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Furniture

Sync Desktop: A Workspace With Integrated PC and Fold-Away Monitor

Besides being absolutely beautiful, this Sync Desktop concept from designer Gareth Battensby features a fold-away widescreen monitor and keyboard, a built in USB hub, scanner, mouse, webcam, easy-to-access DVD unit, and plenty of storage space. And because it is all seamlessly integrated into the design, the Sync can be converted into a standard desk for other projects whenever necessary. The only problem is that I doubt that it could ever become a commercial product unless there was a way to upgrade the hardware. [Gareth Battensby via Born Rich]

9:20 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,113 views, 30 comments

Latest by Joseph: @Superevil: I noticed that too. I was looking ad thinking "is that Linux?" I don't know how useful I would find something like this. I would rather have a makeshift desk where I set my screen up more »

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Eight Ways to Hurt Yourself Playing Video Games

When I was talking with the SteelSeries guys about their gear, one thing they were serious about was that gaming is a sport. I scoffed. But, we've shown you how to work out with nothing gaming gear and now PC Mag catalogs eight ways to hurt yourself gaming—like any other athletic activity. Besides sore limbs via Wiitis, there's Rock Band Hand from too much drumming/strumming, WASD wrist for hardcore PC gamers (and bloggers), Burning Bladder for WoWites, and um, something that vaguely resembles epilepsy for puzzle gamers. Not featured, however, is the most notorious of Wiinjuries: More »

9:00 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By matt buchanan
5,965 views, 12 comments

Latest by shinchan: I often get blisters on my fingers after playing Tekken and other "controller-mashing" games. more »

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Reader of the Month: Dr. Francisco Gómez Bravo

We don't usually give Reader of the Month awards, only stars to top commenters who actually post useful or funny stuff. But this reader doesn't comment in Gizmodo, even while he confessed he's addicted to it. He doesn't send us stories or suggestions to tips@gizmodo.com either. Or corrections. Nothing. In fact, I met him today for the first time, after my dog Jones bit me on the mouth this morning, cutting a very deep and nasty 1-inch-long injury in the shape of a seven—just below my inferior lip. His name is Dr. Francisco Gómez Bravo, and he's one of the top plastic surgeons here, in the Old Continent. More »

8:30 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Jesus Diaz
7,315 views, 69 comments

Latest by Arab Aquarius: That was a nice read. It's good to see insights into the lives of Giz writers' that we constantly read and appreciate. That's what I love about Gizmodo, its not just a reigit tech blog. Good luck with the scar and more »

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Undressing a Woman Using a Large Digging Machine: Crazy Construction Worker Foreplay

I'm not sure what show this video is from, but it is funny—and that dude's skills with a digging machine are impressive to say the least. It's not really NSFW because in the end she is no where near fully undressed, but you might want to take caution when viewing the video after the break just in case. More »

8:00 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Sean Fallon
20,488 views, 54 comments

Question of the Day

Question of the Day: Do You Still Play With Toys?

After diving into the disastrous effects having a toy collection can have on the love life of a grown man, I feel compelled to ask: are you an adult that still plays with toys? And, just to be clear, when I say "toys" I am referring to products normally reserved for children—like action figures and legos. If you do, make sure to list your favorites in the comments. More »

7:40 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,129 views, 70 comments

Latest by strider_mt2k: @MagnoliaBoy: Man that hit me at the wrong time. I'm scrolling through the comments and I almost spit coffee all over my new gorram monitor. Succinct, Absurd, and Deadly. ~Nice~ more »

Laptops

EFF's Guide to Border Laptop Searches

You already knew that customs officials can search your laptop if they feel like it, detaining you if you refuse, but what can you do to protect yourself from random dudes checking out your vacation pics? The EFF has some tips. There's having multiple encrypted partitions, having secure passwords, shutting off your machine before searches and destroying naughty stuff semi-permanently with shredding applications. Hit up the link for more privacy tips. [EFF]

7:20 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Jason Chen
2,996 views, 24 comments

Latest by lanwarrior: What if the person being "picked" by TSA have client confidential data? Not SSN or things like that, but merger, acquisition, corporate financial data, etc. that can be used by these rent-a-cop for other financial gains, like insider trading. I called more »

Retail

PC Club Gets Purchased by VC Firm

Not so fast employees and customers of PC Club. The computer store isn't closing down and firing all its workers as we saw on Wednesday, they're getting a bailout by NAOC Holdings. Reader dudersnoopz says that managers are calling up their workers and telling them that they can get their job back if they want, and all customer warrantees will still be observed. More »

7:00 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Jason Chen
952 views, 3 comments

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Ground Effects Lighting From Snap-On Makes Your Toolbox Look Fast

Sure a toolbox is functional, but it lacks aesthetics. My suggestion: paint flames on the side and add some ground effects lighting from Snap-On. The AC-powered lights come in singles or dual packs in blue, red and green colors—and they can be attached to any number of surfaces using magnetic clamps. Unfortunately, the Snap-on site is a little wonky with regard to pricing on these things, but we do know that the dual packs will set you back about $90 (which seems to be the same price for a single green). Way overpriced if you ask me, but that is what you get when you buy a big name brand. [Snap-On via Toolmonger]

6:40 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,058 views, 5 comments

Latest by fuzzmanmatt: Why in the world... For another $30 you can get a whole LED underbody kit that flashes patterns and changes color and everything! Sheesh... Maybe they'll tie it in with 4Fast 4Furious somehow. more »

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Sony Quietly Introduces PlayStation 3 Youtube Uploading

