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Talismoon Jungle Fury Faceplates

I’d never wanted to shoot an animal…or an Xbox 360…before today. Manufacturer Page [via xboxscene]

Tech News Mark Wilson Nov 25

More Than 15% Of People Carry Two Wireless Phones, Voluntarily

According to a recent report by In-Stat, over 15% of people carry two wireless phones. Other findings include: 80% camera phone users say they regularly carry their digital camera 75% of SmartPhone users say they also carry a PDA >50% of users of multimedia phones also carry their MP3 player. Just 43% of the respondents…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Nov 25

Sonar Blu-ray Laser: How They Make It

We recently told you about Wicked Laser’s new Sonar model, a pocket laser made from the Blu-ray diode (ripped from the still-beating heart of a Blu-ray DVD player). https://gizmodo.com/wicked-lasers-blu-ray-powered-laser-214360 Those mad scientists over at Wicked Lasers provided some pictures of the process. For those sensitive to the graphic misuse of A/V equipment, parental discretion is…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Nov 25

Transcend JetFlash 180 – Stores Data, Plays in Mud

We are always looking to spend a little too much on a flash drive, and Transcend’s new JetFlash 180 might be just the ticket. We’ve drooled on their products before, but their new offering is clad in stainless steel, the official steel of motorcycle gangs and housewives. Coming in 1, 4, and 8GB varieties, the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Nov 25

Digiview Basketball Projection Clock – Official Gift of Relatives Who Don’t Give a &@#!

Are you looking for that special gift that tells a distant cousin, “I don’t really give a crap that you are a successful tax attorney blogger who makes occasional appearances on Bloomberg cropped-head YouTube stripteases. Back when you were five, you played basketball in a peewee league for a month, and since then I haven’t…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Nov 25

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

It may look like some oversized BattleBot, but the Tank Chair is a rugged, off-road wheelchair that lets anybody with leg injuries “get back to nature.” Each chair is custom built and can take on any type of terrain. There’s no word on pricing, but any wheelchair that looks this cool has got to be…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Nov 24

Ozone Inflatable Lounger; Pimp Your Dorm

I remember from my boarding school days, how envious I was of the kids who managed to scramble a chair our couch into their rooms. The only problem was lugging something as big as a love seat all the way from eastern Pennsylvania down to Maryland. The Ozone Inflatable Lounger is the perfect solution for…

Gadgets Ben Longo Nov 24

HTC Upgrades the Excalibur/Dash With The Cavalier

Fans of the T-Mobile Dash/HTC Excalibur‘s form factor will be happy to know that HTC’s working on a successor to the thin phone, currently called the Cavalier. Like the Dash, the phone will have a 320×240 screen, touch-pad scrolling, 802.11b/g WiFi and GSM/GPRS/EDGE. So how does this phone improve on the Dash? How about 3G…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 24

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•YouTube ups CBS ratings [PVRblog] •Virtualization Disallowed For Vista Home [Slashdot] •Intel quad-core processor pricing makes unexpected drop [TG Daily] •Microsoft-Novell patent agreement prompts Perens petition [The Inquirer] •Nintendo Wii Virtual Console To Start Offering Upgrades [Joystiq]

Tech News Blongo3 Nov 24

Afternoon Delight: Best of Gizmodo

•Samsung Crashes 30-inch LCD Party •IUBI Blue PMP Updated: Bigger Disk, Lower Price •XtremeMac Luna Clock Radio: Stoked with Customizable Features •Fujitsu’s UMPC Hides Full Keyboard •Invisible Japanese Refrigerator https://gizmodo.com/samsung-crashes-30-inch-lcd-party-216969 Comment of the Day: How to Bypass the Zune’s WiFi Sharing DRM https://gizmodo.com/how-to-bypass-the-zunes-wifi-sharing-drm-217042 “All you need now is a friend with a Zune…”—Kharmaghost

Tech News Charlie White Nov 24

In Brief: PS3 Scaling Problems on Old HDTVs

A lot of you are writing in wondering what the deal is with the PS3’s scaling issues. Here’s the straight shot. •Lots of PS3 games run at 720p, natively. •Lots of pre-2003/2004 era HDTVs don’t do both 720p and 1080i, just one or the other. •When a PS3 is connected to one of these legacy…

