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Rumor: Palm to Launch a UMPC Next Month?

All those Palm buyout rumors may have come to an end, but new rumblings on the Web predict that Palm is about to shock the world with a UMPC of their own. The wireless handheld will follow in the footsteps of the OQOs, Sonys, and Flipstarts of the world. A UMPC-like device from Palm doesn’t…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 19

Force Field for Spaceships

A group of British scientists are teaming up to create the first ever Star Trek-style force field. The shield would be used to protect astronauts from cancer-causing radiation coming from the sun in the form of solar wind. Astronauts will be able to turn the shield on or off, and they’ll even be able to…

Space & Spaceflight Louis Ramirez Apr 19

iPhone Non-News of the Day

Oh, my God! I was watching the television, and this guy had a phone, and on the phone’s screen were icons thatvaguely resembled the iPhone’s user interface! It was like, for one moment, the hand of Jobs reached down and touched me. Excitement over the appearance of an iPhone-like device on Lost is exactly what…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Apr 19

Japanese Alarm Clock Grabs Music from Phones

This simple yet useful alarm clock from Japan can grab up to five songs from any Japanese cellphone wirelessly via IR. It doesn’t have a monster hard drive or a bevy of different card slots or a USB port, but just one simple feature that works as advertised. It’s pretty cool, if you ask me,…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Apr 19

Digital Locket Stores and Takes Your Pictures

It may look like a piece of jewelry your grandmother would wear, but this high-tech locket is anything but outdated. Designed by Lindsey Picket, the 1881 features a built-in camera lens that sits on the exterior of the locket. Open the locket up and the twin LCDs will display your favorite snapshots (that are stored…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 19

VIOLight’s Toothbrush Sanitizer

Remember that episode of Seinfeld where Jerry dropped his girlfriend’s toothbrush into the toilet (played by Sex and the City’s Kristin Davis, incidentally) and he never told her? If he had this VIOLight, he wouldn’t have had to throw out the entire contents of his apartment. The VIOLight kills 99.9% of germs (which incidentally breeds…

Gadgets Jason Chen Apr 19

Samsung and Microsoft to Exchange Patent Info – Will This Help the Zunephone?

Remember the deal you made with the smart kid in school where he would let you cheat off his test and you would promise not to steal his lunch money? Samsung and Microsoft’s just gone and done the same thing, except in their case they both fight for the nerd spot and the bully position…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 19

Breath Alert Stank Mouth Detector

Admit it, that whole cupping your hand over your mouth trick works about as well as an ice cream parlor in the middle of hell. The Breath Alert is here to help. This gadget is actually pretty scientific. It will detect the levels of volatile sulfide compounds and hydrocarbon gas that cause stank breath and…

Health Travis Hudson Apr 19

Food-shaped USB Flash Drives

Different from the Solid Alliance USB food platter are these miniature morsels that also serve as data storage. Everything from cheeseburgers to pizza are available and they come in capacities ranging from 256MB to 2GB. These gems are the work of a company named Vavolo. https://gizmodo.com/usb-food-hub-is-the-best-thing-weve-seen-all-week-252898 Food Shaped Flash DRives that Don’t Make Me Ill…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 19

Xbox 360 Backward Compatibility Update for April

Microsoft’s just thrown down a brand new Xbox 360 backward compatibility update that adds or updates about 40 titles (give or take) to the list of Xbox games it can play. If you remember back to GDC, you’ll know that Microsft’s planning on ramping down the BC efforts after ’07. So unless they pull out…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 19

Today in Insanity: Jack Thompson Blames Bill Gates for VT Shooting

Not content in just blaming video games and video game creators, Jack Thompson’s now blaming Bill Gates for what happened at Virginia Tech. An exerpt: As you know, I similalry [sic] went on NBC’s Today Show with the DC Beltway Sniper still unidentified and at-large a few years ago and told Matt Lauer and the…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 19

Around the Web

Crocs, those ugly little shoes that all the suburbanites seem to be wearing these days, have been banned in Swedish hospitals. Thanks to the possibility of creating a static “cloud of lightning” thereby disabling all of the hospitals equipment. Froogle, Google’s product search, has been shut down. But never fear price-savvy readers, now there’s Google…

