Travis Hudson, Author at Gizmodo

High-Def Haiku Giveaway: We Have A Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered out HD DVD Giveaway. We received an overwhelming amount of entries and we have a winner. Thanks to Marc M with the following entry. They have won a Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player courtesy of HD DVD. Wife said no high def Bought big screen, she up and left Her…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

Recy, the Recyclable Wood Roadster from Mercedes-Benz

This is the first entry into the LA Auto Show’s Design Challenge. The competition challenges manufacturers to design a environmental conscious car. None of this vegetable oil powered crap. This car is completely Recyclable because it is made out of wood, alloys, glass and metal. I’m still not sold. Even though it is partially made…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

Ditch the Media Center with HP’s Wi-Fi Enabled HDTV

The SLC3760N is HP’s 37-inch LCD HDTV. This TV includes both wired and wireless internet connection. What’s the Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection for? Streaming content, obviously. Just install HP’s proprietary software on a PC, and you will be ready to go—it even supports DivX among other codecs. This TV should be available now for $2,199.…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

Satellite Radio Going Over the Pond?

Yes, if WorldSpace and Ondas Media have anything to two with it. These two want to offer up some satellite radio services for our chaps across the pond, in Britain specifically. WorldSpace is a satellite radio network that never really took off in the States, but they are attempting to take a firm grasp of…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

iPodweek – The Best of iLounge

This week at iLounge: Three huge, next-generation accessories have all arrived for testing over the last few days, led off by Ultimate Ears’ triple.fi 10 Pros – the first triple-driver (read: three speakers per ear) earphone to sell for only $400, which is $100 less than Shure’s recently- released, excellent E500PTH earphones. Logitech also debuted…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

BenQ-Siemens Black Box Concept Phone

Unlike previously mentioned, BenQ is still making phones in Asia, just no longer in the German market. This is one of the concept phones being worked on—the Black Box. No keypads, no buttons, just a big ass touchscreen. From the initial pictures it looks like the interface changes on the fly. I’m digging the black…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

Dealzmodo: 20-inch Viewsonic Widescreen LCD HDTV, $350

Buy.com is featuring this average Viewsonic LCD HDTV for $350 after $150 of instant savings and a $50 mail-in-rebate. This TV, the N2060W, has up to 1080i resolution, 700:1 contrast ratio and an 8ms response time. Nice TV with an even nicer price. Product Page [Via DealHack]

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

Titan Gear 4-in-1 Nano Carrying Case

Belkin, Griffin—take note. Titan Gear has released a damn smart 2G nano carrying case. Titan Gear is a four-in-one carrying case—meaning you get a belt clip, arm band, carabiner and lanyard all in one. No need to buy multiple cases to suit whatever activity you are doing, just pick up Titan Gear and be ready…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

Creative MuVo V100, A Simple Upgrade

Introducing the Creative MuVo V100, an upgrade from the V200 … wait, what? The V200 gets upgraded and it is called the V100. I think that is the problem with your daps, Creative. The bigger the number the better, you should have learned that by now. The V100 is a small upgrade. It has a…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

Dell Offers No-Excuse Home-Pickup Computer Recycling with No-Purchase Necessary

If you are eco-friendly and looking to get rid of an old PC, Dell will be able to do it—no excuses. Today, they began a home-pickup recycling program that requires no purchase of Dell products, BUT if you do purchase a Dell computer, the home-pickup recycling will be free. If not, there is a flat…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

BenQ Cans Mobile Phone Division

BenQ is officially canning their mobile phone division, formerly known as BenQ-Siemens. Reports say that Siemens was going down the toilet when BenQ picked them up, and couldn’t be salvaged. The BenQ-Mobile employees—that will potentially also be canned—seem to think otherwise saying that BenQ “systematically cannibalized” the phone division. Oh snap! Oh well, no more…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 29 '06

Kensington Wireless Presentation Remote has Range, Not Much Else

Kensington has released the Wireless Presentation Remote. It is really an average USB wireless remote that can click through your slides about TPS reports with ease. It does have one thing going for it—range. The remote will work up to 65 feet away, which could be really useful in the awkwardly laid out auditoriums. It…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 28 '06

