Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Gadgets
11:09PM Addy Dugdale | Going one better than Monday’s Nano advent calendar, Israeli boffins have squeezed the entire Old Testament in Hebrew onto a gold-plated silicon chip that is smaller than a pinhead. – Kit Eaton More »
Gadgets
Pajama Warmer Pouch Warms Up Your Winterwear
11:00PM Addy Dugdale | Our esteemed commentator OMG-Ponies already knows what he’s getting from his girlfriend on the Chrismukkah gift front, so this pajama warmer goes out to you, Sir. Stuff your PJs (or whatever it is you want to warm up) in this electric pouch and it’s toasted gonads before you can say “Bloody Norah, that hurts.” $US34.95 from the Solutions catalogue. [Solutions via 7Gadgets] More »
Gadgets
Plastic Hammock Concept Kinda Negates the Whole Point of Garden Swingers
10:38PM Addy Dugdale | This concept design for a hammock is very admirable, but it fails on many levels. One, it takes away the enjoyment of watching people wrestle unsexily with a bunch of string puporting to be a bed. Two, I am not sure how keen I am on plastic parts (unless, of course, you’re talking about Action Man, in which case, Bring. Him. On.) Three, it’s not as portable as a an all-rope hammock. And Four, what is so hard about getting into a hammock? Like getting it on in a hammock, practice is everything. Gallery of Pinar Yar & Tugrul Govsa’s creation after the jump. More »
Computers
Liquid-Refrigerated NVIDIA SLI PC Made With a Cayenne Wheel Doesn’t Include Flames Stickers
10:18PM Jesus Diaz | The Porsche SLI-Machine is a PC with dual NVIDIA SLI cards and liquid refrigeration inside the chromed rim of a Porsche Cayenne wheel. It was one of the most popular entries in the NVIDIA-sponsored SLI-Machine modding contest, recently organized by russian publication Top Mods. And yes, we know, it’s absolutely stupid. Everyone knows that wheel PCs should be done from Ford Mustang wheels for maximum speed and cool factor, not a bloody pimped up Volkswagen SUV. [Gizmodo Spain] More »
Gadgets
Insulin Watch Concept Gives You Your Fix and Tells the Time
10:01PM Addy Dugdale | Sufferers of Type-I diabetes will appreciate this concept insulin-delivering watch from Germany. Piezoelectricity generated by the wearer’s movements drive the insulin-delivering pumps in the watch body, which contains enough of the drug for two to three weeks. The idea is to make life a little more normal for diabetics rather than have them wrestle with syringes each day. Jump for more info. More »
Gadgets
Sanyo Teams Up With NS-ELEX for World’s First Earphone Microphone
9:16PM Addy Dugdale | An earphone microphone, aimed at people who work in loud environments—construction, law enforcement, showbiz reporters at a Michael Jackson trial— has been developed by Sanyo. In conjunction with NS-ELEX, the Japanese electronics giant has come up with two versions: a wired version; and a more expensive one that uses Bluetooth technology. More »
Hardware
Giz Explains: What’s the F is a Penryn?
6:10PM Matt Buchanan | Penryn’s sort of a buzzword lately. If you don’t know what the hell that is, chances are, you’re not alone: Penryn is Intel’s latest generation of processors, manufactured with a 45-nanometer process that lets them cram more transistors onto the processor than ever before. They’re shrunken Core 2 Duo chips of this generation, with a few extra tricks. More »
Screens
Dell 30-inch UltraSharp LCD with Display Port Surfaces Online
4:17PM Adrian Covert | Dell’s New Zealand site has posted a 30-inch UltraSharp LCD that includes Display Port support along with the other usual suspects as far as inputs go. The 1600p behemoth is selling on the site for $2699 NZD ($2366). [Dell] More »
Gadgets
Voltron Reeboks Unite Like Robot, But Form Messy Pile
3:09PM Adrian Covert | If you’re a shoe head, robot geek or some combination of the two, these Voltron kicks may scream awesome to you. Reebok have released the Voltron Lion Force Pack, which feature five classic sneakers whose colourways correspond to one of the five Voltron robots. More »
Software
