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Kohjinsha have updated their UMPC product line with the introduction of the SH6KPS3ABX model. The new addition to the family brings a welcome progression, a 32GB SSD. The device boasts an otherwise yawn-worthy specification: Weighing in at 993g, it will incorporate an Intel processor A100 (clocked @ 600MHz), 1GB RAM (PC2-3200), a 7.0″ TFT LED…
AMD has a new presser out declaring that between 1996 and 2006, Intel socked away over $60 billion of “monopoly profits” into its “monopoly coffers.” It also claims that if there were “full competition” in the processor market, we would save over $81 billion, which sounds awesome. Now, I’m not an economist, so I can’t…
Reading the story about NBC’s undercover reporter getting ousted from hacker convention DefCon was enjoyable. Watching the video…that’s something really special. Here’s the whole story, from beginning to end. https://gizmodo.com/nbcs-defcon-mole-outed-stalked-by-hackers-and-press-285982 My favorite moment: a heckler says, “You must feel like Lindsey Lohan right now.” My second favorite moment: the geek giggling at the end. [via…
A new Japanese import for the Nintendo DS, Slide Adventure: Mag Kid, comes with a never-before-seen peripheral called the Slide Controller—converting the DS into a sort of optical mouse. Interfacing through the large, generally unused GBA port, the Slide Controller allows you to move the DS around on a flat surface, just like a mouse.…
Wow, who knew? Hordes of fans are already camping out at Apple stores around America for iPhone 2.0. From CAP News…who we always visit for hard-hitting scoops: I don’t even own an iPhone, but I know iPhone 2.0 is gonna be much more awesome,” said 26-year-old Maurice Darkin, who has already been camped outside Apple’s…
WARNING NOT FOR SQUEAMISH I love Gizmodo, but when Mark said, ‘Do the rectum,’ I thought it was asking a little too much. Thank the heavens above he was referring to this story. It is common knowledge that prison would be a bitchin’ hang out if: 1). There were no criminals about and 2). There…
Quick note to TiVo HD buyers and potential buyers: it looks like you really do need the official TiVo Wireless Adapter. Like the Series 3, TiVo lists on their site that you need to use their branded gear for the unit. And after getting my new TiVo HD in the mail (2 weeks early, which…
My dad always said, computers are like women: if you need more than 2 or 3, you probably aren’t using them correctly. But with a 32 computer capacity, the “Ultimate Workstation” spits in the face of average users and opens the door for the potential of…we actually have no clue that they intend on using…
This small red-eyed camera is MARDI, the Mars Descent Imager aboard the Phoenix. Its 1,024 x 1,024 pixels CCD and refractive optics will capture 66º wide-angle color images of the landing site —all while plummeting from 5 miles above the planet’s surface. Launched today to explore the red planet’s arctic, Phoenix is loaded with a…
Wiimote Strapgate continues, with Nintendo hopefully putting the whole flimsy diabolical to rest once and for all. The resolution comes with the attachment of a clip that holds down the cord in a desired position. This would cause less sudden tension at the apex of the knot, whilst delivering peace of mind gaming for those…
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I have a brand new desk and it is massive. So very large, it could happily house the entire Gizmodo team. Unfortunately, such a desk lends itself to a mangled mess of tangled wires. Enter Woofy, a hardened plastic canine that organises your wired shenanigans into a neat, dog turd-like pile. The cable-arranging pooch will…
Macenstein’s August Mac Chick Lauren Reeves, meet JesusPhone. JesusPhone, stop taking photos down her cleavage. Readers, jump to see the rest of Lauren. Lauren Reeves is a former Alaskan ABC news reporter. Apparently she came to New York to find fortune as an actress, comedian and model and has fun posing on top of NYC’s…
The guy on top of that egg is artist Duke Riley. And the egg is in fact a Revolutionary War-era submarine replica made mostly of plywood, fiberglass and lead. And the police is pissed off because they thought he was a terrorist trying to sink the Queen Mary II at Pier 41 in Red Hook,…
This image, depicting many different flying machines, is from the Library of Congress, dated circa 1885. The full image appears below along with many different cropped versions showing the detail of the piece. The Library of Congress description of the engraving also appears below. No. 18 shows a collapsible Montgolfier balloon from 1784; no. 23…
In today’s episode of “extremely dangerous yet infinitely entertaining things to do with flammables,” we have perhaps the biggest matchstick ever created being lit by a brave/moronic individual. It was made by attaching 15,000 matches to the end of a 4×4 piece of lumber, complete with ping pong balls for shaping and spray paint for…
What have your lithium-ion batteries done for you lately? Forget powering those handheld gadgets, the king of lithium-ion batteries is sitting in the heart of the Zero X electric motorcycle. Named for its lack of emissions and noise, the 120-pound Zero X still pumps out 20 horsepower and tops out at around 50 miles per…
Now, now, don’t get too excited. Creator Joe Grand designed it to be hacked. Still, 10 minutes is a pretty respectable time for the soldering, reprogramming and reflashing job done by Dave Bullock, Wired’s photographer at the event. The badge features an LED display with scrolling text, and it even has an easter egg (typing…
Crate announced a new portable guitar amp that has a USB outlet for direct computer recording. The Crate Profiler 5 seems useful for those who want to quickly record a riff without taking the time (or spending the money) to hook up a mixer or interface box. The 5 watt amp features digital effects processing…
Some horrible inventor has taken two things that should never be mixed – dogs and fanny packs – and mutated them into one terrible invention. Personally, I don’t understand why people are funding all of these new anti-dog-walking gadgets, like the dog treadmill. I have had all kinds of dogs, ranging from 200-lb Newfoundlands all…
