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Pogo Stylus Tickles Your iPhone With More Precision

If you have fingers as big as chorizos and want to click with more precision on the iPhone, here’s the Pogo Stylus. According to the manufacturer the Pogo Stylus is the first device of this kind for the iPhone and “has been engineered using a patent-pending technology to simulate the touch of a finger on…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 1 '07

Tokyo Is No Longer One of Top 10 Expensive Cities

We write about Japan and its geek mecca Tokyo with some frequency here on Giz, which is why we found this recent census data so interesting. Tokyo slipped from the 10th most expensive city in the world to 13th, according to a survey by ECA International. The survey factors in the city’s price of things…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 1 '07

8GB Asus Eee PC Priced and Quasi-Dated

It looks like a Dynamism product listing has revealed about when the 8GB Asus Eee PC will be hitting store shelves and for just how much damage to your bank account. Listed for $499 as expected, the tiny laptop featuring 8GB of flash storage and 1GB of RAM will be shipping in mid to late…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 1 '07

iPhone Dev Team to Open Source Free Unlock Software

Click to viewIn an effort to keep up with Apple’s changes at a faster speed, the iPhone Dev Team is considering open sourcing AnySIM, the free unlocking solution for the iPhone. In an exclusive talk with Gizmodo, iPhone Dev Team member Sam said that this move could “open a lot of possibilities for the future,”…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 1 '07

Nintendo Wii Admits PS3 Four-Week Defeat in Japan (Kind of)

Ah, the irony: a reader sends us this screenshot of the Nintendo Wii News channel admitting its own four-week “defeat” against the Sony PlayStation 3. It’s either that a) the channel editors feel they are not being paid enough, b) that Nintendo doesn’t give a damn about giving the losing side some respite, c) nobody…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 1 '07

Advertising in the Near Future (1885)

While almost all of science fiction is a direct comment of the time in which it was created more so than a prediction of the future, paleo-futurism is more often a direct prediction of the future. This image of “advertising in the near future,” while not science fiction, is clearly more a comment on the…

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 30 '07

EA Chief Says Black Friday Completed Next-Gen Console Transition

Two years after the Xbox 360 kick-started the next-gen console race on a Black Friday week, EA chief John Riccitello says this year’s Black Friday completed the transition to the (now) current-gen consoles: “It’s been the longest, hardest transition in the history of the industry…Last Friday marked one of those points where you can say…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 30 '07

Is It a Soccer Ball or a Remote? Actually, It’s Both

Soccer may not be the most popular sport in the US—but don’t tell that to millions of minivan-driving suburban mothers. Chances are, the kids they are constantly hauling back and forth to practice would love this soccer ball remote. Not only will it handle your TV, DVD and satellite controls, it is also a full-size,…

Television Sean Fallon Nov 30 '07

Lady Wasteland Kicks Ass After the Apocalypse

Tonight a new post-apocalyptic Web TV show launches with a bang — or maybe that’s a whimper. Lady Wasteland tells three interconnected stories about life after a mysterious force brings down civilization. There won’t be any guys in tankers searching for spam here. Show creators Mark Rouche and Greg Demchek say they were inspired by…

Television Annalee Newitz Nov 30 '07

Bluetooth Wristband: Better Than the BlueQ?

This is not the first time we have come across a wristband that alerts you to incoming calls. Some of you may recall the BlueQ from earlier this year. It worked—but not all that well. Could this device, dubbed the LM957, be a better alternative? According to the product site, the LM957 will not only…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 30 '07

‘X-Files 2’ Seeks Alien Gynecologist

Sides for the X-Files movie sequel surfaced on the web today, and they’re casting for the part of a gynecologist who likes to stick alien fetuses into women. While we’re all for more Mulder and Scully finally getting it on, we sure hope Scully doesn’t end up with one of these things in her uterus.

io9 Kevin Kelly Nov 30 '07

The FCC Cuts Comcast Off at the Knees

Comcast is pissed. Per the FCC’s latest vote, it can’t provide cable to more than 30 percent of the country. It has a 27 percent market share right now with 26.2 million subscribers. With the FCC’s 30 percent market cap, it can add fewer than 3 million new subscribers before it hits the wall, pretty…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Nov 30 '07

