Sunday, August 9, 2009

Portable Tap Dispenser: The Partier’s Camelback

9:00AM August 9, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

We’re big beer fans here at Giz and watch with excitement any new technological developments in the beer world. So we’re pleased to show you the Portable Tap Dispenser, a backpack with a dispensing tap for your brew of choice. More »


Geek Out

New Winner Of The “Worst Shipping Practices” Award

8:00AM August 9, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

It’s a competitive category, trust me. We’ve seen some pretty ridiculous abuses of packaging and shipping in our day. But this one’s great, especially since the box is upside-down and sort of crushed-looking. Congratulations to the winner loser. [Geekologie]


Mobile

Fresh Shots Of The Nokia RX-5 Tablet Prototype

5:00AM August 9, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

From the wilds of the Indonesian jungle message boards come these new shots of a mysterious Nokia tablet (or MID, or large phone) with a sliding QWERTY, labelled RX-5. More »


Computing

iTunes 9 Feature Rumours: Blu-ray, App Organisation, Social Media

4:20AM August 9, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

One of Boy Genius Report’s “pretty reliable” sources hinted at a few of the new features to be found in the upcoming release of Apple iTunes 9. We’re not sure we believe them, but let’s take a look. More »


Geek Out

One Year In The Life Of Baby In Two Minutes

4:00AM August 9, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

My dear friend Zac Bir had a great idea: To photograph his son Alexander every single day since he was born, creating this beautifully animated one-year calendar. Watching him grow so happy makes me happy too. Watch for special days.


Geek Out

Downloaded Child Porn? Blame Your Kitty Cat

3:30AM August 9, 2009 | Rosa Golijan

Floridian Keith Griffin most certainly didn’t download over a thousand images containing child pornography. No siree. It must’ve been his dear puddy-tat who downloaded pictures of those oh-so-illegal birds. More »


Cameras

Six-Month-Long Camera Exposure Captures Solstices

3:00AM August 9, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Justin Quinnell left his homemade pinhole camera continuously exposed for a whopping six months to capture this incredible photo of Saint Mary Redcliffe Church in the UK. More »