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U.S. Army Future Combat System: Like Battlefield 2142, But in Real Life

It’s Memorial Day, so CNET got into the act by putting together a rundown of some of the Army’s Future Combat System, which “envisions a family of high-tech gear including sensors, aerial drones, and manned and unmanned ground vehicles, all fully networked and linked to individual soldiers” that will ultimately help save lives. The system’s…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

M500 Wristwatch Phone Shipping

The M500 by SMS Technology is now shipping in the land down under for an extremely high $820. We learned last month that this same phone is trying to get approval Stateside, so one could only assume that the FCC approval is imminent. Hey, Maxwell Smart, I think it is time to ditch that shoe…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Google Cal on Cellphones

Jacqui Cheng over at Ars Technica is pretty excited about Google Calendar for mobile phones, a service you can get to with a standard Gmail account by visiting calendar.google.com from your phone or PDA. What did she like? • Events are displayed in a “small-screen friendly list format” •Clicking on event shows details, and even…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Video of the Intel Metro Laptop

Friends at AeroXperience got this great video of Intel’s ultra-ultra-ultra thin concept laptop, the Metro, with lots of footage of the e-ink lid display in action. For more on this innovative notebook, built with no expense spared, see our previous post. https://gizmodo.com/intel-unveils-metro-worlds-thinnest-laptop-almost-ski-263359 And for a high-def version of the video above, download it from AeroXP’s…

Tech News Brian Lam

NYT Strays Into Sony Style, Runs Back to Apple Store’s Loving Arms

We already knew that The New York Times is warm and fuzzy on the Apple Store. But the lovin’ gets hot and sloppy in yesterday’s article “Apple’s Lesson for Sony’s Stores: Just Connect.” How unconditionally does the Times’ Randall Stross love the Apple Store? https://gizmodo.com/nyt-trendspotting-everyones-copying-the-apple-store-243706 He’s unabashed in his affection from the get-go: “The best…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

4-Port USB ExpressCard Hub is Obvious, Convenient

With all the USB stuff we post on here, you’re bound to be running out of ports on your laptops, desktops, and everything else that has slot for USB. That’s why this ExpressCard USB hub is so convenient. Instead of using an external hub, this ExpressCard slides into your computer and gives you four extra…

Tech News Jason Chen

Jet-Powered Semi Truck Races Plane

This video of the world’s fastest truck racing a plane makes me ponder: Why don’t they put jet engines in more vehicles nowadays? Jet fuel is cheaper than regular unleaded now, right? Might as well just slap the jet engine onto the back of my Civic. –Travis Hudson [Via Techeblog]

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Nikon 360 Degree Camera Concept

This is a conceptual design by Ye Chen (no relation to our Jason Chen—he isn’t this creative) and isn’t officially associated with Nikon, but it is an interesting design, nonetheless. Rather than having to painstakingly create your own panoramic pictures, this camera does it for you automatically. It has an ergonomic cylindrical form lens that…

Tech News Travis Hudson

LG Prada as Verizon’s “iPhone Killer”? (LOL)

TheStreet.com claims that the LG Prada, a phone we definitively declared not as good as the iPhone, is going to be Verizon’s answer to AT&T’s exclusive. Scott Moritz of The Street says he just confirmed that Verizon will release a version of LG’s phone here in the States. Whether that will be Prada or something…

Tech News Jason Chen

How to Comment: Tools

Remember that cool comment feature I told you about last time? It’s live. If you look at the very top of the page you’ll see a comment strip with a place to log in or register (if you haven’t already). https://gizmodo.com/comments-weekends-and-museums-263703 If you’re already registered and logged in, you can now click on your login…

Tech News Jason Chen

TiVo Series 3 for $400 (Cheapest Ever)

TiVo’s Series 3, one of the best HD DVRs ever, has a $200 rebate going for it right now. https://gizmodo.com/tivo-series-3-for-400-cheapest-ever-263936 That brings the $606 box on Amazon to an astounding $406. That’s the first time it’s been available for less then $500, and just about the right price for it, me thinks. Gawker Media polls…

