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Laser Etched 3D Skateboard Designs

There’s a new option for the poser who wants to have the best-looking skateboard on the block, especially if they’re the type who will never ride it: Three-dimensional laser etching. A bunch of designers hacked away at the plywood using an Epilog Legend 36EXT laser and went to work on over 80 different boards. When…

Gadgets Ben Longo

Slingbox Releases New Virtual Remote Update for Windows

Sling fans ahoy! Instead of releasing new virtual remotes (the onscreen remotes you use to control your set-top boxes) with big software updates, now Sling’s going to release more frequent updates with just the remotes. Yippee! The version 1.0 update includes support for TiVo Series 3, AT&T Uverse &HomeZone, Some Motorola Cox set top boxes,…

Tech News Jason Chen

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We explore the universe from our desk with the Starship Earth Globe, stay comfy on the eco-friendly Lockport Apartment Sofa, and capture the moment eight ways with the Lomo Oktomat Camera. We also terrify the office with the Psycho Bunny Striped Tie, document the end of the world with the Harbortronics…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Harman Kardon’s 2nd Gen GPS Comes with Larger Screen, Smaller Price

Still haven’t gotten a GPS unit for your car? Harman Kardon’s new budget model makes for a nice starter unit, stretching its predecessor’s screen from 3.5 inches to a full-blown 4 inches. It has 2GB of built-in flash, a miniSD slot for expansion and MP3/WMA playback. It’ll go for $300 in June, which will put…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Click On This Link, Pop This Balloon

Gizmodians, get your mice ready, because here’s “Blogged,” a Web 2.0 experiment/art installation where the object of the game is to pop this balloon with your clicks. It’s expanded a little bit by every visit to this website. For the rest of today (May 31), each time someone lands on Bill Shackelford’s website at The…

Gadgets Charlie White

Everun UMPC is Super Light, Super Mobile, and Looks Like it Might Not Suck

This is one of the first times we’ve seen a UMPC shaped vertically, with the keys arranged underneath, but the Everun looks like it might pull off the configuration without being too hard to use. First, it’s only one pound, which means it’s the perfect weight for a UMPC. As for the specs, there’s a…

Tech News Jason Chen

50 Politicians Who’ve Gotten Money from the RIAA

You know we hate the RIAA around here, for good reason. While the DRM thing seems to be getting better, we still hate their lawsuits and their shiftless nature. You do realize that their bully tactics are tolerated by the government for a reason, right? Because they give lots of money to politicians. Well, tell…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

House-Off Button Makes ‘Going Green’ Easy

This concept off-button is a simple, yet intriguing design by Jack Godfrey Wood. It is a button placed at the door of your house, and upon pressing it will turn off all of the non-essential electricity users. So rather than making sure all of the lights are turned off and other gadgets and appliances, this…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Samsung i620 Smartphone is a More Traditional Slider

This is kind of a unique design. The i620 smartphone from Samsung is a slider, but is a slider in the more traditional, non-smartphone sense. Windows Mobile runs this beast and it also includes Wi-Fi, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, MicroSD expandability and more. Under the slider is a full-size keyboard, and actually, I am kind of…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Quick News: Yahoo CTO Heads Out and More

Google is in the process of acquiring yet another company. This time it’s Panoramio, a Spanish photo-sharing website that specializes in location tags for their images. The Chief Technology Officer for Yahoo, Farzad Nazem, decided to call it quits after a 10-year run. His last day is June 8th. Please bring a baked good or…

Tech News Ben Longo

Travis Leaves Gizmodo, World Weeps

Okay, maybe the world isn’t weeping, but whatever, I’m over it. Joel Johnson, a man who I knew in the Tribes gaming community prior to Gizmodo, hired me on as an intern. Two years, more than 3500 posts written, and many stressful tradeshows later, I am hanging up my giant blogging sombrero and pajamas. I’m…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Viteo Garden Shower Shoots Water from the Wrong Direction

You may not even notice that little round platform on which this gorgeous model is standing, but it’s a Viteo Garden Shower, getting her all wet from the ground up. This was originally one of those design concepts with little chance of finding its way to market, but now it’s actually shipping. Beyond its ability…

