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Roxio Toast 10 Titanium is the latest refresh to the do-it-all, disc burning and file converting app. Now it streams media to your iPhone over 3G, and sends video files to your Tivo. Most, if not all, of the same features found in Toast 9 are still available in Toast 10. This includes burning of…
Lenovo’s IdeaPad Y-series consumer notebooks are all going 16:9 widescreen, teed off by the 16-inch Y650, which is the thinnest, lightest notebook in that class, thanks to carbon fiber. Rounding out the series are the Y550 and Y450, which are the 15 and 14-inch versions of the same notebook. They’re all LED-backlit, and weirdly, at…
Lenovo’s IdeaCentre 600 is a pretty splashy debut: Its first ever all-in-one is a simple curved slab that’s supposedly the thinnest all-in-one in the industry. Beyond the form factor—which borrows liberally from the new Star Trek and the iMac (the frameless black bezel looks like it was copy and pasted)—it’s actually a disappointingly standard all-in-one…
Macworld 2009 is the last one for Apple. Will El Schillerino come up with a hubblelicious supernova of hardware and software? Will it be a farty puff? Here are all the rumors, sorted by probability. While Apple has downplayed its importance, maybe the Macworld 2009 keynote with Phil Schiller will be a special part of…
Even if you can’t afford a luxury supercar like the Audi R8, take solace in the fact that its cutting edge all-LED design will trickle down to your jalopy. Eventually. Of course we all know efficient LEDs will eventually find their way into every automobile, but the Audi R8 V10 takes the prize for being…
With the press of a button, your life will surely change for the negative. Enticing marketing copy seals the deal: Nothing lifts the spirits like a good yodel, but most of us don’t have the skill to yodel on cue. That’s where the Emergency Yodel Button comes in. Keep this 4″ x 3″ x 5/8″…
Well hello color. How ya been, and who at Aerial7 did you have to get high in order to get yourself arranged in such a, um, loud way on these new Graffiti headphones? Seriously. Short of the DJ/rave scene these cans might have trouble finding a home. The price isn’t too bad at $80 for…
For $7, you can grant your Nintendo DS the fantasy it has kept secret until today: That it could one day charge alongside a Game Boy Advance SP, DSi, and PSP via a USB port. Hot! Sure, this cable is from Brando, and could very well toast all your handhelds with questionable craftsmanship, but just…
Here’s the humorous David Pogue singing about a world without Apple in a way that only, well, David Pogue could pull off. It’s a decidedly critical take on Apple, the people who love the company, the people who live and breathe gadgets (*gulp*), and basically technology in general. Of course, many of you would argue…
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French site Nowhereelse has their hands on some photos that look suspiciously like a (RED) version of the 16GB iPhone 3G. However, it’s lacking the telltale (RED) badge, making this pic dubious at best. Update. Also, it could be the way the pic was taken, but the red color just doesn’t seem right. Or maybe…
PC World is reporting today that Samsung has managed to cram an LED backlit HDTV into a housing that’s no more than 6.5mm thick. Don’t sneeze or breathe too hard around this one. We’ve previously covered the Samsung HDTV sets that are scheduled to make an appearance in 2009, but this super svelte one wasn’t…
If ever there was a laptop bag that could get you shot to hell by an assault gun-carrying Lt. Ripley, it would be this concept bag from Cocoon Innovations. Cocoon says that the bags have a some meat to them beyond just their organic good looks. Inside the bags, there’s a proprietary material called the…
Word from Asia today is that the 17-inch MacBook Pro, which conspicuously lacked the aluminum update its smaller brethren and cousins received earlier this year, will finally receive its refresh at MacWorld—with a twist. The big news isn’t the aluminum unibody construction—it’s that the portable rig is getting a slimmer, more efficient battery. But, and…
This handy DIY laser pointer communicator requires little more than time, an old laser pointer, some parts from your local RadioShack, and, of course, a tuxedo. Here’s the PDF file (eyes only!) you’ll need to get started on what actually sounds like a pretty neat little 15-minute project. Basically, the audio signal from the attached…
Remember BaR2-D2, the robot that dispenses beer instead of light sabers which Jabba should have had in his barge? Here is a video of the thing serving drinks in a real party. https://gizmodo.com/bar2d2-the-r2-d2-of-failed-space-operas-5056831 The BaR2D2 is a radio-controlled bar-bot, with a “motorized beer elevator, motorized ice/mixer drawer, and six-bottle shot dispenser.” It’s also “sound activated…
I know that no matter what controller I use, I’m awful at video games not involving Mario or Karts, but XIM’s new mod’ll surely be of interest to hardcore Xbox 360 gamers. The XIM 2 gives Xbox 360 owners the ability to use a plug-and-play keyboard and mouse with their console. It’s available from XIM’s…
Today we’ve got a handful of solid deals on HDTVs, video games, and even a free DTV converter for the primitive grandpas among us. • Vizio 720p 32″ HDTV for $400, with free shipping (normally $550) • Sharp Aquos 1080p 42″ HDTV with 5 HDMI inputs and 2,000:1 ratio for $850, with free shipping (normally…
There’ve been a lot of gimmicky gloves made to deal with capacitive touchscreens like the iPhone’s, but it turns out Apple had patented one of their own way back in 2007. https://gizmodo.com/freehands-gloves-shield-your-soft-hands-from-mild-winte-5065567 Apple’s patent called for an outer layer that could be pulled back to allow the inner layer to touch the device. That inner…
The SkiGym simulator looks like it’s going for realism rather than the silly fun offered by the Wii, but some people probably want an accurate depiction of brief exhilaration before the inevitable faceplant. https://gizmodo.com/wii-ski-and-snowboard-uses-balance-board-looks-amazing-5060444 The SkiGym hooks up to a PC to use the included game Alpine Ski Racing, or it can be used as…
