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Flickr Windows Media Center Plugin

Love browsing your photos on your HDTV with your Media Center machine, but wish you could browse all of Flickr? You’re in luck, as Mobileware just released a free beta of its Big Screen Photos application. You can browse flickr galleries, search for photos by tags, people, meta data, and even customize the look by…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

Creative Zen V Plus Reviewed (Verdict: iPod Nano? What’s That?)

Creative has been pumping out lots of fruity players lately. By fruity, we mean very colorful, very well designed, and so pretty that we want to just bite it. This Creative Zen V Plus is no exception. The Zen V Plus is a flash based player available in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB sizes. The differences…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

Rumor: Xbox 360 Gets $100 Price Drop This Xmas

Don’t believe everything you read, but the Xbox 360 may just be $100 cheaper by the time winter rolls around. This means you could possibly buy an Xbox 360 for half the price of a Playstation 3—quite a deal when you consider the Microsoft console is just as “next generation” as Sony’s, save for the…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

Unmanned Drones Over LA

The LA County Sheriff’s department is taking a page from the military and sending unmanned drones over the streets of LA. These drones are much lighter and cost a lot less than military ones, and is only going to be used for looking for lost kids and hikers along with scouting for break-ins. Each drone…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

Black Tie Treo 650 For Palm’s 10th Anniversary

We’re not sure why someone would get this when the Treo 700w and 700p are both available, but to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Palm has released a Black Tie edition of their old Treo 650p. The smartphone comes with a hard case and a stylus pen, and is unlocked for you to use on any…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

Suntac Bath-Time iPod Speakers

Is there any other any other time of the day with your kids more painful than bath-time? Maybe diaper-changing-time, but I’m sure bath-time comes in a close second. Not anymore, with the Suntac iPod speaker case. Now you can distract your spawn with the soundtrack to Dora the Explorer while you clean their grubby, booger…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

Mobile Tech Roundup Photos: The Four Nerdmen Of The Apocalypse

What happens when four huge gadget fans get together to show off all their toys? The world implodes, bystanders giggle and everyone has a blast. Dave of Mobility Today, James and Kevin of jkOnTheRun, and Dave of Zatznotfunny all collided for the Mobile Tech Roundup in Manhattan and took pictures of their gadgets. All in…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

H.R.T. Sniper Watch

I stopped sniping years ago. It was a childhood phase: taking to a tree, lining up the shot, and taking out the Toys ‘R’ Us sign at 1000 yards. But what of those of us that never outgrew our sniping days? Is there a watch for those people? Sure there is. It’s the H.R.T. Sniper.…

Gadgets John Biggs Jun 20 '06

Hi-Grade MicroDMS P60 Media Center Reviewed (Verdict: Tiny and Functional, But Not Enough Storage)

The tiny MicroDMS P60 player is about the size of a MacMini and deadly silent, which makes it perfect for placing next to the TV as an entertainment center PC. T3 found the DVI and S-Video and 5.1 optical-out audio decent, but complained about the analog TV Tuner. In the UK, they could only get…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

Will Return…Never

At first glance this looks like the ubiquitous “will return” sign, but then you realize the secondhand is moving. Hey, wait a minute. This is a clock that runs on two AA batteries. Set it ahead 15 minutes and leave it on your door, and then if seeing is believing, you will always be back…

Gadgets Charlie White Jun 20 '06

Sprintz Shot Drinking Game

Drinking is always more fun—and dangerous?—when there is a game involved, right? Of course! (Beer pong anyone?) The Sprintz shot drinking game puts your shot slamming skill to the test by using a magnetic sensor integrated into the bottom of a shot glass. The idea for the game is pretty simple. Fill up the shot,…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Jun 20 '06

Gizmodo Idol: Talented—kind of—Honorable Mentions

Voting is still continuing on our Gizmodo Idol contest. Head over here to see the five finalists and cast your vote for the winner. Voting ends tomorrow at noon so get to it, you sheep! Check out some more honorable mentions after the jump that just barely missed the cut or unfortunately, like Down by…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jun 20 '06

