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Yes, it just went down for an update again but don’t count on anything huge. Not even slightly updated iMacs or Macbooks with new Intel processors, because the store is only being updated in the US. Could this been a US-only iPhone-related product? Your guess after the jump. UPDATE: Canada is also down, so I…
Following a trial at its Union Square branch in SF, Macy’s is rolling out iPod vending machines in 180 of its stores this Fall. [Podcasting News]
The Tree Camera is an MP3 player that’s made out of wood and cute to boot. It has a 256MB memory, plays MP3s, WMAs and OGGs and plugs into the USB port of your PC. Available in pink, blue and natural, it costs just $43 and is would be the perfect gadget for kids as…
Elecom is releasing their chocolate candy-themed $20 in-ear earphones, following on their rosebud-shaped earphones. For some reason, I find these 20Hz~20kHz, 10mW colorful pieces quite attractive, but if you are expecting swedish goddesses to come on the street and lick your ears to see if you are really stupid enough to put M&Ms in them,…
If you’re looking for a cheap but aesthetically pleasing and environmentally conscious way to both tantalize your neighbors and keep them from peeping all the goods, we can’t think of a better way than bubble wrap curtains. Hell, we even have real curtains and we might put some of these up instead. If we can…
Duke’s wireless LAN is being eaten alive by iPhone MAC address request swarms buzzing at 18,000 requests per second. [Slashdot]
Some people see the Hide-A-Pod fake Zune case for iPods—a totally fictitious product—and chuckle to themselves. A pocketful of Zune fanatics saw it and decided to invent their own fake rebuttal product, which they also called Hide-A-Pod. While the pro-iPod Hide-A-Pod is a protective shell, the anti-iPod pro-Zune Hide-A-Pod is a colorful gel. The gist…
Remember that moment in the Transformers movie when the kid says that super advanced robots (the Transformers) must be from Japan? He was right. This robot, from what seems to be a Japanese robot competition/show earlier this year, actually transforms from car mode into robot mode. It’s tiny, but there’s nothing—except possibly funding and the…
Over at Moller International they take the idea of a flying car very seriously. Moller’s June 28, 2007 press release announced the start of production for their, "Jetsons-like M200G volantor, a small airborne two passenger saucer-shaped vehicle that is designed to take-off and land vertically." Further excerpts from the press release appear below along with…
Ever wonder what happens to all those Lego pieces you lose? I think they end up in the hands of Malle Hawking, the man responsible for building an absolutely enormous Lego aircraft carrier. Made from over 200,000 individual bricks, the leviathan weighs in at just over 350 pounds. It has working aircraft elevators, a hangar,…
According to a patent filed by Apple, the company’s MacBook touchpads and signature iPod clickwheel might be in for a very visual overhaul. The proposed technology will allow for both lighting and color responses to user interaction. If Apple follows through with its plans, when you get to use touchpads and clickwheels on next generation…
Mobile computing is getting a bit faster today with the announcement of the Asus T500 3.5G high speed PCIe card. Capable of pushing out a whopping 3.6Mbps downstream and 384Kbps upstream, Asus is boasting that this little rascal will provide connectivity superior to WiFi in some locations. In addition to bringing some serious bandwidth to…
Electronista reports that if you get AT&T on the horn and threaten to cancel because of slow or unused iPhone Internet capabilites, they might try to strike up a secret deal: $40 a month for 450 minutes and 5,000 night-and-weekend minutes. Wi-Fi works but there’s no mobile data. Also, you kiss Visual Voicemail and those…
Just like the T-Mobile Dash Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade was leaked about a week before the real release, AT&T’s 8525 update has just been dumped onto the internet as well. What does this mean to you? Two things. https://gizmodo.com/official-final-t-mobile-dash-wm6-upgrade-leaked-256220 One, the official official (meaning residing on AT&T’s servers) will be upon us soon. Two, you’re…
If you’ve recently upgraded to HTC’s Sprint Mogul, the fancy Windows Mobile 6 phone we looked at last month, you should head over to HTC to grab the latest update. Along with adding Sprint Music Store support, which lets you purchase songs over the air off of Sprint’s network, you also get the ability to…
We’ve seen flashlight slippers before, but were they in the shape of a car? Definitely not. These Illuminating Car speakers? Definitely shaped like cars. https://gizmodo.com/flashlight-slippers-220545 Not only do they have little light-up headlights that come on when you step in them, they’re “ultra-soft” and plush, which means they’ll be super comfortable on the cold floor…
A leaked Intel memo suggests a 3.16 Ghz quad-core Xeon processor codenamed “Harpertown” is on the way. [Electronista]
Here’s an interactive LED coffee table that refuses to simply table your coffee—it twinkles and sparkles, reacting to movement. The Wave uses 32 near-infrared sensors which observe the space above the table and any motion detected is mimicked with trails of light and color from 480 LEDs. A cat, for instance, would be followed by…
The almost always fashionable David Beckham was caught using a cheap-o belt clip for his non-iPhone. For shame, Becks. For shame. [GeekSugar]
Show your support for the intergalactic robotic conquerers with the Dr. Who Cyberman Shower Radio. Not only will it observe you with its cold, black sockets, the Cyberman Radio receives FM/AM stations and its mouth glows when you tune around. Its about six inches tall, has a hanging cord, and requires three AAA batteries to…
