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Sneak Peek at Netgear’s Next Skype Phone

If you were at all impressed in Netgear’s first Skype phone—or maybe even more so if you weren’t—you should be intrigued by what Live Digitally (Netgear’s guest blogger) managed to capture from Netgear’s CEO on a visit of their Digital Lifestyle living room. It’s the second generation Netgear Skype phone, and for the most part…

Tech News Jason Chen May 26

Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (1988)

Of all the paleo-futuristic concept videos we’ve looked at in the past four months, the future depicted in Grey Flannel Navigator may have been the most accurate. Granted, it’s the safest but computer networking and ordering pizza through your computer was pretty visionary for 1988. The assumption that we need an image of a person…

Tech News Matt Novak May 25

Henry Ford’s Machine Men (1924)

The evening edition of the December 5, 1924 State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) ran a short article about Henry Ford’s automated vision for the future. It was titled “Machine Men,” and the author laments the hustle and bustle the automobile has produced. The author calls “pish-posh” on Mr. Henry Ford and his projections of life with…

Tech News Matt Novak May 25

DirecTV Sat-Go Portable Receiver Seen on…TV

Here’s early video of a Sat-Go, DirecTV’s portable satellite receiver, as presented alongside an innocuous collection of grads’ and dads’ gadget gifts on NBC. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-pics-from-usa-todays-directv-sat-go-grope-261458 See it? Just fast-forward past the Carbon Fiber Zero Halliburton case, and a snowboarding jacket from Burton’s Audex line. (In June? Nice timepeg, guy.) https://gizmodo.com/test-assaulting-zero-halliburtons-aircraft-aluminum-la-236430

Television Brian Lam May 25

Time Travel (1982)

The 1982 book Fact or Fantasy? (World of Tomorrow) by Neil Ardley features this picture of “time tourists” choosing their destination. Time tourists choose an era of the past to explore. They then enter the time machine on the left and watch history unfold before them. But they can only view the past and not…

Tech News Matt Novak May 25

Steampunk Ray Guns

Originally starting out as just sketches by Greg Broadmore, these ray guns were eventually made by David Tremont and Weta—the same people who created the special effects and props for the Lord of the Rings trilogy—these steampunk-inspired toys are the best thing you could buy a nerd who loves pretending to shoot things. They’re sold…

Tech News Jason Chen May 25

Apple Stock Moves On Nothing…Again

“Apple Rises After IPhone Media Report “. OMFG. This CNBC lady reports on a rumor from some two-bit mall employee and the stock goes up. Investing is emotional, yes, but how much confidence can you really get from a ball of fluff like the June 20th report? https://gizmodo.com/cnbc-says-iphone-on-june-20th-plus-other-guesses-with-263717 It ain’t news. Late June has always…

Tech News Brian Lam May 25

CNet Says New Samsung LCD HDTVs Best Ever

David Katzmaier of CNet reviewed one of the new Samsung LN-T4665F LCDs. He says its the nicest LCD he’s ever seen….which somehow translates into a tepid 8.3 rating. https://gizmodo.com/cnet-says-new-samsung-lcd-hdtvs-best-ever-263762 They were impressed with the HDMI 1.3 port, the individual color controls. But they disliked the reflective screen, which kicked up massive glare in lit rooms.…

Gadgets Brian Lam May 25

Blu-ray Players Have Problems With Pirates of the Caribbean Discs

If you’ve just purchased the first two Pirates movies on Blu-ray in order to get psyched up for the third one, you probably came up with a whole lot less Johnny Depp and a whole lot more firmware problems than you expected. Apparently at least two players—Samsung’s BD-P1200 and Sony’s BDP-S1—have difficulty playing back the…

Gadgets Jason Chen May 25

Hearing Aid/Phone Combo Looks Cool, Seems Obvious

You got this thing wedged in your ear because otherwise you can’t hear what the damn whippersnappers are all yappin’ about. Then along comes this other earpiece you’re supposed to jam in your ear, so that you can talk on your cellphone while driving or juggling or whatever the kids are doing these days. Along…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman May 25

Free Steve Jobs T-Shirts

Wait, wait, they’re not free as in beer. I mean free as in liberation. Even though Real Steve doesn’t seem to be in any real trouble, Fake Steve is running a campaign to Free El Jobso from the tyranny of the SEC. The first organized show of support is going down at WWDC, 2007, the…

