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GPS Text Message Device Acts Like an Emergency Beacon

Did you know that when dialing 911 from your cellphone, the police can’t pinpoint your location exactly? And that if you’re dialing from a rural area, it becomes even worse—up to a five-mile radius? That’s why this Freedom GPS text message unit is useful. By programming in five numbers beforehand, you can activate the Freedom…

Tech News Jason Chen

Dealzmodo: Sony Flat-Panel Speaker HTiB, $180

Circuit City has a decent Sony SA-FT3H 5.1-channel surround sound system for $180, which is at least $70 cheaper than most other places. The speakers are less than 1.3 inches deep and include a 150-watt subwoofer. Not a bad solution for the person with a minimalist style or not a lot of room. Product Page…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Automatic Talking, Feeding Dog Bowl

What happens when you take a talking dog bowl and add automatic feeding to it? You get an Automatic Electronic Pet Feeder with Voice Recorder, of course. https://gizmodo.com/talking-dog-bowl-mindfraks-your-pets-221934 The bowl feeds your dog/cat/baby with three separate trays, which can be programmed to open at 8-, 12-, or 24-hour intervals. That means the maximum you can…

Tech News Jason Chen

The Jetsons Intro (Family Guy style)

Family Guy produced a spot-on parody of the Jetsons that you can view here. See also: The Jetsons “A Date with Jet Screamer” (1962) Jetsons

Tech News Matt Novak

DIY PS3 Sixaxis Charging Station

Is your Sixaxis feeling left out from all the Wiimote charging stations you’ve been scoping out? Now you can build one yourself for the PS3. All you need is some wood, USB cables, cutting blades and the ability to not hack your fingers off while you’re working. On second thought, you’d probably be better off…

Tech News Jason Chen

Infrared Wine Thermometer, Corkscrew

I am a bit of a wine snob, if I do say so myself. Every time I am ready to crack open that bottle of Boone’s Farm I have to make sure I know it is the right temperature for consuming. That stuff is pretty classy at $3 per bottle, and I wouldn’t want to…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Quick News: HP In Space and More

HP won an a contract with NASA worth $5.6 billion dollars. The contract will have HP supplying the US space agency with computers, servers and printers for the next seven years. Nintendo set their prediction for the total lifetime Wii sales in North America at 35 million consoles, just shy of the PS2’s total from…

Tech News Ben Longo

Sony Debuts Micro Size DAV-IS10 Home Theater System

Sony dropped some big news at its New York event Wednesday night. It debuted the new DAV-IS10 DVD home theater system. What sets it apart from the rest is the size of the satellites. As you can see from the pic, they’re just a few notches bigger than a quarter. The 5.1 system will debut…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Completely Waterproof MP3 Player

No more putting our iPods in sandwich bags for us! This completely waterproof TwinBird MP3 player withstands shower water, sink water, bath water, and even pool water in order to bring you your 128MB of music wherever you go. Wait, 128MB? That waterproofing must have taken up just about the entirety of the player for…

Tech News Jason Chen

XM Offering Two-Days Credit for Downtime

After all of the downtime shenanigans, XM is making it worth your wild, your 87 wild cents. All you have to do is call up their customer care number (800-967-2346), complain and XM will credit you with two days’ worth of service, which equals 87 cents. More after the break (including a sweet video). Commenter…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Billionaire Orders Private Airbus A380, Declares ‘Mine is Bigger than Yours’

While the ink on Joseph Lau’s order of a $153 million Dreamliner VIP is still wet, an anonymous billionaire has just reserved a gigantastic Airbus A380 for his private use. The eight-story-tall airplane will be converted into a luxurious flying mansion that will include everything you can imagine, even the obligatory whirlpool bathtub for romantic…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Lenovo’s Special Edition Leather ThinkPad Getting Dolled Up for its Debut

Now that we’ve undressed the ThinkPad T61, Lenovo’s teasing us with a special “Reserve Edition” ThinkPad that has us reaching for our cameras once again. https://gizmodo.com/lenovo-t61-thinkpads-magnesium-rollcage-wolverines-b-258878 Little is known about the model, but the folks at Electronista seem to think it’ll be a leather-bound ThinkPad, which makes sense considering the teaser site. I’m not too…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Powerbrick Foot Warming Slippers

