Tech news, analysis, culture, business, security, and more
Logitech’s G15 keyboard has been updated to include an LCD screen so gamers can keep an eye on any vital information that they may need while they play. Price, press release and another pic are after the jump. Logitech G15 Keyboard The Ultimate Keyboard for Serious PC Gamers Announcement Date: August 1, 2007 Shipping: October…
As we reported a couple of months back, Logitech is following up its G5 gaming mouse with the G9. Ah, a much nicer picture, don’t you think? There’s another one, alongside the press release detailing the G9’s full specs and price after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/logitech-g9-gaming-mouse-leaked-280807 Logitech G9 Laser Mouse Tune for the way you play…
Customs officers in Britain have seized 150 pairs of motorized roller blades, amid safety fears. The skates, known as Gasoline Skating Shoes, are fitted with a 25cc motor and have a top speed of 20mph. Since the skates are classed as a motorized vehicle, users would need a driving license, insurance and L-plates, were they…
Panasonic just announced their new HDC-SD7 in Japan. Those tricksters are now saying that this is the world’s smallest HD camcorder, and not yesterday’s record-holder. This one has a vertical format but is it really the smallest of both? https://gizmodo.com/panasonic-hdc-sd5-is-worlds-smallest-3ccd-1080i-camcord-283717 The SD7 weighs less, at 0.63 pounds vs 0.75 pounds for the SD5. On size,…
Do you like golf? Do you like Labyrinth games? Do you have a HUGE house? If you answered yes to those three questions then you might just be in the market for one of these. Its a scaled up version of a Labyrinth game, and was created as a mini-golf hole that used golf balls…
This is dog ice cream, available in, yep, Japan. I don’t think that means it’s dog-flavored (“Choose from Dachsund Daiquiri, Choco-Chow and Key Lime Labrador”), but that it is for dogs. Hence the bowl—or maybe you think that’s what we Giz writers eat off of. Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you’re viewing this in…
Blue and white flames are so yesterday—red, green and orange are where it’s at now. And by replacing standard candle wax with various minerals and crystals, Rainbow Moments Candles can produce these flames in the comfort of your own home. You can get them as both birthday candles or the decorative kind, or buy colored…
And that’s a GOOD thing. Last year, this quarter, they lost $237.8 million. The improved performance was attributed to a half-million new subscribers, which helped revenue grow 50%. Oh, just let them do their little get-together with XM already. Clearly, they are eating shit while people go out and buy MP3 players. [NYTimes]
Click to viewThe iPhone Dev Team keeps closing up on their total unlocking target: they just announced that they have reverse-engineered the software which controls the iPhone’s radio communications. The team has now a new way to search for the key to make the JesusPhone work with other carriers. Jump for all the naughty bits.…
This piece of art is a huge, wall-mounted electronic spectrum analyzer that displays sound from ambient noise. It looks to be made up of an array of red LEDs set up in a pattern of 8 to 32 bands. The entire device runs on batteries for 4 hours, or AC power, and is turned on…
Click to viewiPhone Firmware Update v1.0.1 is now available through iTunes, and it will “fix bugs.” The JesusPhone is getting an apparently minor upgrade, but the consequences are huge to your security. Discover why after the jump. [Last Updated Aug 1 08:30AM EST – NEW: full listing of changes after the jump.] Updated 8:30PM EST…
The March 5, 1961 Chicago Tribune ran this Closer Than We Think! strip, showcasing the golf cart of the future. Hey, it can’t all be starving children and future shock. To save steps for the par-shooter of the future, a Tokyo firm has designed a remote-control golf cart, based on the same principles that permit…
Hallelujah! For some reason, TiVo and DirecTV are updating the older Series 2 generation DirecTiVos as part of an ongoing agreement to explore bringing “future enhancements” to DirecTV TiVo owners. The improvments now include the addition of the Recently Deleted shows folder, Remote Booking, and Overlap Protection (recording conflict resolution). They don’t even sell these…
Rock out in style with Skullcandy’s slick DJ style G.I. headphones. They come in a variety of styles from Desert Camo to Rasta, including a couple of military-inspired designs with bullets on the leather band. The speakers on these bad boys are also made of soft leather and swivel a full 90 degrees. $69.95 may…
It’s better to be safe than sorry: Baby Alert’s Child Minder system (baby not included) replaces the generic strap on your kid’s car seat, causing a keychain alarm to sound every time you move more than ten feet from the buckled fastener that ties your tot down. $64.95 for peace of mind. [The Child Minder…
Next Tuesday, August 7th, at 10am PDT, Apple’s holding an event which will be focused on the Mac. It’ll take place at Apple’s Cupertino HQ in the Town Hall. Guess those iPod nano rumors were wrong. My best guess is that it’s for new iMacs that Kasper at Appleinsider has been speculating on for awhile.…
NASA has declared the iPhone not ready for business use by their employees. Instead, they’re planning on supporting the Blackberry 8800 or Palm Treo 750. [InformationWeek] Image via Wired
Philippe Kahn, of Borland and Camera Phone fame, won the Transpac sailing race in the double-handed class, with and without handicap factored in. Congrats to team Pegasus. [Pegasus via Giz] https://gizmodo.com/emailing-the-father-of-the-camera-phone-as-he-sails-acr-280464
Nokia is planning to launch a worldwide music store on August 29th. Fortune compares it to iTunes, and somehow works iPhone into the headline. Two things I notice: a) This isn’t an application, it’s a website. b) This is like iTunes in that you can’t buy songs over the wire; you have to download them…
This concept washing machine by Reed Crawford saves water from one of the cleaner, later rinse cycles for use in a future wash. Smart, but only if there is an override that I can activate when washing soiled underwear. I mean, hypothetically. [Yanko]
