Thursday, December 23, 2010 - Page 2
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Leave Your Christmas Lights Up Forever

If you’re too lazy to spend a few hours each year dealing with Christmas lights, you can shell out a few hundred dollars for the LiteLocker, which sit under your home’s gutters, hiding said lights during the “offseason”.


Cameras

The Pentagon Wants To Give Soldiers Terminator Vision

Soon soldiers’ vision will no longer be limited to what their eyeballs can do. The Pentagon wants to make troops able to tell if an object a kilometer away is a walking stick or an AK-47.


Gadgets

The Gizmodo 12 Days Of Christmas Gift Guide

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On the eleventh day of Christmas, Gizmodo gave to me…


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In Milan, They Decorate Streets With Glow-In-The-Dark Underpants

The 2010 Milan LED light festival – yes, there’s such an event – has produced some amusing art displays, but my absolute favourite is pictured right here. It’s called ‘Ieri, Oggi, Domani’ which translates as ‘Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’ and involves glow-in-the-dark underwear.


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If You’re Stuck In US Airports This Week, Here’s Where You Should Eat

I’m sure a few of you out there are stuck in an airport right now, dreading your annual Christmas trip home. You might as well eat right before you board that plane. Esquire has you covered.


Cars

The GizMod: Our Own Personal Drive-In

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As some of you noted in the comments after we installed the PS3, the GizMod Rukus has an HD movie and games system, and three standard definition screens. So this week, we’ve decided to change that by installing an Epson TW450 HD projector.


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Why Can’t Lamps Look Good And Conserve Energy?

Sure, we’ve seen a couple slick-looking LED lamps before, but those were egregiously expensive. Lumisource’s Luminance desk lamp also combines style with the latest in lighting tech for under $US100.


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Who Ships Those 300 Million Holiday Packages, Visualised

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Or least, if you’re in the parcel delivery business. But who exactly is doing the brunt of the shipping this holiday season? Here’s how it breaks down.


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Are These iPad Paintings ‘Very Remarkable’ Or ‘Quite Bad’?

David Hockney, the English painter known for his pop art and technological experimentation, has beamed more than 300 iPad drawings to an ongoing exhibition in Paris. This act has been more controversial than you might have guessed!