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34 Inappropriately Sexy Gadget Ads

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, you created a bunch of ads for decidedly-unsexy gadgets that use our basest instincts to draw us in. And you know what? Some of these are better than real ads that are out there. First Place – Levi Sell Second Place – Cobra Commander Third Place – Mark Majdanski

Tech News Adam Frucci

The Nikon D300S Just Won’t Stop Leaking

Here’s the latest shot of the Nikon D300S. (Spoiler: It looks like a typical dSLR but with mic holes). According to Nikon Rumors, you can expect to hear more next week. [Nikon Rumors] https://gizmodo.com/nikon-d300s-dslr-in-the-flesh-apparently-5315432

Tech News Mark Wilson

Microsoft Office 2010 Click-to-Run Lets You Stream… Office

Sure, music streaming’s all the rage, but how about Microsoft Office? Mary Jo Foley reports that Microsoft’s privately testing a streaming-download setup they’re calling Click-to-Run, that’ll let you start running Office sooner after you start downloading it. Sounds great, but early testers say it doesn’t really work yet. [Seven Forums via ZD Net]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sidekick Sync Pushes Email for $5/Month

We’re not huge fans of additional subscription costs, but if you have a Sidekick LX ’09, then you can now pay for real time push email. Available in the Download Catalog this afternoon, Sidekick Sync adds: • real time push email • attachment viewing • configurable sync schedules. • Exchange contact/calendar syncing I guess the…

Tech News Mark Wilson

What the Hell Did Jackie Chan Just Make Me Watch?

Dear god. Jackie Chan. On a Segway. Punching computer viruses. While wearing a helmet that says Kaspersky. I can only process this logically as him trying to gin up business for his Segway dealership. Just, damn. [YouTube via Animal NY – Thanks Bucky!]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Asus and Acer Delaying New Netbooks Until 2010

Finally, the industry pauses to catch its breath. With Intel taking a bit longer than expect on the Pine Trail-M platform (smaller, faster Atom processors), DigiTimes reports that netbook powerhouses Asus and Acer will be waiting until 2010 to introduce new models of netbooks. [DigiTimes via lilliputing]

Tech News Mark Wilson

At Last, Use Any Headset With the iPod Shuffle

Praise Belkin, for they will save any iPod shuffle owner from the suffering of having to use the Apple-provided headphones. All thanks to the aptly-named Headphone Adapter for iPod shuffle. Available for $20 at the end of July. [Belkin] https://gizmodo.com/new-ipod-shuffle-moves-buttons-to-headphones-adds-text-5167946

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The All-New BMW 3 Series Will Warm Your Cockles and Your Freezing Hands

A heated steering wheel saves the day when a group of freezing friends hop into an all-new BMW 3 Series sedan. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Mauris iaculis consectetur lacus, nec consequat tellus porta eget. Fusce tristique consequat vehicula. Maecenas eget eleifend ipsum. Cras mattis odio eu tellus faucibus in posuere tortor…

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Nissan Developing iPhone App to Monitor Electric Cars

When every car manufacturer started integrating iPod compatibility, you could really see how powerful the platform had become in the mainstream consciousness. Now, Nissan plans to make an iPhone app to support their new electric cars. Nissan is slated to officially unveil three new EV cars next week, during which time the automaker may also…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Digital Wrench Charges $323 To Tell You When Bolts Are Tight

If you have been tightening bolts to the point where you can’t turn the wrench anymore, I’m here to tell you that you have been doing things all wrong caveman. Digital is the way to go. Only a digital wrench like this one can give you the peace of mind that comes with a mathematically…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Greenpeace Scales HP Headquarters To Finger Paint Roof In Protest, Captain Kirk Very Amused

If you happen to be flying over the city of San Francisco, HP headquarters will be easy to spot. It will be the building with the words “Hazardous Products” finger painted on the roof. A Greenpeace action today exposed electronics giant Hewlett-Packard for backtracking on its public commitment to eliminate key toxic chemicals in its…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Apple Tablet Probability Meter: 80% Chance, 4 Months Away

We have been tracking the Apple Tablet for longer than I want to remember. Here’s an update on the probability of it happening at all, and when we think it will launch if it does. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve wanted a son of Newton since Jobs cancelled it, and I’ve been gagging for…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Foxconn Building Apple Tablet for September or October Launch?

