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•PS3 Launch SF: Sold To the Man Giving His 50th Interview Today •Jet-powered Fire Extinguisher Douses Fires in Seconds •Solar Powered Cellphone Prototype: Cloudy Locales Need Not Apply •Nokia N97 Smartphone •Xbox 360 Racing Wheel Reviewed https://gizmodo.com/ps3-launch-sf-sold-to-the-man-giving-his-50th-intervie-215511 Comment of the Day: GPS, GSM Cellphone Jammers Hit Mainstream, Calamity Ensues https://gizmodo.com/gps-gsm-cellphone-jammers-hit-mainstream-calamity-ens-215633 “Only problem is that jamming…

Tech News Blongo3 Nov 17

PS3 Grey Marketwatch: Ebay Bubble Shows Prices up to $99,999,999

Ebay didn’t like presales, but has no problem with sale of the actual consoles. https://gizmodo.com/ebay-restricts-ps3-pre-sales-215352 How much PS3s are selling for on Ebay: $1500 and upwards of $5000, in different states of bundle. Ebay auctions that didn’t meet minimum bid: $2000 and below Outrageous auctions: $10,000 to $99,999,999.00 UPDATE: The auction for $99,999,999 was taken…

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 17

Other Bits and Bytes

•HP results shrug off scandal [The Register] •Nvidia cuts Vista support for Nforce 2 chipset [The Inquirer] •Google draws in iRows [The Register] •Crackdown on junk food ads; Over Protective Parents Unite [BBC] •Apple designer receives honors…Again [TUAW]

Tech News Blongo3 Nov 17

PlayStation 3 Melee Watch: Guy Gets Capped Edition

New Yorkers aren’t the only ones getting robbed as they stand in line for a PlayStation 3. In Connecticut, two “thugs” robbed a line of PS3 campers at gunpoint Friday night. When one 21-year-old line-stander tried to fight back, the dudes shot him in the chest and shoulder. https://gizmodo.com/playstation-3-melee-watch-campers-get-violent-215429 The guy’s in stable condition, but…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 17

Xbox 360 Racing Wheel Reviewed (Verdict: Laptastic)

If there’s one thing the Xbox 360 hasn’t lacked, even at its launch last year, is racing games. And until now, “drivers” have lacked a proper way to take their cars at extremely ridiculous speeds, relying on the decent, if flawed for driving, Xbox 360 controller. But the Wireless Racing Wheel‘s set to change all…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 17

PlayStation 3 Melee Watch: Riot Edition

The PlayStation 3 Mayhem reached UCLA-like proportions last night, as a Best Buy manager announced to 50 people that only 35 PS3 units were available. Ruh roh. https://gizmodo.com/playstation-3-melee-watch-campers-get-violent-215429 The crowd then rushed the entrance, which caused the manager to pull down the shutters and barricade himself in. Police on the scene labeled the crowd an…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 17

PS3 Launch NYC: Behind the Scenes

There’s no doubt that the throngs of people waiting outside the Sony store in NY last night had it rough, but in case you’re wondering just how bad things got, Gawker videographer Richard Blakeley braved the elements to show you how quickly some Sony fanboys went from PS3 lovers to PS3 haters once the rain…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Nov 17

SanDisk Special Edition Wii SD Cards Do Nothing Special

On eve’s eve of the super ginormous Nintendo Wii launch, SanDisk has unveiled special edition Wii SD cards. What makes these cards better than traditional blue SanDisk SD cards? Well, for one, they are white! Just like the Wii! Secondly, they say on the card ‘For Wii’! That’s it, same shit, new box and higher…

Tech News Travis Hudson Nov 17

Official Playstation HDMI 1.3 Cable: Lipsyncs, Unnecessary

Gold plated, 6.5 feet long, with the same pins as the old HDMI cables you already have and love. So: You can stick with an old cable and get all the benefits of this $60 dollar puppy that gives even greedy cable-cartel Monster a run for their money. The benefits of HDMI 1.3, are translated…

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 17

Rumor: Nokia N97 Smartphone

What you say? A new phone in the Nokia N series? Yes, indeed. This is the N97. It is either a very beautiful phone, or a pretty good Photoshop job. Rumor has it that the N97 will have a 3-inch display, 5-megapixel camera with 20x zoom, miniSD expandability and 20GB of internal memory. I don’t…

Tech News Travis Hudson Nov 17

GPS, GSM Cellphone Jammers Hit Mainstream, Calamity Ensues

Don’t get too reliant on that GPS receiver, Magellan, since companies are now starting to release devices that locally block GPS signals. Detectnu’s device not only block GPS signals within a 50-meter (164-foot) radius, but also GSM cellphone signals in a 20-meter (65-foot) radius. Another such device—the RJ-G1575 GPS jammer from Radixon Hadrian—blocks GPS signals…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Nov 17

Ramos Q10, Q12, Q15 DAPs Ready to Chew Gum, Kick Ass, Etc.

