Adam Frucci, Author at Gizmodo

24-inch iMac Drops to $1,499, Doubles Memory and Storage

Now you can get a 24-inch iMac for the same price of the old 20-inch—$1,499—with the 20-inch dropping to $1,199. The 24-inch base model also got double the RAM and hard drive. The granddaddy of the new iMacs is a 24-incher with a 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD and a…

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Best Buy to Sell $12,000 Electric Motorcycle, Probably with a $4,000 Service Plan

Best Buy is set to start selling the Brammo Enertia motorcycle, which is powered by large format lithium-phosphate batteries. Weird! Best Buy Capital invested a few million dollars in Brammo last September, and features like integrated GPS and Wi-Fi chips make this an especially gadgety ride, which helps explain how it got to the big…

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Pirate Bay Trial Watch: The Prosecution Rests

The Pirate Bay “spectrial” is wrapping up, with the prosecution having just made its closing arguments. The two main arguments that the prosecution made were that the folks behind The Pirate Bay were responsible for allowing piracy to happen and that they’re organized and rich. As to the first point, prosecutor Hakan Roswall said that…

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Call Me on My Skinned, Crying, Hermaphrodite Rotary Phone!

What the hell is wrong with this phone? I mean, rotary? Come on, this is the 21st century. [eBay via Boing Boing]

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First Footage of ‘Dancing with the Woz’ Gives Us a Taste of Awkwardness to Come

Here’s the first footage of Woz practicing for his upcoming TV dancing debut and it’s, well… just watch it and judge for yourself. [CNET via Valleywag] https://gizmodo.com/first-picture-of-woz-primed-to-dance-into-americas-hear-5157013

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RIAA Layoffs ‘Bloodbath’ May Be the Beginning of the End for the Evil Organization

The RIAA is currently laying off dozens of employees in what’s been described as a “bloodbath” at the lawsuit-happy organization. Could this be the end of the RIAA? Hypebot, the site that reported the layoffs, says that the “RIAA as you know it is probably history by Tuesday.” And yes, that means tomorrow. Offices are…

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If You’d Used the Human Relations Calculator, You Wouldn’t Be in This Divorce Mess

This Japanese Human Relations calculator can tell you your compatibility with another person by simply inputting your birthdays. It’s sure to save you many headaches. It can also tell your fortune, if you’re living life solo these days. I’m assuming both solo and couple fortunes are pulled out of thin air and are wildly inaccurate…

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Giz Commenter Meetup: Watchmen on 3/7 in NYC

Looking to hang out with some fellow Giz readers? Also looking to see Watchmen but have no friends to see it with? Let us solve both problems for you. Updated OMG! Ponies, Kaiser-Machead, Get ‘Em SteveDave and ’92 BuickLeSabre are organizing a commenter meetup based around the 6pm showing of Watchmen at Lincoln Square on…

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Fish-Devoured Phone Still Works After Retrieval by Fishermen

Andrew Cheatle was hanging out on a boat when he dropped his phone in the water. He thought it was gone for good, but a week later, his old phone called his girlfriend. It turns out, a 25-pound cod ate his phone and was then caught by fishermen. They found the phone, pulled out the…

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Your Old VCR is Full of Hundreds of Dollars Worth of Gear

Did you know that if you recycle your old VCR, you’ll discover that it’s full of valuable components? Just check out this video, which I’m sure will surprise you. [YouTube via The Daily What]

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Pirate Bay Trial Watch Day 9: Piracy Helps the Music Industry!

Today at The Pirate Bay trial, there were two expert witnesses, both of whom were sympathetic to the TPB cause. So of course, the IFPI tried to discredit their credentials rather than their ideas. The first person up was Kristoffer Schollin, via telephone, who’s a lecturer in IT law with a focus on file sharing.…

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Ruin the Watchmen Movie by Inserting Stuff That Wasn’t in the Comic Book

We know the Watchmen movie isn’t going to be 100% faithful to the book, and that’s OK. But what sorts of stuff could Zack Snyder have inserted that would have ruined the entire thing? For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I want you to ruin the upcoming Watchmen movie with completely inappropriate additions not found in…

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Playstation ‘DualShock Vortex’ Concept is Twisty and Crazy

This may be an interesting concept for a controller, but I can’t figure out what the point of it is. What’s the benefit of being about to twist the two sides of your controller around? Apparently, it’s designed as another way to control what’s on the screen. You twist the controller, the dude on the…

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‘That’s What She Said’ iPhone App Is the Opposite of Comedy

