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This Hyundai W-100 Wrist Phone is not the first cellphone in the form factor of a watch, and it’s probably not going to be the last, either. Hyundai is apparently marketing this watch we showed you in the form of prototype last summer from Chinese company Cect. That’s a lot of tech to pack into…
Last week we were amazed by the feat of building a Jacuzzi on top of Mont Blanc at 15,711 feet against wind, sub-zero temperatures and lack of oxygen. I interviewed Thierry Bieler, one of the masterminds behind the project, to see exactly how they did it and learn more about their other stunts, like the…
Steve Ballmer has revealed that his relationship with the world’s most famous Zune owner, Bill Gates, is akin to that of a husband and wife. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, everyone’s favorite chief exec talked about “the husband-wife-brother thing,” he has goin’ on with Bill Gates. And then he just took the analogy…
All of the cute little wind-power devices we’ve seen rely on turbines. One inventor finally said, “Screw the turbine,” and built a wind-powered generator that behaves rather like a badly designed bridge. Yes, Shawn Frayne’s Windbelt was inspired by “Galloping Gertie,” the Tacoma Narrows Bridge that collapsed in 1940, whose video is all over the…
Mercedes-Benz claims to have a vision of the car market 50 years from now, and their contribution is called the SilverFlow (but ironically looks like gold). Instead of being constructed from metal, plastic and fiberglass components, the SilverFlow is made of micro-metallic particles that are controlled by magnetic fields. A key fob stores different designs…
Remember when we told you Led Zeppelin was coming to iTunes in November, but only as a 24-track sampler? Well, that song did not remain the same. Page and Plant (and Jones, if he has a vote) decided that they will release the entire catalog digitally, and not just through iTunes. Starting November 13, all…
Nokia has started shipping an 8GB version of their N95 and, according to Reuters, it has “improved battery life.” [Reuters] https://gizmodo.com/us-nokia-n95-reviewed-better-than-the-euro-version-306804
Samsung has unveiled a hybrid flash camcorder, the VM-DX10, at KES2007. As well as boasting a curvy bod, the camera has 4GB memory, 26 x zoom, a 2.7-inch touch-panel LCD screen, 3D Noise Reduction Filter technology, Hyper Image Stabilizer feature and quick start function. Available in black or white, it should be out in Korea…
Sony has commissioned three of Japan’s most promising graphic artists to add color to four of its products. Hajime Yoshio, ZanPon and Ryuji Otani are the trio behind the limited-edition laptops, cell phone cases, media players and headphones, part of the company’s Canvas show at its Ginza headquarters. A lucky few will be able to…
Hitachi has announced a new technology that will further increase the density of data in hard drives. Called “current perpendicular-to-the-plane giant magneto-resistive head” or “CPP-GMR” for short or just “Joe” for close friends, this hard drive head will push the storage limit per disk to 4TB. The new technology is an evolution of the old…
Someone claiming to be an AppleStore employee has taken these—obligatorily blurry—photos of an alleged Apple iPhone 16GB. You know our rule: never trust rumors. Check for yourself in the photo of the about screen, showing 14.4GB of available space: [UPDATE: the forum members at MacRumors have uncovered the fake. As we said, never trust rumors.…
Oh boy, first generation Zunes for $100. What’s next? Buy a family-sized Spam can and get three Zunes for free? Well, at least you know that you can upgrade it to the new software. [Woot] https://gizmodo.com/first-gen-zune-getting-all-the-new-features-this-is-ho-306422
The Skyscraper Museum, at 39 Battery Place in New York, has an exhibit opening at the end of the month that will certainly interest paleo-futurists. New York Modern, which opens on October 24 and runs through March 2008, looks back at prophecies of the skyscraper city in the early 20th century when the first dreams…
We haven’t tried this ourselves, but word is iJailbreak, an iPod touch version of Jailbreak for Intel Macs, has been released for download. At this point it is only reported to work with Intel Macs. We are testing it out on our iPod touch right now, check back for updates. Hit the link to download…
Julian Oliver, from New Zealand, has put together an awesome interactive cube game, called levelHead. The idea behind it is pretty simple; software is used to detect the cube’s motion and a set of digital cameras are then utilized to display an appropriate image, depending on your response. Jump for a video. The game being…
Laptopmag has just run an article on what they reckon (hope) the next few celebrity mobile phones are likely to be. Apart from the fact that celebrity mobiles help us see Beyoncé’s left breast, they are pretty useless, so we are glad some comedy has come of it. Among the bunch, there’s the JLo phone…
When will T-Mobile put us out of our misery and launch that Sidekick LX we are lusting after? Not too long now, my precious. The manual for the device has been uploaded to T-Mobile’s support website. Noteworthy features include the LX’s new broader range of media file compatibility, including support for MP3, WMA, AAC, MIDI,…
If you’re gonna ride around in a shopping cart, you might as well put a classic Mopar V8 engine under the hood. Because otherwise you could look like a total douchebag or something. [jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/mopowered-shopping-cart-310632
The black Palm Centro is available on Sprint’s site now for $99 with contract. [sprint via crunchgear]
The Dough-Nu-Matic may have a stupid name, but its saving grace is its fantastic use—it produces mini doughnuts! Mini doughnuts, we tell you! Is there anything cuter than edging your way to myocardial ischemia, one minuscule, bite-sized snack at a time? We think not. The device contains an enclosed oil fryer, which apparently will keep…