Mainichi Issho, a Japan-only PlayStation Network game that's been out since 2006, has quietly brought a pretty killer function to the PlayStation 3. Players can now record gameplay and upload clips to YouTube from within the console. Better still, Sony has confirmed that the toolset will be distributed to developers to integrate into games at their discretion. With the popularity of fan videos and YouTube, it's great to see Sony embracing networks outside of their own. Good stuff, and forward-thinking on Sony's part. [Gamespot via PS3 Fanboy]

6:20 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Mark Wilson
2,065 views, 14 comments

Latest by shinchan: I request this to be implemented into the next GTAIV update now! The mass-lulz of Nico falling from buildings and getting run over by cars on youtube would be endless! more »

God Why

The Ugliest, Fattest MacBook Ever Is Only $6800

This overwrought leather and anodized aluminum slab is $6800. It's a MacBook. Sure, the underside is European aniline leather, and it comes with Windows XP and Office pre-installed. But it's just a MacBook, fattened up with 2.5 extra pounds and a couple extra inches of aluminum and dead animal hide, and a generous slathering of shitty taste. But don't feel guilty! No, because you're also buying an XO Laptop for a struggling child in a developing country, like Alabama. And that is priceless. Plus six thousand, eight hundred dollars. [Munk Bogballe via Ars Technica]

6:00 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By matt buchanan
4,833 views, 23 comments

Latest by akmarksman: an elitist mac among some elitist assholes. ;) [www.penny-arcade.com] more »

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A Baseball Hat That Can Read Your Mind

While this might look like an ordinary baseball hat, a closer look reveals that it has a bunch of electronics jammed into the back and a wire connecting it behind the ear of the wearer. That's your first tip-off that this hat will do more than shield your eyes from the sun and give you hat head. It's a hat that can actually read the EEG signals from your brain, able to tell when you're too sleepy to drive or, with a bit more work, allow you to do things like turn the TV on and off. It's much like other EEG readers that claim to allow you to control things with your brain, but this one is wireless and portable. [Pink Tentacle]

5:40 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Adam Frucci
859 views, 25 comments

Latest by Step666: @LindsayJoy: you're quite clearly one of the three people whose replies I would hunt down. Except I don't need to because as you're one of my three 'friends' on here, I'm kept updated about your every move - in a slightly more »

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Darth Vader Is Less Intimidating In Typeface

Some use the Force. Others just need the delete key. Still, we're really enjoying this fontified Darth Vader—especially the subtle use of color with his red equals sign lightsaber. To see the Death Star in fonts, hit the jump. More »

5:20 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Mark Wilson
5,677 views, 43 comments

Clips

40 Hours Of Illustrator, Time-Lapsed

Over several months, one artist put roughly 40 hours of Illustrator drawing work into a piece called "Science Machine." And over that time, he had his computer screencap the project every five seconds. The result, along with some B-roll and a soundtrack, is what you see in this video. To read the artist's thoughts on the video and his Vista machine used to make it, hit the jump. More »

5:00 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Mark Wilson
10,045 views, 67 comments

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HTC Touch Diamond Unboxed, Looks Diamondy

We got hands-on time with the HTC Diamond when it was released, but nothing beats taking photos at home under optimal lighting conditions. EPrice in Taiwan got a unit for themselves (HTC is from Taiwan) and took loads of shots, some of which illustrate why this thing is called the Diamond. Go on, check the gallery to see what we mean. [Eprice]

4:48 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Jason Chen
11,300 views, 33 comments

Latest by miro: @wolfenstein-3d: Same thing for me. I was set on the 3G iPhone but this looks better and better. more »

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Fujitsu's AMILO GraphicBooster External Graphics Card For Easy Laptop Upgrades

Fujitsu is set to launch an external graphics card solution dubbed the "AMILO GraphicBooster" sometime in the "next few weeks." Unfortunately, this information was leaked from a presentation, so there isn't a whole lot in the way of details—but we do know that the GraphicBooster is based on ATI XGP technology, it will allow users to connect up to three external displays to their notebook, DVI-D and HDMI connections are included, and it can reportedly deliver a 4.7X performance improvement over the graphics of a small form factor AMILO notebook. More »

4:30 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,776 views, 12 comments

Latest by nym-ph: They better make it happen.. I've been wating for something like this for my sff pc since the asus xg station was announced. more »

thank giz it's friday

Gadgets That Are Guaranteed Date Disasters

I say "guaranteed" date disasters, but that may be a little too strong a word. After all, it is possible to find a cool chick that can handle your geeky obsessions—but the likelihood of that happening is remote at best. So, if you have a date this weekend, it is probably in your best interest to hide gadgets that could be viewed negatively by women—gadgets like those found after the break. More »

Feature

4:00 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Sean Fallon
13,865 views, 84 comments

Latest by carmen89: @nutbastard: I have a set of four IKEA knives...they can cut through cats...not that i know. more »

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AT&T Flip Flops on One iPhone Policy

I've come to the conclusion that AT&T just loves toying with us when it comes to the iPhone. Just days after limiting buyers to a single iPhone, it's back to the old threefer rule—apparently they found enough iPhones lying around in a closet somewhere to go back to biz as usual. [InfoWeek via Crave] More »

3:57 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By matt buchanan
4,241 views, 15 comments

Robots

Animatronic Wall-E Entertains Guests At Disneyland, Charges $5 For a Popsicle

What's even better than a Wall-E robot toy made by WowWee? A Wall-E robot toy made by the animatronic people at Disney. This Wall-E robot is supposed to roam around Disneyland/Disney World entertaining patrons, but got spotted on the streets of LA panhandling and glad-handing for cash. You know who else can say their name? Timmy from South Park. Wall-E! [Slashfilm] More »

3:50 PM on Fri May 16 2008
By Jason Chen
4,785 views, 40 comments