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Rumormill: Verizon Looking to Snag Alltel

In a bit of unfortunate news, it seems the rumors are flying around that Verizon is looking to buy up Alltel. MobileMag notes that this isn’t the first time the rumors have been slung around about these two, but with companies like AT&T and Cingular holding hands, these rumors sounds a little more valid this…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 26

Intel Develops 128-core Terascale Superchip

Last week Intel announced that it had developed a Terascale Superchip — a supercomputer with 128 cores that’s a bit bigger than a postage stamp. It can perform at a teraflop, or a trillion operations per second, which should be enough power to run Half-Life 3 at 60 fps and full resolution. What’s truly amazing…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 26

TiVo Desktop 2.4 Public Beta Gets You Format Transcoding (Not DivX)

TiVo‘s just released a new public beta for Series 2 and Series 3 owners, adding various transcoding and broadcasting features. For S3 owners, they can now send HD photographs (1280×720) for viewing on their TV, and for S2 owners, they can transcode various video formats into TiVo-format so you can watch that on your TV…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 26

Samsung’s Anorexia Thrives, Creates .74mm-thick LCD

Samsung SDI has taken another bold step in making cellphones even thinner with this LCD. This an LCD prototype that is .74mm thick. Samsung Electronics created a .82mm-thick LCD that was the previous record-holder and in the world of making the smallest phone possible, .08mm is like the size of an elephant. As a reference,…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Feb 26

Estari’s Dual-Screen Laptop Nearing Launch

It’s not the same dual-screen laptop we showed you before, but for $4,350 you can now pre-order the closest thing to it—Estari’s 2-VU notebook. The 2-VU comes with two 15-inch XGA touch-screens that you can use for extreme spreadsheeting, Web-browsing, or anything else you throw its way. I think the system’s price is over the…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Feb 26

How to Build the Perfect Home Theater PC

There are a few advantages that a home-built Home Theater PCs (HTPCs) give you over TiVos or cable provider DVRs. Among them are the lack of subscription fees, the ability to play back DivX and other downloaded programs, and the fact that you can use it as a computer when you’re not watching TV on…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 26

Boring but Important Stuff: Percentage Edition

You know the drill, pop in a caption. EBay has purchased 100% of internet product comparison site Shopping.com. That auction site has been on quite a buying spree lately, with recent purchases like rent.com & Marktplaats.nl which together cost over $700 million. 33.3% of Internet users in the US have used wireless internet. Wow, only…

Tech News Ben Longo Feb 26

Mayo Clinic Bringing Medical Knowledge to Your Cellphone

When it comes to weird stuff happening with your body, knowing that you merely sat on your leg too long and it fell asleep is a great way to keep yourself from getting panicked about needing amputation. With that in mind, the Mayo Clinic is releasing some cell phone software that will provide first aid…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 26

Motorola vs. Motorazr.com: Round 1 Goes Against Motorola

Remember the case of Motorola trying to strongarm the Motorazr.com domain from its original owner? Well, the panel assigned to delibrate on the claim has made its decision, and disagreed with Motorola’s claims. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-strongarming-motorazr-com-domain-from-owner-220110 The panel said the site was not in “bad faith”, designed to direct users to an advertising site, and denied the…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 26

Databreaker Secures Your Parents’ Computers

What does this Databreaker do? Well, it plugs into your AC outlet and acts as an Ethernet intermediary between your PC and a router or modem. After a few minutes of non-usage, the Databreaker kills your connection so no traffic can go in or out of your PC. The only reason anyone would use this…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 26

Simplehuman Trash Can Opens Automagically

This Simplehuman stainless steel trash can is perfect for the modern luxo-kitchen, and improves on the old foot-operated can by putting techno-sensors where that foot pedal used to be. Just get your foot near it, and the thing comes popping open, ready to accept whatever refuse you deem expendable. Powered by either six D batteries…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 26

Exclusive Video Leaked: iPod Firmware Coming, Enables Cover Flow

A little birdie told us that a firmware update for iPods is coming soon, giving you that same Cover Flow view that you’ve grown to love in iTunes now. See it in action, right here. The tipster also tells us that we won’t see any new-generation iPods before the iPhone debuts, either. But to us,…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 26

