I've seen kids zooming about on Heeleys, but Treadways' motorized shoes are firmly for Adult Use Only. The designer has entered them into the annual James Dyson Awards, and if successful could be put on the market. No more walking! More »
Shopping - Clothing - Footwear - Business and Economy - Women's
The International Space Station snapped a particularly beautiful photo of the various layers of our globe's atmosphere with the rising sun peeking out to say hello, while touring over the Greek islands around midnight just a few weeks ago. More »
NASA - International Space Station - Space - Technology - Education
Don't get me wrong, I love working from home for Gizmodo—working from bed, in the garden, in my underwear...it's a never-ending buffet of luxury. But I do miss abusing an office photocopier/printer/fax-machine. As well as the interns. More »
Hardware - Printer - Peripherals - Repairs - Business and Economy
Planning a vacation can be stressful enough without adding technology to the mix. Take the stress out of your summer travel plans with a geek-oriented vacation checklist. More »
Travel and Tourism - United States - Lodging - Travel - Canada
Last week Google's Chinese Internet Content Provider license came up for renewal, but according to a Google spokesperson, the Chinese government hasn't got back to them yet. Now though, a Chinese site is reporting on some new features being added. More »
Google - Searching - Search Engines - Companies - China
If you have a face or body that's wider than the national average due to some ongoing "glandular" issues, you might want to modify your webcam to help fit it all into one wide-angle shot. Here's how. More »
Webcam - Arts - Facepainting - Technology - Video
Artist Garvin Nolte really doesn't want to get lost. His art piece Crossroads consists of 25 various satnavs suckered to his car windscreen—all screaming out directions to the same destination. In German. More »
Arts - TomTom - Nick Nolte - Death - Alcoholism
Two fairly-sedate Android phones from LG, both with larger-sounding names, have been announced: the Optimus One, and Optimus Chic. LG informed us "Optimus" means "best" in Latin, but as Latin's a dying language, that's not quite having the desire effect. More »
LG Group - Android - Latin - Handhelds - Smartphone
As well as facing possible antitrust claims in the US, the European Union is now taking a look at Apple's closed-shop practises—with EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes claiming makers "cannot just choose to deny interoperability with their product." More »
A prototype of what's been dubbed the HTC Vision has turned up in Croatia, with a 3.7-inch touchscreen, 1GHz processor and Android 2.1. Well, it wouldn't be running Gingerbread yet, would it? More »
Android - HTC Corporation - HTC Vision - Croatia - Handhelds
Being a vegetarian (or pescetarian, if you will), I tried my hardest to get out of dissecting frogs during biology classes. Had I been born 10 years later, I could've cut up virtual amphibians on an iPad instead. More »
Biology - Vegetarianism - Lifestyle Choices - Zoology - Chordates
Guillemots and gannets do it. Cormorants and kingfishers do it. Even the tiny insect-eating dipper does it. And if a plan by the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) succeeds, a remarkable airplane may one day do it too. More »
United States - Submarine - Military - Drug Enforcement Administration - Government
The Poor Clares, an isolated group of non-speaking nuns, have taken it upon themselves to pray for the ills of the world—praying made easier thanks to a live link to world-at-large bad news. More »
Poor Clares - Christianity - Religion and Spirituality - Prayer - Women's Orders
Snapped by reader Owaeis, these FarmVille groceries are ready and waiting for your soft mouth to envelop them, in your nearest 7-Eleven. Just don't spend too many Farm Coins on them now. Those crops don't plow themselves. [Thanks, Orwaeis!] More »
Coins - FarmVille - World Coins - Shopping - Antiques and Collectibles
LG is working on an Android tablet due out by the end of the year, which will come up next to Samsung's Galaxy Tab which has already seen a bunch of leaked photos and info hit the web. More »
Android - tablet - LG Group - Samsung Galaxy Tab - Samsung Group
Yeah I know, checks—antiquated money-form. I closed a bank account recently, and they sent me a check with the remaining balance—but £2.16 just doesn't seem worth the effort involved. If I banked with Chase, though... More »
iPhone - Smartphone - Handhelds - Business - iPhone App
Our heads went all dizzy the other day when we heard that the minimum required specs for Android 3.0 Gingerbread phones was to be a 1GHz processor, and 512MB of RAM. But now the rumormongerer has clarified they're only "recommended." More »
Google - Android - Gingerbread - Android 3.0 Gingerbread - User interface
We're starting to realize that we may have to hide our gorgeous iPhone 4 devices in some kind of cases or skins to keep them safe from harm and reception troubles. Thankfully GelaSkins is offering some rather good-looking solutions. More »
GelaSkin - IPhone - Smartphones - Handhelds - Apple
AT&T had this commercial made as part of its "Rethink Possible" ad campaign. It's called "Whole New World" and looks more like a trailer for a Finding Nemo sequel than like a commercial for a telephone service provider. More »
Finding Nemo - Animation - Arts - Movies - Production
Facebook appears to have added a shutterbug's dream feature: Face detection technology. As soon as you upload a picture, the feature realizes that there are humans in it and preselects their faces. You just add the poor souls' names. More »
Facebook - Social network - Online Communities - Bodyart - Social media
