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Remember that Michael Keaton movie where he clones himself, but every time he makes a new one the clones get dumber and dumber? Well, these iPhone clones are kind of like that. The newest Chinese duplicate of Apple’s prize phone is called the P168. Incidentally, in case you’re wondering why it’s called 168, the numbers…
You know those plasma balls you had when you were a kid? The ones that arced electricity to your fingertip when you touched it? Well, this is just like that, except smaller and USBier. You probably guessed by now that it was from Brando, but it only costs $16, so it makes for quite a…
Sony’s BDP-S1 (see the review here) has just got a two hundred dollar price drop from $999 to $799. While still not the cheapest Blu-ray—Samsung’s BD-P1000 is $439 and the PS3 is $499 for the lower version—it does reflect on the lower Blue Laser diodes we reported on before. https://gizmodo.com/sony-bdp-s1-reviewed-verdict-great-picture-quality-w-219486 If you’re curious as to…
If you were at all impressed in Netgear’s first Skype phone—or maybe even more so if you weren’t—you should be intrigued by what Live Digitally (Netgear’s guest blogger) managed to capture from Netgear’s CEO on a visit of their Digital Lifestyle living room. It’s the second generation Netgear Skype phone, and for the most part…
Of all the paleo-futuristic concept videos we’ve looked at in the past four months, the future depicted in Grey Flannel Navigator may have been the most accurate. Granted, it’s the safest but computer networking and ordering pizza through your computer was pretty visionary for 1988. The assumption that we need an image of a person…
The evening edition of the December 5, 1924 State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) ran a short article about Henry Ford’s automated vision for the future. It was titled “Machine Men,” and the author laments the hustle and bustle the automobile has produced. The author calls “pish-posh” on Mr. Henry Ford and his projections of life with…
The 1982 book Fact or Fantasy? (World of Tomorrow) by Neil Ardley features this picture of “time tourists” choosing their destination. Time tourists choose an era of the past to explore. They then enter the time machine on the left and watch history unfold before them. But they can only view the past and not…
Originally starting out as just sketches by Greg Broadmore, these ray guns were eventually made by David Tremont and Weta—the same people who created the special effects and props for the Lord of the Rings trilogy—these steampunk-inspired toys are the best thing you could buy a nerd who loves pretending to shoot things. They’re sold…
“Apple Rises After IPhone Media Report “. OMFG. This CNBC lady reports on a rumor from some two-bit mall employee and the stock goes up. Investing is emotional, yes, but how much confidence can you really get from a ball of fluff like the June 20th report? https://gizmodo.com/cnbc-says-iphone-on-june-20th-plus-other-guesses-with-263717 It ain’t news. Late June has always…
David Katzmaier of CNet reviewed one of the new Samsung LN-T4665F LCDs. He says its the nicest LCD he’s ever seen….which somehow translates into a tepid 8.3 rating. https://gizmodo.com/cnet-says-new-samsung-lcd-hdtvs-best-ever-263762 They were impressed with the HDMI 1.3 port, the individual color controls. But they disliked the reflective screen, which kicked up massive glare in lit rooms.…
If you’ve just purchased the first two Pirates movies on Blu-ray in order to get psyched up for the third one, you probably came up with a whole lot less Johnny Depp and a whole lot more firmware problems than you expected. Apparently at least two players—Samsung’s BD-P1200 and Sony’s BDP-S1—have difficulty playing back the…
You got this thing wedged in your ear because otherwise you can’t hear what the damn whippersnappers are all yappin’ about. Then along comes this other earpiece you’re supposed to jam in your ear, so that you can talk on your cellphone while driving or juggling or whatever the kids are doing these days. Along…
Wait, wait, they’re not free as in beer. I mean free as in liberation. Even though Real Steve doesn’t seem to be in any real trouble, Fake Steve is running a campaign to Free El Jobso from the tyranny of the SEC. The first organized show of support is going down at WWDC, 2007, the…
I’m not sure why you’d want HD DVD in your car, but just in case, Toshiba and Alpine have created this car-friendly duo, which brings HD DVD straight to your dashboard. The player is accompanied by Toshiba’s touchscreen, which has the brains to sense when your finger’s shadow is hovering above the panel (that way…
This is the work of Christian Aldo of Canada. It was part of a vinyl record art show, and he created this very steampunk-esque record player. The funny thing is that he had no idea what steampunk even is. As you may know, we are quite obsessed with it around these parts, and this record…
Memorial Day, that is a drinking holiday, right? Hell, nowadays what holiday isn’t a drinking holiday? On this long weekend make sure nobody touches your brew with this beer burglar alarm system. It is a proximity sensor that attaches to a sensor and will go off if anyone gets near the beer. It includes a…
If you’re reading this, you’re probably not one of those lucky bastards who got in to Star Wars Celebration IV. Well, to make you even more green with envy, I just found the catalog of stuff you can only buy if you’re there. The magnets shown above are pretty sweet, part of a series of…
Here’s that video of CNBC claiming June 20th is the day the Jesus Phone rises from the mist formed from the sputtering of millions of rabid fanboys. Almost all the gadget and Mac sites are writing about this, and incorrectly saying the source was an analyst. That’s just not true. Watch the clip. Their source?…
Congratulation to Don Hydorn and Keith Brown. They were randomly selected out of the giant pool of correct entries to win the Shure SE310 earphones. Thanks to everyone who entered and stay tuned for our next contest coming up real soon. Sponsored by Shure: “Sound isolating fit, premium quality – listen to music the way…
As I have become an adult I am turning into a bit of a tool hound and this is something that definitely needs to be added to my box of tricks. This Multi Meter does everything you could want. It does so much you even get it in a bulleted list! • Locates concealed AC…