Saturday, December 5, 2009

Japanese Video Installation Will Blow You Away (Literally! Ha!)

6:00PM December 5, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Well, I’m not really sure what this installation, from Tokujin Yoshioka for Hermes, is selling, but I’ll tell you what: I’ll totally buy it. It’s at the Tokyo Hermes store until January 19th. Video after the jump. [Core77] More »


Gadgets

Remainders – The Good, Bad And Ugly Stories We Didn’t Post (and Why)

4:30PM December 5, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

In today’s forgotten corner of Gizmodo that is Remainders, we’ve got OK Go’s new tech-courting music video, ever more info on the Apple-Lala acquisition, a super (Mario) cross-stitch project, and Ellen Degeneres’s gadgety Christmas giveaway. Buckle up, you guys. More »


Geek Out

The Olympic Flame Gets Six Aeroplane Seats To Itself

2:40PM December 5, 2009 | Adam Frucci

I love symbolic gestures as much as the next guy, but is flying the olympic flame from Greece to Canada in a bunch of miner’s lanterns spread across six aeroplane seats really necessary? [The Big Picture] More »


Online

See The World From Your Couch: Pompeii Ruins Now On Google Street View

2:00PM December 5, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The Pompeii ruins are one of the most tourist-visited sites in the world, which is one reason to stay home, sit on your couch with no pants on and enjoy the ruins on Street View. It’s pretty gorgeous. [Google] More »


Online

Your Next Google Search Is Going To Freak You Out

1:13PM December 5, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Science

The Bone-Chilling Sound Of The Planets Won’t Let You Sleep Tonight

12:40PM December 5, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

newVideoPlayer("/gizmodospace.flv", 500, 375,""); In space, nobody can hear you sing Dancing Queen when you are in the shower. But if you listen closely, you can hear the planets making noises. Noises so scary that make me want to move to another solar system. More »


Apple’s LaLa Acquisition Is A Done Deal

12:37PM December 5, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

NY Times reporter Brad Stone says that Apple has acquired the streaming music service LaLa as rumored, and the NYT is currently updating their story. [Brad Stone] More »


It Would Be Cool To Live At The Daewon Park Observatory And Be A Superhero

12:20PM December 5, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

That’s the only thing I can think about when I see the Daewon Park Observatory. But where are my superpowers? I want the power of flight! I want the power to kill a yak 200 yards away, with mind bullets! More »


Science

BBC Life: Venus Flytrap Grows In Time Lapse, Devours In Macro

12:00PM December 5, 2009 | Mark Wilson

I’d never felt sympathy for a fly until I just watched this latest, astounding clip from BBC Life in which a Venus Flytrap consumes murders its prey. More »


Intel’s High-End Larrabee Graphics Card Won’t Be Released Anytime Soon

11:30AM December 5, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Intel just told us that its first Larrabee graphics card isn’t ever coming out “as standalone discrete product,” because they’re behind where they’d hoped to be in development, meaning you won’t be shoving one inside of your PC anytime soon. More »