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Hand Built, Forkless White Chopper
via Wired: Gadget Lab by (author unknown) on May 19, 2008
Shared by Todd Me likes...Completely impractical and yet utterly beautiful, Forkless is a completely scratch-built custom chopper with, you've guessed it, no forks. The steering is done via a series of linked rods running around the frame from the handlebars to the front hub (reclaimed from a wheelchair).Chopperolli, the artist/engineer behind Forkless, has posted a Making Of photo essay on...
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Apple's Next Step: 3D, Wii-Like Gaming?
via Wired: Gadget Lab by Wired.com Staff on May 18, 2008
With WWDC around the corner, the blogosphere is aflutter with talk of the 3G iPhone. But what else does the mothership have instore for us next? Try 3D gaming.Earlier this month, AppleInsider reportedthat Apple had published its patent for a 3D remote-control system. Thereport suggests that the remote-control system will be able to detect the absolute position of the remote on an X, Y and Z axes,...
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iPhone 2.0 Worldwide Launch on June 9th
via Wired: Gadget Lab by Charlie Sorrel on May 19, 2008
A June 9 launch date for the iPhone 2? No surprises there, and now it looks like inside sources are confirming the June 9 date, which is also when Steve Jobs' keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is scheduled. But Gizmodo's Jesus Diaz has got wind of the details of the launch, and his source tells him that the Second Coming will be a worldwide event -- not just in the...
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Houston, You Have a Problem: Gallery Of Operation Centers
via Wired: Gadget Lab by Charlie Sorrel on May 26, 2008
In Royal Pingdom's Gallery of Network Operations Centers, one thing stands out. Amongst the array of high-tech, show-off lounges which would look more at home in some James Bond villain's subterranean lair, there are a few decidely shabby cubicle farms. The worst of these is in the home of history's best known control center; Houston, Texas.Here we see the NOC of The Planet, a...
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Problems at The Gates? RFID-enabled Tix to Olympics' Opening Ceremonies to Include Passport Data
via Wired: Gadget Lab by Jose Fermoso on May 28, 2008
The Chinese Olympic Committee for the 2008 Games has revealed that all tickets to the opening and closing ceremonies will include RFID-enabled microchips with spectators' passport information and home and e-mail addresses, among other sensitive personal info. This high-level precaution is in response to the increasingly sensitive security issues surrounding the games, due largely in part to...
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OQOs Used By Professional Photographers
via Wired: Gadget Lab by Rob Beschizza on January 22, 2008
OQO model 02s are becoming the de rigeur portable computer for professional photographers, according to Ultramobile Life's Bjorn Stromberg. Stromberg has video up of a short interview with a snapper, who touts the tiny UMPC as a platform able to act as storage, as an editing platform, and as a WWAN-accessible repository into which editors can pull down worked shots.Pretty much any similar...
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YouTube Goes Fully Mobile: Sorry, Verizon Customers
via Wired: Gadget Lab by Charlie Sorrel on January 23, 2008
YouTube has announced plans to roll out its full service to many more cellphones. YouTube Mobile will initially be available in 17 countries, and will run on phones from Nokia, LG, Motorola and Sony Ericsson. In possibly the biggest understatement so far this year, YouTube Mobile boss Dwipal Desia told Reuters: "We expect it to get fairly popular from our past experiences."The service, currently...
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Swiss Pilot Uses Jet-Engine-Powered Wings for Crazy One-Man Flights
via Wired: Gadget Lab by Jose Fermoso on January 22, 2008
If you thought that hang-gliding or skydiving off a plane was tough, you haven't seen Swiss pilot Yves Rossy propel himself through the sky with a rigid wing boosted up with jet engines. A noted extreme sportsman in Europe due to his innovative air-surfing records and stunts, the former military pilot has recently become a YouTube sensation due to the innovation of his jet-wing...
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Video: Taking A Spin With the Robot Champion of DARPA's Urban Challenge
via Wired: Gadget Lab by Eliot Van Buskirk on January 21, 2008
... the car (adjusting the stereo, drinking coffee, eating a muffin, talking on the phone), without having to worry about that other meddlesome task: driving the car.It felt odd, letting an autonomous robot drive me around a course at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour, but that's what I did for the following Wired video segment:(I just can't believe I didn't think to wear this shirt.)
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MacBook AirCraft Has Boatload of Features
via Wired: Gadget Lab by Rob Beschizza on January 27, 2008
Superdrive, three USB ports, wired ethernet and firewire. Sound good? How about five more firewire ports, DVI out, iPod controls, and, finally, a floppy drive to round it all out. How about a sexy video where it's seen to be slowly withdrawn from a sleeping bag?Digg via CultofMac
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