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T-Mobile’s Hotspot@Home Reviewed (Verdict: Great Call Quality, Glitchy Handoffs)

Wireless Info took the T-Mobile Hotspot@Home Wi-Fi + Cellular service into their own Batcave (similar to ours when we played with it) and subjected it to all sorts of tests. The result? Equally good sound quality on both the cell network and Wi-Fi, but a slightly glitchy handoff when going from Wi-Fi to cell (cell…

Custom Optimus Prime Protoform Model is Cooler Than the Original

This was an off-the-shelf Optimus Prime model – “was” being the operative word – before a model-modder by the name of Pairadocs painstakingly repainted and modified it to create this “Optimus Prime Protoform.” It’s an amazing piece of craftsmanship and a straight-out badass model. Hit the jump to hear how he made it. I saw…

Sony and Waste Management’s Free “Take Back” Recycling Program Okay But Not the Best

It’s a green time for the electronics biz and today Sony has announced that they want to leapfrog the competition with their Sony Take Back Recycling program. They are teaming up with Waste Management’s WM Recycle America division to recycle your electronics, but this deal makes customers go to one of 75 physical locations—the bulk…

Sony PSP 2000 Up For Preorder on Amazon

The slightly thinner PSP 2000, or PSP Slim, is up for pre-order now on Amazon. The ship date is September 2007, so if you don’t want to fight the crowds in stores buying all those crazy good games for the Xbox 360 coming soon, you should probably order up now. [Amazon via Gay Gamer via…

Brando MP4 Watch II Is Movie Player, Voice Recorder, Personal Shield

Hold the new Brando MP4 Watch II like Dick Tracy and watch movies, record conversations, listen to music and even read e-books until you go blind. Hold its new 1.8-inch screen like Conan the Barbarian holds his shield and you will be able to defend yourself against all kinds of attacks. Jump for full specs…

Japanese Robo Crane Game Takes It Up a Notch

If you’re looking for another reason why Japan looks upon us like we look upon third world countries, take crane games. We have a robotic crane we control with a joystick, but Japan has a robotic ROBOT that they control with buttons. Players move the robot around to collect one of many cute dolls—one of…

Gettin’ the Beat Off With the Toshiba Gigabeat U-Series

Toshiba’s Gigabeat U-Series player is tiny—tinier than a Meizu, which is already pretty tiny. It holds 2 gigabytes of songs, has an FM Radio, comes with 30 days of free Yahoo Music and costs only $100. Not too shabby, eh? Check our gallery to see some close-up shots and how it stacks up with the…

Apple Patents Hideable Ports on Notebooks

Apple’s latest patent for laptops shows a collapsible port scheme that lets you hide and show connectivity ports when necessary. These ports—USB, Ethernet, Firewire—take up most of the room on the sides of laptops now, and if Apple ever gets around to releasing an ultra-portable notebook, being able to hide ports will be super useful.…

Dell has started their XPS Motherboard Exchange Program. [Dell]

Vestal Grenade Watch: All the Fun of Explosives Without All That Noise

This Vestal Grenade Watch will unquestionably get lots of giggles from all who see it, giving you that insouciant suicide-bomber look without having to undergo messy explosions and painful martyrdom. It’s sturdy, too, standing up to even the most demanding terrorist activities with its stainless steel housing, 30m water resistance, mineral face, leather cuff, and…

Boynq Releases a Pair of Unique-ish iPod Docks

A company called Boynq (not to be confused with Benq) is releasing some interesting-looking iPod docks. If unfamiliar, an iPod dock is a stationary speaker that you can place your iPod in to allow it to play music in a room without headphones. Apparently they’re all the rage. Anyways, the first, seen above, is the…

USB Stone is 4GB of Rock Solid Storage

Michael Leung, some designer, made this USB “Mass Storage Stone,” which holds 4GB of flash memory inside a rock. It started as a prototype in 2005, and it’s “in development” now to become a real product. Whether that will actually happen is anyone’s guess, but who wouldn’t want to carry around storage that you can…

Dealzmodo Update: Dell Cancels Zune Dealzmodo Orders

Our Dell Zune Dealzmodo where you could get a Black Zune for $104 seems to be totally canceled. Dell reneged on the deal because they attributed the price drop to an “internal system error,” and canceled all outstanding orders of the Zune player. So if you didn’t get in, don’t worry about it. And if…

PicoBotz Let You Build Your Own Robot on the Cheap

These $77 PicoBotz kits are the perfect thing to let the budding engineer (your kids) get their hands on some robotics. The “robot” has 180 programmable commands and operates in three modes, obstacle avoidance, sound repositioning mode, and line tracing mode. It also runs on two AA batteries, just like the Cylons from Battlestar Galactica.…

Axonix MediaMax Gets Cozy with Blu-ray and HD DVD

This Axonix MediaMax HD Entertainment Server is now HD DVD and Blu-ray friendly, loading up those disks and playing them in glorious 1080p in whatever room you’d like. The amazing thing is, the Axonix site says you can simultaneously play up to 30 movies (probably DVD quality) in different locations with the same server. The…

The Trouble With LCD TVs: Motion Blur and the 120Hz Solution

When I first saw LCD TVs in stores and at exhibitions years ago, I was like, WTF? Why would anyone buy these? They were blurry as hell—couldn’t everyone see that? Over time, the blur problem has subsided thanks to improved refresh rates of 8ms and less. But motion blur is not only caused by refresh…

Sizemodo: Helio Fin vs. Ocean vs. iPhone vs. HTC Touch

Here’s how the Helio Fin, the thinnest clamshell in the US, stacks up against other equally thin phones. As you can see, it’s pretty much the same thickness as the iPhone, which is amazing since the Fin actually flips open. It’s slightly thinner than the HTC Touch, and is dwarfed by the bulge-tastic Helio Ocean.…

Washing Machine/Air Conditioner Combo Saves Space, Chills Clothes

In Japan, space tends to be scarce. People live in tiny apartments, especially in the big cities, so every inch of space is valuable. That’s why something like this Toshiba TW-3000VE washing machine/air condition exists. Sure, it’ll clean your clothes, but it’ll also keep your closet-sized apartment nice and cool. It’s a brilliant idea, I…

Live Helio Ocean Fin Grope [UPDATE: Archive Video Up]

Noah unboxed this baby this morning, but I’m looking forward to tearing the back out of my Fin’s box right now. BTW I haven’t showered, yet, so don’t mind the bedhead. Hit the jump for the live video. UPDATE: Archive video of the hour-long grope is live.

Safer Football Helmet Sends Impact Data to Sidelines

A few of us here at the Giz spent quite a bit of time on the football field in our youth, and after one too many ditzy posts are wishing we would’ve worn a football helmet like this one when we were out there busting some asses on the gridiron. This high-tech helmet has sensors…