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We dared you not to love rabbitrampage’s Playstation iPhone case, but I think she completely outdid herself on this Xbox 360 version—hence the double dare. https://gizmodo.com/i-dare-you-to-not-buy-this-playstation-iphone-case-imme-5305602 It’s a little more expensive at $35 (the controller is $10 extra), but that’s what you get for quality of this caliber. Oh, and don’t hesitate on picking this…
Eddy D., Maximum Tailgater, has a large friend named Feens. Feens wants to show you the gigantic custom grill attached to the Big Blue Bus on which he can char-broil an entire pig. We ask: can you out-tailgate Feens? If you think you’ve got what it takes, draw, photograph, scan, and/or record your most innovative…
Gyms already forbid people from use camera-equipped gadgets, like smartphones and Flip digital cameras inside locker rooms, since nobody wants their hairy junk posted onto the internet. But now you can add iPod Nanos to the list of no-no items. The Life Time Fitness just restricted the Nano from not just locker rooms, but from…
Ars has a mole that just told them the updated 802.11n wireless adapter will be $100, with the older G adapter dropping down to $80. Still too expensive, compared to the price of regular Wi-Fi adapters. [Ars via Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-confirms-xbox-360s-802-11n-wireless-adapter-5364607
As more and more companies roll out more and more ebook readers, it’s becoming clear that this isn’t really a hardware game. Sure, the iRex DR800SG is a slim, minimalist 8.1-inch e-reader, but it’s the software that’ll make it great. https://gizmodo.com/irex-dr800sg-ebook-reader-verizon-3g-b-n-books-stylu-5365676 As far as hardware goes, iRex has gone for as simple a design as…
Microsoft’s Courier tablet is actually one of a few different prototypes that J. Allard’s cooking up, says Cnet’s Ina Fried—a piece of the larger Alchemy Ventures project he’s running, reported by Mary Jo Foley the other day. [Cnet]
This big 18.4-incher with Windows 7 has plenty for gamers to drool over. A Core i7 mobile processor and 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M graphics should crunch out respectable framerates, and the Blu-ray drive and Harmon/Kardon speakers are nice, too. Yep, that’s Blu-ray on a Toshiba laptop. Don’t be shocked, you knew it was coming.…
Intel’s Core i7 processor kicks ass, as we already know. Dell (and its adopted sub-brand, Alienware) is busting out a new line of laptops and desktops to take advantage of the power and capabilities of the i7. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-why-intels-core-i7-processor-is-a-beautif-5099060 These aren’t major revisions to the Studio 15, Studio 17 or Studio XPS 16, keeping the same…
It takes two people to lift. The Predator fins flare up as soon you mash the silver diamond on its head. Alienware’s Area 51 ALX is a monster, and we’ve dissected it at Giz Gallery. More autopsy shots and details: https://gizmodo.com/alienware-area-51-alx-gets-racing-fins-core-i7-process-5365858 Come by Giz Gallery to see it in person, just be careful, it might…
This concept Coke can design uses a manufacturing process called impact extrusion to form geometric shapes into the can rather than making it round. I’m not sure how practical it is, but I like it. [The Dieline via PSFK]
A shoe? What do you mean a shoe? This can’t be a shoe! Oh well, I guess it is a shoe. And a high heel shoe at that. Designed by London architect Julian Hakes, the Mojito shoe is made of carbon fiber—to give it strength and spring—and laminated with rubber on the bottom and leather—from…
Towering above San Francisco, glowing Tetris pieces gently fall into place like just as they were fated since birth. But at the street level level, skateboard Tetris is a different, more intense experience. The skaters spin through nearly pitch black streets, donning glowing wireframe Tetris blocks for a hats. And then, at the last moment,…
Bad news for Palm. They have been trying to plug into the iPod/iPhone ecosystem by forging the Pre’s USB identification number, with Apple smashing their efforts with each iTunes update. Now, the USB Implementers Forum says that they should stop. Palm whined to the USB-IF about how Apple was blocking them every time they tried…
A couple of weeks after releasing iTunes 9, Apple has released the 9.0.1 update to work out some of the kinks. https://gizmodo.com/itunes-9-everything-you-need-to-know-5355615 •Resolves issues browsing the iTunes Store. •Addresses a performance issue where iTunes may become unresponsive. •Fixes a problem where iTunes may unexpectedly quit. •Fixes a problem syncing Podcasts in playlists to iPod or…
Emoticons are already pretty annoying, but making a physical emoticon that changes expressions based on emoticons in Windows Live Messenger? That’s really, really annoying. Keep this thing the hell away from me. [Megagadgets via Random Good Stuff]
Good news for Pre owners—Palm has literally been overwhelmed with app submissions on the heels of tomorrow’s launch. As Palm Developer Community Manager Chuq Von Rospach notes, the approval process has got off to a rocky start: https://gizmodo.com/palm-paid-apps-coming-on-september-24th-5362666 We got more applications than we could handle well, which is a good problem to have. Unfortunately,…
As you may be aware, Pizza Hut has an iPhone app that allows you to skip the whole "human interaction" part of ordering pizza. And now, they’ll give you 20% off if you use it. Jim Breuer approves! [Consumerist]
So you never grew up to hide lasers, explosives and gadgets in every known orifice like James Bond. But maybe you’d find a microSDHC reader in your Bluetooth headset to be handy. And that dream is only $40 away. [Brando]
Since the best pictures are taken when you are unable to aim your camera properly, the Happy Helmet Bike Camera mounts your point-and-shoot on top of your head. The mount is a set of nylon straps that are designed to be fed through the ventilation holes in your helmet, clamping securely on top. It sells…
The updated Area-51 case design includes an eye-catching active-louver cooling system (those fins at the top), internal lighting, and a motorized front door. And Alienware says the top-end ALX version of the liquid-cooled rig is the “most powerful” it’s created. Specs on the full-tower go as high as a factory-overclocked 3.86GHz Core i7 975 processor,…