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Amazon is gearing up for the holidays with a special 2 for 1 offer on Blu-ray titles from the Sony and Disney libraries. If you are thinking that these titles are crap, you are only partially correct. There are definitely some gems in there including: Casino Royale, Pirates of the Caribbean, Hellboy, Talledega Nights and…
Talking to suits at the GSMA Mobile Congress this week, Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. admitted the music industry is at least partly to blame for the woes it’s been mired in for years now as well as the fact that they’ve been “at war” with their customers: We expected our business would remain…
In addition to updating OS X Tiger to 10.4.11 for both Intel and PPC Macs, Apple’s pulled out their software dump truck and are updating almost all their apps. iPhoto, Pro Apps, Compressor, Cinema Tools, Color, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack Pro are all getting updates as well. In addition, there’s…
Remember, sweaty feet equals smelly shoes. Do everyone around you a favor by drying your shoes regularly with the new Eco Shoes Dryer. Each dryer contains a silica gel material that can absorb moisture using power generated by an internal battery that can be charged from any standard wall socket. When your shoes are dry,…
With a design this unique, you know it has to be a concept. Still, Sun Kyung Kim’s idea to combine a birdbath theme with a charge status indicator composed of radiating rings works —despite being a little out there. As the device charges, the rings expand toward the birds perched on the edge of the…
Like every other red-blooded American boy, I enjoy the notion of propelling a piece of lead at up to Mach 8 and at “extreme” ranges. That’s why I was glad to hear that BAE Systems has delivered a rail gun capable of such feats, and that the US Navy signed for the package. A rail…
In preparation for his visit to Google headquarters today, presidential candidate Barack Obama released a nine-page statement outlining his plan to improve technology (if elected). His first order of business would be to appoint a Chief Technology Officer, a new government official who makes sure Obama’s ideas are put into action. The CTO would have…
Leave it to a 22-year-old college student to develop what could be the best thing to happen to beer in centuries. The device, dubbed Huski, has a cooling capacity that is almost four times greater than regular ice. Plus, Huski won’t water down your drink, and it is completely portable. The inventor, Kent Hodgson, describes…
The MC Square X1—a get-smart-quick device—is already huge in Korea. Its makers say it helps you relax and concentrate by targeting your brain’s sensory preceptors with light and sound. It looks like a little MP3 player with an accompanying set of video glasses, but instead of displaying video, the glasses transmit pulsing red dots that…
In my book, an outboard iPod dock shows lack of commitment. So while our own Charlie White loved the performance of the Cambridge Soundworks i745 iPod-friendly clock-radio, we are convinced that the new i765 is going to blow that old goose away. For starters, you can dock your iPod directly on top of the 14″-wide…
You know how we told you yesterday that Wal-Mart was fresh out of Everex gPCs? Guess what—they love you Linux-lovers so much, they’re gonna restock. [InformationWeek] https://gizmodo.com/everex-200-linux-gpc-sells-out-at-wal-mart-322335
This is the Cal band playing a halftime show from earlier this month. It’s their “video game show,” and it’s pretty much the coolest thing ever. They run through a number of classic game songs, all while forming scenes from the games out of the band itself. It’s got everything from Pong and Tetris to…
Now that China Unicom is heaving its 156 million subscribers into the ring across from China Mobile’s 350 mil in the opening wrassle for the iPhone’s Chinese distribution rights, the American market is looking pretty small. A Unicom exec said: “We’re not in any discussions with Apple right now, but we’re always willing to discuss…
Mounted on a transmogrified Boeing 747 is this airborne laser, making the otherwise graceful plane look like a clown-nosed guppy. But this big U.S. Air Force aircraft is the last thing a enemy missile commander wants to see. It can hunt down and kill an evil-doer’s missiles from amazing distances—the extent of which is still…
What makes home theater projectors so sexy, so compelling and so different from a regular old TV set with its LCD or plasma screen? We’re going to break it down for you, and let you know why it just might be worth it to consider putting together a dedicated home theater room—a temple devoted to…
Walt Mossberg, the Wall Street Journal’s tech gnome, got a chance to play with Microsoft’s new line of Zunes, and he was pretty ambivalent about them. While he thinks they’re a noticeable improvement over the first generation, that’s not really saying much seeing how unimpressed he was with those. And he hates the Pink. But…
Police arrested a Dutch 17-year old and questioned five other 15-year-olds for the alleged theft of over $5,000 worth of furniture from Habbo Hotel, a virtual hangout with more than 6 million visitors from 30 countries. “The six teenagers are suspected of moving the stolen furniture into their own Habbo rooms,” says the BBC story.…
We usually just skip over skins and cases for iPods, but this one by Colin Thompson for Gelaskins is different. Look at the depth and realism achieved by this pair of stickers that you place on almost any iPod including the latest touch. It’s $14.95, but the steampunkatude points you’ll score after adorning your said…
The gorgeous 3G Nokia N82 with 5MP camera and GPS that we showed you last night found itself a price tag: available first overseas, it will cost 450 euros (about $650). [Reuters] https://gizmodo.com/official-nokia-n82-product-photos-leaked-322392
In this exclusive GizVid, take a look at Monster Cable founder Noel Lee as he tells us the story of his beginnings. He studied finance and engineering, learned how electricity flows through wires, and then founded Monster, his company that sells expensive cables to unsuspecting consumers. He must have taken quite a few classes in…