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This one’s going out for all the clumsy DIY freaks, people who aim for the nail, honest, but just end up playing Test Your Strength on their thumbs. Insert the nail head into the collar, so that the head is resting on the red vagina-y part. Then pull down the perspex tube so that it…
The trouble with MP3 watches, like your manhood, is they are small beyond usability and, annoyingly, they require a physical attachment to your wrist to be of any use. The nTren Bluetooth MP3 Watch corrects part of the problem by adding in holy Bluetooth goodness. The new model will be available in 1GB or 2GB…
As reported yeterday, Palm’s upcoming OS is a ways out: 18 months to be specific. After Palm’s unfulfilled tryst with the Foleo, engineers from that project have been moved to OS development. But all the same, engineers can’t get the Linux-based project completed fast enough. So what do you think, readers? Will your heart still…
This is actually a 32-sided speaker from CEATEC, although I think it would work very well as either a steampunk microphone, a glitter ball for the Tin Man, or a lollipop for Ro-lita, a sexy underage she-bot. [Gizmodo Japan]
The Wellness phone is about as mean as you can get. A concept that DoCoMo has been only too happy to show off at CEATEC this week, the cell measures how bad your breath is on a scale of 1 to 10 — zero presumably means you’re dead — and how overweight you are. There…
Giz wasn’t invited to the launch of the Zune, but the folks at Edelman working late into the night supplied us with a promotional video of the event. Check out the UI; it looks amazing. On the other hand, the act of scrolling on the Zunepad looks very constrained and awkward (see the hand in…
Click to viewThough images have leaked here and there, not much was known about the LG VX10000 from Verizon Wireless. Sure, when open, it looks like the QWERTY-obsessed LG enV, but when closed, it’s got way more of a Prada—or dare I say iPhone?—vibe. More details and full gallery after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/first-lg-vx10000-shot-shows-new-env-295702 I’m excited…
Click to viewThe first generation 30GB Zune—which 1.2 million of you already purchased—is getting all the new Zune’s features. All. Sure, the new Zune is more of a half step forward than a completely new design. But Microsoft’s done something fantastic here by rewarding first gen buyers with cool new stuff that also happens to…
A little larger than a stick of gum, the swivel-flip action Samsung Juke is perhaps the funnest music phone Verizon Wireless has yet ordered up. The $99 phone comes in metallic navy, teal and red. Since it’s 1XRTT only, not 3G EV-DO, it was designed to be all about sideloading your own tunes, rather than…
Verizon Wireless showed me its eagerly anticipated CDMA Pearl today, and the carrier isn’t going heavy handed on this one. Rather than try to VZW the hell out of it, the only software that Verizon will pre-load is VZ Navigator, making use of the 8130’s built-in GPS. Otherwise, as you can see in the gallery,…
You knew there would be a successor to the LG Chocolate by Verizon Wireless (besides Chocolate 2), and Venus was her name. But does she got it? https://gizmodo.com/verizon-wireless-launches-an-all-new-chocolate-by-lg-275141 The Venus is LG’s answer to that slender hot-selling mobile device, the iPhone Nintendo DS. Yep, it’s got a straight-up LCD on top and a smaller touchscreen…
The new Zune’s just slightly bigger than the iPod classic, measuring about 5mm taler and 2mm thicker. It’s also slightly thinner than the 30GB Zune, with 3mm height, 1mm width and 2mm depth separating the two. When you’re comparing 80GB to 80GB, the size different doesnt’ seem like it’s going to be enough to make…
Click to viewThe next-generation Zune has just been announced, coming at you with a price tag (which we already saw) of $249 for the 80GB hard drive model and $149/$199 for the 4GB and 8GB flash-based models respectively. The new features in all models, which were leaked early, are wireless syncing with your computer automatically…
We’d seen the new Zune in red, pink and black (or whatever its called) but I was curious about the green model we reported today. Here it is, leaked, along with some better photos. Now, is that a pea green? An army green? An evergreen green? Looks kind of like Master Chief’s armor. But I’ve…
Boy Genius has a walkthrough of the Sidekick LX, which you still can’t buy now, but will be able to get soon. They take you through the phone, myFaves, AIM, music playback, MSN, and Emailing screens, you can take a look at below. Kick on over to Boy Genius to see the entire gallery. [Boy…
It’s impossible to describe the functionality of the Replug audio adapter without comparing to Apple’s Magsafe power adapter, so let’s just get it out of the way now. Like the Magsafe, the Replug breaks away when you pull on your audio cable at a bad angle without messing up your hardware. It plugs into any…
A Zunerama forum memberdude who works at an unnamed publication has written about an embargoed fax confirming much of the previous dirt on Zune 2. Here’s one new tidbit, unconfirmed, but juicy: Media center integration. Much like Tivo2go can push video to an iPod, the Zune will be able to tote shows you’ve recorded on…
Apple Insider found out that the iPhone Extreme is little more than a sloppy cut and paste job by an Apple code monkey. [Apple Insider] https://gizmodo.com/iphone-extreme-hidden-in-apples-iphone-feedback-page-u-306134
Being as into tea as the British folks this Kenwood Response Kettle was made for, we’re definitely looking forward to marveling at its color-changing capabilities. Not only is it a container to keep water from spilling all over the place while you heat it, the exterior actually shifts from blue (cool) to red (hot) while…
Allow me to present to you the worst iPod accessory yet: a teeth-whitening system. Yes, the “Rock My Teeth” system promises a whiter smile with just 30 minutes of use. It works by sticking peroxide strips on your teeth. You then put the mouthpiece in your mouth, plug it into your iPod, and crank it…