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Dell XPS One A2010 Leaked by the FCC, Reveals Optional TV Tuner and AV Input

Give a little wave to the XPS One A2010 from Dell, which got its first outing on the FCC website. The FCC also posted Dell’s system manual on their site, which reveals that the A2010 contains an optional TV tuner. What else do we know? It’s a fairly good-looking Asustek-manufactured desktop with Intel Core 2…

Vacations of the Future (1981)

The 1981 book School, Work and Play (World of Tomorrow) illustrates what the vacation of the future will surely look like. With robots and computers doing all of the work, your biggest dillema will be deciding what kind of margarita to order on your space colony retreat. Isn’t it great, living in the future? With…

How the World’s First All-in-One Beer Machine Works

Giz’s semi-goddess Sarah Meyers went to Maker Faire to admire all kinds of wonderful machines, and videotaped this straightforward demo of the workings of The Device, the first all-in-on beer machine. It’s our favorite by far, not because of its design or ingenuity, but because of what it makes: lots of different types of beer.…

HP Blackbird Gaming PC Dinged for Vista OS and Slow ATI Video cards

The Blackbird 002 by HP looked like the gaming PC to have, with smart design including that aluminum stand. Maximum PC just gave it a 7/10 score for two main reasons: Vista OS hurts its game performance, as does its SLI implementation hacked up to use twin ATI cards…slower ATI cards. Will Smith, EIC, says…

Must See: Lost

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Must-see by James Rocchi. Title: Lost Date: 2004-2007 Vitals: An airliner crashes on a remote Pacific island … and things just get weirder and weirder for…

Must See: V

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: V Date: 1983 Vitals: Human-looking aliens appear in big honkin’ spaceships asking for mutual cooperation. They subtly begin to take over the planet, and a resistance…

Must See: Star Trek Voyager

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. By Sherilyn Connelly. Title: Star Trek Voyager Date: 1995-2001 Vitals: In the fourth Star Trek series, a starship is tossed to the far side of the…

Must See: Battlestar Galactica

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Must-see by Jason Shankel. Title: Battlestar Galactica (1970s) Date: 1978-1979 Vitals: Human refugees of the Cylon war wagon train themselves across space with only the diaphanous…

Dell Unleashes the XPS 420 Desktop to Polite Applause

It appears that Dell is making an attempt to take on the likes of HP and Apple with the release of the XPS 420 —a rig focused on the multimedia enthusiast. Features include: Intel Core 2 Duo or Extreme processors, your choice of ATI or NVIDIA graphics cards, a max of 1TB storage, 1-4 GB…

Must See: Red Dwarf

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Must-see by Jason Shankel. Title: Red Dwarf Date: 1988-1999 Vitals: Science fiction situation comedy set in deep space. Grab a lager and a vindaloo and join…

Must See: Babylon 5

Must-see TV shows are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Must-see by Jason Shankel. Title: Babylon 5 Date: 1994-1998 Vitals: Crew of a diplomatic space station finds love among the polygons in the crossfire of galactic…

USB Cassete Archiver Converts Your Embarrassing Analog Music Into Embarrassing Digital Music

Have a collection of old cassette tapes lying around? Thanks to this USB Cassette Archiver you can kick out the old school jams once again in full digital glory on your MP3 player. Format conversion is a simple matter of installing the software on your PC or Mac and connecting the archiver via USB. I’m…

In preparation for Friday’s launch of Leopard, Apple has official ended bootcamp downloads. Windows partitions will continue to work, but BootCamp Assistant and driver updates will be kaput. [PC Advisor]

Not a Robot – A Fire Eater (1937)

This photo ran in the October 29, 1937 Chester Times (Chester, PA). The firefighter of the future is shown making his bow at a demonstration in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Garbed in an asbestos suit, this smoke eater walks undaunted into the flames, armed with a chemical pump which quickly subdues flames. The equipment is…

32GB ScanDisk Sansa View on the Way?

The recently released Sansa View may already in line for an upgrade if some leaked info on the ScanDisk website is anything to go by. The link revealed listings for devices with 8, 16 and 32GB capacities with the high end price topping out at $330. And since a 32GB Sansa View does not currently…

Playstation Eye Now Available

We have been telling you about the impending release of the Playstation Eye for some time now, but for those of you who have trouble remembering what month we are currently in, much less the release date of highly anticipated gaming peripherals, you will be happy to know that the Playstation Eye is now available.…

What Do You Want To Know About Leopard?

We already know what’s new in OS X.5, but is there anything you’re dying to know in the days leading up to Leopard’s launch? Let us know if there’s any particular feature or set of features you’re dying to see up close. https://gizmodo.com/whats-new-new-in-mac-os-x-leopards-300-feature-list-311244

PS3 Firmware v1.94 to Add DualShock3 Support?

According to Shacknews, the latest PS3 software update, v1.94, will add support for the upcoming DualShock3 rumble controller. The update will also include Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, the first PS3 game to take advantage of DualShock3. Apparently the rumble feature can be toggled by pressing the PS button in the middle of…

Leaked SlingCatcher Packaging Shots Reveal Specs?

Almost a year after catching wind of the SlingCatcher, The Tomo Report claims to have laid its on hands on pictures of the final packaging, which happens to splay the device’s specs. According to the box, it’ll require an HDTV, along with a USB 2.0 HDD or memory stick if you want to use SlingSync.…

EZ iPhone Apps with iFuntastic 4.6.1

In the shadow of the Leopard launch and Microsoft’s amazing earnings reports, a path to easy app installation on a modern iPhone running v1.1.1 firmware is out. iFuntastic allows for GUI jailbreaking of the phone and drag and drop of apps. Yea, I’m not getting into this until installer.app is a one click load. I’m…