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This is a robot designed to make facial expressions based on certain words. The word that expression represents? No, not constipation. Nope, it’s not awkwardness either. Creepy? No, not creepy. If you guessed love, congrats! You can read the big word next to the robot’s head. Either that or you have some pretty horrible associations…
Remember that mystery product Benjamin Heckendorn was creating with eDimensional? Turns out it’s a 5.1 gaming headset. The gadget, an AudioFX Pro 5+1 gaming headset, is a USB headset with a mic that has an integrated subwoofer and integrated 5.1 surround sound decoder. There’s force feedback in there as well if you really like your…
If we were to design a UMPC, making it small enough to put into our pocket is pretty much the primary feature we’d focus on. Amtek has the same idea, which is why their U560 prototype shown at Computex actually looks promising. https://gizmodo.com/hottest-babes-of-computex-266085 It’s a flip-up UMPC with a full Sidekick-like QWERTY hidden underneath the…
Hey, Jews! Isn’t it hard remembering all the different blessings there are to say before eating different things? Don’t you wish there was some shortcut through them to get to the food when you’re hungry? Boy, your mother should be ashamed of you. But I’m not your mother, so here’s something to help. The Say-a-Blessing…
Sprint users can start high-fiving each other for not abandoning ship for greener pastures—apologies for that abomination of a metaphor—thanks to the upcoming PPC-6800. The successor to the PPC-6700, the Mogul will have 256MB of ROM (up from 128MB), 20% longer battery life, be 1/3 of an inch thinner and has a 2-megapixel camera. The…
Somewhere in Russia, a man (who knows something we don’t) is getting prepared for the post-apocalyptic trek across Europe with this Dragon Tank Truck. It’s a truck, but it’s also a dragon tank, thanks to the many, many pieces of steel (?) melded onto its exterior. The best part? It actually looks functional, and it’s…
Friedrich Kirschner came up with a 3D scanner that’s made out of LEGOs, a bowl, a webcam and milk. What’s up with the milk? Well, he dips in whatever he wants to scan in the milk, then takes shot after shot as he pours in more milk. By measuring up the milk in each shot,…
A reliable source just gave us some more details on the leather-bound Thinkpad Reserve. •The Limited Edition run will go for $5000 •is being made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Thinkpad •more will be revealed on June 15th. https://gizmodo.com/lenovos-special-edition-leather-thinkpad-getting-dolled-262974 Right now, all you can do is click around the website, thinkpadreserve.com, which is…
What do you get when you combine a robot and a chair? The Hubo FX-1 chairbot, of course. In what is perhaps my favorite robot design yet, this giant chair with legs looks like it came out of some ridiculous ’80s sci-fi movie or something, but it’s very, very real. It looks good so far,…
Geeks in Taiwan are still flocking to Computex, a trade show for everything PC related, and the latest bit of kit comes to us via MSI, who unveiled their RX2600 Geminium, a graphics card with two mid-tier Radeon 2600 Pro GPUs. The card was designed with gamers in mind, giving them the power of two…
Two bits of news from Canon today. They’ve just created a prototype of a 50-megapixel CMOS sensor that’s twice as sensory as the closest competitor and small enough to fit into DSLRs. Them’s crazy talk. Also, Canon’s planning on introducing a new file format to store all its pictures. The format is intended to either…
Asus is showing off their new dedicated Media Center PC over at Computex, the DAV Center A33. The brand-new revision to the D22 has two interesting upgrades: a front-row LCD on the face, and an integrated amplifier for front, rear and possibly center channels, so you don’t have to use an external receiver if that’s…
We haven’t quite dipped into the Ethernet over Powerline revolution yet, but this USB over Powerline seems to be the next step. Icron’s combining Panasonic’s HD-PLC powerline tech with its ExtremeUSB to make a USB extender that works over your home’s electrical system. Technically cool, but it’s even cooler when you think about implications like…
With its mind increasingly turned to advertising, Microsoft has decided to put its multi-platform positioning to use as a promotional powerhouse. Lamely dubbed Ignition (good Offspring album, bad mid-90s connotation), the program pimps artists (currently, but don’t be surprised to see movies, TV shows, etc.) across Zune, Xbox Live and MSN. https://gizmodo.com/quick-news-yahoo-cto-heads-out-and-more-264869 The first artist…
The Apple ][ was the first MacApple [Update: Thx for the fact-check, fanboys] I’d ever used. I spent Summers in Hong Kong with the grandparents, and one year I got computer “lessons” on it. When I say lessons, I mean playing Ghostbusters. That game came out in 1984, which is seven years after the Apple…
In the mood to throw a Wiimote around? Save your $3000 HDTV by chucking this Wiimote plushie pillow instead. The thing stands 26 inches tall, 5.5 inches wide, and was handmade by some people who really like Wiis. Unfortunately, it’s sold out now, but if you bug them enough about it they’ll make some more…
Pity the poor little dude at the bottom of this knife cabinet, barely getting out of the way of the longest knife. This 11.5-inch mini-cabinet holds a variety of knives that you supply yourself, the longest one with a 9-inch blade. Get a 9.5-inch blade to really put the hurt on the poor little guy.…
If Apple’s new lappies are too expensive for your blood and Toshiba’s R500 too small, check out the new Tecra M8. It’s got a medium-size 13.3-inch screen and a friendlier ($1,399) starting price than both machines. What’s under the hood, you ask? Let’s just say this Centrino Duo-based notebook won’t disappoint. https://gizmodo.com/new-apple-macbook-pros-with-led-backlit-display-265939 Inside you’ll get…
This USB shredder proves there’s a myriad of ways to cover your tracks. Heck, we even saw a shredder powered by a hamster. But this one? It’s different. https://gizmodo.com/hamster-powered-paper-shredder-mark-ii-261173 This is not even the first USB shredder we’ve seen, one even has a mini-bin underneath to catch all of those torn-up pieces of paper. But…
Sometimes, after a long stint of watching dudes hump ottomans on YouTube, I get in the mood for some local news. Luckily, YouTube has got my back. They’ve just entered a deal with Hearst-Argyle Television to deliver local content from some markets in the Northeast, including weather, news and entertainment programming. The markets will get…
