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Amazon Jumps Headfirst into DRM-Free Music Download Market with 12,000 Record Labels

Amazon’s joining the ranks of DRM-free music distributors with the launch of an MP3-only download store that will offer “millions of songs” from “more than 12,000 record labels” with no copy protections whatsoever. Leading those labels, naturally, is the record industry’s DRM-free town bicycle, EMI, who is curiously the only label mentioned by name of…

Commerce Matt Buchanan May 16

6 Things You Missed at WinHEC 2007

The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is in full force over in Los Angeles with one day left before the show closes up shop. The convention is basically an opportunity for MS and its developers to showcase their goods with product concepts, product launches and everything in between. Here’s what’s been noteworthy. *MS wants to…

Tech News Louis Ramirez May 16

DLO HomeDock Remote Means More Things To Do With Your Hand

DLO is taking a page from Sonos and Logitech by introducing HomeDock Remote, a $129.99 nano-styled remote with a display, giving you full control of the iPod. Your iPod sits in a cradle over by the sound system, while you and your little remote go wandering. More details, images and a photo depicting the kind…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman May 16

Reee Chair is Made of Recycled Consoles

Rather than leaving those old consoles sitting in a closet for ages, why not recycle the oldie and get a chair out of the whole deal? The Reee chair is a chair by the Pli design company and it is constructed out of 100 percent recycled game console casings. All of those old Playstations and…

Gadgets Travis Hudson May 15

Proposed Legislation Would Put “Attempted” Pirates in Brig for 1-10 Years

On the same day it announced the 50th conviction stemming from its massive piracy sweep, Operation Fastlink—of a member of the Apocalypse Crew (best known for dropping albums pre-street date)—the Department of Justice proposed new legislation—dubbed the Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007—that would punish copyright infringement more harshly than ever, with no distinction between…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 15

Why You Always Order Insurance When Shipping an HDTV

We know lots of you have TV shipping horror stories. Hell, we do too. Once we got a review TV that was packaged just like this poor TV. While it was broken, it wasn’t in nearly as bad shape as this guy. No word on if this was packaged by the same people who made…

Tech News Ben Longo May 14

Eyeball DMT-1000 Speakers Designed for “Real World,” Scaring Paranoid Schizophrenics

Are you an “audiophile system installer” frustrated by cabinet speakers that don’t perform in your living room like they did in the lab? Do you like feeling a constant sense of vague paranoia, like someone’s watching you? Then Proclaim Audiworks’ DMT-1000 speakers just might be the speakers for you. (You might remember peeping (ha) the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 14

Comcast to Stream New Theater Releases to Your Home for $50/Movie

Don’t wanna pay $12 to see Spider-Man 3 in theaters? The folks at Comcast wanna stream the movie straight to your living room provided you pay ’em between $29 to $49/per movie. That’s right, for the price of a movie ticket and the DVD, Comcast will stream new releases to your home. Personally, I think…

Tech News Louis Ramirez May 14

His & Her TiVo Wedding Cakes

This is the work of Debbie at DebbieDoesCakes (awesome name of a business) and it makes me wonder what kind of a couple loves TiVo so much to have the mascot as their wedding cake? I do have to compliment Debbie on the outstanding work. Each cake is 18-inches tall and I would assume they…

Tech News Travis Hudson May 14

First Look at Mitsubishi’s 1080p DLPs and LCDs, and What’s That About Laser DLP?

Having had a look at the new DLPs and LCDs from Mitsubishi, due out this August, I’m pretty excited about what I see. The TVs are generally sweet, as Mitsubishi has joined Pioneer in the “higher end or bust” category. The DLPs have impressive viewing angles both widthwise and up-and-down; I hate when you get…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 14

Boynq’s Saturn Speakers Are Motion Sensitive

Looking for a pair of speakers to jazz up your desktop? Boynq’s new motion-sensitive Saturn could do the trick. The spherical speaker must be standing upright in order to pump out audio. To turn it off, you place the sphere on its back. Sure, they sound gimmicky, but at least the speakers will keep your…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez May 14

Wiimote Analog Stick Adapter

I know the Wiimote is supposed to be more about motion control than the old-fashion ways, but some people miss those old ways. For those missing getting the Nintendo fix with an analog stick and buttons (like the GameCube and N64 has) this peripheral is for you. It is an adapter for the Wiimote that…

Tech News Travis Hudson May 14

Paid Video Downloads to Start Dying in 2008

A new report by Forrester Research declares that the paid video download market is going to come to a grinding halt in 2008, despite growing rapidly into 2007. Why? Forrester analyst James McQuivey thinks we’re going to withhold our credit card numbers and migrate to free content—besides, according to McQuivey, despite Apple’s best efforts to…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 14

