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Microsoft Zune Gets Officially Announced

The official details for the Microsoft Zune player are here, and we’ve got the specs for you—most of which we’ve already known for a while now. The player will have a 30GB hard drive, built-in FM tuner, 3.0-inch screen, and 802.11 wireless. It will also come in three colors, black, brown and white. https://gizmodo.com/quick-zune-update-brown-underwhelming-197733 More…

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Kotaku Liveblogs the Nintendo NY Press Event

When Crecente’s not busy getting shafted on CPU purchases, he’s busy liveblogging the Nintendo press event in NY. Head on over to Kotaku to see what secrets they unveiled in NY this morning. Here’s a hint: Duck Hunt will not be included with the console, but Zelda will be available at launch. https://gizmodo.com/is-the-amd-athlon-64-x2-5000-dual-core-s-am2-discontin-200488 Liveblogging Nintendo’s…

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T-Mobile’s Mysterious New Logo

Seen at CTIA, this star-shaped five point dot logo was sitting on the back of T-Mobile phones all over their booth. So what could it be? Gearlog says it’s not UMA, the T-Mobile At Home service that T-Mob is premiering soon. We’re stumped. Maybe it’s 3G? Push to talk? https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-at-home-voip-router-cellphone-box-pictures-197195 A Gearlog Mystery: What Is…

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Fastap’s Upcoming SureType Cellphone Keyboard

We already know that the Fastap alternative typing system isn’t as fast as advertised. But can the next generation be any better? Here are two working designs of how the next Fastap SureType will look. One is a QWERTY-ish layout with two letters per key, and the other is an alphabetical layout with one letter…

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Is the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core S-AM2 Discontinued?

Crecente from Kotaku finally got around to ordering the parts for his upcoming gaming PC, when he got his CPU order cancelled. This threw him into a fit of rage, where he discarded his usual email-eloquence and spat: Why did you cancel my order I still expect the chip at the price you quoted The…

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80s Pioneer Car Stereo Ads Make You Wish You Had 80s Cocaine To Go With

Ray from Jalopnik sent this one over to us, probably just to mess with my already fragile psyche. Watch and see. What the hell kind of drugs did they have over at Pioneer back then? Retro Ad Watch: The Pioneer-Borg Will Assimilate You With Their Stereo Commercials [Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/retro-ad-watch-the-pioneer-borg-will-assimilate-you-wi-200490

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The Healing Log: Just Hand Over Your Money And Save Them The Trouble Of Shipping

The Healing Log is felled from healing trees in the Healing Forest of Mongolia, then shipped to Japan where Sega Toys stuck two speakers on both ends and put a sound effect generator inside. When you’re feeling blue, relax by switching this on and you’ll hear birds, rivers, and wind chimes, which is the log’s…

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CTIA: Sprint Announces IP-830w Windows Mobile 5 Worldphone

This Windows Mobile 5.2 Pocket PC Edition phone from sprint has a PXA272 520MHzIntel Processor, EVDO, GSM, GPRS, 64MB internal memory, a QWERTY keypad, and tethering capabilities. The keypad slides out vertically instead of horizontally, like HTC’s phones, and comes in a silver and blue finish. This actually looks pretty sexy, and if you were…

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Five Reasons Why The Microsoft Zune May Succeed

Despite Microsoft’s statement that it will take five years before the Zune platform is successful, we think it has a shot of getting there in less. Why? Here are five reasons. •The Zune has a large screen. The 3-inch screen is 50% larger than the 5G iPod’s. One of the main complaints iPod users have…

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MoPods – Plastic Slaves That Tell You When Your Cellphone’s Ringing

These MoPods are cell-phone charms that respond when you get a call. When someone’s trying to reach you, the buggers spin and flash like spastic little monkeys. Nothing we haven’t seen before, but look how cute these guys are, encased in the transparent plastic dungeon—their confinement for all of eternity. Why? Because the one with…

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Download Microsoft Vista RC1 and Get a Valid Serial Free

If you didn’t have a key from a beta the last time we posted about downloading Windows Vista, rejoice. Hit up this Microsoft page, follow the instructions, and you’ll be rewarded with a download link and a valid serial to use. Then you can try it out and tell us how much it rocks/sucks, depending…

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Microsoft’s Ergonomic Mice Have Frickin’ Lasers, Cradle Your Hands

The Wireless Laser Mouse 8000, Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 and Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 are all ergonomic and outfitted with lasers, albeit the non-deadly kind. And they all come in a grey/black motif, which is cool if you’re outfitting the Bat Computer, but may not go with all setups. Jump to see what…

