Mark Wilson

Leopard Drivers Hint at Low- or Mid-Priced Santa Rosa MacBooks

While we know that Apple will eventually roll the Intel Santa Rosa chipset down through all of its laptops, there are surely a faithful few who feel their weekly pilgrimages to the Apple Store aren’t being properly appreciated by Lord Jobs. But new Leopard driver evidence nearly proves that Apple does have Santa Rosa MacBooks…

USB Blender Alarm Clock Mixes Worst of Eras

The USB Blender Alarm Clock was designed as the ultimate throwback gadget. Celebrating the the disco revolution by playing your favorite 70’s jingles, co-workers will marvel at your sense of history. But the really acute among them will recognize that since USB gadgets are sort of the alarm clock gadgets (80s) of the new millennium,…

Lightning Round: Blue Aurora DragonLasers Pointer

The Gadget: A hand held laser that ditches your stereotypical red and green for a blue diode. It’s claimed to be the worlds’ most powerful blue laser pointer (models vary). The Verdict: When most gadget nerds think lasers, they think scary, techie gear. But everything from the Aurora’s pen-like casing to its lack of warning…

Woz Supports iPhone Rebels, Stings Jobs

You think that Steve Wozniak (sexy hunk on left) has already filled as much of your techie heart as humanly possible, and then he starts dating Kathy Griffin and you kind of don’t know how that makes you feel because you were never much of a fan, and then he blesses iPhone unlockers everywhere with…

The Gadget Wars, Who Won/Lost Last Week?

Every week is a battle. And while in the gadget world there is seldom a good TKO or even the traditional flaming body slam off the top ropes, every week is a battle for the consumer mind and the consumer heart. So here’s our version of what went down last week. + Apple Apple’s Leopard.…

iPod+Skateboard=No More Dropping

The sexy metallic rear finish of an iPod has long offered users the fulfillment of discovering just how much oil their fingertips produce on a daily basis. But it’s also quite slippery, especially in a pocket. After losing his new iPod Touch to a deep cab seat, one ex-skateboarder gone tech reporter put two and…

LG Shine Wood (Not Actually Made of Wood)

The LG Shine Wood LG-LB2500H, by all logical reason, should be made of wood. And while the Wood does sport a fine wood grain, users will be saddened to realize that no trees were killed in the making of this phone or its painted visage. Other than that, this Korea-only phone sports goodies you will…

Leopard Hacked For Self-Hating PC Users

We had written a very smug, Macs rule PCs drool post reporting that PC users could run Leopard. And then our Mac froze up and we lost it all. So now you just get the news straight, without our giggling. The news, once again: OSX Leopard has been hacked to work on all Intel PCs,…

iPumpkin – iPod, Meet Pumpkin

Do pumpkins and apples mix? Yup, just like peas and carrots. Hmmm…maybe an analogy not involving fruits vs. veggies would have been more effective. [ipumpkin] Thanks Ari!

We knew Microsoft is developing IPTV for the Xbox 360, but why do IPTV options appear on this guy’s console that’s fresh from Microsoft? Is IPTV around the corner? [kotaku]

Torment the Dog, Kids, and Wife with the Palm Z RC Airplane

I have an unnatural obsession with all things remote controlled, probably stems from the need to control the things around me. The new Palm Z Silverlit Mini RC Airplane is the Picco Z for this year and these things are every bit as fun as the Picco Z, minus the vertical takeoff and landing bit.…

Shredmaster JR Turns your Kids into Little Shredders, Spandex Not Included

If you are tired of fighting your kid for play time on Guitar Hero, get them a Shredmaster JR Micro Plug N Play Guitar. This suitably Guitar Hero looking plug n play guitar connects to any TV with AV inputs and has a list of actual music that you have heard of that is fully…

Some Retailers Selling Xbox 360 Pro Bundle

Wow, with no official announcement, the Xbox 360 Pro Bundle is already on sale at (at least) one Best Buy and apparently GameStops around the US. The $350 pack gets you a standard Xbox 360 Premium along with the excellent racing game Forza 2 and so-so action game Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Essentially, you get the…

Apple Catches Microsoft Cooties, BSOD Attacks Leopard! [UPDATE: Fix Found]

It’s a dark day, Apple fanboys. Installs of OSX Leopard have led to the dreaded Blue Screen of Death for many Mac users (sure, it’s sort of happened before, but the headline cracked us up…sorry). We can’t yet be certain just how widespread this problem is, but an Apple thread on the topic has 263…

Apple Sets Two iPhone Limit, No Cash Accepted

Bad credit? No credit? No Big problem! In order to thwart iPhone reselling (and the seedy unlocked black market), Apple is reducing the former five per customer iPhone limit to just two—and cash will no longer be accepted on any iPhone purchases. https://gizmodo.com/250-000-unlocked-iphones-have-been-sold-313741 We can only assume that credit cards allow Apple to better track…

ViewSonic Digital Photo Frames Show Off Your Digital Snaps

Viewsonic is getting into the digital photo frame business and the first digital frames to launch will include an 8-inch widescreen frame with an 800×480 screen resolution that displays popular movie formats, has an integrated speaker for MP3 sounds and a remote control at a price under $200. ViewSonic will also have an 8-inch DF87G…

Gateway Sequels Its 30-inch Monster Monitor

After Gateway released their 30-inch, 1600p XHD3000 display, they’re hoping to springboard the positive press into their entire line of LCDs, including their new 24-inch ($499) and 22-inch ($350) models. Both have impressive monitor specs, double as HD TVs (1080p and 720p, respectively) and feature image enhancement through a Faroudja video processing chipset. Obviously neither…

Everybody wants a piece. Microsoft just plopped down $240 million to keep Facebook afloat and score exclusive advertising. But that $240 million is actually small change—just 2% total share—since Facebook is now worth $15 billion. [valleywag and adage]

Door Transcends Door to Become Ping-Pong Table

It’s not that we have any particular dislike for doors, it’s just that, growing up in a barn, we never had any use for them. But with our current Balls-of-Fury-infused obsession, the Ping-Pong door is enough to change our minds. Housing a Ping-Pong table within an internal frame, the door…unfolds…for a quick match. It’s a…

Nintendo DS TV Tuner, Finally Priced & Dated

Nintendo first mentioned this 1seg tuner for the Nintendo DS well over a year ago. Since then, we’d pretty much forgotten that it existed/lost any hope that it would ever actually be released. But Nintendo just announced that they will be launching the product on November 20th in Japan. The sweetness of wireless digital television…