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Japanese Solar-Powered Cellphone

Japan cellphone giant, NTT DoCoMo, has developed this Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP-looking cellphone. This phone actually includes the solar cells on the external side of the clamshell—therefore not needing any other devices to use the sun’s rays to charge. On a side note: this would be great for those of us that constantly forget their…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Ben Heck Creates Atari 2600 Hand Held

That man, the myth, the legend, Ben Heck, is at it again. Now he managed to cram the Atari 2600 into a somewhat small, handheld, portable device. Heck went a little old-school with this mod. It may be a little bulky, buy how else can you enjoy some Pitfall anywhere in the world. He also…

Tech News Travis Hudson

PervModo: CVS Nightvision Edition

Want to peek on your step-sister in the dark but don’t have enough allowance money to buy real night-vision goggles? Build your own goofy-looking contraption with a CVS camcorder and some elbow grease. First, stick a USB connector on there. Then, take out the infrared filter so you can record infrared in the dark. The…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Giz Tip: Don’t Charge Your Phone Overnight

Lately my cell phone battery has been lasting maybe 30 minutes of talk time before dying, so I schlepped through Union Square last night to take it to Verizon and see wtf was up with it. The battery, predictably, was dead, so I was stuck dropping $40 on a new one to ride out the…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Xbox 360 Warranty Extended To 365

Great news for Xbox 360 fans like us whose consoles are on the verge of crapping out! Microsoft’s extended their 90 day warranty on all new and used Xbox 360s to a full year. This goes retroactively for current Xbox 360s as well, so if you’ve had your console for less than a year, you’re…

Tech News Jason Chen

Fuzzy Wuzzy Modo Photo Contest: How Cute are Your Pets and Gadgets?

Got Pets? Got Gadgets? Get the two together and you could win $50 in our Fuzzy Wuzzy Modo contest: we are looking for the cutest pictures of Pugs with iPods, Cats with cell phones and Walruses playing with your Wii. Well, perhaps not the latter, but just to give you a taste, here’s an entry…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Alarm Clock: Just Like the Movies?

In a seemingly endless parade of alarm clock innovation, here’s the next attempt, one that looks like a clapboard used in Hollywood movie productions. It’s the kind of idea, though, that started out in the right direction but somehow lost its way. The clock’s Chinese Korean creators decided this was a “moving clock for your…

Gadgets Charlie White

eStarling Digital Picture Frame Hands-On (Verdict: Almost Picture-Perfect So Far)

The long-awaited eStarling digital picture frame is finally available, and now here’s the first hands-on review we’ve seen. The reviewer gives it a big thumbs-up, lauding its Wi-Fi connectivity and easy setup. He also likes the way you can set up an e-mail address that can receive pictures from anyone, but doesn’t much care for…

Gadgets Charlie White

Popalive’s LCD Remote Keeps Tabs on Your iPod

Despite its Fisher Price-sounding name, Alive-Style’s new Popalive remote looks pretty cool. It’s basically a wireless remote with an embedded 1.5-inch color screen that lets you view and navigate your iPod from afar. Dock your iPod with the Popalive Dock, connect it to your stereo or TV (the dock has audio and video outputs), and…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

DeepFish Browser for WinMo: Good Thing Finally Comes in Small Package?

Here’s a sneak peek at DeepFish, a web browser for Windows Mobile that gives you an easy way to look at entire pages and then zoom in to individual sections. Information is sketchy thus far, but this looks like a positive step toward solving the inherent difficulties of browsing the web on a 3-inch screen.…

Tech News Charlie White

Digital Light Sculpture Studio: 3D Designs With LEDs

We’re still mesmerized by that magic orb we showed you yesterday with its spinning LEDs that created all kinds of designs using persistence of vision. That’s just an experiment, while the Digital Light Sculpture Studio is fo’ reals. Its 32 LEDs let you create 3D sculptures and animations, and the thing only costs $19.95. https://gizmodo.com/magic-orb-spinning-leds-are-more-than-just-blinkinligh-223551…

