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iPod nano Scratch Lawsuit, the Plantiff Wants Out

Remember that silly lawsuit that pitted the world against Apple because the iPod nano scratches too easily? Well it seems the lead plaintiff, Jason Tomczak, never wanted anything to do with the case. He actually said he wanted to clear his name from the suit and didn’t want his name to be used publicly. Well,…

Tech News Travis Hudson May 24

Speedway Movies: Choose the Christie CP2000

What do you do when you want to show the latest Disney animation feature, Cars, on four 125-foot screens at a huge outdoor venue such as a speedway? That’s the scenario presented to organizers of a benefit for Speedway Children’s Charities that will be taking place at Lowe’s Motor Speedway during the Coca-Cola 600 on…

Tech News Charlie White May 24

World Cup Powerdesk

We’ve seen more than enough World Cup crap lately. This doesn’t have much to do with soccer; it is just a really neat desk. https://gizmodo.com/usb-football-fan-166727 The desk has it all: an integrated PC, retractable 19-inch LCD screen, 320W sound system, TV tuner (for soccer games, duh), and best of all: a mini-fridge. All integrated into…

Gadgets Travis Hudson May 24

Sony Ericsson HPM-82 Walkman Phone Headset

No biggie, but Sony Ericsson released some headphones for their red-hot Walkman phones. The HPM-82 has a remote control for track control and pause/play functions, a built-in microphone, and a special in-ear design for maximum audio love. It also comes in black or orange, so it’ll be perfect for Halloween. No U.S. availability announced, but…

Tech News Johnb May 24

Sanyo Xacti S60: Cheap 6-Megapixel Camera

How cheap is the S60? It’s only $199 and includes 21MB internal storage and runs on 2 AA batteries. While it’s not quite as impressive as similar Kodak or Sony low-ends, the Sanyo does have a 6-megapixel sensor and some sort of touch-sensitive button (I know, I know, but this one you don’t have to…

Tech News Johnb May 24

UK Reconsiders iTrip Ban

Well slap me around and call me Jenkins. It seems the great United Kingdom is reconsidering the ban that is placed upon the iTrip. For those unfamiliar, the iTrip is a low power FM transmitting iPod accessory made by Griffin. Get the full scoop after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/new-itrip-lcd-reviewed-verdict-a-would-do-busines-118761 The iTrip was banned because it violated…

Tech News Travis Hudson May 24

Dell Precision Workstation 690 and 490

Dell ratchets up its Precision Workstations a couple of notches by adding dual core Xeon processors to the mix. The leader of the pack is the Dell Precision Workstation 690, which can be stoked with a pair of dual core Intel Xeon 5080 processors at 3.73GHz and your choice of 32-bit or 64-bit Windows XP.…

Tech News Charlie White May 24

uTalk Skype Conference Phone

Now that skype is free, we suspect lots of people will try it at least once to save on long distance and cellphone charges. Problem is, not everyone has a speakerphone, personal communicator, or skype-enabled wifi phone. https://gizmodo.com/skype-is-free-in-us-and-canada-173786 This Skype-enabled speakerphone from Taiwan has them all beat. Why? With its “high quality” microphone, you can…

Gadgets Jason Chen May 24

LG External Drive Burns Everything

LG looks to be trying to fill a void in the world of external DVD drives with the release of their GSA-5169D. Unlike other external DVD drives that support only a limited number of DVD formats, the GSA-5169D supports all standard, non-high definition DVD formats. With the GSA-5169D plugged into your USB 2.0 port, you’ll…

Tech News Gizloco May 24

Invensense Cellphone Image Stabilization

In the beginning days of image stabilization, you had to spend $15,000 for a Steadicam, and hire a specially-trained operator to run it. But now, Invensense has invented a camera phone image stabilization device with what it calls the world’s smallest dual axis gyroscope, boiling it down into a wafer-thin chip. The company says it’s…

Tech News Charlie White May 24

Windows Vista Beta 2 Sucks

Columnist Gary Krakow informs the world that Vista Beta 2 “was one of the worst operating system experiences that I’ve ever encountered.” While this bit of ungrammatical hyperbole is purely subjective, we’re slowly getting the feeling that the big V is going to blow a donkey. Writing for MSNBC, Krakow informs us that the beta…

