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Just in time to celebrate the comeback of the director of Armageddon and Miami Vice actor Michael Bay, here’s a load of $1 retro Transformers made in China, probably made with loads of cancer-inducing paints and plastics. Wilson says these look like GoBots from the mid 1980s. I don’t have any idea because at the…
The next time I ask for marriage—bwhahahahahaha—I won’t get on my knee at Claridge’s Bar in London, drunk after a lot of wine and three Margaritas, like the last time. Next time, it’s giant Lego ring time. Lego apasionado Ryan Wood proposed to his then girlfriend Katie using this giant LEGO ring. Inside the transparent…
I don’t know what the fuck’s going on in this Windows Mobile Developer video. Do you? I’m not sure I like it. It’s absurdist without having a point. You can watch it here. Facebook’s videos aren’t embeddable, or I wouldn’t make you click an extra time. The more I think about it, the more this…
It first started with the press release from yesterday. Then some talk from Apple employees. Now, it’s official: Apple has dropped the space between 3G and S. (Yes, we know it’s inconsequential, but follow us here.) https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3gs-selling-as-quickly-as-iphone-3g-5299510 Apple’s official product page listed the device as “iPhone 3G S” since the launch. Hell, the URL even…
Are you that guy who has 652 Facebook friends but keeps drinking alone in the bar? Motorola thinks you can be even happier and connected with their “social networking” cellphone, the Motorola Karma QA1. Sure, social networking is all the rage, but I’m not sure if I would like to spend $80 and a two-year…
Remember those distortion issues people (like me) were having with the unibody MacBook Pros while using the Mini DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI adapter? We can confirm that they’re still there in the new machines. https://gizmodo.com/apples-mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-adapter-has-pe-5119858 The discussion thread reports that Apple recommends updating the firmware in the adapter itself to 1.02. Unfortunately you can’t update it…
Prices are finally reaching that $100 sweet spot, and your DVD player isn’t getting any younger. https://gizmodo.com/walmart-drops-blu-ray-player-price-to-new-low-of-128-5286046 A lot has changed since the last time I asked this question, so I am curious to know if you’re finally ready to cave in and buy a Blu-ray player? https://gizmodo.com/question-of-the-day-will-you-finally-go-blu-ray-this-h-5084633 Are You Ready to Replace Your DVD…
Street Fighter IV isn’t the only fighting game out there, you know. Tekken 6 is coming, and with it is a $150 wireless fighting stick bundle from HORI. Available for both the PS3 and Xbox 360, the official Tekken 6 Wireless Fight Stick Bundle brings you the stick, the game and an art book full…
For many of us, air conditioning results in our biggest utility expense during the summer months. Well, summer is officially here, and so is Prof. Dealzmodo to lay some tips on you for keeping cool without going broke. Fans At the very least a regular fan, a twin window fan that takes advantage of cool…
Welcome to the 3rd generation Prius, where Man’s wants and Nature’s needs agree. Using the wind, the sun and advanced hybrid technology, Prius balances our demand for mobility with the natural order of things. Options shown.
We saw a rough mockup of the HTC Firestone, the successor of the HTC Touch HD that may appear on August. The specs of this Windows Mobile 6.5 look sweet: https://gizmodo.com/htcs-2009-lineup-leaked-includes-touch-hd-successor-5164375 • Phone: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100. • GSM and HSDPA connectivity. • Windows Mobile 6.5. • Screen 3.6 inch WVGA touchscreen display…
Vizio’s feeling confident enough about their VF551XVT 55-inch LED-backlit TV they’re showing it off against Samsung sets now (though these kind of fights are rarely fair) and offering some harder specs. https://gizmodo.com/vizio-vf551xvt-55-inch-led-backlit-lcd-with-240hz-for-5125535 The price has creeped up $200 from what they’d announced in January to $2199, and the date’s slipped a bit to the tail-end…
Today, we’ve got some great deals on LCDs, if you still haven’t bought a decent TV. Nothing to watch? Got you covered with great deals on Entourage and SNL. Want to get out? Free Trojans for all you thrill seekers. Computers and Peripherals: • 16″ Toshiba Satellite A355-S6931 Core 2 Duo Laptop with 4GB RAM…
It’s taken a while, but Wildcharge has released iPhone and iPod touch adapters to their conductive charging system. https://gizmodo.com/wildcharge-charges-your-gadgets-without-wires-220228 The soft, matte black cases wrap around your iPhone/iPod, allowing it to be charged whenever the device is placed on a WildCharger Pad. The cases run $35 a pop or you can wait until July to…
For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I asked you to create some video games that may have existed if game consoles had been around for hundreds of years. And man, some of these actually look pretty awesome. First Place — Jeffer Mitchell Second Place — Eric Benge Third Place — Alex Roemer
Dave Zatz found the upcoming Squeezebox Touch from Logitech, a successor to the Squeezebox Boom and Squeezebox Duet from last year. Other than knowing it’ll have touch and that it’s coming, there’s nothing else to report. [ZNF]
After years of having people load custom Linux-based firmwares onto their routers, Linksys decided to just go ahead and make a router with Linux on there from the start. Computer Science grad students are all awkwardly high fiving each other. https://lifehacker.com/turn-your-60-router-into-a-user-friendly-super-router-344765 The guts of the machine are a 400MHz processor, 32MB RAM, and 8MB flash…
Even if this tent were just a tent, it’s fashionable enough to seriously covet. But because it’s a concept with ubertech, the tent produces enough electricity to power a small town and connects to the internet wirelessly. Telecommunication firm Orange’s latest eco tent concept (by design company Kaleidoscope) exploits photovoltaic fabric to produce energy without…
I own a digital frame, and I enjoy it, but I’ll be the first to admit that they are not the most exciting gadgets in the world. If you are a Twitterholic, Kogan’s new 8-inch frame may change all that. That’s right—it can access your Twitter, Flickr and Facebook accounts via Wi-Fi in addition to…
Trust us: If there’s one time you can get away with a not-so-green lifestyle, it’s when you’re dead. Still, this Toyota Prius Hearse plans to unleash its green yuppie fury on Japan’s funeral circuit. For just $80,000 a pop, you too can ride around (rotting) in the finest of posthumous eco luxury. According to a…