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The Ice Sculpture Is Melting

I see my first ice sculpture of the day, and it’s not at a buffet. “You make CD cases, correct?” “Yes.” “Then why do you have a cash register ice sculpture?” “Got you to stop, didn’t it?” You can’t argue with logic.

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 9 '07

Gizmodo Coming At You Live From Macworld

Not only do we have CES coverage completely nailed, we’re going to be giving you live, up to the second blogging from Tomorrow’s Macworld Keynote as well. The latest developments in the past few days say that there’s a 802.11n Airport Extreme X2 and X4 coming, as well as an Apple Phone on Cingular. This…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 9 '07

Apple and Cingular Tag-Team for iPhone

According to the WSJ’s sources, Cingular is going to be the official provider for Apple’s iPhone/ApplePhone/WhateverPhone in the US. The Apple phone was originally speculated to be both GSM and CDMA, but apparently, it’ll only(?) be GSM for Cingular. On the bright side, you can most likely take it onto T-Mobile without too much effort.…

Tech News Jason Chen with Image by Ben Longo Jan 9 '07

Hobbytron.com Shoots Up CES Showstoppers

Hobbytron.com Airsoft Guns The Skinny A company that I thought only made remote control devices also makes a whole lineup of airsoft rifles, handguns, & shotguns. Geared Toward Gun happy Americans (Sorry Canada, your gun laws are to strict to allow airsoft over there) who want to shoot their friends and not get covered in…

Gadgets Ben Longo & photo by Teru Kuwayama Jan 9 '07

Asus Brings SideShow Support to its New Skype Phone

The Skinny It may look like an ordinary phone, but see that USB dongle there? It connects to your PC/laptop and morphs this otherwise innocent Skype phone into a Micorosoft SideShow-enabled mobile. Geared Toward Skype addicts who plan on owning a Vista powered PC/laptop and like the features presented by SideShow. The Spin We’ve seen…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Jan 9 '07

The World’s Sweetest Boothbabe

I see this baby doll facedown, neglected on-stage of this Rhapsody gameshow. I move in to get a picture because I thought it was funny and I like making companies look bad. I sneak a quick shot and begin to walk off, when I’m immediately stopped by a booth babe. “You can take a picture…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 9 '07

Lightsnake XLR to USB Cable

The Lightsnake XLR Intelligent Microphone Cable can take any XLR device, from mics to keyboards, and connect them to your PC or Mac through USB. It requires no drivers, and is Garageband compatible out of the box. The cable comes packaged with a mic and vocal training software. Think of it as a Karaoke Revolution…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jan 8 '07

It’s So Zunely at CES

Even at an event so PC-nerd friendly as CES, we still can’t find Zune friends. This is what happened when we looked for a buddy in the press room. https://gizmodo.com/life-is-very-long-when-youre-zunely-216523 Zune [Gizmodo] CES [Gizmodo]

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 8 '07

Philips Internet Phones

OK, when Linksys and Netgear make Internet phones, that’s one thing. But when Philips gets into the business, things have gone mainstream. The company introduced a slew of new phones today that offer the choice of calling via the Internet or POTS lines. Most are cordless DECT models—which deliver clean reception by using the 1.9-GHz…

Gadgets Sean Captain Jan 8 '07

LaCie’s Desktop FireWire Speakers Take a Page from Super Mario’s Warp Pipe

The Skinny Whether they’re hooked up to your laptop or your desktop, LaCie’s new angelic-white speakers are bound to draw oohs and ahhhs from onlookers. They’re tiny, so they won’t take up a lot of space and though they won’t rival a full-fledged 2.1 system, they do a solid job of pumping out your tunes…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Jan 8 '07

Wild Charge Hands-On: Really Does Charge Wirelessly

We’ve heard tell of the Wild Charge system that replenishes power in cellphones, PSPs, notebooks and iPods, and now we can confirm: It really works. We played with the system for a while tonight, putting the special cases on cellphones and attachments on iPods, and then suddenly those devices begin charging as soon as you…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 8 '07

Griffin Evolve is a True Wireless iPod

Griffin Evolve: As Wireless as Wireless can get for an iPod dock. The Skinny A fancy iPod dock with speakers that literally lift off of the base unit and continue to work up to 150 feet away. Geared Toward Those who must have their iPod playing at all times, no matter where they are in…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jan 8 '07

Scenes From After Hours

Chairgasm, Showstoppers at the Wynn hotel, around 6:30PM.

