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Google
Android, Chrome OS Relationship Confusing Everyone, Including Google
Just as companies were starting to get serious about installing Android, a mobile Linux OS, on netbooks, Google announces Chrome, a netbook Linux OS. The relationship between the two OSes is already getting tense, or at the very least, awkward. More » -
Nintendo
Nintendo on the Wii Vitality Sensor: You Just Don't Understand
The Wii Vitality Sensor was met with a very harsh, possibly unfair reception when it was announced at E3. Now, Nintendo is getting a little defensive about their upcomingmedical instrumentgame peripheral. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Sticks Calhoun: This is just Nintendo's way of keeping up with gamers as they age. Coming soon: Glucose Detector ... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Advertising
Olympus Stop Motion E-P1 Ad Is a Great Idea (Also, Someone Else's)
The Olympus Pen E-P1 is a beautiful Micro Four Thirds tribute the famous Pen half-frame SLR of the 1960s, so it's only suitable that the most distinctive part of their advertising campaign is, well, inspired by a previous work. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by LouisJebber: Don't you know, it was all part of the plan the whole entire time. Take the wifey and kiddie... more » | Other threads
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Keyboards
OCZ Sabre OLED Keyboard (Unofficial Codename: Optimus Budgetus) Priced at $135
The OCZ Sabre asked us to compromise, featuring a sharply limited number of display-integrated keys, so we asked it to do the same: dip below $200, or else. Today, ZipZoomFly is listing the Sabre at a reasonable $135.00. More »
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By John HerrmanComment by Metkis: "Obviously, the OCZ doesn't match up to Art Lebedev's masterpiece." It's unfortunately extremely obvious. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Guides
The Beginner's Guide to Google Voice
Confused by all the number-changing, grouping, re-routing, and transcribing going on in Google Voice? Head over to Lifehacker to check out their excellent guide to all things Google Voice. [Lifehacker] -
MUSIC VIDEOS
Amazing Music Video Is an International Webcam Collage
Well, isn't this heartwarming and adorable. Japanese band Sour had fans use webcams in intricate, unexpected ways to create this lo-fi music video for their song "Hibi no Neiro." We promise you'll crack a small, satisfied smile. [Vimeo, thanks Jack!]
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Chameleo: one of the greatest, most creative music video's i've ever seen. mind you i haven't see them all. seems very very... 1 Responses | Other threads
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DIY
Altoids Tin Catapult Will Make You Feel, and Act, 10 Years Old Again
Here's an Instructables to bring back the obnoxious kid that lives not so far down in all of us: Learn how to turn one of those miniature Altoids tins into a tiny catapult. It'll be fun for nobody but you. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by ngc6027: This is perfect. If someone is talking to you and has bad breath, you can just launch a mint into... 9 Responses | Other threads
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weaponry
Beware, Criminals: Japanese Police Now Equipped With Chintzy, Inaccurate Paintball Guns
Paintball guns for police sort of make sense, if you live in a country of incredibly timid criminals. But why do the guns have to look like they were bought at the dollar store? More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Xterm11_is Rhyming: The Japanese are pansies, this is really clear, Instead of killing with big guns, they'll tag you in the rear. I... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Palm pre
WebOS 1.1 Update With More Apps Hitting Palm Pre Soon?
So says Pre Central, who received an apparent internal memo from a tipster indicating webOS 1.1 should hit the Pre in the next 30 days. The update is expected include with improved Exchange handling, beefed up security, and more apps. More » - Yesterday - July 9, 2009
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How The F*ck Did We Get Here?
I'm sure that Philippe Kahn—who has been telling us the adventures of his Pegasus Raceboat—will have a precise and logical answer. The rest of us are allowed to say any stupid thing we want.
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By Jesus DiazComment by Xterm11_is Rhyming: Ok, here goes "any stupid thing I want to say": Gizmodo prosecutes in sailing.... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Sprint
Sprint to Require WiFi on All Future Phones We Care About
While announcing the company's intention to release an updated version of the BlackBerry Tour with WiFi next year, a Sprint spokesman let slip that WiFi will also be present "in all its major devices going forward." Big win! More » -
Remainders
Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
DIY haunted greenhouse...WiMax for Vaio P? WiNot?...Bodhisattva, let me take you by the hand...More MacBook Pro hard drive mayhem... More »
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Comment by SysRq: Why is there a swastika in the middle of the Buddha phone? 8 Responses | Other threads
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Smartphones
Google's CEO Is Using a BLACKBERRY?!