Tech News Ben Longo Apr 19

PSP 3.40 Firmware Update Enables Playing of PS1 Save Games from PS3

Sony’s just dumped version 3.40 of the PSP firmware to coincide with the new features that last night’s PS3 update brought to us. Namely, you can now used save game data from your PS3. Probably also increased compatibility for downloaded PS1 titles as well. Yipee! https://gizmodo.com/ps3-1-7-firmware-available-enables-more-backwardness-253541 Sony PSP Firmware 3.40 Released [i4u]

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 19

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We prepare for summer with the Portable Barbeque Pit, kick up our morning routine with some West Coast Roasting Company Coffee, and streamline our travels with the Clear Card. We also slide on a pair of Jack Purcell Slip EVs, sip on a glass of SakeOne G Joy Sake, and practice…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 19

Infrared Soap Dispenser Makes Your Home Like a Public Toilet

Really savor the feeling of using sinks in public bathrooms? Now you can get halfway there with this infrared soap dispenser. All you need to do is add 4 AA batteries, pour in some liquid soap, spray some pee around and below the rim of the toilet, smear poop in the wall next to where…

Gadgets Jason Chen Apr 19

Apple iPhone Non-News Posts Are Annoying

Right now, there are a few iPhone posts on the home page without informational weight or entertainment merit but we felt compelled to cover, because, well, it’s the damn iPhone. We love a fat juicy rumor, but all these hot air posts are a waste of time to read and write, so in the future,…

Tech News Brian Lam Apr 19

Gizmodo PSA Contest Update: Sad Panda Edition

I am a very sad panda today. Canon has provided us with a Canon HV20 HD Camcorder and there are no entries in my contest. Folks, this is an $1,100 camcorder. For those out of the loop, we are giving one away, and all we require is for you to make and submit a two-minute…

Tech News Travis Hudson Apr 19

Hua Long’s IP2000 iPhone Clone Arrives

Following Meizu and Deeda‘s lead, Hua Long‘s introducing a phone that bears quite a bit of resemblance to Apple’s iPhone. However, other than looks, there’s not much else that resembles the iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/deedas-pi-phone-fools-nobody-252482 The innards house a dual-band GSM phone with a 3.5-inch non-touch screen, 2-megapixel camera, MP3/3GP/MP4 playback and just a VGA resolution. Excuse…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 19

Obvious Bias: Microsoft Says iPhone Should Support Office Docs

Microsoft’s Asia-Pacific chief, Chris Sorenson, threw some poo at the almighty iPhone today, saying business users are better off buying a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone over Apple’s forthcoming prodigy. “You cannot install applications…and there’s no support for Office documents. Even using it as a heavy messaging device will be a challenge.” Obvious bias aside, he…

Tech News Louis Ramirez and Brian Lam Apr 19

Dealzmodo: Buy an HD DVD Player, Get 5 Movies Free

A cry for help from the HD DVD camp? Perhaps, but regardless, this isn’t too shabby of a deal if you enjoy at least five of the 15 available movies. All you have to do is pick up an HD DVD player from Toshiba, fill out a form, select your movies and receive them for…

Movies Travis Hudson Apr 19

Rumor: Palm to Launch a UMPC Next Month?

Force Field for Spaceships

iPhone Non-News of the Day

Japanese Alarm Clock Grabs Music from Phones

Digital Locket Stores and Takes Your Pictures

VIOLight’s Toothbrush Sanitizer

Samsung and Microsoft to Exchange Patent Info – Will This Help the Zunephone?

Breath Alert Stank Mouth Detector

Food-shaped USB Flash Drives

Xbox 360 Backward Compatibility Update for April

Today in Insanity: Jack Thompson Blames Bill Gates for VT Shooting

Around the Web

PSP 3.40 Firmware Update Enables Playing of PS1 Save Games from PS3

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

Infrared Soap Dispenser Makes Your Home Like a Public Toilet

Apple iPhone Non-News Posts Are Annoying

Gizmodo PSA Contest Update: Sad Panda Edition

Hua Long’s IP2000 iPhone Clone Arrives

Obvious Bias: Microsoft Says iPhone Should Support Office Docs

Dealzmodo: Buy an HD DVD Player, Get 5 Movies Free

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