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Adidas Imperial Stormtropper sneakers. You know, so you can run faster when random people start chasing you down the street. To beat the crap out of you. Or ask where did you buy them. It can go either way. There are also Darth Vader shoes and hoodies, all part of next year’s Adidas Star Wars…
The folks over at Logic Buy got their hands on the HP Home Store Thanksgiving Event flyer. And while some of the deals are decent, nothing really seems to stand out, aside from the mouthful of a sales event name. Desktops: HP Pavilion p6280t Quad-Core $569.99 ($405 off) HP Pavilion Elite e9250t Core i5 $799.99 ($405…
Bright ideas and products in skiing and snowboarding, from a Norwegian hotel built into a mountainside to an inflatable pack that can save you from an avalanche Skiing and snowboarding have always been cutting-edge sports, thanks to renegade personalities and high-tech gear. But this ski season, designers are stepping it up to a whole new…
No, it’s not going to destroy the world. But the collection of photos of the LHC at the Big Picture is a great reminder that this might be the most impressive piece of machinery humanity has ever built. [Big Picture] https://gizmodo.com/lhc-roars-to-life-begins-task-of-destroying-universe-y-5391444
We’ve seen the Palm Pixi drop in price right at launch, but looks like the Droid isn’t far behind. The Dell Mobility Store is offering it for a rather reasonable $120 (with a new Verizon account, of course). https://gizmodo.com/walmart-hacks-the-palm-pixis-price-down-to-size-30-at-5403353 This is almost a surprising price drop after what we heard was a pretty decent launch…
At Milipol, I was walking around FN Herstal’s booth, playing with futuristic-looking P90s, Five-Sevens and F2000s when I noticed a camera-toting tourist pretend-blasting with something very very cool: The Armatronics “Black Box” suite with Moving Red Dot Fire Control. https://gizmodo.com/insane-weapons-robots-and-spy-gear-from-the-paris-mili-5408433/ They’d taken a SCAR assault rifle, and put a “black box” inside the handgrip, networking…
I’m not quite sure what exactly is going on here, me being somewhat of a dullard and all, but I do know one thing: this there is one neat video. [Random Good Stuff]
App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they’ve got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft. Finance director for the company, Alexandre de Rochefort, says that even a company that’s done…
Our Friday lists are all about gadgety fun and leisure, but sometimes technology can be frustrating—and there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to handle it. This is definitely the wrong way. If you have a problem with you TV, like a certain 70-year old Missouri man did with his converter box…
Rossignol Harness Pants Wearing a harness with ski pants has long been a required hassle when trekking into high alpine environments-you need the harness in case of crevasse rescue or other potentially dangerous situations. But the harness on the outside of the pants can feel awkward and bulky. That’s no longer the case, thanks to…
If you can’t afford a ridiculously tricked out shower, the next best thing might be a Smart Shower from Hansa. It has a standard shower, cascade and hand shower mode for your head an a pivoting spray for your crotch. https://gizmodo.com/get-clean-and-get-probed-by-the-aquapeutics-shower-5163886 Well it could be used for your crotch if you are tall enough, or…
We’ve teamed up with the HD Guru himself, Gary Merson, to publish the absolute best five TVs you can buy right now. As you’ll see (and might already notice above), there are some surprises on the list. Panasonic Z1 Panasonic’s flagship HDTV is its thinnest 54-inch plasma HDTV ever, with only 1-inch depth. They did…
The Camangi WebStation has been floating around for a few months now in little more than proof of concept form. Now, it’s on the cusp of being a real product, released next month for $400. The system runs Android 1.5 through its 7-Inch (800×480) glass touchscreen display, plus you get Wi-Fi (b/g), GPS , microSD…
There are two ways for a device to access YouTube: either through the regular web interface, i.e. Flash, or for cleaner integration, through its back end APIs. As of December, Google is shutting off the tap. UPDATED The news comes from the COO of Syabas, the company that makes the Popcorn Hour set-top box. Up…
Table of Contents Page 1 – Cell Phones, Computers, Digital Cameras, DVD Players, GPS and more Page 2 – TVs, Video Games, Printers, Software, MP3 Players and more Page 3 – Movies and TV Shows (DVD and Blu-ray) https://gizmodo.com/black-friday-deals-the-only-list-you-need-5409460 MP3 Players 3 $10 iTunes Gift Cards – $25.00 eBay [Best Buy] https://gizmodo.com/best-buy-black-friday-ad-leaks-5404036 Apple 8GB iPod 5th…
Black Friday is a week away, and thousands of markdowns are already announced. Our master list of Giz-friendly deals—a hefty read—includes similar items priced differently at different stores. Keep it refreshed, cuz we’ll be updating it all week. Not All Deals Are Created Equal Check here for a breakdown of the not so great deals…
Now, you can design your own Fleshlight to your exacting specifications. Can you only climax when making love to a see-thru coinslot in a blue tube? Welcome to Pleasure Town, weirdo! [Fleshlight] https://gizmodo.com/i-had-sex-with-furniture-the-shameful-nsfw-fleshligh-5375323
The good news: scientists have developed a Star Trek-like phaser that can be set to stun. The bad news: it only works on worms so far. Researchers have now found a way to paralyse tiny worms when they expose them to ultraviolet light. Even when the ultraviolet light was turned off the animals stayed stunned.…
Hey now! Just because the NSA helped Microsoft hone the security of Windows 7 doesn’t mean Microsoft designed special backdoors for the organization to spy on us…right? https://gizmodo.com/the-nsa-helped-microsoft-improve-windows-7-security-5408648 In a response to Computerworld’s article on NSA involvement in Windows 7 development, Microsoft stated: “Microsoft has not and will not put ‘backdoors’ into Windows.” Not to…
I get that this Flo TV iPhone demo is just a proof of concept. That’s fine! I’m just a little confused as to what the concept is. https://gizmodo.com/qualcomm-flo-tv-personal-television-hands-on-250-to-s-5375872 Is it just what they’re showing us? A Flo TV app, that requires some kind of accessory to tune into broadcasts? That’s possible, but given how well…
