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PC Made of Redwood Gives Us Wood

We’ve seen PC cases, peripherals, and lots of other electronic devices made of wood before, but this redwood PC case, keyboard, mouse and monitor take the new crown as the best yet. We noticed, too, that the maker of this PC case has taken ventilation into account, with slots on the two visible sides, and…

Tech News Charlie White Apr 4

Samsung’s New HDDs are Fast, Silent

No one likes noisy electronics. That’s why Samsung’s new SpinPoint S Series of HDDs is great; they’re fast and quiet. Perfect for devices that are better seen and not heard, such as DVRs and, ahem, Xbox 360s. They’re rated at 2.4 bel in idle mode and 2.75 bel in seek mode, with 1 bel being…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Apr 4

First Hybrid School Buses Hit the Streets

The hybrid train just keeps on rolling. Or the hybrid bus, I should say. Haw! Anyways, taking a cue from the hybrid 18-wheeler we saw last week, a school district in Florida has just started using the first two plug-in hybrid school buses in the country. While a normal yellow bus gets about 6 mpg,…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Apr 4

Is Your Boss an Ass Clown? Then Look Here

You wouldn’t check Gizmodo 20 times a day if you had a job you loved. (Unless you’re me, because I love my job, and it’s my job to check Gizmodo at least once a day…or every other day.) We’re flattered, but I’d rather you worked somewhere that didn’t require you wake up and say, “Time…

Tech News Brian Lam Apr 4

Addonics CompactFlash Adapters Replace Notebook Hard Drives

Now here’s a great idea from Addonics: replace a laptop’s 2.5″ hard disk with flash memory, using a $30 adapter that lets you boot from CompactFlash cards. Suddenly you’ve converted that lappy into a solid-state notebook without spending an arm and a leg. That’s what Addonics has done with its CompactFlash Hard Drive Adapters for…

Tech News Charlie White Apr 4

Norwegian Scientists Create Evolving Hardware While Jeff Hawkins Creates the Brain (Verdict: Start Building Nuclear Shelters NOW)

Say hello to Kyrre Glette, Jim Tørrenson, Jeff Hawkins and one of your future robot overlords. The first three have developed two different ways to create independent machines. The fourth is just looking to destroy you. Glette and Tørrenson, from Oslo University, have come up with what could be the next generation of hardware—machines that…

Tech News Ad Dugdale & Jesus Diaz Apr 4

Catching a Buzz with Foosh Energy Mints

Take it from us bloggers who start our travails at cock-a-doodle-dark, way before the sun comes up: We’re going to need all the caffeine we can get. So we tried out some Foosh Energy Mints, looking for just a little kick that might take out some of those cobwebs that won’t go away at dawn’s…

Gadgets Charlie White Apr 4

HP Giving 50-inch Plasma to Quirkiest YouTube Video

Need a new TV? The gang at HP has a 50-inch plasma they’re itching to give away, and all you gotta do to win it is create a “quirky” YouTube video (aren’t they all) explaining to the world why you need a new TV. Sounds easy enough. Hit the link for the contest rules (you…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Apr 4

LEDs Move Closer to World Domination, Now Embedded in a Knife

Let’s put LEDs on everything, including this Buck Metro LED Knife, so you can see what you’re slicing into even in the dead of night. It has a 2.5-inch stainless steel blade, and you’re sure not to drain those two lithium batteries inside because the LED light has a three-minute auto shutoff. What’s next to…

Gadgets Charlie White Apr 4

Verizon Admits Capping EVDO, Removes “Unlimited” From Marketing

Verizon, long rumored to be capping their wireless EVDO broadband service, finally copped to capping the connection at 5GB of transfer per month. While before they used to advertise that you could have “unlimited” access, what they really meant was that you could check your email and do basic surfing, but otherwise you’d be breaking…

Tech News Adam Frucci Apr 4

Elica Space: Weird-Looking Range Hood That’s Nearly Silent

Take a look at Space, a fancy-schmancy range hood by Elica, using Deep Silence 3 technology that keeps the air moving while staying as quiet as a church mouse. The company says Space is 35% quieter than conventional hoods, keeping the noise level down to 45db/a. It’s said to be almost silent at low speeds.…

Space & Spaceflight Charlie White Apr 4

Apple Cinema Displays Get Chunky Price Cuts

It’s been a busy morning for the gang in Cupertino. In addition to the spankin’ new 8-core Mac Pro, Apple has also lowered the pricing on its Cinema Displays. The once $799 20-inch LCD is now going for $599, whereas the $1,299 23-incher is now going for $899. But perhaps the biggest cut goes to…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Apr 4

Creative Aurvana DJ Headphones: 2 Koo Fo U?

