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This is HP’s new z800 flagship workstation, which was designed by BMW DesignWorksUSA. And uhh, yeah. This is the best you guys could do? Really? It looks like a Packard Bell. If you can peer past the completely uninspired case, the actual specs are far more likely to induce some sweaty palms: Nehalem quad-core Xeon…
Traditional hard drives are still wildly cost effective compared to solid state drives, but that doesn’t mean SSD isn’t the future. Western Digital bought an SSD company SiliconSystems for $65 million today, as a nice little hedge against the day when HDD’s are utterly obsolete. Seagate announce SSD plans recently, too. [WD] https://gizmodo.com/seagate-to-begin-switch-to-ssd-5062127
Sony Japan just filed a trademark for “PS Cloud“, which, along with some other US PTO filings, point to internet-based “entertainment services” like accessing games online. Kotaku guesses that it could be something similar to Valve’s SteamCloud service that stores your user data, save data and lets you download full games directly from their servers.…
Admittedly, the renders of the Hotelicopter all pointed to a hoax, but the truth is that we all got swept up in a viral campaign for Yotel airport hotels. [Yotel and Boing Boing Gadgets] https://gizmodo.com/stay-at-the-hotelicopter-the-worlds-first-flying-hotel-5187289
In response to rumors today that the PS3’s price could get dropped (along with the PS2’s, down to $99), Sony officially confirmed to Joystiq that they’re not budging on the PS3 pricetag: “As we have stated previously, we do not have plans for a PS3 price drop, and any rumors to that effect are false…
I’ve seen some pretty gnarly cabling in my day, but I don’t even have the words to describe what was happening at this recent fashion show in Medellin, Colombia. https://gizmodo.com/data-center-cabling-masterpieces-348706 The brilliantly colored headgear pictured above was designed by students of the Pontificia Bolivariana University in Medellin out of what we are told is discarded…
Reading our Snuggie battlemodo today got me thinking about all those dumbass products out there hocked on TV by some guy with an Australian accent, Billy Mays or that Shamwow guy that looks like Beavis. https://gizmodo.com/ultimate-battle-the-snuggie-vs-slanket-vs-freedom-bl-5190557 So, my question here is twofold: have you ever bought an “As Seen On TV” gadget? Did it work?…
Even though Apple has pulled out of Macworld, IDG has again confirmed that the show will go on by booking the Moscone Center from February 9 – 13, 2010 (that’s about one month later than usual, meaning that Macworld will no longer compete with CES for the public’s attention). [Macworld via MacRumors]
You probably haven’t thought about it before, but the gadgets you own can provide deep insights into who you are as a person. That is especially true if you own one of these gadgets.
Terrible idea or fantastic one? The Pirate Bay‘s latest feature lets you share your favorite torrents on Facebook, dumping it directly in your newsfeed, like when you buy Bon Jovi tickets from Ticketmaster. It works perfectly: Now you can share the fruits of your labor with your friends after using our guide to BitTorrenting like…
We were hoping to catch up with Microsoft’s “Lauren,” a regular gal who Microsoft surprised with $1,000 to buy a laptop…in a national commercial. And it ends up she’s an LA-based, SAG-eligible actress. UPDATE https://gizmodo.com/lauren-we-have-someone-whod-like-to-talk-to-you-5187031 Tracked down by TechFlash, “Lauren” (who is really Lauren De Long) says on her site “[she] booked what she thought…
Apple products on sale? A 67” HDTV for $1,500? 40+ deals on a Monday? The Economy must really be telling us it’s time to whip out our credit cards and embark on some crazy spending. Computers and Laptops: • Apple’s Mac mini 2.0 for $399.99 (normally $549.99 – use this rebate form. Valid through 4/12).…
The MLB’s must-buy (and buy again) At Bat iPhone app’s 2009 edition just hit the App Store. There are two versions: The frankly amazing $10 full app, and a stripped-down free version. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-app-review-marathon-liveblog-5023924 Yep, that’s double the price of last year’s app, but it now has a live audio broadcast for every regular and post…
You knew that a $1 premium for Blu-ray titles wasn’t going to last forever. Citing an increase in demand, Netflix will be increasing their Blu-ray subscription price by around 20% starting on April 27th. It’s still a fairly good deal when you consider that a Blu-ray title costs around 30% more than a standard DVD—but…
Don’t get me wrong, working from home is great—but it can make you feel like you are always on the job. The OfficePod provides a hip-looking solution to that problem. The idea is to separate your office from the house with a easily constructed pod that provides both style and functionality. Naturally, the OfficePod puts…
I hate obnoxious people on trains, but there’s a reason I only make snide remarks to obviously weaker opponents. Because if you yell at them, like this old lady, they might break your face. A 50-year-old woman told 21-year-old computer programmer Jun Ando to stop playing cellphone games because the Shinkiba-bound train was supercrowded. (Some…
The Slanket, the Snuggie, the Freedom Blanket or the supremely expensive and extravagant Blankoat? This is the most important question of the millennium. You’re about to know the answer. Those who haven’t seen the Snuggie ad or one of its many parodies and aren’t aware of the blanket-with-sleeves phenomenon get no sympathy from us. Unless,…
As the world turned off its lights for one hour last Saturday in a fleeting concern for Earth, even the blindingly luminescent Las Vegas strip joined in. Here it is with the lights off: https://gizmodo.com/earth-hour-turn-off-your-gadgets-and-do-things-in-the-5188493 Apparently, the sight wasn’t enough to stop traffic. Here are the shots one more time in handy, animated gif form…like…
Dell’s Inspiron towers are what cheap computers should be—uh, cheap, customizable and colorful. They start at $300, but are oddly stopping over in China first before coming to the US “this spring.” Yes, I do believe all cheap consumer electronics should signify their cheapness with tons of color, but you know, nice-looking color. Pay more,…
I’ve been known to lug my laptop into the kitchen, risking the primary link to my job/friends/entertainment for the perfect Bolognese. The Demy looks like a solid alternative to this stupidity. It’s a touchscreen LCD the size of a 5×7 card, coated to be splashproof in your kitchen. Syncing via USB to your account at…