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Microsoft Releases Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000 and 8000

We liked the Wireless Entertainment Desktops when it was called the Microsoft Ultimate Keyboard, but a name’s just a name. The WED 7000 and 8000 have a few interesting buttons and features, and are integrated with some current and upcoming Microsoft apps. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-ultimate-keyboard-wireless-rechargeable-ba-184418 There’s a gadget button, which exposes and hides the Microsoft Gadgets—their version…

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i-Mate Announces Four Windows Mobile Phones at CTIA

Targeted at all segments of the smartphone loving community, these four phones come in three different form-factors and all feature Windows Mobile 5 as their operating system. First, their i-Mate JAQ, which is not a rebadged HTC Excalibur like we first thought. It has a Motorola Q-like shape, a QWERTY keyboard, 64MB of internal usable…

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Cingular Launches 3125, a.k.a. the HTC Star Trek

Cingular’s finally releasing the HTC Star Trek under the super catchy name “Cingular 3125”. We’ve seen reviews of the Star Trek before, back when it was still overseas and called by its maiden name. https://gizmodo.com/qtek-8500-dopod-s300-htc-star-trek-reviewed-verdict-s-184706 Laptop Mag takes the Cingular model for a spin, and finds that it’s slim like the RAZR but smart like…

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Apple Coverage Roundup: Apple Introduces iPod Upgrades and iTunes 7, Announces iTV

Apple made four releases and one announcement in San Francisco today, as you probably saw if you visited Gizmodo at all in the last 12 hours. Here’s a roundup of all the stuff that went down in San Francisco. First up is the updated iPod. The Apple iPod 5.1G has a screen that’s 60% brighter…

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Other Bits and Bytes

•Microsoft Crushes Just 3 Bugs In September’s Patch Batch [Information Week] •Microsoft business software exec leaving [Business Week] •New PSP Bundle Coming This Week [Next Generation] •The next broadband pipe: Gas? [The Inquirer] •Microsoft rebuilds its search engine [CNN Tech]

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TiVo Series 3 Lifetime Subscription Transfer Go Live

You saw our TiVo Series 3 review, jumped out of your seat, and immediately went to order one—right? Well, if you’ve got an old Series 1 or Series 2 lifetime subscription, TiVo’s transfer service is online. Starting now, you can go to TiVo’s website and pay $199 to import your old subscription to your new…

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How To Get iPod Games To Work On Your 5G iPod

We thought it was worth noting that you don’t have to get a 5.1G iPod with the brighter screen and longer battery life to play the new iPod games. Your regular old 5G Video does Tetris just fine. All you have to do is plug in your iPod, and the new iTunes 7 will ask…

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LaCie’s 500GB Porsche Designed Hard Drives

Designed by Porsche Design GmbH, the LaCie hard drives come in 160GB to 500GB sizes and connect via USB 2.0 or Firewire to your Windows, Mac and Linux machines. Although not much to look at, which is surprising since it’s designed by Porsche, it does ship with 1-Click backup software for PCs and Macs. The…

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Microsoft Zune Gets Officially Announced

Kotaku Liveblogs the Nintendo NY Press Event

T-Mobile’s Mysterious New Logo

Fastap’s Upcoming SureType Cellphone Keyboard

Is the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core S-AM2 Discontinued?

80s Pioneer Car Stereo Ads Make You Wish You Had 80s Cocaine To Go With

The Healing Log: Just Hand Over Your Money And Save Them The Trouble Of Shipping

CTIA: Sprint Announces IP-830w Windows Mobile 5 Worldphone

Five Reasons Why The Microsoft Zune May Succeed

MoPods – Plastic Slaves That Tell You When Your Cellphone’s Ringing

Download Microsoft Vista RC1 and Get a Valid Serial Free

Microsoft’s Ergonomic Mice Have Frickin’ Lasers, Cradle Your Hands

Microsoft Releases Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000 and 8000

i-Mate Announces Four Windows Mobile Phones at CTIA

Cingular Launches 3125, a.k.a. the HTC Star Trek

Apple Coverage Roundup: Apple Introduces iPod Upgrades and iTunes 7, Announces iTV

Other Bits and Bytes

TiVo Series 3 Lifetime Subscription Transfer Go Live

How To Get iPod Games To Work On Your 5G iPod

LaCie’s 500GB Porsche Designed Hard Drives

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

Report: FDA Set to Unban RFK Jr.’s Favorite Peptides

Source Code for Anthropic’s Claude Code Leaks at the Exact Wrong Time

SpaceX Starlink Satellite Malfunctions, Breaks Apart in Orbit

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset