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iPod shuffle USB adapter lets you chuck that cumbersome dock, $2.95 with free shipping, was $9.95 before. [My Virtual Zone]
Forget about that RipStik thing. Here’s the Carver Skateboard Ultimate Surfing Truck System attached to a real surfboard. See it in action as this guy goes down the streets of San Francisco like if he was at Ehukai Beach. https://gizmodo.com/ripstick-two-wheel-skate-board-feels-like-snowboarding-277828 This prime aircraft grade aluminum-made kit has a fixed back carver truck which acts as…
JVC flashed a tit at a few Japanese journalists, giving them a quick glance at its upcoming GZ-HD3 tapeless camcorder. The demo revealed a tiny shooter with a relatively large lens, packing 60GB of hard disk space that will yield five hours of HD goodness at its maximum quality. It should serve as a worthy…
Today JVC introduced a pair of noise-canceling headphones that are said to lock out up to 85% of background noise, thanks to circuitry that “constantly monitors the noise cancellation process.” It’s also got a “double housing,” better for physically insulating your ears from the world’s more audible hustle and bustle. In the style of Bose,…
Justin Stangel, Head Writer/Producer of CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman was innocently writing hilarious comedy in his New York office, when an ominous odor wafted from the adaptor of his Powerbook. You can actually see sparks and smoke coming out of it. Thank goodness cooler heads prevailed! Somebody opened a window.
This is the Stingray robo-sub, one of the competitors in the tenth Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition, which is taking place at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego this weekend. Rather confusingly, one of its rival’s entries, from the U.S. Naval Academy, is known as Project Stingray, which you can see below.…
Adobe is shilling for its Creative Suite 3 with a 7×15 ft. interactive wall outside of the Virgin Megastore in Union Square that debuts this morning. The display grants the closest passerby control of a slider button on the bottom that manipulates what’s projected based on their walking speed and direction, producing different effects in…
Flying enthusiasts with $263,000 to spare can now build their own Spitfire aircraft from a pack. The Supermarine Aircraft Mark 26 kit, a 90 per cent scale model of the iconic WWII fighter plane, costs 100,000 ($203,000), but you will need an additional 30,000 ($60,000) to finish it off – not to mention 1,200 hours…
Back by popular demand, we have a whole new batch of paleo-futuristic wallpapers. We even have a size for those of you who can’t be bothered to capitalize the first letter in your phone’s name. I’ll try to make wallpapers a regular thing from now on. I can’t promise the consistency of say, Fish Fry…
Two nights ago, I enlisted your help in determining the contents of a mystery bottle sent to me by the Sony VAIO team. There were plenty of good guesses—Apple juice, Soylent Green, blanc de noir, and of course, the blood of PS3 engineers. Well, I’m not going to say you’re all wrong, but some of…
This ring is another fashionable addition to the fabbed-from-Apple-notebooks line of geek jewelry—if you’re around six years old. On the other hand, even a six year old can afford it, since it only costs $4. [Etsy via Shiny Shiny] https://gizmodo.com/powerbook-earrings-are-totally-geeky-but-totally-classy-276648
As a member of the iPod generation, you’re probably used to the feeling of tiny plastic speakers being jammed into your ear canals. MadCatz decided that some consumers might be tired of that vaguely invasive practice and, after acquiring In Air Technology, went on to develop the AirDrives, a new hybrid style earphone that fits…
The Making of David Pogue’s iPhone music video, with Gizmodo shoutout. [NYTimes] https://gizmodo.com/david-pogues-iphone-the-musical-275383
We show you a lot of videos of stuff breaking, and it’s all cool but it’s all ugly. Well, here’s some breaking news that’s as pretty as it is shattering. Take a look at these photos by master photog Steve Strawn, who not only knows exactly when to release the shutter, he’s probably pretty good…
Firmware update for Canon Digital Rebel XTi adds support for the MTP USB protocol. [Canon via Crave]
We’ve got Justin of Justin.tv down at Barker Hanger streaming live coverage from E3 of all the games he’s playing. For those of you who don’t know, Barker Hanger is the place where all the developers give hands-on time of their wares. UPDATE: Games are done.
Margaret Sanger wrote a short piece about the year 2022 for the February 12, 1923 Bridgeport Telegram (Bridgeport, Connecticut). Birth control will have become a part of education in health and hygiene. Women especially will be demanding it. They will realize that it is a foundation of freedom and intellectual development for them. Women cannot…
In addition to having the fantastic Wii Party Station, Nyko also had a bunch of other accessories for all three consoles. First, a wireless Xbox 360 Guitar Hero guitar, which is still in the prototype stage and may not even make it to market. Their guitar may hit a whole three months sooner than the…
The iLive Flat Panel Docking System is a virtual surround sound bar that uses magnetically shielded 2 full mid/high range drivers and twin internal woofers. You can pretty much hook up whatever you want—DVD players, TVs, computers via USB, other audio players—but considering it has a specially built motorized tray that fits an iPod, we’re…
Remember those Commodore gaming PCs with custom Art we saw in Europe, last March? They’re finally coming stateside starting at $1700. https://gizmodo.com/commodore-lifts-the-curtain-on-its-gaming-pcs-244431 While the price for the entry level Commodore G has been determined, prices for the GS, GX, and XX models have yet to be announced. You can still expect quad-core Intel processors, Nvidia…