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Linutop PC Keeps Computing Minimal

It doesn’t get any simpler than this. The Linutop is a small form factor PC that comes pre-installed with Linux, and, well, that’s about it. The PC has no hard drive, video card, or other components as it’s meant specifically for Web surfing only and comes with just enough ports/connections for all the essential peripherals.…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

How To Bypass The Zune’s WiFi Sharing DRM

We knew it would be done sooner or later, and now that we have the mod to use your Zune as a portable hard drive, a method to bypass the Zune’s WiFi sharing DRM is finally here. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-use-the-zune-as-a-hard-drive-217024 First, you need to enable hard drive mode using the instructions we posted before. Then, rename whatever…

Tech News Jason Chen

How To Use The Zune as a Hard Drive

Fantastic news for the handful of people who actually own a Zune. Someone’s found a way to enable a sort of hard drive support, which although doesn’t assign a drive letter to your Zune, does allow you to drag and drop files from it. https://gizmodo.com/life-is-very-long-when-youre-zunely-216523 Turns out it’s just a registry value to enable visibility…

Tech News Jason Chen

Cellfire Express Delivers Digital Coupons to Your Mobile

If the thought of carrying coupons on your cell phone seems enticing, you’ll be glad to know that Cellfire (a free app that lets you redeem coupons via your mobile) is now available on any phone with Internet access (it was initially rolled out for Cingular users only). Just log onto the site to create…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Wedding Called Off Because of Lack of Piracy Skills

Entertainment Weekly’s Dalton Ross received a note from woman who was happily engaged and ready to get married to her fianc and spend the rest of their lives together until one month her fiance went on a little binge. No, not drinking or gambling, but iTunes purchasing. He racked up an $8,000 iTunes bill in…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Put Blockbuster Out of Business with Flic Scanner, Software

This could be the perfect gift this holiday season for that person obsessed with DVDs. Flic is a barcode scanner and software inventory logger that allows persons to keep track of DVDs, CDs and books with ease. Best of all, the software includes a logger—kind of like a checkout service— so you can easily keep…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Dear All Manufacturers,

We know that you enjoy making products pink, like this LCD/DVD player combo. And we entirely realize that for too long, most electronics have come in black and black, or silver and black. No one craves color more than you good friends at Gizmodo. But do all these colors need to come in the form…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Series2 TiVo 8.1 Update Available, Adds WPA

TiVo’s Fall 2006 service update is available, and you could be the first among your (incredibly nerdy) friends to get Wireless WPA support, “enhanced support for recording live events”, and “improved system performance.” We’re all for improving system performance around here, so go check out this update to see if your TiVo’s ready to get…

Tech News Jason Chen

iTunes vs. Zune Software: What’s Right For Your Music?

When we’re making a comparison between the iPod and the Zune, it’s also important to note that the software makes a big difference in your music experience. You’ll have to use the software suite extensively for both playing back music at your computer and organizing songs onto your portable device. This is why both iTunes…

Tech News Jason Chen

Confirmed: Microsoft To Reward Zune Song Sharing

When we last left off, the consensus was that Microsoft was still planning on rewarding song sharing with the Zune. Now we’ve got pretty much confirmation—unofficial, that is—that Microsoft is planning this feature. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-was-still-planning-on-rewarding-zune-sharing-211163 At a conference in Seattle this past Saturday, both J Allard and Christina Calio, both from the Zune team, talked about…

Tech News Jason Chen

The Zune’s Pre-loaded Content Is Safe, But Immovable

This is kind of a no-duh thing, but we were kind of worried that all the pre-loaded content that Microsoft put on the Zune (music, music videos) were going to get wiped out when you synced up the Zune to your library. After all, when you first plug the device in you get a message…

Tech News Jason Chen

Zune Software Plays Nicely With iTunes

After a relatively painless installation—it didn’t recognize the Zune because we forgot to reboot—we set to work on the Zune software. We weren’t exactly sure what Microsoft meant when they said that Zune Marketplace would import music automatically from iTunes, but we were guessing that meant they’d grab only the non-DRMed music, like MP3s you…

Tech News Jason Chen

ALIPR Helps People Decide: Hot Or Not?

