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10:00 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Gizloco
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Possible Zune Launch Dates: Week Before Thanksgiving: Tuesday 14th or Friday 17th

Our Zune tipsters tell us that the Microsoft Zune is going to be launched the week before Thanksgiving this November. Whether that means Tuesday the 14th, Friday the 17th, or heck, maybe even Wednesday or Thursday, we have no idea. The point is Microsoft wants to start their buzz around that week, so it will be hard to get the following week. What's that week? Just the biggest "shopping hype" day of the year, Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. Whatever is hot that day is going to be hot for the rest of the Christmas season. And when local news stations across the country are reporting that the Zune is sold out everywhere, that's free press for Microsoft. More »

9:30 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
346 views, 6 comments

Latest by gizmodo banned me for the truth.: I want to know who makes it to the market first. Apple 6G or Zune? more »

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SanDisk Releases 2GB microSD Cards

Released the same day as the LG Chocolate phone, SanDisk's 2GB microSD cards let you fit twice as many Cure albums compared to the old 1GB cards. More »

9:15 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
2,093 views, 4 comments

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Design Prototype: Dali's Melting Clock Digitalized

Although we would have preferred the artist stay with the original analog version of Dali's melting clock, this digital version is cool too. The clock face looks like it's melting off the table, but enough of its weight is over the table that it doesn't fall off and clock your dog. Sorry. More »

8:46 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
2,813 views, 4 comments

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New Standard Keyboard NSK535S: It Doesn't Need No Stinking QWERTY

Here's a keyboard that promises to set a "New Standard for User-Friendliness" by getting rid of QWERTY, and replacing it with this thing called "Alphabetical Order." Seriously, if you're going to make it sound like you're reinventing the way we type, you have to be more clever than putting things in the order they came in.– Brian Lam More »

8:29 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Brian Lam
618 views, 22 comments

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WinBook Jiv Mini HTPC Reviewed (Verdict: Small, But Loaded)

When the old dogs at PC Magazine call something "perfect", it actually means something. They've been reviewing PCs since the Eisenhower administration, so for a HTPC to get a 4.5 out of 5 on their scale it has to be good. More »

8:15 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
1,737 views, 5 comments

Gadgets

Segway Centaur Video Demo

The Segway Centaur is the newer, younger brother of the Segway that just about nobody—unless you're Steve Wozniak or a Chicago beat cop—is riding. This four-wheeled Segway looks more stable than the previous one, even when it's up on its hind wheels. The Centaur features a seat, handlebars, and the same type of engineering that went into the commercially unpopular Segway. More »

7:43 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
2,379 views, 22 comments

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Verizon Wireless Drops Subscription Plan For VCAST, Starts Pay-As-You-Go Download Pricing

Verizon Wireless announced on Monday that they've eliminated the VCAST subscription plan that used to be required for subscribers to download music to their phone. Instead of the old flat-rate plan, Verizon Wireless has switched to an iTunes-like pricing plan, where VCAST-enabled phones can download a song to their phone for $1.99 plus data fees. If customers want to download songs directly onto their PCs and transfer songs themselves, it's $0.99 per song. More »

7:16 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
2,197 views, 5 comments

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Gizmodo Japan: Alive and Bloggy

Gizmodo Japan is live, with Moko Imada helming our far East sister site with the help of a small staff, and hundreds of Gundam reporters. Sure, it's in Japanese, so it's a little hard to read for us foreign dogs. But a little bit of Google Translate magic, and you've got an easy way to keep up with Akihabara happenings. As a bonus, they'll be updating during our midnight hours, because of the time zone differences. So, Gizmodo loyalists can click all day at big poppa Gizmodo.com, and check out Gizmodo Japan all night long. Visit them via links on the top of our home page (Japan link coming as soon as the web monkey makes it.) Drop in and say hi. And of course, we've all our sister sites in Europe you can visit, too. Gizmodo: International Gadget Site of Mystery.– Brian Lam More »

7:13 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Brian Lam
158 views, 2 comments

Latest by phez: need to update the site and get the japanese flag at the top! more »

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Possible HTC Excalibur Picture

