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Who knew you could poke a hole in an onion, soak it in some Gatorade, and then power up an iPod with it? Those must be some serious electrolytes in that drink. Sometimes science just seems like miraculous magic. Just don’t be using any of my towels to wipe the excess Gatorade off that onion.…
Meet Gizzy the Data Worm (pictured at left), and her maggoty friend Maggie, who both appear to be stomach-turning creepy-crawlies but actually can pack 4GB in the USB flash drives nestled snugly in their plushy little bellies. Hey, is that thing named “Gizzy?” We’ve been called that before. Could they have named it after our…
First they dropped their all-in plan to $99 a month, and now they’ve gone and slashed the prices of all their phones by $50. Helio really wants you to switch to them in a bad way, which could be a sign that they aren’t doing so hot, or they may be paving the way for…
I sneaked into a Ferrari-branded P180 Avanti II, the fastest turboprop private aircraft in the world with a 450mph maximum speed, at the Dubai Air Show 2007. It has a 1,800-mile range and 41,000-foot maximum cruising altitude, which is similar to most private jets but consumes 30% less fuel. As you can see in the…
YouTube co-founder Steve Chen has just announced that YouTube is currently testing higher quality video streams (probably HD, but accounts from the live event differ) for the site. And within three months, these higher quality streams will become available to the public. While I for one cannot wait to see bottle rockets shoot from rear…
What makes a tube amplifier worth $55,000? Nothing. But the NAT Audio Magna Amplifier sure tries to justify its ludicrous price tag, delivering 160W of pure, testosterone-piquing power. It uses three different tubes to achieve this, the 6N1P-EV, the 6N30P-DR and the Eimac 450TH. The whole thing weighs in at a hefty 88 pounds, and…
A team of medical researchers up at the University of Calgary in Alberta has spent the last six years working on a remarkable “4D” hologram system called CAVEman. Combining data from CT scans, X-rays, biopsies and other medical tests, it creates a gigantic, realistic model of a patient’s body. It’s supposed to help doctors see…
Rumor confirmed. On Friday, November 23, better known to you Dealzmodo nuts as Black Friday, Sprint plans to roll out the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 ($200 with two-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate). Buyers of the BlackBerry can also get the new Power Vision BlackBerry Pack: For $30 per month on top of your voice plan,…
These tech demos are seriously amazing. The PlayStation Eye camera that connects to the PS3 is one of the more promising entertainment devices that the mass public still barely knows about. Here’s a peek inside the Sony test labs showing what their innovative, custom programming can do with what would otherwise be just another webcam.…
This innovative, ghostlike structure is a wind dam, a sail-like structure to harness wind energy, and thought to be the first of its kind in the world. If the project is given the green light, the $5 million dam, which is designed by British architect Laurie Chetwood, will be going up next year on Lake…
Thanksgiving is exactly a week away, and it’s time to start figuring out ways to impale that unfortunate bird that will find itself the center of attention as the festivities begin. What better way to celebrate than the Turkey Cannon, a $25 baking pan with a hollow shaft you stick up the poor turkey’s ass?…
While some of you may be tempted by the new $399 PlayStation 3 for your kids this Christmas, we urge you to keep a…competitor…in mind. The FunStation 3 may look like a cheap PS3 knockoff, and sure, it totally is a cheap PS3 knockoff. But hear out our logic for a second… 1. Screw Blu-ray…
This interview outtake gives you an idea of the kind of control Apple demands (and gets) when dealing with any kind of media. Benjamin Cohen, a correspondent from UK broadcaster Channel 4 in the UK interviews Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller. As soon as the words “iTunes” and “monopoly” come…
Apple just announced its new Final Cut Express 4, a “significant upgrade” at a price of $199, that’s $100 shaved off of the Final Cut Express 3.5 “HD” edition. I think it’s proof that David Pogue was right about iMovie ’08. The big news is that the software will support AVCHD (on Intel-based Macs), so…
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Here’s a demo of the potential of the Google Android platform, where Skypop CEO Bruce Leak and CTO Timo Bruck have already made some headway with some interesting applications. The two Silicon Valley developers compare one of their apps to a tricorder sensing device from Star Trek , but instead of scanning for environmental conditions,…
The LG 52LG71 may look like the ultimate typo, but it’s actually a very promising television. A bit more than just another 1080p 52-inch LCD, this new model claims to stream HD over Wi-Fi. Which Wi-Fi draft standard is LG using? Not certain. Even if the technology works can most home theaters take advantage? Probably…
Now that Slacker is out in the open, here’s a close look what the thing actually will offer you. The video above was shot by our own Benny G, and after the jump there’s a full gallery of the interface and features. https://gizmodo.com/slacker-announces-aptly-named-portable-music-device-322913 It’s not as small as a nano or flash Zune, but its…
LG just figured out a way to nestle a couple of wireless earbuds into the hinge of a clamshell handset. Leave them attached to the phone, and they act like a couple of ordinary small speaker/microphones, but pop them out and stick them in your ears, and you’ve got yourself some rockin’ ‘phones without all…
The Volitan, meaning “flying fish,” is a pretty fantastic concept boat with impeccable green credentials, using sails, wind and solar power to get around, storing energy in its batteries. The secret to the Volitan — which can operate in 60-knot winds — is the way its four wings react to weather conditions. A networked computer…