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microsoft surface

Microsoft Surface Debuts For Drunken Vacationers At the Rio in Vegas

Microsoft's following up its initial retail rollout of their Surface Table at AT&T with a slightly sleazier version in Vegas. The Rio is going to get six Surface tables, which allows patrons to order drinks and play mini-games with their buddies. The most interesting is a "Flirt" application, which lets you try your luck electronically with people at other Surface tables without actually going over there and talking to them. How well does vomit come off of these things again? [Surface Blog]

1:10 PM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Jason Chen
4,331 views, 84 comments

Latest by pashdown: "Erase this crap and put video poker on these things!" in 3.. 2.. 1.. more »

storage

USB Poker Chips, Go "All In" with the Gambling Addiction

Do you love poker? Is your favorite channel The Poker Channel The Travel Channel? Are you wearing sunglasses right now so your co-workers can't tell if you're looking at the screen or the sticky note right beside the computer screen? Will you avoid showering for a week just to test your skin's resistance to bacteria for marathon poker sessions?

Then yeah, this 2GB poker chip flash drive is totally worth your $28. Because we both know that when you told all those stories about the "system" you used to make boatloads of cash playing online poker, you were just bluffing. [Product via OhGizmo]

11:30 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Mark Wilson
2,940 views, 14 comments

smartphones

Obscure Company Launches WM 6, GSM/CDMA Smartphone...in the US...for Gamblers

Interestingly enough, Hop-On, a company once known for making disposable cellphones, has introduced a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone dubbed the HOP2001 that is AT&T and Verizon ready. The phone features dual-mode GSM or CDMA, a 320×240 touchscreen, a 3-Megapixel camera with 10x zoom, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, 256 MB Flash ROM and 128 MB SRAM, microSD expansion and Telenav compatible GPS. More »

9:20 PM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Sean Fallon
10,176 views, 14 comments

baaaahd luck

Robot Goat Feeds on Broken Dreams

Gamblers at Tokyo's Edogawa Kyotei boat races have a (better?) solution than just throwing away their losing tickets. Because now, players can feed them to a robot goat. When the ticket is placed up to the goat's mouth, a sensor is tripped, cuing the goat to chomp away at finger ticket stubs. Consuming about 500 tickets a day, the robogoat is intended to bring good luck to gamblers in their next race. Not to be a buzzkill or anything, but if the mascot really worked, the goat wouldn't be eating so many tickets every day. [asahi via pinktentacle]

10:11 AM on Fri Nov 2 2007
By Mark Wilson
1,916 views, 13 comments

Latest by Zanderkinn: Spokane, Washington had one of these for the longest time. However it didn't chew and was made out of brass. It used a vacuum to suck garbage out of your hand. As a little kid I was more »

gambling

Giant Dice Rolled Down Mountain to Play Craps

In a huge promotional event, online gambling site Gnuf has helicopter-dropped a pair of giant dice down a mountain in Nuuk, Greenland. Standing about 7 feet tall and weighing in at around 1,200 pounds a pop, each die was constructed like a tank, with its steel frame enclosed by steel sheets, all protecting its surely steel heart. And while we can't condone gambling, we can condone airlifting deadly gigantic dice to be haphazardly flung down a mountainside. You know, purely in the name of scientific interest or an especially slow game of Monopoly. [gnuf]

10:12 AM on Fri Oct 5 2007
By Mark Wilson
24,011 views, 57 comments

Latest by Intro24: Their loaded. more »

we need quarters

Bally Pong Makes Gambling Even More Addictive

Atari's Pong is stealing our quarters once again, recently approved for use in a slot machine made by Bally: "Bally Pong." A cabinet decorated with chrome fixtures and retro fonts will be a pretty standard 5-line slot, though featuring two knobs for the 1-in-70 occurrence of a 45-second Pong minigame. And while earnings at this point are "skill based," will expert Pongers see a real payout advantage? More »

11:30 AM on Sun Jul 29 2007
By Mark Wilson
1,805 views, 6 comments

cellphones

iPhone: Place Your Bets. Seriously.

