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Viruses Engineered to Make Batteries

Researchers have engineered viruses to attract metals and spin them into battery components. Modifying viral genes so the outside viral layer would bind with certain metal ions, they found that incubating the virus in a cobalt chloride solution produced nanowires that work as positive electrodes. The AP said that the scientists introduced a bit of…

Gadgets Robb

Acer Aspire 9800 to be Second Laptop to Eventually Have an HD DVD Drive

Acer took its place in line behind Toshiba to say it will release an HD DVD-packing laptop, the Aspire 9800. This is going to be one unusual notebook, with a whopping 20.1-inch 1680×1050 LCD. The thing is loaded for video of all types, including a 1.3-megapixel webcam, and both analog and digital TV tuners feeding…

Tech News Charlie White

Kanguru 64GB Flash Drive Max

Do you feel like your current USB flash drive fulfill your needs? Perhaps 64 gigabytes of storage is more to your liking? If it is, and you have an extra $2,800 laying around, then Kanguru has just what you’re looking for. The Kanguru Flash Drive Max is a USB flash drive that weighs just .63…

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Lazy Drinker Programmable Drink Mixer

With summer right around the corner, many people are starting to fantasize about days spent poolside (or, we suppose, computerside) with nothing more than a drink in hand trying not to get burned by heaven’s unfeeling eye. Why not fix up that drink with the Lazy Drinker, a programmable drink mixer that makes whipping up…

Gadgets Gizloco

Deal on Seagate Barracuda 300GB SATA Drives

Always on the lookout for you, dear readers, we point you toward newegg.com, where there’s a sale on Seagate Barracuda 300GB SATA drives running at 7200RPM. Normally these drives cost between $125 and $130 at their lowest (and we’ve seen a few at $145 or $150), but this deal has them at $100. Good price,…

Tech News Charlie White

Origami? Here’s the Real Thing

We talk a lot about Origami around here, but let’s not forget what real origami is. Some of this intricate paper folding is just mind-boggling. The one above is made of 30 uncut squares all folded together in this compound-of-five tetrahedra design called “Peter’s Snowflake.” Take a look at some of these pieces of artwork.…

Gadgets Charlie White

Sensation Rig Won’t Let You Sleep at the Wheel

Bad things can happen when people fall asleep while driving. That’s why experts in the European Union are testing a project called Sensation, which uses a three-pronged approach to monitoring wakefulness. A camera, along with sensors on the seat and steering wheel, are intended to be non-obtrusive, although some people will really get paranoid with…

Gadgets Charlie White

Parlee Z3S1 Custom Bike Makes Others Look Like Lead Balloons

If you thought that Mercedes bicycle we showed you yesterday was light, take a look at the Parlee Z3Sl Custom, weighing 10.86 lb. It’s so light, its weight is expressed in grams; this one is 4929g. Made in the great U. S. of A., the 950-gram carbon frame alone costs $4700. https://gizmodo.com/mercedes-benz-carbon-bike-165543 So never mind…

Gadgets Charlie White

Cellphone Trojan from Russia

Just in time for PayPal Mobile, there’s a Trojan that called RedBrowser that pretends to browse the web using SMS instead of a WAN connection. Instead of giving you sweet, sweet Internet access, however, it runs up $5 and $6 SMS charges for folks on the Russian Beeline, MTS and Megafon networks. Would we be…

Privacy & Security Johnb

Gizmodo Today

Feature Low End Theory https://gizmodo.com/low-end-theory-165566 Rumor and Speculation Rumor: Verizon Asking for Changes in Motorola Q https://gizmodo.com/rumor-verizon-asking-for-changes-in-motorola-q-165467 News Our Sponsors, Ourselves Retina Scanning in the Wild: Iraq Edition Keyboard, My Foot Blackberry 7130 for Cingular JitterBug: Cellphones for the Old LG’s Concept Wall Mounted Projector Xbox 360 Blue Edition Set for Launch Mad Catz Real…

