Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Logitech Updates G15 Keyboard with GamePanel LCD Screen
11:24PM Seamus Byrne | Logitech’s G15 keyboard has been updated to include an LCD screen so that gamers can keep an eye on any vital information that they may need while they play. Price, press release and another pic are after the jump. AU: Ummm, the G15 always had an integrated screen. This one just looks a bit better resolved. And orange, which means it goes faster – but not as fast as red. That’s the next one. -SB More »
Logitech G9 Mouse Has Interchangeable Grip, Will Make David Hasselhoff Happy
11:10PM Seamus Byrne | As we reported a couple of months back, Logitech is following up its G5 gaming mouse with the G9. Ah, a much nice picture, don’t you think? There’s another one, alongside the press release detailing the G9’s full specs and price after the jump. More »
Canon iVIS HG10 Has 40GB Hard Drive but Falls Short on High Definition
10:57PM Seamus Byrne | The Canon iVIS HG10 3CCD can record five-and-a-half hours of top banana quality video action on its 40GB hard drive. Unfortunately, the format is limited to a sad 1,440 x 1,080, (1080i) according to Canon’s own specifications page, and the included battery will only give you one hour of actual recording time without using the LCD screen. And there is even more bad news. AU: ‘Sad’ is a bit harsh, there. 1440×1080 is standard HDV spec and AVCHD also has this ratio as most typical, with wide pixels for a 1920×1080 finish. Not perfect, but it is in common use right now, so it isn’t all that sad… unless all such cameras are sad… which they may well be… pining for Full HD. -SB galleryPost('canonhg10', 8, 'Canon HG10 HDD Camcorder'); More »
Roller Blades of Death have Petrol Motor, No Brakes
10:40PM Seamus Byrne | Customs officers in Britain have seized 150 pairs of motorized roller blades, amid safety fears. The skates, known as Gasoline Skating Shoes, are fitted with a 25cc motor and have a top speed of 20 mph. Classed as a motorized vehicle, users would need a driving license, insurance and L-plates, were they legal. Check the video with its incongruous Prozac Muzak and discover their deadly secret below. More »
Panasonic HDC-SD7 is Now World’s Smallest HD Camcorder
10:12PM Seamus Byrne | Panasonic just announced their new HDC-SD7 in Japan. Those tricksters are now saying that this is the world’s smallest HD camcorder, and not yesterday’s record-holder. This one has a vertical format but is it really the smallest of both? galleryPost('panasonicsd7', 8, 'Panasonic SD7'); More »
Giant Golf-Labyrinth Game For Sale
9:57PM Seamus Byrne | Do you like golf? Do you like Labyrinth games? Do you have a HUGE house? If you answered yes to those three questions then you might just be in the market for one of these. Its a scaled up version of a Labyrinth game, and was created as a mini-golf hole that used golf balls rather than ball bearings – If you managed to complete the game in one go you got a hole-in-one. galleryPost('minigolf', 4, 'Mini Golf');[Craigslist] More »
Dog Ice Cream Goes by the Name of Wanko
9:41PM Seamus Byrne | This is dog ice-cream, available in, yep, Japan. I don’t think that means it’s dog-flavored (”Choose from Dachsund Daiquiri, Choco-Chow and Key Lime Labrador”), but that it is for dogs. Hence the bowl – or maybe you think that’s what we Giz writers eat off. What I want to know is why they went with the name Wanko? [Gizmodo Japan through Google Translate] More »
iPhone Reverse Engineering Opens New Door to Total Unlock
2:55PM Seamus Byrne | The iPhone Dev Team keeps closing up on their total unlocking target: they just announced that they have reverse-engineered the software which controls the iPhone’s radio communications. The team has now a new way to search for the key to make the JesusPhone work with other carriers. Jump for all the naughty bits. More »
“On” is a Huge, Wall-Mounted Spectrum Analyzer
2:32PM Seamus Byrne | This piece of art is a huge, wall-mounted electronic spectrum analyzer that displays sound from ambient noise. It looks to be made up of an array of red LEDs set up in a pattern of 8 to 32 bands. The entire device runs on batteries for 4 hours, or AC power, and is turned on by a switch behind the plate glass face. $8200 for 8-bands. I don’t even want to know how much this would cost for 32-bands, but I’d bet you an NYU ITP 3rd year student could pull this off for the cost of materials and beer money. Nevermind the guy with no shirt; this thing was made in Europe. galleryPost('onEQ', 4, 'On');[On via MusicThing] More »
