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Electro-Harmonix, producers of the BIG MUFF, make some of the best music effects boxes around. And the new Voice Box is amazing: it will automatically harmonize with whatever you throw at it. See for yourself. Aside from Frampton-esque vocoding, the Voice Box listens for a key from any electric instrument input and then adds a…
The Pro:Motion Keyboard goes one step beyond regular ergonomic keyboards by incorporating motors that shift both angle and separation between keys throughout the day in order to prevent you from getting carpal tunnel syndrome. There’s a total of seven different “stations” that it cycles through, and only costs $130—not too horrible for a fancy keyboard.…
Game|Shadow is a $40 dongle and software app made by Unify4Life that turns a BlackBerry into a PlayStation 3 remote, including keyboard support. As you can see, you plug the dongle in and pair it with the app on your phone, and then use it to control the PS3 video player or text entry system.…
Windows 7 is the largest OS beta test ever. If you followed our guide you’re already snapping, peeking and poking around in it. But did you read the fine print before you clicked install? https://gizmodo.com/how-to-get-install-and-play-with-windows-7-pain-free-5129679 The fine print we’re talking about is Microsoft’s Pre-Release Software License Terms for Windows 7 Beta, commonly referred to as…
Since you probably skipped Windows 7’s fine print when you hit install and it’s not available anywhere else online yet, here are the license terms for the Windows 7 beta in their entirety. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-the-windows-7-beta-fine-print-5130902 MICROSOFT PRE-RELEASE SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM BETA These license terms are an agreement between Microsoft Corporation (or…
People who bike in big cities probably feel like they need an extra life sometimes. This helmet will provide no such thing, but it certainly is adorable. [Etsy via TokyoMango]
While the average American kitchen has expanded to be a stainless steel and granite-clad football stadium, the Armoire Kitchen is refreshingly simplistic. Over seven feet tall and six feet wide, the Armoire Kitchen is just that, a kitchen subtly hidden inside giant wooden casing. Somehow, magically maybe, it still manages to squeeze in one mini…
Google Maps added a transit layer to its terrain and sat and road views today for viewing bus, train and ferry lines, etc. There’s no NY support, but these 50 cities are covered: The full list of cities is Belo Horizonte, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brasilia, Cairo, Capetown, Caracas, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dallas, Dortmund, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Ekaterinburg, Essen,…
This design for a lazy susan utilizes skateboard trucks as the mechanism behind the rotation of the glass tabletop. It’s clever, but at $1800 I’m thinking DIY project here. [Future Perfect via Boing Boing]
Gadget Lab writer and Giz friend Brian X. Chen said earlier today via Twitter that Apple “is suing Wired for my video tutorial on hacking netbooks to run Mac OS X.” Updated. Update 2: Wired got back to us. The official story is that they’re not being sued, it was just a misunderstanding by Chen.…
The PC galaxy is now a-frenzy with the Windows 7 beta—the largest OS beta test in history. Before we continue reporting, let’s look back at its features, promises and proofs of awesomeness: • The initial Windows 7 feature walkthrough, boot video and first taste of the user experience https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-walkthrough-boot-video-and-impressions-5069661 • Giz Explains all the hidden…
Clearwire early Wimax adopters will soon be able to buy a portable wi-fi router that will broadcast your ultra-fat 4G pipe to everyone within range of your pocketable little router. Sidecut Reports spotted the little rig (in prototype form here) at Clearwire’s Portland WiMax launch. It’s basically a Cradlepoint device (it may even be made…
United has announced more details regarding their long-planned inflight internet services. Coming in the second half of this year, Wi-Fi will cost customers $13 per flight. https://gizmodo.com/united-to-offer-in-flight-wireless-106607 The service, provided by Aircell’s GoGo (no surprise since they pretty much rule the spectrum), will initially be available on 13 Boeing 757s that fly between New York…
In case you hadn’t noticed, the online and in-store prices at Best Buy can differ dramatically. Using her G1, Long Live Geeks blogger Anastasia was able to save $96 by exploiting In-Store Pickup. Instead of paying the $45 in-store price for each of the four seasons of Stargate Atlantis, Anastasia simply searched for the items…
Microsoft has issued it’s first patch for the Windows 7 beta—a fix that focuses on correcting a flaw that shaves several seconds off edited MP3s. Up until now, this patch had to be found and installed manually—but if you missed it, a recent Microsoft patch article notes that it may be possible to restore any…
kwiry, the web application which enables commands via text messaging, has now added support for TiVo Scheduling. The service is open to any phone capable of texting and no web connection is needed. Once you’ve set up an account with kwiry and linked your TiVo account you’ll be able to text a short command to…
IGN says that the Nintendo DSi—Nintendo’s gadgetier DS remake with a bigger screen and camera—is coming to the US April 4 for about $180, or $50 more than the current DS Lite. https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-dsi-boosts-screen-size-adds-camera-and-audio-5057873 Kotaku notes that the reason for the wider price divide in the US—it’s about $25 more than the DS Lite in Japan—is…
Bagged popcorn gets the job done, but burning and unpopped kernels can be a problem. Besides, nothing beats the taste of real butter slathered on there. That’s where this glass corn popper comes in. Apparently, it cuts down on unpopped kernels, prevents burning and helps to save a few trees at the same time. But…
Maybe you aren’t at work right now. Maybe you aren’t wearing a suit. Maybe that giant polka dot bunny can’t hear your thoughts. Maybe you just drank too much coffee. Researchers from Durham University (queried, we believe) 200 non-smoking participants, taking into account their intake of tea, coffee, energy drinks, caffeine pills or coffee consumed…
Some pretty dire scuttlebutt about Motorola dropped Monday, but it looks like it’s not quite so utterly horrible over there: The Android team is safe from layoffs, and Moto’ll be at CTIA. [AlleyInsider, Engadget Mobile] https://gizmodo.com/rumor-motorola-lay-offs-mean-less-than-a-dozen-phones-5129434