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New Intel Extreme Processors for Laptops Can be Overclocked

Intel has just announced its new mobile top dog, the first Extreme CPU to go. The Core 2 Extreme X7800 runs at 2.6GHz and has a 800MHz front-side bus with 4MB L2 cache. The new X7800 offers Enhanced Deep Sleep (for better energy saving), Advanced Media Boost (for faster video, photo and music editing) and…

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Graphic Tutorial to Install Ringtones in Your iPhone

Veni, vidi and now vinci: if you dare, you can now use a detailed step-by-step graphic tutorial to install your own ringtones in the iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-file-system-hacked-custom-ringtones-to-come-soo-276723 Unfortunately, it’s just not a program to transfer files, but something quite more complex involving two different hacking tools, Apple’s iPhone Software Restore file and the Terminal. Still, the…

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iTravl Translates Nine Languages With Speech Recognition, Guides You Through 50 Major Cities

While some people would say that the iTravl is what I use to write my posts*, I don’t really know how well it translates between English and the eight languages it supports using its look-Ma-no-hands speech recognition system. Jump for more details and see my nipples explode with delight! Just for its cheesy, retro sci-fi…

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Asphalt Surfing with the Carver Ultimate Truck System

Forget about that RipStik thing. Here’s the Carver Skateboard Ultimate Surfing Truck System attached to a real surfboard. See it in action as this guy goes down the streets of San Francisco like if he was at Ehukai Beach. https://gizmodo.com/ripstick-two-wheel-skate-board-feels-like-snowboarding-277828 This prime aircraft grade aluminum-made kit has a fixed back carver truck which acts as…

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RipStick Two-wheel Skate Board Feels Like Snowboarding

Here’s the RipStik Caster Board. Or like my brother the ER traumatologist likes to call it: “BUSINESS!” For $200 $99 you will be able to carve that asphalt using this skateboard with a central flexible articulation system and just two wheels. According to their web page, it behaves like a snowboard and magically “accelerates and turns…

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US-Rep. Declares iPhone Expensive Paperweight, Discovers Termination Fees

In a breaking development for the cellphone industry, US Rep. Edward J. Markey announced yesterday that the iPhone will become an “expensive paperweight” even if you pay the $175 early termination fee to AT&T. Markey, whose top contributor in the cellphone carrier business for the 2004 election was Sprint (AT&T is also listed), apparently ignored…

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The Return of the Hands Hand Soap Still is Still Wrong for Other Reasons

Following up on the creepy Baby Hands Hands soap, here’s the Grope On a Rope, a hand soap with an attached rope for the shower. You can actually buy it for $15, but really, somebody has to tell them that for serious shower groping the last thing you need is an extended hand. [Product page]…

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iPhoneDrive Gives JesusPhone a Disk Mode, Sort of

iPhoneDrive will let you use your iPhone as a flash drive from a file transfer window. No, it won’t give you access to the entire file system and it’s not as transparent as the iPod’s Disk Mode. But for $9.95, it will be good to move your data around until Apple fixes this. [Product page]…

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Sleek Steel Puhlmann Nixie Wall Clock

The Puhlmann Nixie. Or as I like to call it, Dr. Zarkov’s Timing Countdown Thingamabob. You install its 12.7 x 6.2- inch brushed-steel frame on your kitchen wall and you will be able to time your roast or wait for Flash Gordon to save the Earth. All thanks to its always fascinating nixie tubes, as…

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Radio-controlled Jousting Knights Don’t Say Ni but Are Cool Anyway

[singing*] We’re radio-controlled knights, we fight around in tights. / We ruin your floor and table, but our joust is impec-cable. We dine well here in Camelot, we eat ham and jam and Spam a lot/We’re knights of the Round Table, our fights are for-mi-dable. But many times we’re given rhymes that are quite un-sing-able/It’s…

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Microsoft E3 Liveblog, Right Here at 8:30PM PDT

Yes. It’s him. The one and only Jason Chen. Tonight he will be blogging live at the Microsoft’s E3 media event, which apparently will have lots of surprises starting at 8:30pm PDT. Right here. MS. E3. Live. Lot’s of bang bang. Hopefully. UPDATE: live.gizmodo.com

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iPhone File System Hacked, Custom Ringtones to Come Soon

The iPhone file system has been compromised and you can access it using iPhoneInterface. Full access to the file system means custom ringtones and all kinds of fun stuff. One them you can see in the image: They moved the Safari application from the dashboard to the iPhone space. This also opens the door to…

