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Apple TV with 160GB Drive Now Shipping

As announced in a press release yesterday, the Apple Store today offers an Apple TV with a 160GB hard drive selling for $399, $100 more than the 40GB model. Apple says it can hold “up to 200 hours of video,” but could this be a sign that 720p downloads of movies and TV shows are…

More on the iTunes Plus High Quality, 256kbps Bitrate Tracks

If Charlie’s take on the iTunes Plus songs wasn’t enough for you, then check out our own Wilson Rothman’s piece in the NYT about the same subject. https://gizmodo.com/listening-test-compares-itunes-plus-to-itunes-128kbps-264617 Not to spoil anything, but Wilson and his two test partners could hear a difference between 128kbps and 256kbps on his medium to medium-high end speaker setup.…

1999 A.D. Intro (1967)

In the future, kids will be so dumb that they’ll forget the year (and spooky music will swell on cue). How does the computer know everything? I mean like how . . . I mean like, how many times to exercise and all? You can find 1999 A.D. on the DVD Yesterday’s Tomorrows Today, released…

The Air-Ship or One Hundred Years Hence (1908)

It saddens me greatly to read about films that are forever lost to deterioration. The 1984 book Yesterday’s Tomorrows by Joseph J. Corn and Brian Horrigan mentions a film that was released in 1908 under the title The Air-Ship or One Hundred Years Hence. The ad below advertised the film, giving it second billing to…

Live Rumble: Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs vs. Swisher vs. Mossberg

Click to view7:15 The show is about to start, and I’ve got major butterflies. Fingers don’t fail me. 7:19: No one’s on stage, but there’s a video on screen, of the Macintosh dating game. The year is 1983, and Microsoft needs Apple to make half its revenue. Jobs is introducing Bill, and Bill has scripted…

Steve and Bill…in Pirates of Silicon Valley

Bill and Steve go on stage in about 30 minutes or so. And before they start pulling each other’s hair, and before Walt starts dancing around these two with tough questions, I’d like to take this moment to remind you of Pirates of Silicon Valley, the made-for-TV, unauthorized 1999 “docudrama” of how Steve got rich…

Xbox 360 Firmware Hackers Release New Version, Bypasses Ban Checks

The latest shots in the Microsoft vs. Xbox 360 console hacker war have been fired, and this time it’s Microsoft who took one in the chest. After banning a bunch of Xbox 360s with modded firmware DVD drives earlier this month, the company’s ban checks have just been defeated by a new version of the…

Listening Test Compares iTunes Plus to iTunes 128kbps

Click to viewToday is a big day for music downloaders, because iTunes is finally offering DRM-free music for your listening pleasure. To sweeten the deal, each also has a lighter AAC compression applied to it, 256kbps instead of iTunes’ customary 128kbps. Called iTunes Plus, it’s available now, and all it asks is an extra 30…

LiveScribe Smartpen

The LiveScribe Smartpen is about to make its appearance at the D conference, but we wanted to remind you about the coverage we did last night. Hop on over to this post and see for yourself. It’s no smart table, but a smart pen’s not too shabby either. https://gizmodo.com/livescribe-smartpen-links-your-scribbles-with-audio-not-264302 LiveScribe [Gizmodo]

Meeting Steve Jobs

I bumped into Steve Jobs in the hall a little while ago, on the way to lunch at All Things D. He’s taller than I thought he would be, and pretty tanned. Hawaii. I go to introduce myself and then think that he’s probably busy and doesn’t want to be mobbed. I go get some…

MLB Calls Foul on Slingbox Placeshifting, Pitches the “L” Word

For being “America’s favorite pastime,” the MLB is apparently populated by a bunch of whiners. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Esq., the league’s legal vultures have begun circling around Slingbox because of its ability to placeshift games. Yeah, that’s right. When you’re on the road and just want to catch your home team’s game via…

Cellphone Cellphone Straps: Volume 8

You’ve seen the cellphone charms that look like a miniature version of your actual phone before, but Strap-ya’s just released a new batch of phones for your miniaturization needs. https://gizmodo.com/the-cellphone-cellphone-charm-210722 Most of these phones are Japanese, but we do see a couple RAZRs and possibly some Sony Ericssons in there too. All of them actually…

Solar Powered LED Tent Houses Six, Provides Eight Hours of Light

The only time we’ve been camping is, well, never, so this solar powered LED tent isn’t quite for us. But those of you who like to get some outdoors time with your family yet still want to keep enough light to play some Go Fish at night should look into this LED tent. It’s $230,…

Sushi Robots Will Destroy Us All, Make Delicious Sushi

We’re not sure this these sushi robots are for “home use,” but who wouldn’t want their own mechanical man making sushi for them? The various rice-ball-forming machines make anywhere from 850 balls an hour up to 1200 balls an hour, and the various parts of the sushi robot lineup make 2000 to 3000 pieces an…

How to Comment: Avatars

Hey folks! You know those avatars that haven’t updated in forever on your Gizmodo comments? They’re fixed! Yep, you can go ahead and go to your profile (see here for instructions), change your avatar, and it’ll finally show up next to your comments. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-comment-tools-263930 Still don’t know how to comment? Here’s how: 1) Click on…

How to Expedite Geek Squad Issues the Consumerist Way

Giz readers (or their families) have probably had more than a few dealings with Best Buy’s Geek Squad, so that’s why we’re pointing you to this consumerist post on how to get stuff resolved. The Geek Squad CEO dropped them a line on how to get your service-issue complaint directly to him and other execs…

Vehicle Gauge Racing Sim Hardware Mod

If you are a racing sim junkie, like this guy, this mod is sure to make your ears perk. Actual, real in-car gauges were removed from a vehicle and somehow, someway modded to connect to a PC via USB and actually function with a racing wheel and pedals. From the discussion over at YouTube it…

CD to iPod Ripping iLoad Reviewed (Verdict: Only For People Who Hate Computers)

The only type of person who would use the iLoad by Wingspan is the person who either hates computers or doesn’t know how to use them. The device takes in your iPod, then rips CDs into digital form and loads them onto your iPod. No PC required. Crunchgear took one for a spin, and thought…

Ultimate Launch Wrap-Up: Palm’s New Foleo Does What Exactly?

OK, so the rumors weren’t rumors, just little wispy truths that have been confirmed by one big announcement: Palm has indeed built some kind of crazy laptop-like friend for the Treo, called Foleo. Suffice it to say, the initial reaction has not been overwhelmingly positive. We handed you the press release and specs and even…