Wednesday, August 5, 2009

A Peek Inside A Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent And Full Of Old Ladies

11:40PM August 5, 2009 | John Herrman

I’m not entirely sure how I pictured Netflix’s shipping centres, but it definitely wasn’t like this: A Chicago Tribune reporter describes his visit to one, including the “few things about the building that suggested it was not a meth lab.” More »

Science

This Is How A 300 Million-Year-Old Spider Looks Like (Spoiler: Bloody Scary)

11:20PM August 5, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

When a headline says “Computer Technology Brings 300 Million-year-old Spider Fossils Back to Life,” it’s time to run to the hills, and start stockpiling canned food, gasoline cans, and weapons. Plenty of weapons. More »

The Wall-E USB Drive Is Too Cute For Even Baby Talk To Describe

11:00PM August 5, 2009 | Mark Wilson

ZOMG I just want to nom nom zuh cute wittle Wall-WE USB Dwive. $US65 for 8GB. Kissies and sunshine! [Etsy via Geeky Gadgets] More »

USB Speaker Plays Flash Memory Cards, Gets You Back To The 70s

10:40PM August 5, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

I’m sure that this $US29 Mobile-USB-SD/MMC Hi-Fi Speaker won’t produce perfect sound, but it gets points for looking 70s retro, being tiny, and playing music both from the computer, and almost every Flash memory-based media out there. More »

Gadgets

The Smart Measure Cup, From Concept To Final Product

10:22PM August 5, 2009 | Mark Wilson

This is the Smart Measure Cup. It’s a simple, great idea—a measuring cup that displays precise proportions on a backlit LCD complete with unit conversion. So great, in fact, that it’s been rebranded and picked up for manufacture: More »

Computing

Apple Tablet Probability Meter: 90% Chance, 4 Months Away

10:00PM August 5, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

After last Sunday’s rumour on the Apple Tablet’s September announcement, and yesterday’s evidence of two new Apple products in the iPhone OS 3.1 USB devices list, we have decided to elevate the level inour Apple Tablet Probability Meter to 90%. More »

Super Cute Bluetooth Holder

5:30PM August 5, 2009 | Danny Allen

Say hello to BLU-TOOTH, a handmade Bluetooth earpiece holder that’s probably as pointless as he is cute. Nom nom nom. More »

Meet Japan’s Robot Ramen Chefs

4:30PM August 5, 2009 | Danny Allen

Nagoya’s FuA-Men (Fully Automated raMen) restaurant features two assembly line style chef and assistant robots that can dish out 80 bowls of noodles a day. More »

News

We’re Looking For A Web Designer/Developer

4:15PM August 5, 2009 | Nick Broughall

If you’re a web designer/developer who wants to bring your mad skills to the frantic paced world of Gizmodo and its blogging ilk, we’ve got a job just for you! Full details below! More »