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Dealzmodo: Get Dark Knight, Batman Begins Discs With Denon Blu-ray Players

Two free Blu-ray discs with a player can’t be a bad deal, particularly when the movies are the Dark Knight and Batman Begins. It’s a Denon special holiday offer from November 23rd through January 10th, and it applies to the DVD-1800BD and DVD-3800BDCI players and the DVD-2500BTCI Blu-ray transport. That DVD-3800 machine is worth $2,000,…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

World’s Tallest Bridge Goes Up in China with the Help of Some Rockets

In China, they’re currently working on the Siduhe Grand Bridge, what will be the tallest bridge in the world when completed. How tall is it? Well, let’s just say that you could put the Empire State Building in the valley below it and it wouldn’t touch the bridge, with a whopping 360 feet of overhead.…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

AMD Shows Off Phenom II Processor’s Headroom, By Overclocking to 5GHz

From AMD’s upcoming chip roadmaps we know the Phenom II is due out early next year, and it’s AMD’s second 45nm chip, but in a recent show and tell session AMD demonstrated the “overhead” built into the chip by overclocking one to a crazy 5GHz. It did take a special CO2 sublimation cooling unit that…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Special Forces Fireproof Modular Glove System Now For Normal Rich Guys Too

Before you ask “why would I need fireproof gloves?” it’s just one feature of this glove system from Outdoor Research that’s in use right now by the military in Iraq, including special forces chaps. They can also handle extremely cold and hot environments, and the outer layer is made of a specially abrasion-resistant “wolverine” material.…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Atomic Floyd AirJax Headphones Made of Titanium2 Look The Biz

Atomic Floyd is new to the personal audio headphones game, and their first bit of kit is actually pretty decent looking. The AirJax headphones are in-ear, but have earloops made of something they’re calling Titanium2 (even better than version1?). They’re also made of “acoustic steel” which is apparently specially heat-treated for maxiumum audio quality, and…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Sagem Orga Crams AGPS System Aboard SIM Card For Non-GPS Phones

Sagem Orga, in partnership with BlueSky is targeting the array of cellphones (and presumably mobile-internet enabled PCs and such) that currently don’t have GPS with this new invention: a SIM card with AGPS aboard. Clever stuff indeed, packing all the chips for a “highly accurate GPS receiver”, wiring and antenna into a thumbnail-sized space. We’ve…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Rocket Grenade Smashed to Bits In Flight By Quick Kill Defense System

We’ve written about the sci-fi sounding Army’s Future Combat System before, but the Army’s just demonstrated a successful test of one of its components: the Quick Kill vehicle defense system. Check it out: the Raytheon system uses an electronically-scanned radar array to detect an incoming anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade, then vertically launches a countermeasure missile that…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Fiio’s E5 Headphone Amp Steals iPod Shuffle Form Factor

This little headphone amplifier unit from Fiio is a pretty much exactly the same shape as an iPod shuffle, presumably so you can clip it to a lapel or bag strap for convenience while it’s in use. It’ll push out 150mW of audio power into 16-ohm headphones, with a USB-rechargable lithium battery that’s good for…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

This is What Fellating a Microphone Sounds Like (NSFW)

The age old question of “what a microphone would sound like if it were fellated by a woman” has now been answered by this lovely lady (Wojciech Kosma?), as she performs at an art opening. She’s been taking her act all around the world, as evidenced by her previous videos doing exactly the same thing,…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Toys ‘R’ Us Leaks Black Friday Deals

Toys ‘R’ Us a is building up the hype about their upcoming Black Friday event by giving us a taste of the deals they have in store. Apparently, this year will boast 50% more Doorbusters than last year—a total of 150 from 5am to 1pm on November 28th. Toys ‘R’ Us will be unveiling 100…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Dealzmodo: Samsung 67″ DLP (LED) HDTV for $1800 This Sunday

The folks at HD Guru are reporting that Samsung will be deeply slashing prices on their 2008 line big-screen DLP HDTVs starting this Sunday. We’re talking discounts of up to $600 (maybe even more if purchased with an online discount). That puts the 67″ (HL67A750) 1080p LED-lit DLP at $1800 after the $600 price cut.…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Create Honest Black Friday Ads to Reflect the Economic Climate

Things are bad out there, people. We’re going to see a pretty sad holiday shopping season from retailers perspectives. Yet these Black Friday ads we’re seeing, they look just like they do every year. I don’t think they adequately reflect just how badly they want, nay, they need your money. Let’s add a bit of…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Badass Oakley Roddler Stroller Gives Your Kid an Early Chip on His Shoulder

