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Toys

New Star Wars: The Clone Wars Toys On Sale Midnight Tonight

Star Wars purists like myself are probably going to ignore everything The Clone Wars with an intensity normally reserved for busting best buddies out of their carbonite prisons, but in case you're a geek that willingly and joyfully slurps up even the blackest dredges of George Lucas' mega franchise, Toys R' Us is getting ready to empty your wallets. At midnight tonight, hundreds of the toy purveyors' stores will be opened to give fans a first shot at owning their own piece of Clone Wars memorabilia. Okay, I will admit—some of it looks pretty cool. More »

10:00 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Elaine Chow
3,633 views, 16 comments

Latest by jackfrost132: Are those renders in the top image how the movie is going to look? That makes me sad... I mean, I understand they're going for the cartoony, we're all slightly off shaped thing, but seriously, those renders look like more »

Dealzmodo

Get Your James Bond Blu-Ray Fix For 32 Percent Less Off Amazon

Excited about the quintessential Bond collection coming out on Blu Ray in October? Amazon's giving you an even greater reason to be excited—a 32-percent discount on several James Bond films, including a Sean Connery three-pack of Dr. No, From Russia with Love and Thunderball. The perhaps less venerable three-pack of Pierce Brosnan's Die Another Day and Roger Moore-manned Live and Let Die and For Your Eyes Only is also on sale. Each Blu-ray will cost $24. [Amazon]

9:00 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Elaine Chow
2,043 views, 10 comments

Latest by arda: The e-mail Amazon sends may suggest that they're selling a Connery 3-pack, but the actual set compositions are not so awesome. They mixed the real Bond with the blondie bear version or one of those new guys in each set. Get them more »

In Brief

New Terminator 4 Trailer Shows Death, Destruction And A Sad John Connor

FROM IO9.COM: Terminator Salvation blasted into Comic Con with a life size T-600, and director McG. The panelists talked about how the futuristic world will be bleak, burned up and completely free of race and sex stereotypes (the revolution is multiracial and powered by ladies). More »

8:30 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Meredith Woerner
7,515 views, 8 comments

Anybody home?

Back to the Future Hoverboard Auction Starts at $30,000

The original hoverboard used by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future 2 is finally on the auction block, starting at $30,000. If you have that kind of money around, prepare more because this prop—made of wood and metal, including original stickers, textured paint job, and the hole left by the handlebar that Marty McFly pulls at the beginning of the chase sequence— may reach $50,000 according to the seller. More »

8:00 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Jesus Diaz
3,362 views, 22 comments

Latest by Neverkilled: Robot Jones, mechanical tyranical: @ProsumeThis: christopher lloyd? more »

Cellphones

Smart Battery Will Warn You Before Your Cellphone Explodes

A new “intelligent” lithium-ion battery is supposed to prevent explosions and fire accidents by sending constant updates on its own health. Developed by researchers at NTT DoCoMo, the battery uses a 8-bit microcomputer “brain” to monitor its condition and relay the information to the cellphone user. More »

7:00 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Elaine Chow
1,676 views, 18 comments

closing time

Yahoo! Music Store Will Compensate Customers For DRM-ed Music

Yes, Yahoo! Music Store's shutting down their DRM servers, but Big Purple's said that it'll definitely still be taking care of its customers. According to a Yahoo spokesperson, anyone who bought DRM music from the store “will be compensated for whatever they paid.” No word on timetables or what form the compensation will take, but possible options include cash back or an un-DRMed MP3 version of the same track. [Information Week]

6:30 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Elaine Chow
635 views, 10 comments

Tesla Roadster

Only 25 Tesla Roadsters Left On Sale For 2009

Tesla Motors has finally begun deliveries of its awesome 100-percent electric Tesla Roadster, but eco-conscious sports car fanatics willing to plunk down the $109,000 need to reserve one quick. The company said it only has 25 production slots left for the second quarter of 2009. Locking in a reservation will cost a refundable $5000. An additional $55,000 will give you a set production slot and delivery time frame. More »

6:00 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Elaine Chow
4,803 views, 17 comments

Cufflinks

Working Scissor Cufflinks Are For Wealthy Cutters

These solid silver, rhodium-coated scissor cufflinks are cutting edge and all, and very shiny, but at $550 for the pair I think I'll just rummage around the kitchen drawer and bend a pair of my own, thank you very much. Oh, what's that? They open and close, just like real scissors? Sold! [A+R Store]

5:00 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Jack Loftus
1,948 views, 13 comments

roboJAWS

Mythbusters Shark Week: Real Sharks Eat Robot Dog, Robot Shark Eats Real People

To find out if dogs are really homing snackycakes for bloodthirsty sharks, or if poking them in the eye with a pokey thing is actually a good idea, you could ask a dude in a lab coat, or like, watch Jaws. Unless you're the Mythbusters—then you build a robot dog, surround it with doggy blood, piss and shit and dump it in shark-infested waters. And a 16-foot ROBOT SHARK. With serrated metal teeth and the same pound-for-bone-crunching-pound bite as a great white. But! If you stab it in the eye, you can make it stop killing you (I guess that's one way to test the myth). You can catch a glimpse of this robo-Jaws in the vid below. More »

4:30 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By matt buchanan
6,262 views, 24 comments

Latest by noobtard: I pity yoo foo's who actually watch tv. more »