Taiwanese paper Apple Daily reports than Hon Hai Precision Industry—aka Foxconn—is building the Apple tablet using previously rumored 10-inchish screens from WinTek and a battery from Dynapack, for launch in September or October. https://gizmodo.com/apples-tablet-the-story-so-far-5249808 AppleInsider says that Dow Jones carried the report as well, though it comes from a paper less well-known than say, DigiTimes.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Creative Zii Egg Plaszma: Android-Wielding iPod Touch

Spotted in a recent FCC filing, the now-revealed Creative Zii Egg Plaszma boasts some of the world’s first “flexible StemCell architecture” that uses 24 floating-point processors. But you may care more because it’s basically an open source iPod Touch. https://gizmodo.com/creative-zii-moniker-resurfaces-on-mysterious-touchsc-5309028 Being seeded to developers as part of a $399 SDK (final units are expected to…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Barnes & Noble Catches Up to 2006 With Free Wi-Fi

Barnes & Noble’s finally catching up to 2006 with free Wi-Fi as a part of its “hey look, we get technology, we have an ebook store and an iPhone app” deal. Before, it charged people for AT&T Wi-Fi. [Macworld] https://gizmodo.com/barnes-and-noble-announces-worlds-largest-ebookstore-5318896

Tech News Matt Buchanan

This Robot Has an iPhone For a Head

This is a robot, named Robocna, that uses an iPhone for its brain. Better hope Apple doesn’t reject your brain from the App Store, you poor bastard. The body is a Kondo KHR-2HV humanoid kit, but its controlled by the iPhone, which connects via the dock connector at the neck. The screen shows the facial…

Tech News Adam Frucci

BedBunker: Sleep Soundly with WWIII Under Your Pillow

I can’t speak for everyone here, but if I could sleep every night atop my 32 rifles or 70 handguns, I’d just worry that the Boogie Man would find a way to arm himself. The BedBunker is a 1300lb 10 gauge steel strongbox that locks your arsenal away safely with a hydraulic gas-assist piston—even in…

Tech News Mark Wilson

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Will Be Only $50 at Walmart

If you’re willing to swallow your crippling elitism and buy your gadgets from Walmart, you can pick up the trackball-less BlackBerry Curve 8520 for $48.88, which is $100 less than it’ll cost you at a T-Mobile store. [RIM] https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-curve-8520-officially-cheap-and-ball-less-5323639

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Novatel MiFi 2372 Makes Portable 3G Wi-Fi Hotspot Awesomeness Possible on AT&T and T-Mobile

We partly loved Novatel’s MiFi 3G portable Wi-Fi hotspot because it was on the less-cramped networks of Verizon (and Sprint), but this HSPA version for AT&T or T-Mobile will still have its 3G-to-Wi-Fi powers, which border on marvelous. [BusinessWire] https://gizmodo.com/verizon-mifi-2200-3g-portable-wi-fi-hotspot-review-5256825

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Averatec N3400 Laptop: Cheap, Light and Aluminum

If Apple released a 13-inch, 3.8lb aluminum laptop for $799, we’d all be going freaking nuts. Just check out the specs: • 2.16GHz Intel dual-core • 13.3-inch WXGA, 3.8lbs, .4-.98 inches thick • 250GB hard drive • 3GB of memory • Intel GMA X4500HD (OK, forget that part) • External USB 8x DVD optical drive…

Tech News Mark Wilson

34 Inappropriately Sexy Gadget Ads

The Nikon D300S Just Won’t Stop Leaking

Microsoft Office 2010 Click-to-Run Lets You Stream… Office

Sidekick Sync Pushes Email for $5/Month

What the Hell Did Jackie Chan Just Make Me Watch?

Asus and Acer Delaying New Netbooks Until 2010

At Last, Use Any Headset With the iPod Shuffle

The All-New BMW 3 Series Will Warm Your Cockles and Your Freezing Hands

Nissan Developing iPhone App to Monitor Electric Cars

Digital Wrench Charges $323 To Tell You When Bolts Are Tight

Greenpeace Scales HP Headquarters To Finger Paint Roof In Protest, Captain Kirk Very Amused

Apple Tablet Probability Meter: 80% Chance, 4 Months Away

Foxconn Building Apple Tablet for September or October Launch?

Creative Zii Egg Plaszma: Android-Wielding iPod Touch

Barnes & Noble Catches Up to 2006 With Free Wi-Fi

This Robot Has an iPhone For a Head

BedBunker: Sleep Soundly with WWIII Under Your Pillow

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Will Be Only $50 at Walmart

Novatel MiFi 2372 Makes Portable 3G Wi-Fi Hotspot Awesomeness Possible on AT&T and T-Mobile

Averatec N3400 Laptop: Cheap, Light and Aluminum

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