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NDrive G800 GPS Uses Real Photography For Navigation [GPS]
via Gizmodo by Jason Chen on April 23, 2008
Even though this is UK and Ireland only, NDrive's G800 GPS is notable because it's the first GPS system we've heard of that uses real photography for navigation. How did the company get aerial views of everywhere in the UK? We have no idea. It also comes with videos, photos, e-books, music, games, FM transmitter, a 4.3-inch screen and Bluetooth. If you live in the rest of Europe,...
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Policeman Tases Guy, Sets His Pants on Fire [Tasers]
via Gizmodo by Kit Eaton on April 23, 2008
Ok, we know badthings can happen when the general public use tasers, but cops tasing a guy and setting him on fire? No... really? Apparently the 31-year-old in question was causing a disturbance in an apartment in Hamilton, Ontario, recently, and three police officers attended. Whatever happened after that, the police ended up firing a taser at him. Unfortunately when the high-voltage device went...
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Samsung Monitors Get "Touch of Color" Treatment, 20000:1 Contrast Ratio [Monitors]
via Gizmodo by Benny Goldman on April 23, 2008
Samsung has four new monitors with the same amber-hued "Touch of Color" screens as their Series 6 and 7 TVs seen at CES. The T190 ($259), T220($359), T240($499), and T260($599) are 19, 22, 24, and 26 inches respectively, and feature a 20000:1 contrast ratio, which looked good to us despite the controversy that always surrounds contrast measurement. The monitors also feature adjustable aspect...
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AquaJelly and AirJelly Robot Jellyfish At Home In the Water or the Sky [Robots]
via Gizmodo by Sean Fallon on April 23, 2008
Festo, the same company that brought us the Air Ray robot last year, has developed yet another graceful robot inspired by a creature of the sea. In fact, they have developed two versions, both based on the common jellyfish: the AquaJelly and the AirJelly. According to Festo, the AquaJelly is "an artificial autonomous jellyfish with an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical...
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Glo Pillow Blinds You Awake, Saves your Marriage [Glo Pillow]
via Gizmodo by Chris Magor on April 24, 2008
The glo Pillow is an alarm clock (alarm pillow?) that wakes you up by shining a gradually intensifying light in your face for 40 minutes, until it reaches a blazing, blinding crescendo. (Yep, the concept is now a prototyped reality.) If that sounds uncomfortable, your significant other smacking the crap out of you for smashing the snooze button every five minutes is probably worse (unless...
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Spoon With Built-In Scales, Perfect for Dieters and Dealers [Scale Spoon]
via Gizmodo by Kit Eaton on April 24, 2008
This spoon, which looks like a prop from CSI, has built-in scales so you can scoop and check the amount all in one. Made of ABS plastic and stainless steel, it has an LCD screen, and an accuracy of 0.005 ounces. It also measures in metric or imperial and can keep track of added weights. Just make sure you use it for cooking ingredients, and not for measuring stuff that might get you a visit from...
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NASA Pics Celebrate Hubble's 18th Birthday, Space Telescope Still Can't Drink Beer [Hubble]
via Gizmodo by Addy Dugdale on April 24, 2008
Eighteen years ago today, the Hubble Telescope was launched into space by the Space Shuttle Discovery. To celebrate its coming of age, NASA has released 59 high-definition breathtaking pictures of galaxies colliding across the universe. Above is ESO 99-4, a weird-shaped galaxy (probably the result of another collision) situated in the Triangulum Australe, around 400-million light years away from...
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Giant Robot Ready To Stop Giant Fires, Giantly [Forest Fire Clear Cut Robot]
via Gizmodo by Mark Wilson on April 24, 2008
Sure, it's only a model of a dual-saw-wielding giant robot, but we can't help but to admire one man's vision of an autonomous future of fighting forest fires. The Forest Fire "Clear Cut" Robot (model) has 600 parts and took its creator 6 months to complete. What it represents is a tool prepared to slice and dice trees as necessary to stop the spread of flames in fictional, wilderness...
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DL 3000 Book Scanner Goes Through 3,000 Pages per Hour [Scanners]
via Gizmodo by Adam Frucci on April 24, 2008
Scanning a book manually is a colossal pain in the ass. Scanning a book with the DL 3000 Book Scanner, on the other hand, is easy and hypnotizing. Just look at that sucker go! It can scan a whopping 3,000 pages per hour, tearing through a whole stack of books every day. Want one? Too bad: this guy will run you $250,000. [Red Ferret via Boing Boing Gadgets]
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ASIMO to Conduct Yo-Yo Ma and Detroit Symphony Orchestra [Robots]
via Gizmodo by Kit Eaton on April 25, 2008
It looks like there's no end to ASIMO's skills: the smart, cute robot will pick up the baton and conduct cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on May 13th. A robot conducting an orchestra? That's pretty amazing, we think. Honda's ASIMO and the 15-times Grammy winner musician will be performing a piece titled "Impossible Dream" to draw attention to the orchestra's...
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