If you’re looking to start your kid off with both a tough-guy attitude as well as an air of entitlement, you can’t go wrong with the ludicrous Oakley Roddler stroller. While it’s a concept that’s apparently “inspired” by Oakley, it looks more inspired by a combo of overpriced strollers and military aircraft. [Serious Wheels via…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Samsung Manufacturing 256GB SSDs, Just Like They Promised

It was nearly six months ago when Samsung laid out their plan to manufacture an affordable, super-fast 256GB SSD by the end of the year. It sounded a little bit optimistic at the time, but as of today, they’re here. Sort of. Samsung says that manufacturing has begun, but still hasn’t let loose on the…

Gadgets John Herrman

Gadget Deals of the Day

These Gadget Deals of the Day round-ups remind me more and more of Tom Waits’ genius Step Right Up*. Everyone’s a winner, bargains galore! $500 off! $500 off this 1080p fancy 42-inch Philips LCD TV. You need videogames? We got Xbox 360 videogames for $10! And Olympus waterproof cameras at almost half the price! Shipping…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

Question of the Day: Do You Plan to Gadget Shop on Black Friday?

To combat the economic crisis, many tech-retailers will have added incentive this year to offer deep discounts on their Black Friday merchandise. And, since most of us will probably be sticking to a strict budget, we have added incentive to fight the long lines to try and score a deal. Still, the thought of getting…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Call for Ridiculous Packaging Photos for Hall of Shame

We’ve covered a few before, but since you guys keep uncovering examples of companies supplying you with gizmos in ridiculously voluminous packaging, we’re building a new Hall of Shame to give these things a home, and embarrass the perpetrators.Oh, and in the spirit of Amazon’s “frustration-free wrapping promise,” and the vicious gash I got in…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Dealzmodo: 15 Cheap Blu-ray Players as Low as $200

There’s no question that Blu-ray is still not as inexpensive as DVD, whether you’re talking about the players or the discs themselves. But prices have come down in time for the holidays, especially if you’re willing to settle for an early generation model or a refurb. In fact, we have a list of 15 Blu-ray…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Carbon Nanotube-Coated Threads Make Wearable, Biosensing Electronics

Wonder material the carbon nanotube has another new application: A team at the University of Michigan has worked out how to coat cotton threads with a polymer and nanotube mix to produce conductive mini-cables. Conductive threads per se aren’t new, but they generally involve metal which limits their utility—this new material is flexible enough to…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Treehouse Restaurant Built Around Redwood Like Beautiful Fungus

So modern treehouses aren’t new, but the designers of this project in New Zealand have crafted something that blends fantastically with its host redwood tree. The fungus or chrysalis-shaped building—take your aesthetic pick—will be a smallish restaurant built by, of all people, the NZ Yellow Pages. It’s currently under construction from laminated pine, plantation poplar…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Dealzmodo: Get Dark Knight, Batman Begins Discs With Denon Blu-ray Players

World’s Tallest Bridge Goes Up in China with the Help of Some Rockets

AMD Shows Off Phenom II Processor’s Headroom, By Overclocking to 5GHz

Special Forces Fireproof Modular Glove System Now For Normal Rich Guys Too

Atomic Floyd AirJax Headphones Made of Titanium2 Look The Biz

Sagem Orga Crams AGPS System Aboard SIM Card For Non-GPS Phones

Rocket Grenade Smashed to Bits In Flight By Quick Kill Defense System

Fiio’s E5 Headphone Amp Steals iPod Shuffle Form Factor

This is What Fellating a Microphone Sounds Like (NSFW)

Toys ‘R’ Us Leaks Black Friday Deals

Dealzmodo: Samsung 67″ DLP (LED) HDTV for $1800 This Sunday

Create Honest Black Friday Ads to Reflect the Economic Climate

Badass Oakley Roddler Stroller Gives Your Kid an Early Chip on His Shoulder

Samsung Manufacturing 256GB SSDs, Just Like They Promised

Gadget Deals of the Day

Question of the Day: Do You Plan to Gadget Shop on Black Friday?

Call for Ridiculous Packaging Photos for Hall of Shame

Dealzmodo: 15 Cheap Blu-ray Players as Low as $200

Carbon Nanotube-Coated Threads Make Wearable, Biosensing Electronics

Treehouse Restaurant Built Around Redwood Like Beautiful Fungus

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

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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