August 31, 2006

Miuro the Japanese iPod robot

The new Japanese music robot Miuro, designed to turn an iPod music player into a scuttling boombox-on-wheels, is shown during a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006. Equipped with speaker systems developed with Japanese audio-maker Kenwood Corp., the 35-centimeter (14-inch) long machine, which looks like a ball popping out of an egg, from Tokyo-based venture ZMP Inc. will roll and twist from... | More →

August 31, 2006

Analog cell phone

This crazy cat combined his cell phone with an analog hand set to create this sweet looking contraption. If you use it in public people will think you're insane because it looks like you're talking on an unconnected phone. Trust me, I'd know. I walk around yelling into a handset all the time. It's how I spend my afternoons.... | More →

August 30, 2006

Biggest MMORPG scam ever executed

I'm not familiar with how Eve Online plays, but apparently a player in the game pulled off the biggest MMORPG scam in the history of gaming. Over the course of four months, a guy named "cally" ran a player-operated bank called "Eve Intergalactic Bank" where hundreds of players deposited money. The bank offered interest, loans and insurance like every other bank, except that one... | More →

August 29, 2006

Albert Einstein robot learns to dance

There's no explanation for this madness but I assure you, it is madness. | More →

August 28, 2006

Lexus LS460 parks itself

Gizmodo got to hang out with some Lexus dudes and try out the self parking Lexus LS460. Here's how they describe it: 1. You drive past a parking spot at 12mph or less. The four rear and six front sonar sensors detect the cars, and the gap between them. 2. Putting the car into reverse activates the wide-angle backup camera. There's a little button... | More →