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People Smash XM Receivers in Response to Opie & Anthony Suspension

People are going bonkers about The Opie & Anthony show being suspended—so bonkers that they are even smashing their XM receivers and canceling their XM service. According to a Digg member XM is now offering three to six months of free service if you call and cancel because of the O&A suspension. Even if you…

Tech News Travis Hudson May 16

Commenter Hall of Fame: Strider_mt2k

We often do quiet assassinations of jackass commenters on the site, but once in a while we get one that’s really great. If you want to know who to emulate, take a look at strider_mt2k‘s comments. He comments on a lot of posts, which could potentially be annoying, but most of his stuff is either…

Tech News Jason Chen May 16

ABC.com to Deliver HD Programming Online This Summer

ABC’s online content is about to get better. Starting this July the network will launch a broadband HD channel on ABC.com that’ll stream shows like Lost and Grey’s Anatomy in 720p. The plan is to start small and bulk up the network’s offerings come the fall season. No word on what bit-rate ABC will be…

Tech News Louis Ramirez May 16

Best Buy’s Insignia Releases First Handheld HDTV…Sorta

This 7-inch Insignia NS-7HTV is technically HDTV in the sense that yes, it does accept ATSC (the over the air HD signal). However, after receiving the signal the 7-inch TV displays the picture on its 480×234 pixel display. 480 x 234? That’s not even the 480i that the manufacturer claims. 480i is usually 640×480, not…

Tech News Jason Chen May 16

Sprint’s New Samsung Phones: What Difference Does $100 Make?

Today Sprint introduced a pair of thin, attractive Samsung phones, the Sprint Vision M300 and its big brother, the Sprint Power Vision M510. One buzzword was “colorful”—the M300 comes in dark silver or the above “misty rose red” while the M510 is available in hot pink with black accents and black with blue accents (shown…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 16

Dealzmodo: Toshiba HD DVD Players With $100 to $200 Rebate

If you’re looking to get into the HD DVD game, Toshiba’s got a set of rebates coming up that’ll sweeten the pot. Starting May 20, if you buy a Toshiba HD-A2 (lowest price, $295 on Froogle) you’ll immediately get a $100 rebate in store. Whether that means online store is qualified, we’re not sure yet.…

Tech News Jason Chen May 16

TwiLight Ultra Blue Light Sleep Therapy System Lights Your Way to Cloud Cuckoo Land

Maybe it doesn’t really cost $2300 to get yourself a light that will jerk around your circadian rhythms. Now Verilux is rolling out its $89.95 TwiLight Ultra Blue Light Sleep Therapy System, which purports to do the same thing: improve your sleep patterns. https://gizmodo.com/nightcove-sleep-system-for-suckas-235390 Hey, it must work—the company says it’s based on research done…

Tech News Charlie White May 16

Windows Home Server to be Available on OEM (That Means You Can Buy It Solo)

We had a close look at the Windows Home Server (WHS) back in April, groping all its sweet, sweet home server features before we were shooed away by Microsoft’s people. Good news for PC enthusiasts who want to do their serving from an old PC: Microsoft’s just announced that they’re going to release WHS as…

Tech News Jason Chen May 16

Ten Takes on the Helio Ocean

After scoring a few units of our own to play with, we talked about the Helio Ocean a ton last week—eventually posting an extensive features review that shouldn’t be missed by anyone seriously considering a smartphone. https://gizmodo.com/helio-ocean-feature-by-feature-review-259545 So for this week’s Frankenreview, we’re giving you a eight other opinions (that obviously don’t matter as much…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 16

Butts-on With TreyChair: The Transforming Office Chair

You may remember the TreyChair—the chair that also turns into a stool and a floor rocker—because we showed it to you last week, but we finally got to get our hands and butts on it over the weekend and fully test it out. https://gizmodo.com/trey-gaming-chair-is-both-an-office-chair-and-a-gentlem-258737 After grinding our rears into it for hours and hours on…

Reviews Jason Chen May 16

enano e2 is Like a Greener, Pricier Mac Mini

Green PCs don’t come very often, so it’s no surprise enano’s new e2 caught our eye. Enano claims their new Ecossential PCs are 95% quieter, 80% more energy efficient, and 65% cooler than your typical desktop. That doesn’t mean they’re wimpy, though. The e2s can still run with the big dogs, packing up to 4GB…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez May 16

Woz is Out of the Loop at Apple, and He Likes it That Way

In the final installment of our interview with Apple co-founder/inventor of the personal computer Steve Wozniak, he lets us know some details of his “outsider” status at Apple and why he likes it that way. Does he have all the inside scoops before anyone else? Nope. Does he get the first prototypes of each new…

