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How To Install an Internal 3G Card in the Asus Eee PC

Click to viewHardware hacking genius and electromagician JKK has published a video tutorial showing how to add an internal 3G HSDPA card to the Asus Eee PC, allowing you to connect at high speeds to the internet from anywhere in the world with 3G cellphone coverage. We talked with JKK, and according to him “it…

Dealzmodo: T-Mobile Waiving Activation Fee Until 12/31

A hot little birdie just told me that T-Mobile is waiving all activation fees (usually $35) for new customers from tomorrow (12/28) until the end of the year. If you’ve been waiting for whatever reason to switch to the Tee Mobe, now’s the time (to save 35 bucks). In addition to that, the Samsung Beat…

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There are a lot of ways to consume io9 RSS feeds. First, there’s the regular RSS feed that will give you every piece of crunchy goodness we post every day. For that, subscribe to our full feed (with ads) or a partial feed (without ads). But there’s more! But you can also get more creative.…

Are Apple Stores a Retail Utopia?

Is going into an Apple Store like entering some sort of Pleasantville where everyone is happy and things are always perfect? The New York Times seems to think so. According to a recent article, customers are enchanted by “relentlessly smiling employees,” interesting architecture, and an atmosphere that feels like more of an event than a…

Lightning Review: Belkin 2-in-1 HDMI Switch

The Gadget: Belkin’s 2-to-1 HDMI Switch that’s not only small and IR-remote controlled, it’s also self-powered—meaning you won’t have to take up another slot on your already crowded home theater power strip. The Price: $54.99 The Verdict: Fantastic. We tried it on both an upscaling DVD player and a PlayStation 3 and noticed no signal…

Chair Lifts and Separates Your Butt Cheeks For Maximum Comfort

The makers of this unique looking Ayur Chair claim that it can provide “perfect lumbar support while ergonomically lifting and separating your butt checks for optimum comfort.” Since I have never sat in one, I can’t really back up this claim. However, I can see how it would be beneficial when you have a serious…

Digital Foci Set To Launch 3 New “Image Moments” Digital Frames

Digital photo frames might not be the most exciting gadgets on the planet, but they’re one of those products everyone can get into —even Grandma. So lets get to the newness, shall we? Digital Foci is set to introduce three new frames at this year’s CES. The best of the bunch is definitely the Image…

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GPS Jesus Nabs Christmas Thief

Just before Christmas we learned that a baby Jesus statue in a Bal Harbor Florida nativity scene was being equipped with GPS to ensure that a theft earlier in the month would not be repeated. Apparently, a similarly equipped statue from a nativity in Wellington Florida actually resulted in the arrest of 18-year-old Danielle Santino…

Road to CES: What Do You Want to See?

Now that you know what CES is and why some of us go, here’s a question for you: What do you want to see? We already know that there’s going to be a big-ass TV there (and you can bet we’re going to cover the hell out of it), but what are you interested in?…

Dragon Bike is Perfect for Chinese Food Delivery

The “Dragon Bike” is the latest creation from famed bike artist Jay Broemmel—and it would undoubtedly turn some heads if you were to ride it down the street. Broemmel even added some special touches in the form of Blue LED headlight eyes that move when you turn the handlebar and a jaw that bites down…

Yamaha’s Flagship YSP-4000 Soundbar…In My House (Verdict: Sounds Great, Hard to Place)

Click to viewIn Yamaha’s CEDIA booth, their flagship surround sound bar, was audio magnificence amidst the din. In my house, the sound was big and lively, but I ran into some problems, too. https://gizmodo.com/yamahas-ysp-4000-flagship-surround-bar-does-upscaling-288971 The Skinny: The YSP uses 40 1-inch drivers individually powered and controlled to steer sound beams. This is based off the…

USB Dog Tags Shipping Now, Still Overpriced

Remember those Olinari Silver USB Dog Tags we showed you back in August? The ones that looked extremely nice but cost about $200 too much? They’re shipping now for the price of $349 (with 2GB USB) and $319 without. We really want one of these, but for $349 we’ll stick with going bare chested. Gallery…

We Are Animals, Says Mr. Edison (1910)

The January 28, 1910 Decatur Review (Decatur, Illinois) ran portions of an interview with Thomas Edison titled, “We Are Animals, Says Mr. Edison: Inventor Predicts Cheaper Clothing and Less Manual Labor.” The entire piece appears below. In an interview published in the Independent, Thomas A. Edison speaks of future inventions and refers to the problem…

Windows Home Server Corrupts Data When Saving From Certain Apps

We’ve had nothing but good luck in moving files to and from our Windows Home Server machine in Windows Explorer, but there’s a data corruption bug present that will kill your data if you’re writing stuff over the network directly from certain apps. The apps? Outlook, OneNote, Vista Photo Gallery, Live Photo Gallery, Money and…

Japanese Masturbation Bot Takes Top Prize

A Japanese robot arm that can pick up 120 items per minute off of a moving conveyor belt took top prize at Japan’s Robot of the Year awards yesterday, swishing its arm back and forth in a gesture we think we may have seen before. The robo-arm analyzes items before snatching them up and depositing…

Sneaky UK Traffic Cameras Suffer the Wrath of MAD

People just don’t like being spied upon. If you live in the UK, you’re certainly familiar with those autonomous traffic cameras lurking around every corner that catch you speeding or running traffic signals, and then tattle to the police, resulting in a traffic ticket in your mailbox. A group called MAD (Motorists Against Detection) has…

Question of the Day: HDTV or SDTV?

Although we write about HDTV and HD content all day like all of us have it (because most of us editors do), some of our readers actually don’t. We want to find out how exactly how many of you make up this group of resolution-deprived bastards. Vote, and then tell us exactly what type of…

Swiss Death Star Is Answer To Global Warming

This starship-shaped building is designed to rescue the Swiss Alps from the effects of climate change. The region hopes this silver luxury resort, with its one Cylon-esque red eye, will help it attract visitors after there’s no more snow to ski on. The Intercontinental Resort in Davos opens in 2010, but here’s a mock-up from…

Interview With the Guitar Hero Christmas Lights Guys (With Bonus Videos)

We just talked to the two guys responsible for the Guitar Hero Office Christmas Light Extravaganza and asked them to elaborate on the process of creating such a badass light show. The two guys, Kyle and Colin Bryson, have been using equipment from National Instruments to make automated light shows already, and just took it…