This Nintendo Wii was made with pure gold for 490,000 dollars. The front buttons are studded with 78 0.25 carats diamonds. It's made with 5.5 pounds of solid 22ct gold.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Nintendo Wii made of gold
This Nintendo Wii was made with pure gold for 490,000 dollars. The front buttons are studded with 78 0.25 carats diamonds. It's made with 5.5 pounds of solid 22ct gold.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
2009 Google Accomplishments
Googles main three accomplishments are it's Chromium OS, which was announced in July and became available in November. Google Wave, which was announced in May, in September 100,000 people were invited to join the Google Wave preview and now over 1 million people have joined. Also, Android 2.0/Droid, debuted in November, had many Google Apps.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
First 64GB NAND chip
Monday, December 14, 2009
Best PCIe Card For ~$625 Radeon HD 5970
The best graphics card out right now is the ATI Radeon HD 5970. This will be able to run almost any game on high settings at 1920 by 1200 ppi. However this is a pretty big sized graphics card and it would be hard to have a dual graphics cards. If your computer can fit this graphics card and you had a lot of money to buy it, it would be a good deal.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Amazing Paintball Robot
This robot has a paintball gun attached to it. This robot has night vision, moves up to 50 miles per hour and can shoot while moving. This robot is accurate up to 150 feet or 250 with a better optical scope. It has red dot and is completely wireless. It would be extremely rigged in a paintball match.
110 Foot Catamaran comes with a personal plane
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Extreme PS3 Gamer
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
New Hubble Ultra Deep Field Telescope
Bionic Hand Can Grab
These are the first ever bionic hands that can grab small objects. This allows people with prosthetic hands or arms to be able to pick up objects. This immensely increases the amount of things a person can do that they can not do with normal prosthetic arms and hands. These are revolutionary new hands that will only get better in the future.
PS3 3.15 Update
The PS3 3.15 update allows people to play their PSP and PSP Go on the Television. Also, people can transfer data between PS3s. This is handy if you wanted to upgrade to a PS3 slim and transfer your data from one PS3 to your new one. Then you could give or sell your other PS3 and have all of your old data on your new PS3.
HTC's Passion to be Known as Bravo in States
Despite the difference in appearance, the Bravo/Passion sounds hot to trot, running on lovely, lovely Android 2.0, and a Snapdragon QDS 1GHz CPU.
Monday, December 7, 2009
First commercial aircraft in history!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Aqua Tower
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Special Forces Soldiers
This is an article about it from gizmodo.
Seriously, how awesome does that look. Imagine Special Forces soldiers zooming through the skies at 60 mph, covering distances of 30 miles or more without being picked up by radar. It could actually happen.
A group of German companies with expertise in parachute systems have joined forces to create the Gryphon Next Generation Parachute System. Designed for high altitude jumps, the Gryphon has a 6-foot wingspan and a glide ratio of 5:1, meaning that a solider can glide up to 30 miles in the air—60 if they go ahead with plans to add a small engine like the one used by Yves Rossy to cross the English Channel.
Gryphon would also include a guidance system and heads up display navigation, which is all well and good, but it seems that the problem of landing still has to be worked out. Skydivers and daredevils using similar technology must deploy a traditional parachute in order to return to Earth in one piece. In order to get the most out of the stealth capability, it would be necessary to develop a way for soldiers to return safely to the ground using the wings alone. So far, there hasn't been any details on who might be interested in funding such a project, but this seems like too good of an idea to ignore."All equipment is hidden in a lifting body optimized for stealth, the radar-signature is extremely low," says the Gryphon data sheet (PDF). "Detection of incoming Gryphon soldiers by airborne or ground radar will be extremely difficult."
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
HTC Hero

This phone uses Droid as its operating system. It does have a few faults, but overall it got very high rating. This phone also has a 5 mega pixel camera. This is a phone I would recommend to people.
Here are specifications from Cnet.
- Product Type Smartphone With digital camera / digital player
- Service Provider Sprint Nextel
- Width 2.2 in
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 4.5 in
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Band CDMA2000 1X 1900/800
- Phone Design Candy bar
- Antenna Internal
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Phone Navigation Buttons Trackball
- Call Timer Yes
- Conference Call Capability Yes
- Voice Recorder Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
- Operating System Google Android
- Internet Browser Yes
- EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Yes
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 5 megapixels, this model will give you better pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 5 megapixels
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- GPS Navigation GPS receiver
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 320 x 480 pixels
- Diagonal Size 3.2 in
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 18-bit (262000 Colors)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC , AMR , MP3 , WAV , WMA , MIDI , AAC +
- Connector Type 1 x Data port - 11 pin HTC ExtUSB , 1 x Headset jack - Mini-phone 3.5 mm
- Type Power adapter
- Technology - Lithium ion
- Capacity 1500 mAh
- Talk Time 250 min
- Standby Time 360 h
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Usb 3.0 express card needs an AC Adapter
Monday, November 30, 2009
The online "Black Friday" Cyber Monday

