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It's about a week to Christmas, and once again, you can't figure out that perfect gift for a loved one. Luckily, we've found the item that will offend any member of your family equally.
With all the cute little robots that have been presented at CEATEC, it's easy to forget why we shouldn't be making robots in the first place. Because if they don't kill us with their bare hands, they will kill us out of raw horror. Like the Repliee R-1, a five year-old girl developed at Osaka University to haunt your nightmares forever. Seriously, are these things necessary? Maybe, if you are Zoltan.
In the unsettling video found after the jump, Soviet scientists in the mid-20th century keep the severed head of a dog alive via an "autojector," a primitive heart and lung machine. The dog reacts to sounds, opens its eyes, eats, licks its lips, and generally looks alive. The video has been debated by experts for years, but now you can be the judge thanks to the wonders/horrors of the internet. So, what say you? Is this poor pooch surviving sans body, or is another Ruskie trick? Either way, I'm sure we can all agree on one thing: holy f'ing shit.
When tacky rich people Tony and Penny Caciolo planned out their home theatre setup, apparently they decided they wanted it to be an homage of their favourite place on Earth: the Italy section of Epcot at Disney World. At least that's what it looks like. This horrifying setup comes complete with fake storefronts and what looks like the champagne room from a Staten Island strip club. And did I mention the pool with a swim-under waterfall that leads to a grotto with a LCD TV inside?
You've gotta wonder how, in a company the size of Microsoft, there's not a single person who has the balls to step up and say "Hey, you know what? This Vista music video we're making for the sales department, complete with a cheesy Bruce Springsteen impersonator and horrible music, damages the dignity of not only everyone involved in its production, but everyone who watches it." Seriously, how did this little slice of cringe-inducing embarrassment ever get made? What year is this? I need to lie down. I'm sorry. Check the video after the jump.
Yet again, the results of a Gizmodo Photoshop contest prove just how warped and twisted the minds of Giz readers are. The most recent challenge: use your skills to depict Steve Jobs as either good or evil. The results ranged from inspired to unsettling to confusing to borderline-offensive, which is just what any good Photoshop contest should end up with. Now, my friends, onward to the Gallery of Champions! Let's see what your fellow readers created. I apologise in advance to Steve and to all of your brains for what you're about to see.
AU: Congrats to Adamnfish, who represented Giz AU with his entry. Awesome job on Jobs!
Today I was extremely harsh with the Beamz Laser Music system. So acid, it seems, that the public relations company that represents the product contacted me about it:
Not only does this Givori Serendipity phone look like it was designed by some sort of ADD-afflicted, semi-retarded Midwestern housewife at a forced-labour craft fair, but it costs US$3,100. Hell, I'd pay that much to make sure I never become friends with anyone who would use this thing.
