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Klaatu Comes To Madison Avenue
The delay-plagued The Day The Earth Stood Still remake gained a shot of credibility with the casting of Jon Hamm, fresh from his Golden Globe nod for Mad Men. The movie, also starring Keanu Reeves (playing the alien Klaatu) and Jennifer Connelly, started principal photography Dec. 12. [Reuters] A new Jericho pic, plus bad signs … Continued
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Tentacle Chandeliers (To Class Up the Place)
By artist Adam Wallacavage, these “Pulsatilla” chandeliers are both a bit gorgeous and disturbing. But replace that light bulb with a vagina, and you have at least one Gizmodo writer’s ultimate fantasy. This particular model is sold out, but hit the jump to see more octopus/tentacle chandeliers. $10,000 $8,500 Collect all three. [gallery via boingboing]
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Italian Guy Plays Jingle Bells on Graphics Card
This week we have seen the Guyzmodos’ versions of seasonal hawtness—namely girls wearing fetching (and highly flammable) red and white nylon-n-fluff combo outfits. Well, Girlmodo is striking back as only it can. A cute, fully clothed geek, tastefully clad in the obligatory black T-shirt, playing Jingle Bells on a graphics card. Merrrrrry Chreeeeestmas! [YouTube via … Continued
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Aptera Electric Car Works Great, Says Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics test drove the Aptera Super-MPG Electric Typ-1 e. And despite its stupid stupid stupid name it looks like it works great. Capable of achieving 300 miles per gallon in its hybrid version, the $30,000 Aptera is a winner according to them: the electric-only version is stable, practical for daily transport and drives well, … Continued
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The Million-Euro Cellphone is A Smorgasbord of Diamonds, Croc and Execrable Taste
This is 1.43 million bucks-worth of telephone. It is hideous. Made by Swiss company Goldvish, the Le Million (what a name, just reeks of (cl)ass, doncha think?) comes in a choice of red, yellow or white gold. Tastefully studded with diamonds and what looks like crocodile skin (although surely croc is far too prosaic for … Continued
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Ality PIXXA Wi-Fi Connects to Google Calendar, Looks Cooler than Most Frames
Ality has upgraded their PIXXA digital photo frame, although too late for the Xmas buying season. Their new 800 x 600 Wireless PIXXA with Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, built-in speaker and MP3 playback can instantly show photos sent using their web-based Photo Messenger application, as well as displaying your dates, news and weather. The most interesting thing, … Continued
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Spyder3 Calibrates Your Monitor, Probably Lobotomizes You at Night
Aimed at creative professionals, Datacolour’s Spyder3 color calibration system may give you sci-fi shivers when you see it parked on your desk. Incorporating a larger aperture than previous models, the Spyder3 uses an ambient light sensor to improve its accuracy, and its monitor sensor takes just seven minutes to calibrate. More info and pics below. … Continued
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Air France Makes In-Flight Calling Possible, Gallic Shrugs All Round
Air France is to let passengers loose on their cellphones by turning on its in-flight mobile data and voice system. An initial three-month trial period will only allow SMS and mobile emails, with voice calls expected to come later. Although this is the first European carrier to allow mobile devices to be used, one wonders … Continued
By AddyDugdale - Tech News
Rechargeable Light Bulb Ignores the Existence of the Torch
What do you do when the power goes out and you’re stuck without a light to guide your urine safely into the lavatory? You could grab a torch as an illuminating aid, or you could screw convention and keep a rechargeable light bulb, named the Load, continually charged in case your power does go out. … Continued
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Boomwave’s Earmungous iPod Cases Now Available for Nano
If I had a third-gen nano, this is what I would be dressing it in—face it, those ears are just perfect for getting those hard-to-reach boogers out of your nose. Made from silicon, it’s available in four colors: Dogstarr, aka Black, Spitzer, err, White, Bichpoo (is that missing a t?) also known as Pink and … Continued
By AddyDugdale - Tech News
Green Holiday Project: Make a Computer Box Reindeer
If you get a new computer for Christmas, you’re probably SOL on timing, since it’ll be about time to pack up the holiday fa-la-la-la junk, but you could always make a computer box deer to shoot in your backyard, especially if you hate your computer company. The reindeer’s admittedly square, squat and deflicted, but you … Continued
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Video Unboxing and Walkthrough of the OLPC XO Laptop
This video’s painful to watch at moments, because this couple is about the most indecisive pair of people on earth, like when they epically struggle to name the laptop. But you do get to see everything you get in the XO’s box, like a letter from Nicholas Negroponte, presumably thanking you for your charity (to … Continued
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Windows Media Player 11 Is Useful: It Cuts WoW Load Times By Up to 50 Percent
Windows Media Player 11 discovers a purpose in life—how awesome is that? (Seriously, who actually uses it for anything?) Apparently, European forums started reporting last month that running WMP 11 in the background noticeably cuts World of Warcraft load times, especially in stickier areas, though American slackjaws have just recently caught on. Game|Life confirms WoW … Continued
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Wii Nunchcuk-Controlled Robot Is Low on Looks, High on Function
The project is still in its pre-beautification phase, with wires and stuff exposed and everywhere, but Frank’s Wii nunchuck-controlled robot looks pretty promising. What’s neat is that his input system uses the accelerometer, instead of just the joystick and the pair of buttons, so he can move the robot around with wrist turns and flicks. … Continued
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Microsoft Releases Official Tool to Diagnose Zune Sync Problems
If your Zune’s been behaving like it deserves coal in its sleeve for Christmas, Microsoft has released a diagnostic tool that bundles up data for tech support to pore over to help them get your wares in order if update 2.3 didn’t do the trick. Basically, you download the tool, pop it open and try … Continued
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First Guy to Get Comcast TiVo in Boston Liveblogs the Ordeal (Sorta)
Steve Garfield got the email from Comcast that his long, thirsty wait for the Comcast TiVo was over, so he immediately called ’em up (after the online system gives you no way to order it), only to be told by the rep “I didn’t know it was coming out so soon. Let me check if … Continued
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Rumor Smashed: Mario Galaxy For the DS is a Hoax
We hate to burst your bubble but Joystiq has provided some convincing evidence that the recent video showing a DS version of Mario Galaxy was a fake —albeit a very good one. It appears that a shorter, more stable version of the was posted on a video-sharing site by a user with the handle psycho3ler. … Continued
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Dell XPS One, Gateway One and Apple iMac Get Friendly
The All-In-One is in full effect this year, with some very hot models: the Gateway One, the Dell XPS One and Apple’s new iMac. While it’s nice to pick favorites and all, the fact is, each of these are better than most computers out there, and each has particular design traits that stand out. I’ve … Continued
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Homemade Bazooka Nail Gun Tested on a Dumbass: Point and Laugh
What the hell is wrong with people? Seriously. Anyone who has seen the endless stream of Jackass copycat videos floating out there knows all too well that there are some frighteningly stupid people out there. As if you needed yet another example, check out this vid featuring a bunch of tools testing out their homemade … Continued
By Sean Fallon