Missed the Black Friday dealzmodo rush, or nothing really catch your eye? You might still be in luck. Cyber Monday is when online retailers are supposed to shine. Here's a linktastic list of big-brand deal pages.
I've noted some of the more interesting deals that caught my eye, but it's by no means a complete list. Click on the retailer name to go through to their Cyber Monday page. And don't forget that most of the specials are either time bombed or limited to a small amount of stock. You can also find more deals over at LogicBuy.
This is a good idea if you missed black Friday, however a site called TigerDirect.com almost always has better deals than any black Friday.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Wooden iPod Speakers
Monday, November 23, 2009
Samsong Omnia 2

Key features:
• 3.7-inch ultra-brilliant (Wide Video Graphics Array Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) responsive touch screen
• Virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology: input text faster and easier with one continuous finger or stylus motion across the screen keyboard
• Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional, which keeps customers connected with corporate and personal e-mail and synchronization of schedules and contacts
• Microsoft Office Mobile: manage Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents
• Enhanced 3D cube user interface
• Full HTML Web browsing capabilities with Opera 9.5 enhanced browser
• One-touch access to social networking sites via shortcut widgets
• Supports Verizon Wireless services, including V CAST Music with Rhapsody, V CAST Video on Demand, V CAST Song ID, Visual Voice Mail, VZW Tones, VZ NavigatorSM, Mobile IM and Mobile Email
Additional specifications:
• Full messaging suite, including SMS, MMS, Mobile IM, Mobile Email and Corporate Email
• Access to social networking applications, including YouTube, Facebook and MySpace, with Samsung's TouchWiz 2.0 user interface
• 5-megapixel camera with flash and auto-focus and camcorder and decoder with DNSe technology and on-device editing capabilities
• 802.11b/g Wi-Fi (no N)
• Support for Divx and Xvid movie files
• 8 GB internal memory and expandable memory of up to 16 GB with microSD memory card (card sold separately)
• Bluetooth® profiles supported: headset (mono and stereo), hands-free (car kits), object push for vCard, basic imaging, phonebook access profiles. Also supports serial port, dial-up networking, object push for vCalendar, file transfer, basic printing and human interface device profiles
Available Colors: Black with red accents on the battery cover
Friday, November 20, 2009
Pistol Rifle

Yes, believe it or not, this Pistol-Rifle system, which I spotted at Milipol 2009, converts any standard pistol into an assault rifle. Gimmicky? Mostly.
Built by CAA Tactical, it adds a stock, front grip, picatinny rails, sight/scope and extra mag holder, while being compatible with a silencer. But it doesn't extend the barrel, for instance, nor can it replace pistol ammo with the larger cartridges assault rifles use for range. Nor can you go from semi to full auto, of course.
It may not turn your pistol into a true rifle, but the Pistol-Rifle converter does make the pistol more steady and therefore more accurate. I unfortunately did not get to actually use it, unlike the guy in the video below, so I can't say for sure if it really helps.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Firefox on PS3
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Asus TS Mini NAS Windows Home Server Backups Up to 10 PCs

Have you heard of that new service that allows you to connect to the Internet at one gigabit-per-second to access your very own two terabytes of storage space? Me neither. That's probably why you need the Asus TS Mini NAS. These Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz Windows Home Servers can back up to ten PCs and serve all the files you want. It has two 3.5-inch bays for up to 2 terabytes of storage space, with one Gigabit Ethernet port, and six USB 2.0 ports to add more storage or whatever you want.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Fusion io loXtreme SSD

HotHardware took a look at this consumer-focused PCI-Express SSD from Fusion-io, and found that while it's pretty damn expensive at $900 for 80GB, it's blazingly fast, hitting 700MB/s read and 300MB/s write speeds. Unfortunately, in addition to the expense, it can't be used as a bootable drive quite yet, although Fusion-io claims that feature is coming. And we probably shouldn't gloss over the expense—yeah, it's a "consumer drive," and it's cheap compared to similar drives, but it's still $900 for 80GB. But it's a cool look at where storage could be headed, and if you've got enough money to snag one (available at Amazon), well, I hate you lots.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Is Out

