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USB Engine Hub

Aside from Thanko, the craziest Japanese manufacturers we know of would probably be Solid Alliance. You know, the people who brought you the USB Food Hub? They’ve got a new hub out now called the USB Engine Hub. https://gizmodo.com/usb-food-hub-is-the-best-thing-weve-seen-all-week-252898 Not only is it a three-port USB hub, it actually makes engine noises and vibrates up…

Whoever Made This Has a Fever for Paintball

The weapons genius who created this gizmo to terrorize his friends in the paintball arena is, I’m sure, having a lot of fun. But is he happy? Does he have something else in his life apart from neon-splattered T-shirts that his long-suffering mother washes lovingly for him each week? Because, frankly, I wonder whether any…

The Wii Billiard Accessory

Wimote light guns, powergloves and more light guns we can see, but a billiard attachment? That’s right, for the low, low price of $13, you get a five piece screw-on pool cue attachment that will make jabbing at the air that much more pleasurable. https://gizmodo.com/wiimote-zapper-mashup-is-retro-awesomeness-272025 Plus, when you’re done playing pool and want to switch…

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This week at TreeHugger: Do you ever wonder which parts of your computer are using the most power and what you can do about that? Take this quiz to test your knowledge and improve your eco-IQ. We take a gander at the new book called “The Clean Tech Revolution”, which states, among other things, that…

Buy.com has the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet for $139. Regular price, almost $300. [Bargainist]

James Dyson Shows Giz His Airblade

Today, we caught up with revolutionary vacuum inventor and impresario James Dyson in a makeshift restroom at the AMC Theaters on 42nd St in New York. Dressed like an off-duty samurai, the smiley and recently knighted Sir James gave us a personal demo of his new hand-drying mechanism, the Airblade. Yes, you’ve seen it before—now…

First Artificial Life Zoo Scares Every Other Life-form Around

If you are going to Portugal on vacation you may want to avoid the Robotarium X, a large glass structure with 45 creepy robots living inside. They belong to 14 different species, from the Acrorhinomorpho to the Zoid, and they feed on human blood. Or maybe they feed on solar power and they just look…

Dvorak Compares iPhone to Hitler

There’s no question that our buddy Dvorak hates the iPhone, but comparing it to Hitler? I knew Hitler. Hitler was a friend of mine. The iPhone is no Hitler. https://gizmodo.com/dvorak-isnt-drinking-the-iphone-kool-aid-thinks-apple-248208 Hitler comparisons aside, John’s basing at least part of his hatred on the iPhone on his two buddies who talk about the iPhone nonstop (not…

Get $350 off a $1,499 HP Pavilion Laptop with coupon code NB1005. Rebate expires tonight, 11:59 PM. [Coupon Mountain]

Twister, world’s first 360-degree rotating display, needs no 3D glasses [Coolest Gadgets]

Mark Wilson Wouldn’t Give Up His Cellphone For Anything Less Than an Island

In an interview with ABCnews, Mark Wilson reveals that he would only give up his cellphone if he was given enough money to buy his own private island. I’m sure he was just being facetious, because I have it on good authority that he would give up much more for much less. In any case,…

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Edition Space Might Play Music From Another Planet

Edition Space is a fine furniture enclosure with speakers installed on the ends, and looks like it either came from the design studio of The Jetsons or from a Blade Runner salon. Either way, high-end Austrian speaker makers Trenner and Friedl promise the spindly looking console will “satisfy the most discriminating sonic demands.” Designed in…

Apple’s Three Ultimate iPhone Plans

We covered Apple’s three simple service plans this morning, but we didn’t touch on Apple’s top-tier voice plans. The only difference between these three behemoths and the ones we did cover are the minutes: 2000, 4000, and 6000, which go for $119, $169 and $219 respectively. You’d think for that price, Apple + AT&T would…

Sensosphere, Airline Cabin Chic

People spend gobs of money paying designers and decorators to gussy up their bedrooms, offices and living spaces, and make them more comfortable, but why should they stop there? After all, even on a blogger’s schedule you only spend 80% of your day in your room—why should the outside world be dull and boring? Enter…

Space Jet Interior Looks Better Than Most People’s Cribs

Remember the Astrium Space Jet post we did a couple of weeks ago? Well, here’s designer Marc Newsom (nice orange strides, Marc) showing off the rather stylish interior he designed. Just one thought, though. https://gizmodo.com/take-a-le-trip-into-space-a-snip-at-266-000-268752 How is the air hostess going to serve the cocktails and nuts after take-off? Marc Newson designs for the Astrium…

Sony Style to Include In-Store Tech Support

Good news! You can stop trying to fit that run-down Vaio or broken Playstation into the mail bin and instead drag them on over to Sony Style! Sony is firing up Backstage, its new in- store tech support service which will diagnose, repair or even hand out a fabled replacement if the problem can’t be…

Mopay Ready To Recycle Your Non-iPhone

If you happen to have an old cellphone sitting around collecting dust (or will in a few days, hint hint), why not get some cash for it and help the needy at the same time? Mopay is a British site that will buy your old phone for cheap, toss a few quid to charity and…

Will Switching From Another Carrier For iPhone Be “Easy As Pie”?

Looking over this morning’s press release about the iPhone’s easy iTunes activation, I noticed the following fine print: “Customers with existing AT&T accounts will have the option of keeping their existing phone number and upgrading their account to work with iPhone.” Naturally, my immediate question was, what about customers, like me, who have accounts with…

On Yer Bike with the iH85B, iHome’s iPod Speaker

Cyclists may be so excited by the iH85B, iHome’s waterproof and impact-resistant speaker unit with its ingenious design that hides iPods deep within its shiny black polycarbonate carapace. And the 99-buck unit is remote controlled, too, so you won’t find yourself wobbling across five lanes of traffic and into the path of an oncoming bus…