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Here’s a nice one for Mac-using amateur musicians: Apogee’s ONE is a multifunctional handheld device that features a built-in mic, preamp, and dedicated input/output. It works over USB and is designed for Garage Band, Final Cut and the like. It’s a single input, stereo output device, offering 24-bit audio between 44.1 and 48KHz sample rates…
The late King of Pop pioneered dance moves that looked mechanical and weren’t, like the moonwalk, and at least one that looked mechanical and was: The forward-leaning maneuver from his “Smooth Criminal” video. The secret is all in the shoes. Trying to lean beyond one’s center of gravity normally leads to a giant, awkward step…
Yesterday I held the new HTC Hero next to my iPhone. Not only the new Android handset has a surprisingly cool design—straight out of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek or Kubrick’s 2001—but it kicks the iPhone’s plastic ass. https://gizmodo.com/htc-hero-android-phone-hands-on-with-video-5301955 Simply put, the Teflon-coated back just feels and looks a lot better than the iPhone’s—now crappy looking,…
If you want Windows 7 Home Premium for $50, or Pro for $100, you’ll have to pre-order it. Here’s a list of places where you can find it, starting at 12 midnight Eastern, 9pm Pacific tonight! Remember, this is a limited-time offer, and it only applies to Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional—not…
The new CompactFlash adapter from Photofast can hold four 16GB microSD cards running in RAID. This makes the slower microSD format as fast as CompactFlash by striping data across all four microSD cards at once. For those that don’t need 64GB of storage, the CR-7100 will hold one 16GB microSD, while the CR-7000 holds one…
A recent automatic update from Lenovo contains adware that subjects users to irremovable pop-up ads that advertise various accessories contained in the Lenovo website. The ads pop up about once an hour, seemingly without regard to what other programs may be running, which sucks if you’re in the middle of a presentation. Users have so…
James Dyson claims his 2.2lb DC31 handheld vacuum has the world’s fastest motor “by a long stretch.” Thanks to a new switched reluctance motor, it’s capable of achieving 104,000 revolutions per minute. To put that into perspective, the Dyson motor is “ten times as fast as a commercial aircraft, five times as fast as a…
There have been plenty of cheap, crappy, plastic lightsabers for the Wii before, but now there are official cheap, crappy, plastic lightsabers for the Wii. Oh joy! Coming this fall, you’ll have the opportunity to spend your hard-earned dollars on the official Star Wars Lightsaber and Clone Trooper Blaster accessories for the Nintendo Wii. No…
Sure, this video must be fake, but the sound is so clear I find hard to believe that it is inside a case. Then again, I find even harder to believe that any iPhone can survive this. There’s only one way to know the truth: Get your iPhone 3GS to the pool today, submerge it…
For background info on what the image means, see this post on Valleywag about the plagiarism scandal around Wired editor Chris Anderson. Then this and this and this. For full sized image, hit up Boing Boing Gadgets. Update: Chris Anderson’s explanation here. http://gawker.com/5301674/wired-editor-steals-content-for-book-about-how-content-should-be-free
It turns out, even if you don’t weigh in all the slightly confusing Windows 7 upgrade deals, Microsoft’s latest OS is its least expensive to date, and a real bargain compared to Vista. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-pricing-good-news-mostly-5302371 Looking at full (non-upgrade) pricing of consumer Windows editions really tells the story: When you compare sticker prices, you can see…
Reposted in MJ’s Memory: At first I thought my first was a cassette single of Bel Biv Devoe’s Poison I bought from the Bergen Mall, but then I realized I had a record of Michael Jackson’s Thriller at 5. I was only a little bit older than when I confused my father’s records for frisbees…
Gawker is reporting that Michael Jackson has died. No, this is not gadgety, other than the fact that Thriller was my first album. OK, that’s not gadgety either, but this Captain Eo clip is: https://gizmodo.com/gadgets-from-the-michael-jackson-auction-from-robot-he-5154579 Update: MJ is being mourned with class over at BoingBoingGadgets. Here’s a link to Michael’s actual 1992 Smooth Criminal shoe…
This clever oven concept is flat, creating a closed-in space for baking by folding up sections of its surface. The Oven Re-Constructed works as a normal cooktop, but when you want to back something, you can fold up its sections to create an oven sitting right on top of the surface. How exactly it works…
Nerds of the world jump of happiness, for HP has brought the legendary HP 15C Scientific Calculator and the HP 12C Financial Calculator for the iPhone and iPod touch, complete with custom skins and programming. What are these “calculators” I am talking about, you ask? Please, allow me to pull a Chris Anderson here: The…
There’s something terribly wrong and at the same time impossibly charming about these Ketchup Charlie and Mustard Marvin spread heads. They are even better on video: For $4 each, the Peter Pan in me can’t resist the urge to buy. And squeeze. [Perpetual Kid and Perpetual Kid via Walyou]
Nokia’s E72 is just like the E71, but improved in lots of little ways: Same solid feel, but with tweaks like a less crowded d-pad that’s an optical trackpad too. Now if Nokia can just sell it for $99 too. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-are-now-official-5290734
Introducing the new Audi Q5: Performance, luxury and functionality meet unmistakable design. With features like piercing LED lighting, a distinctive front grille and quattro® all-wheel drive, you no longer have to compromise when it comes to crossovers.
This Guardian report says that North Korea would hit the United States with a “fire shower” of nukes if we attack first. But how far can NK deliver the 5-7 nukes that they’re currently suspected of having? According to Wikipedia, it depends. If they’re using the short to medium range missiles, it’s probably going to…
When was the last time you visited Willams-Sonoma? Yeah, they’re expensive, but no one else is offering a product to grill your meatballs. Besides, sometimes they have food samples in there. Indeed, meatball subs and spaghetti can now enjoy that smokey grilled flavor we all know and love with this innovative basket. It keeps your…