Is the HTC phone with the codename Excalibur this phone? Smartphone thoughts thinks it is, and says it's only a few millimeters thicker than the Samsung i320 and 2 millimeters shorter. The keyboard on the front makes this a Motorola Q/Samsung i320 contender, and the Quad-band and WiFi connectivity makes GSM users (Cingular, T-Mobile) jump for joy. More »

6:47 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
1,274 views, 1 comment

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The Smart Egg Tells You When It's Cooked

The folks at the British Egg Information Service (what the?) got tired of telling people how to properly cook an egg that they made a new self-timing egg that tells informs the "chef" when it's done. More »

6:22 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
476 views, 10 comments

Software

Windows Vista Voice Recognition Crashes and Burns

What happens when a Microsoft employee demos the speech recognition in Windows Vista before it's ready? Check it out for yourselves. It's not a pretty sight. More »

5:55 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
1,729 views, 10 comments

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Show Us Your 'Pod Giveaway


I told you there was going to be another contest beginning today and here it is. Belkin has put together a nice little iPod nano package that will be given away to one lucky winner. More »

5:30 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Travis Hudson
164 views, 9 comments

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Wired Magazine's How To: Tips and Tweaks for Gadgetdom


Yes, that's August's issue of Wired Magazine, where Stephen Colbert is on the cover, MURDERING an iPod video with a hack saw. If you can get past the painful imagery up front, and open the book, you'll find tips and tricks for getting more mileage out of your gadgetry. Bits like how to watch youtube clips on your iPod, catch your cellphone calls on an airplane, boost your wifi signal, take better phonecam pics, and how to turn your Prius into a generator. By the way, Gawker-ites Mike Spinnelli of Jalopnik, Gina Trapani from Lifehacker, and I helped make this issue. What, you think we've got nothing better to do with our time than hold your hands? There, there, you're still special. – Brian Lam More »

5:16 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Brian Lam
337 views, 3 comments

Latest by Energyguy78: That is how it is. You make the lifhacker link bad and the gizmodo link good? more »

Home Entertainment

E3 Update: Beaten, But Not Dead

Here's an update on the E3 news we saw about E3 possibly getting fragged. The ESA threw out a press release that said: More »

4:54 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
3,220 views, 6 comments

Gadgets

Ferrari P4/5: Gizmolicious and One of Kind

James Glickenhaus, Hollywood Somebody, is so rich, he didn't just buy one of the first Ferrari Enzos. He had Ferrari build a whole new car for him based off of it. His main reason for tweaking the million dollar car was that he thought it was fugly compared to the Italian classics in his garage. Jalop-shop and Giz discovered, from photos found at Supercars.net, that one of his main alterations was to gut the spartan interior and load it up with what looks like a touchscreen and an iPod Nano. The car is to be unveiled in August 2006 at the Concorso Italiano, where we'll key-carve "Giz Hearts Jalopnik" in its rear quarter. Before and after pictures post-jump. A gold star to anyone who can identify the screen's maker.– Brian Lam
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4:53 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Brian Lam
6,900 views, 22 comments

Latest by bantamweight: The first is a clip about the TSA pushing forward with the latest technology in airport security. Start looking for the full on body scanners to start popping up in airports all over the country. Do you remember the scene more »

dellburn1.jpg Laptops

Another Flaming Dell Laptop

As the old saying goes, when you smell smoke there's probably a fire. In a Singaporian man's case, he smelled smoke, heard popping noises, and knew it was fire when he saw flames bursting coming out of his Dell laptop. He quickly plopped his machine into a sink put out the blaze. More »

4:25 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Jason Chen
947 views, 9 comments

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Look 313 Media All-in-One Peripheral

This little diddy takes three popular USB peripherals and crams them all into one oddly shaped device. The Look 313 Media includes a very low quality (330k) webcam, microphone, USB-powered speakers and a USB 2.0 hub fit in a package perfect perching on a monitor or desk hutch. It also includes security software for the webcam and a carrying case for uber-portability. – Travis Hudson More »

3:50 PM on Mon Jul 31 2006
By Travis Hudson
237 views, 1 comment

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