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Free iPhone Ringtones From Directly Inside iTunes 7.4

A MacRumors forum member discovered that you can actually get free ringtones directly inside iTunes by just changing around a file extension. All official purchased ringtones have the .M4R extension, so all you have to do is rename any AAC file to a M4R file to get it to show up in iTunes under Ringtones.…

Virgin Mobile Finally Gets a Phone With Bluetooth: UTStarcom Super Slice

Big ups to Virgin Mobile for finally picking up their first ever Bluetooth-equipped phone. Wait, they didn’t have a phone with Bluetooth until now? What? Anyways, the Super Slice, a follow-up to the Slice, is a .4-inch thick candybar that has sweet, sweet Bluetooth, plays MP3s and a variety of other audio formats and comes…

Matty Lovo is a Hero (and PS3 Owner)

Matty Lovo, the 9-year-old who singularly saved his passed-out dad’s life behind the wheel of a tractor, said he deserved a PS3 for his heroic display on national television. And despite his outspoken nature, it’s tough to disagree with the kid. Matty wasn’t falling into the Brady Bunch episode trap, asking for a whole store’s…

LEGO Stephen Hawking Takes Flight

In tribute to Hawking’s recent trip: “Space, here I come.” [brickshelf via boingboing]

Cellphones Aren’t Killing the Bees (A Deadly Virus Is)

No need to jump off of your phone call the next time you see a bee buzzing by. Cellphone use, or more specifically, cell towers are not what is decimating the US bee population. According to a new study, the cause is a disease called Israeli acute paralysis virus. The bug bug didn’t come from…

Apple Cupcakes, Not Made of Apples (Still Good)

We’ve posted a lot of gadget cakes in these parts, which is precisely why we’re so excited when someone takes it “to the next level.” In avant garde fashion, the likes of which we will not wrap our head around for years (possibly decades), Cakes By 2 Moms has created Apple-themed cupcakes—cakes that fit in…

Sponsors Ensure Functioning Toilets For All

My toilet was malfunctioning, but thanks to our sponsors, we’re back in business. Thanks Ask.com, AT&T, Audi, Bank of America, Best Buy, Cazadores Tequila, Chargepod, DLO, Mio, Netgear, Ricoh, Sprint, TiVo, Toto Washlet, Verizon, Verify, VW, and World in Conflict. We couldn’t last more than 5 hours without you. Help unclog our toilets. http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/announcements/advertising-with-gizmodo-219501.php

Korean Air Shows off its A380 Cockpit and Interiors After its Maiden Voyage

Korean Air is also the proud owner of a A380 and has released these pictures, following its inaugural flight. [Aving USA]

Autopsies of the New Nano and iPod Classic Show Glue, Plates

There’s nothing geeks like more than undressing stuff &mdash especially new Apple gear. Barely 24 hours after El Jobso unveiled his new iPod babies, iFixit got motherboard-deep into the new nano and classic versions. And this is what they found: The 80GB classic has a 3mm-thinner hard drive than its predecessor, the iPod video, and…

World’s Biggest Fake Fish Tank

A 250m by 30m LED screen has been installed in the ceiling of a new mall in Beijing. That’s an impressive 7,500 square meters of viewable area, and comes with an impressive $32 million price tag to match. It hangs 80 feet in the air, and is actually five screens combined. Check out a video…

USB Penguin Mouse is Sadly Not a Genetic Experiment

It’s a mouse. It’s $15. It’s not really geeky, but I guess Linux fanatics might want to gift it to their kids. Stats below. Interface: USB Mouse Structure: Optical Resolution: 800dpi 2-button mouse with scroll wheel. Ergonomic design, comfortable control. Latest optical tracking engine for pinpoint accuracy. Optical sensor stays precise on the most surface…

Show off your Fancy Fretwork with the Air Musician Game

Air Musician is some sort of Air Guitar toy, courtesy of those nice people at Sega. Not quite sure how it works, but who cares when it plays Deep Purple, Lenny Kravitz and (sic) AaroSmith? Fun, 15 bucks and three colorways *twiddles left-hand fingers in air and makes O-face*. [Megahouse via TokyoMango]

Twisted ReadyBoost Drives From Apacer

Vista’s ReadyBoost feature is a great way to cheaply upgrade your computer, but for laptop users it’s not so convenient. Having a flash drive constantly plugged in is awkward because they stick out at a right angle to the case. These new drives from Apacer can twist to lay flat against the laptop, which is…

Taiwanese Guy Turns his Mobile into Fully-Functioning Transformer-Phone

Some people are just too clever—like this Gundam fanboy who, in his first ever mod, changed his MOTOROKR E6 into no less than a Transformer. And the killer fact is that the phone still works. Check the gallery below. Perhaps if I ask him nicely, he’d be able to transform my cruddy RAZR into an…

Meerkats – Better at Acting in Nature Shows than Photography

Ian Turner is a zookeeper at Longleat Safari Park. He is also rather forgetful. After taking some pictures of his meerkats for a new zoo brochure, he left his Canon EOS in their enclosure. Apparently the alpha male, Monty, secretly harbors a gadget obsession, and jumped at the chance to snap a few shots of…

Flowers by Alice (Part 4, 1992)

According to part 4 of Flowers by Alice, in the future, all brides are ditzy Valley Girls with neck spasms. Be sure to check out part 6 of the concept video Connections for AT&T’s version of wedding planning in the future. See also:Flowers by Alice (Part 1, 1992)Flowers by Alice (Part 2, 1992)Flowers by Alice…

IvanAnywhere Robot Sits At Work For You

IvanAnywhere is an office robot designed by computer programmer Ivan Bowman to occupy his spot at the office while he lounges at home. Instead of merely chatting online with coworkers, Bowman has equipped IvanAnywhere with a camera and touchscreen computer so that he can video chat in real time. IvanAnywhere is fully mobile and moves…

TiVoToGo and Multi-Room Viewing are coming to Series 3 and TiVoHD boxes in November. [TiVo Community]

Smile Measuring Software Helps You Smile To Full Capacity

Don’t you hate accidentally smiling at 17% capacity and having no one tell you? Omron has released what they’re calling “Smile Measurement Software,” which tells you what your smile factor is on a scale of 0 to 100%. The software uses 3D face mapping technology to, “ensure accurate smile detection and measurement even when the…

Vudu Video Wonderbox Picture Walkthrough and Review: Just Short of Wonderful

Rather than just tell you what’s great (and terrible) about the hot new Vudu video-on-demand box, I thought I’d show you, so come on… The setup experience is so amazingly simple, it makes TiVo look complex. (Of course, compared to what this simple, broadband-connected video server does, TiVo is complex. Speaking of TiVo, Vudu’s remote…