It may be the warmer time of the year (for most of us), but that doesn’t mean we can’t look ahead to the winter. This is a conceptual design of a footwarmer that is “powered” by a laptop power brick. They are regular slippers equipped with a pocket that can hold powerbricks of all shapes…

Tech News Travis Hudson

How to Comment: Boxes

I decided that yesterday was the day that I would clean out all the boxes from my apartment. Imagine getting multiple packages every day for months on end. That’s a lotta boxes. So I spent the whole night breaking them down and watching the season finale of 24. What a letdown that was! At least…

Tech News Jason Chen

My Birthday Wishes

I’m 30 today. I woke up this morning and went for a jog up to Twin Peaks. I noticed how much harder it is to run with an extra couple of inches on my waist. Then I looked down and realized it could be the gigantic Halo 3 Zune in my hand. I got back…

Tech News Brian Lam

Matrox DualHead2Go Digital Edition for Macs and PCs

Here’s a little widget from Matrox that tricks PCs and Macs into thinking they’re outputting video to just one monitor, but DualHead2Go feeds that signal to two monitors with resolutions up to 1920×1200 each depending on your system’s graphics capability. What’s really new is the ability to take that VGA output from your notebook or…

Tech News Charlie White

Ten Things You Should Know Before Buying a High Def DVR

Click to viewWith the recent launch of CableCARD Vista Media Centers, many people are reconsidering buying (or upgrading to) a high definition DVR. But with all the different choices and various benefits and drawbacks of each, it’s hard to choose the one that’s right for you. https://gizmodo.com/cablecard-vista-media-center-pc-vs-tivo-series-3-262359 Do you go with a cheap $9 a…

Tech News Jason Chen

Hey Bud, Want Some Buds?

Earbuds, that is. We are giving some away. Up for grabs are two pairs of the Shure SE310 earphones valued at $250 apiece. Follow the link below to get the details on how to win. Shure Thing v3.0: Win a Pair of SE310 Earphones [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/shure-thing-v3-0-win-a-pair-of-se310-earphones-262250

Tech News Travis Hudson

Beer Mug Night Light Keeps Kids Safe

This is wrong on so many different levels, but Lamps Plus is now selling a night light that comes in the shape of a frosty brew. Traditionally night lights are used for children who are afraid of the dark, so beer isn’t really an appropriate theme for kids, but regardless the $15 night light will…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Zen Wav Gets Official…ly Mediocre

Remember that leaked Zen Wav we told you about? It’s official. Officially meh, that is. https://gizmodo.com/creative-zen-wav-leaked-possible-ipod-nano-competitor-261785 The player has two built-in speakers, a 1.5-inch screen, 2GB storage, 30 hours of battery life, MP3/WMA/WAV playback and Transcoded AVI support. There’s not much else going on with this player, but as far as we know it’s only…

Tech News Jason Chen

GPS Text Message Device Acts Like an Emergency Beacon

Dealzmodo: Sony Flat-Panel Speaker HTiB, $180

Automatic Talking, Feeding Dog Bowl

The Jetsons Intro (Family Guy style)

DIY PS3 Sixaxis Charging Station

Infrared Wine Thermometer, Corkscrew

Quick News: HP In Space and More

Sony Debuts Micro Size DAV-IS10 Home Theater System

Completely Waterproof MP3 Player

XM Offering Two-Days Credit for Downtime

Billionaire Orders Private Airbus A380, Declares ‘Mine is Bigger than Yours’

Lenovo’s Special Edition Leather ThinkPad Getting Dolled Up for its Debut

Powerbrick Foot Warming Slippers

How to Comment: Boxes

My Birthday Wishes

Matrox DualHead2Go Digital Edition for Macs and PCs

Ten Things You Should Know Before Buying a High Def DVR

Hey Bud, Want Some Buds?

Beer Mug Night Light Keeps Kids Safe

Zen Wav Gets Official…ly Mediocre

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

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

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

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VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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