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We may not be able to tell our readers how to suck eggs, but allow us to tell you how to blow one. [LiveLeak]
Samsung stated that they were going to fully meet customer demand for NAND flash memory on August 7, but Taiwanese manufacturer PQI and often-innacurate Digitimes are poo-pooing on that for some reason. PQI claims that prices will go up and they will benefit from it, even while Samsung mostly works in long-term contracts with big…
Check out the Gizmodo Robot Dancers, appearing for the first time right here. There’s GizEditor Brian Lam out front, with (left to right behind Brian) Adam Frucci, Charlie White and Jason Chen busting their own moves alongside. Make your own dance extravaganza at a prominent Dutch beer company’s website. [Heineken]
I’m all for big dreamy concepts. This one, of a modular computer, is gorgeous, and I hated it at first, but it’s essentially a computer built up of several parts that plug together. Seems like a complicated setup, but it’s not any different than the inside of a PC’s case now. Well, it’s just like…
Litracon, or translucent concrete, has been around for a couple of years now, but its inventor, Hungarian architect ron Losonczi, is going one further by making a lamp out of it. Called the Litracube, it measures seven inches and weighs over 10 kilos. It’ll cost you a hefty 570 ($763) plus the shipping from Hungary.…
The Renovatio is yet another amazing bike/art masterpiece/mechanical wonder from the engineering wizards at Confederate. Like their Wraiths and Hellcats, this handmade steel, aluminum, titanium and carbon beast looks straight from a Katsuhiro Otomo movie —but even more badass and with a heart to match: a V-twin 1686cc water-cooled engine at a 90º angle. Can’t…
These pillows have integrated speakers, so you can connect up an iPod and annoy everyone on the flight with your music, not just the people sitting either side of you. Unfortunately, the graphics that look like they might be covering control buttons, aren’t—you have to change tracks and adjust volume on the iPod itself. If…
Korean company Digix has brought out a ballpoint pen with a 1GB flash memory. See it boxed below. It reminds me of Tintin’s rocket, for some strange reason. [Aving USA via New Launches]
Velodyne has described its new subwoofer as “room-pounding bass in a room-friendly box.” With its digital amplifier and triple-driver system, the MicroVee is suitable for both music and movies. Available from November, pricing and full specs are after the jump. Drivers: active 6.5″ forward firing anodized aluminium cone (5″ piston diameter) 2 x 6.5″ side-firing…
Oglethorpe University in Atlanta has a very interesting list from the International Time Capsule Society which describes the 10 most wanted time capsules. It seems that since the list’s creation in 1991, two have been found. 1. Bicentennial Wagon Train Time Capsule This capsule was supposed to hold the signatures of 22 million Americans. But…
Diebold takes such pride in the secure craftsmanship of its voting machines that it’s changing the name of that division to Premier Election Solutions Inc., and even giving it its own board of directors. This is after no one stepped up to take the division off of Diebold’s hands, probably because they’d feel guilty for…
Following an internal probe (heh, heh) Dell has announced that it will restate its earnings from fiscal 2003 to the first quarter of 2007, reducing them by up to $150 million. The probe concluded that Dell “misled its auditors and manipulated results to meet performance goals.” The most hardcore fakeage apparently took place in Q1…
Did you think that is was impossible that there could be someone as dimwitted as the guy who sued Apple for the iPhone battery life? We did too, but we have a new participant in the Gizmodo’s Stoopeedest Lawsuit Ever Contest: Sydney Leung, says AppleInsider. Could this be the same Sydney Leung sole proprietor of…
Even though DivX only started certifying devices in 2003, they’ve already hit the 100 million sold mark—of course, partnering with the likes of Sony, Samsung, LG and Philips helps. [
While you could accomplish the same feat by strapping on a shoe—or better yet, bracing your forehead—where’s the fun in that? It supports up to 90kg (though charging Frogger leaps probably aren’t a great idea) and runs a little under $23. [Product Page via Plastic Bamboo]
You can get the 60GB PS3 for $349 at the Sony Style Store if you also sign up for a Sony-branded credit card as well. Rebate arrives in 8-12 weeks. [Gamespot]
Its apparent indestructibility must be responsible for the “around .02 percent” failure rate SCE Europe founder Chris Deering claims for the PS3. [PC World] https://gizmodo.com/playstation-3-stress-tested-found-virtually-unbreakabl-288977
Sprint is clearly not f’ng around when it comes to WiMax—sorry, Xohm—deployment, planning on spending up to $5 billion over the next three years to build the network’s infrastructure. While $5 billion is a huge wad, if their efforts to get Intel and PC makers to embed WiMax support into new notebooks succeed, they’ll have…
Samsung’s Ubicell, first seen at CTIA, is finally finding a home on Sprint. It’s a box that you plug into the wall, at which point the box blossoms into a femtocell-powered base station good for 5000 sq feet of fresh reception. Apparently rates would be unlimited, like Tmobile’s @ Home WiFi UMA service. Good. But…
Alongside the more prominent gadget news from Sprint’s Technology Summit today, Sacha Segan is reporting on Sanyo’s First candybar phone. No other details were provided, except that it’s not yet another ugly Sanyo, for a change. [Gearlog]
