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d-Media G4 GPS Navigation

This GPS navigation not only looks cool, with its Playstation-like buttons and Batmobile-like black finish, it’s got loads of features as well. The G4 has Bluetooth for connecting to your cellphone and headset so you can make calls while driving, MPEG4 playback for movie watching while driving—always an excellent idea—and infrared remote so your kids…

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iSkin Claro Hands-On

We got our snausage-stained hands on the iSkin Claro case for the 30GB 5G iPod. It’s got the traditional silicone iSkin layer inside of a hard, polycarbonate case. The iPod slips right into the hole in the iSkin silicone layer, which then in turns goes into the hard shell by way sliding down and removing…

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Helio To Update Plans Tomorrow?

Reader James writes in about possible upcoming Helio plans: So I was reading through what seems to be a Helio sponsored community site: Heliofriends.com and one of the mods dropped that tomorrow a $200 rebate will kick in on the Kickflips through this site. Which means the Kickflips are free after the rebate. Also, tomorrow…

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The Sidekick 3 May Erase Your Credit Cards

Ah, the Sidekick 3, with its IMing, emailing, texting and credit card erasing capabilities. Wait, credit card erasing? https://gizmodo.com/sidekick-3-the-good-bad-and-ugly-187152 A couple guys started experimenting with the SK3 once they found a pen sticking to it when they removed the former from a bag. They went on to find that the magnetic latch that allows the…

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Ellen Feiss Stars In A Movie

Ellen Feiss, star of the most famous and most watched Switch Ad, is back! She’s starring in a french movie called “Bed and Breakfast” as one half of a set of newlyweds (I think, as my French is nonexistent). We doubt she’s going to throw in any Feiss-isms in the movie—beep beep beep—but she’s still…

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Nintendo Announces DS Compatible Headset

Designed to be used with games like Metroid Prime: Hunters and Pokemon Diamond & Pearl, the headset lets you talk to other players through Nintendo’s WiFi enabled DS. The headset goes into the little hole next to the headphone port. The accessory is going to cost 1200 Yen ($10), available September 14. With all the…

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Rollei dx63 6.36 Megapixel Camera

The Rollei dx63 is a middle of the road digicam with 6.36 megapixel CCD resolution and 3x optical zoom, which is the 35mm equivalent of 35-105mm. There’s 32MB of internal memory with SD card support of up to 1GB cards for added storage. You can use it, like most mid-range cameras these days, to take…

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Refurb iRiver H10 20GB MP3 Player For $129 on Woot

This may be gone about 10 minutes after this post goes up, but this is a pretty good deal if you want 20GB of storage in a non iPod body. The iRiver H10 has 16 hours of battery life, a 1.8-inch screen, and supports MP3 and WMA. It also works with Napster, for those Napster…

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Sweex 53-In-1 Card Reader

Just when we thought our 15-in-1 card reader was fancy, this Sweex 53-in-1 reader comes and stomps all over our cake. The Sweex comes in both internal and external formats, and can read: • Compact Flash (CF I, CFI WA,CF I Picture, CF PRO,CF PRO II,CF I Elite PRO,CF Ultra II,CF I HS,CF I Ultra…

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Concept Toaster

This concept toaster, most likely made due to too many burns from touching the toast too quickly, allows you to bake the contents and empty the toaster without hurting your hands. By putting the toasting mechanism on a tilt-able hinge, you can easily empty out the toast onto a plate after it’s popped—saving your finger…

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Palm Offers Up GSM Treo For Europe Through Vodafone

Palm’s GSM Treo, based off the 700w available here on Verizon, is set to hit Europe through Vodafone’s cellphone provider service. The first countries to get the GSM Treo Windows Mobile phone are the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. Palm says the device will work on Vodafone’s 3G network and was hoping to…

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Anime-Inspired Case Mod

Similar to the Bikini Babe casemod and the wife torso casemod, this casemod combines two things that are dear to our hearts, women and computers. https://gizmodo.com/bikini-babe-case-mod-167671 This one though, however impressive the construction may be—software modeling, sand papering, painting, and more—is kinda weird. The girl’s positioned like a sexy maid, staring off blankly into the…

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Buffalo USB Thumb Drive With Fingerprint Reader

Like the A-Data FP1, this USB drive contains a fingerprint reader to protect your precious data. In order to access the drive from a computer, your fingerprint needs to be provided via the included reader. In case your fingerprint changes, say, after you’ve sandpapered them off for the upcoming bank heist, we hope a password…

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13 Tips For Camera Phone Owners

Since cameras pretty much come standard on all phones released nowadays, save for the corporate ones, more people are taking more and more photos with phones rather than standalone cameras. The problem is most of us aren’t really skilled at photography and are probably doing a bunch of things wrong, which gets magnified by the…

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Microsoft Approaching iPod Manufacturers For Zune Accessories

Microsoft is trying to woo accessory makers that are currently making iPod products into supporting their upcoming Zune player. Microsoft hopes these manufacturers will make items such as speaker docks and FM transmitters that will fit in the Zune’s expansion port—much like devices communicate with the iPod via its port. MS is also offering a…

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Nike+iPod Sport Kit Now Available

The preparations are complete, and the Nike+iPod sport kit is now available in Apple stores. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-nano-now-ipod-sport-kit-compatible-184399 Apple sent out emails today to users advising them that you can now head to stores to pick up the Nike+ shoes at Nike stores today, July 13th. In case you forgot how it works, here’s the video. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-nike-shoe-video-178157…

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Lamborghini Mouse Pad

No, this isn’t just some $5 mouse pad with a Lamborghini on it. This is an actual Italian leather Lamborghini mousepad, made by the same people who bring you those fancy horseless wagons with all the horses under the hood. The pad is in the shape of the Lamborghini crest, but doesn’t have the actual…

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PS3 Cell Yields In The Toilet

In plain English, this means the PS3 Cell processor is so big and complicated, they’re having a hard time making enough to satisfy the demand. An IBM Semiconductor VP says they’re “lucky to get 10 or 20 percent” out of a chip like the Cell. The other 80-90 percent aren’t fit to be used in…

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UK to Outlaw Standby On TVs and Video Devices

In the same vein as the California Vampire Slayer Act, the British government is set to force manufacturers to dump the “Standby” status on their TV, video, and DVD products. That means your PS2 is either On or Off, not half-on, sucking power and waiting for you to play a little Gran Turismo. https://gizmodo.com/california-passes-vampire-slayer-act-181497 The…

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d-Media G4 GPS Navigation

Other Bits and Bytes

iSkin Claro Hands-On

Helio To Update Plans Tomorrow?

The Sidekick 3 May Erase Your Credit Cards

Ellen Feiss Stars In A Movie

Nintendo Announces DS Compatible Headset

Rollei dx63 6.36 Megapixel Camera

Refurb iRiver H10 20GB MP3 Player For $129 on Woot

Sweex 53-In-1 Card Reader

Concept Toaster

Palm Offers Up GSM Treo For Europe Through Vodafone

Anime-Inspired Case Mod

Buffalo USB Thumb Drive With Fingerprint Reader

13 Tips For Camera Phone Owners

Microsoft Approaching iPod Manufacturers For Zune Accessories

Nike+iPod Sport Kit Now Available

Lamborghini Mouse Pad

PS3 Cell Yields In The Toilet

UK to Outlaw Standby On TVs and Video Devices

Researchers Discover How to Add Psilocybin, DMT, and Other Psychedelics to Tobacco

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