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EverGreen recently released 12 strictly-MP3-compatible players, each one representing a different animal in the Chinese Zodiac. These $30 players have a 5 hour battery life and hold 2GB of music. [GeekStuff4U via AkihabaraNews]
Takara Tomy has come out with a dog-specific, digital pedometer that not only works as a digital dog tag, but also records your dog’s physical activities including eating, sleeping and walking. But what about sexing? Unlike pedometers for humans that can only regulate movement in two legs, the $55 doggy pedometer uses special technology that…
Whoever assembled Lego bricks into iPods, a Mac Mini and crappy white earbuds, then make that into a Star Wars Podracer, clearly didn’t consider it could have ripped the space-time continuum. Luckily we’ve all seemed to survive the nerd armageddon, so we might as well admire Matt De Lanoy‘s creation in the meantime, which is…
Sound Curtain is a very, very simple noise masking app that works on the iPhone when you’re wearing a set of mic-enabled headphones. It performs much better than its $0.99 price would imply. There’s three options: White noise, rainfall and harmonic tones. The white noise is decent if you’ve been using a white noise machine…
An Android Developer is planning on compiling a fresh snapshot of "Cupcake," the Android open-source development branch, for a video walkthrough every Sunday. He just posted his first run-through, and new since we last checked in are desktop folders and a couple other tweaks. The home screen folders are kind of cool, although at this…
Almost mistaken for a pile of onions, these prizes in a Japanese boob claw machine beat almost every stuffed animal we can think of in terms of uniqueness. We’re not sure where it is, or how easy it is to pick up a boob compared to something less arousing, but we’re going to have Ashcraft…
These days you can get just about anything out of a vending machine…annnything. So, for no particular reason at all, I was wondering: what is the best thing you ever got from a vending machine? https://gizmodo.com/marijuana-vending-machines-opening-for-business-in-la-348628
If this spyshot of an internal Dell invitation to the launch event is to be believed, yes. So is Dell burying their super-svelte new lappie under iPhone 3.0 or what? https://gizmodo.com/dell-adamos-ultra-thin-faptastic-form-factor-fully-reve-5138162 We know that this particular “most anticipated brand and product launches” is about Adamo because it uses the same “Fall in Love” business that…
While it’s packaged as a way to talk your kids out of getting high via a WWJD-type bracelet (LAME!), the Sound Advice Project nevertheless makes a cool bracelet of any sound’s waveform for $18. Not that I’m trashing the whole “talk to you kids, keep them off drugs” message behind this project. They will still…
We’ve searched far and wide, and at long last, we’ve found a phone that won’t make any pesky normal phone calls. OK, technically it won’t make any phone calls, but let’s not harp on details. Hotline is an adult novelty, aka repackaged children’s toy that didn’t sell well and/or offended the public. Here’s how the…
The last thing you need when you get home is something making noise and hovering underfoot. This modified Roomba avoids users when it detects high levels of stress. Designed by researchers at the University of Calgary, this Roomba interacts with a commercial headband for gamers that detects muscle tension in the face. The more tension…
Living in an apartment, my lawn consists of about 60 feet of concrete, sporadically coated in vomit and pigeon poop. But I’d still like a $12,000 Evatech GOAT Robot 22T lawnmower all the same. Evatech’s latest and greatest R/C “hybrid” mower can be manned from up to 2,000 feet away as it takes on 70-degree…
I still prefer a paper book, but I might consider diving into the digital word a bit more with Calibre. It helps you manage your e-book collection and convert them to popular mobile formats. Calibre features a Cover Flow-esque browsing feature, tagging system, spaces for comments and EPUB, PRF and MOBI file conversion for over…
If you were using Windows in the 90’s like this dude seems to be, a tool like this could have dramatically increased your productivity. [TechEBlog]
Sadly, the folks at Lenovo’s design department have outed the Pocket Yoga as a two-year-old concept. Why photos of it showed up on a Lenovo Flickr stream earlier today is anyone’s guess, but as of now, they’re denying that this is an actual upcoming product. Boo. [Lenovo Design Matters] https://gizmodo.com/shots-leak-of-lenovo-pocket-yoga-netbook-concept-looks-5170542
Don’t let Monday stop you from having a BBQ cookout with a free spatula and some cheap video games. We’ve got discounted digi-cams and camcorders for you to document your fiesta’s crazy moments too. Computing Peripherals: • 20” Samsung Widescreen LCD Monitor for $134.99 plus free shipping (normally $154.99 – use this rebate form). •…
Judging by the smiles all around on both the MV Faina’s Ukrainian crew and the pirates themselves, maybe getting your container ship hijacked in the Gulf of Aden isn’t so horrible after all! Things get a little less lighthearted when you realize that the Faina was filled with Soviet T-72 tanks that may have been…
In Japan, Gilco candy is sort of like our Cracker Jack, including a small toy in each box. But unlike Crack Jack, Gilco’s toys don’t totally blow. Discovered in Gilco boxes back in 2002, this Nikon F is a somewhat remarkable mini SLR replica, going so far as to acknowledge the two different body finishes…
We followed up on iLounge and BBGadgets‘ finds this weekend about rumors that the iPod Shuffle has an authentication chip in its headphone controller in order to work with the new control scheme. It does. Updated https://gizmodo.com/ipod-shuffle-review-2009-5169174 iLounge was apparently first mention the presence of a possible authentication scheme, and Boing Boing Gadgets was the…
Watch out Apple! Sony is clearly gunning for a chunk of your stylish retail business by partnering with a name known for its popularity amongst customers and its excellent support and services: Comcast. Updated. Yeah, this sounds exactly like what people need in their retail experience: “At Sony Style Comcast Labs, trained staff show consumers…