Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Entertainment
A Peek Inside A Netflix Sorting Facility: Secret, Silent And Full Of Old Ladies
11:40PM 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 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 »
Peripherals
The Wall-E USB Drive Is Too Cute For Even Baby Talk To Describe
11:00PM 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 »
Music
USB Speaker Plays Flash Memory Cards, Gets You Back To The 70s
10:40PM 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 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 »
Computers
10:00PM 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 »
Apple Tablet Probability Meter: 90% Chance, 4 Months Away
10:00PM 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 »
Peripherals
Super Cute Bluetooth Holder
5:30PM 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 »
Robots
Meet Japan’s Robot Ramen Chefs
4:30PM 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 »
Announcements
4:15PM 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!
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We’re Looking For A Web Designer/Developer
4:15PM 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!
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Computers