DJs, take a peek at these Creative Aurvana DJ Headphones just rolled out today, with their gorgeous brushed aluminum finish and 40mm neodymium drivers inside. What makes them appealing to disc spinners are the DJ-friendly 180-degree vertical swivel earcups, each with a rubber grip that lets you quickly pick the cans up and monitor that…

Tech News Charlie White Apr 4

Sony Ericsson to Make Future Mobiles Like the PSP?

File this under “Rumor” for now, but the folks at Clipset are reporting that Sony is looking for some cellphone gaming action via their Sony Ericsson line of mobiles. Like the high-end Cybershot and Walkman phones, Sony Ericsson’s new “gaming” phones would pack a lot of media muscle and have an interface like the PSP’s.…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 4

Apple Gives Mac Pros an 8-Core Makeover

So the rumors were true. Apple has given their mighty Mac Pro a power jolt this morning, allowing power-hungry fanboys the option of configuring a system with two quad-core 3.0GHz Intel Xeons. So what’s all this gonna cost you? A basic 8-core system will run you $3,997. Ouch. So now that we have that rumor…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Apr 4

Froggie the Robotic Pen Will Freak Out the Schoolmarm

Froggie the Robotic Pen goes through quite a frog-like convolution just to open itself up, but it’s about the most gadget delight you can get for 8 bucks. Fold it back up into itself, and it’s hard to even tell what it is. Available in silver or black. It’s not exactly robotic, but big fun…

Gadgets Charlie White Apr 4

DARPA on the Hunt for Morphing Robots

Just when we thought the fight couldn’t get any harder against our soon-to-be robotic overlords, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) decides to screw us over. They’ve issued a request for shape-shifting robots, bots that can “manoeuvre through openings smaller than their static structural dimensions.” These so-called chembots would be like rats, which can…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Apr 4

FreeHand Gives Your Hand a Pocket

Spring is here, it’s warming up everywhere—well, almost—and you know what that means? There’s great running weather, and you’ll have fewer pockets. That’s where FreeHand can give you a hand. It’s a pocket for the back of your hand. Of course using such a convenience would mean actually leaving your house. Indeed, there is a…

Gadgets Charlie White Apr 4

Google Desktop For Mac OS X First Impressions [verdict: solid, feels slower than Spotlight]

So word in the Valley is that Google and Apple are still going out, going dutch at Mel’s Drive-In and doing naughty things at Apple dad’s garage. Now Google wants to get the relationship one step further without putting pressure on Apple and has released Google Desktop for Mac OS X. It indexes applications, Mail…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 4

Frenchies Release Petit Computeur – C’est Très Cheap

French ISP Neuf Cegetel has come up with a computer that costs pas beaucoup. $53 buys you the computer gets you a month’s worth of computer plus ADSL line rental, $39 gets you a mouse, keyboard and camera, and a 14-inch color monitor is $132. UPDATE: That’s about $13 a month more than a broadband…

Tech News Ad Dugdale Apr 4

PC Made of Redwood Gives Us Wood

Samsung’s New HDDs are Fast, Silent

First Hybrid School Buses Hit the Streets

Is Your Boss an Ass Clown? Then Look Here

Addonics CompactFlash Adapters Replace Notebook Hard Drives

Norwegian Scientists Create Evolving Hardware While Jeff Hawkins Creates the Brain (Verdict: Start Building Nuclear Shelters NOW)

Catching a Buzz with Foosh Energy Mints

HP Giving 50-inch Plasma to Quirkiest YouTube Video

LEDs Move Closer to World Domination, Now Embedded in a Knife

Verizon Admits Capping EVDO, Removes “Unlimited” From Marketing

Elica Space: Weird-Looking Range Hood That’s Nearly Silent

Apple Cinema Displays Get Chunky Price Cuts

Creative Aurvana DJ Headphones: 2 Koo Fo U?

Sony Ericsson to Make Future Mobiles Like the PSP?

Apple Gives Mac Pros an 8-Core Makeover

Froggie the Robotic Pen Will Freak Out the Schoolmarm

DARPA on the Hunt for Morphing Robots

FreeHand Gives Your Hand a Pocket

Google Desktop For Mac OS X First Impressions [verdict: solid, feels slower than Spotlight]

Frenchies Release Petit Computeur – C’est Très Cheap

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