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Ultraser Whiteboard Eraser For Engineers and TAs

You haven’t spent most of your day drawing, then erasing crap on whiteboards unless you’ve been a TA or a software engineer. We’ve been both, so this Ultraser design is the best thing we’ve seen in the “whiteboard” design department in a while. All it is is a handle that you shove a standard whiteboard…

Gadgets Jason Chen Nov 9 '07

Samsung Retreating from Japan, Ending Consumer Sales

With sales in Japan amounting to less than one percent of its total sales, Samsung has decided to pull back from the land of ramen vending machines due to “poor profitability.” As of the end of the October, Samsung’s no longer selling any of its consumer products in Japan, though it’ll continue to sell computer…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Nov 9 '07

Microsoft Surface Table Delayed – Picky Customers to Blame

Unfortunately for electronic table fetishists everywhere, you won’t be able to walk into a restaurant, a casino or a retail outlet and play with a Microsoft Surface table until spring of next year. Why isn’t it surfacing until then? Partners. Partners who need Microsoft’s help to build custom apps to fit Harrah’s, Sheraton and T-Mobile…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 9 '07

HP MediaSmart Server Arrives Looking Hunky… Yet Chunky (Gallery)

After a very long wait, the FedEx man has finally delivered the HP MediaSmart Server. Chen gave you a look at a Windows Home Server last week, so you got a feel for the basic software package. Now we’re taking it to the consumer level: HP’s is the first fully configured official WHS product out…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Nov 9 '07

HRex Robot Can Conquer Any Terrain with Manic Thrashing

The adorable Boston Dynamics RHex robot uses a combo of legs, wheels and paddles to cover pretty much any terrain, water included. It looks like some sort of frantic animal as it thrashes around in the grass and the sand, but it manages to make it through every time. Lil’ RHex is remote controllable from…

Tech News Adam Frucci Nov 9 '07

Clear DS Lite Cases Show Off Your DS’s Innards With Style

If you want a fancier DS Lite case but don’t want to buy a new one branded with Zelda or Nintendogs, you can pick up one of these Ghost Cases and mod it yourself. For $20 you have your pick of a number of transparent colors, allowing the guts of your DS to be seen…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Nov 9 '07

TV Makes You Kill in “The Signal”

The Signal is an upcoming flick (Feb 2008) about a TV signal that gives you “the crazy” and makes you murder people in creative ways that Hostel director Eli Roth could only dream of. Directed by three different people working in the low-budget, buckets-of-ironic-blood style popularized by Roth, The Signal follows in the footsteps of…

Movies Annalee Newitz Nov 9 '07

DivX CEO Slips, Says DivX Possibly Heading to Xbox 360

DivX’s brand new CEO, Kevin Hell, accidentally leaked some juicy info about their Xbox 360 plans when questioned at a JP Morgan conference. An analyst questioned Hell about the new media center extenders that have DivX and Xvid compatibility and whether the same functionality was coming to Xbox. Kevin replied, “Yes! that, uh, we’re in…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 9 '07

Winona Ryder Joins Trek Cast, Please Just Make The Damn Movie Now

Winona Ryder is the latest in a long line of actors to join the cast of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek rehash (as Spock’s mom!?), and at this point we get it. Yes, they are making a new Star Trek film. But we’ve heard more about casting these past few months than we have about the…

io9 Kevin Kelly Nov 9 '07

Weather Engineers Remove CO2 From Atmosphere, Stop Global Warming

Some Harvard scientists suggest that we could turn back the clock on global warming by sucking CO2 out of the air and de-acidifying the oceans. Says weather engineer Kurt Zenz House: The technology involves selectively removing acid from the ocean in a way that might enable us to turn back the clock on global warming…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 9 '07

Make the Office More Fun with SamePaperPlayAgain

Clement Eloy, creator of the infamous Hotdoll sex doll for dogs, has a new project. Unfortunately it doesn’t feature dogporn, but it’s still pretty cool. It’s called the SamePaperPlayAgain, and it’s a wastebasket designed to help you waste time as well as paper by making throwing things away a game. Take turns kickin’ stuff at…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Nov 9 '07

Lightning Round: Kangaroom Video Game Storage Unit

The Gadget: Kangaroom (whose cable organizers we’ve tested before) has a video game storage unit that’s designed to be a cheap and space-conscious alternative to an entertainment center to hold your games, controllers and console. It’s also stackable, so you can pile them on each other to form one giant storage center. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-kangarooms-cable-organizers-253387 The Price:…