Crazy Industrial Robot on eBay Lets Gallagher Your Own Brain

The star of such clips as Wii murder robot and Robotic Arm Ride 2: The Brain Smearer is up for sale on eBay. For a Buy it Now price of $24,969, you too can strap yourself to the arm and smash your head into the concrete like a too-ripe melon. Of course, the seller recommends…

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 26

Weird Combo of the Day: NTT DoCoMo Teams with McDonalds

This definitely falls into our Weird Combo of the Day category. It seems Japan’s two largest and highly unrelated companies have joined forces. Japan cellphone giant, NTT DoCoMo is teaming up with the always (not) delicious McDonalds restaurant. No, it won’t be McDonalds-branded cellphones, but this agreement with promote DoCoMo’s IC-card e-cash system in McDonalds…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 26

Ultreo Toothbrush Uses Ultrasound Waves to Kill Teeth Goblins

The $150 Ultreo toothbrush is a bit different than that $1.99 jobber you scrub the hooker’s spit off your teeth everyday morning. This toothbrush uses a combination of ultrasound waveguide technology and precisely tuned sonic bristle action to keep those pearly whites white. Usually I don’t say this about crazy products, but I am kind…

Health Travis Hudson Feb 26

Spider Catcher, for Catch-and-Release Spider Hunting Fun

OK all you wussies, instead of smashing that spider against the wall with your bare hands and leaving a permanent stain, keep that eight-legged creepy-crawly arachnid at arms length with this Spider Catcher, made of stiff bristles that let you practice catch-and-release tactics in your own home. This device is even delicate enough to catch…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 26

Today at Giz: To Sigma Alpha Epsilon

To: Sigma Alpha Epsilon at UPenn From: Gizmodo Party Planners Ok so Microsoft might have had you guys throw a Zune party, but it probably sucked. So what can you do to save your frat boy status at UPenn? Throw another party. And what does every party need? Cold beer, luckily you can start cooling…

Tech News Ben Longo Feb 26

BloomFrame Turns a Window Into a Balcony

Dutch architecture firm Hofman Dujardin has just designed BloomFrame, a window that you can convert into a balcony. It’s like having a convertible in your own home. This is a great idea for those of us who like to practice our barbecue grill artistry, but are reluctant to do so within the confines of our…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 26

Honda HS1132TA Full-Auto Snowblower: Destroys Snowdrifts

The best thing about being snowed into a remote Tahoe cabin, low on food, with dog slow internet? Getting to decimate some snow drifts with this fire engine red, 11HP, tank-treaded snowblower, complete with headlight, and fully adjustable chute (which doubles as a snow cannon when friends come within range). I cleared a 200 foot…

Gadgets Brian Lam Feb 26

Minibot Performs Surgery From the Inside Out

Boy, this sounds pleasant. Researchers in Japan have developed a Minibot that enters your body via an incision. It’s then controlled from the outside while it performs surgery on you. It has forceps to take tissue samples, can deliver medicine, and take pictures. Most previous mini robots designed for your insides could only take pictures;…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Feb 26

Rumormill: Verizon Looking to Snag Alltel

Intel Develops 128-core Terascale Superchip

TiVo Desktop 2.4 Public Beta Gets You Format Transcoding (Not DivX)

Samsung’s Anorexia Thrives, Creates .74mm-thick LCD

Estari’s Dual-Screen Laptop Nearing Launch

How to Build the Perfect Home Theater PC

Boring but Important Stuff: Percentage Edition

Mayo Clinic Bringing Medical Knowledge to Your Cellphone

Motorola vs. Motorazr.com: Round 1 Goes Against Motorola

Databreaker Secures Your Parents’ Computers

Simplehuman Trash Can Opens Automagically

Exclusive Video Leaked: iPod Firmware Coming, Enables Cover Flow

Crazy Industrial Robot on eBay Lets Gallagher Your Own Brain

Weird Combo of the Day: NTT DoCoMo Teams with McDonalds

Ultreo Toothbrush Uses Ultrasound Waves to Kill Teeth Goblins

Spider Catcher, for Catch-and-Release Spider Hunting Fun

Today at Giz: To Sigma Alpha Epsilon

BloomFrame Turns a Window Into a Balcony

Honda HS1132TA Full-Auto Snowblower: Destroys Snowdrifts

Minibot Performs Surgery From the Inside Out

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