iPhone 3G Modded with Macro [Mods]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/376462861/iphone-3g-modded-with-macro

The iPhone 3G's camera works alright until you want to grab a shot of something within a foot or so (like a butterfly, or unpopped pimple). And to address this dilemma, one modder softened the glue holding in his iPhone's camera and rotated the lens to macrofy the fovus. He was able to take several shots within 5 inches, but the most impressive is this picture taken just .25 inches away from its subject. For a phone especially, that's some impressive macro. If only it didn't require such delicate surgery to implement—ahem—Apple—ahem. [flickr via TUAW]

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3-Channel Black Steath R/C Chopper For $30 [R/c]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/376620396/3+channel-black-steath-rc-chopper-for-30

The guys at Think Geek are bringing R/C junkies one of the cheapest 3-channel mini choppers on the market with the new "Black Stealth." Unlike dinky 2-channel versions, the Black Stealth can handle forward flight with ease—or so they claim. In fact, Think Geek goes so far as to say that it is the easiest to fly small copter they have ever used. I would be kind of skeptical with a price tag of only $30, but the video below does a good job of showing off its capabilities.

[Think Geek via DVICE]

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Tatung Prototype The Nicest VOIP Phone I've Seen Yet [VoIP]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/376679070/tatung-prototype-the-nicest-voip-phone-ive-seen-yet

The difference between what I would like to look at and what I would like to use makes for a a gap wider than the Grand Canyon, in this case. One button, no tactile feedback and no screen make this VOIP phone prototype little more than an electronic lollipop. But my desire to lick one increases with every glance. [e-Nova via Yanko and BBG]

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City-In-a-Pyramid Could House a Million Dubaians, Power Itself [Dubai]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/376699453/city+in+a+pyramid-could-house-a-million-dubaians-power-itself

A particularly optimistic design firm in Dubai called Timelinks has proposed designs for the Ziggurat, a complete city to be layered inside of a massive pyramid that could serve as home for a million people at a time. Timelinks is currently seeking patents for a variety of technologies that would make such a building possible, including a three axis public transportation system that would run residents up, through and across the pyramid. They've also claimed that with a hybrid wind, solar and steam power the Ziggurat would be able to meet its own power needs, and that there would be enough room to allow for some minor agriculture in designated "green spaces."

Before you just write this off as another wacky internet design concept, consider the absurdly ostentatious structures that Dubai has already built, and the fact that unlike the hyperluxurious ego-boosters currently under construction, the Ziggurat might be a viable housing solution for people who don't have a natural resource-infused trust fund. [World Archictecture Review via Inhabitat via Dvice]

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Sighting - X58 Motherboards

Source: http://www.nehalemnews.com/2008/08/sighting-x58-motherboards.html

Here are some of the latest images and information available about upcoming X58 Core i7 motherboards (click to enlarge images)...

Foxconn Renaissance X58

• X58/Tylersburg 36D chipset with ICH10R
• Ultra-low resistance, crystal, ferrite salt-core inductors, and solid ultra-low SR capacitors
• Six-phase power
• 2 PCIe x16 2.0 slots (blue) and 2 PCIe x16 1.0 slots (black)
• 2 FireWire IEEE 1394a ports provided by a TI TSB434B22A chip
• Gig-E via Broadcom BCM5786KMLG
• Realtek's ALC888S audio codec supports full 7.1 discrete analog output and optional Dolby Digital Live, DTS Connect, and Dolby Home Theater for real-time encoding of audio signals to an external processor or receiver
• 6 SATA connectors
• Two SAS ports!!!
• Debugging LED lights and a clear CMOS button

More Info Here.

Asus P6T Deluxe

• 8-layer PCB with "Platinum Circuit Layout" for what Asus refers to as "Best Layout Design for Extreme OC Record" (we'll wait to see the end result for that one)
• A "Unique Wind-Flow Thermal Design" - basically the northbridge heatsink acts as a duct for air off the CPU heatsink, that is, providing you use a normal top down heatsink design and not a heatpiped one like most of us use. Even if we're sceptical about how w! ell this works, it looks really very good.
• It has eight USB 2.0, eSATA, optical and digital S/PDIF and 7.1 channel surround sound including DTS "Surround Sensation UltraPC" features unique to Asus - Virtual (5.1) Surround, Bass Enhancement, Dialogue Clarify and Soundstage Expansion
• Two channel SAS (serial attached SCSI) RAID from the Marvell 88E6320-TFJ2 controller, as well as six SATA ports (that should not be interfered with when using long graphics)
• Six DIMM sockets with three phase power regulation, for tri-channel DDR3 with a maximum support for 24GB of memory.
• ExpressGate hardware with fast booting Linux OS on an in-built USB stick.
• "5000 hour" Fujitsu capacitors, ferrite core chokes and Low RDS(on) MOSFETs.

More info here.

Gigabyte GA-X58-Extreme

• 12 Phase Power instead of 6 phases shown here
• No additional (onboard RAID) other than ICH10R
• SATA ports will be angled at 90-degrees
• LED's for power phases and diagnostics
• Four PCIe 2.0 x16 (Blue x16, Orange x8 but all four will operate at x8 only)
• PS/2 ports, dual Gig-E, 8 USB Ports, optical/coax audio, firewire, and clear CMOS on real panel

More Info Here.

MSI X58 Eclipse

• 10 Phase Power
• 10 SATA connectors
• 2 eSATA connectors
• 12 USB
• 2 Gig-E
• No onboard sound (likely an add-in X-Fi card)
• Onboard Power, Reset, and Clear CMOS buttons
• Rear panel Clear CMOS button

More info here.

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