The iPhone may be Apple's new cash cow, but Apple isn't the only one looking to make a quick buck off the hysteria. BetUs is currently willing to help you lose your hard-earned money by offering odds on a variety of crazy launch-day-and-beyond iPhone possibilities. From someone getting trampled (20:1, place 'em now!) to the phone itself malfunctioning, cracking or even spontaneously bursting into flames (150:1), if gambling is your vice and gadgets are your passion, Christmas is here early. The minimum bet is $5, maximum is $10,000. Perhaps a strategic bet could pay for my new iPhone... More »

8:45 PM on Mon Jun 25 2007
By kthompson
6,664 views, 14 comments

Latest by rayman19082: Me: giving a homeless guy 200 bucks to get trampled on. Homeless guy: getting trampled on so bad during the iphone launch that the north atlantic slave trade/black friday seems like a farce in comparison. Me: placing a $10,000 bet that "someone more »

desktop gambling

Roulette Paperweight Soothes Our Gaming Jones

You'd think we Gizmodians would've learned our roulette lesson from our most recent money-losing foray into Las Vegas, but no. We want more, and we want to play the game right here at the desk with this Roulette Paperweight. More »

10:55 AM on Tue May 29 2007
By Charlie White
687 views, Comment

it ain't for coffee anymore

Harvard Casino Coffee Table

While gambling may be a sinful cause of families falling apart, coffee is a less frowned upon addiction. Enter the $298 Harvard Casino Coffee Table: the perfect balance between City of Sin sensibility and Middle America hypocrisy. While the conservative top layer is comprised of fine oak, the three secret layers below hold roulette, craps and blackjack. It's the perfect setup for when you're gambling with your police buddies and the real cops bust in. More »

11:00 AM on Sun May 13 2007
By Mark Wilson
308 views, 4 comments

gadgets

Corian Digital Roulette Table Still Takes Your Money, Dignity

Given that the Gizmodo team has returned from Vegas, and the roulette table didn't treat us very well, I figured it would be appropriate to post about this corian digital roulette table.
Corian is a solid surface material composed of acrylic polymer and alumina trihydrate made by DuPont. It is said to be a thermosetting plastic, but can be thermoformed by heating it to 300°F (149°C), allowing unique shapes to be created. Its primary use is for countertops.
The lamp above the table represents the wheel and is essentially a random number generator that will select a winner. Place your bets on the illuminated table and let the random number generator roll. This corian table was designed by Moritz Waldemeyer. –Travis Hudson More »

12:10 PM on Mon Jan 15 2007
By Travis Hudson
612 views, 7 comments

Latest by creativeintro.com: Corian is such a versatile product. Granite and laminate can not be repaired to their original finish where Corian can easily be repaired and brought back to it's original finish and appearance. Cabinets for outdoor kitchens are the more »

cellphones

iPhone Oddsmodo: The Chances Cisco will Destroy Apple in Court

I guess it's only appropriate to throw up an Oddsmodo while the Gizmodo team is busting our asses in the city of sin. So ... the news of Cisco suing Apple only broke a couple hours ago and our tech-friendly bookmakers at Bodog already have some lines going. You can wager you hard earned dollars on:

• Will Apple Inc. (AAPL) stock close with a value of 110.00 or more by June 15th, 2007? (Yes: -140, No: EVEN)
• Will Cisco win their lawsuit against Apple Inc. over the "iPhone" trademark? (Yes: +500, No: -105)
• Will Apple Inc. be forced to change the name of the iPhone due to Cisco's trademark? (Yes: +500, No: -900)

Our take? The bookmakers are favoring Apple heavily in having to change the name of the iPhone, but it favoring Apple only slightly winning the lawsuit. It just depends on how serious Cisco is about this, their iPhone stuff that they acquired (and are protecting with this lawsuit) isn't too spectacular and I'm not sure it is something worthy spending million fighting Apple for. Then again to make some good money on a bet like this, take the long shot and hope Cisco stays stubborn and forces Apple to change the name. –Travis Hudson More »

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11:54 PM on Wed Jan 10 2007
By Travis Hudson
452 views, 88 comments

Latest by TheCiscoKid: Has everyone here seen the iPhone Wars website? It's about 4 days old now. I've been watching it grow and expand everyday. (Some funny links to other iPhone sites they're developing.) Nice little site, a bit amateur but turning into more »

gadgets

Start The Kids Off Right with the Mini Horse Racing Track

Some of my fondest memories as a kid included spending time at the horse track while my father gambled away all of my college savings. Man, those were the days—all of the second hand smoke I could handle, for free! This toy is for those less adventurous parent types that still want to expose their children to the basics of gambling. The Mini Horse Racing Track comes with six horse and six interchangeable jockeys, all of which have varying weights that can change the outcome. $120. – Travis Hudson More »

11:42 AM on Fri Dec 29 2006
By Travis Hudson
471 views, 7 comments

Latest by pepe the king prawn: the inside track isn't shorter, the starting gates are staggered, like on running tracks, so the inside track starts farther back. first off, i don't see that in the picture or on the website. the inside track is shorter. also, i've more »

ps3

Bodog Taking Bets on PS3

ps3-clear-black-front.jpgBodog, the online poker/casino/sports book is known for having betting lines of some odd things—mostly relating to celebrities and reality TV, but now they have created some lines regarding the PS3. Here are the three lines you can bet real money on: More »

4:53 PM on Wed Oct 25 2006
By Travis Hudson
164 views, 1 comment

poker

Real Life Online Poker—huh?

