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Click to viewHere’s a pic of the new X-48B, Boeing’s Blended Wing Body research aircraft in flight for the first time. The prototype, developed by Boeing Phantom Works with cooperation from NASA and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, flew for 31 minutes, reaching an altitude of 7,500 feet. Check the sexy gallery and jump…
We showed you the brilliant Doom 3 case mod over a year ago, but due to the magic of YouTube, we finally have video of the mod and its fast-forwarded construction. I love a good construction montage—it makes me feel like I’m getting a lot done, even when I’m just perusing the Internet video. So…
For those who need an extra jolt in the morning, this Saeco Etienne Louis espresso machine is happy to oblige. Constructed of steel with aluminum spikes, the sphere actually hides a compartment to heat water, combining form and function brilliantly (kill, caffeinate, repeat). And while the espresso maker only pumps out one to two cups…
If the Office Chair Bike seemed just too much effort, but you are still big on mobile seat action, then welcome Armchair Cruisers to the arena. The guys at AC have joined together the motorized vehicle and the sofa in one seamless package, but unwittingly have made drive-in movie watching obsolete. https://gizmodo.com/make-your-own-office-chair-bike-281866 The vehicles are…
At last someone has developed a patch to expand the Apple TV’s storage through its USB 2.0 port, using the internal hard drive to boot and one fat external 2TB drive to stockpile as many TV series, photos and porn movies as you want. Yes, Cupertino, resistance to hackers is futile, I’m afraid. The process…
Happy Sysadmin Day! Thanks to our own tech for keeping us online much more often than not, and thanks to all our sysadmin readers. [Sysadminday via BoingBoing]
iFuntastic, the iPhone custom ringtone GUI app, is in version 2.0. They’ve added the ability to change carrier logos, and reorder the main menu’s icons. [iPhonealley, thanks Mike]
Hot on the heels of the wireless USB devices that hit this week is this ultra wide band port replicator dock for its slim R400. It has two USB ports on the front, two on the back, minijack audio out, Ethernet, and a DVI output. It uses UWB to hit 400mbits across all those ports.…
Sometimes we just want to tell our Roomba what to do, but we can never find that frickin’ remote. Well SK Telecom has decided to fix this problem, they are developing a cleaning-robot that is controllable via your cell phone. Not only can you decide where the little bot cleans, but you can also see…
First made in 1987, this Famicom-esque “Shooting Watch” counts how many times you can push a button in 10 seconds. Only 10,000 of these are being made in Japan (the only place they’re being made), so if you like to eschew modern graphics for more spastic gaming, a big yellow bus will come by your…
This is a machine gun violin concept by Wei Lieh Lee of the School of Visual Arts. Looks like someone resented their mandatory music lessons. [via the amazing Geekologie]
We’re nuts about both clocks and fonts around here, so that’s why the notion of these three Font Clocks grabbed our attention right away. But when we saw them, we were reminded of those ransom-note newsletters people were slinging around in the mid-’80s, just when Pagemaker and Macs gave them the ability to swap out…
Free 2GB memory cards when you pick up any of these cameras. [Amazon]
Sony is updating its SZ5 laptops to SZ6 designation. The laptops have Santa Rosa chips, 13-inch LED backlight LCDs, and up to 200GB hybrid HDDs (which have 256MB of flash). [Amazon via Laptoping]
Here’s a friendly reminder: Don’t screw with people on the internet, as they aren’t all pasty, spineless nerds. Just most of them. If you’re unlucky, you’ll be like John G. Anderson. He had his trailer burned down after he called Russell Tavares a nerd online. Apparently, the line was really drawn when “Anderson called him…
We’re on the computer nearly 18 hours a day, so it’s a miracle that we haven’t developed carpal tunnel or RSI yet. If we did, we’ll have one of these GripGlider Wristiciser wrist exercisers to relieve the pain. Just a few minutes a day doing “dozens of exercises” can take away your pain and get…
T-mobile’s pre-paid refill system has gone down today, and a T-Mobile representative said all calls are free until 11 p.m. [Engadget]
There’s some good stuff, like the Transformers PlayStation controller, coming out of Comic-Con. If you’ve seen anything great (like a teaser for the new Batman movie?) send it on in to tips. Our emails are on the left. https://gizmodo.com/transformers-playstation-controller-283278 Don’t know how to comment? Here’s how: 1) Click on the “Register” link on the top…
Guess what we got today from an anonymous Chicago tipster…pictures that we believe to be of the Joker car from the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. And we immediately realized that it’s not a car at all. It’s a freakin’ semi. Good call on the Joker’s part, going all Terminator 2 with the setup…
Yes, you read that right. In Borat’s beloved homeland of Kazakhstan, the national internet service provider is charging $3,350 per month for DSL service. If you’re ever in Kazakhstan and that seems a little pricey, dial-up is availible for $111 per month. If you need more speed, you can go all out and pay $22,032…
