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The pirate over at Kotaku has just discovered what he’s calling the “Best Damn Swag on the Planet,” and we’re calling “the best stylus ever.” It’s a stylus for Ninja Gaiden DS, but it’s not just any stylus, it’s a friggin sword. It even has a little sheath to stick it into! Can you imagine…
Why have a standard white iPod/iPhone dock when you can have a colorful LEGO one? This LEGO dock may look solitary sitting there by itself, but it’s friggin’ LEGO, so you can use it to build a motorcycle, a dinosaur, or a motorcycle in the shape of a dinosaur (that also syncs your iPod). It’s…
Keeping with our tech-from-20-years-ago theme, we present you with Mister Disc. This “miniature” beauty was a portable LP player created by Audio Technics in 1983. It was even battery powered to ensure “on the go” fun. Although fun could not consist of moving or any vibrations in general, otherwise your music would come to abrupt…
So much for YouTube taking the high ground and not sticking annoying bumper ads in front of their clips … that’s pretty much their exact plan for making money in 2008. Hey, they’ve gotta make back that $1.65 billion somehow, right? The plan as of now is to slap 30-second ads in front of clips.…
While many sites today are claiming that MS is only offering Vista-to-XP downgrade discs to OEMs, CNet Asia found out that Microsoft support will allow anybody with a copy of Vista Ultimate or Business to call and request a downgrade disc themselves, just like it says in the license terms. So there you have it,…
The Gamercize gaming exercise machine we showed you before has a new version for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii coming out really really soon. The idea is the same as the old version though: your controllers only respond if you’re pedaling or cycling, allowing you to exercise and game at the same time. Seeing as…
The ramen fan is probably as old as some of you readers out there, but we’ll call it the 10th anniversary of this thing and give it a go anyway. I enjoy a nice hot cup of cup ramen every morning (not the best ramen, but I’m lazy), so having a fan cool down my…
Google’s finally put out an iPhone-friendly version of their Google Calendar, allowing you to add, view, but not edit or delete events from your phone. Of course, you could get this kind of functionality by syncing GCal to Calendar or Outlook and then syncing to your iPhone, allowing you to add, edit, and even delete…
This week on the episode 104 of the Coolness Roundup, Stephen and Charlie talk about the hits and misses of the CEDIA home theater convention, explore iPhone hacking, and Stephen gives us a first look at his new Razr2 phone. [Free Podcast on iTunes or at Coolness Roundup]
Dell’s expanding their no crapware option from their high-end XPS systems to their entire Dimension desktop and Inspiron notebook line; meaning you’re going to get the option at purchase time to opt-out of pre-installed trialware and shareware that slows down your computer considerably even when it’s brand new. The one caveat is that these computers…
The Chilean Air Force developed special housing designs for when they hoof it down to Antarctica. Since Antarctica is really, really cold, they couldn’t just set up regular tents and buildings. Instead, they designed this sweet custom research station. It consists of a long tube hallway with connecting modules that house dining areas, meeting rooms,…
When your guitar playing is loud enough to wake the dead, keep it to yourself with a cute amPlug miniature amplifier for your headphones. Running on two AAA batteries, you simply plug it into your guitar, plug your headphones into the other end, and enjoy your choice of three realistic tube amp sounds, including Marshall-style…
This Halo 3 console mod wasn’t created by our buddy Ramon of Wii, PSP and DS fame, but still looks pretty damn fantastic. As you can see, creator Craget from the UK added blue neon trim, Halo Collector’s edition stylings, two posable Spartans on either side, and what seems to be splooge on top of…
Samsung is probably wondering where these spy pics of its i-760 came from. Contrary to the design of the one we showed you almost a year ago, this one has a numeric keyboard on the front and slides to the side. Neato. And what’s that next to it? The AT&T 8925? Yes, and its roots…
The Pentagon is giving the war profiteers over at Lockheed Martin a nice chunk of change to develop a spy camera modeled after a maple seed. Loaded up with two rockets, the wee, single-winged camera would be used in large clusters over war zones, capturing loads of imagery to give a complete picture of a…
A Giz reader got us this video of his friends playing with an AT4, the preferred anti-armour bazookas of sweet svenska valkyries: the AT4 is manufactured by swedish SAAB and beyond looking fun, what is interesting is his description about the feeling of firing one. And no, it’s not what you expect from the movies:…
Apple’s numbskull design decision to make it so that regular earphone jacks can’t fit in its iPhone have inconvenienced nearly everyone who bought it, but now Helium Digital steps up with a $3.99 solution to the problem. That’s the cheapest one yet. Check out our market overview of problem-solvers—none of which is made by Apple—after…
If you put the words “weekend” and “roundup” together, what do you get? All this: •A fellow from Pennsylvania filed a $5billion law suit against Google. •Microsoft patent discovered that indicated some cool Zune WiFi features. •SRI International talked about zero gravity surgery. •We found some unofficial MacBooks in aluminum. •YouNeverCall pledged $10,000 to the…
This Thermaltake Soprano keyboard has nothing to do with the seminal HBO mob drama, but you just know that Thermaltake was hoping to get a boost in their Google PageRank with that name. Chances are, an aluminum keyboard with a “scissor foot” design underneath the keys to provide for maximum comfort won’t be as popular…
We’re not exactly sure what kind of evidence you’ll be gathering with this so-called “world’s smallest” micro camcorder. But whatever that is, you’d better get ‘er done in two hours, because that’s how long its battery lasts. You can see how tiny this thing is—small enough to literally pull out of your ass—but despite its…