Gadgets Charlie White

Mix-O-Matic for Charity: It’s the Thought That Counts

Mix it up with Mix-O-Matic, a charity project of the Warner Music Group where every music mix you create and send to the company’s website results in a donation to Habitat for Humanity in your name. You download the small, easy-to-use Mix-O-Matic application, and put together your own “Jingle Bell Rock” mix. It’s tons-o-fun. But…

Gadgets Charlie White

Wii Internet Channel Goes Live

We knew it was coming. As of this morning, all you lucky Wii owners will be able to connect to the Internet using your Wii’s Opera-based browser. The final version of the browser will be available in March and you’ll have till June to download it, otherwise you’ll have to pony up 500 points for…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Oki Electric to Boost Your Handheld’s Audio

Just when we thought Samsung was the only one miniaturizing handhelds, Oki Electric is stepping up to the plate with a tiny chip that incorporates a digital audio converter, a speaker amp, and 3D surround functionality. The chip is intended to improve sound quality in handhelds like cell phones and GPS navigators. Definitely a welcome…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Japanese Digitally-Counted Breast Bounce Contest: NSFW and Proof Why We Need the Venice Project

Chen and Om like the Venice Project video service’s concept: Use a P2P system to support bigger, faster, higher quality downloads. Here’s proof why we need this, like, yesterday. This video of a breast bouncing contest, where two well-endowed, bikini clad women face off to see who’s got more bounce. The contestants warm up with…

Tech News Brian Lam

Venice Project Hands On: This Is Going To Kill YouTube

The guys who brought you KaZaA and Skype are at it again, and their upcoming Venice Project Peer to Peer streaming will show YouTube how video is really done. Just like KaZaA was a disruptive force in music sharing, and Skype was a disruptive force for phone calls, the Venice Project will kill current online…

Tech News Jason Chen

Japanese Shameful Confessions Microphone

Did you get caught taking sneak peeks at your Christmas presents? Or putting a mirror under a school girls’ skirt on your commute to work? If so, it’s time to make a confession! Just bust out the Mosaic Show— a digital voice changing mic with a clear panel attached to censor our your eyes—and tell…

Gadgets Lisa Katayama

Venturi Eclectic: Solar and Wind Powered Electric Car

Venturi, makers of beautiful electric vehicles like the Fetish and the Astrolab are coming out with an electric car that we can afford at $30k, and that will actually be for sale as soon as June 2007. It can be powered by either its photovoltaics, or the wind through a “force wheel”. Too bad it…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Best HD Discs of the Year

With the HD Disc war hitting the 6 month mark, it’s good to know where we stand on high quality content. Here’s a list of top and bottom discs, as rated by High Def Digest. Their criteria includes A/V quality, extras, and replayability. Here are their picks, alphabetically. •Batman Begins (HD-DVD) •The Bourne Supremacy (HD-DVD)…

Tech News Brian Lam

Japanese Solar-Powered Cellphone

Ben Heck Creates Atari 2600 Hand Held

PervModo: CVS Nightvision Edition

Giz Tip: Don’t Charge Your Phone Overnight

Xbox 360 Warranty Extended To 365

Fuzzy Wuzzy Modo Photo Contest: How Cute are Your Pets and Gadgets?

Alarm Clock: Just Like the Movies?

eStarling Digital Picture Frame Hands-On (Verdict: Almost Picture-Perfect So Far)

Popalive’s LCD Remote Keeps Tabs on Your iPod

DeepFish Browser for WinMo: Good Thing Finally Comes in Small Package?

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Digital Light Sculpture Studio: 3D Designs With LEDs

Mix-O-Matic for Charity: It’s the Thought That Counts

Wii Internet Channel Goes Live

Oki Electric to Boost Your Handheld’s Audio

Japanese Digitally-Counted Breast Bounce Contest: NSFW and Proof Why We Need the Venice Project

Venice Project Hands On: This Is Going To Kill YouTube

Japanese Shameful Confessions Microphone

Venturi Eclectic: Solar and Wind Powered Electric Car

Best HD Discs of the Year

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