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Sleeping in the Belly of the Beast

In the single greatest sleeping-bag achievement since the Tauntaun Initiative, Patch Together has unleashed the ChumBuddy — a nighttime rig fit to give would-be Quints a pain in the wallet. The ChumBuddy will cost the Jaws fan in your life a cool $200. Is it worth it? That’s a question only you and the unsuspecting…

My dad would be like “WTF?” when this screen appeared.

The Best $250 Blu-ray Players, Reviewed

I’ve argued that a Blu-ray player could soon be your only set-top box. These $200-$250 models, the four fullest-featured you’re likely to buy, all strive to be Swiss Army-like in their utility, but only one comes closest to the promise. https://gizmodo.com/why-a-blu-ray-player-might-become-your-only-set-top-box-5447402 We call them “Blu-ray players,” but if you use these right, you’ll spend less…

Will One Of The Autobots Be Transforming Into A Boat In Transformers 3?

While Michael Bay is location-scouting on the Space Coast of Florida, home of the Kennedy center, details are spilling out about the next Transformers film. Which sounds like it has even more aliens in it this time around. While perusing through the local press announcements of the Transformers 3 location scouting in Central Florida, we…

Infrasound: The Sound Too Awesome for Us to Hear

Infrasound is too low-frequency for humans to hear. It has been mistaken for ghosts, has been known to cause nausea and headaches in humans, and is used to monitor the testing of nuclear weapons. It’s difficult to write about infrasound, because while some people consider it just an ordinary wavelength of sound, others have considered…

LEAK: Blackberry Tablet Due This Year

Been wondering about that BlackBerry tablet device you have been hearing about lately? We have some exclusive information to share with you. We have confirmed with multiple sources that the 8.9″ BlackBerry tablet will be strictly a “companion” device. If you are wondering what it is all about, take a good hard look at the…

Just You Try Hacking This Gold Bar-Dispensing ATM In Abu Dhabi

In these financially uncertain times it’s not surprising people are turning to gold instead of cash, but I’d like to know how many 7-11s actually accept 24-carat gold bars these days? The Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi has just revealed the gold ATM, which spits out 10-gram bars of 24-carat gold. Each bar can…

Adobe Hits Apple With Hugs

A great PR battle has all the thrills of a well-choreographed dance. Steve Jobs charges in trashing Adobe and Flash. Adobe responds with nothing but love. https://gizmodo.com/oh-hey-steve-jobs-officially-thinks-flash-sucks-5527204 We Love Apple, We Love Choice, We Love HTML5—these are all slogans for Adobe’s new ad campaign you can find on both their site and across the web.…

Evangeline Lilly’s Robot Friend, A New Futurama Picture, And A Batman Casting Rumor

Lost’s Evangeline Lilly isn’t wasting time: she’s already joined robot-boxing movie Real Steel. There’s a spoilery new Futurama pic. Sawyer looks like he’s losing his mojo, in a new Lost clip. Plus Smallville, Chuck, Doctor Who and True Blood! Batman 3: Rumor has it Billy Zane is talking to Chris Nolan about a part in…

Music Video Uses iPhones Like It’s 2007 All Over Again

Izabo is a kooky Israeli band, and while the music isn’t to my taste I’ve got a lot of love for their music video. They use a bunch of iPhones to illustrate their lyrics, often in an almost stop-motion style. Check out Izabo’s music video to ‘On My Way,’ below. [YouTube]

Sprint HTC Evo 4G Available for Pre-Order Now

If you’d like to put in an order early to get your Evo on June 4th, Best Buys are taking preorders now. The catch? You have to go into the store. Preorders over the web aren’t currently available. [Best Buy via Android Police] https://gizmodo.com/sprint-evo-4g-will-have-two-way-video-chat-goes-on-sal-5537603

New MobileMe Mail Looks Just Like iPad Mail

If you’re a MobileMe subscriber (personally, I’m waiting to see if that free offer pans out), you can sign up to be in the beta testing of newly design MobileMe webmail—a refresh that’s definitely influenced by iPad aesthetics. https://gizmodo.com/is-mobileme-going-free-soon-5536329 Old MobileMe: New MobileMe: iPad Mail: See what I mean? Apple is shifting toward a unified…

Buy A 5-Foot Tall Gundam For $3,400

A lot of you like Gundam, but do you have room in your houses for a 5′-tall Gundam? And enough moolah in your bank account so the $3,400 sting wouldn’t be too painful? If so, proceed downstairs… Bandai’s Gundam is a 1/12 scale-model version of the RX-78-2 model, and weighs 35kg. Each statue is built…

Optimus Popularis Keyboard Still On Track With 2011 Launch Expected

After hearing nary a peep from the Art Lebedev guys about their Optimus Popularis keyboard from years back, they’ve taken to their LiveJournal (LiveJournal!!!) blog to say production will begin “later this year,” with “the release likely in 2011.” https://gizmodo.com/art-lebedevs-optimus-popularis-keyboard-gets-its-first-394357 That’ll give the Popularis a three-year gestation period, so we’re expecting a lot from this…

Kug Is A Mug That Boils Water Like A Kettle

A couple of guys in their early-20s came up with a product intended for arthritis sufferers, but instead have managed to excite a lot more people in the process. Yes, tea-drinkers can get excited too, especially by a mug/kettle mash-up. Originally created for their National College of Art and Design course in Ireland, Ben Millett…

Android 2.2, aka Froyo, Will Support USB Tethering and Create Wi-Fi Hotspots

Froyo has been on the cards longer than I can remember, but thanks to a TechCrunch exclusive we now know that Android 2.2 will also support USB tethering for data connection, plus be able to create Wi-Fi hotspots. Yep, Froyo looks to be all about the connections, but it will also have full Flash support…

Fujitsu’s All-In-One 3D PC Has Dual Cameras For 3D MSN Video Chat

It’s destined to become Fujitsu’s flagship PC this year (at least in Japan), and while full specs weren’t available what we do know about this all-in-one is that it requires passive glasses, and has dual cameras for capturing 3D video. While only a Japan release has been mentioned so far, we can probably expect a…

World’s Largest BlackBerry To Go On Show In Paris

Proof again that Paris gets all the best artworks in the world. It’s just not fair. As part of a Facebook campaign from BlackBerry, the two-storey-high phone will display messages and photos sent in by fans on Facebook. It will be on show outside the Beaubourg Esplanade in Paris from the 20th – 22nd of…

Sony CyberShot Digital Camera Innards Stuffed Into Old Film Leica Body

As evidenced by the video below, this piece of DIY hackery actually works. While the body isn’t a genuine Leica II camera (instead, a Zorki 1 clone), it goes nicely with the Sony DSC-WX1 innards built into it. The DIYers quite literally ripped the DSX-WX1 insides out and placed them inside the gutted Zorki 1…

PSP2 To Be Announced At E3, According To Publishers

Word on the street is that Sony will be announcing a proper sequel to the PSP in just a couple of weeks at E3. That’s right—we’re not talking something slimmer, more slidy-outy, or colorful. A true PSP2. UPDATE The rumors are emanating from within several gaming publishers, and with E3 just around the corner in…