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We got an early peek at the Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite media streamer, complete with codec support and rear inputs/outputs. Now Wired has scored some more details, including the Elite’s $400 price. https://gizmodo.com/netgear-digital-entertainer-elite-htpc-in-a-set-top-bo-5100502 Yes, that’s a tad steep if you compare it to Apple TV, Roku, or Xbox 360, but not so bad if you…
Previously shooting for the first half of 2009, word is now that Delta’s in-flight wi-fi rollout will begin before the end of 2008—i.e. very soon. https://gizmodo.com/deltas-bringing-in-flight-wi-fi-to-its-entire-u-s-flee-5033178 So when you’re heading home for Christmas or the Festival of Lights, you might have the joy of checking in with your boss ever few seconds, rather than enjoy…
There’s nothing worse than the thought of someone stealing your laptop, other than that person kicking up their feet while they browse through your digital life. Now Ericsson and Intel are developing a solution. The two companies are working on a remote kill switch for laptops. Loaded with both HSPA and GPS, the laptop can…
This has been years in the making, but it seems we will be able to get our own fuel-cell-based USB charger by the end of 2009. I still wonder if the FAA will allow these. https://gizmodo.com/mti-demos-mobion-fuel-cells-on-tapwave-zodiac-16593 After all, the idea of carrying around in your bag a bunch of liquid methanol cartridges doesn’t feel like…
Sony’s Hana-Akari lamp prototype uses dye-sensitized solar cells to turn light into energy. Not only does it cost less than traditional cells, it can also be made pretty—great for those against solar because they’re ugly. Each of the four colors of Hana-Akari lamps are made out of four of these cells painted by the dye.…
Finally, someone has conceived a way to copy and paste text from Safari to Mail, and between web pages. And this time, it doesn’t require any software installation and it’s legal: https://gizmodo.com/iphone-copy-and-paste-between-applications-is-here-but-5039256 Unlike other approaches, it works with the two apps that matter most, Mail and Safari, and gets around Apple’s onerous App Store terms…
Good news, everyone! Terminator 4 might not suck. I can’t know for sure without actually seeing the film, but I do have a good feeling about it, having flown to New Mexico a few months back to explore various hot, dusty sets and meet cast and crew. The three themes I heard over and over…
Gizmodo Gallery is over, but the good we accomplished by playing Call of Duty on a 103-inch plasma TV and lighting cigarettes by flashlight will go on for quite some time. That’s because of the donations readers like you made to Toys for Tots: Over 4 days we collectively raised $4,820 for the underprivileged children…
This modded Bergen Gasser EB remote-controlled helicopter has a handgun on its nose. Yes. A handgun. And as you can see in the video, it can also be fired remotely. On its own, the Gasser EB is a mean, noisy machine. At 54 inches long, it’s equipped with a 34.5-inch (800-millimeter) blade, and a gasoline…
Tired of ATI ruling the uberidiculous end of the graphics card space, Nvidia is apparently striking back with its own super-stacked GTX295—it’s basically two GTX 200 GPUs hot-glued together. https://gizmodo.com/fastest-graphics-card-alive-ati-radeon-hd-4870-x2-gets-5035756 Expected to be unveiled at CES, the GTX 295 (nee GTX260 GX2) actually is made up of two print-circuit boards, and each one has a…
TechCrunch reports that the Google Chrome browser will soon graduate from beta status into a final release. Even if you’ve tried Chrome and passed, rest assured you haven’t seen the last of it. Back when Microsoft snuck up behind Netscape and stole its crown, hardly anyone knew that there was even a playing field, let…
I’m seriously buying into the idea that Psystar has secret supporters, because there is no way a small company could fight a hopeless battle against Apple this long. Yet, the battle rages on. https://gizmodo.com/shady-organization-behind-psystar-apple-claims-5101968 Psystar has agreed to drop their antitrust claim against Apple, but they still have no intention of surrendering. Instead, they have…
Tesla, the electronic auto maker, has just stated that it needs a $350,000,000 government loan in order to produce their upcoming four-door Model S Sedan. https://gizmodo.com/what-it-feels-like-to-drive-a-tesla-roadster-5091319 CEO Elon ‘Manly’ Musk says the company either needs federal backing or capital market backing, which will take a year or two to recover from the current mess. They’ve…
As the NY Times point out in their review of two upcoming histories of The Bomb, Robbert Oppenheimer originally assumed that little could stop anyone from developing nuclear weapons. Thankfully, he was wrong. With a geek’s typical hubris, Oppenheimer assumed that since the laws of physics were universal, very little could stop anyone in getting…
Are you tired of your job? Were you laid off recently? No worries because a little thing like liquidation won’t stop Circuit City from helping you jump start a new career. That’s right—this location is closing AND hiring. Sounds strange but think of how exciting working with a bankrupt company on the brink can be.…
Sorry dudes. Just heard it first hand from Brian Seitz, Group Manager of Zune: “No Zune phone at CES.” Well, at least no Zune Phone as we’re hearing it. A few days ago, some analysts stirred up the rumors of a Zune specific piece of hardware this week, complete with hardware details, which Barrons quoted.…
Ever find that “some assembly required” doesn’t quite encapsulate the enormity of the task? Perhaps one day we will have gadgets that can assemble themselves, like the eight machines illustrated in this OObject list. [OObject] https://gizmodo.com/self-replicating-repairing-robots-164568
In case you didn’t notice our previous posts, we’re hosting a little event (with Wired Game|Life) called Funde Razor in SF where you can play Rock Band for charity. And it’s going down TONIGHT. https://gizmodo.com/funde-razor-sf-event-on-december-10-5101148 Here’s the deal, we’re throwing the party at a place called Shine in the SOMA district of SF. It starts…
Some say that the end of the trusty hard drive is near, killed by SSD. But let’s not be so quick to give up on a technology that stores a whole terabyte for $100. It’ll be years before solid-state flash-memory disks (in this case usually referred to as SSDs) let us cheaply bank the same…
When you attach a bunch of explosives to a huge mallet and slam it on the ground, what do you expect to happen? If you said lots of ridiculous explosions, you would be correct. Dangerous Explosive Mallets – Watch more Free VideosYep, it’s about what you expected, eh? I try to deliver when I promise…
