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Gizmodo's Most Popular Hits of 2007

Here are Gizmodo's Greatest Hits 2007, the most popular stories, the best of the best in a single bubblelicious list full of gadgets, juicy industry happenings, in-deep reviews, shocking tech news, weird war planes, Star Wars, boobs and sex. With dogs. Sometimes, all combined into one. What are the most popular Giz stories of 2007? See the top 20 and the monthly top 5, re-read the stories and pick your favorite 2007 article after the jump:

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Qualcomm Can Use Rival's Chip Patents until '09 "A federal judge in California ruled on Monday that wireless chip maker Qualcomm can keep selling chips whose designs infringe patents held by rival Broadcom Corp through January 2009." [Reuters]

Announcements

Gizmodo Reader of the Year: David Bacio

reader-of-the-year.jpg Our official Gizmodo Reader of the Year for 2007 is David Bacio, also known as Deputy Sheriff David Bacio. He was one of the runners-up in the Inappropriate Gizmodo Browsing contest, submitting a picture of himself in front of a computer reading Gizmodo while at the station. So why is he the reader of the year? Because some douchebag called up his Sheriff, made a complaint, which ended up in a punishment for him just for being a loyal Giz reader. More »

Reader participation

Gizmodo's 20 Most Commented Articles and Top 5 Commenters of 2007

Gizmodo would be a sad lonely place without you, the readers. Sure, we would keep drinking cocktails and having wild beach parties in the South Pacific, but it just wouldn't be the same. No, really. So here they are, without further ado, the Top 20 Most Commented Articles and the Top 5 Commenters of 2007. Check them out and vote for your favorite after the jump:

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100 Years of Tech in the Times Square New Year's Ball

Most of us know the Times Square Ball as the symbol of the new year, fresh starts and the last moment of celebration before you puke up cheap champagne. But it's also an interesting gadget, so to speak, changing with the times alongside consumer trends. So for its 100th birthday, we've made a mega timeline (click for mega pic) to show the ball through its various tech fashions. And it's pretty neat. Yes, we just said neat. More »

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Axiotron's Modbook Now Shipping

We previously brought you news of Axiotron's brilliant Modbook, which is essentially the first real Macbook tablet. Although it's Apple authorized, it is not an official Apple product, obviously. Nevertheless, the guys at Axiotron have gone to work on an item all fanboys are lusting after, and the end result is looking rather tasty. More »

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Hello Kitty Contact Lenses Shake Me to the Core (47 comments), Official Nintendo Fix for Malfunctioning Wiimotes: Smack It (35) and Gizmodo Reader of the Year: David Bacio (31).


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Next-Gen Asus Eee PC Packs WiMax, 8.9-Inch Screen

It looks like the next version of the Eee PC will feature WiMax goodness, per this listing for a CES event on Asus's site:
WiMAX Today. WiMAX Tomorrow: An Official ASUS/ Intel/ Sprint Joint Launch
Join ASUS, Intel and Sprint to learn about the state of WiMAX technology, preview next-generation mobile solutions (including the next generation EeePC) and immerse yourself in tomorrow's wireless protocol.
That's on Jan. 7, and we'll definitely be there. Now about the bigger screen. More »

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Official Nintendo Fix for Malfunctioning Wiimotes: Smack It

Everyone knows that when all else fails, smacking a malfunctioning device might just solve the problem. It works with TVs, it works with computers and it works with just about anything. Well, sometimes. But would you expect that to be an official solution to malfunctioning gadgets? Because it's exactly what Nintendo support is telling people to do to wonky Wiimotes. More »

Cars

Alpine IVA-W505 Video Headunit Plays DivX, iPod Video

Alpine's spring line continues to impress, now with a double-DIN head unit with a DivX playing 7-inch touchscreen. It also has the same iPod connectivity (and video playback to boot), IMPRINT sound mapping that compensates for the acoustic differences from car to car, HD/Sat radio readiness, and Tag & Sync (HD Radio tagging to iTunes store buying of songs) like the IDA-X100 single-din head unit. It has Bluetooth audio streaming, a video input, output, and camera backup input. And it doubles as a GPS if you were to dock the traffic-capable second generation PMD-B200 blackbird handheld into its faceplate. [via Audio Junkies]

