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Flying Firemen The National Library of France (BnF) has an amazing collection of prints from 1910 which depict life in the year 2000. They are credited to Villemard. There’s speculation that they were included with “foodstuffs” of the era, much like the German postcards we looked at back in April. Car Shoes The Barber The…
Apple recently signed a 7-year, $56ish million contract with wireless technology firm InterDigital. According to an involved analyst, the licensing agreement covers “various 2G and 3G cellular technologies encompassing bandwidth allocation, roaming and power efficiency controls, and most likely also includes some type of packet data coding and delivery.” Oh, and some chunk of this…
If you have longed to become a master in the science of all things tornados, the Tornado Lab may well be for you. Place a jug of water into the blender wannabe and watch it tear away as a fully formed, mini typhoon. Promising to make budding enthusiasts into Twister-esque, manically obsessed tornado chasers, the…
Our favorite part of this video is not one of the many ridiculous flamethrower scenarios. It’s a shot about halfway in where—with no semblance of cohesion—the filmmakers roll a 70″ television down the stairs. We all know that firefighters are heroes. But based upon the brilliant sacrifices of safety throughout this video, I’d argue that…
We previously brought you word of the LG VX10000 as a potential successor to Verizon’s enV. Well, we have no more information on what role the LG VX100000 shall play, but we do have a whole slew of new images, thanks to photon01 at PhotoDump. Check out the gallery for some glossy mobile excitement. [PhotoDump].…
We guess some technology is just too bad to be true. Because despite being approved by the FDA back in 2005, RFID chips were shown to cause animal tumors—in a number of studies—back in the mid 90s. So are the studies bunk? Not necessarily, because the AP has consulted “leading cancer specialists” who feel the…
There has been a lot of Apple talk recently; new iPods, movie rentals and general iTunes updates. Who’s showing the Microsoft guys’n’gals any love? We are! Check out this absolutely, insanely great homage to Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows Really Good Edition, as it is dubbed, makes some much needed improvements to the current OS. https://gizmodo.com/5-things-we-love-5-things-we-hate-about-the-new-ipod-l-296751…
We always thought the Scarface movie needed a desk lamp to honour it. The time of reckoning hath come; check out this totally awesome Scarface branded lamp. The desk light consists of a silver painted base with three replica bullets attached to its surface. The lamp’s pole is none other than a replica of everyone’s…
The Blackberry 8820, the first WiFi-equipped Blackberry, is on sale now at Amazon for use with AT&T. It’s an update to the 8800 that adds a little 2005 razzle dazzle to the aging but solid line of push email products. Listed for $199, you’ll have to wait 2-4 weeks for delivery. So until then, we…
We first told you about HD VMD over two years ago, then we told you again about one year ago. But the “next gen” HD optical disc aiming to take down…giants…Blu-ray and HD DVD is finally coming to fruition. New Medium Enterprises will launch its new ML622S HD VMD player next month, a 1080p, single-slotted…
We’ve long been missing Something in our lives, and we believe It to be the Bookinist chair. Accommodating eighty or so books we’re meaning to read, a secret arm compartment will hide our shameful lack of erudition while we really only use the chair to pop some wheelies. Sure it looks a bit absurd now,…
Artificial light is the brightest most useful invention ever. Lunabrite realizes this and has invented strips of rechargeable light that can be placed pretty much anywhere, to show you the way in the dark, whilst looking all glittery and pretty. Interestingly, they do not require any form of electricity to power, but no information on…
CSR is a big player in the Bluetooth field, with over half of the market share in Bluetooth laptops, headsets and handsets. They have recently announced their forthcoming chipset, the BlueCore6, which is set to increase the practicality of the technology. The BlueCore6 will rely on a new method of audio streaming called AuriStream, this…
The RC Laser Combat Cars are awesome; the handheld transmitter controls not only the movement of the vehicle, but also allows the car to fire an IR laser. The first player to administer ten accurate shots to the competitor’s automobile is declared victorious. If you like the idea of the Laser Combat Cars, but sadly…
Ghostavel over at Xbox-Scene has produced an absolutely stunning Xbox case mod for the original black, chunky mess of an Xbox. Check out the gallery for some awesome pictures of the fantastic project. The Xbox mini, as it has been dubbed, seems to lack a DVD drive. We are assuming Technabob’s guess is right, as…
In what is further confirmation of the Zune 2 coming (if a reliable, unnamed third party manufacturer telling me wasn’t enough), one GameCrazy employee has allegedly grabbed a shot of a Zune 2 accessory list. Zune AC Adapter (V2) – $29.99 Zune Cable Pack (V2) – $39.99 Zune Car Pack (V2) – $79.99 Zune Dock…
An alleged (as in probably photoshopped) leaked advert, suspected to be from T-Mobile Germany, indicates a 16GB iPhone with 3G support (HSDPA and UMTS), shall be making its way to German shores for 12th November 2007. The advertisement goes onto to stipulate possible download speeds of 3.6Mbps and a $687 price tag. The purchase of…
Bulbs Unlimited offers kits to make your own incredible lamps and fixtures, composed from little more than your old light bulbs. It’s sort of like building a home from your own useless toenail clippings, but a lot more stylish and a bit less freaky. Kits include necessary hardware and a special bulb-marking template. You use…
Megatech’s RC Hydro-Fly is a spectacular, land crawling, water skimming, sexy red, flying wonder toy. That’s right, it does everything Batman can and more! The multi-tasking marvel, which would make your girlfriend’s multitasking abilities look definitively lame, has an impressive 1000ft range. The body is constructed from durable Polynyolene, with high-torque motors giving the Hydro-Fly…
Click to viewA reader of ours recently canceled decided to cancel his Verizon contract early just to buy an iPhone. Through some sort of ESP, Verizon sent a “why don’t you love me anymore I have music too and can change” email that probably came with an e-card and set of virtual flowers…right alongside his…