Tech News Brian Lam May 25

Hands-On With Now You Can Find It Locator (Verdict: Never Misplace Anything Again)

I misplace stuff. A lot. The concept of putting my keys, wallet and cellphone in one set place when I get home is foreign to me (possibly because there’s no set place to put it). But with the New You Can Find It Locator from Skymall, it’s no longer a problem. Seriously, now that we…

Reviews Jason Chen May 25

Toshiba and Alpine Pimp Your Ride with HD DVD and Smart Touch Screen

I’m not sure why you’d want HD DVD in your car, but just in case, Toshiba and Alpine have created this car-friendly duo, which brings HD DVD straight to your dashboard. The player is accompanied by Toshiba’s touchscreen, which has the brains to sense when your finger’s shadow is hovering above the panel (that way…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez May 25

Steampunk Turntable

This is the work of Christian Aldo of Canada. It was part of a vinyl record art show, and he created this very steampunk-esque record player. The funny thing is that he had no idea what steampunk even is. As you may know, we are quite obsessed with it around these parts, and this record…

Gadgets Travis Hudson May 25

Beer Burglar Drink Protection Device

Memorial Day, that is a drinking holiday, right? Hell, nowadays what holiday isn’t a drinking holiday? On this long weekend make sure nobody touches your brew with this beer burglar alarm system. It is a proximity sensor that attaches to a sensor and will go off if anyone gets near the beer. It includes a…

Gadgets Travis Hudson May 25

Star Wars 30th Anniversary Merch Strikes Back

If you’re reading this, you’re probably not one of those lucky bastards who got in to Star Wars Celebration IV. Well, to make you even more green with envy, I just found the catalog of stuff you can only buy if you’re there. The magnets shown above are pretty sweet, part of a series of…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman May 25

CNBC Says iPhone on June 20th (Plus Other Guesses with Unreliable Sources)

Here’s that video of CNBC claiming June 20th is the day the Jesus Phone rises from the mist formed from the sputtering of millions of rabid fanboys. Almost all the gadget and Mac sites are writing about this, and incorrectly saying the source was an analyst. That’s just not true. Watch the clip. Their source?…

Tech News Brian Lam May 25

Shure Thing v3.0: Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Congratulation to Don Hydorn and Keith Brown. They were randomly selected out of the giant pool of correct entries to win the Shure SE310 earphones. Thanks to everyone who entered and stay tuned for our next contest coming up real soon. Sponsored by Shure: “Sound isolating fit, premium quality – listen to music the way…

Tech News Travis Hudson May 25

Multi Meter Does Everything You Could Want

As I have become an adult I am turning into a bit of a tool hound and this is something that definitely needs to be added to my box of tricks. This Multi Meter does everything you could want. It does so much you even get it in a bulleted list! • Locates concealed AC…

Gadgets Travis Hudson May 25

It’s Legal to Break DVD DRM in Finland

Do you hear that sound? That’s thousands of nerds cheering loudly, then coughing uncontrollably, then reaching for their inhalers thanks to a court ruling in Finland that rules CSS protection for DVDs ineffective. Why does this matter? Because under Finnish law, cracking DRM is only illegal when it’s “effective,” and CSS has become so ineffective…

Tech News Jason Chen May 25

Sneak Peek at Netgear’s Next Skype Phone

Apple’s Grey Flannel Navigator (1988)

Henry Ford’s Machine Men (1924)

DirecTV Sat-Go Portable Receiver Seen on…TV

Time Travel (1982)

Steampunk Ray Guns

Apple Stock Moves On Nothing…Again

CNet Says New Samsung LCD HDTVs Best Ever

Blu-ray Players Have Problems With Pirates of the Caribbean Discs

Hearing Aid/Phone Combo Looks Cool, Seems Obvious

Free Steve Jobs T-Shirts

Hands-On With Now You Can Find It Locator (Verdict: Never Misplace Anything Again)

Toshiba and Alpine Pimp Your Ride with HD DVD and Smart Touch Screen

Steampunk Turntable

Beer Burglar Drink Protection Device

Star Wars 30th Anniversary Merch Strikes Back

CNBC Says iPhone on June 20th (Plus Other Guesses with Unreliable Sources)

Shure Thing v3.0: Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Multi Meter Does Everything You Could Want

It’s Legal to Break DVD DRM in Finland

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