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Pertelian X0240 On Sale For $44

The Pertelian X0240 USB info display is on sale for a limited time for $44! Compare that to the regular price of $70, and you’ll jump on this. https://gizmodo.com/pertelian-x0240-reviewed-verdict-pretty-nifty-if-you-170091 To refresh: There are a ton of different bits of information that the LCD can display such as IM, media controls, RSS feeds, network speeds, POP…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jun 16 '06

Laser Hairbrush: Like a Real Brush, But Fake

Not many people know this, but if you shoot lasers at your head, your hair will grow in cascading locks down your back, turning you from a wizzened old hag to a Breck cover girl overnight. Not many people also know that if you spend $199 on a comb without bristles that shoots lasers at…

Gadgets John Biggs Jun 16 '06

10 Strangest PC Setups

We’ve seen some weird PC mods and PC setups over the years, for example, the bombputer. TechEBlog has done a roundup of the 10 strangest/coolest setups. Among our favorites is the Cyborg PC that scares the living bejeezus out of the man’s kids, MacMini in a DeLorean, and the whiskey bottle PC. https://gizmodo.com/wmd-case-mod-jack-bauer-computing-175448 That last…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 16 '06

Shockolate Vault

Love sweet, sweet candy and also love electric shocks applied to your fingertips? Then the Shockolate Vault is for you. Designed to keep fatty pants out of the cookie jar for preset intervals, this exciting jar can also double as a psycho-sexual torture/pleasure device. There’s chocolate in my de Sade! No, there’s de Sade in…

Gadgets John Biggs Jun 16 '06

Time for the Word Catholic Clock

Okay, this may be my hardest feat of the day. I am going to attempt to inform you about this clock without offending a single Catholic. The Time of the Word clock is a simple digital clock that includes a 4-line LCD screen that will display 380 different bible verses. One verse will display for…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Jun 16 '06

Microsoft Close To Releasing iPod Rival

It looks like those plans for Microsoft’s iPod rival were further along than anybody thought. Microsoft’s been having licensing talks with the music industry in order to provide songs on their iTunes-killer service. The service will emphasize pay-per-song purchasing, like iTunes, but will still offer a subscription service, like Napster. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-confirms-ipod-competitor-in-development-163685 People who have seen…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 16 '06

Philips Norelco Satinelle Ice Epilator

Pardon me for not being hip with my female hair terms, but isn’t “epilator” a horrific word? Couldn’t there be a better way to name a device thats sole pupose is to rip out each hair painfully and slowly? So I am immediately suggesting to Philips to rename this the Satinelle Ice Super-Fun Hair-Vanisher. Supposedly…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Jun 16 '06

iSplash Rugged MP3 Player: No Wimps Allowed

You’re a man; you go to the beach and do masculine things, like kick sand in nerds’ eyes just because you can. While on the beach, you rock out to Winger and other gnarly bands. Well, here’s an MP3 player that matches your alpha male personality, the iSplash Rugged. It’s a digital stereo boombox that…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jun 16 '06

iPodweek – The Best of iLounge

This week at iLounge: When JBL launched its iPod shrine-like On Time speaker dock a few months ago, we loved its looks, but thought it was overpriced and a bit underpowered in the audio department. This week, JBL released Radial, a $300 follow-up to On Time with more audio horsepower and a surprisingly feature-laden RF…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jun 16 '06

Wizxer WXP350 WIndows CE PMP and Camera

This Wizxer is a pretty interesting device, in the same way that the Mary-Kate wearing everything in her wardrobe simultaneously was interesting. This WinCE device has a 4-inch screen that can play back video and audio from its 30GB hard disk. It also has a 1.3-megapixel camera on the back, so you can sneakily take…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 16 '06

Cat Food, Helping Train America’s Army

Leave it to the U.S. military to use every possible method to gain the upper hand. This time saw the Army use cat food boxes to create a 1/35th scale model of an Iraqi city in order to run simulations. Now, why would the Army resort to using decidedly low-tech to assist in its training?…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jun 16 '06

