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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…
Zunepad?! That’s the name of the new square/circle control? Is that the branding effort to combat Apple’s well-known clickwheel or multitouch interface? Bad idea, Microdudes, bad idea. Here come your blog wedgies. [zunepad?!] https://gizmodo.com/zune-2-getting-wireless-syncing-drm-free-music-video-306361
When we think of freshness, there’s nothing better than the smell of two Italian dudes that spend their day stomping on mushrooms and sticking their heads into toilets and pipes. For $7.61, that’s exactly what you’re going to get. The only thing worse than this is if they released a second edition Wario air freshener,…
Early unconfirmed reports are claiming that the new second-generation Zune, or Zune 2, is going to cost $249 for the 80GB version, $199 for the 8GB, and $149 for the 4GB. As for features, there are rumors of wireless syncing and DRM-free music, but nothing confirmed yet. Compared to the iPods, these Zunes are pretty…
Zunescene’s reporting that they know about three upcoming features for the new Zunes courtesy of a reliable source. All the Zunes, including the old 30GB first-gen, will get wireless syncing. https://gizmodo.com/zune-1-getting-new-firmware-features-305885 Zune Marketplace—the Zune version of iTunes—will get videos, more music and podcasts. The 80GB is thinner than the current Zune and has a generous…
It’s unconfirmed by any of my Samsung contacts, but apparently the new high end Blu-ray disc player from Samsung is being canceled, while the long awaited hybrid disc player, the first with total HD DVD and Blu-ray compatibility, is being delayed. That’s important for several reasons. The hybrid BD-UP5000 player is supposedly going to be…
Two NYTimes reporters are relentlessly covering the iPhone Bricking episode. Saul Hansell interviews Palm and confirms that AT&T isn’t worried about Treos bringing down the network, and Katie tells the tale of her daughter’s iPhone bricking that had nothing to do with an unlock. I wonder what David Pogue and Walt Mossberg have to say…
Anyone who’s played an instrument and knows how to read sheet music can tell you that turning pages in the score while trying to keep playing is a pain in the ass. But with this Page/Score turner from Bili, you can use your feet to electronically turn the “pages” on your computer while your hands…
Yesterday during Palm’s Q1-08 Conference call, CEO Ed Colligan dropped some tidbits about their release schedule for the Linux-based Palm OS “[The Palm Centro] team is now totally focused on delivering our next generation platform, which we expect to have available by the end of the next calendar year.” By the end of 2008? Are…
Do none of your friends carry watches? Do random people come up to you on the street and ask you the time? With this Ex-Time Projector watch design by Rong Yong, not only can you read the time yourself and relay it to them, you can project that mofo onto your arm so they can…
If you’re at all interested in HTC’s Touch Dual, also known as the sliding version of the HTC Touch, you should take a look at eXpansys’s video walkthrough of its features. The top TouchFlo interface is the same as the HTC Touch, which you’ve seen before, but the slide-out keypad is gives a really satisfying…
One of the quirkier DIY projects we’ve seen, the disposable camera belt is not a disposable belt for your camera, which is what I initially thought. No, it’s a disposable camera strapped to a belt. But! That’s a lot cooler than most of the "ironic" giant belt buckles assaulting my eyes lately—and hey, it’s easily…
Watch movies on the go and listen to music, too, with this iLuv Portable Video MP3 and DVD Player. Its 8.4-inch widescreen LCD will show you those DVDs in slim style, and when you’ve had enough of that, your 30GB, 60GB or 80GB iPod stands at the ready, nestled within its chic confines, complete with…
Until yesterday, Tthe Zune 2 Launch was kept under extremely tight wraps. That’s all and well if you like sticking to plans, but the lack of any leaked info seems to have hurt the overall effort. Maybe leaks are better publicity than a random news/image drop with little prior warning. Also, it appears the October…
It’s been only a year, but the Helio Drift slider has been phased out of Helio’s lineup, and should be soon replaced by a Helio “Mysto.” Heliocity discovered a new filing at the USPTO for the Mysto, but unlike the FCC, the USPTO doesn’t tell tales of lovers gone by. It’s unlikely that the Mysto…
A study of 30 Roomba users found the owners of the robotic vacuum cleaner often developing emotional attachments to their little bundles of plastic, metal and wiring. Of the 30 people in the study, 21 of them named their Roombas, 16 of them referred to it as a “he,” and some even went so far…
UK industrial designers Priestman Goode breathed new life into using landlines (so 20th century) by stripping a phone down to its bare essentials—literally. The Post a Phone is 4mm thick, fashioned from either recyclable cardboard or plastic, pops out of an A5 envelope and is ready to be jacked in. The design and product’s definitely…
After purportedly popping up in Best Buy’s internal listings, the 40GB PS3 is now apparently logged in the UPC database, whose codes come from GS1. This is like the worst-kept secret console since the Xbox 360 Elite. [CrunchGear] https://gizmodo.com/399-40gb-ps3-shows-up-in-best-buy-listings-306146
We told you about Vertu’s Ascent Ti a few months ago when it was found in an FCC filing. Well, it’s been a couple of months and the Ascent Ti is finally being released along with official details. So what does $6,628 get you? For starters, a quad-band GSM phone with 3G and a 3MP…
Broadcom VideoCore III multimedia processor could bring 720p HDTV to cellphones, mobile devices [TG Daily]