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In late May we spotted what looked to be a wifi-only “lite” version of the Barnes & Noble Nook. Tonight, more evidence that this new Nook is coming soon. How soon? Wednesday, for $150. [Engadget]
This concept from over at Yanko Design would charge batteries using a traditional jump rope action. Also, your self-respect. Start practicing! The charging mechanism would be placed in the handles, with the charging itself taken care of by the spinning rope. Just a few hundred hops, or 20 minutes worth, will charge the batteries 100%.…
My current apartment lacks air conditioning of any kind. Good for the environment and the utility bill, but bad for me and my restless sleep. News today of some crazy 90% more efficient AC has made me feel worse. This miraculous AC does what it does courtesy “DEVap.” For the layman, and me, this means…
If this car is a rockin’, don’t worry too much because the owner’s probably just flipped it over and needed a seat. Oh, and it’s for kids, so get your mind out the gutter. The design is technically more than 50 years old, but designers Hans Brockhage and Erwin Andra have resurrected it as the…
Amidst the iPhone 4 cancellations and clusterfrack, some good news: FaceTime calls will not eat up your calling minutes, reports the Business Insider. Great! Hopefully my order won’t get canceled so I can see this or myself. The bad news: The side effect of this is that once FaceTime connects, you lose your voice call…
The Nintendo 3DS is the hot new hardware of the moment, yes, but even it can’t say it’s been modded yet. The new slimline Xbox 360, on the other hand, has already been modestly taken apart and assembled anew. The black, Sony PlayStation 3 plastic is still very much intact, though on one side it’s…
As you juggle your virtual, augmented reality soccer ball with this cool little cameraphone-enabled app, be sure to have friends blare their vuvuzelas in your ears to complete the ambiance. Literally minutes of AR fun to be had as you virtually juggle the little soccer ball on screen. All that, and no real risk of…
Seems like only yesterday I was powering an LCD clock with a potato and now Israeli researchers are using a similar approach to create a battery that could help solve the developing world’s energy problems. In this case the potato is boiled to increase its potency 10-fold, before zinc and copper electrodes are inserted to…
Dads, huh? How about them. Here at Gizmodo, many of us wouldn’t be the gadget-obsessed individuals we are today without dad, and we imagine that’s the case for you too. So Happy Father’s Day, dad. Here’s why we love you: My Dad Taught Me Things Don’t Really Matter I broke my dad’s cd player, it…
If the day before Father’s Day you can usually be found elbowing your way to the front of a pack of fellow procrastinating schmoes scanning the “Dads” greeting card section in a Rite Aid, let Johnnie Walker help. Click here to order a specially-labeled bottle of Black Label for Dad. You’ve only got one father.…
Kudos to Diego Stocco for taking a bunch of busted instruments and cobbling them together into the catchy Bassoforte. Get this hacked together musical marvel into a neo-Western soundtrack already! The main instruments used to create the Bassoforte are a bass guitar and a piano, although he breaks out a violin bow in the middle…
Have Xbox 360, will travel? Why yes, and while that particular console isn’t one I usually associate with the jet-set crowd, this GAEMS suitcase allows one to do just that. Now, about that power brick… As in, where the heck does it go? There’s no way its massive bulk is fitting in that case alongside…
We’ve got multiple tips about iPhone 4s shipping out to pre-order customers now. Here’s reader George’s, which says he’s getting his on the 23rd (rather than the 24th). Reader Alex also says the same. Thanks tipsters! Update: AT&T is shipping them out too.
Dell’s Inspiron line has never been stodgy, exactly. They’re steady, workaday notebooks that you’d take to college or have kicking around the living room. And that’s been just fine! The R series, though, adds a bit more flair. The new Inspirons that Dell’s announcing today don’t represent much of a spec upgrade—the line’s been packing…
At this World Cup, a fan’s commitment is announced by one sound and one sound only: the encouraging hum of his vuvuzela. Blowing one makes you a good fan; blowing ten simultaneously makes you the best fan. [Total Pro Sports]
If you suspect you’ve been cursing a bit too much in your inter-office emails, Father’s Day e-cards, and Giz comments, set a port aside for the Pepper Mouth, a concept peripheral that makes a stink when you swear. Consider yourself Pavlov’s typist: you type a bad word, and the Pepper Mouth emits a bad smell.…
The saga continues. A reader forwarded us this note he got from AT&T, simply stating that his iPhone 4 preorder had been cancelled, for no apparent reason. And he’s not the only one. Updated: More cancellations, including some from Apple. Even for AT&T, a company that’s proven itself adept at frustrating its customers, last week’s…
Facebook just updated their iPhone app, fixing bugs and allowing you to watch your friends’ silly pets and imbibing feats, in video, right in the palm of your hand. That’s nice, Facebook, but where’s your iPad app? [iTunes]
There’s something about dads fumbling with gadgets that’s downright endearing, which this someecards video greeting captures to perfection. Send it tomorrow, then spend twenty minutes on the phone helping pops get it to load. Not that you need to send an e-card, right? Because we all remembered to put something in the mail. No? Yeah,…
E3 is now over, which gives us a pretty thorough view of what’s coming down the pipe between now and the end of the year. Here are the best games (in our opinion) that you’re going to be playing. • Halo Reach: It’s upgraded graphics, space dogfighting and a speedier campaign. If you’re the type…