Ramos, Chinese DAP maker extraordinaire, has released three DAPs ready to take on the rough and tough world of the portable media player market. You know how I know Ramos is ready for the DAP market? They neglected to mention any of the specs about these players in the press release. Which must mean they…

Tech News Travis Hudson Nov 17

Jet-powered Fire Extinguisher Douses Fires in Seconds

A team of Hungarian engineers have created the ultimate fire extinguisher. They’ve removed the gun turrets from an old Russian tank, replaced them with 2 turbines from a MiG-21 fighter jet, and injected the whole thing with gallons of water. The result is the first ever jet-powered fire extinguisher. Though it’d be difficult to get…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Nov 17

Will It Blend? Crazy Old Man Blends Everything in Powerful Blender

You know those late night infomercials where they cut a pair of shoes in half for no real reason? This is kinda like that, but just about a billion times cooler (estimating, of course). Blendtec is hawking a blender that they claim can blend pretty much anything under the sun like, “40 pens!” Their Web…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Nov 17

A Very Gluttonous Sponsor Thanks

Audi, Best Buy, Circuit City, DICE, Fear 360, Fox Soccer Channel, HD-DVD, Intel, Logitech, Mio, Nokia, Parrot, Pentax, SV Supreme Vodka, Shure, Smarthome, Sprint Business, Spotwave, Texas Instruments and Yahoo would like to wish you an early Happy Thanksgiving. They also send their regards to the doctor that is forced to pump all of the…

Tech News Travis Hudson Nov 17

ColorWare Teams with T-Mobile for Colorized Sidekick 3’s

ColorWare, the company most well known for giving Apple products a little color, is expanding their territory by teaming with T-Mobile for customized Sidekick 3’s. There will be 28 different colors available for new Sidekick 3 owners. Don’t fret, pre-existing SK3 owners, you can still send in your phone to get colorized for a fee…

Tech News Travis Hudson Nov 17

Dealzmodo: Woot-Off Still Wooting

For those who missed the news yesterday or have forgotten this morning —the Woot-Off is still going on. There have been some pretty solid items in this Woot-Off so far, so keep your eye on the site by checking out the Woot page directly, or using a Woot-checker. https://gizmodo.com/dealzmodo-its-a-holly-jolly-woot-off-215230 And if you don’t know what…

Tech News Travis Hudson Nov 17

Vanity Mirror Has Zoom Button, Still Doesn’t Make You Attractive

The Power Zoom Vanity Mirror does just that—zooms. I’m not a nuclear engineer, so I have no idea how it works, but this mirror is capable of zooming up to five times with the push of a button. The mirror itself is five inches in diameter and operates off of AA batteries. If you weren’t…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Nov 17

Poor Man’s DIY Flat Panel TV

So maybe you can’t afford that spankin’ new HDTV that was recently announced or perhaps you’ve already blown your entire life savings on a massive DLP set. Well, here’s the next best thing. Just cut a hole in your wall and lodge your DLP/CRT right in. It’s not the route we’d take, but if you’re…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Nov 17

USB Aquarium Gets Bigger, Prettier

I am happy to report this is not a post about that wretched PS3, rather it is a post about a super-fun, awesome USB Aquarium. We’ve seen them in the past, but this one is a bit better because it is twice as large and well over twice as pretty. The aquariums are available in…

Tech News Travis Hudson Nov 17

Afternoon Delight: Best of Gizmodo

PS3 Grey Marketwatch: Ebay Bubble Shows Prices up to $99,999,999

Other Bits and Bytes

PlayStation 3 Melee Watch: Guy Gets Capped Edition

Xbox 360 Racing Wheel Reviewed (Verdict: Laptastic)

PlayStation 3 Melee Watch: Riot Edition

PS3 Launch NYC: Behind the Scenes

SanDisk Special Edition Wii SD Cards Do Nothing Special

Official Playstation HDMI 1.3 Cable: Lipsyncs, Unnecessary

Rumor: Nokia N97 Smartphone

GPS, GSM Cellphone Jammers Hit Mainstream, Calamity Ensues

Ramos Q10, Q12, Q15 DAPs Ready to Chew Gum, Kick Ass, Etc.

Jet-powered Fire Extinguisher Douses Fires in Seconds

Will It Blend? Crazy Old Man Blends Everything in Powerful Blender

A Very Gluttonous Sponsor Thanks

ColorWare Teams with T-Mobile for Colorized Sidekick 3’s

Dealzmodo: Woot-Off Still Wooting

Vanity Mirror Has Zoom Button, Still Doesn’t Make You Attractive

Poor Man’s DIY Flat Panel TV

USB Aquarium Gets Bigger, Prettier

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