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Xbox to Media Center in a Half Hour

Our smarty-pants sister site Lifehacker points out a ProductWiki tutorial that shows you how to turn an original Xbox into a media center. Using the free open-source Xbox Media Center, now you can stream all kinds of media such as TV shows, movies, MP3s and photos all over the house, thanks to a 30-minute helper…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 17 '06

Earset 1 Mobile from Bang & Olufsen

Denmark s Bang & Olufsen have a reputation for producing high quality, visually pleasing designs. With the Earset 1 Mobile, the company has designed an earpiece to make all the others jealous. The aluminum and hard rubber headset fits well on most ears, something that can t be said about many other headsets. Not only…

Tech News Gizloco Feb 17 '06

Modular Bed System

This Modular Bed System by Maude can be changed and adjusted to your liking, and it can be quickly put together by just one person. It has tiltable tablets to add a headboard, a shelf or a reading light at either end of the bed. Take your pick of a king- or queen-sized coated birch…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 17 '06

Robotic Cellular Secretary

This squirrelbot is a part of Stefan Marti’s “Autonomous Interactive Intermediary” project, where a robot serves as the interfact between you and your cell phone. When your buddies call you, the squirrel checks their number against a list you’ve pre-approved, and asks them some questions to deem importance. If it doesn’t think the call is…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 17 '06

Pentax Announces Sporty Optio W10

Pentax just took the wraps off the 6-megapixel Optio W10, its newest waterproof compact digital camera. Keeping up with the joneses in its class, there’s a 3x zoom and a 2.5-inch LCD viewfinder, along with Face Recognition automatic focus and exposure, which the company claims can detect faces within the frame and then optimize its…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 17 '06

Clear Audio Master Reference Turntable

For those well-heeled folks who just can’t seem to shake off the idea of using an analog turntable, Clear Audio offers its Master Reference Turntable, a $19,000 precision instrument handmade in Germany. Let’s face it: If it doesn’t sound good on this turntable, it doesn’t sound good anywhere. The unit has three separate motors that…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 17 '06

Promise Lip Balm Claims to Curb Appetite

For those who are forever searching for effective yet effortless ways to lose weight, Omega Tech Labs is now pushing Promise, an alleged appetite suppressant disguised as lip balm. A month s supply will cost you between four and five bucks, and claims to not only slow down that ravenous appetite but it’s also supposed…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 17 '06

The Sony Bean is Dead

Sony has discontinued its sexy, sly bean MP3 player, hinting that it may have something better up its sleeve—debatable—and that this might not be the end of the bean—debatable. The Bean appeared last April to great fanfare and promptly fell off the radar as the Nano sucked up its market share. The bugger did get…

Tech News Johnb Feb 17 '06

Netherlands Debuts Video Stamp

The Netherlands has issued a lenticular video stamp, using a special printing process on a stamp-sized piece of plastic. Each stamp sells for .39 (46 cents US), and before you think that’s crazy, keep in mind that these are not flat panel displays that we’re talking about. How does this work, you might ask? The…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 17 '06

PS3 Hedging Its Bets, Working With Microsoft

Interesting tidbits coming out today about potential partnerships between Sony and Microsoft later this year and the sales forecast for the PS3. SCE’s managing director, Tetsuhiko Yasuda, says that Sony will sell 100 million PS3s and that they might work together with the XBox team to port or collaborate on games on the new platform.…

Tech News Johnb Feb 17 '06

Kodak Adds Four Cameras to its EasyShare Line

Kodak introduced four new EasyShare digital cameras, all in the midrange of pricing and features and planned for release in the spring of this year. The EasyShare C533 is a 5-megapixel model with a 3x optical zoom and a 1.8 inch LCD. It’s the lowest-priced camera of this flurry of releases, selling for $199 and…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 17 '06

Transition Personal Air Vehicle to Fly by 2009?