Tech News Brian Lam

Haro Gundam Mac Mini Case

If you’ve been a Giz reader long enough, you’d remember the Gundam Haro case for mini PCs. Well, Bandai (or whoever made this) has retrofitted it for Mac minis as well. The case itself is actually more impressive in motion than it is in still shots, extending out its “ears,” “legs,” arms, and lighting up…

Tech News Jason Chen

One Million Zunes Sold, 99 Million to go

Click to viewA million iPod killers sold since November 14, 2006. https://richard.lee.gizmodo.com/gizmodo-gets-hands-on-with-the-zune-212081 Getting in the game at Microsoft [SF Gate] Update: Microsoft actually hasn’t sold 1 million Zunes yet. See this post for details. https://gizmodo.com/zune-has-not-sold-1-million-units-264171

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Real-Life Transforming Optimus Prime Costume

Our friends over at Everything USB just tipped us off to this real-life transforming Optimus Prime costume from Hong Kong. It’s a real costume—there’s actually a man inside—that transforms from robot to truck mode without making the wearer bend his spine in three different directions. The costume looks pretty great and even includes details like…

Tech News Jason Chen

Aussibum is the Wonderbra for Men’s Underwear

This video’s for the ladies. Australian designer underwear Aussibum is to men’s crotch bulges what the Wonderbra is to women’s cleavage. Yes. Using space-age technology, you too can increase the size of your bulge when you’re at the beach, at the gym, or even in the comfort of your own home. It’s “all natural,” with…

Tech News Jason Chen

Apple Blocks MySpace From All Their Stores

Apple is sick and tired of people coming into their stores and hogging their computers for hours at a time while they waste time on MySpace. Apparently people have taken to coming in, taking pictures of themselves with PhotoBooth (the filters are so funny!!!), and uploading them to their profiles. In response, MySpace is now…

Tech News Adam Frucci

BlackBerry 8830 World Edition Launches on Verizon Today for $299

Hola amigos. Just a quick word that Verizon has released the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition for $299 after rebate to its stores today. If you’re interested, take a look at our world edition review complete with sexy, sexy voiceover by our own Jesus. https://gizmodo.com/testing-blackberry-8830-world-edition-abroad-verdict-261230 Kevin over at jkOnTheRun says he sees a mention of another…

Tech News Jason Chen

LG’s Washing Machine Has an iPod Dock

Of all the things that we’ve seen an iPod dock stuck onto, this washing machine is probably the worst. LG’s patent for a “Home appliance with MP3 player” loads a dock for the iPod/Zune on the top along with speakers and what looks like a powerline networking adapter with a slot for a USB port.…

Tech News Jason Chen

BBQ Tower Smoker Can Handle All Kinds of Meat, At Once

It may be a little late to order this beast for your Memorial Day barbecue later this evening, but it is still a great addition to any grill hound’s arsenal. The smoker provides less direct heat to the meats on the top racks. This BBQ tower has six different racks for meat and two racks…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Unofficial Modbook Gets Dated, More Spec Details

Remember the Modbook that peeked its head out back in January during MacWorld? It is readying for shipping, and more details about the specs have also surfaced. For those still clueless what the hell I’m talking about: the Modbook is an Apple MacBook that has been modded into a tablet PC by the folks at…

Tech News Travis Hudson

U.S. Army Future Combat System: Like Battlefield 2142, But in Real Life

M500 Wristwatch Phone Shipping

Google Cal on Cellphones

Video of the Intel Metro Laptop

NYT Strays Into Sony Style, Runs Back to Apple Store’s Loving Arms

4-Port USB ExpressCard Hub is Obvious, Convenient

Jet-Powered Semi Truck Races Plane

Nikon 360 Degree Camera Concept

LG Prada as Verizon’s “iPhone Killer”? (LOL)

How to Comment: Tools

TiVo Series 3 for $400 (Cheapest Ever)

Haro Gundam Mac Mini Case

One Million Zunes Sold, 99 Million to go

Real-Life Transforming Optimus Prime Costume

Aussibum is the Wonderbra for Men’s Underwear

Apple Blocks MySpace From All Their Stores

BlackBerry 8830 World Edition Launches on Verizon Today for $299

LG’s Washing Machine Has an iPod Dock

BBQ Tower Smoker Can Handle All Kinds of Meat, At Once

Unofficial Modbook Gets Dated, More Spec Details

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