Tech News Photo by Teru Kuwayama Jan 8 '07

Dream Machine: Full Body Gaming

The Dream Machine is a not just another gaming chair that has speakers in the headrest, and it isn’t one of those zero g sex hammocks either: it’s the “world’s first multi-modal-physio-interactive game controller”. Yeah, that’s right. Bet you didn’t see that one coming. In other words, the Dream Machine is a giant PS2/PS3/XBOX360/PC joystick…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jan 8 '07

Oqo Model 02: Giving Other UMPCs a Run for Their Money

The Skinny It’s being touted as the world’s smallest Vista-capable PC and from what we saw at ShowStoppers this evening, we have to agree. This sexy little siren weighs exactly one pound yet manages to squeeze in an impressive amount of processing power. Plus, it’s got built-in mobile broadband. There’s even a dock that integrates…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Jan 8 '07

Schwag Competition: Monday’s Best

For some of the more serious journalists, CES is about emerging technologies, hands-on demos and social networking. For me, it’s all about the schwag, the mountains of junk companies spend thousands of dollars on in order to draw innocent passersby in. I’ll be showing you the best of the schwag I get my hands on…

Gadgets Karson Thompson Jan 8 '07

TiVo Comcast Interface-First Look

We told you earlier today that TiVo is getting into bed with Comcast. This is the first picture of the hybrid interface. Check out the picture-window! https://gizmodo.com/comcast-dvrs-finally-caught-holding-hands-with-tivo-226959

Tech News Noah Robischon Jan 8 '07

Vonage Router Gets Gussied Up by Frog Design

VoIP provider Vonage made friends with hipster frog design inc., resulting in this pleasing router design that just might someday make it out of the basement and server closet and onto the desktop. It looks awfully purdy, plus it’s designed to be more durable, too. Vonage wouldn’t say when we might be seeing such a…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 8 '07

Ion iCUE and iMX05 Lets Amateurs DJ Like Novices

Both prototype products from Ion aimed for a Spring/Summer ’07 release, the iCUE and iMX05 are amateur DJ gadgets that don’t sound half bad. The iCUE, with the dual large knobs (and multiple smaller ones), sliders, and faders, let you “DJ” your digital files with a hardware interface. Other than the cool scratching and fading…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jan 8 '07

Showstoppers Is Starting

Get ready for a slew of updates—we’re seeing gear from Wild Charge, Jadoo, Vonage and more.

Tech News Noah Robischon Jan 8 '07

The Ice Sculpture Is Melting

Gizmodo Coming At You Live From Macworld

Apple and Cingular Tag-Team for iPhone

Hobbytron.com Shoots Up CES Showstoppers

Asus Brings SideShow Support to its New Skype Phone

The World’s Sweetest Boothbabe

Lightsnake XLR to USB Cable

It’s So Zunely at CES

Philips Internet Phones

LaCie’s Desktop FireWire Speakers Take a Page from Super Mario’s Warp Pipe

Wild Charge Hands-On: Really Does Charge Wirelessly

Griffin Evolve is a True Wireless iPod

Scenes From After Hours

Dream Machine: Full Body Gaming

Oqo Model 02: Giving Other UMPCs a Run for Their Money

Schwag Competition: Monday’s Best

TiVo Comcast Interface-First Look

Vonage Router Gets Gussied Up by Frog Design

Ion iCUE and iMX05 Lets Amateurs DJ Like Novices

Showstoppers Is Starting

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