Verizon Launches Motorola KRZR

We’ve been talking about this damn Motorola KRZR for quite some time, but finally it is actually being released, fo’ reals. Today, Verizon is sellthing this miniature phone. Sucks for those who just got a Chocolate. The phone is the same as we have heard in the past. Bluetooth, EV-DO, etc, etc. The KRZR K1m…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 28 '06

Geek-a-Cycle Defattens the Bloggers

Sitting in front of a computer drinking cola and blogging all day doesn’t provide that nice of a figure—I should know. If you ever wanted to look like a complete fool at the computer, but still maintain a girlish figure—the Geek-a-Cycle will get you taken care of. This is a desk with an attached stationary…

Health Travis Hudson Sep 28 '06

Clips: Hands-On Pepperpad 3

We showed you some of the first, horrible pics of the Pepperpad 3 a couple days ago, and John over at Crunchgear finally shot a little video of the beast in action. The video gives a good gist of the size and interface, but John, lay off the kiddie techno beats in the background, it…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 28 '06

Dealzmodo: JBL On Stage II iPod Speakers, $30 in-store $50 online.

Office Depot has the JBL On Stage II iPod Speaker Dock for $100 online or $80 for in-store pickup. Additionally, there is a $50 mail-in-rebate that will bring these pretty good speakers down to a very good price of $30 or $50. This speaker dock includes a remote and is compatible with most iPods. Thanks,…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 28 '06

ESPN Mobile Calls it Quits, People Still Don’t Care

Thank the lord almighty. No longer will we have to see a commercial for ESPN Mobile during every damn commercial on my beloved ESPN. ESPN Mobile will be closing the doors on their start-up company, for good (kind of, until they find a big wireless carrier to bring on their data service). For those existing…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 28 '06

Other Bits and Bytes

• Microsoft files lawsuit against DRM hackers [InfoWorld] • Startup Claims 10-Layer, Multiformat Next-Gen DVD [Extremetech] • Comcast blocks Google and YouTube on the East Coast [The Inquirer] • First Zero-Gravity Surgery a Success [Slashdot] • Intel proposes new power efficiency focused CPU benchmark [TG Daily]

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 27 '06

DIY USB Hub Monster

Lack craftsmanship, but want a unique and cool USB hub? Sure you do! This is a USB hub monster that will fit your needs. It is basically a USB hub with male to female extension cables wrapped around coat hangers and very sloppily covered in cloth. But it is so damn cool. Hit the jump…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 27 '06

Humpable Huggable, Giant iPod Pillow

Our obsession with iPods has taken another giant leap forward with the iPillow iPod. This is a giant, 16-inch stuffed iPod with integrated speakers. So now you can truly lay in bed and showing your iPod just how much you really love it. $18. Product Page [Via Gearlog]

Gadgets Travis Hudson Sep 27 '06

Travis Hudson

High-Def Haiku Giveaway: We Have A Winner

Recy, the Recyclable Wood Roadster from Mercedes-Benz

Ditch the Media Center with HP’s Wi-Fi Enabled HDTV

Satellite Radio Going Over the Pond?

iPodweek – The Best of iLounge

BenQ-Siemens Black Box Concept Phone

Dealzmodo: 20-inch Viewsonic Widescreen LCD HDTV, $350

Titan Gear 4-in-1 Nano Carrying Case

Creative MuVo V100, A Simple Upgrade

Dell Offers No-Excuse Home-Pickup Computer Recycling with No-Purchase Necessary

BenQ Cans Mobile Phone Division

Kensington Wireless Presentation Remote has Range, Not Much Else

Verizon Launches Motorola KRZR

Geek-a-Cycle Defattens the Bloggers

Clips: Hands-On Pepperpad 3

Dealzmodo: JBL On Stage II iPod Speakers, $30 in-store $50 online.

ESPN Mobile Calls it Quits, People Still Don’t Care

Other Bits and Bytes

DIY USB Hub Monster

Humpable Huggable, Giant iPod Pillow

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