Here's a photo of Google CEO Eric Schmidt snapping a pic—with a BLACKBERRY. I know drug dealers are advised not to get high on their supply, but for the rest of the world, I believe it's strongly encouraged. More » -
NetBooks
Netbook Cover Fashions Itself in the Likeness of an NES Controller
Handcrafts made to look like old pieces of Nintendo hardware are great. Which is why this Netbook cover, received as a gift by Flickr user Mendicon, speaks for itself. But I think this could be even better. More »
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Comment by FutureBear: coolest part about this story: The Darth Vader sticker on the Acer 4 Responses | Other threads
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3D printing
Jay Leno Uses 3D Printer to Replace Rare Old Car Parts
What do you do when you have a passion for rare old cars and one irreplaceable part breaks? If you are a stand-up comedian who looks like a T-Mobile Android G1, you scan it and print a new one. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by hooked-on-tronics: I wonder if they could just eliminate the middle-man and run the scan directly into a CNC machine? Jay probably... 14 Responses | Other threads
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Accessories
MacBook Users Rejoice: The Kanex Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter Includes USB Audio
Frustratingly, Mini DisplayPort doesn't include audio, so to get sound when outputting to an HDTV using HDMI, you'd need to use yet another cable. This adapter uses USB for audio, so you get the full A/V with just one cable. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Xterm11_is Rhyming: So it does take two cables? They just merge into an HDMI cable? 6 Responses | Other threads
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DIY
Video of Weaponized RC Plane Shooting Fireworks
To celebrate Independence Day, some guys thought that shooting fireworks from RC planes—using an electrical firing system—was a great safe idea. Judging by the music, however, it seems they were celebrating Hitler's invasion of Poland. [Hacked Gadgets]
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By Jesus DiazComment by lostarchitect: How many hours after they posted this do you think it took the FBI to get to their door? 7 Responses | Other threads
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Open Source
Citizen Engineer Releases a Comic All About SIM Hacking (and Tosses in a SIM Reader for Good Measure)
Phil Torrone and Limor Freid of Adafruit Industries have a video project called Citizen Engineer, where they aim to educate and entertain when it comes to various aspects of open source hacking. Now they've released a comic to go with it. More »
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Comment by Con Seannery: This is actually a pretty good idea...making security holes common knowledge makes the holes get filled. 1 Responses | Other threads
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death row records
Suge Knight Light Dangles Your Nightmares Out the Window
For those times when you feel like a simple night light isn't enough to scare off your nighttime demons, who better to help than the scariest man in hip-hop? [YouTube]
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By Dan NosowitzComment by ぶっちぎり IN THE FACE!: WTF is with the commenting system, WTF did this happen? 5 Responses | Other threads
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Software
There's Finally a Use For the Caps Lock Key
Billy Mays may be dead but his spirit will live in your PC with the Billy Mays Caps Lock! The Billy Mays Caps Lock will make Billy say something whenever you press caps lock! Yes, that's right! And there's more! More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by SysRq: HI BILLY MAYS HERE WITH THE BILLY MAYS CAPS LOCK! HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE LOUD AND INTRUSIVE IN... 13 Responses | Other threads
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windows 7
Rumor: Windows 7 Family Pack Will Offer Three Licenses for $137
Prices for the Windows 7 Family Pack have apparently leaked, according to ZDNet, and the multi-user bundle will net you three copies of Windows 7 for $137. Also revealed were prices for the Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade products. More »
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Comment by Cordfucious of Tech Clan: So basically the pre-sale half off deals were to see how many of us would bite? Was this price... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Downloads
Apple Mini Keyboard Wallpaper
This Apple Mini Keyboard by philipskillern isn't just a logical progression of the hardware line, it's fancy looking too. Download the wallpaper yourself in various sizes. [Deviantart]
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By Jason ChenComment by GlenTen: a pale ape leap peel pal lap eel peep pep pap 6 Responses | Other threads
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DIY
How to: Make a Fisheye DSLR Lens for $16
Over at Instructables, user Banjomaster shows how to make a fisheye lens for his Nikon D90 for just $16, with the help of one of those wide-angle doorway peephole lenses.
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By Dan NosowitzComment by bosskev: Given the extremely low-res and cheesy image quality you get, I'd say your describing it, Dan, as a "hotel door"... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Apple
Future iPhones May Recognize Objects, Faces, Alter Your Voice
If this load of recently filed Apple patents become a reality, your iPhone may become a perfect tool for spies soon, with real world object identification, faces recognition, voice alteration, and text filtering, among other things: More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Invisible-Echidna: Where's the masked murderer "I'm in the house" voice? 1 Responses | Other threads
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Snow leopard
Guess What? It's a New Snow Leopard Build
Build 10A402 of Snow Leopard just got pushed out to developers, and we'll post what's new in a second. Go ahead and download via Software Update now. [Thanks Chrisdazzo!]
