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iPodweek – The Best of iLounge

This week at iLounge: Even if rumors had suggested the collaboration between anti-AIDS organization (RED) and Apple was in the office, the timing of Apple’s release of the red-colored (PRODUCT) RED iPod nano came as a surprise: just in time for the holidays. Expect red cases and similar charitable pledges from other iPod-related companies to…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 13 '06

RuBot II Solves The Rubik’s Cube, Eats Children

We have to say we can’t decide which is scarier, this Rubik’s Cube robot or the metal Cylons on Battlestar Galactica. We’d probably have to go with this one because it’s REAL. The cameras in its eyes scans the cube for a few seconds before using the kitten-crushing arms to solve the puzzle. Maximum solve…

Tech News Jason Chen Oct 13 '06

Bluetooth Goes 3D, Pushes Content to Your Cell

The folks at the Bluetooth SIG are giving us another reason to go Bluetooth. Their latest creation, TransSend, lets you beam important stuff on a web site (like a bar’s street address or phone number) from your browser straight to your Bluetooth cell phone/handheld. You can beam stuff from any web site and the app…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Oct 13 '06

Sony Ericsson Releases Limited Edition James Bond K800 and K790

Sony Ericsson’s pumping up their upcoming Sony Picture’s James Bond flick, Casino Royale, with some limited edition James Bond phones. Despite the fact that these K800s and K790s are old hat and James Bond should be using top-of-the-line gear (Q needs to read Gizmodo more!), they are pretty nice handsets and work on dual-mode UMTS…

Tech News Jason Chen Oct 13 '06

Speck See-Thru Hard MacBook Case

There are two commandments required for being a MacBook owner. First, you have to ensure the MacBook is protected at all times with cutesy, slim cases and secondly, everyone around you must know you are using a MacBook at all times. This product will do both because it is a see-thru hard-case made by Speck…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 13 '06

iFrogz Tadpole Case for Little Kids

At ShowStoppers (some lame tech media event) last night, probably the only company that was showing anything Gizmodo-cool was iFrogz—its Tadpole iPod case for children was showed off for the first time and it sure does look interesting. Since it’s for little kids (the target audience seems to be children 5-years-old and under), the handles…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Oct 13 '06

SkyCeiling Brings The Outside In

Install a SkyCeiling from The Sky Factory and it’ll feel like you’ve blown the roof off your house. You can choose from a Luminous SkyCeiling with its own backlighting system, or an Ambient SkyCeiling that uses existing light in the room. The company offers a tremendous variety of images for wall or ceiling applications, or…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 13 '06

Elecom 3-Way USB Hub

Elecom makes some pretty sweet stuff, and this is no different. This three-way USB hub helps keep the cable clutter to a minimum by plugging directly into a USB port and being bus-powered. The angular USB ports help keep cables all nice and organized. Not too shabby of a hub, as long as you use…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 13 '06

Bluetooth on the Cheap, Altec Lansing inMotion im702

In case you missed them the first time around, Altec Lansing will be rebranding the Platronics 590 as the inMotion im702 starting next month. These $149 cans pair up with your Bluetooth music-playing cell phone letting you listen to tunes and switch over to calls when your girlfriend starts naggin’ that you never pick up…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Oct 13 '06

I-Playaz ’59 Volkswagen Beetle, Speakers for Your Kid’s DAP

We’ve had just about enough DAP speakers for one day—or lifetime, for that matter—but this one we just couldn’t resist. Aimed at kids, the I-Playaz ’59 Volkswagen Beetle from Jada Toys lets you plug in any music player, and when you get that music cranking it starts to blastin’ with lights flashin’ as it “moves…

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 13 '06

D-Link DNS-323 Network Storage Enclosure: Remote Access and Media Streaming

Network storage is the new black and D-Link’s got a 2-bay enclosure that’s ready and willing to accept 3.5-inch hard drives. The DNS-323 can handle up to two hard drives and has a built-in FTP server for remote access. There’s also support for streaming media thanks to a UPnP server. Don’t forget the USB port…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Oct 13 '06

Hugging Vest, Perfect for the Momma’s Boy

Some engineers at the University of Massachusetts, who obviously didn’t receive enough hugs as kids, have developed a hugging vest. Supposedly it was developed for folks with high anxiety or autism, but everyone knows it was developed by some lonely engineers who needed a little love. The vest has pockets with air bladders that can…

