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OWLE iPhone 3GS Video Mount Is About as Practical as an iPhone 3GS Video Mount Can Be

All iPhone 3GS video camera mounts are inherently a little bit silly, but if you’re going to make one, you may as well do it right. In this accepting spirit, the OWLE mount looks pretty OK. https://gizmodo.com/putting-the-iphone-3gs-in-a-shoulder-mount-may-be-overk-5302041 In terms of capabilities, the OWLE is actually much more impressive than the $300 Zgrip stabilizer we saw…

Tech News John Herrman

S. Cafe Shirts Are Made From Coffee Grounds

“One medium cup of coffee can make two T-shirts,” according to the general manager of Singtex, makers of S. Cafe shirts. While most of us dump coffee grounds into the garbage (OK, some of us might use them for compost or fertilizer), eco fashion company Singtex has taken three years to patent a process that…

Tech News Mark Wilson

New LG Chocolate Looks Good Enough to Lick, Bite

LG is teasing us with a few obscured and very lickable shots of the next generation LG Chocolate. Looks quite bold and smooth, like a Red Bull and strawberries smoothie with an added vodka punch. https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-lg-chocolate-3-cellphone-5025645 We will have to wait till August to see if the complete cellphone looks as sexy as the teasers.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Rumor: PSP2 Already In the Works, About as Powerful as the First-Gen Xbox

Eurogamer’s Spanish outpost is claiming to have “insider sources” that know all manner of stuff about a forthcoming PSP2, which is alleged to have Xbox-like graphics capabilities. Too soon? Probably. Iffy? Quite. Intriguing anyway? Well, sure. The report is a difficult one to assess, mainly because it’s all about specific hardware components—nothing conceptual to scoff…

Tech News John Herrman

Killing Elevators

If you are in Sweden, beware: Getting the trash down in the elevator may kill you. It may be that I’m specially giggly this morning, but the illustration in the warning sign just makes me laugh. So if you go to Sweden, remember to take the trash down the stairs. Trust me here, there are…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 4: Barometer, Autopilot, Wind Meter and Keel Control

For those interested in how sailboats work, Bruce Mahoney of Pegasus Racing continues his tour of the tech inside the Open 50 Raceboat. Here he starts into the cabin, where weather and navigation are handled (dryly, I might add). Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone, and decodes human motion. He’s also a fellow outdoorsman,…

Tech News Brian Lam

Creative “Zii” Moniker Resurfaces On Mysterious Touchscreen Media Player

Creative hasn’t really been doing much at all for the last year. Except this, apparently: here’s an FCC filing for a Zii touchscreen PMP, which shares a name their unusual system on a chip announced in January. https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-zii-stemcell-computing-is-media-savvy-system-5126090 From the patent, we can see that the Zii is a wi-fi-equipped touchscreen media player, fitted with…

Tech News John Herrman

Amazon Patent Details Ad-Supported Kindle Books

Amazon has filed a patent that describes how to take the obvious, heretofore un-stepped step of filling ebooks with contextual, timely advertising. Whether it would mean free, discounted, or tiered-price books (or none of the above) it’s an interesting idea. As you can see from the diagram above, there’s nothing terribly complex about the proposed…

Commerce John Herrman

Sony Vaio W: It’s a Very Pretty $500 Netbook, Of Course

I love the idea of a Vaio netbook, but the only thing that actually gets me going about the first of inevitably many Sony Vaio W netbooks is the 1366×768 10.1-inch screen (which ain’t even unique). It’s pretty, though. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-got-an-honest-to-goodness-vaio-netbook-5308895 And that is the selling point, almost entirely, over other netbooks. It’s prettier (admittedly, it…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sony’s Got an Honest-to-Goodness Vaio Netbook

Well, you wouldn’t take a real notebook into a kitchen would you? This Vaio W must obviously be a netbook. [Sony via Engadget Japan]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day Two, Heading South and Kulani the Barometer

July 6, 6:00 PM PST After we licked our wounds, we made sail changes all day. With just the two of us and a lot of sail area, each change is a major project. Therefore, we think before we act, and we triple check everything. The one who’s steering watches for the one who’s on…

Tech News Philippe Kahn

Prowl Pushes Growl Notifications to Your iPhone

Best non-IM use of iPhone 3.0’s push notifications yet: Prowl is a $3 app that pushes Growl notifications from your Mac to your phone. Growl‘s a global notifier that plugs into everything from BitTorrent apps to iTunes to Mail. The possibilities really are endless: You can be pinged with a push notification when a torrent…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

