newVideoPlayer("juansanchezplane_gawker.flv", 475, 376); This video shows crazy RC airplane pilot Juan Sánchez doing some of the most amazing stunts we have ever seen. Watch as he suspends his gigantic aircraft model in the air, making it float vertically over the runway as he walks around it. He was showing his amazing skills at the latest Air Festival for Big Models and Jets, celebrated last week in Xativa, Spain. [CAX77 - Thanks Joel]
The Samsung 940UX, also known as the world’s first USB LCD display, is now shipping in the US for $379. [electronista]
AU: No sign of AU release timing yet. -SB
Neimen Marcus has begun sale of the Triton 1000 Submarine. In an acrylic bubble dome design straight out of The Jetsons, buyers will have a 360-degree view of the ocean floor (for depths up to 1000 feet).
A gemstone set joystick control maneuvers pilots as they pretend to be Jacques Cousteau or Sean Connery (depending on their personal level of coolness and choice of Sean Connery submarine driving character). Sure, the pleasure will run you $1,440,000, but realise that the price includes both the leather seat upgrade and two days of training so you don’t kill yourself and make manufacturer U.S. Submarines look bad.
So in today’s news of the strange, Fake Steve Jobs, also known as the real Forbes editor Daniel Lyons, is planning a San Francisco book tour…wait for it…as the mock turtleneck-wearing alter ego. To promote his new fictional book oPtion$: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs no one but the book’s real author—Fake Steve Jobs—would do.
Whether or not this means we will see Lyons adorn full costume remains up in the air. But like our mum always said, “if you are going to pretend to be one of the most powerful technology executives in a fake blog and then find yourself called out by the NY Times, don’t chump out.” Bust out the full keynote presentation and we’ll pick up a copy. [press release via macworld]
This Lamborghini made of wire was shown off at the Art Car Parade in Manchester last month. The two guys behind it, sculptor Benedict Radcliffe and pedal car designer Ben Wilson, even managed to get the attention of a British cop &mdash probably the first time a Lambo has been ticketed for going too slowly. See the pic below.
Taiwanese design company Nova has come up with a waterproof speaker system for iPod that looks like a tube of shower gel. Designed to be either freestanding or hung up from that hook in the shower cubicle that up until now didn’t have a purpose, it “suggests a playful life attitude,” according to the blurb on the company website. Aimed at puppies, then. [Aqua through Google Translate]
The AT&T Tilt (8925) is official. This ship was leakier than a sunken pirate ship, the successor to the 8525 is finally here. The important specs: Windows Mobile 6, Mobile Office, 2.8-inch screen, GPS w/ TeleNav, Push to Talk, standard IM program, slide-out and fold-up keyboard, glorious HTC-style QWERTY keys, Wi-Fi, 3-megapixel camera, Push Email, 3G HSDPA—but no TouchFlo on the top level like the Touch (seems like they’re saving that for “Touch” designated phones). $US299 with two-year contract starting Friday October 5. [AT&T via Press Release]
Today is the 50th anniversary of Russia’s Sputnik satellite. Sputnik translates into “Traveling companion of the earth”, was “23 inches in diameter and 184 pounds, with four feathery antennas swept back like a windblown comb-over from its high-gloss sphere.” Some credit the unexpected launch of Sputnik with kicking off the space race. Steven Winn’s piece on the satellite is sweeping and moving and every gadget head should give it a pass. [SFGate]
Looks like Boy Genius got his hands on a photo that could be the much-anticipated Blackberry 9000. The black and white photo only shows the front, which appears to be influenced by the iPhone with the screen dominating the front (touchscreen, perhaps?). But Boy Genius came through with a few rumoured specs that include 3G HSDPA mobile internet and a 600 MHz processor all set for an early 2008 release. Predictable yes, uncertain perhaps, but exciting none the less. If this is real, the big question is, where’s the keyboard? [UPDATE: Boy Genius clarified in the comments section of his post that the photo is not real.] [Boy Genius Report]