An amazing innovation in the software world today: ALIPR (Automatic Linguistic Indexing of Pictures) is a program that takes a look at digital images, applies some fancy math and then spits out a list of appropriate tags for the picture. It isn’t perfect, but the designers claim it has a 98 percent accuracy rate. They’ve…

Tech News Karson Thompson

Fire Up Your BitTorrents: Vista’s Gone Gold

Despite all the talk of missing ship dates and possible delays, the Microsoft Vista team has gotten their OS gold. *clap clap* Good for you guys. Windows chief Jim Allchin posted a cryptic message this morning to his blog that read, “It’s time,” signifying either Windows has gone gold or he was about to be…

Tech News Jason Chen

Skype 3.0 Beta: Facelift and a Boob Job

Skype got a major makeover today with the beta release of version 3.0. The big new feature is browser extensions for IE and Firefox that let you embed SkypeOut links into web pages. This click-to-call functionality is targeted for e-commerce businesses, and prank callers perhaps. I wonder how well this will work with Skype-enabled handsets?…

Tech News Noah Robischon

Microsoft Changes Vista Licensing Terms

You may know the official ship date of Vista (for corporate customers), and you may know what the packaging will look like, but do you know Microsoft’s licensing scheme? Originally, Microsoft was going to allow only one transfer of Vista between devices—not good for people who frequently upgrade computers. https://gizmodo.com/official-microsoft-vista-ships-nov-30-211919 Enough people complained to convince…

Tech News Jason Chen

PS3 Web Browser First Look

Sony’s been throwing a PS3 fest here in New York and along with Gawker’s video guru, Richard Blakeley, gave us a first hand look at the PS3’s web browser interface. Typing URLs with the controller is somewhat clunky as you can see from the video itself (luckily you can plug in a USB keyboard), but…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Official: Microsoft Vista Ships Nov. 30

Microsoft officially announced it will launch its long-awaited and overdue Vista operating system on November 30, but for corporate customers only. The rest of us heathen consumers will have to wait until the rumored January 30, 2007 date before we can get our paws on the final code. A Microsoft spokesperson also confirmed that Microsoft…

Tech News Charlie White

How To: One-Click DVD Rips and Backups

Whether you’re ripping your DVDs because the Netflix movies are almost always scratched (and ripping them plays back smoother) or you’re just a cheap S.O.B. who doesn’t like paying for stuff, here’s a guide to make the process easier. Why would you use this? Well, besides archiving your movies on your home theater PC (HTPC),…

Tech News Jason Chen

Microsoft Packaging for Vista and Office 2007 Revealed

Microsoft, planning to lure you into using Windows Vista and Office 2007 for the rest of your life, today reveals the packaging for the upcoming products, going with a rounded design reminiscent of a 1950s toaster. Let’s let the Microsoftians damn us with their faint prose: Designed to be user-friendly, the new packaging is a…

Tech News Charlie White

Linutop PC Keeps Computing Minimal

How To Bypass The Zune’s WiFi Sharing DRM

How To Use The Zune as a Hard Drive

Cellfire Express Delivers Digital Coupons to Your Mobile

Wedding Called Off Because of Lack of Piracy Skills

Put Blockbuster Out of Business with Flic Scanner, Software

Dear All Manufacturers,

Series2 TiVo 8.1 Update Available, Adds WPA

iTunes vs. Zune Software: What’s Right For Your Music?

Confirmed: Microsoft To Reward Zune Song Sharing

The Zune’s Pre-loaded Content Is Safe, But Immovable

Zune Software Plays Nicely With iTunes

ALIPR Helps People Decide: Hot Or Not?

Fire Up Your BitTorrents: Vista’s Gone Gold

Skype 3.0 Beta: Facelift and a Boob Job

Microsoft Changes Vista Licensing Terms

PS3 Web Browser First Look

Official: Microsoft Vista Ships Nov. 30

How To: One-Click DVD Rips and Backups

Microsoft Packaging for Vista and Office 2007 Revealed

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Linutop PC Keeps Computing Minimal

How To Bypass The Zune’s WiFi Sharing DRM

How To Use The Zune as a Hard Drive

Cellfire Express Delivers Digital Coupons to Your Mobile

Wedding Called Off Because of Lack of Piracy Skills

Put Blockbuster Out of Business with Flic Scanner, Software

Dear All Manufacturers,

Series2 TiVo 8.1 Update Available, Adds WPA

iTunes vs. Zune Software: What’s Right For Your Music?

Confirmed: Microsoft To Reward Zune Song Sharing

The Zune’s Pre-loaded Content Is Safe, But Immovable

Zune Software Plays Nicely With iTunes

ALIPR Helps People Decide: Hot Or Not?

Fire Up Your BitTorrents: Vista’s Gone Gold

Skype 3.0 Beta: Facelift and a Boob Job

Microsoft Changes Vista Licensing Terms

PS3 Web Browser First Look

Official: Microsoft Vista Ships Nov. 30

How To: One-Click DVD Rips and Backups

Microsoft Packaging for Vista and Office 2007 Revealed

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!