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It’s more than a little shocking that even in 2010, cables and wires are still so, so ugly. Luckily, Wiretape is looking to change all that. With wires that look like, well, tape. Other than the fact that Wiretape looks gorgeous (relative to its ugly older stepsister, cords), it can be cut to any length,…
What could possibly be better than Texts From Last Night? The same thing, but with voicemails! Weird, random, creepy, hilarious voicemails. I honestly don’t think there’s a better time-waster on the internet right now. Here’s just a taste: They’re all collected at Audioo, a site that lets you browse their aural menagerie by category or…
Microsoft just announced Videokinect that lets you videochat with other Kinect owners and Windows Messenger users. Last week, Apple announced FaceTime, which lets people videochat between iPhone 4’s. And then there’s Skype. This is a mess. Videochat is neat. It’s been neat for a while now, as people have been able to videochat from computer…
Instead of visiting the Eiffel Tower, eating cheese and taking thé when you visit France next, consider instead a retreat at the exclusive virtual-racing I-WAY building in Lyon, France. Designed by Cyrille Druart, the state of the art building is open to the public, where for €60 ($73) you can play a single race, or…
The $199 Xbox Arcade will remain on shelves while the refreshed $299 Xbox 360 is released. But, we’ve received confirmation that the Arcade will be getting a makeover as well. Update: Price drop! The General Manager of Xbox System Development and Test, Leonard Del Castillo, told us today that the $199 arcade will be aesthetically…
Finally! You’ll be able to search the entire Netflix Watch Instantly Library on your Xbox 360 this November. Which basically means you’ll be able to find that one episode of Arrested Development where George Bluth Sr. teaches his kids life lessons by hiring a one-armed man—and add it to your Netflix queue—without jumping onto your…
Microsoft’s Kinect motion-tracking system for the Xbox 360 looks perfectly okay for gaming. Maybe it’s a Wii-fighter; maybe it isn’t. But beyond gaming, Kinect might be Microsoft’s chance to own the living room—and everywhere else we live. We learned a few things about Kinect (now-abandoned-codename: “Natal”) today. We saw a few games, including the inevitable…
SlingPlayer’s Mobile app for Android is close to getting the ribbon-cutting treatment, if a sign-up page for interested Android users is anything to go by. This follows a job listing last year by Sling, wanting a designer experienced in Android. An iPhone app already exists for the popular throwing-TV-around-the-globe service, but if the job listing…
It’s smaller, has more ports, runs quieter and costs the same: $300. It has a 250GB hard drive and built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi. They’re shipping the new Xbox 360 to retailers today. (They’re sending out one for free to everyone here, supposedly). Update: Here are some detailed specs. One of the most interesting details is that…
Back when it was called Frogman, Matt praised Banzai Rabbit for its gorgeous 3D graphics and for wearing its influences—the Tick and Frogger among them—on its superhero-costume sleeve. Now the developer’s giving 50 lucky Giz readers free copies. Revolutionary Concepts, the prolific developers behind our last giveaway for Karate Champ, are back with Banzai Rabbit,…
Technically, MyPhoneLeash prevents your clumsy mitts from letting your phone hit the floor. In practice, it’s an opportunity to make at least five “dropped calls” jokes a day. Oh, and you’ll look ridiculous. That, too. How does MyPhoneLeash work? Let’s ask their website: Step 1: Place desired label on the face of your PhoneLeash. Step…
Apparently someone at GameStop got a little trigger happy and posted the product page for Xbox Kinect early, revealing a $150 price tag. That sounds about right, but at $99 it’d be a guaranteed home run. [Gamestop via Engadget]
The new Xbox. Oh dear. It’s like if Sony designed the Wii. And it even feels a little 2006! Jet black, shiny, glossy, fingerprint-y, except for the Aliens-ish vent on one side. I think I miss the old white Xbox.
This is Anne Lindeboom. She was born in 1920 and died in 1984. Now, she is a toaster. Or better said, her ashes are. The toaster was created by Dutch artist Wieke Somers. She uses a prototype printing machine to create these objects, mixing dead people ashes and epoxy, which get melted in layers following…
Cameras? IR emitters? Natal? Kinect? Xbox 360? WTF? Give us three minutes. We can explain everything. Kinect is a camera for Xbox 360… Let’s boil this down to its most simple: Kinect is an Xbox 360 peripheral. Think of it as a webcam on steroids that plugs into the console’s USB port that looks like…
Congratulations to the US soccer team, defeating England 1-1 this weekend. Surely, the Americans must have found the glorious buzz of the Vuvuzela Horns to be a relaxing, soothing tone, helping them to secure their victory over the Brits. Top Deals: • Archos 5 32GB 5-Inch Android Internet Tablet for $299.99 plus free shipping (normally…
There will be 15 total launch titles when it hits on November 4. That includes the lightsaber battle game! Here’s the launch lineup.
You’ve got to love design concepts. This one, for example, takes a perfectly functional product—the Roomba—and makes it completely useless by putting it in the form of a robotic dog. Sigh. The only benefit of this reimagining of the Roomba is that it’s cute. Other than that, it makes no sense whatsoever. It makes the…
Microsoft signed a deal with ESPN to bring ESPN to the Xbox. You get 3500 live sporting events, with most in HD. When you’re watching a game, you can pick a side (basically live polling), and real-time trivia questions you can answer too. Also access ESPN.com stats and highlights without leaving the game you’re watching.…
With Kinect, you can do video chats with other Xbox users (with Kinect), as well as Windows Live Messenger on the PC. Microsoft’s also talked about Windows Phone 7. More details about Windows Phone 7 integration to come. And, with Kinect, when you’re in the middle of a video call, you can watch movies and…
