Mark Wilson

TiVo HD Actually Needs TiVo Wireless Adapter

Quick note to TiVo HD buyers and potential buyers: it looks like you really do need the official TiVo Wireless Adapter. Like the Series 3, TiVo lists on their site that you need to use their branded gear for the unit. And after getting my new TiVo HD in the mail (2 weeks early, which…

The “Ultimate Workstation”

My dad always said, computers are like women: if you need more than 2 or 3, you probably aren’t using them correctly. But with a 32 computer capacity, the “Ultimate Workstation” spits in the face of average users and opens the door for the potential of…we actually have no clue that they intend on using…

This is the Worst Thing I’ve Seen in my Life

…or at least it’s up there. [techeblog]

iPod Dock Bracket FINALE, Altec Lansing IMV712 vs. Griffin Amplifi

“One cannot live while the other survives.” – J.K. Rowling It’s been what feels like three years in the making, but the final fight in our iPod Dock Battlemodo begins now. The $150 Griffin Amplifi is our budget contender, going face to face against the posh $350 Altec Lansing IMV712. And with that long of…

Super Tiny Micro SD Card Reader – Super, Tiny

The “Super Tiny Micro SD Card Reader” gets about as small as physically possible to read Micro SD and and T-Flash media, while still connecting to a normal USB 2.0 port. At a mere 25.5 x 12 x 4.5 mm, the reader is dwarfed by keys—I mean, just look at that picture—unless Brando is using…

Check if Your 360 Will Die in One Easy Step

Granted, there is no magical way to tell whether or not you are one of the alleged 30% of Xbox 360 owners who will suffer the red rings of death. But there is an easy way to check if your unit shipped with the new heatsink Microsoft has added to later units—a feature that we’re…

Nissan’s Concept Doesn’t Tolerate Drunk, Sleepy

We talked about the initiative a while ago, but Nissan is working on a new car with a slew of features to stop those who’ve drank a bit too much from getting behind the wheel. Instead of Breathalyzer proper, the car uses more user-passive indicators. https://gizmodo.com/toyota-and-nissan-make-drinking-and-driving-a-little-ha-201071 Odor sensors will detect the smell of booze permeating…

According to survey company Changewave, up to 16% of those buying mobile phones in the next six months are planning to buy an iPhone. [ macoworlduk]

SEMIFINALS, Eton Sound 100 iPod vs. Altec Lansing IMV712

In our last semifinals match in our iPod Dock Bracket, the diminutive Eton Sound 100 iPod battles the buff Altec Lansing IMV712. It’s Porsche vs. Corvette, surf vs. turf, briefs vs. boxers—it’s a competition for the ages, and the winner has a 50/50 chance at taking it all home. FIGHT! DESIGN We were afraid to…

Twenty20 VholdR Camera is XTREME

Twenty20’s VholdR is no helmet cam, my friends. No no. It’s a “wearable camcorder.” How exactly you wear it, we have no clue. But other than this slight stipulation, the VholdR actually looks like a pretty solid (crazy sports) camcorder. Enclosed in aluminum casing, the rugged VholdR is shock and splash proof for all-terrain shooting.…

$1,690 Gundam Shirt Teases Us With Vomit

These days, wearing a giant robot on your shirt just isn’t enough to be ostracized from the party. Step up your game with the the Swarovski crystal hand-stitched Gundam tee. Not only is it a worthy homage to your favorite battle robot, but to Swarovski-covered tech everywhere. (On a side note, when will manufacturers tire…

Eminem is suing Apple (again), this time regarding iTunes download compensation. [pcworld]

Brain Pacemaker Awakens the Near Vegetative

A new device could add hope to those who live in semi-consciousness from brain injury. Like a pacemaker, this device manufactured by Medtronic Inc. is embedded under the skin near the chest. But its two electrodes journey to the brain instead of the heart. Buried into the area controlling consciousness, the electrodes can jump-start patients…

SEMI FINALS, Logitech AudioStation Express Vs. Griffin Amplifi

There are only three battles left in our iPod Dock Bracket, and we will have a final verdict by the end of the week. Yes, we’re amazed, too! For our first semifinals battle, our kings of cheap battle it out for the Cheapo Dock title. In one corner we have the AudioStation Express. In the…

PS3 to get Digital Tuner and DVR

According to a SCE’s New Zealand Boss, the PS3 will be getting a digital tuner add-on and DVR functionality during the first quarter of next year, coinciding with the launch of Freeview (UK terrestrial broadcast) in New Zealand. While not yet priced or shown to us in pretty pictures, when combined with PSHome’s promise to…

US Soldiers to Get Brain Microchipped to Measure Vitals

The Department of Defense is pursuing a brain-implantable “biochip” that will measure/relay a soldier’s vitals on the battlefield (and off). We don’t know much from a technical standpoint about the chips, other than they are about the size of a grain of rice and will have the ability to, at minimum, measure oxygen levels in…

Virus Storage, It Could Happen!

Scientists, perpetually attempting to get mankind killed, have transformed plant viruses into a storage medium. By attaching viruses to quantum dots (semiconducting material) and sandwiching them between electrodes, the hybrid viruses acted as storage units. Add enough viruses, and you have some seriously high density storage. Sounds good, but why do we need the virus…

Persuader Gun Purse Has You By The Balls

Men, we have been defeated. After years of struggle, battling for a simpler life with less purses to trip over, women have struck at our weakest point—our insatiable desire for gals holding guns in their underpants (bonus, full NSFW gallery after the jump). Oh, but the other side has had such technologies for years, you…

Titanic Lamp Sinks Into Your Livingroom

The only way we could enjoy the self-explanatory Titanic Lamp more is alongside Celine Dion’s severed hand reaching from the depths of our coffee table, grasping at air, and sinking to the cold world beneath our coasters. $630 [product via bltd]

Suicide Bomb Box

Do you watch boatloads of CSI to get your fill of dramatic interrogations? How would you like to experience the show…but for real? Because the Suicide Bomb Box is not just a fun conversation piece (like this guy), but a life-altering, sleep-depriving, head-dunked-in-water, that-rifle-won’t-fit-up-there-ok-yes-it-will piece. Featuring a big red button and all sorts of nifty,…