Sailing Simulator

SimSail Land Sailing Simulator Offers Full-Sized Boats For Landlubbing Wannabes

Philippe Kahn and his ambitious Pacific Cup sailing trip from San Francisco to Hawai'i got me all inspired this week to go sailing, but there's one problem: I suck at sailing. In fact, the last time I went sailing was in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, where I almost got smashed on the reef that protects the beach there. So you'll excuse my excitement today over the SimSail, a full sized "land yachting" simulator for two. It's not quite the same thing as sailing on the water, and it's certainly not even remotely close to what Kahn's up to these days, but for me, at least, it's a start. More »

4:00 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Jack Loftus
1,637 views, 1 comment

Latest by BiZarRroBALlmeR: I'll sit quietly in anticipation of the WiiSail. I see ceiling fans repairs in my future. more »

closing time

Gateway Shutters Online Store, Exits Direct PC Sales Business Completely

Gateway will now no longer be selling its PCs through Gateway.com and has shut down all its direct PC sales to become a 100% retail channel PC company. The move is only somewhat surprising—its newish parent company Acer has always focused on offering its goods through resellers. But seeing how Gateway was one of the original success stories for the selling PCs directly to consumers model, the shuttering of its online store is a little like the death knell of an era. [Cnet]

3:30 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Elaine Chow
1,504 views, 19 comments

Latest by CaptCaveman: Good to see them shrink to nothing. I'll throw a BBQ when they are completely out of business. Worst company I ever delt with. And I used to be a strong supporter of them. That is until I had to more »

Pizza Scissors

Cut Coupons, Serve Pies, Lose Respect With Pizza Scissors

Does the act of cutting up a pizza vex you to no end? Do you find yourself with numerous nicks and cuts on your palms because you constantly use the wrong end of a pizza cutter to slice pies? Lucky for you, there's pizza scissors. The manufacterer claims the $20 shears-and-spatula design won't damage plates or trays like a pizza wheel or knife would, but we think if that's the main reason you purchase one of these, you probably have bigger issues on your plate than a few dinged pieces of china. [SkyMall via Random Good Stuff]

3:00 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Jack Loftus
4,012 views, 31 comments

Latest by Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!: You nutty purists and your rolling cutting tools. A pizzeria does best with this quick slicing equipment, but you don't need that stuff at home, and I'll be damned if I have anyone running their damn circular blades on my more »

Apple

Steve Jobs Says He Doesn't Have Cancer (And Why It's Not Your Business Anyway)

NYT's Joe Nocera—one of the reporters who speculated on the health of Apple's CEO after WWDC—got a call from Steve Jobs himself. It wasn't pretty from the very beginning:

“This is Steve Jobs. You think I’m an arrogant [expletive] who thinks he’s above the law, and I think you’re a slime bucket who gets most of his facts wrong.”

What followed was Jobs setting the record straight and spilling the beans about his health.

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1:35 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Jesus Diaz
31,903 views, 205 comments

Rumor

Smudgy Pictures of Nokia's Tube Show New, Bland Interface

A bunch of new photos and specs for Nokia's Tube, a.k.a. The 5800 XpressMusic, have been leaked to the Internet. The alleged iPhone killer will apparently come with a 16:9 16 million color TFT LCD display with 640 X 360 pixel resolution, haptic feedback, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Dual LED flash, a built-in GPS and 140MB RAM. Also, lots of grease and fingerprints, it seems. More »

1:30 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Elaine Chow
6,846 views, 22 comments

MSI Wind

MSI Wind With 6-Cell Battery Now Available

MSI is jumping the gun with its 6-cell version of the Wind laptop. Originally slated for a September release, the MSI Wind is currently available at Mwave.com. Those battery shortages that threatened to keep the model off shelves until September never materialized. The $570 asking price is $70 more than what MSI had originally promised, but my Gizmodo brethren tell me that even with the hike, the pricing is pretty much in line with others in this space (although it is a bit more than what you can find the comparable Eee PC 1000H going for today). [Lilliputing]

1:00 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Jack Loftus
2,472 views, 14 comments

Latest by darex: So what becomes of the 6-Cell MSI Wind I pre-ordered from Buy.com when they were taking pre-orders? Will they honor the $489 (after coupon) price I snagged? Will I ever received it? Hmmmm. more »

Tenori-On

Tenori-On Inspired PacklSound1 iPhone App Coming Soon, But Not Soon Enough

The Tenori-On is the zany Yamaha touch-based musical sequencer that caught our eye earlier this year, but this cool PacklSound1 iPhone app could very well be the portable version that puts us over the edge. It's a simpler version of the original $1,200 Tenori-On box, but that didn't stop the designer from laying down a quick, catchy beat. Seeing it in action, makes me want it right now: More »

12:07 PM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Jack Loftus
6,430 views, 25 comments

Latest by askii: @RigorMortis: I agree. How can a 16-beat loop sound SO out-of-whack? It's not like those plinkity-plink sounds aren't irritating enough... more »

Hot Stuff

MIT Thermoelectric Device Could Revolutionize Home Heating

With gas prices approaching "damn, I'm going to have to start walking more" levels here in the States, everyone's doing their part to increase efficiency and reduce energy consumption, and that includes the genius farm MIT. The institute already produces 80% of its own energy, courtesy of its on campus "cogeneration plant," but a few students have found a way to make the system even more self-sufficient using a new thermoelectric prototype. The great thing is the device has the potential for applications beyond the walls of MIT, and already the students are examining ways to apply it to the home heating industry in general. More »

11:00 AM on Sat Jul 26 2008
By Jack Loftus
7,283 views, 19 comments

Latest by alpacalypse: @Sandtigrr: If your attic's getting hot, you're much better off instaling a solar panel on your roof. You'll get more electricity and it'll keep your attic nice and cool by redirecting energy that would otherwise be turned into heat. more »

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