This reminds me of some early Mac surgery I did to install some memory in a Mac plus years ago. It was the first time I cracked open a shell and messed around and it was both fun and scary. I wore the anti-static band, plugged it into the wall grabbed a beer and went [...]
It’s always cool to imagine this happening. These details make it seem possible. A 400,000kg (880,000lb) Marship would be assembled in orbit using six Ares V cargo launch vehicle flights for a 900-day mission to the red planet. - The spacecraft would take a “minimal crew” to Mars in six to seven months, with the [...]
During the past week, many readers asked Gizmodo to compare the physical traits of the second-gen Sony Reader and the all-new Amazon Kindle. Here it is.
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These are not kits you can build! Here are pictures of some of the most beautiful mechanisms ever produced. A gallery of old and new mechanical movements of planets and their moons, the entire solar system and tides and eclipses. Orreries, Planetaria and Telluria, respectively. I wish I could say I knew those words before [...]
This weekend was the anniversary of his death. Here’s a great way to remember him.
Here at last is video of that infamous keyboard that uses mini OLED screens on the tops of the keys. This allows for the keys image and function to change as needed. It also allows for a hefty price tag. So it’s cool and futuristic and expensive. Nice!
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At the Pidgeon Point Lighthouse they switch back to the old kerosene lamps once a year to test everything out. They then leave it in non-rotation so photographers can capture pictures like this one. Very nice! Read more about it.
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Geeky sweet! Someone thought it would be a good idea to model their home theater after the Enterprise NCC-1701D from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The result is super geeky, but actually rather cool. The system also features “one of the largest Kaleidescape hard-drive based storage systems” ever created, amassing eight servers with 3,816 [...]
As someone working toward a private pilot’s license, I have been going through many of the things that everyone else does…straight and level, traffic pattern, paperwork etc. There is a system for learning to fly a general aviation plane and another system for being allowed to fly by the FAA. These systems are generally the same [...]
Cover Flow artwork on the dash, 7-inch touchscreen controller with iPhone-like interface, and confirmed talks between Apple and VW… you be the judge. This looks sweet… but when you play the video, somewhat distracting while driving. Again, you be the judge.
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