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Gizmodo Interview: Sky Dayton, CEO of Helio

Sky Dayton stopped by the Gizmodo offices today to chat about the launch of Helio, the new MVNO featuring, you know, fancy stuff—unlimited streaming video, MySpace access, the allure of Korean design. We sat down with him for a few minutes to ask our most pressing questions about this new contender to Amp’d, Virgin, and…

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Calling All New York Filmmakers

They say New York is full of aspiring filmmakers, fresh from film school or, you know, the streets, eager to get their creations in front of the eyes of the world. We sure hope so, because we’re looking for a few good video producers with which to work to create short clips suitable for web…

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T-Mobile BlackBerry 8700g Review

From a purely cosmetic sense, the 8700g is more modern than the rest of the BlackBerry product line, but not nearly as attractive as its kissin’ cousin the 8700c (available on Cingular). It’s hard to say why, exactly; The blue shell isn’t helping, nor is the strange, chrome speakerphone that looks like a Playmobil knight’s…

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Clips: Building the AeroGrow Kitchen Garden

We’ll be reviewing the AeroGrow Kitchen Garden in a couple weeks, after we’ve given it a chance to work its horticultural magic. Until then, enjoy this short Clip detailing the assembly of one of the more interesting kitchen gizmos we’ve run across in a while.

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Gizombo: Keeping Readers Living

No one knows why we have been so suddenly thrust into a world knit from nightmare, but as your grandmother’s dentures lodged bicuspid-deep in your Louisville Slugger testifies: the zombie apocalypse is upon us. It’s uncertain why Z-Day stuck on that fateful day in late March. Some blame the Venusian orbiter that reentered our atmosphere,…

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Hemopurifier: Human-Powered Blood Filter

Developed by Aethlon Medical (conveniently located in San Diego), the Hemopurifier is a “rolling-pin-size” unit designed initially to be used as a dialysis unit. After shunting the unit into your veins, the force of your circulation will push your blood through the device. Fortunately for you and your loved ones, there is a small, but…

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Crowd Control: Toro Lawn Boy 10367

Once the slavering undead have broken in, it can be hard to clear them on out. But while you’ll likely never have the luxury of mowing your verdant green lawn on a Sunday morning ever again, that neglected gas mower is the perfect tool for a little crowd control. With a patented Easy-Stride™ Self-Propel System…

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Chomp! MDS Silver Bullet Rock Bucket

Any large-wheeled vehicle is going to be useful in these last days, but you can take total advantage of your hot-wired tractor or bulldozer by adding on this MDS Silver Bullet Rock Bucket. Don’t just press the fields of swaying, fetid unhumanity off to one side—masticate their bloated bodies, using the Silver Bullet’s optional grapple…

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Essentials: Snowpeak Titanium Spork

Now that the zombie apocalypse is upon us, durability counts. The fuel-efficient hybrid that once seemed so green-friendly now seems like a poor substitute to an SUV with a snow plow attached as you try to crash your way through freeways pulsating with the rotting dead. And you’ve only got to see the flabby belly…

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Neptunic Bite-Proof Sharksuits

Even though most of the world has already fallen pray to the horrific events of Z-Day, some are using their pre-apocalyptic skill set to survive—and even thrive—in this new hell on earth. Jeremiah Sullivan has found unrivaled demand for his Neptunic full-body anti-bite sharksuits that not only keep the wearer free from the piercing fangs…

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Crowd Control: Stihl HT 100 Pole Pruner

While it’s too late to assemble a proper bug-out bag, we hope for the sake of your easily-pierced flesh that you’ve already bugged—you’re still going to need to grab a few supplies if you want to survive this god-forsaken apocalypse. And what’s the easiest way to get what you need? Cutting right to it. Some…

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Hasselblad to Build Camera with Built-In Tilt/Shift?