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 24

USB Warming Slippers With Bear Attachment

We’ve seen USB slippers before, but this one’s special in two ways. https://gizmodo.com/toasty-v2-0-usb-heating-slippers-139417 One, they’re more like booties and cover your entire foot, plus your ankles. No part of your foot will be exposed to the elements. Second, they come with a bear attachment. OMGWTFBBQ bear attachment! This is the best thing we’ve ever seen.…

Gadgets Jason Chen Nov 24

Black Friday Story Giveaway—Win a Mio H610 Personal GPS Navigator

I know a bunch of you gadget freaks braved the cold to get some hot deals, and there has to be some great stories that emerged from your experiences. Steal an old lady’s walker so you could beat her to the HDTVs? We want to hear about it. Jot down the story and email it…

Tech News Travis Hudson Nov 24

How To Bypass The Zune’s WiFi Sharing DRM

We knew it would be done sooner or later, and now that we have the mod to use your Zune as a portable hard drive, a method to bypass the Zune’s WiFi sharing DRM is finally here. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-use-the-zune-as-a-hard-drive-217024 First, you need to enable hard drive mode using the instructions we posted before. Then, rename whatever…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 24

Let Us Guide You

Still riding the L-tryptophan gravy train? Don’t let all that stuffing stop you from enjoying the day after Thanksgiving like a true American and shopping, shopping, shopping. We here at Gizmodo want to help you decide where to drop your ducats. It’s called the Gift Guide. No reason to stop gorging yourself now!

Tech News Image by axb500 Nov 24

Japan’s Nitendo W11 Cellphone Strap and Safety Whistle

This japanese cell strap hangs off your cellphone, shaped like a Wiimote. It’s made by Nitendo, which I’m told is a mash up of the word Nintendo and niteru, which means “look alike.” It’s actually a safety whistle, too. Why? Because if you import this, you’re going to be yelling “HELP, I’M BEING ATTACKED BY…

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 24

The Story of Wii Component Cables: Exorbitantly Priced on Ebay. Worth It?

The Wii is here, but getting a hold of the better-looking component cables is turning out to be a real pain in the neck. Nintendo’s official online store ran out of the $29 cables almost immediately, and now they’re showing up on eBay for more than five times the regular price. Sure they look better…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Nov 24

Leica’s Plans To Fix the Flawed M8 Flagship…Kinda

After recognizing that its Leica M8 camera had various problems like IR sensitivity and banding, the company’s announced a plan to fix early adopter’s cameras free of charge. https://gizmodo.com/leica-m8-having-issues-other-than-being-really-expensiv-216176 The plan is tricky, though: register your M8 on Leica’s website and they will send you instructions on how to send in your camera to the…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 24

How To Use The Zune as a Hard Drive

Fantastic news for the handful of people who actually own a Zune. Someone’s found a way to enable a sort of hard drive support, which although doesn’t assign a drive letter to your Zune, does allow you to drag and drop files from it. https://gizmodo.com/life-is-very-long-when-youre-zunely-216523 Turns out it’s just a registry value to enable visibility…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 24

Pogue Puts Megapixels to the Test, Sells Street Art

As you’re out taking advantage of all the Black Friday specials, the New York Times’ resident tech guru, David Pogue, reminds us of the megapixel myth: a high megapixel count doesn’t mean a better camera. Pogue had a 13-megapixel photo printed from a professional photo lab at 16×24-inches and then down-rezzed it to 8 and…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Nov 24

Talismoon Jungle Fury Faceplates

More Than 15% Of People Carry Two Wireless Phones, Voluntarily

Sonar Blu-ray Laser: How They Make It

Transcend JetFlash 180 – Stores Data, Plays in Mud

Digiview Basketball Projection Clock – Official Gift of Relatives Who Don’t Give a &@#!

Rugged Wheelchair Lets Disabled Go Off-road

Ozone Inflatable Lounger; Pimp Your Dorm

HTC Upgrades the Excalibur/Dash With The Cavalier

Other Bits and Bytes

Afternoon Delight: Best of Gizmodo

In Brief: PS3 Scaling Problems on Old HDTVs

USB Warming Slippers With Bear Attachment

Black Friday Story Giveaway—Win a Mio H610 Personal GPS Navigator

How To Bypass The Zune’s WiFi Sharing DRM

Let Us Guide You

Japan’s Nitendo W11 Cellphone Strap and Safety Whistle

The Story of Wii Component Cables: Exorbitantly Priced on Ebay. Worth It?

Leica’s Plans To Fix the Flawed M8 Flagship…Kinda

How To Use The Zune as a Hard Drive

Pogue Puts Megapixels to the Test, Sells Street Art

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