Sergeant Gary "Roach" Sanderson answers the call of duty in the highly charged Modern Warfare 2, developer Infinity Ward's immediate successor to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
Modern Warfare 2's single-player campaign picks up five years after the events of the previous game, telling the bloody story of a new conflict between multinational military squad Task Force 141 and Russian Ultranationalists under the leadership of terrorist Vladimir Makarov. It's a relatively short ride, a package fleshed out by the longer-term draw of Modern Warfare 2's expansive—and destined for popularity—multiplayer suite as well as the cooperative two-player Spec Ops mission mode.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been billed as the "most anticipated game of the year" by its publisher. The PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game has been pegged as the year's biggest, bestselling blockbuster by analysts. But is the game good? And is it a worthy successor to the multi-million selling Call of Duty 4?
Monday, November 9, 2009
5 years of firefox

Five years ago, an open-source browser called Firefox—one that didn't ship with your computer—was available as a 1.0 download. To say it's changed the world's web experience is understatement. Here's a look back at five years of the 'fox.
Read on for an overview of the life of Firefox, including its journey from from its Netscape ancestry to the modern browser we've come to know and love-and a quick peek at what's around the corner.
Hoover Dam Bridge

There's not much to say about these images of the Hoover Dam Bypass except expletives mixed with a dozen shades of amazement. It's not the longest or the tallest or the biggest or the complexest, and still, it's stunning: These images of the bridge—called the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge—were shot in September 2009, as the 1,060-foot twin-rib concrete arch advances towards its late 2010 opening. The $240 million, 2,000-foot bridge is part of a larger project, a 3.5-mile corridor that begins in Clark County, Nevada, and ends in Mohave County, Arizona.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Coffee Robot
Before email, newspapers used intern runners to courier things between departments. Less than 50 years later, we have robots to do their jobs.

This robot can go around the office and deliver coffee to the employees.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
MetalStorm 3GL Grenade Launcher
This is not the MetalStorm 3GL Grenade Launcher. It's the Milkor MGL/M32, a lightweight 40 mm semi-automatic, 6-shot grenade launcher. It does a lot of bang-bang-my-baby-shot-me-down, but it's no match for the deadly simple, electronically-fired MetalStorm 3GL:

Unlike the Milkor, which is the classic grenade launcher, MetalStorm 3GL doesn't have multiple barrels. Just a single one, which is electronic controlled—running on two AA batteries that will last for the entire life of the barrel itself. That makes it half the weight of the Milkor, while using the same standard 40 x 46mm grenades, which can be quickly loaded in the barrel one after the other.
The barrel can launch 720 grenades a minute, which it's quite an unbelievable number. Of course, you can only feed it a small number of grenades, but it's quite still impressive. Too bad it's made to kill people.
Windows 7 design
Chuck Anderson, creator of Windows 7's laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me the evolution of his work—including Easter eggs, avoiding Mac tropes and why flaming skulls didn't make the final design.
Chuck is the embodiment of the dreams of thousands of DeviantArt users—he started out in screenprinting just after high school, worked for t-shirt maker Threadless by day and began creating a name for himself in the online art community by night. Under the pseudonym NoPattern (now the name of his design shop), he achieved incredible success at a startlingly young age: You've seen his work before on projects with Pepsi, Urban Outfitters, Reebok, and many more. My personal favorite has to be the cover art for Lupe Fiasco's fantastic debut album, Food & Liquor:
Today, at only 24, he's achieved a new level of stardom: His designs for Windows 7 will literally be seen by hundreds of millions of people over the lifespan of the OS. Microsoft hunted him down, and it was definitely a good call; Windows 7 is the best-looking Windows OS ever, and its style is reflected in the cool screens designed by Chuck.
Since he's such an independent guy, I was curious to hear how he managed to collaborate with Microsoft, the tech corporation most likely to have the word "monolithic" as an epithet. Chuck says the actual design team he worked with was quite small and surprisingly open to his ideas. The first thing they showed him back in December 2008 were those glorious Dr.-Seuss-as-read-by-Hunter-S.-Thompson wallpapers, so it was clear right off the bat that censorship wouldn't really be a problem.
The two pieces took about four months, start to finish. Chuck started with a pencil and paper, and moved on to Photoshop for the Windows 7 sheen, but the two pieces retain that sketchy feel—in fact, all the individual threads on the login screen were hand-drawn with a Wacom tablet.
This first gallery shows the stages of the default login screen, the first image to be completed. Later came the default desktop wallpaper and Windows 7's physical packaging, which both have the login screen as their aesthetic jumping-off point. This is where it begins—click on the first thumbnail to read Chuck's own words about how his vision evolved.
Nyko Wiimote Charges
$35, available now. Package includes charger and two compatible batteries.
As we said in the lead, the Charge Base IC (which stands for "inductive charging") is the best solution for charging Wiimotes we've seen to date, if you can stand its 2-controller limit.
Yes, the stand is a cacophony of various plastics and LED, but you'll quickly disregard aesthetics the first time you hold the Wiimote up to the cradle and it just sticks. Attached through magnetism, it will be charged without the need for plugs or ports, without the need of pulling out the little stopper from the Wii MotionPlus adapter, and without even the need of removing the silicone case. (Should you be a non-case user such as myself, you'll find the ridged rubber backs on the batteries quite comfortable.)
The stand even includes a USB charging port, should you need it, and the AC adapter has an outlet plug on the back, meaning you won't waste a power outlet to recharge your Wiimotes.
There's room for improvement—an indicator that signaled the level of charge (even just empty vs full) would be very handy. I'm not really sure how long it takes to charge the batteries to full because, at the moment, the charger always just glows blue. The magnet could feel stronger through the silicone sleeve. And obviously, you can buy a basic 4-Wiimote charger for the price of this 2-Wiimote charger. Though I have a feeling that Nyko will announced a 4-controller unit if this first model is successful.
But for the ultra-lazy among us, the Charge Base IC is pretty great.Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Official Microsoft Policy: If You a Buy a Used Xbox 360 That's Banned From Xbox Live, You're Just Screwed