Reviews Jason Chen Nov 9 '07

Kite Sailing Yacht Kitano Catches Steady Winds From On High

The higher the altitude, the faster and steadier the wind blows. That’s the concept behind this Kite Sailing Yacht Kitano, raising a kite high enough to catch winds that might not even exist at the water level. Designed by Stefanie Krücke, the yacht is big enough to pamper eight people in the lap o’ luxury.…

Tech News Charlie White Nov 9 '07

Venom Switchboard, a Cross Between Skis and Snowboard

Winter is coming and it’s just about time to hit the slopes, but are you having trouble deciding between downhill skiing and snowboarding? The Venom Switchboard is a cross between the two, and adds an aluminum steering bar for even greater control. This vehicle looks like it mixes together just the right amount of danger…

Tech News Charlie White Nov 9 '07

iPhone 1.1.2 Firmware: What You Need to Know

Click to viewThe iPhone 1.1.2 Firmware just hit last night while you were out shooting drugs into your eyeballs, but here’s what you need to know about it in the harsh, sober light of day. Long story short, you should wait until upgrading unless you’re Gérard Depardieu. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-firmware-1-1-2-sorta-out-320738 Availability: As of right now it’s still…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 9 '07

Awesome Chrome Motorcycle Ceiling Light with Working Headlight

This is one radical-looking lighting fixture. The Wild Thing Ceiling Pendant hangs on a pair of guy wires and makes you want to get your motor running. Its satin nickel/polished chrome frame holds a couple of medium-base lightbulbs, and its functional headlight lights up, too, packing an MR16 bulb inside. It seems kinda small in…

Tech News Charlie White Nov 9 '07

Circuit City Black Friday Ad Offers Best Deals So Far

The Best Buy Black Friday ad held a couple deals in terms of reasonably priced TVs and a $399 Sony laptop that’s sure to sell out before you even get in the store, but Circuit City has its own set of goodies for you to camp out for. https://gizmodo.com/best-buy-black-friday-ad-weve-got-the-dealios-320845 Here are only some the notables.…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 9 '07

Solid Gold Louis Vuitton Flash Drive Trimmed With Your Choice of Ostrich or Alligator

Luxe designer Louis Vuitton is designing a USB Flash drive for geeks who need a side of haute couture with their gadgets. The thumbdrive features a sexy curved body, and will be made of white or yellow gold with ostrich or alligator accents. Like the designer purses, the flash drive manages to incorporate Louis’ signature…

Tech News Hook Nov 9 '07

‘Abdominal Etching’ Provides a Six-Pack Without the Exercise

Do you want a hot set of washboard abs to impress the ladies with? Are you also much too lazy to actually do the sit-ups required to get them naturally? Good news, America! You can get “abdominal etching” done, a form of plastic surgery that gives you a six-pack without the work. For a mere…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Nov 9 '07

My Chopsticks Bra on Video Makes Me Hungry

Since we showed you the My Chopsticks Bra earlier this week, a video has surfaced, giving us a closer look at exactly how the “concept undergarment” works. The fact of the matter is, it doesn’t work; the bowls are just a decorative flourish instead of containers for real food. Indeed, there are chopsticks that are…

Tech News Charlie White Nov 9 '07

Ultraser Whiteboard Eraser For Engineers and TAs

Samsung Retreating from Japan, Ending Consumer Sales

Microsoft Surface Table Delayed – Picky Customers to Blame

HP MediaSmart Server Arrives Looking Hunky… Yet Chunky (Gallery)

HRex Robot Can Conquer Any Terrain with Manic Thrashing

Clear DS Lite Cases Show Off Your DS’s Innards With Style

TV Makes You Kill in “The Signal”

DivX CEO Slips, Says DivX Possibly Heading to Xbox 360

Winona Ryder Joins Trek Cast, Please Just Make The Damn Movie Now

Weather Engineers Remove CO2 From Atmosphere, Stop Global Warming

Make the Office More Fun with SamePaperPlayAgain

Lightning Round: Kangaroom Video Game Storage Unit

Kite Sailing Yacht Kitano Catches Steady Winds From On High

Venom Switchboard, a Cross Between Skis and Snowboard

iPhone 1.1.2 Firmware: What You Need to Know

Awesome Chrome Motorcycle Ceiling Light with Working Headlight

Circuit City Black Friday Ad Offers Best Deals So Far

Solid Gold Louis Vuitton Flash Drive Trimmed With Your Choice of Ostrich or Alligator

‘Abdominal Etching’ Provides a Six-Pack Without the Exercise

My Chopsticks Bra on Video Makes Me Hungry

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