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Hands Hands Soap is Just Wrong Wrong

The Hands Hands Soap is not just creepy and scares the bejeezus out of me. This soap shaped as baby hands to wash your hands is just wrong at the cosmological level, as cleaning your hands with hands will also clean the hands that cleaned your hands while cleaning your own hands, incurring in a…

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Belkin N1 Adds 802.11n to Your Express Card Laptop

Belkin has just released a way to add 802.11n connectivity to your laptop with Express Card or PC Card slot, so you could easily get all those streaming porn HD clips where it really matters: in the bathroom. Destined to become obsolete as soon as you change your notebook, the Belkin N1 Wireless goes for…

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Nimbus Ultimate Wheel is Simplest Unicycle Ever

Maybe it’s not the simplest, but apart from running on top of a sequoia log, I can’t think of any simpler unicycle than this. $74 will get you the Nimbus Ultimate Wheel with no seat and no chain. However, it comes with lots of free stuff, plus a demo video after the jump. Free stuff…

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Phonofonics II Dock Pumps Out 55db Without External Power

The Phonofonics II pumps out sound at 55 decibels, directly from your iPod and without using any external power whatsoever, just with its white ceramic horn. How this hornstastic magic happens? Quite simple: This thing has ears. As you can see in the gallery, the patent-pending Phonofonics II has two receptacles to put your earphones…

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Gigantastic Flask Completely Defeats Its Purpose, Will Get You Drunk Anyway

Orvis Stainless Steel Huge Flask. One. Entire. Gallon. Bourbon. Rum. Tequila. Whatever. It won’t even fit into André the Giant pants, but if you ask me, it’s totally worth the $200. [Product Page via Oh Gizmo] https://gizmodo.com/andre-the-giant-selected-as-new-hand-model-for-iphone-268165

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Cardboard Audio Gear is Coolest Useless Thing Ever

Dan McPharlin does beautiful miniature cardboard models of old audio gear. Dan McPharlin actually sells these completely useless but absolutely amazing pieces of paper to other people starting at $60 each. Dan McPharlin is a genius and I can’t wait for him to do a cardboard Quincy Jones to produce my own paper records. Dan’s…

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Amazing Transforming Apartment for Fashionista Autobots

This is what Optimus Prime’s apartment would look like if he was a chic interior NYC designer instead of a trucker from Minnesota. The all-white flat looks straight from Kubrick’s 2001 and seems to have more drawers than the Library of Congress. It changes its modular structure to reveal new spaces and functions at every…

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787 Dreamliner Doesn’t Have Seats Yet, Kicks Airbus’ Nuts Anyway

Boeing just presented the new 787 Dreamliner and even while 15,000 people were able to drool and marvel at this carbon-composite technological wonder, they just couldn’t get inside for a surprisingly very simple reason. No, it wasn’t terrorist threats or crazy Airbus’ ninja teams trying to destroy it. Everyone was able to touch every part…

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New Intel Extreme Processors for Laptops Can be Overclocked

Graphic Tutorial to Install Ringtones in Your iPhone

iTravl Translates Nine Languages With Speech Recognition, Guides You Through 50 Major Cities

Asphalt Surfing with the Carver Ultimate Truck System

RipStick Two-wheel Skate Board Feels Like Snowboarding

US-Rep. Declares iPhone Expensive Paperweight, Discovers Termination Fees

The Return of the Hands Hand Soap Still is Still Wrong for Other Reasons

iPhoneDrive Gives JesusPhone a Disk Mode, Sort of

Sleek Steel Puhlmann Nixie Wall Clock

Radio-controlled Jousting Knights Don’t Say Ni but Are Cool Anyway

Microsoft E3 Liveblog, Right Here at 8:30PM PDT

iPhone File System Hacked, Custom Ringtones to Come Soon

Hands Hands Soap is Just Wrong Wrong

Belkin N1 Adds 802.11n to Your Express Card Laptop

Nimbus Ultimate Wheel is Simplest Unicycle Ever

Phonofonics II Dock Pumps Out 55db Without External Power

Gigantastic Flask Completely Defeats Its Purpose, Will Get You Drunk Anyway

Cardboard Audio Gear is Coolest Useless Thing Ever

Amazing Transforming Apartment for Fashionista Autobots

787 Dreamliner Doesn’t Have Seats Yet, Kicks Airbus’ Nuts Anyway

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets