Videos
High-Speed Digital Imaging Shows Why Flies Outsmart You [Flies]
Scientist at Caltech have discovered why oh why one of the most basic artifacts on earth, the looming swatter, fails against its winged nemesis, the fly. In fact, using high-resolution, high-speed dig ....... read more
Thu,
04 Sep 2008
iRiver Concepts Feel Straight Out of Terry Gilliam's Brain [Ifa 2008]
Apart from their Spinn 70s-retro analog goodness, iRiver had two beautiful concept products in their IFA 2008 stand which had a design that looked further into the past, as far as the beginning of the ....... read more
Sun,
31 Aug 2008
Unreal Rocket Launcher PC Mod Will Blast Your Pants Off [Ifa 2008]
One more IFA, one more gallery of absolutely crazy PC mods by nutty Europeans. The best of the lot was, without a doubt, this menacing Unreal Rocket Launcher. But there are others, each of them more s ....... read more
Sat,
30 Aug 2008
8+ Hour iPhone Sync Timelapse Video (AKA Be Thankful For Your "Short" Two Hour Sync) [IPhone]
When I complained on Twitter about a 2 hour iPhone sync, Giz reader Brandon Lusk told me I was lucky. He had a much longer sync, sometimes over 6 hours. I called bullshit. And so, he provided me with ....... read more
Fri,
29 Aug 2008
Samsung Ultrathin TV Looks Like Giant iPhone 3G [Ifa 2008]
Scratch one more notch for Apple design influence, because next year's top-of-the-range Samsung Ultrathin All-In-One 1 looks like an oversized iPhone 3G, down to the finish in black or white. The 52-i ....... read more
Fri,
29 Aug 2008
Samsung Ultraslim TV Looks Like Giant iPhone 3G [Ifa 2008]
Scratch one more notch for Apple design influence, because next year's top-of-the-range Samsung Ultraslim LCD TV All-In-One 1 looks like an oversized iPhone 3G, down to the finish in black or white. T ....... read more
Fri,
29 Aug 2008
Video Hands-on: Samsung X360 is an Air Killer [Ifa 2008]
I got my dirty paws all over the 2.79-pound Samsung X360 and I've got to say I'm impressed with everything except for the piano black finish. Its size and weight?very light and thin?is comparable to t ....... read more
Fri,
29 Aug 2008
Video Hands-on: Samsung X360 Is MacBook Air Killer [Ifa 2008]
I got my dirty paws all over the 2.79-pound Samsung X360 and I've got to say I'm impressed with everything except for the piano black finish. Its size and weight?very light and thin?is comparable to t ....... read more
Fri,
29 Aug 2008
Samsung's New Cameras Are Cheap Excuse to Show Hot Biker Girl [Ifa 2008]
For some strange and sick reason, Samsung is one of those manufacturers who doesn't think that girl power is the future of gadgetry, and instead assumes that all digital camera buyers are sex-obsessed ....... read more
Fri,
29 Aug 2008
Apple Acknowledges Huge iPhone Security Flaw, Calls It "Minor", Announces Fix [Iphone]
Apple has acknowledged the huge iPhone security flaw we tested and reported on two days ago, promising an update for September that will fix the hole that can expose all your private emails, text mess ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Philips Essence HDTV Eyes-On: Designed for Hanging, Has Removable Sound System [Ifa 2008]
I saw the 42-inch Philips Essence 1080p at their booth today, and there are three things I like about it beyond its minimalist design with 21mm bezel. Very much in fact: The Good: First, the fact that ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Philips 8mm-Thin 32-inch TV Is Nice But Still a Prototype [Ifa 2008]
Philips is working on their own ultra-thin backlighting technology. But compared to the absolutely stunning Sony ZX1 9.9mm-thin TV, the Philips 8mm 32-inch model is a) just too small and b) just a pro ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Huge iPhone Security Flaw Puts All Private Information at Risk [Iphone]
There's a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2: if you have your JesusPhone password protected, using a very simple trick gives anyone full access to your cellphone private information i ....... read more
Wed,
27 Aug 2008
Video of Greenpix LED Wall Makes Us See Life in Technicolor [Massive Display]
Alexandra Lerman has sent us her short documentary on the GreenPix Zero Energy Media Wall, the mahoosive 24,000-square-foot fully (2,200m2) solar powered LED-panel wall at the Xicui entertainment comp ....... read more
Tue,
26 Aug 2008
Shapeways Allows You to Materialize Any 3D Object, Star Trek Style [On-Demand Star Trek Replicator]
While visiting the Philips research lab here in Amsterdam I came across a company that is getting the Star Trek replicator closer to everyday life. Imagine being able to create any 3D object you want? ....... read more
Tue,
26 Aug 2008
Philips Magnetic Tiles Let You Build Any 3D Display [Philips Research Labs Tour]
I've spent the morning at Philips Research Labs in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and I've seen some pretty amazing inventions that may not be far away from a shop near you. One of the coolest was these magn ....... read more
Mon,
25 Aug 2008
iHologram 3D iPhone App Was Just For Show, Not Peek into Alternate World [Pretend Magic]
The amazingly convincing 3D anamorphosis app iHologram we showed on Friday turns out to be just a technology demonstrator rendering rather than a real app. Its developer, David O'Reilly, apparently wa ....... read more
Mon,
25 Aug 2008
Giz's Lego Minifig Contest: Win The Best Vintage Sets Ever [Go MiniMan Go]
To mark the 30th Anniversary of the minifig, Gizmodo is celebrating a video contest with Lego. The objective: to create a movie in honor of the minifig. The short could be made using any technique you ....... read more
Mon,
25 Aug 2008
Exclusive Video: How Lego Builds the Minifigs [Minifig 30th Anniversary]
One of the best parts of my trip to Lego and exploring their factory was the minifig production lines, where the head and body of the most famous toy citizen in world gets painted and assembled at unc ....... read more
Sun,
24 Aug 2008
3D App Converts iPhone into Window to Alternative World [Magic]
If you liked Johnny Chung Lee's Wii headtracking tricks you will love iHologram, an stunning iPhone app that makes the screen look like a window to a real, parallel dimension. While it seems like magi ....... read more
Fri,
22 Aug 2008