Apple

iTunes Rentals Adds Disney to Stable, Might Not Get Others

It comes as no surprise when we hear that Disney has just joined Apple's movie rental service (following Fox, late last week) seeing as Steve Jobs says "I"m hittin' that" to both companies, but it does surprise us when Variety reports that Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. would not participate because of "various competitive reasons." More »

Roundup

What You Missed Last Weekend

Last weekend was a hoot. Sure, the news wells are running a little dry before the technology orgasm that shall be CES 2008, but if you missed us on the weekend, boy, did you miss some fun. Here's your chance to catch up:
• Letterman and the WGA reached an exclusive agreement.
• We proved Apple's stock iPod ear buds were not so bad after all.
C-3PO got sexy.
• An anti-capitalist stole a young girl's Christmas present, what a jerk.
• We found the ideal Christmas gift for any anti-capitalist iPod thieves in your life (See above). More »

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Alpine IDA-X100 iPod Headunit: Cool UI, Tags HD Radio Songs for iTunes Purchase

The Basics: Alpine's IDA-X100 is a foreign affair coming stateside in the spring. Not only does the 2.2-inch touchscreen mime the iPod's UI, but it has Bluetooth audio streaming, a USB port for memory stick audio playback, HD/Sat radio readiness, a "Tag and Sync" function that allows for keying of HD radio songs for later purchas eon iTunes, AAC and WMA support. It also has IMPRINT tech for mapping a car's acoustical peculiarities and overcoming. The line, a follow up to the IDA-X001, includes X200 and X300 models lower down the food chain that lack the nice screen. A pity they don't get that cool flip clock. And none of them get CD players.


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Nokia N95 8GB Version on Nokia's Site

Not a huge deal, but the Nokia N95 8GB US version is on their official site now, just aching for your $779. Update: this isn't the US version like we talked about before, this still has European 3G. Sorry for the confusion. [NokiaUSA]

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E-Lead's New "Noahpad" UMPC: As if the Market Wasn't Crowded Enough

E-Lead is the latest company to jump on the Eee PC-esque UMPC bandwagon with the new "Noahpad" (a.k.a. "classmate, roommate, and travelmate),"device it plans to unveil at this year's CES. Like many of the UMPCs out there, this PC will be running on Linux—specifically Ubuntu 7.10. It will also have the ability to run XP using its 1GHz VIA C7 Eden processor, 30GB hard drive, and 512MB of RAM. More info and additional pictures after the break. More »

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Alpine PND-K3MSN GPS: Same Old MSN Data, Some New Tricks


The Skinny: Alpine's entire 2008 catalog was just leaked, and this is their MSN navigator with the same slow-ass movies, gas and traffic data that Garmin and others have been rocking for over a year. No word on size of the wide touchscreen display. There's a PND-K3 model without MSN direct.
The Good stuff: Actually, this is one of the first models I've seen to allow sorting of gas by location or price, and I like the zoom into intersection functions that make complicated turn scenarios simple. [AudioJunkies]

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R/C Spy Snooper Robot is Undetectable...Like a Fat, Clumsy Ninja

spy_snooper.jpg According to the product page, the R/C Spy Snooper robot vehicle is "capable of entering a room undetected." Call me crazy, but you would have to be blind, deaf or both to miss a robot that measures 9-inches long and about 10-inches high when it enters a room. On the plus side, the device looks pretty cool and it can transmit audio to a receiver up to 150 feet away. Just don't expect to pick anything up except laughter and not-so top secret information on how much of a tool you are. Available for around $80. [Product Page via Gadgets News via Geek Alerts]

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Hidden Water Tank Prevents Condo Tower From Swaying in the Wind

Want to prevent your own condo tower from bending back and forth like a stick of rubber? Easy, hide a 50,000 gallon water tank at the top and cover it up. That's exactly what developers did for San Francisco's One Rincon Hill, the tallest residential building west of the Mississippi River. The building uses the 416,000-pound tank to create tuned liquid damper (a first for the Western U.S.), thus preventing the building from moving around if a strong enough wind comes in from the San Francisco Bay. More »