A group of MIT graduate student/wonks are saying they could have a flying car on the market within three years. Jalopnik relays the story of start-up called Terrafugia which has released some fascinating artwork of an SUV that flies. The Transition Personal Air Vehicle will allegedly be a car/aircraft designed for 100-to 500-mile jaunts, and…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 17 '06

BenQ-Siemens Pandora In the Wild

A kind reader sent us some pics and a link to his hands-on with the BenQ-Siemens Pandora. All the standard stuff except for one unique feature—check out that funky keypad. When closed, it looks like an MP3 player. When you open it, the keypad schwings out and smacks onto the face of the player. I’m…

Tech News Johnb Feb 17 '06

Apple Hides One-Eyed-Willy-esque Poems in OS X

OS X hackers have found a cute little poem inside the Apple kernel. It’s a warning would-be plunderers to leave the OS be. The poem, which appears in locations that could potentially be edited in order to slam OS X onto commodity Intel hardware, implores hAXorZ to stay away. The embedded poem reads: “Your karma…

Tech News Johnb Feb 17 '06

SK3 in the Wild?

We received a few spy photos of the Sidekick 3 today. It’s apparently being manufactured by Sharp and will be sold by T-Mobile. The graininess doesn’t give us much to work on, but it looks slightly bigger (??) and a brighter screen. What say ye, Sidekick lovers? UPDATE – Some specs: Upgrades: Edge/Wi-Fi Detachable battery…

Tech News Johnb Feb 17 '06

Mac Trojan Horse Appears: Ha!

The Mac Observer is reporting on a Trojan Horse has surfaced on the web that affects Mac users. The Trojan, which has been named Oompa-Loompa is a malware-esque application that tricks unsuspecting Mac owners into thinking it is a JPEG image. If it is launched it requires administrator access before having the ability to install…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 17 '06

A Modern Watergate

A Hungarian political group has stolen a page out of Nixon’s playbook by replicating the Watergate scandal. This situation is a little more dicey because the roles have been reversed and some more high-tech methods have been used. The opposing party in Hungary has now openly admitted to hacking into the servers of the opposing…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 17 '06

Pac-Man Ghost Pendant: For the One You Love

Can’t get the high score on that 1984 Pac-Man game out of your head? Here’s a way to keep those memories close to your heart. Check out Tiny Amour’s Ghost Pendant in silver or gold. We’re not sure which ghost it is, but we believe you can use your imagination and make it any one…

Gadgets Tgrumet Feb 17 '06

Sponsors in a Coma

It’s Serious! Do you really think we should thank… Nike, Volkswagen, TeleNav and Microsoft Do you really think you want to sponsor…. Gizmodo…. https://gizmodo.com/preview/advertising-with-gizmodo-8027

Tech News Johnb Feb 16 '06

Intel Flaunting Dual Core Xeons in Japan

Intel has reportedly demonstrated its upcoming dual-core Xeon processors in Japan. The long-awaited chips, code-named Sossaman, are intended for blade servers. Not much is known about the cryptic demo, except that Intel was running the chips on a Supermicro X6DLP-4GT motherboard with an E7520 chipset. Intel has yet to announce a delivery date or price.…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 16 '06

Xbox to Media Center in a Half Hour

Earset 1 Mobile from Bang & Olufsen

Modular Bed System

Robotic Cellular Secretary

Pentax Announces Sporty Optio W10

Clear Audio Master Reference Turntable

Promise Lip Balm Claims to Curb Appetite

The Sony Bean is Dead

Netherlands Debuts Video Stamp

PS3 Hedging Its Bets, Working With Microsoft

Kodak Adds Four Cameras to its EasyShare Line

Transition Personal Air Vehicle to Fly by 2009?

BenQ-Siemens Pandora In the Wild

Apple Hides One-Eyed-Willy-esque Poems in OS X

SK3 in the Wild?

Mac Trojan Horse Appears: Ha!

A Modern Watergate

Pac-Man Ghost Pendant: For the One You Love

Sponsors in a Coma

Intel Flaunting Dual Core Xeons in Japan

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