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This Week’s Guest Blogger: Josh Rubin

In addition to our gadget-seeking powerhouse Joel Johnson, we’re thrilled to announce that Josh Rubin will be guest-blogging all week here at Gizmodo. Josh is the VP for Product Development at Upoc Networks, a mobile messaging company whose applications include group chat, picture messaging and marketing solutions for multiple platforms. Josh worked for Motorola as…

Tech News CHOIRE SICHA Mar 15

First Nintendo DS Bounty Fake

Interesting, were it not for the odd finger position and this image: Gizmodo has offered a bounty for the first legitimate pre-release pictures of the Nintendo DS. Read

Tech News Joel Mar 14

Bluetooth FrogPad

FrogPad has announced a Bluetooth-enabled version of their one-handed portable keyboard, for use with Macs and other Bluetooth devices. The FrogPad works though a set of function-key combinations, and crams the full 101-key standard keyboard set into a twenty-key pad. FrogPad has plans to produce a wearable version for PDA-specific use after the first 1000…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 14

eBay: Titan Missile Complex

A measly four million American dollars will get you into this former US Air force underground Titan missile base, perfect for parties, bar mitzvahs, weddings, or nervously chewing one’s nails whilst plotting the destruction of the human race. Read [Thanks, Matt!]

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 14

Xoxide X-UFO Ultimate Aluminum Cube Case

PC Magazine has a short review of the Xoxide X-UFO Ultimate Aluminum Cube Case, which they call ‘the Humvee of computer cases.’ The 18-inch cube is built of industrial-grade aluminum and unlike many smaller ‘cube’ cases, has a spacious layout with room for five internal 5.25-inch and nine 3.5-inch drive bays. All this eye sex…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 14

‘I, Robot’ Trailer Online

The trailer for the new Will Smith vehicle I, Robot — based very loosely on the work of Isaac Asimov — has hit the web, via Apple’s Quicktime-only site. The robots’ facial movement design is intriguing; I can’t say if I like it yet or not. Also disturbing is the amount of action and violence…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 14

Apple Newton Survey

Thinksecret has a tantalizing tidbit: A company called Stone Multimedia Solutions is emailing some fans of Apple’s long-discontinued Newton PDA with a survey. “We need to determine why the Apple Newton was not a commercial success and whether there is an interest in re-launching a new version of the Newton,” the survey says. “Your comments…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 14

Personal Sewage Power Plant

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University have developed a method to generate electricity from household wastewater by routing the organics-rich chowder through a type of ‘bacterial fuel cell,’ where naturally occurring bacteria convert the organic matter to its base parts, generating electrons in the process. These stripped-off electrons can then be harvesting via the fuel cell…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 14

Farm Gadgets

Wired Magazine has a short write-up on some of the gadgetry used in the farming industry. If you’ve never been to a modern farm, the degree to which automation has taken over might surprise you. Units like the Trimble AgGPS Autopilot RTK allow half-million dollar tractors and combines to be piloted with a minimum of…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 14

Other Bits

Product Highlights • Freeplay Summit Human Powered Radio [right] • Water-Powered Full Cell Toy Car • Netgear WGT634U 108 Mbps Wireless Media Router [Thanks, David!] Reviews • Asus SK8V Athlon 64 FX-51 Motherboard [TrustedReviews] • Gigabyte GN-WLBZ201 USB Memory Key with WiFi [TomsHardware] • Abit Radeon 9800XT [HardOCP] Culture • Phonecam Voyeurism [via Fleshbot] •…

Tech News Joel Mar 12

Updated Recommendations

We’d like to draw your attention to the newly expanded ‘Recommended’ links on the sidebar. Every one of the listed sites are full of great tech and gadget news and is worth spending some time with. If you have any frequently updated sites you’d like to recommend to us, feel free to send us a…

Tech News Joel Mar 12

First Automotive Cheat Code

Lucky owners of BMW M3 with the sequential manual gearbox (BMW, we still haven’t gotten that test unit you sent over) are driving the first car with a built-in cheat code. The M3’s SMG transmission is electronic, preventing differential-blasting maneuvers like neutral drops (hold down the brake, rev up the car, release brake. You’ve never…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 12

Sponsor Attack!

Thanks to this week’s fantastic sponsors; you make our servos purr with appreciation. If you’d like to advertise with us, too, it can be arranged. This week’s sponsors include: • Roku “The world’s coolest music player.” • CNet: Most Popular Products “The Hit List!”

Tech News Joel Mar 12

DARPATech Military Gadgets

Slate has an article covering some of the fun toys shown at this year’s DARPATech conference, where military-funded companies show their work and try to explain exactly what they’ve been doing with all that government grant money. Some of these we’ve covered on Gizmodo before, like the Star Trekian language translator the ‘Phraselator’ and the…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 12

Free Earbuds From Cingular and Avis

Cingular and Avis have joined forces, providing free cellular phone ear buds for anyone that reviews their ‘suggestions for wireless safety when driving’ and pledges to ‘be sensible.’ Quite a nice gesture, really. You really shouldn’t be using your phone when driving at all, but ear buds make it a lot easier to keep your…

Tech News Joel Mar 12

The Perfect PDA

Rui Carmo at The Tao of Mac has a lot to say about what his hypothetical ‘perfect PDA’ would be, and while I don’t agree with ever last jot (the merit of the Maui form-factor [right], for instance,) there are a lot of really interesting points. What really came to mind for me, though, is…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 12

Not In Dictionary: Technosexual [Ignore All]

The following is the ‘official’ definition of a ‘technosexual’: “A dandyish narcissit[sic] in love with not only himself, but also his urban lifestyle and gadgets.” Ricky Montalvo is an self-conscious nerd on a mission: to make sure that no one ever calls him a nerd again. He’s coined the term ‘technosexual’ to describe men that…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 12

Remote-Controlled Yachting

If you feel confident enough to maneuver your million-dollar boat about when you aren’t even aboard, the Yacht Controller can send an encrypted wireless signal that will let you move your ship around like the giant, expensive toy it is. The perfect $4,495 prop for accentuating scary ghost ship stories, or for ramming through dock…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 12

Bluetooth Against Bush

While it isn’t quite as hot as Toothing, the ‘Bluetooth Against Bush’ website admonishes you to show solidarity with the anti-Bush movement by broadcasting your belief via your mobile phone or other Bluetooth-enabled device. By naming your phone “Bluetooth Against Bush” and turning it to ‘discoverable’ mode, others Bush-haters can search and find you in…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 12

Cat Attack

Cats are dumb. A good dog would take one look at Takara’s new $25 Cat Attack remote-control toy, understand that it was designed with only pet torment in mind, and crunch it into pieces. Cats, though, with their split-second reflexes and ‘only brain in nature without long term memory’ will be betrayed by millions of…

Tech News JOEL JOHNSON Mar 12

This Week’s Guest Blogger: Josh Rubin

First Nintendo DS Bounty Fake

Bluetooth FrogPad

eBay: Titan Missile Complex

Xoxide X-UFO Ultimate Aluminum Cube Case

‘I, Robot’ Trailer Online

Apple Newton Survey

Personal Sewage Power Plant

Farm Gadgets

Other Bits

Updated Recommendations

First Automotive Cheat Code

Sponsor Attack!

DARPATech Military Gadgets

Free Earbuds From Cingular and Avis

The Perfect PDA

Not In Dictionary: Technosexual [Ignore All]

Remote-Controlled Yachting

Bluetooth Against Bush

Cat Attack

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