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The Best Watergun is Buzzbee’s Water Warriors Tarantula

Slate’s Chad Lorenz does an entertaining and technically sound review of modern water guns, choosing the Water Warriors Tarantula as his top choice for best-in-class accuracy, a 33-foot range, and 47-ounce payload good for 112 rounds per reload. This is all despite what I perceive as it’s major shortcoming: It’s electric. Let me explain. Compared…

The Worst Way to Launch a Console. Ever.

This is Peter Moore making the world debut announcement of the Halo 3 Xbox 360. Note the silence. Listen for the laughter. Groan as Moore tries to save it with an ill-timed “thank you.” This Halo 3 Xbox 360 could have been revealed so much better, but instead it was just thrown out at the…

Pink and Blue Xbox Controllers?

Pink and blue Xbox wireless controllers. Coming October for $50. Europe and Japan get light blue. Great. What’s next, matching wireless pacifiers?

Halo Themed Xbox 360

That green Xbox we saw earlier today with matching controllers, and Halo art all around. Launching with the game. It’s got gold trim. And a whooole lot of Halo accessories (below). It has an HDMI port (yay) but only a 20GB HDD (only the elite has the 120, which redefines it as the HD movie…

The iPhone’s Notes sync to your Desktop without a trace, but someone found out how to read them. [TUAW]

Schools on the Move (1982)

You’d need one hell of a permission slip for this field trip. Classes will never be boring on an airship traveling around the world! Imagine gliding over the Amazon River in South America or retracing Ulysses’ journeys through the Greek Islands. Picture what it would be like to hover over the Great Pyramids in Egypt…

Digg for iPhone live at digg.com/iphone [Digg]

Gizmodo Live at Microsoft’s E3 Press Event

We’re here, live from Microsoft’s E3 event. Here it is: live.gizmodo.com http://live.gizmodo.com/gadgets/frontpage/liveblogging-e3-5000536.php

What’s In Sony’s Bottle?

You know companies are always trying to wine-and-dine tech reporters, but this has to be the weirdest example. Tonight I received a package containing this bottle and nothing else. Clearly, the message on the label is the important thing: there’s a Sony VAIO event in New York City next week that I should attend. But…

Microsoft’s Paul Allen’s $12 Million Yellow Submarine

It appears Microsoft‘s co-founder is a big fan of things that sink. Obviously an avid Beatles fan, Allen’s latest toy is a fully functional 40-foot yellow submarine (not to be confused with a 40-foot Yello Sub, which would be an even worse investment). He’s now a member of a small, exclusive clique of ultra-rich underwater…

Supreme Edition Darth Vader Costume From Original Molds Really Wheezes

The Supreme Edition Darth Vader Costume is the full package: you get a jumpsuit complete with fake leather pants and sleeves (though the codpiece is real leather), Darth’s signature cape, and all of his armor cast from the original Lucasfilm molds. Our favorite part: the suit has a custom apparatus to mimic Darth’s breathing. It…

Microsoft E3 Liveblog, Right Here at 8:30PM PDT

Yes. It’s him. The one and only Jason Chen. Tonight he will be blogging live at the Microsoft’s E3 media event, which apparently will have lots of surprises starting at 8:30pm PDT. Right here. MS. E3. Live. Lot’s of bang bang. Hopefully. UPDATE: live.gizmodo.com

Dual-Action LapWorks Futura Is Like a Friendly Bear Trap For Your Lap

I don’t care how hot you are, your laptop is probably hotter, especially after a half hour of hard work. And if you’re like me, you literally use your laptop atop your lap half the time, and on a desktop the other half. That’s why I’m digging this LapWorks Laptop Desk Futura: it stretches open…

Actually, the iPhone Battery Will Last Longer Than 400 Charges

Click to viewSome good news for the iPhone’s battery. Everyone, including us, originally reported that the iPhone battery loses life after 300-400 charges, needing to be replaced. People were mad. The mainstream media picked it up, getting all huffy. Turns out, that’s bullshit. Apple’s site clearly says that the battery life “is designed to retain…

Philips TSU9400 Remote Control Features Massive LCD, WiFi

As home theater systems get increasingly complex, the standard issue remotes that come with each individual component just can’t get the job done. Philips‘ latest universal remote solution is the TSU9400, a palm-filling beast with a 3.7″ TFT color touch screen display that runs at a crisp 640×480 resolution. But can it run your entire…

Epson Premiere Ensemble, The Ultimate Do-It-Yourself Hi-Def Home Cinema System

Home cinema means high-def projector, surround-sound speakers, a booming subwoofer, and putting some custom installer’s kid through college. Epson knows projector setup is a pain, so it has developed the Premiere Ensemble a system that’s supposed to get you from in-the-box to in-the-couch in four hours. It’s not cheap: the kit that includes a 1080p…

Oooms USB Memory Sticks Made From Real Sticks

A decade ago, your average tree wanted to grow up to be a great novel. These days, trees are going high tech by offering their branches up as fodder to be transformed into USB flash drives. Oooms‘ creatively named Wooden Memory Sticks are crafted from hand-picked wood from the forests of the Netherlands. Match one…

Amazon Unbox Now Directly on TiVo, No PC Required

[Update] Living up to Amazon Unbox’s name and TiVo’s reputation, the two finally ditched the requirement of a PC to browse and select titles, and introduced a video-download service that exists entirely on the TiVo itself, allowing you to rent and buy movies and television shows. Movie rentals will range from $1.99 to $3.99, movie…

Belkin’s see-through Acrylic Case is leaving iPhones with dings and nicks, as the iPhone sits loose enough inside that small rocks or hard bits can get inside. [tnkgrl Mobile]

Belkin’s Three Truly Awesome USB Hubs Clip and Swivel

Belkin’s three new USB hub designs actually do something useful on top of hubbin’. From left to right, there’s the Swivel Hub and the Clip-On Hub, both with a planned price tag of $30, and then the Hub-To-Go at $50. The Swivel Hub has 4-ports and, well, swivels, allowing you to position as you please.…