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November 2008

BMW First Car Company to Implement Microsoft Surface [Microsoft Surface]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 8:17 P GMT-06

By allowing its snooty customers to manipulate the snooty Microsoft Surface interface with their snooty fingers, BMW has officially become the first car maker to offer the touchscreen tech to a worldwide car-buying audience. Impressed? Me neither, bu

Homemade Backyard Digital Observatory's Spectacular Images Rivals Hubble's [Digital Cameras]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 8:17 P GMT-06

Greg Parker is a professor of electronics at Southampton University. He's also a wizard. Like his co-author Noel Carboni. Real wizards, capable of obtaining some images that rival the best of Hubble's and giant Earth-based telescopes using less than

Battle at Chinese Nerf Factory Does Not, Sadly, Involve Nerf Weaponry [Nerf]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 4:17 P GMT-06

The global recession has sparked riots at the Nerf factory in Dongguan, South China, but there are as-of-yet no reports of any Vulcan GF-25 cannon discharges. In fact, no foam weaponry of any kind was brandished during the tussle, which came to a hea

M.U.S.C.L.E Men USB Dongles Revive Childhood Memories, Sour Them With Humping [USB Dongles]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 4:17 P GMT-06

I was overcome with nostalgic joy this fine afternoon when I first laid eyes on these M.U.S.C.L.E Men USB dongles (short for Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere). The memories! These fleshy pink rubber men, featuring unforgettable

eBay 'Cyber Monday' Luxury Door Buster Might Include $1 Corvette [Cyber Monday]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 4:17 P GMT-06

Today, Black Friday is a distant, blood-soaked memory, and the tamer online affair known to the marketers who created it as "Cyber Monday" will arrive tomorrow. Look for a Gizmodo roundup of what to expect on tomorrow later this evening. For now, rev

Waistband Stretcher Only Delays the Inevitable Mumu Purchase in Your Future [Wardrobe Malfunction]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 4:17 P GMT-06

While many people use the shopping bonanza Black Friday (now deadly, btw) to secure new clothes as gifts for loved ones, I use it as an excuse to buy new pants because my old ones don't fit after Thanksgiving dinner. Thankfully, I won't have to do th

Remote Controlled Black Widow Spider Probably Won't Last Very Long [Remote Control Spider]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 4:17 P GMT-06

We figure this RC Black Widow Spider is good for maybe one, possibly two, good scares before a skittish family member offs it with a well-placed slipper to the head. But until then, you'll have seconds or minutes of fun making this hairy little abomi

Michelin Develops Revolutionary Active Wheel for Electric Cars [Electric Cars]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 4:17 P GMT-06

Is this tire really the "Holy Grail of Eco-Transportation," as Treehugger believes? Maybe. Time will tell if the electric engine inside the Active Wheel from Michelin will catch on and further drive down the cost of electric vehicles. For now, let's

Japanese Company Hides CCTV Cameras in Cute Statues, Hopes No One Notices [CCTV]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 4:17 P GMT-06

For some, the all-seeing CCTV camera is a bit off putting. Its uncaring eye records all, making even a simple trip to the ATM an adventure in privacy rights for our more conservative-minded citizens. In Japan, they understand this, and in typical Jap

Refrigerated Digital Camera Used to Take Amazing Space Pictures [Digital Cameras]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 4:17 P GMT-06

Greg Parker is a professor of electronics at Southampton University. He's also a wizard. Like his co-author Noel Carboni. Real wizards, capable of obtaining images rivaling the best of Hubble's using less than $15,000 in equipment and more patience t

Refurbished Amazon Kindles Surface for $360 [Kindle]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 12:17 P GMT-06

Amazon Kindles are back-ordered until February, but an interesting development popped up over there today if you're still holding out hope: Refurbished Kindles for $360. Our tipster says these Kindles are factory refurbs, and come with a 30 day retur

Mr. Woo, the Chinese Robot Farmer Guy, Hits Hard Times [Robots]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 12:17 P GMT-06

Not even wacky Chinese farmers are immune to the unstable economic climate, it seems, as our old friend Mr. Woo was recently forced to sell off some of his robot creations to make some extra scratch. This news is especially sad when we consider the f

Nokia N85 Pops Up On Amazon But Won't Arrive in Time for Christmas [Nokia]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 12:17 P GMT-06

