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Over the last six months or so, we have been keeping up with the entries in this year’s Next-Gen PC Design competition, posting here and there on some of the unique ideas that came down the pipeline. Finally, Microsoft has announced the winners and, not surprisingly, there are a few familiar designs on the list.…
Move over WALL-E, take a hike Rolly, Automated Music Personality—from Hasbro’s Tiger Electronics and Sega Toys—has come to claim the throne of dancing robot music speakers once and for all. Video after the jump https://gizmodo.com/25-idance-wall-e-is-one-seizuriffic-lil-bot-5017387 Its Segway-esque legs dance to the beat of any MP3 player via 3.5mm jack, and its 49 LEDs stay shining…
Ever since Steve Jobs showed the speedy new iPhone 3G in a browser faceoff against the Nokia N95 at WWDC, users on Howard Forums have been crying foul. They say His Steveness’s test of loading the National Geographic homepage was bogus because the N95’s browser uses Flash, a feature that the iPhone’s Safari lacks. We…
I have seen a lot of cool desks in my day, but the Executive Desk that artist Dale Mathis has created is definitely one of the finest. As you will see in the video after the break, the gears in the desk actually work-making it a fully functioning piece of art. And as such, you…
My attempt: “Well, at least they won’t get outdated as quickly as my Free Willy tattoo.” Surely, you can do better. [LiveJournal via Gawker]
Leave it to obscure Chinese manufacturers to come up with the CJ7 Dog Doll MP3 Player-a device so hideous it looks as if it was spawned in the fires of hell. Outside of its appearance, the device features 1GB of flash memory, a built-in loudspeaker and a conveniently placed USB butt port. It will only…
By the looks of the following videos, someone has managed to get Android working on a Nokia n95 in one form or another. During the videos we can (sort of) see a dual boot Android / Symbian setup, Google maps running and a voice call being made. However, like most UFO footage and Bigfoot sightings,…
If you really want to get your hands on an HTC Touch Diamond before the official US launch, CompUSA has one available for $779. The good news is that it’s unlocked, so you can use it on both AT&T and T-Mobile, and quad-band, so you can take it just about anywhere where GSM goes. It’s…
If there was ever a reusable water bottle that we’d pay $29 for, this would be it. The Kor One is made out of BPA free plastic, and can be opened with one hand while cycling or running or eating or wiping. Their website is exactly what you’d expect from a company that’s selling a…
Speaking of jackholes with gadgets, here’s Nooka’s special glow-in-the-dark Zub watches that they made for Kanye West and his “Glow in the Dark” tour. You know, Nooka, the company tha tmakes watches with dots and meters? Too bad you can’t have any of these because Kanye took them all. Tough luck, sucka! Maybe when you’re…
The best (read: Sean Connery) James Bond is finally coming to Blu-ray when six older Bond flicks are released later this year. Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Thunderball, For Your Eyes Only, Live and Let Die and Die Another Day are hitting Blu-ray on October 21, the same time as the new Daniel Craig…
Every once in a while, a product comes along that is so utterly baffling that you begin to question whether or not society has stopped evolving. The Sat-Nag GPS unit is one of those products. I say “GPS,” but in reality, the Sat-Nag is completely non-functional as a navigation system. What it does manage to…
Today when I wrote up a WD RAID drive, the comment boxes were flooded with WD gripes. The funny thing is, the reverse happened when we wrote about Seagate a while ago. And Buchanan won’t shut up about Hitachi’s infamous “Death Star” drives. Are all drives equally prone to fail, or are there some makers…
More on that rumored mid-range full-frame DSLR from Nikon, and this looks a lot realer, with some decently convincing promo materials for the D700. Specs include a full-frame 12.1MP CMOS sensor (same as the D3’s), and a 51-point AF system, also the same as the D3. ISO range is 200-6400, or 100-25600 extended. So, uh,…
Researchers at the Queen’s University Belfast have developed a hockey puck-like transmitter that can connect to gadgets on your body and allow them to transmit waves along the surface of your skin. What’s the upside to this? Devices on one part of your person that need to talk to gadgets on another part of your…
Hey, Giz Commenters, I’ve got something for you. You know those Zeiss Goggles I reviewed a week back? Zeiss is letting the readers do a two week loan of them, shipping covered. All you’ve got to do is leave a comment in this post with an existing account, and then fill out this form with…
Today Samsung announced that two new laptop hard drives, the Spinpoint M2 and M6, are ready to ship with specs that offer a 2.5-inch 250GB HDD with a 7200rpm rotation and SATA II 3.0Gbps along with a 500GB HDD with a 5400rpm spindle speed, 8MB cache, and 3.0Gbps SATA respectively. That makes the M2 one…
As you’ve probably heard, the next version of OS X, Snow Leopard, will not wow us with a crazy circus of features like Time Machine and Boot Camp. So why would Apple spend a year programming an OS that they can’t boast has over 300 new features? Here’s a quick rundown of how Apple is…
Nintendo’s Laurent Fischer recently got in trouble when he said only “geeks” and “otaku” want more space on their Wii to store stuff. Now he has to not only apologize, but say that Nintendo knows “there is an issue in this,” and that they’re working on something. Maybe. Laurent follows up that with a quote…
If you have $100,000+ to blow on a TV (I envy you) you will be happy to know that the Sharp LB-1085 108-inch LCD TV will be heading to the States in September. [Sharp] https://gizmodo.com/sharps-108-inch-lcd-behemoth-going-on-sale-next-month-f-5016122
