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I can’t think of another product category less served by the ol’ “world’s smallest” tag that gadget-makers continuously foam over than network storage drives. But, of course, here we have the “world’s smallest” NAS. The miniNAS, as you would expect, uses a pair of 2.5-inch laptop drives (up to 500GB each), which are wrong for…
7 concept green gadgets that we’d like to see brought to market, a video of the first test-drive of the Tesla Model S, and the Power of One (Xof1) solar-car breaks a world distance record. We talk about concept gadgets quite a bit on TreeHugger, from energy-saving ideas to renewable energy generators, to sustainably-made gadgets.…
The internet loves the toaster. Why? Because it makes toast…which reminds us of breakfast…which reminds us of bacon. So, it is only fitting that we wish it well on its 100th birthday. Indeed, 2009 represents 100 years since Frank Shailor and General Electric came up with the D12 in 1909. It may look like a…
Fine Microsoft, you’ve got us. If you stop these crazy ads featuring mutants and basketball, we’ll take Lauren back. We just hate that it came to this, pain and damage that cannot be undone. [copyranter] https://gizmodo.com/someone-found-microsofts-lauren-and-shes-an-actress-5190861
This machine makes pizza from fresh ingredients—mixing the dough, adding sauce and toppings, and cooking it using all kinds of weird thingamajigs and infrared rays. In just three minutes, as you can see in the video. The pizza machine has all the Italian chefs up in arms—and I can’t blame them. After all, can it…
Woe: Microsoft has officially pulled the plug on Encarta, a reference work that, for many of us, was probably more formative than anyone would like to admit. Yes, please join with me in admitting that you spent a fair share of time reading the Human Reproduction article on your beige IBM Aptiva back in the…
Factoid: A 32 x 32 inch square of dirt looks like one dead pixel from an altitude of 1 kilometer in Google Earth. Fact: You got us there, Helmut Smits, you clever artist you. [Todayandtomorow]
Olympus is still churning out DSLRs using their Four Thirds (not Micro) system, and today brought the E-450, essentially an E-420 with a new image processor, creative filters and a larger LCD. https://gizmodo.com/olympus-e-420-dslr-smaller-lighter-cheaper-363925 It also boosts the E-420’s RAW burst rate to 8 fps instead of 6 fps, if that’s been killing you. The “Art…
If your real home is your computer, this home button doormat will make that beachside manor or expansive forested estate a tad more cozy. [uncommon goods via Nerd Approved]
Zero-hour approaches for the awakening of the Conficker megaworm. As we explained, Conficker can evade detection like none before it. But security experts have released a scanner that may save your IT professional’s sanity tomorrow. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-how-a-brainy-worm-might-jack-the-worlds-p-5183751 Security expert Dan Kaminsky, working with the Honeynet Project’s Tillmann Werner and Felix Leder, have discovered an easier way…
To be honest, netbooks scare me, but nettops scare me even more. Why do I need a neutered PC that isn’t portable? Well, at least the platform doesn’t need much power—even with a monitor. The Wind Top AE1900 is an Atom 230-based system, supporting a max of 2GB of RAM on top of a 160GB…
Amazon’s Gold Box will be offering Wii-related deals all day. And we THINK there might even be hardware offered. 10 AM PST – “Start training now”. Is that Wii Fit or something related? 3 PM PST – ” Give me a W! Give me an I! Give me another I! What does that spell?” We’re…
Oh Sony, you fooled the internet! Everyone thought (and still hopes) that you were going to announce something big and important today. Instead, the PS2 will officially drop to $100 starting tomorrow. [PlayStation Blog] https://gizmodo.com/ps2-dropping-to-99-tomorrow-5190485
Doing one better than the endless console-to-laptop mods out there, this minimalist tablet conversion flattens an entire Dreamcast into a sleek, tray-loading LCD screen. Nothing is overlooked here—it’s even got batteries. Aside from the modified disc tray and 3.5 hour battery pack, the Dream Tablet also boasts external A/V connections, so you can always hook…
Developers are reporting a mass delisting of Android tethering apps from the App Marketplace, after being informed that such apps breach the Developer Distribution Agreement. That’s your cue for righteous indignation, internet! It’s not yet clear if all tethering apps have been pulled from the Marketplace, but a some have—and we know why. Though the…
Netbooks are everywhere, and yours just doesn’t have the nerd cachet it used to. If this really bothers you, you may want to consider building your own netbook, like the OCZ Neutrino. On paper, the Neutrino is like virtually every other 10-incher on the market, with a 1.6GHz Atom, Intel integrated graphics, 1.3MP webcam, standard…
The Sprint/Samsung S30 ‘Mini‘, a presumed colleague of the existing Instinct, well, isn’t. Nope, it’s the replacement for the current Instinct, and if anything it’s slightly larger than its predecessor. https://gizmodo.com/sprint-instinct-mini-captured-in-customarily-blurry-ima-5165116 Samsung Korea let slip a press release teasing their CTIA announcements, in which the S30 makes a clear appearance. Alongside its picture, we find…
A couple months ago, a company asked if I was interested in reviewing their razor/personal massager combo. I said sure, never expecting them to send one all the way over to China. Well, they did. And so now, since it’s my last day, I’m lightning reviewing the Tinge Razor. The Pitch: It looks like and…
The GoPro Hero Sports Camera seriously is cool, and watching Brian toppling over himself on a snowboard made me want to search for even more GoPro videos. Enter sexy Spanish surfer wiping out. Swooon. https://gizmodo.com/gopro-hero-wide-sports-camera-lightning-review-5181155 This time, the GoPro (Surf Hero) was attached to Kike Aradas‘ board as he surfed the waves off Madrid. The…
Apple’s just about finished rolling out Skype for iPhone, and now US residents can go download the VoIP app for themselves. https://gizmodo.com/skype-coming-to-iphone-tuesday-blackberry-in-may-5190080 Our quick test showed that voice quality is quite good—definitely on par or better than actual 3G calling over AT&T’s network—and connects rather quickly. It’s unfortunate that 2.2.1 doesn’t have background notifications, so…