Sunday, December 14, 2008
Design
Is This the Thinnest House in the World?
2:42PM Jesus Diaz | Following our anti-Dubai-gigarchitecture article on the slimmest houses in the world, reader Micah Sherman has sent us which may be the thinnest, smallest house in any city in the world. Absolutely crazy. More »
Cameras
Twelve-Strobe Camera Rig Smites the Sun, Shoots at 1/8000 Seconds
11:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Photographer Syl Arena created an impressive array of twelve strobes to help him take ultra-clear high speed shots, and possibly to incite God’s wrath by one-upping the sun. More »
Science
Self-Healing Paint Is Full of Magical Tiny Caulk Crystals
10:15AM Gizmodo US Edition | Autonomic Materials plans to bring self-healing paint to market in less than four months. The paint is designed to protect cars, bridges, and boats from corrosion, but don’t get too excited just yet: More »
Games
Lego NES Mod Shamelessly Exploits Our Nostalgia
9:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Project Red is a direct appeal to your inner child, if you’re in your mid-20s. You loved your NES, didn’t you? And Lego too? Well, how about I shove one of those inside the other? More »
Regulars
The Week in IPhone Apps: Adults Only!
8:30AM John Mahoney | Since the App Store got ratings a few months ago, it was only a matter of time before the first Rated M game popped up. Well, that time is now.
Phones
New Nokia Smartphone Patent Features Swiveling Widescreen and QWERTY
8:15AM Gizmodo US Edition | A new patent from Nokia shows a pretty interesting new design: a full widescreen that can swivel behind a QWERTY keyboard so only half the screen is visible. More »
Peripherals
MacBooks: Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adaptor Available Soon
8:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Apple’s decision to make its customised Mini DisplayPort the only method of video output on their new MacBooks annoyed a lot of users, but they’ve finally decided to fix the problem— with an adapter. More »
Design
Gym Car Concept Sounds Both Healthy and Extremely Dangerous
6:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Designer Da Feng created the Gym Car mockup that includes a near-complete home gym as well as a Batmobile-esque carbon fibre exterior. No word on the safety of doing bench-presses while driving. More »
Software
iPhone Copy/Paste App Pastebud Delivers Copied Text to Random Strangers
5:45AM Gizmodo US Edition | Pastebud, the app that lets you copy and paste text from email and Safari, has been sending the copied emails (including personal information) out to anybody but the original user. More »
Gadgets