Upside-Down XBox 360, Sofas Kill Fat Children

According to the Health Care System Foundation, a lack of diet and exercise combined with a sedentary lifestyle (that includes playing an upside-down Xbox 360) leads to childhood obesity and an untimely death. Yeah, the kid is definitely fat—but if I were his parents I would be more worried about the fact that he is…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 30 '07

PS3 HD Video on Demand Service Crashes Into Japan Next Year

The PS3’s still got a long ways to go to catch up to the Xbox 360 in the online space, and their next step toward it with an HD VOD service seems kind of lackluster. It’s launching next year in Japan only. And the launch content seems pretty anemic unless you’re into cars and racing:…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Nov 30 '07

Hack a Neuros to Play Nice With TiVo: $3500 and Simultaneous Mobile Recording Will Be Your Reward

This isn’t the first time someone has offered a bounty to hack the Linux-based Neuros OSD, but if successful, this hack could have some very interesting implications. The goal is to get the Neuros to piggyback on the TiVo’s recording schedule and make MPEG-4 recordings that can be simultaneously transferred onto a portable device like…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 30 '07

DIY Can Cooler Upgrade For Even Frostier Brew

The CoolIT USB beverage chiller is certainly one of the more common gadgets of this type on the market, but it does have one major flaw. The fact that the bottom of the can is the only area that comes in contact with the cooling element can result in a drink that is less than…

Tech News Sean Fallon Nov 30 '07

Pepsi and Amazon Giving Away 1 Billion MP3s

The Great Pepsi MP3 Giveaway returns, but this time with…Amazon? Yup. Starting Superbowl Sunday (Feb. 3), Pepsi’s stuffing 5 billion bottles of Coke soda with download codes, but you need five of ’em to get a free song. That’s right, there will be no casual Pepsi drinkers getting free songs on Pepsi/Amazon’s dime—which is about…

Commerce Matt Buchanan Nov 30 '07

$250 Flat Fee Producers Offer Writers Guild for Internet Distribution Is Way Lame, Still Screws Writers

The Writers Guild strike languishes on: Heroes ends for the year next week. In a bid to end our suffering, the producers’ trade group has made a “groundbreaking” offer to the Writers Guild, grandiosely titled the “New Economic Partnership.” The deal’s a mind-blowing less-than $250 flat fee for an hour-long show to be re-broadcast on…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Nov 30 '07

The Best iPhone Book Ever Is Now Shipping

If you’re planning on buying or gifting an iPhone or an iPod Touch this Christmas, might we suggest the book How to Do Everything With Your iPhone to go along with? It’s got lots of tips, tricks, and will even teach you how to jailbreak and SIM unlock your iPhone. Oh, and did we mention…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 30 '07

Freakishly Huge Algae Bloom in London

Massive algae blooms killed seals, birds and sea lions on the California coast earlier this yea because algae exudes a toxin called domoic acid. When these blooms got out of control, aquatic animals would ingest the toxin because the fish they eat had been nibbling on these super-blooms. But those algae blooms were nothing compared…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 30 '07

Pogo Stylus Tickles Your iPhone With More Precision

Tokyo Is No Longer One of Top 10 Expensive Cities

8GB Asus Eee PC Priced and Quasi-Dated

iPhone Dev Team to Open Source Free Unlock Software

Nintendo Wii Admits PS3 Four-Week Defeat in Japan (Kind of)

Advertising in the Near Future (1885)

EA Chief Says Black Friday Completed Next-Gen Console Transition

Is It a Soccer Ball or a Remote? Actually, It’s Both

Lady Wasteland Kicks Ass After the Apocalypse

Bluetooth Wristband: Better Than the BlueQ?

‘X-Files 2’ Seeks Alien Gynecologist

The FCC Cuts Comcast Off at the Knees

Upside-Down XBox 360, Sofas Kill Fat Children

PS3 HD Video on Demand Service Crashes Into Japan Next Year

Hack a Neuros to Play Nice With TiVo: $3500 and Simultaneous Mobile Recording Will Be Your Reward

DIY Can Cooler Upgrade For Even Frostier Brew

Pepsi and Amazon Giving Away 1 Billion MP3s

$250 Flat Fee Producers Offer Writers Guild for Internet Distribution Is Way Lame, Still Screws Writers

The Best iPhone Book Ever Is Now Shipping

Freakishly Huge Algae Bloom in London

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