MTV and Cisco Really Want to be Hip with the Kids

MTV and Cisco are doing a “Digital Incubators” program, a joint venture between mtvU and Cisco that offers $30,000 in seed money to college kids who come up with buzz-worthy convergence-stuffed project to connect with the kids. There’s even an extra opportunity for another $100,000 in funding if they come up with something better than…

Tech News Adam Frucci May 14

Mitsubishi Launches “Thin Frame” 1080p Line: 8 LCDs, 9 DLPs

Today is a big day for Mitsubishi, which is augmenting its excellent DLP line with nine new models, and finally getting very serious about LCD flat panel, with eight 1080p models with assorted options ranging from 40 to 52 inches. Both sets of TVs are part of Mitsubishi’s “Thin Frame” design approach: hidden speakers and…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 14

Hope You Enjoyed Your Stupid Weekend.

While you were out celebrating some stupid day about stupid women giving stupid births out of their stupid vaginas, WE (all the cool people in the whole world) were HERE. Yes, kicking it Gizmodo-style. https://gizmodo.com/happy-mothers-day-260030 Here are the top few stories you missed: 1 of 500 Adult Swim Edition Zunes sold on Ebay There’s another…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 14

Connect360 Updated: Let Your Mac Play With Your Xbox 360…Again

For those of you new to this application, it lets the Mac users out there get in on the music, photo and video streaming fun that Windows users have been experiencing on their Xbox 360’s for a while now. This latest update, v3.0, not only lets your Mac properly connect to a 360 that has…

Tech News Ben Longo May 14

Happy Mother’s Day!

We at Gizmodo are officially departing for our Mother’s Day festivities. There could always be posts later this evening, but they won’t be by the standard weekend crew. My mom is currently driving down from Chicago for a little late golf, dinner, and of course, gifts to make up for my not driving to her…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 13

Ambient TV Brings Web 2.0, Derision of Your Friends’ Viewing Habits to TV

Oh, these NYU kids and their big ideas. (Disclosure: I was an NYU kid until Thursday.) Myra Einstein’s project, Ambient TV, aims to bring Web 2.0 tech to TV and would make a great add-on to TiVo or the upcoming Xbox 360 IPTV setup. While some of the ideas aren’t so new—swarm recommendations, so that…

Television Matt Buchanan May 13

LED Tetris: Better Than Plain Tetris

Sparkfun’s LED Tetris is the first creative incarnation of the game that we’ve seen in a long time. It’s completely hands-on, with each of the 240 spots on the grid acting as both a light and a button. If you want the piece to move, you click to the left or right of it on…

Gadgets Mark Wilson May 13

Amazon Jumps Headfirst into DRM-Free Music Download Market with 12,000 Record Labels

6 Things You Missed at WinHEC 2007

DLO HomeDock Remote Means More Things To Do With Your Hand

Reee Chair is Made of Recycled Consoles

Proposed Legislation Would Put “Attempted” Pirates in Brig for 1-10 Years

Why You Always Order Insurance When Shipping an HDTV

Eyeball DMT-1000 Speakers Designed for “Real World,” Scaring Paranoid Schizophrenics

Comcast to Stream New Theater Releases to Your Home for $50/Movie

His & Her TiVo Wedding Cakes

First Look at Mitsubishi’s 1080p DLPs and LCDs, and What’s That About Laser DLP?

Boynq’s Saturn Speakers Are Motion Sensitive

Wiimote Analog Stick Adapter

Paid Video Downloads to Start Dying in 2008

MTV and Cisco Really Want to be Hip with the Kids

Mitsubishi Launches “Thin Frame” 1080p Line: 8 LCDs, 9 DLPs

Hope You Enjoyed Your Stupid Weekend.

Connect360 Updated: Let Your Mac Play With Your Xbox 360…Again

Happy Mother’s Day!

Ambient TV Brings Web 2.0, Derision of Your Friends’ Viewing Habits to TV

LED Tetris: Better Than Plain Tetris

Southwest Is About to Limit Power Banks on Flights

Damn, the ‘Power Rangers’ Reboot Could’ve Had Four Movies

The Live-Action ‘One Piece’ Team Wants to Go the Distance

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Somehow Paramount’s ‘Avatar’ Movie Has Leaked, Too

The World Is Basically Begging for Another iPod

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

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This Loud-Ass Party Speaker Almost Got Me High AF

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