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It’s a given that each firmware update for the iPhone and iPod Touch will seal up exploits used by the Dev Team to ‘Pwn’ the devices, but nobody expected the new MacBooks to present a problem for would-be Jailbreakers. Users over at HowardForums and iPodTouchFans are reporting problems running the Pwnage tool on the new…
“About the size and weight of a hen’s egg” runs the tagline for this projector. That’d be some special large cubic hen then. But this Pico Cube EPP-HH01 from Epoq projector is undeniably tiny—it’s just 2.2 x 2.2 x 1.6 inches across, which Epoq says makes it the world’s smallest. It projects VGA resolution images…
We have got confirmation from a reliable source: Circuit City is closing 155 stores tomorrow: “They are going to be midwest ones, which are underperforming right now. Liquidators will be taking control of these stores this Monday.” He got more juicy details and his opinion on the possibility of Circuit City going under because of…
A word of warning if you end up installing the Waterbirth Vessel in your home: Be sure to clean it out before the guests arrive for that big hot tub party you’ve been planning (the placenta floats, fyi). More seriously, this design from Darling Dushinka sports an adjustable seat, massaging jets, overhead bars and supports,…
This $2,500 tricycle is pretty straightforward. Made of titanium, the hook is the trike is nigh indestructible, meaning rich little snots can pedal around the driveway without fear of bending the frame or snapping it in two. Racing to the mailbox for the latest Hammacher Schlemmer catalog has never been safer. A carbon (fiber?!) seat,…
As we reported last Sunday, Netflix Watch Instantly was “coming soon” for Mac users. Well, coming soon is today, dear readers. If you’re into being a beta user, head over to Netflix to opt in at the sign in page, and give her a try. Of course, there are a few things to understand before…
If you, like me, do unnatural things with your iPhone, go pick up a 10-pack of Wireless Wipes. Why? Because touchscreens are apparently hotbeds of scum and villainy. And germs, which is what a British study discovered when it found they carry “tens of thousands of bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus.” Another study, conducted in Arizona,…
Arthur van Poppel took our Guide to Build Your Own F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet too seriously and actually built the damn thing. Sure, it is a scaled version and it doesn’t come with a demonic helmet, but you can actually drive the thing like a car and the level of detail is absolutely amazing.…
I have to share this submission for a booze-related non-gadgety Weird Combo of the Day, which we get more often than not. What are these people thinking? Are the people in charge of product synergy more than occasionally enjoying the products they’re synergizing? Perhaps. Or it could be that in Shanghai reader Charles’ neighborhood, they’re…
Apple is again flexing its immense legal muscle today with a threat of legal action against a small Vancouver Island business school over the use of the Apple logo. The tiny Victoria School of Business and Technology, which may remind some of a certain Biblical character named David, adopted the Apple-esque logo in 2005. Apple…
I really have no idea what the hell “Joe Six-Pack” means, but for the purpose of this post it will mean “people who make low or modest incomes.” With that out of the way, the headline makes sense, and we can report that low-income consumers are buying up the iPhone at a much faster pace…
Click to view This simple Wiimote hack reminds me of the days when the NES Advantage allowed for a little “turbo” fire while playing a Shmup like Life Force. It was kind of cheating, sure, but it made old games fun again. This kit does the same. I may rent House of the Dead 3…
Today we can bring you early word that Circuit City is apparently on the verge of closing 155 stores and withdrawing from the consumer electronics business for good. Sister site the Consumerist broke the unverified news thanks to an insider tip, which has since been corroborated by a forum post over at Google Finance. Consumerist…
It’s being claimed as a first for the industry: Sony Ericsson has teamed up with FHM to shoot a professional ad campaign using nothing but the camera in the C905 Cybershot handset. Rumored to be a five-figure deal, the ad spread will run in the December issue of FHM to promote the camera phone during…
As we become increasingly reliant on location-aware handheld devices, and on GPS or other map-based software services, claiming one’s local search business listing on platforms like Google Maps becomes incredibly important. Why? Well, as was the case with Microsoft’s Redmond HQ over the weekend, if you neglect to take local search seriously, you can easily…
Dane-Elec, known for distributing the iPhone ripoff Meizu 8 and the M6, is ready to try its hand with a few PMPs of its own. The first four players in the new line are named pretty much for what they do. There’s the Music Mediatouch, for molesting music and media files with a touchscreen. Then…
Gaming on the iPhone and iPod touch could be great with the addition of a gamepad handle: the promise of the iControlPad comes to mind. But the iPhone platform doesn’t deserve two giant foam handles that do nothing but ruin the sleek lines of the device, providing no buttons, no extra battery life, and no…
A study commissioned by Professor Semir Zeki of University College London sought to explore the difference between love and hate in the human mind. It found, oddly enough, that hate tends to be more rational than love. What does this all have to do with gadgets? It just might explain why you commenters fight incessantly…
Another Halloween has come and gone, and instead of nursing my hangover while curled up in the bathtub, like I really wanted to, I’m tasked with entertaining you lot. It seems like a good year for costumes: we’ve seen some great ones, and we’re asking for more, but what nobody’s asked for is the Apple-themed…
What happens when you ask a guy to translate something for you into a language you don’t understand? This. The top part of the sign is in English, but when they emailed someone to translate that English into Welsh, the response actually said “I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any…