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By Jason ChenComment by mGARANDEUR1: It's just not as exciting as Windows 7 builds are. Microsoft really stepped up their game. 9 Responses | Other threads
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Oversized Solar-Powered LED Flowers Make For an Ostentatious Lawn
Converting things that are out in the sun to run off solar power makes a lot of sense, like lawn ornaments, these flowers or air conditioning units. Zambonis? Less so. [OGE Gallery via Mocoloco via BBG]
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By Jason ChenComment by DPeezy: What a fantastic idea. We need to do this to public areas such as parks, parking lots, etc. which... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Canon
Canon Launches 5 New Printers, We Like the One That Comes in a Bucket
Canon, as is their wont, let loose with a bunch of new all-in-ones, laser and photo printers, and this time, we're digging two of them: The WiFi- and USB-enabled MP560, pictured, and the CP790, which comes packaged in a bucket.
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By Dan NosowitzComment by smegz: Granted; printer-in-a-bucket is still portable, but will it fit in my backpack...with my laptop? 3 Responses | Other threads
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Robots
Bossa Nova Penbo: The "First Real Robot for Girls" Is a Pink, Waddling Penguin With a Baby
The adorable pink counterpart to Prime-8, Penbo is supposedly the "first real robot for girls." It uses the same locomotion tech derived from the buggy RHex robot, but cutified so it waddles: More »
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Comment by burninator: How smart could this robot be if its already knocked up. 3 Responses | Other threads
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unconfirmed
Sony's Planning a Vaio P Mark 2 Super Portable in October?
TechRadar reports that there will be a "range" of Vaio Ps, Sony's super tiny and super expensive laptop coming later this year. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by dragon:ONE: I know one new and exciting feature: The Sony Soul$ucker technology they've integrated into it to suck you into blowing... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Pranks
The iSaw USB Chainsaw Was a Hoax with a Message
Remember the iSaw from a couple days ago? Unsurprisingly, it wasn't real. But the cause that it was created to support is one we can definitely get behind. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Hiphopopotamus: I didn't think there was a shred of truth to this. I think we all saw right through this. Glad to see... 17 Responses | Other threads
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Robots
Bossa Nova Prime-8 Robot
What's special about Bossa Nova's Prime-8 robot—a $100 descendant of DARPA and Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute's $20,000-a-pop all-terrain RHex designed for 10-year-old boys? It's the fastest bipedal toy robot ever. Just watch. More »WalksRuns on His Hands, Smashes Aibos to Bits
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Comment by Jestermeister: Is this really considered bipedal just because there are leg-like things that pop in and out? The wheels disguised... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Retromodo
Retromodo: Did You Know Hedy Lamarr Helped Invent Frequency Hopping?
There's a longer story you can read elsewhere, but actress Hedy Lamarr invented and patented a system to help prevent torpedoes from being jammed by using frequency hopping. More » -
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XCM Candy Case For The DSi Is The Sweetest Way To Void Your Warranty
The XCM Eye Candy case for the DSi comes in several tempting colors, but disassembling your machine to install one is only for those with a serious sweet tooth. [Divineo via Technabob via Boing Boing Gadgets]
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By Sean FallonComment by kinda.loopy88: what if i want it to light up like this one? 7 Responses | Other threads
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Wristwatch
Louis Vutton Watch Has 'Mysterieuse' Floating Hands
When does a watch cost as much as a house? When it's the gravity defying $250,000 Louis Vuitton Tambour Mysterieuse Calibre LV115 apparently. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by iEro-Sennin: I don't understand the point of watches when basically every gadget now has one. Sure, they look neat but that's about... 19 Responses | Other threads
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Google
Location Finding With Google Maps Comes To Chrome and Firefox
If you are running Chrome 2.0+ or FireFox 3.5+ you will notice a dot in the upper left corner of Google Maps that should, theoretically, be able to locate your position using the W3C Geolocation API. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by joelydanger: This is really cool and makes me want to like Firefox, but it still idles pretty high on the processor... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Satire
The Seven Types of Employees You Meet at Best Buy
Have you ever noticed that no matter which Best Buy you go into, you end up seeing the same people working there? That's because there are seven types of people that work at every single Best Buy, with no exceptions. More » -
Dealzmodo
Gadget Deals of the Day
Summer moving sluggishly? Dealzmodo here to save you with amazing deals on movies and games! The awesome Metal Gear Solid collection going for $20! Evil Dead 2 for $13? Who's laughing now Ash? Dealzmodo is! Happy thirsty Thursday everyone! More » -
Amazon
Amazon Wireless Aims To Make Cellphone Shopping Easier
For many of us, cellphone shopping really means choosing between the major smartphone brands—but for those of us looking at a broader range of devices and plans, Amazon has developed a new site to help make the process easier. More »
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