Thanko’s latest MP4 watch boasts 1.8-inch display, video camera
TechnologyThanko’s last MP4 watch was, um, less than gorgeous, but this one can actually be worn in public without automatic public humiliation. Sure, it’s still a bit stocky, but we’re confident that fashion-forward nerds could still pull it off. In between the two (p)leather straps sits a 1.8-inch 160 x 128 resolution color display, a [...]
Is This the Thinnest House in the World? [Architecture]
TechnologyFollowing our anti-Dubai-gigarchitecture article on the slimmest houses in the world, reader Micah Sherman has sent us which may be the thinnest, smallest house in any city in the world. Absolutely crazy.
The house is located in Amsterdam and after seeing it, I’m thinking about subletting my closet.
Aldaron, another Giz reader, sent us this other [...]
@kickbee OMG, this Twitter / baby-tracking hack is so great. Keep on kicking mommy! http://snipr.com/81153
TechnologyEverything goes down on Twitter these days, (memes happen, people, memes!) and now there’s another kid on the scene, literally. Lil’ @kickbee is hitting us from the womb, thanks to his / her nerdy father. Kickbee Sr. wrapped his expecting wife’s belly with some piezo sensors to detect baby kicks, with an Arduino Mini [...]
Nokia patent app suggests N97’s form factor isn’t complicated enough
TechnologyCombining huge screens with usable keyboards in a pocketable package is the challenge phone manufacturers are eternally doomed to try to solve, leading to an endless stream of (mostly comical) patent applications for ridiculous form factors that will never see the light of day. That’s where we think — well, we hope — Nokia’s latest [...]
Twelve-Strobe Camera Rig Smites the Sun, Shoots at 1/8000 Seconds [Photography]
TechnologyPhotographer Syl Arena created an impressive array of twelve strobes to help him take ultra-clear high speed shots, and possibly to incite God’s wrath by one-upping the sun.
All twelve strobes are Canon 580 EX II, and all are controlled by RadioPopper wireless triggers. The intensity of the light allows him to reduce the shutter speed [...]
Self-Healing Paint Is Full of Magical Tiny Caulk Crystals [The Future Is Here]
TechnologyAutonomic Materials plans to bring self-healing paint to market in less than four months. The paint is designed to protect cars, bridges, and boats from corrosion, but don’t get too excited just yet:
The paint is unfortunately too rough to be used to stop those darn kids from keying your car because you won’t give them [...]
Lego NES Mod Shamelessly Exploits Our Nostalgia [Mods]
TechnologyProject Red is a direct appeal to your inner child, if you’re in your mid-20s. You loved your NES, didn’t you? And Lego too? Well, how about I shove one of those inside the other?
No, it’s not a project to see how many Lego bricks jammed into the cartridge slot it takes before an NES [...]
Lego console wars: NES vs. PSX… fight!
TechnologyThe been-there-done-that competition of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii are a total yawn this holiday season, so we thought we’d give you a console war with a few more interlocking plastic building blocks mixed in to keep things interesting. These two otherwise-unrelated case mods each bring their own strengths to the competition: while [...]
The Week in iPhone Apps: Adults Only! [IPhone Apps]
TechnologySince the App Store got ratings a few months ago, it was only a matter of time before the first Rated M game popped up. Well, that time is now.
Adult Swim Amateur Surgeon: The folks at Adult Swim are to thank for the first Rated M iPhone game, featuring the following: Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes; Infrequent/Mild [...]
New Nokia Smartphone Patent Features Swiveling Widescreen and QWERTY [Patents]
TechnologyA new patent from Nokia shows a pretty interesting new design: a full widescreen that can swivel behind a QWERTY keyboard so only half the screen is visible.
When held in one position, the phone looks a lot like Nokia’s traditional QWERTY candybars, but the screen can swivel up and out to present a widescreen, presumably [...]
iPhone Copy/Paste App Pastebud Delivers Copied Text to Random Strangers [IPhone]
TechnologyPastebud, the app that lets you copy and paste text from email and Safari, has been sending the copied emails (including personal information) out to anybody but the original user.
We were excited about Pastebud, but reports are showing that the full text of the copied emails, which are sent to an online clipboard, are [...]
Kickbee: Now the World Can Know What Your Fetus is Up To [Pre-natal Social Networking]
TechnologyCorey Menscher, in a fit of fatherly devotion, constructed a device that notifies him when his unborn baby kicks inside the womb. Even better, he’s training his kid to post on Twitter right from conception.
The Kickbee is a wearable device made of elastic and a whole mess of sensors and electronics. Piezo sensors detect [...]