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Sadly this doesn’t have “I am become death, the bringer of MP3s” inscribed upon it—it’d chime nicely with the ohmygod tackiness of the Digital Skull Belt Buckle. It’s in fact so terrible it’s wonderful: A metal belt-buckle in the shape of a skull with interchangeable modules in a cutout in the forehead. One’s a cheesy…
Adobe is set to demonstrate a full-functioning build of Flash on Windows Mobile 6.1 today at the Adobe MAX conference, indicating that the era of hacky stop-gap measures and the mildly convincing Flash Lite may soon be coming to an end, at least for some. But what of the two most net-centric phone OSes? Android…
Fujitsu’s taken the handy exterior cameras found on high-end, larger vehicles today and applied some nifty video processing to make them a driving aid par excellence. In fact, Fujitsu’s saying it’s the world’s first 360º wraparound vehicle view. The system has four exterior video cameras at the vehicle’s corners, and a central processing unit that…
This concept alarm is simple, but self-contradictory: shaped like a giant Esc key, you mash it with a fist to deactivate it, and it wirelessly communicates to a dock to (presumably) turn off the sound. But, it won’t let you escape the inevitable requirement of exiting the bed and getting to that early morning meeting…
The 1998 book The Millennium Bug by Michael S. Hyatt is pretty pessimistic about mankind’s future, given the “Y2K problem.” Ironically, Mr. Hyatt blogged more recently about cynics who are pessimistic about the future. He says that real leaders “look on the sunny side.” Priceless turnaround. As ridiculous as the hysteria over Y2K may have…
After promising long ago that Mac software for the Pulse Smartpen was in the works, Livescribe finally delivered on that promise, today announcing that the OS X beta client will be available for download next week. The Mac version of Livescribe Desktop not only does the same things it’s PC counterpart can do (digitized notes,…
I was all amped up for this little boombox watch until I got to the last sentence over at technabob. “I only wish the tiny little speakers actually worked,” they wrote, at which I wept a little because part of me wanted to relive the smashing acid wash 80s in whatever way I could. I…
So you’d think a company like Google would probably have a free line-jumping pass when it comes to getting its iPhone apps approved for the App Store by Apple? Especially when the app in question is as cool-looking as the voice search app we got a look at Friday but has yet to hit the…
If you love your iPhone so much you think it would look great hanging on the Christmas tree, you probably already have these $30 bauble-like cases from More. And while these cases will make your phone as slippery as a bar of soap in the shower, the mirrored screen protector and form-fitting plastic casing do…
When you go to pick out your Slegoon for that next killer run down the mountain, be sure to pick a color you like, because you could be living in it for a while. Underground. Like, because, you’ll be dead and it’s your coffin! Get it?! Anyway, the Slegoon here is the winning entry in…
Verizon, understandably, is going all out to promote the upcoming BlackBerry Storm. Comparisons to the iPhone are rampant, especially from we tech journalists, but the biggest salvo yet in this arena could have been fired yesterday. In this latest comparison, Verizon said to hell with the iPhone, and went straight to the Blackberry on BlackBerry…
While Circuit City has already announced plans to close 155 stores nationwide, a reliable industry source tells us that the company is looking to close another 150 stores—with that announcement possibly coming in as little as two weeks from now. As for which stores close, it’ll be a simple question of which locations remaining have…
Way back in the archaic Internet days of 2004, Gizmodo brought you word of a self-contained bite-sized sanctuary called My Room. Now, in the present, Yamaha seems determined to keep its stranglehold on the social pariah demographic with My Room II. What’s new for 2008? Try “increased comforts” like touch screen controls, air conditioner mounts…
Need yourself some hot Intel Core i7 motherboards? Need ’em now? Well, Fast Eddie don’t have none for ya today, but Newegg’s got a bunch and they’re available now! Prices range from about $400 to $1,070. Full Core i7 systems are also available at Amazon. [Newegg via I4U]
An alleged (and formerly convicted and released) rapist was picked up in Staten Island, New York after being selected from a lineup by the victim. Sources said the woman struck back during the attack by stabbing the perpetrator in the neck with a nearby iPod charger, and the man picked out of the lineup bore…
The legal snafu regarding former IBM employee Mark Papermaster’s departure for Apple took a hard right toward Lifetime TV town this week after some new information shed light on just how far IBM went to keep him on the payroll. Imploring Papermaster to remain in the Big Blue camp, an unnamed exec asked the new…
Apparently President-elect Barack Obama is something of a Blackberry addict. Besides meaning he probably reads Gizmodo for all the latest Blackberry Storm info, this also means he has his Blackberry with him at all times, in the typical executive belt holster position. The trouble is, he’s going to be President of the United States in…
Sold at an auction for $14,850, this 100% authentic vampire kit made circa 1800 is an absolute steal, specially compared to this $12,000 kit which is from a later date and has fewer apparatus. I mean, can you really put a price to the ability to battle vampires like Kiefer Sutherland, Dick Cheney and Bono?…
Long before we dissected new Apple MacBooks or worried about whether or not a PC had that “Intel Inside” sticker on the case, there was this little ditty called the Busicom 141-PF printing calculator. The iconic piece of tech (the first thing to actually have “Intel inside”) turned 37 this week, and to commemorate the…
Sadly, watch phones still aren’t cool, but Dick Tracy called the weekend news desk and approved the heck out of these his and her models from Chinavision. Sporting dual SIM cards, these black and pink pieces of geek arm candy do video and music, take pictures, and feature a touchscreen (complete with mini stylus). They…
