Tuesday, July 3, 2007
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Solid Alliance Confound Their Critics With Naked USB Key
11:48PM Seamus Byrne | Solid Alliance, so beloved by fans of japanese kitsch, has gone in another direction with its latest USB key. Totally stripped down – I mean totally – the Hadaka’s only flourish is a little pink light that zings up when plugged into your computer’s USB. Weighing just 4 grams, the Hadaka is Vista Ready Boost-compatible, and comes in 1GB and 2GB sizes. Product Page [Solid Alliance via Akihabara News] More »
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China Water Cube Almost Done, Probably with Help from Mon Calamari
11:29PM Seamus Byrne | Here’s the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, which is now almost finished. Although the bubbles in this gigantic Water Cube look like they are made of jelly fishes, they really use “two layers of a high-performance plastic film called ethylene tetrafluoroethylene or ETFE.” Mmmmmm’kay. So really, what do the jelly fish do? More »
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The iPhone Costs Apple $220 in Components
11:18PM Seamus Byrne | Hey, a guy’s gotta make a buck, and it looks like Apple is a guy that’s gotta make a lot of bucks. When technology analyst fir Portelligent dissected the iPhone, they determined the components of the 4GB model run $200, with the 8GB running just $20 more. But Portelligent admits that it’s tough to price components with intentionally mysterious origins. The touchscreen, for example, is estimated to be the most expensive component of the phone at $60. But there are no markings under the surface as to where the screen was manufactured, even though most people believe it was a German company named Balda. The microprocessor is clearly of Samsung origin, even though stamped firmly with the Apple symbol. So does Apple not want companies to know their suppliers, or for the public to know just how cheap their iPhone really is? Taking the iPhone Apart [via newlaunches] More »
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MP3 Electro Belt Holds Up Your Pants While You Dance
10:44PM Seamus Byrne | With an MP3 player built into the buckle, Kristian Paljasma’s light-up Electro Belt is a neat concept. You charge and sync it via USB , and there are four interchangeable buckle plates with different designs which light up. But to any enterprising individual who decides to put Kristian’s idea into production, can we suggest something? That you either offer a customizing service or include a plain buckle in the package – that way, I’ll be able to wander around with “Addy Gives Good Giz” emblazoned just below my navel. More »
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LG to Develop YouTube Phone
10:34PM Seamus Byrne | First it was the LG with built-in Google applications, today is a phone optimized for YouTube. LG announced today that they have signed an agreement with the company and will unveil it this year in Europe, probably before Apple releases the JesusPhone. However, the LG won’t be just a YouTube client. It will allow users not only to watch videos but also record and share them with other YouTubers, definitely a winner for true fans of the movie site. We don’t know if it will use Flash-based video or H.264, but looking at the fact that it allows to record your own stuff (and probably uses that format for that) it will probably use it for decoding as well. LG and YouTube sign agreement to team up [Pocket Link] More »
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Gigamungous Gigantor Coming to a Square in Kobe Next Year
10:15PM Seamus Byrne | You’ve got to love a mayor whose vision for municipal art looks something like this. A 60-feet statue of Gigantor is to have pride of place in the town of Kobe, Japan. The 135-million-yen structure (around $1.1 million) will weigh 70 tons and is going up for two reasons. The sculpture of the iron behemoth, who first appeared in 1958, will both mark the birthplace of creator Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who died in an apartment fire in 2004 and celebrate the regeneration of Kobe, 12 years after an earthquake laid waste to the town. So, Robo-tourists, what are you waiting for? Make Kobe’s mayor a very happy man. Life-sized Gigantor memorial to be erected [Newsarama via Sci-Fi Tech] More »
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V/a.g.r.a. Lamp Goes Down as Well as Up
9:38PM Seamus Byrne | Italian design lab Nonesiste has come up with this beautiful lamp. A collaboration with physicist Stefano Besseghini, the V/a.g.r.a lamp (did you see what they did there?) goes up when it is turned on. Romolo Stanco, the lamp’s designer, describes it as a “living lamp.” I could just turn it on and off all day long… Video after the jump. More »
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Four-Way USB Hub with Extender Cable from Elecom
9:02PM Seamus Byrne | Elecom has come out with two ingenious four-way USB hubs that look like they would be more at home in a tool box than on your desk. Available in four colors – black, blue, gray and white – the U2H-FC024S is a drum design for you to roll the cable up on – so no more office spaghetti. Its brother, the U2H-FC034S has four suction pads so that you can attach it to wherever for more stabillity. Weighing 80 grams, they are available in Japan for a smigeon under $30. More »
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4:38PM Gizmodo US Edition | No, it’s not a shameless attempt to replace Shay while he’s somewhere between here and there. We still love him.
Our Australian parent company, Allure Media, is on the hunt for a tech lead to join us in our Sydney office.
The successful candidate will love their blogs and know their HTML and CSS. It’s a plus to have Linux sysadmin, Movable Type, MySQL or PHP knowledge.
You’ll be building new sites, maintaining our publishing systems and developing new stuff to take our sites – including Gizmodo and Defamer – to the front of the pack. The role is three days/week to start, with the potential to grow to a full-time gig.
Sound like you? Drop Chris a line at jobs@alluremedia.com.au with a cover letter and your resume.
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Gizmodo AU: We’re Hiring!
4:38PM Gizmodo US Edition | No, it’s not a shameless attempt to replace Shay while he’s somewhere between here and there. We still love him.
Our Australian parent company, Allure Media, is on the hunt for a tech lead to join us in our Sydney office.
The successful candidate will love their blogs and know their HTML and CSS. It’s a plus to have Linux sysadmin, Movable Type, MySQL or PHP knowledge.
You’ll be building new sites, maintaining our publishing systems and developing new stuff to take our sites – including Gizmodo and Defamer – to the front of the pack. The role is three days/week to start, with the potential to grow to a full-time gig.
Sound like you? Drop Chris a line at jobs@alluremedia.com.au with a cover letter and your resume.
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