It’s SkypeCast Time

Join us here to talk to Patrick Beaulieu about the beauty of HD on PC and Nvidia’s PureVideo HD products. Please don’t Skype us personally about the broadcast, just click that link and follow the instructions. The “window” will be open for 30 minutes, but if the room is empty at about 1:15 (EDT) that…

Tech News Johnb Jun 16 '06

Design Concept: Shumidor for the Stinkfoot

Of course, none of your Gizmodo team or any of you readers have this problem, but somebody out there has the stinkfoot. That’s where this design concept called the Shumidor might be able to help. It has an “ionic blade” that silently circulates air around any exposed surface within. According to Shumidor designer Michael Kurtzer,…

Gadgets Charlie White Jun 16 '06

iTan ITN-VR10 Vibrating Headphones

There’s nothing quite like the soothing and comforting sensations brought about by having vibrating objects on your person. Japanese manufacturer RWC takes this idea and runs with it with its iTan ITN-VR10, a pair of vibrating headphones that should be compatible with all electronic devices with a 3.5″ headphone jack. Unless the Google translation is…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jun 16 '06

Cellphone Test Driver’s Sobriety, Tattles on Them

NTT DoCoMo has introduced a system that lets mass transit companies test their drivers at any given time to see if they have been dabbling with some happy juice while on the job. A small breath-alcohol sensor is attached to one of DoCoMo’s FOMA 3G phones. The driver will breathe into the sensor normally and…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jun 16 '06

ABC Uses iTunes To Debut Pilot

Apple must be doing something right, since yet another major network has decided to put more of its content on Apple’s iTunes Music Store. The latest is ABC, which is debuting Kyle XY on the iTMS on June 20, a show about “a mysterious teenage savant who is devoid of such human instinctive behavior as…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jun 16 '06

dJays Earphones: Get Rid of the Noise

This old world’s too noisy, and any attempt to isolate our eardrums from all that racket is certainly welcome. The next attempt at vanquishing the cacophony is Swedish company Jay’s, showing us its d-Jays earphones that are said to eliminate up to 90% of ambient noise. The great thing about sound isolation is, when you…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 16 '06

Road Runner Troubles: Is It Us?

We suspect that Internet service providers are usually tightlipped about network outages and such, but we’ve had a first-hand experience with that in the past few days. Our Midwest contingent experienced numerous connectivity issues, and called Time Warner’s Road Runner tech support. After a series of useless troubleshooting, they insisted the problem was ours, saying…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 16 '06

Blu-Ray Titles On Their Way

Ready, guys? Here comes some Blu-Ray. June 20 is the official launch date for the BD-P1000 along with eight sexy movies including The Fifth Element and Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction is coming in July. What about great, classic comedies, you ask? How about a Blu-Ray version of A Knight’s Tale. I wish i knew…

Tech News John Biggs Jun 16 '06

Father’s Day: Montegrappa for Ferrari Pen

Father’s Day is just a couple of days away, so here’s an idea for that sporty dad: How about a limited-edition Ferrari pen by Montegrappa, available as a fountain pen, rollerball or capped ballpoint? They’re sterling silver, lacquered in Racing Red or Modena Yellow, or you can go all-out with one in 18-karat yellow gold…

Gadgets Charlie White Jun 16 '06

Pertelian X0240 On Sale For $44

Laser Hairbrush: Like a Real Brush, But Fake

10 Strangest PC Setups

Shockolate Vault

Time for the Word Catholic Clock

Microsoft Close To Releasing iPod Rival

Philips Norelco Satinelle Ice Epilator

iSplash Rugged MP3 Player: No Wimps Allowed

iPodweek – The Best of iLounge

Wizxer WXP350 WIndows CE PMP and Camera

Cat Food, Helping Train America’s Army

It’s SkypeCast Time

Design Concept: Shumidor for the Stinkfoot

iTan ITN-VR10 Vibrating Headphones

Cellphone Test Driver’s Sobriety, Tattles on Them

ABC Uses iTunes To Debut Pilot

dJays Earphones: Get Rid of the Noise

Road Runner Troubles: Is It Us?

Blu-Ray Titles On Their Way

Father’s Day: Montegrappa for Ferrari Pen

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