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Flickr user ninecormorants has a great collection of amateur photos from the 1964/65 New York World’s Fair. See also: Transportation Exhibits at the New York World’s Fair (1964) To The Fair! (1965)
This kaleidoscope Looks so cool on my ceiling When I’m really stoned. [Trends in Japan]
This stun gun, dubbed the small fry, could easily pass for a wallet in a dark alley. I’d imagine it could be used in a mugging where instead of handing over your wallet, you hand over 1,000,000 volts. It manages both its tiny size (its the smallest on the market) with its powerful punch (the…
Philips just announced their upcoming Power2Charge and Power2Go chargers as part of their Power4Life line, a naming convention that’s a Little2Precious. In any case, the USB chargers, including the flagship SCM7880 (pictured), holds up to 60 hours of juice inside and then charges up your phone, MP3 player, or whatever else you have that needs…
If you’re looking to make your apartment look as creepy as possible, you can’t do much better than nailing a dead bird to your wall, hanging a clock around its neck, and calling it art. That’s just what designer Michael Sans did, and it’s why he presumably lives a solitary life. No, you can’t buy…
Most of this season’s Blu-ray players, including the BDP7100, have the same general upgrades: •1080/24 frame support for movies •HDMI 1.3 •Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD audio. So, I wouldn’t call this segment of the industry “competive”. What extras should these guys include to make us choose their player over another? I’d say LG and…
Here’s a unique idea: Sleek Audio just rolled out its SA6 earphones with interchangeable parts that can either accentuate the highs or lows according to your whim. Called the VQ System, you’re offered a choice of three small attachments to the earbuds that regulate the amount of treble you’ll hear. On the other side of…
Today at IFA, Daewoo tried to make its unexpected foray in the Blu-ray market count for something by launching the first Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player, the DBP-1000. Basically Profile 2.0 means it supports all of 1.1’s specs (like picture-in-picture) and adds web functionality (aka BD-Live). More mundanely, it supports 1080p via HDMI and upscales DVD…
Dear Casey, it’s been two long years since I’ve been with a phone. That is, until I met N81. She’s taken me from binge drinking and obsessive calls to 976 numbers to being able to love again. I want to dedicate this song to her, my N81. N81, will you marry me? [YouTube]
Joe Brown at Wired got the first US Spec’d Nokia N95 superphone and confirms that the update smooths away the primary flaws. HSDPA now works with US bands, tested to download at 699Kbps on AT&T’s network. Bumping the 128MB of RAM to 160MB takes away all traces of lag, too. It still has the A-GPS,…
The only thing better than watching DivX on TV with a DVD player is watching DivX on TV with a TV that supported DivX. This LG Time Machine line can both play back and record to DivX to its 80GB hard drive, and comes in 37, 42 and 47 inches. Although DivX is great for…
This weekend only, Microsoft’s dropping prices on a handful of Xbox 360 Live Arcade games. Small Arms, Zuma Deluxe, Gauntlet and Dig Dug are affected. [Firingsquad]
Nerd hunk on desk vs. Nerd hunk on desk. Which would you do? [Boing Boing]
Since I have gigantic wax-magnet ear canals, I’m probably the wrong market for these Klipsch IMAGE in-ear earphones. They’re the smallest, lightest in-ear buds you can get (claim by Klipsch so far unverified), but will cost you $349 for the pleasure of having a pair made out of aluminum and copper. We’re not sure how…
Click to viewHere are the first shots of the Zune 2 and Zune Flash. The images reveal an 80GB version and 4GB and 8GB flash models. Not sure what’s going on with that interesting controller, but it looks like a real button, but is just wide enough that it may have touch-sensitive properties. These photos…
Musicians’ reps in UK to license 10 million songs to YouTube, the online video giant to pay up big, deal worth “tens of millions of pounds.” [Physorg]
Click to viewYesterday you saw the first prototype pre-Wii motion-sensitive controller that Gyration pitched to Nintendo in 2001. Today, we received a note from Matt Presta at Bridge Design, who drafted the original concept. Here he explains his mission, shares a peek at the actual drawing board, and gives a shout-out to left-handed people everywhere.…
In a pretty great move, NBC is planning on having streaming episodes of last night’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien up by noon PST the next day, letting people have lunch (or afternoon slack off) time with Conan. [NBC]
According to the HD DVD fan-site campaignhd, the state of Blu-ray (the format in general) is anything but good. Keep in mind that this is an HD DVD site—which may or may not be sponsored by the HD DVD camp—so their complaints might be a little “off.” However, they do provide ample links for the…
Rumor has it Microsoft’s in the market to buy out RIM in order to, I don’t know, make their Windows Mobile line slightly less bad. Good luck with that if it’s true, Microsoft. [Reuters]