Saturday, August 4, 2007
First Mac Chick of the Month to Use iPhone Is a Good Girl, Really
10:52PM Seamus Byrne | Macenstein’s August Mac Chick Lauren Reeves, meet JesusPhone. JesusPhone, stop taking photos down her cleavage. Readers, jump to see the rest of Lauren. More »
Fiberglass Ghetto Sub Intercepted in Brooklyn Harbor Missing Pastrami, Cheddar, Pickles
8:07PM Seamus Byrne | The guy on top of that egg is artist Duke Riley. And the egg is in fact a Revolutionary War-era submarine replica made mostly of plywood, fiberglass and lead. And the police is pissed off because they thought he was a terrorist trying to sink the Queen Mary II at Pier 41 in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Maybe with a chisel. Or throwing paint balloons at it, I don’t know. [NYT] galleryPost('replicasub', 4, 'Replica Submarine in Brooklyn'); More »
Zero X Electric Motorcycle is Fast, Eco-Friendly, USB Compatible
1:00PM Seamus Byrne | What have your lithium-ion batteries done for you lately? Forget powering those handheld gadgets, the king of lithium-ion batteries is sitting in the heart of the Zero X electric motorcycle. Named for its lack of emissions and noise, the 120-pound Zero X still pumps out 20 horsepower and tops out at around 50 miles per hour. A single charge of the battery will take you 40 miles, but the battery packs can be hotswapped in mere seconds and fully recharge in about three hours. Though the engine is roughly equivalent to that of a 250cc gasoline-powered bike, the lightweight electric motor makes the Zero X accelerate much faster. If it’s too fast for you, plug the bike’s brain into your PC via the USB port to access the bike’s virtual control panel. More »
DefCon Uber Badge Hacked in 10 Minutes
12:24PM Seamus Byrne | Now, now, don’t get too excited. Creator Joe Grand designed it to be hacked. Still, 10 minutes is a pretty respectable time for the soldering, reprogramming and reflashing job done by Dave Bullock, Wired’s photographer at the event. The badge features an LED display with scrolling text, and it even has an easter egg (typing in 31337 outputs “$kingpin$”, the board maker’s handle.) [Wired, but beautiful photos from Dave]galleryPost('defconbadge', 4, 'DefCon Badge'); More »
Portable Guitar Amp Features USB Output For Easy Recording
12:11PM Seamus Byrne | Crate announced a new portable guitar amp that has a USB outlet for direct computer recording. The Crate Profiler 5 seems useful for those who want to quickly record a riff without taking the time (or spending the money) to hook up a mixer or interface box. The 5 watt amp features digital effects processing and can run off 6 AA batteries or AC power. It is shipping now with a $159.99 price tag. galleryPost('crateamp', 3, 'Crate USB Guitar Amp');[Crate via PC World] More »Absolutely Gigantic Match Creates Gigantic Fireball, Fails to Kill Lucky Idiot
10:45AM Seamus Byrne | In today’s episode of “extremely dangerous yet infinitely entertaining things to do with flammables,” we have perhaps the biggest matchstick ever created being lit by a brave/moronic individual. It was made by attaching 15,000 matches to the end of a 4×4 piece of lumber, complete with ping pong balls for shaping and spray paint for realism. But come on, what do you care about what’s in it? You want to see the end results, which can be found in the video above. Enjoy, and, as usual, don’t try this home unless you want your obituary being mocked on the Giz. Instructions for your creative retardicide can be found at Instructables. [Instructables] More »
The Dog Fanny Pack For Carrying Pups Below Your Gut
10:25AM Seamus Byrne | Some horrible inventor has taken two things that should never be mixed — dogs and fanny packs — and mutated them into one terrible invention. More »
iSkin’s Cerulean X1 Earbuds Cozy Up to Ear Canals for Cheap
9:34AM Seamus Byrne | Earlier this week you may have seen the uber audiophile earbuds that cost $1150. If you’re into good sound but not into selling a kidney to get it, try the newest member of iSkin’s Cerulean family, the X1 in-ear buds. These in-canal buds come with three different ear pad sizes to comfortably fit most ears. The single 9mm driver in each ear boasts a neodymium earth magnet which iSkin says allows the X1s to rock a solid bass line with “sparkling” highs and a solid mid-range. White or black for a mere $100. [iSkin's Cerulean X1s via Electronista] More »