Major Nelson, updating us on a periodic Xbox Live purge—banhammering cheaters, pirates and other folks of ill-repute, though not 12-year-olds—reminds us of Microsoft's official policy that if you buy a used Xbox 360 that's been banned, you're screwed. The crux of the matter is that the warranty on an Xbox 360 "is not transferable," so if you buy a used console "that has been previously banned, you will not be able to connect to Xbox LIVE." So if you buy a used Xbox 360, make sure it's from a less-than-shady party—and if you buy from a used games shop, make 'em connect it to Xbox Live so you know you're getting something that works.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Kmart Black "Blue" Friday Ad Leaked

This year's Black Friday ads are starting to trickle in, although Kmart's offerings are characteristically "meh". However, there are a few halfway decent deals like the Xbox 360 Halo bundle for $299 and a 4GB SD Card for $9.
Here is a list of the tech deals—doorbusters are marked with an asterisk.
They have many decent deals on TV's and Cameras and other items.
Monday, November 2, 2009
New kind of taser
This is exactly what the world needs: Another taser. This one can be fired using a standard 40-millimeter grenade launcher, which gives it a 197-foot range—three times the range of the XREP. Supposedly, it's non-lethal. Some disagree:
There is a known risk of severe injury from impact projectiles, either from blunt force at short ranges or from hitting a sensitive part of the body.
That's what security researcher Neil Davison says. Given the strength of the grenade launcher, it sounds logical. On the other side, Wes Burgei—an engineer at the US Department of Defense's Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate—says that the device is designed to "reduce the projectile's mass and mitigate the impact forces on the target through innovative projectile-nose design." Whatever. I bet the target would prefer this to a bullet round.
The development cost for the military taser is $2.5 million, but it'll be totally free for soon-to-be-incapacitated victims worldwide.Friday, October 30, 2009
Nintendo DS 3G

Nintendo is considering taking a page from the Kindle playbook and offering free 3G wireless web access with its next handheld console (next gen, not yet another DS version), according to company president Satoru Iwata.
The move, if it did happen, would clearly be a response to the surging popularity of iPhone gaming.
"Only people who can pay thousands of yen a month [in mobile phone subscriptions] can be iPhone customers. That doesn't fit Nintendo customers because we make amusement products," Mr Iwata said.
The Kindle's one-off cost would better suit Nintendo's customer base, he said. "In reality, if we did this it would increase the cost of the hardware, and customers would complain about Nintendo putting prices up, but it is one option for the future."
Thursday, October 29, 2009
USB 3.0 motherboard

