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Japan Watch: Akihabara Stores Using Porn to Sell Vista

We all knew Japan loves running Hentai games on Vista, so it’s no wonder that stores selling Microsoft’s newest OS are advertising to the same market. https://gizmodo.com/japan-watch-vista-handles-japanese-hentai-games-really-232623 Scope this ad, found in a shop in Akihabara, saying “Vista Aero function is not possible on XP”. Of course, Aero is a pun for “ero”, or “erotic”,…

Tech News Jason Chen Mar 13

Garmin c580 StreetPilot GPS Video: 30 Seconds To Lock Satellites and Program the Address

Bam! Here’s just how fast one with nimble fingers can program Garmin’s c580 StreetPilot. I also thought the Gas, Movie and Traffic data functionality was nifty enough to warrant a video tour. I like it. Although it is a bit flawed.–Brian Lam Hands On Garmin’s Streetpilot C580 GPS: Instant Traffic, Movies, Gas Prices…with a Catch…

Gadgets Brian Lam Mar 13

Rumor Rater: Xbox 360 Core Gone, Premium Pricedrop, HDMI Port

A german site, Xbox-Archiv, has a few interesting rumors from “good sources” inside Microsoft (German division?). These sources tell them that the Xbox 360 Core edition will be canned, the Premium will have a price drop to 299 Euros down from 399 Euros, and a new edition (Codenamed Zephyr) will come in at 399 Euros…

Tech News Jason Chen Mar 13

OpenOffice Openly Courting Dell

OpenOffice, every geek’s choice for getting work done without lining Bill Gates’ pants with more diamond-studded gold, wants to get on Dell’s computers, and they want it badly. John McCreesh, Marketing Project Lead for OpenOffice, has written an open letter to Michael Dell sucking up and laying out why it would be totally rad to…

Tech News Adam Frucci Mar 13

Control a Robot With Your DS

If making Mario jump, Kirby suck, and Phoenix OBJECT! is starting to bore you, check out this RoboDS project. It’s an “open” robot platform for the Nintendo DS, which comes with a little robot kit, connectors, and a cart to connect it to your DS for programming. Once you have the whole thing purchased ($99…

Gadgets Jason Chen Mar 13

Dealzmodo: Up to $170 off Refurbished iPods

Apple has really stocked up their Special Deals page with a ton of different iPods. Hit the jump to see a list of everything available, courtesy of Dealhack. The rumor hound in me wants to immediately question why Apple is clearing out so much of their old and new iPod stock and the penny-pinching whore…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 13

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

This week at TreeHugger: We took at closer look at the diminutive enano computers, a desktop computer with a handheld size. Is phantom energy haunting your house? We have some quick tips to help rid your home of energy hogs that suck juice from the grid even when not in use. Google has gotten some…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 13

Griffin Radio Shark 2 is Like a Radio DVR, has Nothing to do With Sharks

Except for the fact that it looks like a shark fin, which has little to no relevance to the actual product. The Radio Shark 2 is an upgrade to Griffin’s almost three-year-old Radio Shark 1. The Shark 2 plugs into a Mac or PC via USB and can then time-shift and record live AM or…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 13

Hands On Garmin’s Streetpilot C580 GPS: Instant Traffic, Movies, Gas Prices…with a Catch [UPDATED]

Dear Diary, I’m back home! After a few hundred miles of scuttling between California ski resorts, seedy casinos skirting the Nevada border, and snowed out mountainous ranges between the two, I’m ready to declare Garmin’s c580…not quite as good as its predecessor. That’s not to say its not remarkable, however. https://gizmodo.com/garmin-580-gps-can-grab-movie-times-weather-traffic-226270 First off, it locks…

Reviews Brian Lam Mar 13

Water Bottle Safe: Now The Burglers Know About This One, Too

Now that we’ve convinced you to spend all your money on thingamajigs and geegaws of every stripe, you’ll have to treat the little cash you have left with extreme care. Perhaps you’ll want to hide that moo-laa in a lettuce safe that looks exactly like a vegetable residing in your refrigerator, but since we’ve publicized…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 13

Creative Slims Down Zen Vision M, W

I am going to put the sake of Gizmodo’s Apple fanboyism on the line by saying the Creative Zen Vision M is the most aesthetically pleasing MP3 players out there, except for the thickness. This player looks good, but unfortunately it feels like holding a brick. Creative has listened to my cries and thinned out…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 13

