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TiVo Series 3 eSATA Upgrade FAQ

The guys at tivocommunity have a nice FAQ up about how to upgrade your TiVo Series 3 with an external eSATA drive. Although it’s not “officially supported”, with the maximum 1TB external drive in addition to the internal one, you can get a good 1.25TB chunk of space to hold all your shows. Head over…

Tech News Jason Chen

Samsung BlackJack Getting Windows Mobile 6 Update After June?

Nothing’s certain yet, but rumor has it the BlackJack won’t be getting a Windows Mobile 6 update until some time after June. AT&T users were probably counting on somewhat of an earlier update, seeing as T-Mobile’s Dash already got theirs last week, but no such luck (supposedly) for now. Of course, this is from unofficial…

Gadgets Jason Chen

PC World Publishes Tame “10 Things We Hate About Apple” Story

Everyone was talking late last week about Harry McCracken and his resignation from PC World due to a breach of the editorial/advertising wall. The story, in short, was that Harry wanted to run something called “10 Things We Hate About Apple”, and the CEO didn’t, because of possibly upsetting advertisers (namely, Apple). Well, PC World…

Tech News Jason Chen

PS3 AdWatch: This is How You Sell a Console

In case you’re watching, Sony, this is how you sell your PS3. You can thank G4 for their efforts. G4 1pstart [via Kotaku] http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/tinfins/clip-ps3-the-hard-sell-258116.php

Tech News Jason Chen

Logitech’s Harmony Remotes to get Speech Recognition, Biometrics and Search Function

Just when you thought they couldn’t cram any more features into their Harmony 1000, the folks at Logitech are planning to give their uber remote a trio of features that’ll include speech recognition, biometric security and a built-in search function. https://gizmodo.com/logitech-harmony-1000-touchscreen-remote-reviewed-verd-240744 The news came straight from Logitech’s reps, who confirmed that their next Harmonies will…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Clock Safe Hides Your Goods in Time

Everyone knows you shouldn’t have a safe that looks like a safe. The robbers will know exactly where your valuables are and will focus on cracking it. What you need is a good hiding spot. Sure, you could hide your valuables in some poop-stained tighty-whiteys, but, well, gross. https://gizmodo.com/brief-safe-scares-away-thieves-167338 This wall clock tells the time…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Rumor: HP Going for Water-Cooled, Fanless Laptops This Fall

Rumor has it HP’s going to be releasing something very cool in the world of laptops this fall. By combining Voodoo’s water-cooling, which you’ve mostly seen in desktops so far (save for a couple units here and there), HP is going to create a water-cooled laptop, which has no fans and gets eight hours of…

Tech News Jason Chen

Samsung YP-U3 Information Leaked

Some information has been leaked about the third generation of Samsung’s U-series of small form factor MP3 players. The U3 has that “pack of gum” look and will be available in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB capacities. It also has a one-inch OLED display, RDS tuner, 15-hour battery life and support for MP3, WMA and Ogg…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Dealzmodo: Dell 24-inch LCD, $569

The Dell 2407WFP 24-inch widescreen LCD is one of the better LCDs out there, and Dell has it currently for $569, which is $100 lower than it’s regular retail price of $669. This comes loaded with a card reader, four USB ports, component, s-video. composite, VGA and DVI connections. No BS, no rebates, no coupons—this…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Wii Gets a Cooling Fan

With the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 both having third party cooling systems, Nintendo’s Wii was feeling a bit left out. After all, didn’t it get hot as well? Fear not, Wiis, as a no-name Chinese company has released an add-on cooler for you, too. https://gizmodo.com/pelicans-playstation-3-cooler-254894 The cooler is powered by the Wii’s USB…

Tech News Jason Chen

Ecoplus Pen Cartridge Converts Any Pen to a Stylus

Needle-thin styluses are nice because they fit easily into the said device, but seriously, they are a pain in the ass to hold onto and use. LSN Global, a Korean company, has developed the Ecoplus, a refillable pen cartridge that can turn the average ballpoint pen into a stylus. No longer will gripping that miniature…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Mophie Bevy is an iPod Shuffle Case, Bottle Opener

Either kids think of the darndest things, or there is a major alcoholism epidemic going on throughout our high schools. Back in January, at MacWorld, Mophie held an event and allowed the participants to doodle design ideas, and the best idea was actually manufactured. Seventeen-year-old Jared Fiovorich was the winner with his design of the…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Quick News: Nintendo, Thailand, and More

It may not be full-fledged demo’s worth, but at least it’s something. Nintendo added 30 second clips to their Virtual Console website. Now you can make sure that the image in your head matches the real thing. Comcast has decided to combine email, voicemail & IM into one easy portal. They have tapped the open…

Tech News Ben Longo

Upgrade Path: Apple to Shove LED Backlighting into Notebooks By End of ’07?

