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Circuit City took a major blow today, according to a reliable inside source, when Sony’s merchandise that was being delivered to nationwide Circuit City distribution centers was stopped in transit and ordered to return to Sony “among worries that Circuit City couldn’t pay for the shipments.” This development means that Circuit City is not getting…
Don’t be fooled. Pedaling around on a bike that chills your beers probably won’t result in much weight loss. In fact, you may actually pack on a few as you enjoy the beechwood aged fruits of your labor. The bike has a heat pump attached to the pedals so the more you pedal the cooler…
Welcome to Gizmodo’s Haunted Halloween Post. Turn of the lights and prepare to take a blood-curdling journey into the nether regions of animatronic hell. Unlike a traditional haunted house, there are no walls (except maybe the boundaries of your monitor), but each floor of this post is packed with pure evil. The story begins in…
We pretty much figured that Nintendo had another reason for releasing the DSi other than just wanting to give us a prettier system like, say, wanting to stop rampant global piracy on the DS. Now that the DSi is out in Japan, the public has tested all of the flash card piracy devices and found…
Even more bad news for the beleaguered Circuit City: in addition to having Sony stop their shipments to the store, they’ve now been informed that because their stock price has averaged below $1 for the past 30 days on the NYSE, the stock is in danger of being delisted from the exchange. In a few…
Wow. Four more days to go. The next time you pop open one of our lovely weekly app roundups, we will have a new man in the White House (knocking on wood hard here). I don’t know about you guys, but I’m a little on edge. This week, let’s have a look at the apps…
If you are interested in scoring a shiny new PS3 and a set of six Blu-ray Bond flicks, today is your last day to submit the answers to our ten Bond-related questions. Check out the contest page for full details.
You could risk cutting yourself with a knife. Or you could buy one of those mini saw kits that always break off in the pumpkin. Or, if you really want to misuse company/lab equipment, you can requisition a laser cutter to carve your Halloween pumpkins. That’s what Doug did, and he has no regrets other…
It appears that Microsoft is starting to get more aggressive with that $300 million marketing blitz. The new tactic? Setting up large kiosks outside Apple stores where visitors can record their own “I’m a PC” video. The image above comes from an Apple store in England where a trio of Microsoft staffers will attempt to…
Let me tell you a story about a boy named Timmy. Born to a poor servant woman out of wedlock, Timmy was abandoned at a young age on the steps of a church, his mother hoping he could find a life better than she could provide. He did not. Instead Timmy spent his youth traveling…
NYC’s new “Rat Information Portal” is being billed as “a one-stop resource website for New Yorkers’ rat prevention needs.” In addition to tips on how to control rat populations, the website also supplies an interactive “Rat Map” with data on inspections, violations, compliance, exterminations, and cleanups for any property in the city going back three…
The guys over at TechOn weren’t content to merely handle the G1 Android phone—they wanted to play with its innards too. There was an immediate snag: two chassis screws wouldn’t undo, so they had to force the casing. Once inside though, the phone revealed itself to be the standard messy circuitry and wire-looms affair, with…
Combining the delightful play of wind with a tinkly mobile sculpture and wireless messaging datalinks for the 21st century: that’s the mission of designers Lufdesign with Tinkling. Whenever you get a voicemail, email or text message Tinkling chimes to let you know about it, and switches the color of its glowing tail. Seems that relaxation…
If you need tons of storage on the cheap, Newegg has a super deal on a 5400 RPM Samsung HDD with a 32MB cache and a whopping 1TB of of space for only $100. Even the shipping is free. Don’t hesitate too long if you want to get in on it. Stock will go fast…
Time Magazine has gone through all of the inventions of 2008, from walking chairs to spaghetti forks, and declared to best 50 of the year (and of course, a winner, which was this at-home genetic testing service by 23andMe). Many of their choices are predictable, like the Large Hadron Collider. Some are easy to overlook,…
Not surprising news, this, but sad nonetheless. According to Opera CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, an iPhone version of its popular mobile browser is developed and ready to go, but will likely never see the light of day due to Apple’s infamous App Store policies, barring apps that compete with the phone’s default features—here, Mobile…
Just a reminder that today is your last chance to design the ultimate productivity gadget and win a Rovio from WowWee. Check out the contest page for full details.
Finding a clear and concise guide for loading homebrew software on a game console is almost always impossible-the info is always changing as homebrewers battle new hack-blocking software updates (like Nintendo’s recent doozy), and it’s scattered across countless gamer forums that you don’t want to have to sift through, trust me. Thankfully, the Wii’s homebrew…
In the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to show you this absolutely amazing video of Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo training for an escaped rhino by dressing up two guys in a big rhino costume. Instead of candy, they’re dressing up for safety. Watch! As the “rhino” walks slowly towards the security force! Listen! To the very…
In London, public trash cans are hard to come by, as they’re an easy receptacle for bombs. Which makes it hard to throw things away properly! Now, the city is going to bring trash cans back, but they’re going to be big, hulking masses, totally bomb-proof and equipped with LCD screens to tell you the…
