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Dell and Alienware, Another Plot Twist

Rumors are running rampant about Dell’s possible purchase of Alienware and today we have another twist to the storyline. It appears that the Dell Sneak Preview press event that was scheduled for the Game Developers Conference has been suddenly cancelled. The GDC is scheduled for next week in San Jose. https://gizmodo.com/dell-buys-alienware-160417

Tech News Travis Hudson

Solar-powered MP3 Player

MSI makes some pretty good gear, although they’re not horribly popular over here. This is the Mega Player 540, a 4GB HDD MP3 player with a built-in solar panel and a sassy aesthetic. Essentially, you never need to recharge this thing as long as you’re outside. This, assume, however, that we leave the house. Solar-powered…

Tech News Johnb

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

This week at TreeHugger: Meet the Acabion, the two-passenger vehicle that can do 280 mph at half throttle. Check out some of the solar-powered gadgets that made their debut at CeBIT, and find a place online to swap all your old Foghat records and copies of the original World of Warcraft for media you can…

Tech News Travis Hudson

WinePod Personal Brewery

Forget those DIY Beer Brewing kits, you never use them anyway—and when you do your beer tastes like crap. Just go to the corner bodega and get yourself a six pack. It’ll take less time, your tastebuds will be happier and so will those of your friends. Besides, if you really wanted to impress, you’d…

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Modding the NES Into a PS2

Many will argue that the good ol days of gaming died along with the NES. Upstarts like Sony and Microsoft may tout all the graphic wonderment under the sun, but there s something about the NES that still draws gamers to this day. Looking to bridge the gap between these two worlds, a French modder…

Tech News Gizloco

France to Force Apple to Open iTunes?

France s legislature wants to pass a law that would allow consumers to convert digital music from one format to another. That seems awfully nice of them, but it puts Apple in a bit of a bind since it would require that they open up their proprietary iTunes software to their software rivals. Don t…

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The DSM-520, D-Links High-Def Media Player

Streaming high definition content seems to be the new pink this year, so nobody should be surprised to see D-Link jump into the fray. The DSM-520 is a new member to the MediaLounge family of media streaming devices, the difference being that it plays back HD video in either Windows Media Video 9 or MPEG4…

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Pioneer DVR-DT100, an 800GB Gorilla

Pioneer aims to store every TV program you d ever want to record with its DVR-DT100, a digital video recorder that also features a DVD burner. The most impressive feature is its 800GB hard drive, enough space to hold, well, a heck of a lot of stuff. There s a DV input as well, letting…

Tech News Gizloco

Panasonic Skype Phone

This plain-looking phone allows you to connect to Skype users via VOIP without a PC. Apparently, it hooks up to your landline and a wired connection and can connect to online Skype users without external hardware. Nice styling, as well. No price or availability, but it looks pretty compelling. Get your Skype on without Wi-Fi,…

Gadgets Johnb

Windows XP Booting on an Intel Mac? Contest Organizer Believes So

XP-on-Mac contest organizer Colin Nederkoorn told Gizmodo that he believes a team of individuals headed by a person known as narf2006 has devised a way to boot Windows XP on an Intel Mac. Nederkoorn, of Houston, Texas, created a website that sought donations from visitors, where the proceeds would be awarded to the first person…

Tech News Charlie White

Yamaha PJP-100H Said to Improve Conference Calling

If this PJP-100H conference call system works as well as Yamaha says it does, the company may have figured out a way to finally make conference calling much less annoying. The sophisticated system has 12 speakers and 32 directional microphones which use a learning function to analyze the environment, figuring out how to filter out…

Gadgets Charlie White

Dell Buys Alienware?

The boys at CNET have unconfirmed news that Dell has purchased Alienware. We first reported on this on March 6, but it appears there’s some rumors swirling that the deal is done. Dell won’t confirm and Alienware is just happy for the publicity. https://gizmodo.com/dell-may-buy-alienware-158647 Unconfirmed: Dell buys Alienware [CNET]

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UltraLite: Recording Studio, All Shrunken

Portable audio interfaces are all over the place, but MOTU’s now-shipping UltraLite (under $600) FireWire box shows just how serious these devices have become. The 10-in, 14-out jacks are enough for surround setups (plugging straight into speakers, that is), and an independent headphone jack lets musicians and DJs cue. Among many pro-friendly features, there’s even…

Gadgets Johnb

Hitachi DVL-7TV Wakes You Up to Lots-O-Media

This Hitachi DVL-7TV will expose you to your choice of media the first thing in the morning, with TV, DVD, FM, MP3, or even JPEG stills to ease you out of your hung-over haze. There’s a 7-inch screen that’s just about the right size for bedside, and oh yeah, it also has an alarm to…

Tech News Charlie White

XP on Mac Cracked?

When Colin Nederkoorn of Houston, Texas decided to pledge $100 of his own money to anyone who could figure out how to boot Windows XP on an Intel Mac, he didn’t think it would take this long. But now here it is nearly two months later, the prize money has topped $12,000, and lo and…

Tech News Charlie White

iWood Now Offering Hardwood Cases for iPod 5G

The craftspeople who brought you the iWood nano, an exquisite iPod case carved out of a single piece of fine hardwood, are now offering the iWood 5G, a case for the 30 or 60GB iPods. It has concealed steel hinges and stays shut with tiny magnets. The screen is fully protected because your iPod is…

Tech News Charlie White

HD DVD Launch Hits Technical Problems

Warner Home Video had marked March 28 as the release date of the first high-definition DVD title, but the company might miss that date because of technical problems. Warner Home Video division president Ron Sanders was doubtful about the release date: To be honest, the outlook is tenuous — were still coming out with an…

Tech News Charlie White

Netflix Adds HD DVD Rentals

We reported earlier that Netflix would support HD DVD at its launch this month, and while the launch of the players and disks is behind schedule, Netflix has quietly begun to accommodate HD DVD rentals on its website. If you go to the your account area, it gives you the option to set up your…

Tech News Charlie White

Sony Offering Up Stale Blu-ray Titles for May 23 Launch

Sony announced the first Blu-ray disks will be available on May 23, the same day the first Blu-ray player goes on sale. There will be a scant few titles offered up, including such cinematic masterpieces as 50 First Dates, The Fifth Element, Hitch, House of Flying Daggers, A Knight’s Tale, The Last Waltz (MGM), Resident…

Tech News Charlie White

Laser Scissors

If you can’t eyeball and cut a straight line to save your life, these scissors project a line out for you to follow. The line will, of course, only be as straight as your ability to hold the scissors and therefore the laser itself perfectly steady. Good for adults then, maybe not so useful for…

Gadgets Gizmodo.com

Dell and Alienware, Another Plot Twist

Solar-powered MP3 Player

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

WinePod Personal Brewery

Modding the NES Into a PS2

France to Force Apple to Open iTunes?

The DSM-520, D-Links High-Def Media Player

Pioneer DVR-DT100, an 800GB Gorilla

Panasonic Skype Phone

Windows XP Booting on an Intel Mac? Contest Organizer Believes So

Yamaha PJP-100H Said to Improve Conference Calling

Dell Buys Alienware?

UltraLite: Recording Studio, All Shrunken

Hitachi DVL-7TV Wakes You Up to Lots-O-Media

XP on Mac Cracked?

iWood Now Offering Hardwood Cases for iPod 5G

HD DVD Launch Hits Technical Problems

Netflix Adds HD DVD Rentals

Sony Offering Up Stale Blu-ray Titles for May 23 Launch

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