EA FIFA Casemod

All we can say to this one is “Wow”. That, and the stuff between this sentence and the end of the post. A soccer (futbol) fan made an EA sports FIFA casemod that has actual players playing on a pitch adorned with the EA logo. Not only that, there’s a crowd, stands, and working lights.…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

Oregan Lets You Skype On Your TV

Oregan Networks, maker of embedded software for set top boxes—think Windows Media Center type machines hooked up to your TV—has upgraded their Oregan Media Browser with Skype calling. This means as soon as an equipment manufacturer that uses the new version of Oregan’s software puts out a product, you’ll be able to send Skype messages…

Television Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

Apple To Audit Beleaguered China Factory

Remember the factory that Apple uses to build some of its iPods that got the company in trouble? It now appears that Cupertino will conduct a “thorough audit” of the Foxconn-operated factory in China. https://gizmodo.com/apple-responds-to-poor-factory-condtions-accusations-180763 The audit focuses on “employee working and living conditions, interviews of employees and managers, compliance with overtime and wage regulations,…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jun 20 '06

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

This week at TreeHugger: We uncover the EcoSystem, a new PC designed around the Core Duo processor and energy efficient components that’s built to match the performance of their Pentium 4 counterparts while using 75% less energy. The light bulb goes off for solar-powered air conditioning — why didn’t we think of that years ago?…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jun 20 '06

DinoLite Digital Microscope.

I don’t know about you, but day in and day out I love seeing extreme digital close-ups of my forehead skin. Just think of the beauty of your scalp on your laptop or desktop computer. Okay, this may be more have better uses than looking at your scalp, but DinoLite must have some kind of…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Jun 20 '06

Panasonic BN-SDCJP3 SDHC Card Reader

Who can forget the announcement of Panasonics’s SDHC cards and the joy the world felt? Feast your eyes on Panasonic’s card reader for this wonderful new card format, the BN-SDCJP3. Utilizing a USB 2.0 interface, the BN-SDCJP3 is also backwards compatible with SD, miniSD and MMC cards (no memory stick?!) It’s pretty small, too, weighing…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jun 20 '06

Motorola Portable Power P970: mini USB Charger

Shaped like the Motorola PEBL, this mini charger is a 1700mAh battery that you can plug into your phone’s miniUSB port for juice on the run. How it works: charge up this P970 at home and carry it with you as a backup, using it only when necessary. It will fit into any standard miniUSB…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jun 20 '06

Motorola Launches Low-End Technicolor Phones

So, kind of out of the blue Motorola has launched some products at CommunicAsia2006 today. Included in the launch are the appealing W375 (pictured) and the W208. These small and low-end cameras weigh only 3 ounces and the W375 includes a VGA camera and FM radio, and the W208 has the FM radio, but no…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jun 20 '06

Flickr Windows Media Center Plugin

Creative Zen V Plus Reviewed (Verdict: iPod Nano? What’s That?)

Rumor: Xbox 360 Gets $100 Price Drop This Xmas

Unmanned Drones Over LA

Black Tie Treo 650 For Palm’s 10th Anniversary

Suntac Bath-Time iPod Speakers

Mobile Tech Roundup Photos: The Four Nerdmen Of The Apocalypse

H.R.T. Sniper Watch

Hi-Grade MicroDMS P60 Media Center Reviewed (Verdict: Tiny and Functional, But Not Enough Storage)

Will Return…Never

Sprintz Shot Drinking Game

Gizmodo Idol: Talented—kind of—Honorable Mentions

EA FIFA Casemod

Oregan Lets You Skype On Your TV

Apple To Audit Beleaguered China Factory

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

DinoLite Digital Microscope.

Panasonic BN-SDCJP3 SDHC Card Reader

Motorola Portable Power P970: mini USB Charger

Motorola Launches Low-End Technicolor Phones

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