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Happy Blackout from Stiletto Design is a stainless steel light bulb holder that you attach to the wall. Insert a (preferably used) light bulb and it’s good to go. Notice the business end of the light bulb is still exposed. Light a small candle hidden behind that bulb, and whaddaya know? Looks like the bulb’s…
Even though Levi Strauss & Co. says the RFID tags attached to clothing it’s testing in Mexico and the U.S. are to be used simply to track inventory, we’re thinking, hey, wait a minute. With a radio frequency ID tag sewn into your pants, couldn’t nosy spies track your every move, unless you decided to…
Scientists from the Korean Institute for Industrial Technology recently unveiled a new android capable of showing expressions on her face, only the second android to do this after Japan’s
Here’s Sony’s latest entry-level projector, the VPL-EX3, a 1024×768 unit which the company says can brighten your day with 2000 ANSI lumens of shiny goodness. There’s a couple of D-sub inputs in the back, along with composite and S-Video, but too bad there are no DVI inputs. Probably the best thing about this unit is…
If you’re passing through terminal 3 at Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD), take a look the Accenture Interactive Network screen, a 10×7-foot monster that reminds us of Tom Cruise’s computer symphony in Minority Report. The touchscreen tech lets you move windows around with your hands, giving you access to the latest weather, news, and video clips.…
I’m a degenerate disk hog. I have almost a terabyte in storage capacity in the home office here, in some form or the other, and all of it comes from various 2000-era vintages. Looking at all these drives—fat 80GB networked drives to a tiny 20GB Archos Jukebox that I can’t find the power cable to,…
We complained last Friday that Nokia’s new Podcasting application doesn’t actually podcast, and Nokia Podcasting Product Manager Steven Stewart wrote in this morning to address our concerns and explain the name craziness: https://gizmodo.com/nokia-podcasting-application-doesnt-actually-podcast-170333 You are right… The first release will be cool mobile Podcatcher (with some advanced features exclusive to the mobile that you can’t…
We’ve heard the rumors, now let’s get the facts from Nintendo, where the company confirms today that its DS Lite portable gaming system will be on sale in the US on June 11 for $130. Heck, we thought it would be at least $150. Just as we heard before, it will be available in any…
T-Mobile is now shipping what Samsung calls the thinnest candy bar cellphone available in the US, the t509, which is just 9.8 mm thick. It has a 1.9-inch 176×220 display, EDGE and Bluetooth connectivity, and can record/capture video. Now this is one tiny phone. At 4.6″ x 1.8″ x 0.39″ and weighing 2.5 ounces, it…
While this should have been done years ago—I guess there wasn’t much of a market in children’s education in the developing world—Intel has announced a reference model for the lil nippers called the Eduwise. It seems that, unlike the UMPC, Intel will actually be producing these $400 laptops en masse and they will run Windows…
The ballsy blokes suspected to have stolen two of Becks‘ BMW X5s did so by using software on a laptop to hack into the car’s computer. Once in, they opened the doors, started the ignition, and drove away with the feeling you only get when you steal from a guy who can afford it—not that…
Remember what we said about 802.11N? Well, Draft 1.0 of the wireless standard was voted on, and it failed to get the 75% necessary to move onto the next stage. This could spell bad news for the companies that just released Draft-N devices, and even worse news for the people who bought them. Not getting…
Casio cranks out another Exilim with the EX-Z5, this one a 5-megapixel shooter with 3x optical zoom and pretty big 2.5-inch finder. It looks like the emphasis is on ease of use with this model, with its Easy Mode that prevents any adjustment other than just pushing the button. Casio also slightly raises the bar…
Dave of Dave’s Insanity Sauce fame has released a hot sauce that comes in an adjustable bottle. It actually works by having two compartments, one with hot sauce and one with mild sauce. Twist the nozzle at the top to determine what hot sauce mixture you want, kind of like a spicy fuel mechanic. Your…
More troubles this week for Apple. Not only have their manufacturers smeared on the thermal paste, making their MacBook Pros run hotter than they should, there’s a problem with the first set of MacBook Pro batteries. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-cool-your-macbook-pro-down-and-void-your-warran-170687 AppleCare is acknowledging that any MBP with a serial number up to W8608 has a potential problem with…
Researchers at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas are apparently huge fans of The Ghostbusters. A recent patent filed by them shows a tank of goo carried backpack-like by riot police. A hose extends from the tank to a nozzle, which when shot, combines a jet of water with a jet of dry…
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Over the years, with the help of Jager and horror flicks, I’ve managed to develop a pretty strong stomach. But this invention makes me cringe and dry-heave a bit. This is eye jewelry developed by Eric Klarenbeek. The jewels hang from contact lenses. Supposedly they don’t affect eyesight at all. It is an artistic concept,…
Okay, they aren’t hooker boots, I know. They are hooker platforms! This is the work of Norene Leddy and addresses the issues of safety for sex workers. The shoes have an audible alarm system, LCD screen, internet connection and a GPS receiver. This work can be seen from today until May 13 at a show…
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