…Nintendo DS Gets a Glucose Meter…a Cargo Ship Gets Solar Panels…an Atari Cartridge Gets a New Lease On Life…and Lance Armstrong Gets a Chalkbot??? Healthcare apparatuses don’t normally attract our attention, so we were understandably on the fence about this Didget glucose meter that docks with the Nintendo DS. Another thing is that as a…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Google G0 Android Smartphone Concept: If Only the G1 Was So Slick

Tryi Yeh’s Android smartphone concept, cheekily dubbed the G0, is a touchscreen slider, but the slide-out section isn’t a hardware keyboard. Instead, it’s got a camera and four customizable smartkeys. Still, we like the design, and it looks fairly realistic. The G0 concept comes with a few equally-conceptual accessories, including what seems to be an…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Factron iPhone Case Features Interchangeable Lenses

The new Factron case for the iPhone looks to beef up the iPhone’s camera capacity considerably with interchangeable lenses that screw onto the already sweet-looking metal and leather case. It’s compatible with the iPhone 3G only, for some reason, but 3G owners should be pretty excited—the case features wide-angle, closeup, and fisheye lenses that screw…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

So This is What Chloe’s Typing on 24

Using state of the art government technology to track terrorists? Keeping a third eye open for Jack Bauer? Nope. The lovely Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe) is Twittering. [Twitter]

Tech News Jason Chen

Sprint’s $1 Netbook With Two-Year Contract

Getting locked into a two-year contract for a netbook is iffy, even if it’s only a dollar—look at where netbooks were 18 months ago. But if you’re so inclined, Sprint’s offering said deal for the Compaq Mini. [jkontherun]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Microsoft Warns Users of Serious Security Hole in Software

Microsoft is warning users of Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 that a security hole in certain parts of Internet Explorer allows hackers to remotely install malicious viruses on unsuspecting users. The company is currently working to fix the breach. The hole, apparently caused by the interaction of IE and ActiveX, has been used for…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Nearest Tube iPhone App Adds Digital Directions to Your Surroundings

iPhone 3GS only: The Nearest Tube iPhone app uses the iPhone 3GS’s newly-adequate camera to show the direction of the nearest metro station by adding directional arrows to a real-time “video” you take of your surroundings. Seriously, check this out. AcrossAir, the makers of the app, claim it as one of the first “augmented reality”…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Question of the Day: Do You Text While Driving?

Man, people really laid into me for texting while driving as a part of reviewing the N97. It’s unsafe, no doubt, but the reality is, people do it. Do you? https://gizmodo.com/nokia-n97-review-nokia-is-doomed-5308440 Have you ever texted while driving?(answers) Do you text while driving?(polls) Have you ever caused an accident because you were texting while driving?(answers) Image:…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

OWLE iPhone 3GS Video Mount Is About as Practical as an iPhone 3GS Video Mount Can Be

S. Cafe Shirts Are Made From Coffee Grounds

New LG Chocolate Looks Good Enough to Lick, Bite

Rumor: PSP2 Already In the Works, About as Powerful as the First-Gen Xbox

Killing Elevators

The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 4: Barometer, Autopilot, Wind Meter and Keel Control

Creative “Zii” Moniker Resurfaces On Mysterious Touchscreen Media Player

Amazon Patent Details Ad-Supported Kindle Books

Sony Vaio W: It’s a Very Pretty $500 Netbook, Of Course

Sony’s Got an Honest-to-Goodness Vaio Netbook

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day Two, Heading South and Kulani the Barometer

Prowl Pushes Growl Notifications to Your iPhone

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Google G0 Android Smartphone Concept: If Only the G1 Was So Slick

Factron iPhone Case Features Interchangeable Lenses

So This is What Chloe’s Typing on 24

Sprint’s $1 Netbook With Two-Year Contract

Microsoft Warns Users of Serious Security Hole in Software

Nearest Tube iPhone App Adds Digital Directions to Your Surroundings

Question of the Day: Do You Text While Driving?

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

New Details Add a Bizarre Twist to NASA’s First ISS Medical Evacuation

ASUS TUF 27” HDR Gaming Monitor Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing for a Limited Run in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

‘Speed Racer’ Is Getting a Glorious New Remaster

Dreame Pocket Pro Hair Dryer Is Now Over 3x Cheaper Than Dyson’s Deal in Amazon’s Prime-Exclusive Spring Sale

Pompeii Study Confirms Roman ‘Wine’ Ritual Previously Known Only From Texts

JBL Clears Out a 5.0-Channel Compact All-in-One Soundbar at a Record Low Beyond Its Portable Speaker Deals

Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch, Proceeds to Blast Modern ‘Trek’

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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