It has 10 USB 2.0 orifices too. Personally, I'd just wait for a full USB 3.0 board, where every port's USB 3.0. Otherwise, you're just gonna feel cramped and then dumb, when you have to buy another board. If you must have the 3.0 now this slab supports CrossFire and SLI with a pair of PCIe x 16 slots, a pair of Gigabit ethernet ports, and eSATA. Of course, there's no price or date for this thing yet, which makes it a little less exciting, perhaps. As exciting as gimped USB 3.0 motherboards can get, anyway.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Rachet and Clank A crack in time
Technically, one can think of the freshly released Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time as being the third and final part in a trilogy that began with Tools of Destruction. And based on Insomniac's comments, we may not see another installment for quite some time...
According to VideoGamer, Insomniac senior community manager James Stevenson calls the story arc involved their "magnum opus," and says A Crack in Time "concludes the story" at hand. This latest title brings everything to a satisfying conclusion; it'd be all the more satisfying if you played them all (Quest for Booty being part two), and those people should feel as if the stories in the three games were all just "one thread." Ideally, this is the team's "masterpiece" and when developers are using comments and terms such as these, it makes us think the franchise may be done for a little while. But while this can't possibly be "the end," R&C may take a break for a good long time. Said Stevenson:
"Never say never. We could do another Ratchet & Clank game. It's a huge IP, big universe and a lot of stories to tell and I'm sure it's a big property for Sony. Sony owns the IP. So, I'm sure this isn't the end for the characters, but I think players will have to see the end of the game to understand more."
Not only is it popular, but it's also one of the best PS3-exclusive franchises out there, so it's highly unlikely that Sony would wish to shelve Ratchet. At the same time, when it comes to completing a trilogy, the developers may wish to go in a very new direction when the series returns...and we might have to wait a little longer than usual. Who knows?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Touch Speakers

Someone's fetish definitely comes through with this speaker concept design. You turn the system on by giving the cheeks a gentle tap while the volume is controlled with tender caresses. I want someone to turn this design into reality so much, because I definitely don't fondle my current speakers enough.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Windows 7
Whether you've played around with Windows 7 during its beta or release candidate versions, launch day is finally here, and Windows 7 is finally ready for widespread, public consumption. This guide will take you straight through from system requirements and upgrading your PC to highlighting Windows 7's best new features to helping you hit the ground running with all of the awesome tweaks Windows 7 has in store for you.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
New Apple Mouse

The first was the Apple Pro Mouse. I got one free at the July 2000 Macworld Conference & Expo in New York City. After taking tons of crap for the original iMac's hamburger mouse, Steve Jobs conceded and happily presented the insanely great Apple Pro Mouse. So insanely great it was that he gave one free to every person in the audience. I got two, because I'm greedy like that (and my first wife was with me at the time).
It's still my favorite Apple mouse ever. It was sleek, all in black, with two layers of polycarbonate: One transparent outside, the other translucent black inside. It felt like it was made out of mercury, with its circuitry glowing in laser red. Like the Apple Magic Mouse, it also clicked, with a crunchabolous clickity-clack noise more satisfying than biting a five-Pringles stack.
Sure, it only had one button. I didn't care. I would rather have one button that works every single time, than two fake buttons that work so-so, two side-buttons that I had to deactivate because they were driving me crazy, and a nipple that gets dirty quicker than a Bangkok brothel, except that this whiskered hooker never works. That's the Apple Mighty Mouse. One lousy mouse that will not be missed.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Fall leaves shooting challenge

Adam has already rounded up resident graphics artisans for his weekly Photoshop Contests. Consider Shooting Challenge its straighter-laced cousin, a weekly contest that challenges resident photographers to capture funny, beautiful and creative shots. This week's theme? Fall leaves.
Interpret the theme in absolutely any way you'd like. We only have three rules:
1. Submissions need to be your own.
2. Photos need to be taken the week of the contest. (No portfolio linking or it spoils the "challenge" part.)
3. Explain, briefly, the equipment, settings and technique used to snag the shot.
I took the lead shot was taken on a Panasonic GF1: f/3.5, 1/100s, ISO 100, 14-45mm kit lens.
Send your best entries to me by the end of Thursday at contests@gizmodo.com with Fall Leaves in the subject line. Save your files as JPGs or GIFs, and use a FirstnameLastname.jpg naming convention using whatever name you want to be credited with. Include your shooting summary in the body of the email.
Thanks, I'm looking forward to everyone here showing me up by the end of the week.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Tentacle shower

It may look like the business end of a squid, but I have a feeling the Sculpture showerhead from Vado would be bad ass in the bathroom. Think about it—you can set those tentacles up to spray water in any direction. It's kind of like blending elements of traditional shower heads, rain shower heads and those full-body systems that everyone dreams about owning.