Tech News Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley May 16

Power Macintosh Ad: Fighting Spacemen (1994)

Continuing our series of ads from the 1994 Power Macintosh campaign, this one involves fighting spacemen of the (paleo)future. See also: Power Macintosh Ad: This Future Belongs to the Past (1994) Jet Packs and Macs (1994)

Tech News Matt Novak May 16

Happy Runner Makes Sure That at Least Your Dog is Healthy

Is your dog a fatty? Like people, dogs need to be kept in good shape, and part of keeping your dog healthy is getting it plenty of exercise. If you too exist outside what doctors consider a “healthy weight,” then the chances are you aren’t taking your dog out for the walks he craves and…

Gadgets Adam Frucci May 16

Anachronisms of the Future (1911)

The June 17, 1911 Evening Post (Frederick, Maryland) ran a blurb about “Anachronisms of the Future.” An article in Popular Mechanics suggests some historical absurdities which future authors may attempt to perpetrate on the gullible public. The illustrations show Joan of Arc at her sewing machine, an X ray examination of a civil war soldier,…

Tech News Matt Novak May 16

Morning Round Up: Because You Kids Sleep Too Damned Late

In my day, we didn’t have much in the way of “gadgets” or “technology.” No, we were happy to sow our victory gardens for the war effort, and that was all the entertainment we needed. Not like you kids today! No mammy, we didn’t need to have something in our hands at all times to…

Gadgets Adam Frucci May 16

Chargepod 6-Way Charger for Small Electronics

Tired of dealing with all those wall warts and multiple plugs, wires, and power devices? Here’s the Chargepod from Callpod, doing a six-way with your small electronics such as cellphones, headsets and MP3 players. You pick out the devices you’d like to accommodate from the list on the Callpod site, and this tiny, lightweight device…

Tech News Charlie White May 16

Horrifying Cuckoo Clock Design From The Shining

Who knew the mild-mannered cuckoo clock could evolve into such a gruesome object? Fans of the Stanley Kubrick film The Shining will adore this takeoff on the innocent pop-out clock, where every hour Jack Nicholson’s crazed face pops through the door, yelling “Here’s Johnny!” as Shelley Duvall screams in terror. Cuckoo clock, indeed. This prototype…

Tech News Charlie White May 16

Amazon Jumps Headfirst into DRM-Free Music Download Market with 12,000 Record Labels

Amazon’s joining the ranks of DRM-free music distributors with the launch of an MP3-only download store that will offer “millions of songs” from “more than 12,000 record labels” with no copy protections whatsoever. Leading those labels, naturally, is the record industry’s DRM-free town bicycle, EMI, who is curiously the only label mentioned by name of…

Commerce Matt Buchanan May 16

Video: One Seriously Pimped-Out Wheelchair

Click to viewThis, my friends, is the sweetest wheelchair around. The Gryphon Shield, designed by Jesse Leaman, is loaded with more features than Snoop Dogg’s Escalade. It’s got a rear-view camera, exterior and interior lights, built-in air conditioning, storage compartments, a water tank, a webcam, and a laptop equipped with WiFi, a DVD player, and…

Gadgets Adam Frucci with video by Richard Blakeley May 16

People Smash XM Receivers in Response to Opie & Anthony Suspension

Commenter Hall of Fame: Strider_mt2k

ABC.com to Deliver HD Programming Online This Summer

Best Buy’s Insignia Releases First Handheld HDTV…Sorta

Sprint’s New Samsung Phones: What Difference Does $100 Make?

Dealzmodo: Toshiba HD DVD Players With $100 to $200 Rebate

TwiLight Ultra Blue Light Sleep Therapy System Lights Your Way to Cloud Cuckoo Land

Windows Home Server to be Available on OEM (That Means You Can Buy It Solo)

Ten Takes on the Helio Ocean

Butts-on With TreyChair: The Transforming Office Chair

enano e2 is Like a Greener, Pricier Mac Mini

Woz is Out of the Loop at Apple, and He Likes it That Way

Power Macintosh Ad: Fighting Spacemen (1994)

Happy Runner Makes Sure That at Least Your Dog is Healthy

Anachronisms of the Future (1911)

Morning Round Up: Because You Kids Sleep Too Damned Late

Chargepod 6-Way Charger for Small Electronics

Horrifying Cuckoo Clock Design From The Shining

Amazon Jumps Headfirst into DRM-Free Music Download Market with 12,000 Record Labels

Video: One Seriously Pimped-Out Wheelchair

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