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We’ve posted about China’s e-waste problem before; a problem that stems from other countries needing to offload their trash and China being more than receptive because of good money to be had from salvaging. But what we haven’t seen much of is video. 60 Minutes tried recently to capture it, but were attacked from Chinese…
Mondays are the worst invention since Chinese finger traps, but it’s okay, we’ve got some deals to make it all better. Let’s see, we’ve got a few bucks off Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 if you’re in the market for a netbook, some cheap storage, discounted Xbox 360 Holiday Bundles and hey, even an $8 Bluetooth…
Sesame Street, the wonderful children’s show that basically everybody grew up on, is coming to the web. Soon, you’ll be able to access full episodes from season 35 of the show on iTunes, with about 100 clips coming to both Hulu and YouTube. I’m hoping there will be a nice combo of new stuff for…
It looks like Sprint won’t be the only carrier on the block with HTC Touch Pro (otherwise known as the HTC Fuze) if this photo obtained by BGR is the real deal. As you can see, it features the Fuze ready to go in its retail packaging. An earlier rumor speculated that October 23rd would…
Richard|Solo has unveiled a backup battery for the iPhone that has some features its competitors don’t—a built-in LED flashlight and a laser pointer. All gimmicks aside, the 1800mAh capacity is good—but I just don’t see the value in buying one of these awkward extenders for $70 when you can pick up a more practical case…
Is it a gift card with a digital camera, or a digital camera with a gift card? We’re not quite sure, but this holiday season, Target will begin selling a combo gift card/digital camera, giving customers something to do with their gift certificate other than just spending it while being insulted that a loved one…
As you probably already heard, Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, becoming the latest, and biggest casualty of the recent economic downturn. Keep in mind that filling for Chapter 11 does not necessarily mean that Circuit City will cease to exist—it means that the company will be given debt relief and an…
We post about Batman on Gizmodo because, much like Iron Man, he’s the sort of comic book hero who epitomizes a gadget freak. Seriously, he’s a guy who’s poured his life, savings and genius into developing toys that allow him to fight alongside Superman, let alone take a phone call without his cell connection dropping.…
I think Apple’s rejection of the latest update to CastCatcher—an internet radio app—is the first we’ve seen because it “transfer[s] excessive volumes of data over the cellular network.” Interestingly, the current version, 1.2, is still in the store, and return7’s co-founder, Amro Mousa, told us that CastCatcher 1.3 doesn’t “use more bandwidth than prior versions…
Even though Dubai’s hunger for increasingly elaborate architectural designs is starting to border on the absurd, I still believe that pushing the envelope of design is ultimately a good thing. I mean, even Kazakhstan is reaping the rewards. Along these lines, architect Jean Nouvel created a mechanical facade in Paris 20 years ago that has…
Two decades and a half ago today, Bill Gates unveiled Microsoft’s first operating systems. Oh, it wasn’t for sale yet—no, no, it’s still only 1983 and we wouldn’t see Windows on store shelves until 1985. But that didn’t stop the young heart throb Gates. Gates wasn’t at all shy when promoting his debut Windows OS…
We don’t necessarily recommend the purchase, but T-Mobile has brought back the discontinued Sidekick iD for $50 online with a 2-year contract. Keep in mind that for $100 more, you can score a Sidekick 2008 that packs a camera and Bluetooth into a smaller package. Then again, $100 is $100. And last time we checked,…
However you feel about Windows 7 UI overhaul and new feature set, one thing you can’t hate on is that it’s way faster than Vista. Or at least, it certainly feels that way. PC Pro puts its newfound nimbleness to the more objective test of benchmarks, to see just how much faster it really is.…
I’ve never been a fan of billboard-type costumes—”I’m a lame YouTube video” or “I’m an iPhone”—but this giant Etch-a-Sketch costume is excellent. And it actually works. No, it’s not filled with aluminum powder (that could get dicey). It simplifies the setup to using a marker and glass, but the complicated rod and wires setup to…
It’s happened to everyone at some point…you’re putting the finishing touches on a 20 page paper about the migration patterns of seagulls, or you’re about to beat the last boss in Ninja Gaiden on the NES. Then, without warning, the unthinkable happens: Power outage! Maybe it’s windy out, maybe you “forgot” to pay your electric…
I have had my share of accidentally-eaten Lego pieces-specially the 1×1 bricks that I used to keep in my mouth when I was a kid-which actually explains the weird chemical components that always pop up in my blood tests. Some of them, anyway. But I digress. What is important here is that someone has actually…
Quantum of Solace, the new James Bond movie scheduled for release in mid-November might be a fine movie, but something is missing. There is no Q. James Bond without Q is like toast without butter. Over more than three decades, Q’s work amazed audiences and saved Bond’s life. Q’s inventions confounded Bond’s adversaries and inspired…
This is a guide that, if followed, will unchain your Apple TV from its cruel iTunes tether, turning it into the useful living room conduit of music, video and web-based content it should have been all along via the media center software Boxee. Boxee can be installed fairly easily via the ATV’s USB port to…
Cnet’s Ina Fried is covering WinHEC, Microsoft’s Hardware Engineering Conference, and has discovered that Windows 7 has a new system-wide service that will offer very easily accessible geographical location services for all devices and programs. Unfortunately, their implementation seems half-baked in the security front, opening the door to privacy problems that even Microsoft program manager…
Even though I haven’t bought AA batteries in quite some time now (USBCells still power my Wiimotes, the only things in the house that aren’t Li-ion powered it seems), this concept for a quick and easy re-charger for AA cells is nice looking. Like a torpedo’s nose, the Febot (Fembot?), a design by Ji-yun Kim,…
