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My gut feeling is that Star Wars Episode VII is in fact not about C-3PO and R2-D2 engaging in robot orgies around the galaxy. And if it was, I think they’re wearing the rubbers on the wrong head, unless there’s something about robot sex that I don’t know (nor do I want to). Still, while…
CNet spotted Microsoft jumping the gun today to avoid running into you know who: Microsoft has gone ahead and rolled out details onthe new Zune lineup we’ve been hearing about a day early. And it’s what we’ve known all along: a storage bump up to 120GB for hard drive models, and an 8GB/16GB choice for…
According to BGR, The 8.9″ Aspire One netbook is expected to be available with integrated 3G starting this November in Taiwan. The upgrade will cost an additional $95 over the standard model, but there is no word on when we might see a similar bundle arriving in the States. However, integrated 3G was always part…
Ooooh, this is a good one. Why? Because power strip design is hot these days. Everything from revolving power strips, to glowing power strips has been investigated. OObject has collected 10 of the best clutter-busting designs—although the container ship power strip is noticeably absent. It’s not what I would call practical, but it is definitely…
At this point, audio CDs are essentially a dead medium, with digital files clearly taking over in terms of popularity and use. Which makes it a strange time to introduce a $7,100, belt-driven CD player. But that’s just what CEC has done. Beyond the fact that CDs are yesterday’s news, the idea of paying so…
The world gasped when Dell’s Mini Inspiron 9 revealed its integrated 3G data, and now Dell is revealing their wider plan to integrate more 3G data cards into their computers. The new Studio 15 laptops feature an integrated EVDO card with a subscription available from Verizon or Sprint (the hardware is the same either way).…
As tomorrow’s Apple event looms, rumors of new iPods grow louder. And it’s tough not to be at least a little excited. Ever since the original iPod was unveiled in 2001, Apple has wowed us time and time again by presenting the next piece of design evolution-an iPod that will be better than the last…
The dude who claimed he downloaded an iTunes 8 release candidate from a mysterious button on Apple’s iTunes site has decided to release it to the world after all. And it’s a whole bunch of fake crap—it’s a password-protected archive with a Zune setup file. Don’t download it, this guy sucks and will burn in…
Following Microsoft’s solid price cuts on the Xbox 360, this is a sweetass deal: At Amazon, if you buy an Xbox 360 Elite, you’ll get a free $60 gift card. The only catch is that you have to buy the 360 from Amazon.com, and not one of their third-party merchants. It’ll get emailed to you…
Intel’s slightly delayed leap into the SSD game is now official, with the company announcing a $595 pricetag for an 80GB SSD, which comes in 1.8-inch (X18-M) or 2.5-inch (X25-M) sizes for the same price, with 160GB versions coming later this year. While that’s a considerably higher price-per-gigabyte ratio than what can be found on…
We’ve been closely following the story of La Princesse, the 50-foot theatrical/mechanical spider that took over Liverpool, and in a tragic turn of events, we’re sad to report that the spider did not go on a killing rampage and was instead pushed into a tunnel to disappear forever. The night included pyrotechnics and fountains, not…
Microsoft appears ready to whip the Mac faithful into a frenzy with their latest job posting for a Windows Home Server software development engineer. According to the posting, they are currently looking for someone to help deliver a “top notch UI for the next release.” The posting goes on to say that a: “Time Machine…
It’s a sad day in New York City history: Astroland, the amusement park at Coney Island, is officially closed for business forever. But New Yorkers’ loss is your gain: now you have an opportunity to buy the famed Astroland’s rides to recreate the dirty, dirty magic in your own backyard. Yes, you can own the…
Can it get any more adorably indie than a short film portrayed on 987 Polaroids that display flipbook-style on a giant drum inside a machine called the “Process Enacted Mutoscope”? I’m thinking no. The rig is pretty cool, though-letting you control the speed of playback frame-by-frame, as you can see in the video that follows.…
Timbuk2, makers of free Gizmodo advertising/superb laptop messengers, are expanding their focus to a complete line of travel gear available this holiday season. And their new bags not only feature the infamous Timbuk2 panel styling, but “ninja pockets” for the guy who has to yank out all his electronics at checkpoints—namely you. Read on for…
Kenwood’s Hibachi is a strange creature: half-lighting system, half-wireless audio system, and designed to sit in your home and provide ambient lighting and to match your mood. Inside its bowl-like form sits a three-speaker system, wireless receiver, lighting and battery: the lights also indicates the charge status of the battery, which should let the device…
In case you’re curious as to the progress of the PS3’s upcoming PlayStation Home, the 3D Second Lifeish world in which you can interact with others, watch movie trailers, play games or just decorate a virtual apartment, one of our own readers was invited to participate in Sony’s closed beta program and then kindly drafted…
For any med students who coveted the original BlackBerry pager back in ’98 almost as much as they can’t wait for the Bold to drop on AT&T, CRN’s evolution of the BlackBerry will bring joy to your heart. Within which we realize that RIM actually hasn’t evolved their drug-metaphor-laden email device all that much. See,…
Whether the Dealzmodo of the Century, a 52-inch Sharp Aquos HDTV for the eye-popping price of $38.42, was a cockup or just a scammy scam, Amazon is now actively canceling orders placed with affiliate myOfficeSource, whose Amazon storefront appears to be totally cleared out. So even if you did get your order in before Amazon…
If you spent the weekend polishing your application and resume to a pithy, perfectly pitched gloss of why you’re the best person on the planet to work for Giz for abysmal pay—but you’ll get learned real good, honest—just a reminder that the deadline is midnight tonight, Eastern time. No exceptions, unless you’re like the spawn…
