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Pong Watch Pretty Much Complete

We first told you about John Maushammer and his pong watch way back in September, and the good news is that it is finally done. Maushammer was inspired by the pong clock that took the world by storm (not really) this summer. https://gizmodo.com/pong-watch-a-smaller-geekier-pong-clock-200341 I succeeded in compressing all the electronics for this watch in to…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Idolator’s Jackin’ Pop Critics Poll

Idolator got 497 critics, bloggers, and…well we suppose that’s it—everyone’s a critic or a blogger—to rate the year in music. Go check out what they’ve done and see who won the top artists, tracks, and albums of the year. At the very least it makes for some fodder for your fancy new music player you…

Tech News Jason Chen

Afternoon Delight: The Best of Gizmodo

•Xbox 360 v2 Found, Codenamed Zephyr •Concept Umbrella Plays Music for Some Reason •Cowon A2 and Q5 PMPs Details Leak: HSDPA, Touch Screen and More •XCM Cable Hooks Up Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 and PS2 •VAF Sound Wall https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-v2-found-codenamed-zephyr-226366 Comment of the Day: Xbox 360 v2, Codenamed Zephyr “Why does the release of something better…

Tech News Blongo3

RC Metal Detector

Preparing your kids to grow up to be a vagrant, transient or hobo? Give’m this RC metal detector, which lets them search for coins, watches, and other lost valuables wherever there’s sand or dirt. The cars run on 4AA and 1PP3 battery—9V to us non-Brits—and comes with a little plastic shovel and rake. Teach a…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Other Bits and Bytes

•VW clean diesel concept features NOx filter [MobileMag] •IE ‘unsafe’ for 284 days last year [The Register] •Taiwan company sues Apple over lost sales [InfoWorld] •Sony renames new HDTV standard xvYCC to x.v. Color/Colour [HD Beat] •Drive makers race to be first with 1TB drives [InfoWorld]

Tech News Blongo3

Whattheduck—Photography Basics

Here is the latest Whattheduck comic. Whattheduck has quickly became a favorite comic strip of mine as it relates to ducks, technology and photography. How could you go wrong? Check ’em out. Whattheduck

Tech News Travis Hudson

Proporta Cases Make Zune Safe for Socializing

You know, it isn’t just the iPod that gets tricked out accessories and protective cases every fourteen seconds. Proporta just announced a bunch of cases for the Microsoft Zune, which is good news for all those Zune users out there. Three cases—aluminum, leather and silicone—all serve to protect your precious Zune from the bumps and…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

Daewoo Two-Door Microwave

This is the latest kitchen gadget from Daewoo. It is a microwave that has both a front door and back door. It goes both ways … like a bisexual (sorry, had to fit that Family Guy joke in somewhere). This is probably best used in kitchens that have middle islands or barriers that can be…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

E3’s Dead. Long Live E4.

IDG’s finally revealed a name for its giant consumer gaming show to replace the recently killed E3 show. The result: E For All, or E4, as it’s undoubtedly going to be called. The name came from a consumer competition to name the show, and was entered by Dante Padre of California, who has a pretty…

Tech News Jason Chen

izenMobile’s KSMT and KRMA Windows Mobile Phones

Taking a page from HTC, izenMobile’s releasing two similar looking phones—one with a slide-out keyboard and one without. The KRMA has the “smartphone” body (right), which means it’s keyboardless, and the KSMT (left, center) has the TyTN/8525 body with the keyboard. Both devices have Windows Mobile 5 PPC edition, a 400MHz Samsung SC3 2442 CPU,…

Tech News Jason Chen

iPodweek – The Best of iLounge

This week at iLounge: In preparation for next week’s massive Apple events, we’ve created a master list of important vendors to help you quickly get the big picture on what’s happening. And we’re sending the lawyers after iLounge content thieves! Plus: iPods down Mexico way, and more. All the details, after the jump. Macworld Expo…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Xbox 360 Mod Gallery

