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While others around you click away with Corporate’s stock mouse, you can mix it up with DJ Tech’s DJ Mouse. The aluminum “feel” body is loaded with both jog and scroll wheels, meaning you can just as easily scroll through a spreadsheet as complete that Miley Cyrus/Styx mash-up sure to land you on the fast…
Any hour now, Microsoft will shut off the tap for downloads of the Windows 7 Release Candidate—a free, almost-complete test version of the OS that you can use for free, uninhibited, until March of next year. Not that most of you will need reminding, but there are plenty of reasons to try it out. https://gizmodo.com/reminder-download-windows-7-release-candidate-before-a-5339398…
Click to viewI’m pretty attached to my laptop, but I don’t know if I’d jump on it to keep it from getting jacked while some robber was shooting at me, like this store clerk in Mexico. Fortunately for him, the robbers were either bitches or they just had one bullet (or both), since they ran…
Doc Brown’s flux capacitor? A blinged-out religious relic from the future? A Tron 2.0 prop? Nope, though that last one was close. What you’re looking at is the Illuminato X Machina, a modular motherboard prototype. Each square cell has its own storage, processor, and memory, allowing them to operating independently or as part of a…
At first glance, we thought the Qlocktwo was some intentionally confusing, Tokyoflash-like time puzzle. Then we learned that those symbols are called letters. And letters, following long-standing social constructs, form words. So no matter what the time of day, Qlocktwo can spell it out for you by illuminating just the right spots. But while the…
This September, the 1.3 version of PS Home will roll out to PS3 users. The big upgrade? You’ll be able to launch any game straight from Home. And some games, like Street Fighter IV, Resistance 2, MotorStorm, and Far Cry 2 will include another level of Home integration, bringing along some multiplayer options. Other Home…
Following recent launch list rumors, and confirmation of U.S. tests, two separate credible sources now report that the Linux-based G60 and Windows Mobile-based M20 Nuvifones are on course to AT&T. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-at-t-launch-list-includes-blackberry-9700-htc-t-5333420 Pocket-Lint was at yesterday’s launch of the M20 in Taiwan, and says a Garmin-Asus rep revealed “the M20 is destined for AT&T in the…
The CX2 has the same 9.29Mp CMOS sensor as the CX1 we reviewed earlier this year, but its optical zoom has been upgraded from 7.1x to 10.7x, its burst-mode upped to 5fps, and its face-recognition and auto-focus have been improved. https://gizmodo.com/ricoh-cx1-review-a-photographers-compact-point-and-sho-5243079 Ricoh has also added “High Contrast B&W” and “Miniaturize” modes. The latter blurs areas…
The Aegis Padlock Secure Drive has its own keypad and admin feature to lock your data down. It also has 128-bit realtime or 256-bit AES hardware encryption, shock mounting, and come in sizes up to 500GB. The Padlock isn’t the first hard disk to have its own keypad (Lenovo’s ThinkPad USB Secure Hard Drive gets…
An update on that Nokia RX-5 tablet prototype we showed you earlier this month. Mobile-Review says it’s called the N900, and should replace the N97. And while we knew it would run Linux/Maemo 5, we now have screenshots! https://gizmodo.com/fresh-shots-of-the-nokia-rx-5-tablet-prototype-5333007 It looks the N900 will have a different slide-out keyboard mechanism to the N97, but it…
The Yamagiwa Moonbird has 28 quarter-watt LEDs and sleek lines reminiscent of the Leaf Light, but its crane body is crafted from hand-carved plywood instead of metal. https://gizmodo.com/herman-miller-led-leaf-light-173838 It’s designed by Yukio Hashimoto who says he designed it with the image of a bird perched under the moonlight in mind. I’d be interested to see…
Polaroid killed production of its iconic instant film, but it hasn’t gone quietly. The very last of the original film, along with Polaroid ONE600 cameras, will be sold in Urban Outfitters to diehards. https://gizmodo.com/polaroid-instant-film-killed-by-the-21st-century-354567 Only 700 of these limited-edition camera-film sets will be sold at Urban Outfitters, and we’ve got to admit we really want…
Runway Girl Mary Kirby has tried the new Swiss International Airlines’ first class on a JFK-Zurich flight. It’s so cool and has so much high-tech—like the touchscreen seat-bed control—that it’s almost painful to watch. Yes, that’s right, painful because I don’t have a secret bank account in Zurich to justify the trip and play with…
The Fujifilm Z33WP has a small, beautiful case and for some reason, out of many cameras, I choose to bring it on several recent trips. Size does matter when trying to travel light, I suppose. The Price: $180…which is astoundingly cheap for a quality (although not top line) waterproof camera. The Waterproofness: Pretty decently rated…
There are two kinds of Bluetooth users in the world: The inexplicably proud; and the begrudgingly conscripted. With the long-lasting, appealingly minimalist black and silver Discovery 975, Plantronics is wisely aiming for the latter. The 975 is a replacement for the white, sparkly 925, which was technologically impressive, but might’ve gone a little far with…
I have never understood how people can claim that they can’t cook. I mean, how hard is it to follow a recipe? Still, there are ways to make things even easier—like this unique kitchen timer concept. The timer syncs up to a specific recipe, telling you exactly when steps need to be done. Actually, now…
Dexter’s Bloody Remain(der)s…Now You See Snow Leopard, Now You Don’t…Downloading Music Is Greener Than Buying CDs, In Case You Ever Wondered…Can Twitter Trademark the “Tweet”? Blam’s #1 favorite TV serial killer has his own branded coasters, with a gimmick: They’re smeared with blood. Cuz he’s a serial killer. You get it? Like, he killed someone,…
Here’s something you never want to happen to your laptop: a foul ball squarely pegging it during a major league ball game. It happened during a Pirates-Brewers game in the 8th inning to a hapless photographer who didn’t even try to make a grab. Instead, he just watched as the ball pegged the computer, sending…
Sadly, 4G isn’t here yet and 3G ain’t fast enough, so we still rely pretty hard on free Wi-Fi to get our internets out in the world. But what if you’re not in range of a Starbucks? (It happens, occasionally.) Gina at Lifehacker has you covered with their definitive guide to finding free Wi-Fi. Besides…
What in the name of every single goddamn fruitbat is this? Did someone create a cybernetic Dune sandworm and equip it with anti-gravity engines? I wish. In reality, it’s the Sanswire-TAO STS-111, a new kind of airship. The Sanswire-TAO STS-111 is a 111-foot long, 11-foot tall multi-segmented, non-rigid airship. The design of this ultralight UAV—Unmanned…
