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Specifics have not been announced, but Amazon noted via their Kindle Facebook page that a more user-friendly, organized ebook management system will arrive as an over-the-air update in the first half of 2010. As many Kindle owners already know, keeping a large number of books on the device can get a bit unruly—so this would…
Yes, believe it or not, this Pistol-Rifle system, which I spotted at Milipol 2009, converts any standard pistol into an assault rifle. Gimmicky? Mostly. https://gizmodo.com/insane-weapons-robots-and-spy-gear-from-the-paris-mili-5408433/ Built by CAA Tactical, it adds a stock, front grip, picatinny rails, sight/scope and extra mag holder, while being compatible with a silencer. But it doesn’t extend the barrel, for…
The best thing about these Mons Lavabo concept sinks isn’t their charming, monster design. It’s that they’re eco-friendly, promising to prevent children from wasting water. So just how does that work? When a child begins washing their hands, the sink calmly advises them to, “HURRY UP YOU LITTLE FUCKER OR I WILL BITE YOUR FUCKING…
Attention, people who like to maintain a complete mental taxonomy of every processor: Cedar Trail has been outed as the new Atom platform for 2011, with the name Cedarview going to the processor itself. Along with 32nm fabrication, some goodies: According to Fudzilla, the platform will include a new memory controller to accommodate DDR3 RAM…
I don’t know that we’d recommend buying a Dynex set, but $500 for a 40-inch, 1080P LCD is a tad tempting. Best Buy also has 32-inch models for $300 and a 50-inch (720P) for $650. [Best Buy via Black Friday]
Usually there’s at least a week of lag time between a photo leak and a spec leak, but BGR seems to have acquired full specs on the just-outed Motorola Motus. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-motus-android-phone-caught-on-shaky-cam-5409069 * Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE * Tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100MHz) * 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash * 256MB RAM * aGPS *…
In 2007 I whined and whined asking for an iPhone Software Developer’s Kit. Back then, I asked for five apps. It took two years, but today I’ve got them all. The last one just came in yesterday. https://gizmodo.com/no-iphone-sdk-means-no-killer-iphone-apps-267899 It’s not Voice Candy, but Voices looks as good, if not better: Retro tape recorder and microphone,…
Bad news for Dell. With quarterly earnings reports in, their year-over-year revenue has dropped 15% to just shy of $13 billion, and their net income dropped 54% to $337 million. Surprisingly, Dell’s home PC business is up 17% from last year, but they’re making less money off it, with revenue in that sector down 10%.…
With absolutely no practical use for it whatsoever, I’m lusting hard after this 16-button, arcade-style MIDI controller available in a solderless kit you can assemble in just 5 minutes. For sale November 30th in a limited run of 200 units, the kits run around $125 (plus the cost of buttons, as I understand). As for…
Google is bringing its Google Voice speech recognition tech to YouTube, creating automatic captions for deaf and hearing-impaired users. Get ready for hilariously incorrect captions! Because the speech-recognition technology is still a work in progress, Google is launching the automatic captioning service on the YouTube channels of just a handful of partners, including PBS, National…
I hate to say I told you, but I told you. The prophecy is true. Now, when it’s just too late, you finally understand. [Style14 via Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/google-to-control-your-dog-personal-belongings-marry-329654
Microsoft recently banned a whole lot of modded consoles. Was it to prevent piracy, or was it a conspiracy? A new lawsuit is positing the latter theory. Here’s what Texas-based law firm AbingtonIP says to justify their new suit: Although modification of Xbox consoles is arguably against the terms of use for Xbox/Xbox Live, Microsoft…
Next Friday is the dreaded Black Friday, the day when stores have their biggest sales and people turn into bargain-crazed animals. Bad things will happen. But worse things could happen. What’s the worst thing you can envision going down? Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with Black Friday Disasters in the subject line.…
Also known as the entire technology press amirite? Ha? In all seriousness though—Maclife asked various bloggers, journalists and tech personalities what their dream Apple products would be, and mocked them all up in detailed renders. Here’s what happened: Veronica Belmont, of Tekzilla/Mahalo/BOL fame/general video on the internet fame, sees Apple finally going ahead with that…
Shot: The three main engines of the Space Shuttle Atlantis photographed from ISS as it docks. Jesus says it looks like Mickey Mouse. I think it looks like the photographer should move, quickly. Get the wallpaper-sized version at NASA. [NASA] https://gizmodo.com/atlantis-at-dawn-5405725
Diamond rings, Lego rings, or Polaroid ring? As long as it’s not the horrible teeth rings, you will be ok. [Etsy via Obsolete] https://gizmodo.com/rejected-man-hides-engagement-ring-for-twitter-treasure-5278611
This year’s Microsoft shareholder meeting wasn’t a lot of fun for Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Chairman Bill Gates, thanks to shareholders grilling him about Apple and the iPhone with questions like the above. Ballmer smacked him right back: There’s certainly always opportunities for improvement. There is a group of people with whom our market…
That Nene Anegasaki, she’s a charmer. She’s also a video game character from extreme dating sim Love Plus, now wedded to a flesh and blood gamer. https://kotaku.com/love-plus-has-your-virtual-girlfriend-experience-covere-5243198 The two were married when a man brought his DS along with a copy of Love Plus to a church in Guam. There’s no word on honeymoon plans,…
The Milipol exhibition in Paris is where all the pros play with the military-industrial complex’s hottest toys. I used special commando skills (and a press badge) to infiltrate the premises and show you the world’s freshest, most mind-blowing security tech. To bypass the gallery format, click here. And no, this is not a holiday gift…
The Xbox 360’s Elite’s $300 holiday pack already includes Pure and Lego Batman, and GameStop is adding your choice of CoD 4 or Bakugan Battle Brawlers. The $300 120GB PS3 bundle gets Little Big Planet and God of War Collection. Painfully, the ad makes it look like the God of Collection is two separate games.…