Health Travis Hudson Oct 13 '06

Lightwave Color-Changing Speakers: Ticket to Electric Ladyland

Get a pair of these Lightwave Color Changing Speakers and watch them react to music with real-time beat recognition. If you grow weary of the blinking lights you can set these orbs to stick with just one of their 12 colors. Compatible with iPods and other MP3 players, you can plug your tunes into these…

Tech News Charlie White Oct 13 '06

iRiver Clix Gets a Sizeable Upgrade

Remember iRiver’s Clix portable media player that we first told you about a few months back? That same ho-hum PMP has received some nice upgrades, including the bigger, badder 4GB hard drive. No word on release date, or price but it is nice to see the size increase, even if it is only two more…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 13 '06

Dealzmodo: Woot-Off Still Going On

If you haven’t checked out the Woot-Off yet, take a moment and head over there. And if you don’t know what a Woot-Off is, head over to Wikipedia to figure it out. They have had some very nice gems so far, and at the time of posting there is a pretty decent Lenovo laptop going…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 13 '06

Nintendo Panties: Controller Is Inside or Out?

Panties with the Nintendo NES controller on the front? Careful, or their contents will soon be controlling you. Just tell her not to get any wii on them. Too bad these underpants remind us of those matronly bloomers our lovely BabeModos wear during “that” time of month. More Nintendo Panties! [Kotaku] http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo/more-nintendo-panties-206776.php

Gadgets Charlie White Oct 13 '06

First Grope: Dell’s Overclockable XPS M1710

We’ve covered the XPS plenty of times before, but at this week’s Digital Life show in New York, Dell was showing off their newly upgraded XPS M1710. The laptop is the first Core 2 Duo-based laptop that can be overclocked from 2.33GHz to 3.16GHz. It’s also got ambient lighting on the sides (the lights glow…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Oct 13 '06

Gizmodo is #1: We Gots the Juice, Baby

Just FYI, readers, those other techno-blogs might have smug arrogance and page after page of boring posts, but we’ve got the juice! In fact, Gizmodo is number one if you take a look at the Blog Juice Calculator, a tool that ranks each website according to number of RSS subscribers, Alexa rank, Technorati rank and…

Tech News Charlie White Oct 13 '06

Sound Station Cellphone Speaker Dock—Why, Oh Why?

I know why this was created. It is because every known company in the world has maxed their limit on iPod speaker docks, so they have to move on to cellphones—yeah, that must be it. Supposedly it can connect with a wide variety of phones, including models from Motorola, Nokia, Sony and Samsung. It can…

Tech News Travis Hudson Oct 13 '06

Urinal Sculptures, Still Just’a Peein’

What a better way to say good morning on a Friday than with fun and unique urinal sculptures. These pieces of art are designed to be placed in the bathrooms of art museums and they range from $6,500 to $10,500 if you feel ever-so-compelled to take one home. It’s just like being drunk and peeing…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Oct 13 '06

iPodweek – The Best of iLounge

RuBot II Solves The Rubik’s Cube, Eats Children

Bluetooth Goes 3D, Pushes Content to Your Cell

Sony Ericsson Releases Limited Edition James Bond K800 and K790

Speck See-Thru Hard MacBook Case

iFrogz Tadpole Case for Little Kids

SkyCeiling Brings The Outside In

Elecom 3-Way USB Hub

Bluetooth on the Cheap, Altec Lansing inMotion im702

I-Playaz ’59 Volkswagen Beetle, Speakers for Your Kid’s DAP

D-Link DNS-323 Network Storage Enclosure: Remote Access and Media Streaming

Hugging Vest, Perfect for the Momma’s Boy

Lightwave Color-Changing Speakers: Ticket to Electric Ladyland

iRiver Clix Gets a Sizeable Upgrade

Dealzmodo: Woot-Off Still Going On

Nintendo Panties: Controller Is Inside or Out?

First Grope: Dell’s Overclockable XPS M1710

Gizmodo is #1: We Gots the Juice, Baby

Sound Station Cellphone Speaker Dock—Why, Oh Why?

Urinal Sculptures, Still Just’a Peein’

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