The Nokia N85, with all its OLED goodness (and steep asking price), is now available at Amazon for preorder, unlocked and on sale. Unfortunately for you Xmas lovers, this item will arrive after December 24, so those of you wishing to take advantage o

Calling All Wannabe Dr. Evil's: Super Secret London Tunnel Lair For Sale [Tunnels]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 12:17 P GMT-06

Last Sunday we were writing about amazing underground diving rigs in the heart of New York City. It seems only fair that we jump across the pond this Sunday and write about a mile-long super secret tunnel lair below London that's currently for sale,

Crazy Guy Beats Guitar Hero 3 Using Drums [Guitar Hero]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 4:17 A GMT-06

If you have ever tried to play the guitar using drumsticks, you were probably drinking the same paint thinner as I was drinking, because it's impossible. Unless you are playing with Guitar Hero III. And you have a custom midi controller designed to p

Linux for iPhone May Open the Door to Android iPhone [IPhone]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 12:17 A GMT-06

Here you have it. Linux running on the iPhone. Yes, it's only the first port, but it's the iPhone running the Linux OS, controlled with a USB keyboard running off the iPhone multi-purpose port thanks to the reverser engineering of Apple's hardware dr

Obama Considering Ares Cancellation, Orion Scale Back [Space]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 12:17 A GMT-06

NASA better come up with some good reasons to keep Ares and Orion alive, because Barack Obama is no JFK: The office of the President Elect has send them a questionnaire asking some tough questions about our favorite space program. You know, the one w

Pixel Qi Laptop Could Run for 20-40 Hours on Standard Battery [Pixie Dust]

Sunday, 30 November 2008 12:17 A GMT-06

Mary Lou Jepsen—the XO Laptop's designer and OLPC's CTO before defecting and founding Pixel Qi—has even grander ambitions for new laptop project than hitting a mythical $75 pricetag. Pixel Qi is working on a laptop will be able to run on

10-Storey Spiral Stairs Made with Escalators [Architecture]

Saturday, 29 November 2008 8:17 P GMT-06

Star Place is a new Taiwanese department store designed by Dutch architects UNStudio. Outside, the building is beautiful, with a curved façade that glows in a weird star-like moiré pattern. However, the best part of this structure is inside, in its 1

LumiTable Glowing Plate Mat Shows How Tacky You Can Be Even In the Dark [Lighting]

Saturday, 29 November 2008 8:17 P GMT-06

"Stylish and amazing decoration" says manufacturer Lumigram. "Oh yes!" we say, because we are glad they keep adding glowing class and elegance to our sad dark lives, specially these Holidays. To me, nothing says smart and sophisticated Xmas better th

Joost Video Streaming iPhone App Makes Us Dream of Hulu [IPhone Apps]

Saturday, 29 November 2008 8:17 P GMT-06

Joost lost the video war a while ago, thinking a P2P app that imitated TV would be the way people wanted to watch TV and movies on their computer. They were wrong, and only recently rectified the mistake. It's probably too late for them. But their ne

$199 Not the Magic Blu-ray Price After All [Blu-Ray]

Saturday, 29 November 2008 8:17 P GMT-06

The general consensus, among experts, analysts and other blowhards has long been that when Blu-ray players legitimately hit $199, the format would finally go mainstream. Well, $200 Blu-ray players are all over the place for Christmas, even Sony's BDP

Mimobot Designer Flash Drives 36 Percent Off Through Monday [Dealzmodo]

Saturday, 29 November 2008 8:17 P GMT-06

We love pretty much everything about mimobots—designer USB flash drives that come in flavors from Star Wars sex to pirates—except their designer price. But through Monday, they've knocked 36 percent off everything they sell (because that'

Flying Aerocar Auction Shows the Future Comes From 1956 [Airplane Car]

Saturday, 29 November 2008 8:17 P GMT-06

This flying automobile is probably the only real transformer in existence: The Aerocar, a machine that actually flies and can be legally driven on a highway. Built by Moulton B. Taylor in 1956 and powered by a Lycoming 160HP engine, you only have to

The Best Xbox 360 Deal: Arcade Bundle + 60GB Live Starter Pack, $250 [Dealzmodo]

Saturday, 29 November 2008 4:17 P GMT-06

So, I went to Circuit City yesterday because I couldn't keep myself away from the Black Friday madness (it's fun), and because I wanted to pick up that $199 Xbox 360 Arcade + 20GB refurb hard drive, since it was a good deal without BS add-ons. Appare