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Wiimote/Zapper Mashup is Retro Awesomeness

Since Nintendo is taking its sweet time in releasing a Zapper-style Wiimote case, enterprising young modders have taken matters into their own hands. Witness this Zapper/Wiimote mashup in which the IR sensor has been moved from the Wiimote to the barrel of the Zapper. The buttons remain active on the Wiimote, which then attaches to…

Contest Reminder: Win an iPhone

Hey jubblies, just less than one week left for you to make your entry to our Made in Eureka contest. Coming off from our last entry, which was a great example of what not to do, this entry by Ethan Allison is one that’s pretty decent. It’s a toilet that can’t overflow, which is made…

How to Comment: Bugs

Our tech’s hard at work fixing bugs with the new Giz design, but if you’re still seeing quirks in your particular browser, email tips@giz with the Bug, Browser version, OS, and screenshot (if you know how). Put the bug description in the headline and details in the body. You can also post a comment here…

Epson 720p projector for $900 after rebate [Costco]

Unconfirmed: iPhone Data Plan Revealed

Boy Genius has a tip from a “high up source” that the iPhone data plan is going to be around $34.99 to $44.99, have unlimited data, and somewhere between 2000 text messages to unlimited text messages. Oh, and it may just be called the iPlan. https://gizmodo.com/guessing-the-iphones-voice-data-plan-cost-271966 Here’s another interesting detail. FedEx is supposedly delivering iPhone…

Bill Gates’ Legacy: What the Industry Thinks

Now that Bill Gates’ is winding down his day-to-day activities at Microsoft and focusing on his charity work, it’s a good time to look at his legacy. A word that’s only important to presidents, IT managers and corporate technologists, legacy is something none of us ordinary people have to worry about (since our influence is…

Backwards Video Apes Mute Math, Sans Budget, Haircuts

Remember that crazy backwards Mute Math video? Well, you don’t need a huge production budget and guyliner to pull off those sweet effects, just the patience to learn how to lip-sync a song backwards and a video camera. Witness this video for the equally painful song "Destiny’s Calling" by Melody Club. Totally amateur, and totally…

Hands-On With Japan’s DS Colors

Ashcraft put down Earth Defense Force and ventured out of his damp cave long enough to take a look at Japan’s newest colors for the DS Lite. There’s the Metallic Rose and Gloss Silver DS Lites, which join the vomitorium orange and lack-of-oxygen blue in Nintendo’s “Rob Everyone in Japan” arsenal. Head on over for…

Build Your Own Super-Closeup LED Light for Intimate Situations

Good lighting is the key to shooting great video, but sometimes just the right kinds of lights aren’t available or are too expensive. If you need extreme close-up light that looks nice and soft, Instructables shows you how to make your own LED light array for very little money that’s particularly useful in close-up shooting…

2-year-old has IQ of Stephen Hawking, youngest Mensa member ever. [The Register]

Holy CD, Batman

Rather than just ignore that hole in the middle of a CD or DVD, designers are getting clever on us, incorporating that negative space into their designs. Fixing the hole where the rain gets in, it kinda starts your mind to wondering. The Hole In CDs [I Am Bored]

The goog’s acquiring beloved universal number cellphone managing service Grand Central. [TechCrunch]

Guessing the iPhone’s Voice, Data Plan Cost

Business 2.0 has a nice guess on how much the iPhone’s data and voice plan is going to cost. Instead of an all-you-can-eat plan that Wilson speculated on, Biz is estimating based on current BlackBerry fees. https://gizmodo.com/the-case-for-a-simple-iphone-service-plan-271000 The status now: between $34.99 and $79.99 for data and $39.99 to $99.99 for voice. If you’re going…

Is The Cult of the Jesus Phone REALLY a Cult?

I had an exchange with David Kuo of Beliefnet today on whether or not The Cult is a religious thing. I argued that the respect we have for Apple is grounded in secular reasoning. Then I got an Amen in the comments, which I NEVER get here, unfortunately. Part of David’s post: Characteristically religious feelings…

Tale of Two Theaters Wrapped Up Into One

It was the best of theaters and it was the worst of theaters, when two worlds collided—but literary references aside, it’s all good. In the front of the room you’ll see a 140-inch screen for a projector, and in the back of the room? There sits a 42-inch plasma display. Why? It points out the…

HTC Advantage Pre-order at Amazon

If you’re at all interested in an HTC Advantage, you can pre-order one on Amazon right now. If you don’t remember, the Advantage is the not-quite-a-UMPC, not-quite-a-smartphone device that runs Windows Mobile 6. https://gizmodo.com/htc-advantage-heads-to-the-us-this-summer-246966 If you’ve got $849.99, you can pre-order it now (the page says in stock soon) and get your mobile computing groove…

iPhone Shipments Ahoy!

As of today, they’re here, by ark, I mean cargo ship. And with armed guards, normally reserved for shipments of gold and silver. And minotaurs, typically found in labyrinths. All the stops: they have been pulled. [Apple Insider]

Switching Up the iPhone Religious Imagery

Even the mainstream, non-tech media is getting into this. But seriously, you guys know we’re kidding when we call it the Jesus Phone right? We mean, it’s just a phone, even if we’re covering the crap out of it this week. Washington Post Comic Credit Nick Anderson

Battery Eater is More Like a Battery Vampire

If you’re not one to throw away a battery until you’re absolutely sure it has nothing left to give you, then this Battery Eater by David Dear is for you (and probably looks like you, too). Just stick the AA battery you want all gone between Battery Eater’s teeth, wait until its evil red LED…

V8 Engine Case Mod, Safe at Any Speed

We should tell our greasemonkey brothers at Jalopnik about this engine case mod that looks like a big honkin’ V8 engine. Some talented and creative guy took a couple of tower cases, strapped them together in a V shape, added chrome headers and engine-y doodads, and wow. Is that an ignition key? Ha. Look at…