Tech News Johnb May 24

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

This week at Lifehacker: One wire plus two computers equals 800 megabytes transfer rate. Here’s how to set up a fast FireWire network to move all your disk hogging files from one machine to another. Our in-house law geek reveals what will really happen if you get caught BitTorrenting those copyrighted movies. It’s not EVDO,…

Tech News Gina Trapani May 24

AirPort Express Stations Frying

Over 200 AirPort Express stations have suddenly burned out, enough to make us—and others—think there might be a bit of a problem. While most of the latest Airports are impervious to this problem, it seems that if your AirPort has any of these identifiers, then you can expect a visit from the smoky electronics fairy…

Tech News Johnb May 24

Abacus SPOT Watch Hands-On

Let’s get one thing straight. We were about to write off SPOT. The technology, while very cool, has thus far been limited to a few geek watches and weather stations that the average Joe—the guy who might want to wear a watch rather than check the time on his cellphone—would consider picking one up. That…

Tech News Johnb May 24

Griffin TuneBuds nano

Griffin takes direct aim at Apple’s nano in-ear lanyard headphones with its TuneBuds nano, a $34.99 knockoff of the outrageously overpriced ($49) Apple product. Although this is not the first attempt to knock those pricey earpieces off their precarious perch, these TuneBuds use the same idea as the Apple lanyard with their audio cables that…

Tech News Charlie White May 24

Marantz IS201 Universal iPod Dock

Marantz has been in a bit of a universal device mood as of late, and the introduction of their IS201 universal iPod docking system continues that trend. Now before you say, “we’re tired of reading about docks, just give Marantz’s entry a bit of your time. https://gizmodo.com/marantz-dv6600-universal-dvd-player-175090 What does “universal” mean here? It means that…

Gadgets Gizloco May 24

Content Cartel Makes Backroom DRM Deal

We’re hearing rumblings of an informal behind-the-scenes agreement between Hollywood greedmeisters and consumer electronics manufacturers, where the tinseltown moviemakers are vowing to hold off on any broadcast flag bullshit until 2010. The hated image constraint token (ICT), that crippling DRM flag that will automatically downrez HD video if non-HDCP-compliant outputs are used, is a required…

Tech News Charlie White May 24

Two-Seater Robo-Dolphin

As if the dolphins didn’t have enough trouble, now you’re going to try mating with this 175-horsepower robotic dolphin that seats two. At 16-feet long, the 2-Seater Dolphin contains a marine engine and a Hurth transmission for underwater and surface travel. Apparently the creaters, Rob Innes and Dan Piazza, have made a few of these…

Gadgets Johnb May 24

Another Hi-Fi iPod Speaker Dock

Apple isn’t the only company rocking out a flashy Hi-Fi iPod dock. Enter Scandyna with this cute dock that is properly named, “the dock.” This speaker system includes eight inserts for support of every damn iPod out there. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-hi-fi-speaker-system-reviewed-verdict-missed-opp-158333 The speakers boast 15 watts each. Also included is a remote control. Unfortunately, like the Apple…

Tech News Travis Hudson May 24

Virtual Sightseeing

Those creepy, potentially-diseased heavy metal binoculars that you find at tourist spots might be going the way of the Do Do. The Virtual Sightseeing system uses a similar concept but can overlay graphics and text on any scene. Who wouldn’t want to see the colonists giving the Indians smallpox in Colonial Williamsburg! Why not relive…

Gadgets Johnb May 24

iPod nano Scratch Lawsuit, the Plantiff Wants Out

Speedway Movies: Choose the Christie CP2000

World Cup Powerdesk

Sony Ericsson HPM-82 Walkman Phone Headset

Sanyo Xacti S60: Cheap 6-Megapixel Camera

UK Reconsiders iTrip Ban

Dell Precision Workstation 690 and 490

uTalk Skype Conference Phone

LG External Drive Burns Everything

Invensense Cellphone Image Stabilization

Windows Vista Beta 2 Sucks

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

AirPort Express Stations Frying

Abacus SPOT Watch Hands-On

Griffin TuneBuds nano

Marantz IS201 Universal iPod Dock

Content Cartel Makes Backroom DRM Deal

Two-Seater Robo-Dolphin

Another Hi-Fi iPod Speaker Dock

Virtual Sightseeing

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