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Official Nintendo DS Pack-In Game Information

A couple of updates on the Nintendo DS launch bundle – straight from the horses mouth, too, so you can quote us on this. First of all, the PictoChat software will be built in to the firmware itself; it’s not a separate game cartridge. Secondly, there will be a game bundled with the DS, sort…

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Boxwave VersaCharger

Remember that Firepod from Thinkgeek we talked about a few weeks ago? It was the car charger that had both FireWire and USB outs, so you could plug in a variety of gadgets using the same cable. Now this new charger from Boxwave, called the VersaCharger, does the Firepod one better, presuming you don’t need…

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Swedish Gang Members Punk Nurses Via Cameraphone

The gritty streets of Sweden are littered with the burnt and twisted carcasses of their many gang members, toppled bun carts, and half-expended tubs of peroxide paste – and now the violence is spreading to the hospitals, or so they would have us believe. Word is that youth who think they need prioritized health care…

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Nvidia GoForce 3D 4500

Despite the occasional interesting anomaly, games on mobile phones have been fairly lackluster. That’s not really the fault of the game producers as much as it has been the platforms themselves, I think – nobody wants to spend a few tens of thousands of dollars on a game that can only be run on a…

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Sony Axes the Vaio U50/U70

Handtops is reporting that Sony is pulling the attractive, if niche Sony U50/U70 mini-tablet computer, despite the fact that it was just introduced to the market a few months ago. It was a great device, but I would not be surprised in the least if they weren’t selling very well, since they were essentially a…

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Morning Bits

Product Highlights • Pantech GI100 Gallery [Slashphone] Business • IDC forecast shows booming MP3 player market [MacMinute] • Mitsubishi Elec to Stop Making Large LCD Panels [Reuters] • PalmOne swings to profit on strong sales of PDAs, smartphones [CPOnline] • The Fall of AT&T Wireless [SeattlePI] Reviews • Xkey 2.0 (Exchange Edition) from KeyComputing [DigitalReviews]…

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Newertech’s 21 Hour iPod Battery

If you’re an iPod fanatic (you know who I’m talking about) you’d better have a sit-down. Xlr8yourmac recently reported that after they replaced their original iPod battery with one from Newertech they went from 4 hours to 21 hours of playtime. It cost them $40 and five minute’s effort, (although this definitely voids the warranty).…

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Xerocoat Zero-Fog Mirrors

How about those scientists, always coming up with neat new technology? What with the not-being-able-to-see issue featuring prominently for many people in hot and steamy conditions, University of Queensland physicists have created a permanent coating for mirrors, glasses, and car windshields that keeps them from fogging up. If you’re more into greenhouses and solar energy…

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Roberts R9965 Portable Radio

This Roberts R9965 portable radio could do a lot less than recieve LW/MW/FM wavebands, be water resistant, and run off of both DC and AC power, and I’d still probably like it just for its blocky, industrial form factor. Even better, it’s labeled as a ‘Poolside’ unit. I don’t know why that tickles me like…

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Fujifilm S3 Pro (and More) Leaked

Looks like Fujifilm Germany may have accidentally leaked information about the company’s upcoming product line, including news of the Fujifilm S3Pro DSLR [pictured], a 12.1-megapixel follow up to the FinePix S2 Pro. There’s also information about some new printers and some “new techologies,” mostly stuff about the new “Image Intelligence” image processing software, as well…

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Panasonic D-Snap SV-AS30, SV-AS3

Panasonic has two new cameras out in their D-Snap line, the SV-AS30 [left] and the SV-AS3. Both are thin-profile 3.2-megapixel cameras that can not only record MPEG4 video, but can also play it back from SD cards, as well as MP3s or WMAs (maybe only the SV-AS3 can do the music playback, I’m not positive).…

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Slide Rules 4 Lyfe

I’ll be honest, I have no idea how to use a slide rule. But I’ve always found them to be very intriguing, mostly because they look very complicated, and I have a soft spot for the trappings of geekery, even if it’s in the most superficial, vicarious way. So when I saw this story on…

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Nintendo DS Price, Launch Date Announced

And to continue the gaming tip, it looks like Nintendo has officially announced the final information regarding the new DS handheld, and it’s sort of a mixed bag. On the (way) upside, the official price is just $150, which is a lot better than the $200+ numbers we had been hearing. US gamers can expect…

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Sony PStwo Announced

The PStwo has been announced! The new SCPH-70000 CB series is a new network-ready Playstation 2 that looks a lot like the existing model, only made smaller and more compact. There are a load of new peripherals, as well, but they are mostly just new vertical stands and a new Multitap (for hooking more than…

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Pro Confirms Canon EOS 1 DS Mark II Pricing, Specs

Matthias Bruggmann, the best Switzerland-based photojournalist I know, just got an official heads-up from Canon about the EOS 1 DS Mark II, and seeing how he’s a pro and all, I thought you guys might like to hear what he had to say, too. https://gizmodo.com/canon-eos-1ds-mark-ii-stats-21555 Update: My lord, look at the sample images on Canon’s…

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Gizmodo and HP iPod Trivia Contest

Hey, who wants a free iPod, without having to convince your friends to sign up in a pyramid scheme? Well, Hewlett Packard – you may know them as HP – has thrown out a free 20GB HP iPod to Gizmodo readers, and rather than trying to convince you all to share it nicely, we’ve decided…

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Some Sort of Hawaiian Technology Spectacular Conference Coverage 2004

So it probably would have helped if I had looked up what the hell this event was supposed be about. I all I knew was that it was Hawaiian themed – something so recockulous it had to be worth going to – and that there would be Products there. Unfortunately, I had no idea what…

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Gateway Profile 5.5

I hadn’t seen any pictures of Gateway’s new Profile 5.5 PC out there on the wild web, so before I head out into that place with all the really bright light (the alley), I thought I’d pass this one along. Seriously, guys, this one comes from the heart. You might expect me to say, “OMG…

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Nokia 7710?

Nothing is more fun to write about than mystery gadgets that have no backstory and no included information, but sometimes you gots to take what you gets. So here you go: an unnamed Series 90 phone/pda/thing prototype from Nokia. I’m not even positive it’s Series 90, but the widescreen would certainly imply that. You can…

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T-Mobile Sidekick II On Sale Now

Hey, Sidekick II fans that didn’t hook up with the upgrade offer: it’s out. T-Mobile is officially offering the Sidekick II on their website for all the plebes. My problems with T-Mobile’s customer service aside, the Sidekick II is a fantastic phone, and if you’re already a happy Sidekick user, you should definitely take the…

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Official Nintendo DS Pack-In Game Information

Boxwave VersaCharger

Swedish Gang Members Punk Nurses Via Cameraphone

Nvidia GoForce 3D 4500

Sony Axes the Vaio U50/U70

Morning Bits

Newertech’s 21 Hour iPod Battery

Xerocoat Zero-Fog Mirrors

Roberts R9965 Portable Radio

Fujifilm S3 Pro (and More) Leaked

Panasonic D-Snap SV-AS30, SV-AS3

Slide Rules 4 Lyfe

Nintendo DS Price, Launch Date Announced

Sony PStwo Announced

Pro Confirms Canon EOS 1 DS Mark II Pricing, Specs

Gizmodo and HP iPod Trivia Contest

Some Sort of Hawaiian Technology Spectacular Conference Coverage 2004

Gateway Profile 5.5

Nokia 7710?

T-Mobile Sidekick II On Sale Now

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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

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

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