Since Windows 95 dropped, our desktops have evolved no end. Having recently had a fresh Leopard install on our Macs, we thought we would take a look back, with a side-by-side comparison of Windows and Mac operating systems. All the major releases are here, and it is interesting to see the general progression made. Jump for our ridiculously large and awesome image: More »
The CYBER Familator Lite is an Akihabara-esque gizmo that snaps onto your DS Lite and lets you play old Famicom cartridges on your DS screen (If you can hunt down an adapter, you can play NES games as well). I think we should forget the Familator Lite is bigger than the DS, and that an emulator can do the same thing, because you get real 8-bit goodness on your DS. It’s like drinking Coke in a glass bottle – it just tastes better. The CYBER Familator Lite is expected to surface in Japan next month. [CYBER Gadget via DS Fanboy via Technabob] More »
newVideoPlayer("ridgelinesaber_gizmodo.flv", 475, 376);Disclaimer: This commercial may be super old or something, but we’re accustomed to ripping our juicy entertainment free from the stinky shell of advertising, to consume with our bare hands, the pulp and syrups flowing down our arms. And besides, any commercial that uses a lightsaber to carve a turkey is pretty much a must post on our part. Man, we’d love to see this guy go to work on the pie next. [superpunch] More »
NSW police stopped a Bank of Queensland robbery in the Sydney suburb of Rhodes, arresting three men. The funny part? We think one of them may have been wearing an iPod, given that trademark white earbud cord sticking out of his pocket. It’s possible that, having cold feet at the last second, this scared masked man cranked some Judas Priests to get in that important armed robbery state of mind. Or maybe he wanted to ensure that his Nike+iPod account gave him credit for all those steps he’d be making later, sprinting from the cops. Either way, it’s a bit funny and a bit sad. But from our perspective, mostly just funny. [ABC News via digg] More »
Here’s a cute 1.3MP webcam that will only run you $US16.99. We just don’t recommend it for the purpose we both know you are already planning:
“Oohh, you’re so sweet. This little chipmunk thing is the cutest!”
“Sure, happy one month anniversary.” More »
We’ll admit it: we’ll lack the ambition to perform most of the hacks you read about on Giz. But taping a calculator to an AM radio to make a metal detector? That’s right up our alley. And by “right up our alley” we mean probably still too much effort…but not by much. More »
So, you love your phone and your car so much you want to create a hybrid, but you are not going to embark on your ultimate mod before seeing some proof that it is possible. Thanks to some fellow, who deemed it fit to create a car/phone hybrid, your curiosities can now be settled. More »
You didn’t want to stand out in the cold for your deals on electronics, risking death by trample to save a few bucks? We can’t blame you. So here are ten great deals you can get from the comfort of your own home during the internet’s version of Black Friday, Cyber Monday. Hit the jump for goodies like a $50 HD DVD player and discounted iPods. More »
MBL’s new X-treme Speakers may look mighty impressive, but that has nothing to do with their ability to deliver “acoustically brilliant” sound, their ridiculously huge 6ft tall deep bass towers containing four 12″ subwoofers, or the immense one month assembly/delivery time. No, the reason for their brilliance lies in the implementation of two vibrating element omni-directional drivers, which are seated on a platform constructed from wood, steel, acrylic and aluminum. The Steampunk feel the speakers exude is fantastic, but here is the shocker; they cost $US180,000. More »
newVideoPlayer("holidayimacs_gizmodo.flv", 475, 376); This concept iMac holiday commercial was made by Ragus Media’s Mark Richardson. While this may appear to be the product of a lot of patience and a very long power strip, Richardson informs us that each of the shots is actually a still rendered in Maya, taking about 8 hours a pop. Then light effects were added in after with Maxwell Render, which could be manipulated in real time on the production system, a quad core Mac Pro. Given the complexity of the light animations, that’s pretty damn impressive. As for the spot, it really cracked us up—the love child of the star-crossed Apple iMac and $3.99 Old Navy sweater. [ragusmedia] More »