Tech News Charlie White

Our Sponsors, Ourselves

Now that we’re sponsored, we understand ourselves, our relationships, and our families much more clearly. Thank you: Kensington, Honda Fit, Hersheys, Dyson, MS MEDC, HSBC, Sprint, Smarthome, Palm, pppCard.net, Volkswagen, Manual Power Want to join us in our quest to become more ourselves? Sponsor us. http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/announcements/advertising-with-gizmodo-008027%3Cbr%20/%3E.php

Tech News Johnb

Retina Scanning in the Wild: Iraq Edition

The Iraqi Army (read “the U.S. Army”) is registering all of their soldiers using a portable iris scanner which reduces the complexity of the retina eye into a 512-byte code. The system, called the Biometric Automated Toolset, has a false acceptance rate of 1 in 1.2 million and can enroll users without an attached PC.…

Gadgets Johnb

Keyboard, My Foot

Here we see a pair of sports shoes made of computer keyboards at the 14th China International Clothing & Accessories Fair, which kicked off in Beijing on April 4. The shoes won the first prize in the sports category at the 6th Hong Kong Footwear Design Contest. There is, as we all know, no accounting…

Gadgets Johnb

Blackberry 7130 for Cingular

Lawsuits aside, it seems that Blackberry has gone back to producing smartphones. The latest photo we have here is the new 7100 series Blackberry phone, the 7130. There isn’t much information about it yet, but word around the block is that the phone could offer EDGE and be available through Cingular service. Blackberry 7130 for…

Tech News Travis Hudson

JitterBug: Cellphones for the Old

Samsung and GreatCall Inc. just announced a carrier/cellphone combo for the aged and infirm. Jitterbug costs about $10-$25 per month and includes a big fat phone with one-touch dialing, a simple interface, and a makes a dial-tone sound when opened. Now gramps will have some way to call home when he wanders into the mall…

Tech News Johnb

LG’s Concept Wall Mounted Projector

This device won the 2006 iF Design Gold Award, it is a flat-designed projector for wall-mounting purposes. There is a remote-controlled lens door, auto focus, zoom and ventilation is not a problem in the thin-metal housing. It is quiet at only 25 db and can project up too 100 inches from upwards of 17 feet.…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Xbox 360 Blue Edition Set for Launch

Microsoft will be releasing a soccer-inspired bundle of the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 Blue Edition will have all of the same parts as the Premium edition packages, but also include a super-sporty Adidas Japan blue faceplate, Adidas Japan blue bandana and also include 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. This special edition bundle is set…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Mad Catz Real World Golf

Oh the joys of spring. It is time for everyone to go outside, hit up the links and enjoy an afternoon of golf. Or for the gamers, stay inside and play simulated golf in our nicely air conditioned homes. This is Mad Catz Gametrac Real World Golf. This is an actual video game with golfing…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Origami is a Media Center Extender

Most of our predictions regarding Origami have come true—it’s not a piece of MS hardware, it’s media-centric, it’s dumb—so this just bolsters the impression that we are omniscient. Origami will be able to act as a Media Center Extender, meaning you can play video and audio content in any room of your house, wirelessly. You…

Tech News Johnb

PayPal Mobile Launched

As we mentioned before, PayPal has created a mobile payment system allowing you to send and receive money via SMS. https://gizmodo.com/paypal-plans-phone-payments-163482 The site is up now and you can activate your phone by clicking a button and entering your number. I’m trying to figure out some use cases, right now, and strangely enough I could…

Tech News Johnb

Viruses Engineered to Make Batteries

Acer Aspire 9800 to be Second Laptop to Eventually Have an HD DVD Drive

Kanguru 64GB Flash Drive Max

Lazy Drinker Programmable Drink Mixer

Deal on Seagate Barracuda 300GB SATA Drives

Origami? Here’s the Real Thing

Sensation Rig Won’t Let You Sleep at the Wheel

Parlee Z3S1 Custom Bike Makes Others Look Like Lead Balloons

Cellphone Trojan from Russia

Gizmodo Today

Our Sponsors, Ourselves

Retina Scanning in the Wild: Iraq Edition

Keyboard, My Foot

Blackberry 7130 for Cingular

JitterBug: Cellphones for the Old

LG’s Concept Wall Mounted Projector

Xbox 360 Blue Edition Set for Launch

Mad Catz Real World Golf

Origami is a Media Center Extender

PayPal Mobile Launched

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