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The blogs are buzzing over some tweets from a Twitter account allegedly run by the Office 2010 team, noting what looks like the outright announcement of a Zune phone. Something doesn’t feel right. Updated First, the tweets: June 2009 will be an important month for Zune lovers. Naturally, this got some other Twitterers a little…
Logitech’s wireless PS3/PS2 guitar has a wood body, a wood neck, metal frets and a rosewood fingerboard, meaning its $200 price tag brings you closer to the “rock” experience than normal Rock Band/Guitar Hero guitars. It’s definitely solid. We tried it out quickly and the weight of it was comparable to an actual guitar. The…
If that sounds like an absolutely insane comparison to you, you’re right. But congratulations to Google, for being more environmentally conscious than the dastardly orange juice and cheeseburger industries. In response to a lot of allegations that its massive data centers emit tons of CO2, Google came up with this little chart to show how…
According to a forum poster on a Chinese gadget site, the new iPhone is set to include some upgrades we’d expect, but also some we definitely wouldn’t, most notably an FM radio. This purported screenshot, showing “model MB717LL 9,” definitely shows 32GB of storage, which seems pretty reasonable. The poster adds that the new iPhone’s…
Always count on Coca-Cola to create one of those summer ads that make you want go party in Costa Rica for three months. This time, thanks to a freaky organ with funky gremlins. [DRB]
Late last week, a Wisconsin court ruled that its state police can track whoever they wish, suspect or not, without a warrant or even probable cause, using GPS. Eep. The judge himself wrote, “police are seemingly free to secretly track anyone’s public movements with a GPS device.” Unsurprisingly, police are calling the decision a landmark…
After the Pirate Bay founders were fined $3.5 million, they swore they wouldn’t cough up a single cent. Instead, they’ve come up with a DDo$ plan of attack that’ll cost the IFPI instead of themselves. https://gizmodo.com/pirate-bay-four-found-guilty-5216062 Instead of collecting donations or paying the fee off themselves, Gottfrid Svarholm (anakata), one of the four Pirate Bay…
Mario Diamantis spent a lot of his childhood hanging upside down from trees. But in a tree, you’re stuck. Skybike is the solution to his eternal childhood dilemma: Freedom. Well, depending on how you define freedom. It is like riding a bike on the sky. But, um, harder. You’re actually peddling against your own weight…
I found a little glen amongst the cold glass and steel of the ITP projects. In it, a sprite or tree spirit or alanis morissette clonette was wearing these thrumming, bark-covered, tree-loving, meditation boots. The girl who made them was peering inside the boots, which were covered with bark she said she collected over a…
Intended for everyone from cancer patients to entertainers, OzoneClean uses the highest, yet safe, level of ozone needed for sterilization to create the world’s first Wig Purifier. Apparently, 10 minutes in the $367 OzoneClean Wig Purifier will rid your wig of all germs, bacteria and odors that tend to get trapped from everyday use. Let’s…
If you’re experiencing slower Wi-Fi connections, and you live in a highly populated area, there is a great possibility that your connection is being challenged by interference coming from baby monitors. Sources are reporting that other unlicensed equipment that are also operating on the 2.4GHz band—including microwave ovens and audio/video senders, such as specific radios,…
BGR snatched up some Pre box shots from a forum. No surprises here—we don’t even get a look at the way the phone is packaged, and the list of gear is obvious… …Still, I didn’t want you people to miss out! More pics over at BGR. [Boy Genius Report]
Designed with style, technology and mobility in mind, Dell’s new site, Della, caters exclusively to women—because you know, technology scares the crap out of us. Unless it’s pink, of course. On the new site, Della spotlights Dell computers and products designed specifically for women, offers tech tips, and also features special artists for customized tech,…
Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) • BlackBerry Storm OS 4.7.0.141 fails Verizon’s testing because it’s too buggy. This differs from the version you’re already using…how? [Boy Genius] • The T-Mobile G1 V2 may be made by Motorola instead of HTC? Nobody cares, since as bad as Motorola is with…
It’s not exactly the same as letting you buy Kindle books through the Kindle iPhone app, but it’s useful: iPhone users can now shop for Kindle titles through a store optimized for iPhone Safari. [AppleInsider] https://gizmodo.com/amazon-kindle-now-also-an-iphone-app-5164031
This is what happens when a Roomba gets kicked around by abusive parents—it rebels against society, joins a gang and vandalizes our communities. Apparently this Roomba has been modified with inkjet printer parts so it can create bitmap patterns on the floor with colored powders. Damn you rebel Roomba! Cut your hair, stop snorting “powder”,…
Remember when the term “factory farm” was synonymous with a positive way to produce food? Neither do I. But this April 9, 1961 edition of Closer Than We Think (which appeared in the Chicago Tribune) treats the phrase as a part of humanity’s natural progression in the advancement of science. I imagine what a different…
It’s pretty redundant to make laws outlawing texting while driving because it already falls under laws covering distracted driving, but holy crap, something needs to be done about it. https://gizmodo.com/89-of-americans-want-texting-while-driving-outlawed-286731 You have ridiculous cases like the Trolley driver rear ending another train because he was texting his girlfriend, and train conductors causing a 25-fatality crash…
At first glance this phony CCTV might be a convincing theft deterrent, but I would imagine that all the birds and poop covering it might be a dead giveaway. [manufactum via Boing Boing]
The Laptop Hunters price assault on Macs has shifted to iPod and iTunes: It’d cost $30,000 to fill an iPod, but Zunepass fills up a Zune for cheap. This is a retarded ad. Why? Because it ultimately cheapens what it’s promoting as a consequence. Zune 3.0 is fantastic in its own right—better than iTunes in…