Now that Apple’s gone and promised to place LED backlighting into their LCDs this year, the only thing for you to do is time your purchase of a new laptop so you can get in on the fun. Digitimes—a pretty hit or miss source—is claiming that Apple will place LEDs into both the 13.3 and…

Tech News Jason Chen

XFX Hits Mach Speeds with Overclocked 8800 Ultra

We all know that Nvidia’s 8800 Ultra is the fastest card on the planet, right? Well, not anymore. XFX has become the first company to overclock an 8800 Ultra and they’re calling their creation the XFX 8800 Ultra XXX. https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-goes-for-the-knockout-punch-with-new-geforce-880-257111 According to the guys at i4U, the new card will have a 675MHz core clock…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Kingston MobileLite 9-in-1 Card Reader is Small, Convenient

The main problem we’ve had with card readers over the years isn’t their performance—although the really cheap ones are quite lousy—but their size. Kingston’s solved that problem by making their MobileLite in the shape of a USB stick, which gives lets you easily take the thing around in your pocket or on your keychain. The…

Tech News Jason Chen

Real Life TiVo Ears

To kick off its “TiVo Gets Me” ad campaign, the one with the funny commercials, the DVR company sent out these TiVo antenna ears along with the press release. They’re felt, with TiVo Gets Me across the side, and bendable wires inside the ears. They arrived the same day my Series 3, coincidentally, which I’m…

Tech News Brian Lam

Soltronix AM/FM Solar Headset Makes the Sun its Slave

We were completely unaware that they were still innovating on the AM/FM headphone combo. Weren’t they all rounded up and sent to Radio Shack Hell next to the metal detectors? It looks like Soltronix didn’t get that memo. The Soltronix solar headset, is completely energy self-sufficient in full-on sunshine. And after about an hour or…

Tech News Ben Longo

How to Post Your Drunken Comments on Gizmodo

It was Cinco de Mayo, you were totally drunk, and you wanted to post a comment on Gizmodo. What did you do? Well, you probably went back to drinking because you couldn’t post—but we’ve got you covered now. 1) Choose a post, click on it, and scroll to the bottom. 2) Click “New User? Here’s…

Tech News Jason Chen

Spacecraft of 2004 (1978)

The 1978 book Spacecraft 2000-2100 A.D. tells the story of futuristic spacecrafts in the past tense. That is to say, the book tells the “history” of the 21st century through different types of space vehicles. The image below is of the TTA Colonial III spacecraft from page 49. The Colonial was the first of the…

Tech News Matt Novak

TiVo Series 3 eSATA Upgrade FAQ

Samsung BlackJack Getting Windows Mobile 6 Update After June?

PC World Publishes Tame “10 Things We Hate About Apple” Story

PS3 AdWatch: This is How You Sell a Console

Logitech’s Harmony Remotes to get Speech Recognition, Biometrics and Search Function

Clock Safe Hides Your Goods in Time

Rumor: HP Going for Water-Cooled, Fanless Laptops This Fall

Samsung YP-U3 Information Leaked

Dealzmodo: Dell 24-inch LCD, $569

Wii Gets a Cooling Fan

Ecoplus Pen Cartridge Converts Any Pen to a Stylus

Mophie Bevy is an iPod Shuffle Case, Bottle Opener

Quick News: Nintendo, Thailand, and More

Upgrade Path: Apple to Shove LED Backlighting into Notebooks By End of ’07?

XFX Hits Mach Speeds with Overclocked 8800 Ultra

Kingston MobileLite 9-in-1 Card Reader is Small, Convenient

Real Life TiVo Ears

Soltronix AM/FM Solar Headset Makes the Sun its Slave

How to Post Your Drunken Comments on Gizmodo

Spacecraft of 2004 (1978)

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