Qtires Make Swapping Tires Obsolete

Swapping your snow tires off for regular tires at the end of every winter, and vice-versa at the start of every winter, is one of those tasks, like going to the dentist, that’s an annoying inevitability every year. But that doesn’t have to be so! Celsius’s Qtires have retractable studs that come out when the…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Mar 13

Bellperre Mobile Phones Lack the Plastic

Bellperre, some rich snoody-poopy company, has a new line of cellphones that are being marketed as 0-percent plastic. I know you are dying to find out what they will be made out of and if you haven’t seen the picture it is obvious that these phones will be entirely constructed out of materials such as…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 13

Sony Ericsson K850i: High on Megapixels, Low on Fat

Sony Ericsson has been making headlines these past few weeks and the latest SE leak exposes the company’s new Cyber-shot K850i. Despite the phone’s buff 5-megapixel lens, the 3G phone will have a slim .5-inch waist line along with mobile broadband via UMTS. No word on storage or expandability, though from the looks of it,…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Mar 13

Handmade Wooden-Skinned Car Is a Craftsman’s Masterpiece

The Tryane II is an example of fine craftsmanship by a guy who is aptly named Friend Wood. He spent 2000 hours building the car; a key part of that process involved gluing and stapling together strips of mahogany veneer, and then buffing it to a mirror-like finish. It’s gorgeous, and weighs just 900 pounds.…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 13

i.Sound MovieTime Universal

For those gadget fiends out there who go through the rigorous decision-making process of selecting which portable media player to use is the i.Sound MovieTime Universal. This very odd-looking dock is compatible with all portable media players via an auxiliary input, but seems pretty specific for the iPod, Zune or PSP. It can operate by…

Tech News Travis Hudson Mar 13

Dancing on the Moon (1935)

The 1935 Fleischer Brothers cartoon Dancing on the Moon gave audiences a peek at the wondrous age of space travel, still decades from becoming a reality. It is difficult to imagine the world of 1935, in the middle of the Great Depression, watching a cartoon like Dancing on the Moon with such optimism. I picture…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 13

ECS “Smart Neck” Laptop Comes with Swiveling Screen

Hanover is gonna see the world’s first swiveling laptop screen when ECS debuts its new G Series laptops at CeBit in the next few days. It won’t be the first laptop we’ve seen with a height adjustable screen, but it will be the first to have a screen that can be tilted or swiveled around…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Mar 13

Take it to the Next Level by Building a DDR Deck

Are you a serious DDR player? I’m not talking chubby West Virginian serious, I’m talking does your life basically revolve around Dance Dance Revolution? Also, are you handy? If you answered “yes” to both these questions, I’ve got a project for you. https://gizmodo.com/west-virginia-to-kids-play-some-ddr-fatties-233539 Inventgeek has posted an absolutely massive guide to creating what looks to…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Mar 13

Friendly Paper Shredders Add Cutesyness Where There Once Was None

Destroying evidence is a decidedly dreary affair, what with you having to sit with your feelings of guilt and apprehension while you shred sheet after sheet of incriminating information. Why not spice things up and make your criminality a bit more fun? These friendly paper shredders, coming in the form of a cow or a…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Mar 13

Japan Watch: Akihabara Stores Using Porn to Sell Vista

Garmin c580 StreetPilot GPS Video: 30 Seconds To Lock Satellites and Program the Address

Rumor Rater: Xbox 360 Core Gone, Premium Pricedrop, HDMI Port

OpenOffice Openly Courting Dell

Control a Robot With Your DS

Dealzmodo: Up to $170 off Refurbished iPods

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

Griffin Radio Shark 2 is Like a Radio DVR, has Nothing to do With Sharks

Hands On Garmin’s Streetpilot C580 GPS: Instant Traffic, Movies, Gas Prices…with a Catch [UPDATED]

Water Bottle Safe: Now The Burglers Know About This One, Too

Creative Slims Down Zen Vision M, W

Qtires Make Swapping Tires Obsolete

Bellperre Mobile Phones Lack the Plastic

Sony Ericsson K850i: High on Megapixels, Low on Fat

Handmade Wooden-Skinned Car Is a Craftsman’s Masterpiece

i.Sound MovieTime Universal

Dancing on the Moon (1935)

ECS “Smart Neck” Laptop Comes with Swiveling Screen

Take it to the Next Level by Building a DDR Deck

Friendly Paper Shredders Add Cutesyness Where There Once Was None

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