Monday, January 28, 2008
Gadgets
LEGO Brick Timeline: 50 Years of Building Frenzy and Curiosities
11:30PM Jesus Diaz | The LEGO brick turns 50 at exactly 1:58 p.m. today, January 28, 2008. This timeline shows these 50 years of building frenzy by happy kids and kids-at-heart, all the milestones from the LEGOLAND themed sets to TECHNIC and MINDSTORMS NXT, as well as all kinds of weird curiosities about the most famous stud-and-tube couple system in the world. Jump to zoom in and tell us what was your first LEGO in the comments. More »
Phones
Casio Phone is Waterproof, Rocks 5 Megapixel Camera, 4 Colors and All Sorts of Sexy Extras
11:22PM Addy Dugdale | One of the big Oh Noes about working for Giz is getting to see sexy new phones, enjoying a quickening of the pulse and then thinking, “Buggerama,” as you realise that said sodding handset is only available in Japan. Casio’s W61CA uses Exilim technology to give you a five-megapixel camera that will survive rainstorms and being dunked in the bath. No surprise then, that it’s being marketed as a sports phone, and comes in that sizzling yellow shade so beloved of Akio Morita. Full specs are below. More »
Gadgets
Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Digitally Copies Notes, Records 3D Audio
11:10PM Adrian Covert | Livescribe’s Pulse Smartpen, which creates digital copies of notes and links them to recorded audio, launches today in 1GB and 2 GB models. Using specialised paper with microdots to track pen movement, the Pulse not only copies notes, but can do quick calculations, translate foreign words and record 3D audio. More »
Gadgets
This Concrete Table Will Self-Destruct, Just Very Slowly
11:08PM Gizmodo US Edition | Each time someone buys one of these limited-edition concrete coffee tables, the designers subtract a pre-planned chunk from the next one they’ll sell. So, it’s self-destruction in an expensive, arty, musical-chairs-meets-LEGO kind of way rather than a Mission Impossible explosion. “This Table Will Self Destruct” is intriguing, though: does its shrinkage represent less value for money each time, or do you get increased “art” as each chunk gets nibbled away? Only 23 chunks have been zapped so far, so you can buy a nearly complete one today or wait for it to get holier—both options will cost you US$1700 for two. [Product at Studio1am via Nerd Approved] More »
Gadgets
Psychedelic iTube Speaker With Built-In Viagra Mode Gives You a Bigger Dock
10:08PM Gizmodo US Edition | Hokay: the iTube looks like it is the 21st-century version of the Lava Lamp. A 30-inch-tall iPod speaker with 360ยบ speakers and special effects that react to your tunes, the iTube connects up to either an MP3 player or your stereo, and you can control the psychedelic levels of its LED lights and bubble blower via remote control. Video and more info below. More »
Phones
HTC Land Japan is Disneyland For Smartphone Fetishists
6:24PM Jason Chen | The Japanese tentacle of HTC’s multi-armed octopus-like body is planning on opening an HTC Land in Shibuya; a place where customers can come in and fondle the goods for themselves without buying first. More »
Gadgets
Death Ray Machine Does What Jesus Could Not
11:00AM Haroon Malik | For this week’s retromodo installation, we’re looking at the Death Ray Machine, (awesome name). Apparently, the device was put together by a Cleveland scientist, and its abilities were only showcased in a one time display to members of the National Inventors’ Congress at Omaha, Nebraska. The Death Ray Machine was witnessed to instantly kill dogs, cats and rabbits once its beam shone on them. More »
Phones
Worst Case Scenario: Talking On Charging Cellphone
10:00AM Mark Wilson | A young man in Ghana answered his mobile phone that was charging from a wall jack and was met with the full electrical current of his home’s wiring. He was knocked out but still had a weak heartbeat. His parents rushed him to the emergency room where he was proclaimed dead on arrival. The remains of the phone look to have been from a Nokia, but the good news is that we know such incidents aren’t the norm or, like, everyone in the whole world would be dead right now. [modernghana] More »
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