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#notes
Bye Bye Giz, Earth, It's Been Great
Today's my last day working for Giz, and in turn, my last day on Earth. Here am I sitting in a tin can, far above the world. More » -
#iphoneapps
The Week in iPhone Apps: ONE. LAST. TIME.
Hey guys. So this is my last time doing the iPhone apps column, because it's my last day at Gizmodo. So it's only fitting that we enter the DANGER ZONE. More » -
#space
Eating Like an Astronaut: Our Six-Course Space Food Taste Test
Eating is one of life's most important activities, and the same applies in space. Every astronaut eats three times a day, and yesterday for lunch, Adam and I had space food. It was awesome. More » -
#earson
iHome iP1 Studio Series iPod Dock Looks Nice, Sounds Nice
For an iPod dock anyway. Most impressive is the woofer and tweeter pushing through a transparent pane of lucite-like plastic in the front. There's also some kind of active EQ that iHome's pretty proud of. More » -
#cameras
Ricoh CX1 Review: A Photographer's Compact Point and Shoot
Where most other camera companies are going for 720p video in their nicer point-and-shoots, Ricoh added more photo-centric features to the CX1: in-camera HDR, high-speed sequential shooting and razor-sharp macro. We've tested, and we like. More » -
#gross
Electronic House's Home of the Year Makes Me Want to Die
Ever wake up in a fitful cold sweat with the cutting realization that there're certain areas in your home where you can't watch TV!!??. Then Electronic House's Home of the Year is for you. More » -
#space
Our Very Own Martian Landscape Here On Earth
This is the Mars Desert Research Station in the Utah desert. Photographer Vincent Fournier went there to make beautiful photographs that capture the loneliness and desolation of humans on Mars. Someday! More » -
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#fight
Light Saber Jousting With Segways
Vice TV, going where no other news outlets dare: This time, it's Segway instruction from an NYC weirdo named Itsy, then stage combat light saber lessons with the NYC Jedi Academy in Brooklyn. Then, fight! More » -
#space
Everything's Better In Space
Including epic battles with interstellar octopi, staff blasters and all. Flaunt this obvious fact to the less informed with a t-shirt. More » -
#astroblogger
Meet Leroy Chiao, This Week's Contributing Astronaut
Leroy Chiao has flown on the Space Shuttle three times, spent six months commanding the ISS, and logged over 36 hours walking in space. This week he's blogging for Giz. We're excited. More » -
#battlemodo
Toughcam Battle: Canon PowerShot D10 vs. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1
Both Panasonic and Canon announced their first water- and shock-proof compact toughcams earlier this year, and we've taken them underwater for a test. Which is better for capturing your summertime antics both wet AND wild? More » -
#bikes
Bike Handlebars WIth Built-In Basket
It's no plastic wicker with a plastic daisy on the front, but it's a great idea: structurally combine handlebars and a basket into one piece. Sadly, I think it's a design concept, not a product. More » -
#android
Latest Android Cupcake 1.5 Build Gets Video Walkthrough
It usually takes me about 60-90 seconds to eat a cupcake; this guy took about 10 minutes with his. On view: the new camcorder function, soft keyboard, browser improvements and YouTube uploads. More » -
#film
I Wish Digital Cameras Still Had Bellows
Like this new medium-format Bessa III from Voigtlander—one thing film will always have over digital. More » -
#storage
GE Makes Holographic Storage Breakthrough For Cheap(er) 500GB Discs
Sheinhardt WigsGE engineers have announced a breakthrough in the formerly retardedly-expensive field of holographic storage: by making the holograms smaller, they can squeeze 500GB on standard-sized optical discs. More » -
#iphoneapps
The Week in iPhone Apps: ONE BILLION APPS
Can you believe it? If this weekly column didn't exist, Apple would only be at about 999,999,233. I can now die happy: I've made a difference in this world. More » -
#nostalgia
RIP GeoCities, You Will Be Missed
In 1999 I made my first webpage on GeoCities. It was so I could trade concert tapes with strangers on the Internet. Now I'm sad to report that GeoCities is finally dead. So let's reminisce. More » -
#cellphones
Hey Look, It's the HTC Touch Pro 2 On T-Mobile
We've seen it, played with it, and we know it's coming to T-Mobile in the States this summer. If you need additional proof, the US T-mo livery here is that proof. [Source (crashed) via Pocketnow] More » -
#imagecache
This is Half a Canon Color Copier
Ah, the many treasures of Canon HQ in Tokyo, recently explored by the guys at PopPhoto. On top of the demi-copier, there's also a $6,500 DSLR and 400mm lens combo halved. More » -
#xbox360
Finally, A Realistic Fishing Pole Controller For the Xbox 360
Coming this fall is "The Strike," a fishing game promising "realistic lake bottom topography, life-like fish behaviors" and more, and with it, this bait-and-tackle controller. I can almost smell the Mercruiser fumes. [Unscripted 360] More » -
#movies
Objectified Review
Do you ever stop to realize that another human being carefully conceived and designed every object you will touch today? It's a pretty amazing thought, and after Objectified, you'll be thinking it more often. More » -
#flashdrives
EagleTec Nano 4/8GB Flash Drive is Pri-Tay, Pri-Tay Small
I used to want a Super Talent Pico flash drive, but now I want an EagleTec Nano. Even though they take a few steps back on the metric naming scale, this thing is small. More » -
#robots
TapeScape 'Bot Turns Old Boombox Into Glitch Music Automaton
Using little else than the parts inside an old GE boombox, Michael Colombo made TapeScape, a robot that front-mounts the jambox's tape head and uses it to follow strips of cassette tapes on the ground. More » -
#imagecache
Medieval SMS
Send mutton and mead to archer station on crenellation 4SW—can't hold back the hordes on an empty stomach! K Thx :) [English Russia] More » -
#concepts
Braille E-Reader Concept Raises Dots with E-Ink
Braille books are mighty thick, so while I remain skeptical of standard e-book readers' utility, a braille version would make it much easier for the blind to carry books with them. More » -
#listeningtest
How To: Calibrate Your Turntable For the Best Possible Sound
Did our Listening Test week light up the fire inside to dust off some old records and whip a turntable back into shape to start enjoying them again? It's really easy, and cheap. Here's how. More » -
#listeningtest
Audiophile Test: Speaker Wire, AC Power Cable, Record Demagnetizer
As promised, here are more details on the unscientific audiophile gear comparisons I did in Michael Fremer's audiocave. They range from the mildly crazy to the borderline batshit—and they were all fun as hell. More » -
#mice
This Is a Mouse
The 3DConnexion Spacepillot Pro, specifically. It takes 3DConnex's previous SpaceNavigator knob and adds just about everything else a CAD pro, Pixar artist or Second Life sex addict could ever need. More »











