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Soldier Uses Wii to Catch Wife Doing Up, Down, Left, Right, A-B-A-B With Another Man

Tony, a soldier returning from Iraq after a year of active duty, found out that his wife couldn’t wait for some lovin’ while he was gone by checking his Wii. When he confronted her with his friends’ accusations, she claimed that she only kissed another man once. However, after checking his Mii channel for war…

First iTunes-Only Movie On Sale Today

Purple Violets, a new film written and directed by Edward Burns, will become the first feature film to launch exclusively on iTunes when it goes on sale later today. You can pre-order it for $12.99. [Purple Violets via Mac Rumors]

DS Lite Bundles Get Official In Time For Holidays

Those “His and Hers” special edition Nintendo DS Lite bundles we told you about a while back got official today. Available in pretty pink (with a paw print) or gold (with the Triforce logo!), they come with Nintendogs: Best Friends or Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, respectively, and will cost $150 apiece when they go…

The Bug Labs Concept Interview

As cool as we find the whole modular open-source electronics concept that Bug Labs has conjured up, we share some of the confusion and curiosity that you do about how this baby’s gonna fly. We sat down with CEO Peter Semmelhack and, in addition to giving us the first look at the powered-on Bug itself,…

Apple Backdated Stock Options Suit Dismissed, Fanboys Rejoice

Steve Jobs’ options case has been thrown out of court. The judge let the case go since there’s been no drop in the stock price as a result of the backdating. [Apple Insider]

Obama Would Make Chief Technology Officer a Cabinet-Level Position

In preparation for his visit to Google headquarters today, presidential candidate Barack Obama released a nine-page statement outlining his plan to improve technology (if elected). His first order of business would be to appoint a Chief Technology Officer, a new government official who makes sure Obama’s ideas are put into action. The CTO would have…

Afternoon News: XM-Sirius Merger Gets Serious, Gas Pumps Lie, and Mice Now Fearless

• XM and Sirius shareholders approve merger, next stop: the FCC. [AP] • Gas pumps that measure 1/1000th of a gallon really just trick you into thinking you’re getting more gas. [Gadget Lab] • Scientists genetically engineer mouse that isn’t afraid of cats; rodent homicide rate expected to spike soon. [Pink Tentacle]

Pocket-Sized RAID Drives Pack 320GB Punch

Norazza’s new PocketRAID drives may look tiny, but don’t say that to their faces, because they store anywhere from 120GB to a whopping 320GB in a measly 5″ x 3″ x 1.5″ frame. Support for eSATA and USB 2.0 ensures that the data is good to go wherever you are. Shipping now, these puppies will…

Alienware Intros New Penryn-based PCs

As soon as Intel finished announcing the arrival of the new 45nm Penryn chips, Alienware announced an upgrade of their own, incorporating a 3GHz Penryn into their Area-51 ALX desktop. Using their advanced cooling system, Alienware claims that this PC will run at 4GHz. Starting at $5500, it will ship shortly after Christmas. [Alienware] https://gizmodo.com/intel-penryn-arrives-in-16-flavors-for-desktops-and-ser-321435

Tommy Lee Has A Message For You, The Loyal Gizmodo Readers

Rock star, home movie star and all around awesome guy Tommy Lee was at the SVM-1000 launch event last night, and he wanted to make sure I deliver this very important message to you. If I let him talk for any longer, I’m sure he would’ve told you to vote for Gizmodo for the 2007…

DJ Mixes Audio and Video to Awesome Effect On New Pioneer SVM-1000

This is DJ Roonie G demonstrating Pioneer’s new SVM-1000 mixer at the launch event last night, which brought out big names in electronic music like BT and Tommy Lee. The SVM-1000 adds a new layer to traditional DJing by letting the artist mix both audio and video on as many as four channels. Hit the…

Afternoon News: Bronze iPhones, Butterfly-Inspired Displays and the Moon

• Rumors before UK iPhone release: British users to get bronze trim instead of silver? [Gadget Lab] • Qualcomm’s low-powered IMOD display replicates the light-bending qualities of butterfly wings. [Extreme Tech] • Moon filmed in HD for the first time, embarrassed to find age lines and stretch marks. [Pink Tentacle]

Digital Wall Calendar Combines Everyone’s Calendars In One Gadget

The Digital Wall Calendar combines calendars for every member of a family, no matter what program or website they are on, into one gadget. Still a concept, the brainstorming map shows that it will use an LCD screen, SD card, have music/movie playing abilities, and an internet connection for synchronization. The development of this device…

Cigarette Machine to Teens: “Get Outta Here Ya Damn Kids!”

Listen up, Japanese teens: vending machine maker Fujitaka Co. is on to your sneaky cigarette-buying ways, and has created a machine that uses a camera and face recognition software to try and stop you. The machine takes your picture when you press the “Adult Recognition” button, and analyzes your face for wrinkles and sagging. If…

I Honor the Place Where the MARK Bookmark and I Become One

Avnish Gautam has designed an amazing concept bookmark that lights up at night and covers the area you’re reading. The MARK uses flexible OLED technology on a thin piece of plastic to illuminate the reading area to your preferred brightness. I know when I’m reading the Fake Steve Jobs book, the only thing that irritates…

This Eco-Friendly Oven Stinks (Because It Runs On Garbage)

In the Kenyan slum of Kibera, outside of Nairobi, an oven fueled by garbage is now in testing. At its heart is a superheated steel plate that vaporizes drops of water. The oxygen released burns discarded sump oil from vehicles, reaching even higher temperatures up to 930° Fahrenheit. Garbage is then used to maintain the…

The Motorola Q9C will also be launching 11/23 on Sprint, in addition to the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 mentioned earlier, says the Boy Genius Report. Price is set at $449 for retail, may be as low as $199 with 2-year contract. [BGR] https://gizmodo.com/more-sprint-roadmap-leaks-293286

The Blackberry Pearl 8130 is confirmed for a 11/23 launch on Sprint, according to the Boy Genius Report. [BGR] https://gizmodo.com/rim-reveals-rumored-cdma-blackberry-pearl-8130-305648

no!no! Shaver Gets Its Name Right, Not Much Else

The no!no! Shaver is a device that keeps your nether region looking smooth by using a “thermodynamic wire to transmit the heat to the hair”. In other words, it burns the hair clean off your man parts (or lady parts!). If that wasn’t enough, the no!no! is “characterized by (the) odor” of sweet, sweet burning…

Costco Gives You Money For Your Junk

No longer content with selling 50-gallon drums of Tide, caskets, and delicious yogurt parfaits, Costco has teamed up with Greensight Technologies to offer you gift cards for recycling your old electronics. I have a few useless gadgets laying around, plus some prized electronic treasures. I decided to see what Costco would offer me for the…