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OS 10.4.10 Snap, Crackle, Pop

To Mac owners who have yet to upgrade to OS 10.4.10, you may want to wait a bit before slapping on the double digits. A huge thread worth of upgraders found themselves subjected to what has now been coined as “snap, crackle and pop” during audio playback. The problem seems to occur on multiple systems…

Rockband Drums Revealed

Some of you may not know about Rockband—but it’s the follow up to the Guitar Hero series in which instead of only playing guitar/bass tracks, a whole band of otaku can join forces to virtually rock. MTV believes it may be the new paradigm in experiencing music, just as their own product was 20 some…

Gizmodo <3 Our Readers

Hey everybody. You may have noticed that the site looks not great like dogshit smeared on the computer screen. In addition to tweaking the Giz style a bit, there are quite a few changes going on in terms of how we code, post…etc…more boring stuff…niner. Thanks for your patience, and especially to all those who…

PSP Update, Faster Processing

It’s been so long that we’d completely forgotten that the PSP was underclocked at release. With Sony’s 3.50 firmware update, the PSP’s processor will be upgraded from 266 to 333 MHz. This slight boost in processing power will offer developers a bit more power to design for, though as most of our readers know, that’s…

Safari update 3.0.2 is out now. [apple]

Robotic Venus Flytrap

The Fly Catcher is an automated fly killer modeled after the Venus Fly Trap…or that plant from Little Shop of Horrors…we can’t be certain. The mouth is filled with a non-toxic substance that is irresistible to flies. When these flies/sometimes Jeff Goldblum creep in for their fix, one of two sensors is tripped and jaws…

A Car That’s a Grill

This Holden Monaro GTS is a classic car that’s been sacrificed for the greater good: the burning of animal flesh (and some corn). Our buddies at Jalopnik received some shots of this VBQ from its Australian home. The product is DIY work for the time being, but anyone who starts a business of quasi-mass production…

Men Talk More Than Women (on Cellphones)

For whatever stereotypes may have existed about women talking on the phone (which, incidentally, were always true in my household, growing up with an older sister while doing my best to phone-mac on the ladies myself)—are untrue as applied to cellphones. According to a recent Father’s Day survey by AT&T of 1,000 people, men are…

Finger Folder USB

What happens when Art Lebedev Studios puts a real folder on a device that holds virtual folders? You get a grade A Gizmodo post, that’s what. Well, that, and you get our minds started on philosophical topics like the nature of existence, the authenticity of a copied product and the relative timespan in which we…

Black iPod Shuffle?

Is Apple releasing a new black iPod Shuffle?? In one word, no. While this black iPod Shuffle is a real product, it’s “assombled” in China by an unlicensed OEM. Still, we appreciate the fine attention to detail in the packaging (minus spelling) and the $14 price. Is it possible that Apple is charging a ridiculous…

Apple Becomes Third-Largest US Music Retailer

Apple has become the country’s third-largest music retailer, bitch-slapping Amazon aside for the bronze. With a 10% market share, Apple sits close behind #1 retailer Wal-mart (15.8%) and #2 Best Buy (13.8%). All findings were recently reported by NPD Group and are based upon their survey of 400,000 people age 13 and older. Preemptive strike:…

Splitfish PS3 Mouse Controller is shipping [splitfish]

Paleo-Future Wallpaper

A few blogs mentioned that they liked “Going to the Opera in the Year 2000” so much that they were using it as their desktop wallpaper. With that in mind, I’ve uploaded 3 different wallpaper designs in a variety of sizes. I haven’t yet blogged about the first image but it may be one of…

Daily iPhone Update Pill (Chewable!)

iPhone obsessed? Me too. Here’s a quick and easy guide to all of the fanboy deets that were discovered in the last day or so. •Definitely will be sold online via Apple Store. Some sites didn’t know which, but Apple just updated. (duh, but this is a roundup.) [Apple] •Contract cancellation fee will be $175.…

Gizmodo Transformed into Gizmodo Prime

Somehow, when I put on that Transformer Helmet this morning, it turned Gizmodo into Gizmodo Prime. Biew Biew Biew! Bugs? Email [email protected] with Bug, Browser, OS, and screenshot if you know how, and bug description in the subject line, with details in the body. GizmodoBots, Roll Out. UPDATE: Thanks for sending in tips, please keep…

Better Watch Out, iPhone Coverage is Kicking Into Overdrive

Yeah that’s right, 3 posts in-a-row about the iPhone. We’re just that crazy! This is just an early warning for those of you that are completely sick of hearing about the iPhone. You better stay far, far away from Gizmodo over the next week. Or you could just go here, and every last iPhone related…

Want an iPhone: Pay a Bum to Wait In Line

Ever since we waited in line for a PSP only to find out you could still get them the next morning, we haven’t exactly been thrilled about camping out. But being the gadget freaks that we are, we still want them. What’s a geek to do? Pay someone else to do it of course! There…

iPhone Campout Maps: SF, NY, Pasadena

Gripskipper, our sister blog dedicated to wandering the world has mapped out guides for those camping out for iPhones. They’ll show you where the nearest food, coffee, WiFi, bathrooms, lodging are in relation to Apple Stores across the country. Here we’ve got a 5th Avenue NYC Store (“The Cube”) and SF’s Stonestown (“Half Way to…

iPod Bikini Makes Perfect Sense

Hey lay-deez! Don’t you wish there was some way to control your iPod other than your iPod? Specifically when you’re sunbathing in a bikini? Well, good news. Now there’s a bikini with built-in iPod controls that may or may not electrocute you if you try to swim in it. Its perfect for those days where…

Steam-Powered Car Goes 200MPH, is Steampunk Batman’s Ride

This crazy Batman-esque steam-powered car is an entry to the British Steam Car Challenge, which intends to both break the land speed record for steam records and give a lot of people steam burns in the process. This entry has four boilers and can go up to 200MPH in the Utah Salt flats, some of…