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Whether you are keeping an eye on your home, loved ones, or just spying on your neighbors, the Wireless 2-Way IP Cam with night-vision can prove to be a valuable tool. The ZVC7630W is capable of day and surveillance thanks to six infrared LEDs around the lens that help it capture clear images in dark…
Along side the Eee Desktop news we told you about earlier, Jonathan Tseng, VP of marketing at Asus, also stated that a Windows XP version of the Eee PC would be available this December. With no word on a specific release date, specs or price, we can only hope the Windows version doesn’t bump up…
Our friends over at CollegeHumor heard that 24 was delayed due to the writer’s strike, so they combed through the archives and found this pilot from way back in 1994. As you can see, Jack Bauer is just as intense when stuck dealing with pagers, 1-800-Collect, and AOL as he is using more modern accoutrements.…
A holiday teaser site has revealed that a phone dubbed the Motorola Q2 will be “coming soon” to Sprint. If you look closely at the product image on the site, the Q2 appears to be a Motorola Q9H running a Palm OS instead of Windows Mobile 6. Naturally, this information is only a rumor at…
If you’ve updated to 1.1.2 and regret it, or if you’re one of those new iPhone owners in Europe and want to jailbreak your phone, here’s an instruction set to downgrade to 1.1.1. It’s still quirky and may not work 100%, so you’ll want to be careful unless you know what you’re doing. [Hackint0sh]
Incensed over a pair of LG handsets that truthfully, probably were named to ape BlackBerry—the Black Cherry and Strawberry—RIM’s taking LG to court. Fair enough. But RIM’s arguing that any wireless device with the words “black,” “berry,” or “pearl” in its name isn’t kosher, and requires RIM’s consent. Apparently, Verizon asked for the okay to…
We brush our own collective teeth with an older model Sonicare, which is why their FlexCare update with UV radiation seemed like a sure bet at improving what’s already great. JJ from BBG stuck one in his mouth a couple times for 2 minutes each and found that it’s cheaper to replace than before, stronger…
A new channel is headed for the Wii that allows users to view and vote on th Mii characters created by others. The new channel can be downloaded for free from the WiiWare section of the Wii Shop Channel starting on November 11th. [Press Release via Ubergizmo]
God bless the FCC. Today’s leak, the Wolf King gaming keyboard, is apparently the successor to the Wolf Claw, though it takes more after the Wolf Claw Type III Devour, ditching the traditional keyboard layout for a dual hockey puck setup with a weird chopped and re-arranged QWERTY setup on the right puck. https://gizmodo.com/wolf-claw-type-ii-keyboard-106352 In…
You haven’t spent most of your day drawing, then erasing crap on whiteboards unless you’ve been a TA or a software engineer. We’ve been both, so this Ultraser design is the best thing we’ve seen in the “whiteboard” design department in a while. All it is is a handle that you shove a standard whiteboard…
With sales in Japan amounting to less than one percent of its total sales, Samsung has decided to pull back from the land of ramen vending machines due to “poor profitability.” As of the end of the October, Samsung’s no longer selling any of its consumer products in Japan, though it’ll continue to sell computer…
Unfortunately for electronic table fetishists everywhere, you won’t be able to walk into a restaurant, a casino or a retail outlet and play with a Microsoft Surface table until spring of next year. Why isn’t it surfacing until then? Partners. Partners who need Microsoft’s help to build custom apps to fit Harrah’s, Sheraton and T-Mobile…
After a very long wait, the FedEx man has finally delivered the HP MediaSmart Server. Chen gave you a look at a Windows Home Server last week, so you got a feel for the basic software package. Now we’re taking it to the consumer level: HP’s is the first fully configured official WHS product out…
The adorable Boston Dynamics RHex robot uses a combo of legs, wheels and paddles to cover pretty much any terrain, water included. It looks like some sort of frantic animal as it thrashes around in the grass and the sand, but it manages to make it through every time. Lil’ RHex is remote controllable from…
If you want a fancier DS Lite case but don’t want to buy a new one branded with Zelda or Nintendogs, you can pick up one of these Ghost Cases and mod it yourself. For $20 you have your pick of a number of transparent colors, allowing the guts of your DS to be seen…
DivX’s brand new CEO, Kevin Hell, accidentally leaked some juicy info about their Xbox 360 plans when questioned at a JP Morgan conference. An analyst questioned Hell about the new media center extenders that have DivX and Xvid compatibility and whether the same functionality was coming to Xbox. Kevin replied, “Yes! that, uh, we’re in…
Clement Eloy, creator of the infamous Hotdoll sex doll for dogs, has a new project. Unfortunately it doesn’t feature dogporn, but it’s still pretty cool. It’s called the SamePaperPlayAgain, and it’s a wastebasket designed to help you waste time as well as paper by making throwing things away a game. Take turns kickin’ stuff at…
The higher the altitude, the faster and steadier the wind blows. That’s the concept behind this Kite Sailing Yacht Kitano, raising a kite high enough to catch winds that might not even exist at the water level. Designed by Stefanie Krücke, the yacht is big enough to pamper eight people in the lap o’ luxury.…
Winter is coming and it’s just about time to hit the slopes, but are you having trouble deciding between downhill skiing and snowboarding? The Venom Switchboard is a cross between the two, and adds an aluminum steering bar for even greater control. This vehicle looks like it mixes together just the right amount of danger…
Click to viewThe iPhone 1.1.2 Firmware just hit last night while you were out shooting drugs into your eyeballs, but here’s what you need to know about it in the harsh, sober light of day. Long story short, you should wait until upgrading unless you’re Gérard Depardieu. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-firmware-1-1-2-sorta-out-320738 Availability: As of right now it’s still…
