Synthetic Snot may Enable Bender to Smell his Farts
You can tell it’s a quiet day when we start talking about robot snot, can’t you? Researchers at the Universities of Warwick and Leicester in the UK have apparently discovered that synthetic snot smeared on robot noses enables the electronic sniffing devices to identify a greater number of smells. And don’t expect to pay through…
Mossberg’s Other Half Tries Sansa Connect, Declares iPod “Old-fashioned”
You know the Apocalypse is near when you read Walt’s buddy Katherine Boehret saying this in today’s The Mossberg Solution column: I really liked the Sansa Connect. It forced me to look at my portable player as an evolving, untethered device that introduced me to lots of songs […] My iPod suddenly seemed old-fashioned. Sure,…
Jamo i200 Speakers for iPod Look and Sound Danish
Hurrah for Danish Laydeez Birgitte Smedegaard and Stine Weiss, who have knocked up these Jamo i200 iPod speakers in their garden shed. And they’re not too pricey, either—we found them for $149—which is not bad for the crisp sound they will give to your choons. Available in black and white, you can either wallmount it,…
Security Camcorder Clock: Motion Activated, Only Records Fast Sex By Default
Although this Security Camcorder Clock won’t transmit video over power lines and is not water-proof like the WiLife Spy Cam, it can be activated when it detects any movement to record 320 x 240 pixel full motion video files AVI files. Then, these files can be transferred to your computer using the included USB cable.…
Air-Con in a Can Helps you Keep your Cool
Portable air conditioning used to mean something Marshall amp-sized (preferably on wheels) that you could fill with water, hoick from room to room, dangle the hose out of the window and plug in. Well, my friends, those days are gone, and instead you can lower the temperature with air-con in a can. For $5 you…
One Hour Circle Clock not for the Houseproud
This is a bit like watching paint dry. The Everlast Circle Clock is a one-handed time-telling device that draws circles on your wall. Which to me sounds like all the hassle of having a destructive creative toddler at home with none of the benefits (dirty nappies, repeating rude words they heard from you in front…
Non-Fake iPhone Photos and Ballmer Blabber, Vol. 2
After some days on Larry’s yacht, we have finally reached Kauai. Awesome. iPhone and I needed some time alone at Hanalei Bay. You know, chill out, eat tempura tofu, drink Margaritas, ride those glassy waves from time to time and watch the morning sun together. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-non-news-100-refreshing-chilled-alcohol-and-li-255460 Boy it’s beautiful here. My shiny friend and I…
Quick News: Ubuntu, China, and More
It looks like Dell is going to give Linux another go. This time they have decided to make Ubuntu an option on certain upcoming models. AMD is flipping out again about a possible monopoly that may or may not exist between Japanese PC vendors and Intel. AMD claims that NEC, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Sony and Hitachi…