Gadgets

Ask Giz: Scratched Records, Arse Tattoos, Mobile Phone Fetishes

An unfortunate electronics-based arse explosion. A confused lad with dirty vinyl. A relationship doomed by a ringtone. This week’s questions tortured us for minutes, but we recovered. And we came up with answers.


August 28, 2010

Ashes To Vinyl: Because You Always Wanted To Be In Guns N’ Roses

I thought I fancied the idea of turning myself into a diamond once I die, but actually, having my cremated ashes turned into a vinyl record of my favourite album is much more my style.


August 24, 2010

Watch This Skyscraper Appear Out Of Thin Air

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Now that’s a handy magic trick: Observe! This lot, empty but for the world’s largest augmented reality marker. Astonish! As a towering skyscraper flickers to life in its place. Wonder! At just how big a camera they must have needed.


July 30, 2010

How To Pirate Vinyl Records

Just because vinyl records aren’t digital, it doesn’t mean you can’t pirate them. All you need is a wood box, glass, window cement, silicone mixture, liquid plastic and a drill press. Hey, I didn’t say it was going to be easy.


May 28, 2010
Geek Out

World’s Tallest Married Couple Own iPads

And lo, the iPad went on sale internationally – but not before the record-holding world’s tallest married couple made an appearance at the London Apple store, dressed in full wedding attire. Publicity stunt? Your guess is as good as mine.


May 14, 2010
Gaming

Nintendo DS Will Be Best-Selling Game Console Ever Later This Year

Very soon, that little flip-screened gaming console hidden in your drawer or under your bed is going to break all kinds of crazy records. Currently, the PlayStation 2 is king of the best-selling console hill, but come October…


January 27, 2010

Even On A Tablet, iTunes Can’t Compete With Red Vinyl

This candy apple Sophie Madeleine limited edition LP is just oozing with style that no one can digitise.


January 8, 2010

Crosley Revolution Portable Turntable Brings Vinyl On The Road

Crosley’s cool-looking portable turntable, the Revolution, is designed, oddly enough, for portable use. It runs on batteries, has a headphone jack, and is about as small as a turntable can get. Suck it, iPhone!


January 6, 2010
Software

Apple Now Selling 350 Apps Per Second

Heyzeusrollerbladingchrist. Apple has sold one billion apps since the two billion September 28 mark, reaching three billion in 98 days. That’s 30,612,244 apps per day, 1,275,510 per hour, 121,043 per minute, 350 every second. Freakingnuts.


October 24, 2009
Science

Sharp Triple Layer Solar Cell Sets New Efficiency Record

The gauntlet has been thrown down yet again in the solar cell efficiency arms race. This time Sharp comes up with a cell that can harvest 35.8 per cent of available sunlight.