We’ve shown you Xbox 360 mods before, but here’s a whole bunch all in one easy-to-browse gallery. https://gizmodo.com/battle-worn-xbox-360-casemod-199226 One of our favorites above, the Call of Duty 2 mod, has little army men, trucks, and tanks all on top of a grassy field. Problem is, the owner probably can’t turn on his console to play…

Tech News Jason Chen

Toshiba’s 1x HD DVD Write Drive is World’s First

Though we’ve already seen a few drives that are capable of writing to BD-R media, Toshiba’s SD-H903A is the first drive that can read and write to single- and dual-layer HD DVD-R discs, albeit at 1x speeds (which is equivalent to 3x DVD). The drive, which will debut next week at CES, can also tackle…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

DIY Antique Weather Clock

This is an antique weather clock that connects to Yahoo’s weather service to display the current weather conditions for a specific zip code. I took out the clock work, and replaced it with a servo and used a phidgets USB – servo controller so I could control the servo from my computer. Nice work, not…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Without You … We Would Be Nobodies…

…destined to live a life, dark, damp, and full of pain. Thank you American Express, Blackberry, Casio, Don Julio, Fox Soccer Channel, Future Weapons, Genji, Intel, Logitech, Mio, Mitsubishi, Nokia, P.C. Richard & Son, Parrot, Pioneer, Playstation, Shure, Sprint and Zune. Thank you for giving us a reason to see the light of day and…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Vista Aero Doesn’t Slog Your Performance

Despite fears to the contrary, a North Carolina technology assessment company determined that running Vista Aero (the fancy graphical UI elements) doesn’t slow down your computer compared to the less graphics-intensive versions of Vista. The three key findings on Vista performance were: 1. After several common business operations, Vista was more responsive after rebooting as…

Tech News Jason Chen

Mogul Shirt Holds a Cigar and a Tasteless Executive

Anyone can smoke a cigar, but only overpaid corporate executives can smoke them knowing that they deserve to smoke them. A half pack of cigarettes worth of tobacco just tastes better after a long day of mergers, acquisitions, and dream-crushing. That sense of cancerous entitlement inspired Thomas Pink’s “Mogul Shirt.” It’s got a small pocket…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Nokia E65 To Support VoIP, Wi-Fi

Pictures and detailed specs of the Symbian Series 60-powered Nokia E65 are now floating around the Internets. According to the super accurate machine translations, the big news seems to be that the cellphone will support VoIP, activated by one of the buttons on the side. The slider also has some sort of Wi-Fi support, making…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

Dealzmodo: Refurbished Cuisinart TTG-500FR Individual-Serving Coffeemaker

I may have strayed away from the usual Dealzmodos full of tech items, but this was too good to pass up. This is a refurbished Cuisinart Coffeemaker. It includes two stainless steel mugs that the device can brew hot coffee or hot water directly in to for the quick on-the-go beverages. These type of coffeemakers…

Commerce Travis Hudson

Networked Emoticon Device: Like Digital Hurricane Flags

Do you have a moody boss or wife? This Networked Emoticon device gives you fair warning when tide has turned. The design concept calls for an Ethernet hookup, and you choose one of four emoticons from afar via a web page or cellphone. Install one at home and one at work, and then everyone can…

Gadgets Charlie White

Pong Watch Pretty Much Complete

Idolator’s Jackin’ Pop Critics Poll

Afternoon Delight: The Best of Gizmodo

RC Metal Detector

Other Bits and Bytes

Whattheduck—Photography Basics

Proporta Cases Make Zune Safe for Socializing

Daewoo Two-Door Microwave

E3’s Dead. Long Live E4.

izenMobile’s KSMT and KRMA Windows Mobile Phones

iPodweek – The Best of iLounge

Xbox 360 Mod Gallery

Toshiba’s 1x HD DVD Write Drive is World’s First

DIY Antique Weather Clock

Without You … We Would Be Nobodies…

Vista Aero Doesn’t Slog Your Performance

Mogul Shirt Holds a Cigar and a Tasteless Executive

Nokia E65 To Support VoIP, Wi-Fi

Dealzmodo: Refurbished Cuisinart TTG-500FR Individual-Serving Coffeemaker

Networked Emoticon Device: Like Digital Hurricane Flags

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