You’re an unfunny person if you say “That’s what she said!” all the time. You’re an aggressively, offensively unfunny person if you pull out your iPhone and push a button to say it. Yes, say hello to the “That’s What She Said” iPhone app. It’s pretty straightforward: it’s a big red button that says TWSS.…

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Metal Skull Table Lamp Is Beyond Creepy

Well, this is the most terrifying table lamp I’ve ever seen. Why anybody would want to stare at this thing every time they sit on the couch is beyond me. The lamp’s name is Frankie, and it’s shaped like a skull with some sort of horrifying modification over where the mouth should be. The eyes…

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Hackintosh Jr. Is Straight-Up Adorable

Have you always wanted a tiny, adorable Mac Pro? Say hello to the Hackintosh Jr., the most adorable little Mac Pro you ever did see. Modder Widefault made this contraption himself, using hand-shaped mesh and sheet aluminum for the body. Inside, it’s an Aaeon GENE-9310 sub-compact mobo, sporting an Intel Core Duo T2500 processor, 2GB…

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16943 TV is Filled by Both Widescreen and Full Screen Video

Isn’t it annoying how, on widescreen TVs, black bars appear on the sides when you watch 4:3 video? And on regular TVs, widescreen footage goes letterbox? The 16943 TV takes care of both problems. This concept is obviously completely impractical due to the non-rectangular nature of the glass it would require, but you’ve got to…

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Tunnel with 40,000 LEDs Is the Closest You’ll Ever Get to Light Speed

I’ve never traveled through space at light speed, but I imagine that standing in this LED tunnel is pretty close to the dizzying experience. The video is just plain awesome. The name of the installation is Multiverse, and it was installed by artist Leo Villareal in a 200-foot-long tunnel in the National Gallery of Art…

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Disco Ball Hat Makes the Top of Your Head a Party Zone

HELLO, LADIES. [Urban Trend via Fashionably Geek]

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28 Items You Won’t Find at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Auction

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you for some items that you imagine Michael Jackson selling at his “I’m desperate” auction. The results, as I predicted, are awesome. First Place — Bniel Jun Second Place — Con Seannery Third Place — Aaron Langeland

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24-inch iMac Drops to $1,499, Doubles Memory and Storage

Best Buy to Sell $12,000 Electric Motorcycle, Probably with a $4,000 Service Plan

Pirate Bay Trial Watch: The Prosecution Rests

Call Me on My Skinned, Crying, Hermaphrodite Rotary Phone!

First Footage of ‘Dancing with the Woz’ Gives Us a Taste of Awkwardness to Come

RIAA Layoffs ‘Bloodbath’ May Be the Beginning of the End for the Evil Organization

If You’d Used the Human Relations Calculator, You Wouldn’t Be in This Divorce Mess

Giz Commenter Meetup: Watchmen on 3/7 in NYC

Fish-Devoured Phone Still Works After Retrieval by Fishermen

Your Old VCR is Full of Hundreds of Dollars Worth of Gear

Pirate Bay Trial Watch Day 9: Piracy Helps the Music Industry!

Ruin the Watchmen Movie by Inserting Stuff That Wasn’t in the Comic Book

Playstation ‘DualShock Vortex’ Concept is Twisty and Crazy

‘That’s What She Said’ iPhone App Is the Opposite of Comedy

Metal Skull Table Lamp Is Beyond Creepy

Hackintosh Jr. Is Straight-Up Adorable

16943 TV is Filled by Both Widescreen and Full Screen Video

Tunnel with 40,000 LEDs Is the Closest You’ll Ever Get to Light Speed

Disco Ball Hat Makes the Top of Your Head a Party Zone

28 Items You Won’t Find at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Auction

Shark PowerPro Reveal Plus Cordless Vacuum Drops to an All-Time Low, Selling Faster Than Dyson at a Fraction of the Price

The First Trailer for ‘Widow’s Bay’ Welcomes You to a Creepy Horror Comedy

What the New Starbucks ‘Widely Recyclable’ Label Really Means

LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Quietly Hits a Record Low, Expanding Beyond the Millennium Falcon Deals for a Limited Time

Calls to Regulate Smart Glasses Are Officially Deafening

Amazon Clears Out the Chefman Indoor Pizza Oven at 50% Off, Pizza Stone and Peel Included

‘Maul: Shadow Lord’ Will Return for Season 2

Artemis 2 Day 2: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

Shark FlexStyle Air Styling System Holds at 31% Off While Dyson Airwrap Returns to Full Price After the Spring Sale

Sonos Ace ANC Headphones Quietly Drop Again to a New Low Right After the AirPods Max 2 Launch

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Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?