Gadgets Charlie White

Zune Firmware Update 1.4 Improves Shuffle

The folks at Microsoft have a quick update for your Zune today in about 30 minutes (10:00 a.m. PT) that will improve your “shuffle experience” when playing back tracks. If you remember, the iPod had some complaints about its shuffle algorithm and they had to release an updated version that customized shuffle even further (like…

Tech News Jason Chen

Lenovo’s New Notebooks Pack Extra Juice Time

Okay, so it’s not the Reserve Edition we’ve been eagerly awaiting, but considering the battery life Lenovo’s new lappies are packing, we don’t mind. The new models (Lenovo ThinkPad X61s, ThinkPad X61, and ThinkPad X61 Tablet) claim 12-, 11-, and 10-hour juice times. How’re they doing it? Well, not only are they Santa Rosa-based, but…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

EMI, Apple and YouTube Officially In Love Triangle; Warner Music Attempts Solo Project

Apple adds YouTube to Apple TV. EMI tracks are now sold DRM-free on iTunes. The triangle completes itself today, as EMI announced that it would share a bunch of EMI music videos on YouTube, and even “let” users integrate some of EMI’s copyrighted material into their own homemade productions. Let’s see what happens when (yes,…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Because Hacking the Planet Isn’t a Full-Time Job

Blah blah blah—Get a job! (Name that movie.) Your new career at Gizmodo Jobs: Research Technologist – Conifer Research LLC, Chicago, IL AVP – Investment bank, Chicago, IL (New York/London) Mid to Senior Level Research & Development – Beatport.com, Denver, CO User Interface Designer – Epic Systems Corporation, Madison, WI Software Engineer – On2 Technologies,…

Tech News Travis Hudson

LaCie Bumps Ethernet Big Disk to King Kong-like 2TB

LaCie’s giving its Ethernet Big Disk a major upgrade today, doubling its stomach size from 1TB to 2TB. The drive will include 2 USB ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and support for Windows, Macs, and Linux. You’ll even be able to add extra storage via one of the USB ports (should you be that hungry for storage…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Nokia’s 8600 Luna has Smoked Glass, Hefty Pricetag

Nokia has just unveiled their latest phone, the 8600 Luna. It’s unique in that its defining feature is glass … it’s got a transparent smoked glass sliding mechanism that keeps the keypad visible when the phone is closed, with sexy results. As for the inside (it’s what counts, after all), it’s a quad-band GSM phone…

Tech News Adam Frucci

What iPhone Third-Party Apps Would You Like?

While the dust is still clearing from yesterday’s All Things D (as in Digital, Damned, Drowsy, completely Delightful and even Dildonic at times), the best news for me has been Jobs’ announcement that Apple is planning to open the Mac OS X Messiah-phone to developers. To achieve their need to balance security and openness, my…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Blackmagic Intensity Pro Makes HDTV Editing Easier

Blackmagic Design is now shipping Intensity Pro, a $349 PCI Express card you can install in a Mac or a PC that lets you capture uncompressed HD video via an HDMI port, and then view that video as you edit by plugging in an HDMI-equipped HDTV set. The Intensity Pro also lets you capture and…

Gadgets Charlie White

Laser Etched 3D Skateboard Designs

Slingbox Releases New Virtual Remote Update for Windows

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

Harman Kardon’s 2nd Gen GPS Comes with Larger Screen, Smaller Price

Click On This Link, Pop This Balloon

Everun UMPC is Super Light, Super Mobile, and Looks Like it Might Not Suck

50 Politicians Who’ve Gotten Money from the RIAA

House-Off Button Makes ‘Going Green’ Easy

Samsung i620 Smartphone is a More Traditional Slider

Quick News: Yahoo CTO Heads Out and More

Travis Leaves Gizmodo, World Weeps

Viteo Garden Shower Shoots Water from the Wrong Direction

Zune Firmware Update 1.4 Improves Shuffle

Lenovo’s New Notebooks Pack Extra Juice Time

EMI, Apple and YouTube Officially In Love Triangle; Warner Music Attempts Solo Project

Because Hacking the Planet Isn’t a Full-Time Job

LaCie Bumps Ethernet Big Disk to King Kong-like 2TB

Nokia’s 8600 Luna has Smoked Glass, Hefty Pricetag

What iPhone Third-Party Apps Would You Like?

Blackmagic Intensity Pro Makes HDTV Editing Easier

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

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Source Code for Anthropic’s Claude Code Leaks at the Exact Wrong Time

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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