Yep, it is true. The Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles has opened up an ePoker room. An ePoker room is a real life poker room, but the game is played on digital screens, similar to online poker. Everything is controlled digitally: from the card dealing to the queue to play to the money. More »

4:33 PM on Thu Oct 19 2006
By Travis Hudson
359 views, 13 comments

gadgets

Roulette Prediction Device Ready To Rock UK Casinos

UK gamblers looking to get their teeth knocked out will be happy to hear the news that a company has developed a device that makes cheating at the roulette tables much easier. Costing around $1,900, the device employs a time recorder, a computer and an earpiece. When put in the hands of someone who actually knows how to gamble properly (not a newbie, in other words), the odds of winning can be greatly stacked in their favor. One estimate showed a 100 percent increase in the likelihood of winning. More »

1:09 PM on Wed Sep 20 2006
By Gizloco
1,001 views, 7 comments

Latest by Worf: I think you mean that legally, you *CAN* use it - the casino can't sue you for winning if you use the device. HOwever, they are still free to eject you from their premises if they suspect you to be more »

cellphones

Lose Your Money Easier with Mobile Gambling from Las Vegas Sands

The Las Vegas Sands Corporation is going to be the first Las Vegas hotel company to use mobile gambling in their casinos. The Venetian will be the first casino to ustilize these devices. They will allow persons to play blackjack, roulette, poker and slots for real money on a mobile platform. The gambling devices will be provided by the hotel, but there is a bit of a catch. The Nevada Gaming Commission regulations state that mobile gambling can only take place in public areas of the casino—not in hotel rooms or other private areas. A field trial will begin in the coming months with a full roll-out later this year or early 2007. – Travis Hudson More »

12:40 PM on Fri May 26 2006
By Travis Hudson
99 views, 3 comments

Latest by greysky: so can i use this on the can in my hotel room? more »

gadgets

Technology in Las Vegas

It's hard to think of technology in Las Vegas beyond updating the neon lights and the surveillance cameras surveying every pit, but the truth is a lot of time and money goes into developing new products for use in casinos. Take the Table Master by Shuffle Master, at your left, for instance. It's a fully-automated casino: no cards, no dealer, runs 24/7 and can't be cheated. Doesn't sound like very much fun to us, as we're big fans of human interaction, but it might be just the perfect thing for some casinos, or maybe even places like airport lounges. More »

5:48 PM on Tue Mar 21 2006
By gizmodo.com
203 views, 6 comments

Latest by Jay: To clarify one of the comments above, your basic blackjack game doesn't have any advantage to the player whatsoever. The house advantage is small, but it's still in favor of the house; only with very good card counting and bet more »

gadgets

Gizmodo Ink

  • Time Magazine's list of "Amazing Inventions of 2005" is out. Winners include mini turtle bots, Nike's MaxSight contact lenses, the AntWorks farm pictured here, the portable water-filtering LifeStraw, and something that will probably also occupy the "Amazing Ways to Unnecessarily Contribute to Our Landfills" list, the single-use disposable camcorder. [Time (reg)]
  • What is the next frontier for casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City? Compulsive gambers, allow me to introduce wireless, handheld gambling devices. 20 bucks says no one ends up liking them. [Seattle Times]
  • Over-protective parents will soon come to love KinderGuard, a company hawking RFID, GPS, and biometric sensors that can track intrepid kids. The real genius is that KinderGuard can hide these sensors by stitching them into school uniforms or embedding them in deceptively-cool watches or bracelets. The company also has a model for the fashionable inmate: a sensor that looks like the Arnold Schwarzenegger/Running Man exploding neck collar. [Boston Globe]
  • Aspiring Podcasters descend on Ontario (California, not Canada) for the first Portable Media Expo & Podcasting convention. Favorite topic: how to actually make money in the podcasting biz (besides, of course, holding a convention and charging $250 for conference program registration). [LA Times (reg)]
  • Podcasting's cool, but if you're looking to rake in the cash, the portable gadget accessory market sounds like the way to go. Just don't forget to put "i" in the front of your product name. [Chicago Tribune]
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    11:59 AM on Mon Nov 14 2005
    By Noah R
    120 views, Comment