December 4, 2009 – It's been an amazing ride on the Gizmodo train, but this is my stop; my last daily post. I'll be swinging by for some cool features we've got planned…but for now, I leave you with 7 of my favorite posts… From hilarious TV scams to amateur space photography, to personally overdosing on caffeine... More »
Netbooks: What You Need to Know About the Next 6 Months
December 4, 2009 – A bunch of great netbook upgrades are on the way—next-gen Intel processors in January; smooth HD video playback—but to spare you the brain hemorrhage of keeping track, we've laid it all out. More »
Maplock is Like a Steering Wheel Lock for Your GPS
December 4, 2009 – Considering how cheap and ubiquitous GPS devices have gotten, I'm not surprised that they're now the most commonly stolen item from vehicles. That's why Maplock caught my eye: More »
CrunchPad Breaks Cover at Media Event Next Monday
December 4, 2009 – The CrunchPad would've been an easy-to-use Web tablet, but the strange saga of its 11th-hour demise will be anything but simple. Chandra Rathakrishnan—CEO of the CrunchPad's problem partner—will demo the tablet, and explain his side of the story. More »
Freaky Singing Animatronic Heads Part of $75K Art Work
December 4, 2009 – These creepily realistic face molds are attached to servos controlled by computer. They come from the twisted mind of artist, Nathaniel Mellor, and are part of an art piece being sold at Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 for $75K. More »
DIY Flamethrower Wall Poster: The Perfect Holiday Gift
December 3, 2009 – There's nothing quite like the home creation of deadly weapons. I mean, what could go wrong? This beautiful $11 wall chart explains how everyday materials can become a propane-powered flamethrower, and there's a potato cannon version, too. More »
Firefighting ATV Concept: Twin Water Cannons, Gull Wing Doors
December 3, 2009 – Dubbed the Amatoya, this concept recon buggy would allow a two-person crew to zip around hotspots and fire fronts to collect intel faster, and more safely than the modified Toyota Landcruisers and light tankers that are typically used today. Existing scout vehicles aren't engineered for wild fire... More »
CompuLab fit-PC2i: Super Small PC Runs Windows 7 or Ubuntu Linux
December 3, 2009 – It won't run Crysis, but CompuLab's claims this is the world's smallest dual gigabit Ethernet-equipped PC. It measures just 4- x 4.5- x 1.05-inches, uses an Atom CPU (1.1GHz or 1.6GHz), and has room for a 2.5-inch SATA hard disk. The die cast chassis weighs only 13 ounces, and features four USB 2.0... More »
First Pics: ViewSonic’s VPC08 Windows XP Phone is Freakin’ Huge
December 3, 2009 – Here are the first shots of the VPC08 in action. The hardware looks faithful to those renders we saw mid-November, and includes a 4.3-inch touchscreen, 800MHz Atom Z500 CPU, and separate phone controls with a second 2-inch screen. More »
Asus Eee PC 1008P Netbook: Next-Gen Atom N450 Processor, Garishly Pink
December 2, 2009 – HardwareZone got the scoop on this upcoming Seashell 2 netbook designed by Karim Rashid. It has a 1.8GHz Pineview Atom N450 CPU, Windows 7, and a new slide-out battery…but its other specs are boringly normal—no Nvidia Ion graphics. Actually, the slide-out battery isn't the only change... More »
RedEye Makes Your iPhone a Universal Remote Control
December 2, 2009 – After months of private beta testing, ThinkFlood's RedEye goes on sale today. You control the dock using an iPhone app via Wi-Fi, and it sends out infrared signals to control your AV gear. More »
Stolen Belgian iPhones Traced to Russian Black Market
December 2, 2009 – Remember that $3M iPhone 3GS heist in Belgium last month? Burglars nabbed 3,000-4,000 handsets. Now, according to blogs uncovered by Cult of Mac, they're being offloaded in Russia (where the 3GS isn't available) in batches of 100—cash only. More »
Psst…Zune HD Now Available in Purple and Magenta
December 2, 2009 – As promised, you can now pick up a shiny, angular Zune HD in royal purple and magenta hues. They're still $220 (16GB) and $290 (32GB). See our in-depth Zune HD review for the nitty gritty.
Acer Wants to be First with a Chrome OS Netbook
December 2, 2009 – The dual-booting Aspire One AOD250 was the first Android netbook available, and even though it hasn't been a hot seller, Acer wants to be first again with Google's Chrome OS next year. More »
The Shanghai World Expo 2010 Will be an Amazing Architectural Freak Show
December 1, 2009 – How do you top Singapore's pixelated skyscraper, Macau's giant bunny, that twirly Danish Pavilion, and even a corporate building made from used CD cases? More »
