForce 8800 GTX or 8800 Ultras to give a 2.8X boost over…
Amazon’s got the pink 8GB Zune on sale for $157, which translates into $165 w/ shipping. The sorta catch is that it’s from a third-party retailer, but since they’re selling through Amazon, you shouldn’t have to worry about anything shady going down. If pink’s not your party, the other colors are from Amazon itself going…
Even though national WiMax deployment’s on sorta shaky ground, Intel’s got money invested so by god it’s full speed ahead on hardware. They’ve got a new chippie that has circuitry for vanilla Wi-Fi, WiMax and DVB-H digital TV. (The DVB-H support’s kind of useless on this side of the pond, though.) The neat thing about…
Either this is a somewhat clever gag or the French have untapped the secrets of quantum space distortion, but the USB Wine dispenser plugs into your USB port and dispenses wine. It’s available in three colors, inner-city tap, wine, and orange. We’re not sure exactly how it works, but it seems like the thing actually…
Hmmm, burgers. Crispy on the outside, smooth, juicy and melt-in-your-mouth tender in the inside. Completely unlike this fake McBook. Or real McDonald’s. Stock-flavored fried cardboard golden chicken McNuggets with curry sauce, on the other side, I order the 20-piece packs by the dozen. [Wired]
The Pitch Someone over at TBWAChiatDay has been reading their Sandman back issues, it seems. How else to explain the terrifying image contained within this Pioneer spot, of teeth embedded in eye sockets—seems to be a direct rip from the Corinthian, no? The stuff of nightmares, perhaps, but also a pretty memorable come-on for the…
Nokia is working on a new program for its N95 smartphone that would use its camera to automatically translate signs and menus in foreign lands, making sure you don’t accidentally order the domestic pet soufflé next time you’re abroad in a strange land. Called Point&Find, it utilizes GPS, image recognition and “artificial intelligence algorithms” to…
Get ready for an event of epically nerdy proportions. It’s a Segway polo match… being broadcast live on the internet… featuring Woz. The only way this thing could get more nerdy would be if they took a Dungeons and Dragons break at halftime. Oh, and if instead of drinking Gatorade were breastfed by their mothers.…
This week at Uncrate: We create our own army of plastic robots with the Desktop Factory 3D Printer, chill our booze using the Ice Luge, and escape the land of plain walls with Benjamin Moore Aura Paint. We also keep our facial scruff under control while keeping our sinks clean with the Philips Norelco Turbo…
The Holidays discount craze continues: now Hammacher Schlemmer is holding their special “private” sale—with up to 50% discounts—and their annual sale—up to 70%. Now it’s your opportunity to collect all their stuff: MP4 video watches at $100, cordless light candles for $20, a $130 Robosapien and all kinds of crap amazing presents for the people…
While a few of you have been kind enough to send in the best and worst holiday decorations in your neighborhood, we need more. Are you Clark Griswold? Do you know a Clark Griswold? Have you ever heard of Clark Griswold? If so, we want to hear from you. Please send pictures to tipsATgiz and…
Rayzer may be one of the few car tuning parts that could be actually useful (after animated LED car rims and car spoilers made out of Boeing 747 flaps): a set of auxiliary HID Xenon lights that can be installed inside the car, between your windshield and the rear-view mirror. Swedish manufacturer Visualeyes says that…
In Japan, guns are illegal, so people don’t see them around all too often. Instead of fearing a mugger with a gun, they fear muggers with knives. The best way to keep a dude with a knife from cutting you? Keep him at a distance. That’s the idea behind these Sasumatas, strange self-defense poles that…
What do you get for the man who has everything this Christmas? Well does he have a Terminator? No, we didn’t ask if he had HD DVD. Does he have a Terminator? Yeah, that’s what we thought. Well, if you’re sincere about getting the man who “has everything” something he doesn’t have, then maybe you…
In a recent presentation at the Captains of Industry Conference, Google BP Sukhinder Singh Cassidy wanted to drive home just how much the growth of storage alone has driven innovation. After pointing out that the factor of storage prices had fallen by 3.6 million since 1982, she told the group: if this trend continues, and…
According to legend, Skynet went on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions were removed from strategic defense. Skynet began to learn at a geometric rate. It became self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they tried to pull the plug. It was too late: Skynet retaliated by launching millions of Lokulokus, pigs…
Did you ever think that Gordon Moore’s famous law was just a clever way to impress PC buyers every two years? Watch here as young Gordy Moore cuts right to the chase and invents the 45nm Penryn chip at his kitchen table by mixing a pinch of chips, a dash of metal gates, a dollop…
T-Mobile Sidekick users are reportedly having major problems with built-in AOL Instant Messenger, including messages that are delayed, out of sequence, or never received at all. T-Mo blames it on AIM, and neither side has a plan to resolve this yet. Sorry, Sidekick users! [BGR]
The Kindle only allows the reading of Amazon DRM-protected content. So how do you load other eBooks onto the Kindle? Just add Amazon DRM. That’s one solution hacker Igor Skochinsky has used to load Mobipocket books onto his Kindle. Using a series of scripts, he’s able to convert eBook files to Amazon’s AZW format and…
