Thursday, February 5, 2009
Gadgets
Authorities Warn Against Road Sign Hacking on Radio
11:50PM Jesus Diaz | OK people, I know we were the ones who promoted this idea, and then laughed and applauded when you followed up. But now the authorities are getting serious, according to reader Dan Mowchan: More »
Games
The Sega Vision: Sega’s New Handheld that Denies Sonic Exists
11:31PM Mark Wilson | The prospect of Sega releasing a portable system is a promising one, given Sega’s historically broad library of fun vintage titles. But alas, the Sega Vision doesn’t play games. More »
Peripherals
USB Plasma Heart Electrifies Your Valentine
10:00PM Jesus Diaz | Ah l’amour! I love being in love as much as I hate this USB Plasma Heart, which of course comes from the good/evil genius of Brando just in time for Valentines, my darlings. More »
Phones
Samsung Acme i8910 Loved by Coyotes Everywhere
9:44PM Jesus Diaz | After their dreadful Omnia, Samsung is following up with the Samsung Acme i8910, a smartphone that-according to these allegedly leaked pictures-seems to be quite slim. I comes loaded with a ton of features too: More »
Gadgets
Maestro Tries to Teach You Guitar With Lasers
6:00PM Elaine Chow | I predict the Maestro, which uses laser lights to show you what frets to press, will teach me guitar as well as a self-playing piano helped me learn the keyboard: not too well. More »
Announcements
5:20PM Nick Broughall | Congrats go to Nathan Walters and Daniel, who both entertained and managed to keep their entries under 25 words. Thanks to everyone who played yesterday - I’ll be trying to line up more comps and lightning comps over the next few weeks. More »
Step Brothers Blu-Ray Lightning Comp Winners Are…
5:20PM Nick Broughall | Congrats go to Nathan Walters and Daniel, who both entertained and managed to keep their entries under 25 words. Thanks to everyone who played yesterday - I’ll be trying to line up more comps and lightning comps over the next few weeks. More »
Phones
Samsung 8MP Touchscreen Memoir Mobile Phone Is the US’s First
3:46PM Elaine Chow | The Samsung Memoir could easily be mistaken for a real camera. On one side is a full touch-screen, and on the other is an 8-megapixel camera, 16x digital zoom, and Xenon flash. More »
Design
Stainless Steel Speaker Is Buzzing with Life
3:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Swarming with bugs and flowers, this piece was created by 3D scanning real flowers, insects and music, that were then “digitally sampled, cut, mixed, scaled and rearranged.” Even cooler: It’s a speaker. More »
Science
What if the Earth is a Giant Alien Hard Drive?
2:30PM Brian Lam | “What if we could manipulate the earth’s own magnetic field and thus program data into the natural energy curtains of the planet?” More »
Software