Our favorite world-trapsing photographer Matthias B. sends us his latest news from the world of high-end photography: it looks like hasselblad, which makes these high-end cameras for masochists, fetishists, and pro photographers who don’t know better is discontinuing its panoramic camera due to new EU regulations – wether or not they’re keeping it in japan…

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Dell Buys Alienware

Dell’s Gretchen Miller has just confirmed to Gizmodo (and, to be fair, a room full of journalists) that the PC giant is indeed buying Alienware. Alienware will be operating as a separate entity from Dell—at least for now—and Dell will retain their XPS line of gaming hardware. With Alienware buy, Dell will sell AMD-based computers…

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Help Us Help You: Send Your Tips

Just a quick reminder: Send in your tips! While we’ve got our noses buried in RSS feeds and emails and web sites every minute, there’s certainly stories that have slipped by our team. A short email with a link to [email protected] is appreciated, and we’ll always gladly give you the much lusted-after hat tip. Plus,…

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New Apple iPod Commercial: They Built This City…

Enjoy Apple’s new iPod nano commercial, illustrating how quickly your glittering towers of DRM-locked music can be leveled after Apple deauthorizes your PC, leaving your purchased music trapped in your iPod, never to be offloaded. We’re not sure if we like this commercial better than the old ones, which featured the animated silhouettes of those…

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Making Brown Beer Green

Green beer is gross. If god wanted beer to be green, he would have made us use the hop plant’s cousin marijuana instead of barley to brew. (Hey…) So another feather in the cap of Brooklyn Brewery—they’ve already got our support for making pretty tasty beers—who produces regular, brown- to amber-colored beer with green energy,…

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ExtremeTech Hiring Full-Time Reporter

Just a quick heads-up: ExtremeTech—one of the only Ziff Davis publications we can not only read, but enjoy—is hiring a full-time reporter for their Silicon Valley offices. Considerable experience, we’re sure, is necessary. When ExtremeTech launched a few years ago we were dubious—it seemed a clear attempt by a (relative) publishing giant to co-opt the…

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RiSE: Tree-Climbing Robot

When I was about eight, I dropped a jar of mayonnaise on the ground, covering my mother’s feet in oily funk. She flipped out and started to chase me with a whiffle bat. I think she was drunk. It’s a good thing my mother wasn’t a robot developed by the RiSE project, a joint venture…

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CeBIT Trade Rag Reveals More Origami Details

The online version of CeBIT’s tradeshow newspaper is already online, revealing a bit more information about Microsoft and Intel’s Origami platform. Obviously this thumb-typing interface is the stand out discovery, but there’s also mention in the copy of plug-in GPS and DMB-TV receivers. Strangely, there’s talk that the Samsung device can rip DVDs to its…

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CeBIT ’06: Asus Origami Prototype

Reader M Milach sends us this image of an Asus Origami device, presumably from the showfloor of CeBIT, since we’re told the image is from this German gaming site. Looks better than most of the prototypes, that’s for sure.

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Gizmodo Interview: Sky Dayton, CEO of Helio

Calling All New York Filmmakers

T-Mobile BlackBerry 8700g Review

Clips: Building the AeroGrow Kitchen Garden

Gizombo: Keeping Readers Living

Hemopurifier: Human-Powered Blood Filter

Crowd Control: Toro Lawn Boy 10367

Chomp! MDS Silver Bullet Rock Bucket

Essentials: Snowpeak Titanium Spork

Neptunic Bite-Proof Sharksuits

Crowd Control: Stihl HT 100 Pole Pruner

Hasselblad to Build Camera with Built-In Tilt/Shift?

Dell Buys Alienware

Help Us Help You: Send Your Tips

New Apple iPod Commercial: They Built This City…

Making Brown Beer Green

ExtremeTech Hiring Full-Time Reporter

RiSE: Tree-Climbing Robot

CeBIT Trade Rag Reveals More Origami Details

CeBIT ’06: Asus Origami Prototype

Sun’s Latest Outburst Complicates Planned Launch of Artemis 2

Instagram Will Finally Let You Lurk to Your Heart’s Content—for a Price

Popular Sweetener Found in Protein Bars Tied to Stroke, Blood Clot Risk

HBO’s Boss Has Yet to Be Approached About Partnering on ‘Doctor Who’

AI Agent Runs the ‘I’m Being Censored’ Playbook After Getting Banned from Wikipedia

‘Scream 7’ Comes Home With Deleted Scenes We Hope Will Improve the Movie

A QR Code Too Small to See Hints at a New, Non-Annoying Use for the Format

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

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