When everyday devices become autonomous and start mating in the far future thanks to nanotechnology, items like fire extinguishers will become what designer Adam Scott has envisioned with the X Sting Wish. Mixing one part Dustbuster, one part machine gun, and a final part carbon fiber-wrapped fire extinguisher, Scott has managed to cook up a device that looks as at home in a kitchen as it would in Gears of War made real. So, why make a lifesaving device like the fire extinguisher so, well, weapon-y? As the mock-ups reveal, it’s all about easy recognition in an emergency situation. Apparently, when fire strikes, people are more apt to reach for their shotguns than that red cylinder marked “FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

OLEDs are pretty much awesome , but the coolest application, the bendy one, is still tricky, because flexible plastic is more porous than stiff glass, and OLEDs get really upset when they come in contact with oxygen. Apparently, though, Sony and Germany’s Max Planck Institute have cooked up a flexible and transparent organic display that will do alright, when it is released in the undisclosed future. Since it’s see-through, it will be able to be seen at all viewing angles (uh, including those greater than 180°) and because of its low power constraints it will be able to run with minimal battery support. There’s a video of the above rabbit jumping along the 3-inch screen to prove the video capabilities; my problem with the vid (besides the fact that I couldn’t embed it for you) is that while it shows the display bent, it doesn’t show it being bent.

Police Force Commissioner Bob Hauk (Lee Van Cleef) attempts a rescue but is forced back out of the city, leaving only with one of the President’s fingers wrapped in a tissue, proof that he’s being held in Manhattan and that the rest of him will be shipped out in body bags unless Hauk secedes to their demands. The two pitch-black towers of the World Trade Center say much more about the chaos in New York than does the written intro, as does the stretch of water, now empty of commercial shipping, between the rest of New York and the island of Manhattan. Instead of having to make to with bits and pieces of aircraft, Carpenter took possession of an entire fuselage and used the corner of Broadway and St Charles Street in St Louis, which had just been devastated by fire, in which to put it. There’s some sound from the rear speakers but not enough, with the impression being that the remix simply brought a little of the soundtrack into the rear channels to give the impression of space. This documentary takes the viewer from Carpenter driving around with the script in the boot of his car, through the production and on to a little analysis of the movie.

Believe it or not, there are no baseball bats in the Lego universe. Probably because a minifig could use one to break another minifig’s plastic cranium. And we all know that you can’t use weapons in Lego’s universe , much less break minifig craniums . Maybe this baseball bat is what you needed to complete your video entry for the Go Miniman Go contest? Then get one as soon as possible because the end of the month deadline is quickly approaching. If you want to participate, check the contest rules here and send your video now.

They go together like World of Warcraft and loneliness, don’t they? That’s why we saw a water pipe made out of an N64 controller last year , and that’s why Giz reader James dedicated this past weekend into converting an old NES controller into a bong. It doesn’t work, unfortunately, but I’m sure you’d be bad enough at playing after using this thing without having to try to smoke while also controlling Mega Man. We like to see young people using their time constructively. Hit the jump for another picture of this masterpiece of ingenuity.

Voice recognition is one if the iPhone gaping-est of holes, but it will soon be plugged by none other than Microsoft. But before you look forward to putting your multitouching fingers all over those glorious nine letters on your iPhone screen, know that MS is only indirectly involved via Tellme , a company they acquired in early 2007 which has a similar app for Blackberries already. Press a button to start recording and say what you′re searching for

Rumors and logic speculated that Warner would release The Dark Knight in time for the holiday season, and the Blu-ray two-disc and collectible limited edition will indeed go on sale December 9th, the same day as the standard DVD release. The standard, two-disc edition will be Warner’s first BD Live disc, and it’ll pack all sorts of Batarrific extras. Apparently the collectible limited edition is exactly the same as the standard Blu-ray edition, except it’ll come in fancy Bat Pod packaging. On a completely unrelated note, Gizmodo will not be in service from December 9th until further notice.

As the final stage of our transition to a full DRM-free MP3 download store, Walmart will be shutting down our digital rights management system that supports protected songs and albums purchased from our site. If you have purchased protected WMA music files from our site prior to Feb 2008, we strongly recommend that you back up your songs by burning them to a recordable audio CD. By backing up your songs, you will be able to access them from any personal computer. Beginning October 9, we will no longer be able to assist with digital rights management issues for protected WMA files purchased from Walmart. If you do not back up your files before this date, you will no longer be able to transfer your songs to other computers or access your songs after changing or reinstalling your operating system or in the event of a system crash.

Warner Home Video have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Get Smart on 4th November 2008. Based on the sixties TV spy comedy series Get Smart follows Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell) on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. Anne Hathaway, Dwayne “The Rock″ Johnson, Alan Arkin and Terrence Stamp join in the fun. Available in single-disc Widescreen and Full Screen ($28. The only extra is the option to play the film in ‘Comedy Optimization Mode’ with Get Smart Takes , over 20 minutes of alternative jokes.

He used the screen polishing cloth for the body, the USB logicboard connector for the legs, touchscreen inreface wires for the head and wings, and various other harvested components to craft this beauty. Now the next step is finding a pond full of fanboy fish. In order to view comments on gizmodo. If you are using Firefox and NoScript addon, please mark gizmodo.