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Church Gives Out iTunes Vouchers, God Is Tempted

What would convince your good selves to stop reading Gizmodo on a Sunday morning in favour of attending Holy Communion? A $15 iTunes voucher, you say? Church by the Glades, in Florida, hears you. In an effort to bribe new members, Church by the Glades will be handing out $15 iTunes vouchers to attendees of…

Unofficial Wii DVD Playback Now Available, Requires Modded Wii

It looks like DVD playback is finally available for Wii, but it doesn’t come from Nintendo and it will require you to have a modded console —like those Nintendo doesn’t want you to have. Team Symbiote’s hack looks simple, but requires you to start up from a CD and then change to the DVD. Not…

LEGO iPod Breaks LEGO Tradition By Being Uglier Than the Real Thing

I want to like this LEGO iPod. I really do. And I commend the builder’s efforts. But it completely saps all smoothness out of the iPod’s design, and not in a cool, disruptive LEGO way. Maybe I’m being too harsh. What do you guys think? Am I blind, or is it a little ugly? I…

24-inch Monitors For $299

We’ve got two great Dealzmodos for you for the weekend if you enjoy large monitors. Both Microcenter and Officemax has a deal on 24-inch monitors for $299. Microcenter’s is an Acer X241WSD for $399 – $100 rebate, and Officemax is a Soyo for no rebate. Both support 1920×1200 resolution, so if you’re itching to go…

The Red Ring of Death (Metal)

Too much Metalocalypse + red ring of DEATH = this video. [via Destructoid]

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III; Amazon Telling Tales?

Looks like Amazon are really spilling the Canon beans today. Up for pre-order now, is the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, details of which we first bought to you back in February. Pricing and specification after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-spills-full-details-on-canon-eos-40d-dslr-291027 The DSLR, (body only), is set to retail at $7,999. Given the spec the price does not…

After an initially patchy recovery through the weekend, Skype says all systems are go and running normally. [Skype Heartbeat] https://gizmodo.com/the-skype-outage-still-continues-but-skype-says-it-wil-290661

Amazon Spills Full Details on Canon EOS 40D DSLR

Further information on Canon’s hotly anticipated EOS 40D DSLR has appeared on an Amazon pre-order page. They say it’ll be released on September 20 with a $1299.99 price tag for the body, $300 less than the Best Buy leak suggested, though that now seems to be for the lens kit. They also spilled the alleged…

Reactiv Cyclist Protection Jacket Is Safe, Looks Cool(ish)

In London, cyclists are treated as second class citizens, a fact that inventor Michael Chen intends to remedy. For the whole of the cycling species, he has developed a terrific concept; the Reactiv Cycling Jacket, with integrated indicators and deceleration/acceleration warning lights. Hit the jump to see a video of it in action. The jacket…

Lunacalante Stereo Leaves CDs Naked

Hers Design have produced this chic, top-loading CD stereo for Metaphys, called Luncalante. The device, which is not yet in production, is distinguished by allowing the loaded CD’s bottom portion to protrude partially. Specifications are not available at present, but we like the idea a lot. I am hoping it will shed light on the…

Punish Bad Kids With The X-Game 360 And Powerstation 3

What do you get when you take awesome next generation consoles and mix them with a steaming pile of crap? The X-Game 360 and the Powerstation 3! These boxes were spotted in a store in Mexico, fortunately the prices where in pesos, so the $25 asking price may not have been to steep for the…

1000 Foot Wi-Fi Range Sounds Delicious, Probably Tastes Like Crap

Any device that claims to allow connection to wireless Internet with a 1000 feet range, we tend to label black magic. Regardless, the Wi-Fire by hField Technologies, apparently does exactly that. The boffins profess the secret lies within a powerful directional antenna that acts as a receiver with increased sensitivity. Further to this, bundled software…

DVD Boom Box Is Booming Marvellous

I was talking to a friend earlier, but that is quite enough showing off from me. Check out this DVD boom box from Go Video. The device packs in a 7″ LCD along with CD and DVD playback capabilities. To wow you even further it has an AM/FM radio too. The features themselves may not…

I-MU Vibro Speaker Lets You Feel Sound

Ladies, this is music to your naughty bits: The Vibro Speaker by I-MU will turn any flat, hard surface into a speaker, whilst you ignore said flat, hard surface and listen to the tunes. Thirty watts output is possible and the unit has on lead controls. The speaker has a standard stereo plug so you…

Tranquilizer Necklace; Be Annoying, Get Stabbed

Inventor Paolo Valletta would like to relieve you of your right to flying fear-free with what we have called his “Tranquilizer Necklace” concept. The diagram above displays a design for a deterrent against unruly behaviour during air travel. Essentially, the passenger would be required to wear the collar, which would be controlled remotely. If the…

Sony Aims for the Masses With Target-Exclusive Bravias

Even if Target isn’t so cozy with Sony as to sell Blu-Ray as its exclusive HD player, they’re buddy-buddy enough that Target’s selling some exclusive Bravia LCD sets through Target.com. Both are 720p, with the 26-inch model going for $800, and the 32-inch for $900; they’ll also be available in-store next month. https://gizmodo.com/next-gen-slapfest-hd-dvd-responds-to-blu-rays-target-e-282967 They’re both…

Graffonic Lets You Graffiti Without Being Arrested

Vandals beware your profession is in danger of becoming obsolete. The Graffonic art system utilises a surface that detects the path of lasers that are shone upon it. Once a laser is detected by the system a trace is made upon the corresponding area. This results in a cool interactive, electronic, spray paint display. Hit…

Zombie U-Boat 33 Still Trying to Sink Ships in English Channel

A German submarine from World War I is threatening to surface again after it sank 89 years ago. Unterseeboot 33 is lying in shallow waters directly below the world’s busiest shipping lane, and it is feared that, unless a salvage operation is launched, passing tankers, cargo and passenger ships could have an unwelcome run-in with…

The FCC auction of the soon-to-be-vacated analog TV spectrum that everyone wants a chunk of will go down Jan. 16, 2008. [Broadband Reports] https://gizmodo.com/columbia-professor-open-up-that-spectrum-mr-fcc-262309

AT&T Employees Get 10% Discount Off the iPhone

[UPDATE: Get your own Darth Vader iPhone wallpaper after the jump] AT&T may be burning money and forests with their 300-page bills, but boy can they be generous when they want to: according to a reader whose wife works at the Death Star, employees are now getting a whole ten (TEN!) per cent discount on…