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If you’re still on the lookout for a Nintendo Wii, hop down to your local Best Buy this Sunday really early to get a chance to pick one up. Tipster Ryan tells us that the Wii will be featured in all Sunday ads, and therefore will guarantee at least a 12-unit stock in all stores.…
How small can a x86 motherboard get? Here’s the Pico-ITX by Via Technologies, and it’s the smallest one yet. It’s tiny enough to fit in the palm of your hand, a mere 4 x 3 inches. Expect PCs to get even more impossibly small using this pint-sized motherboard. Way to go Via, the Taiwanese company…
Nvidia has yet to officially introduce a mobile GPU that can handle DirectX 10, but the folks at Laptopical claim that Zepto’s forthcoming ZNote 6625WD will be one of the first lappies to carry the GeForce Go 8600 with DirectX 10 support. The 15.4-inch machine will also have an HD DVD RW drive, HDMI and…
Details have been scarce on the Amazon Kindle eReader since we first saw it last September, but some publishers have actually gotten to play with it now that we’re nearing the spring release date. First, the price is going to be above $400. Seeing as the Sony reader is fetching somewhere around $300 to $350,…
I guess our speculated PS3 price cut was a bust after all. Sony released a statement saying: https://gizmodo.com/rumor-ps3-price-cut-in-the-pipeline-253659 PS3 prices and shipment plans for the future should be determined by market trends and competition. Sony currently doesn’t have any specific plan to cut the PlayStation 3’s price. *Sigh* I really wanted to pick up a…
Now here’s a great idea: a rear-view mirror with a video display that automatically appears when you shift the car into reverse. Working just like those displays hiding behind bathroom mirrors, this one shows you a real-time panoramic view right when you need it. Then, when you’re moving forward, it disappears. https://gizmodo.com/seura-television-mirror-166156 It’s made by…
A-DATA may be a little late to the party, but they have designed and released a variety of flash memory modules with a PotC theme. Available is a regular flash drive bearing Depp’s character. Also available are SD Duo cards. These are like regular SD memory cards but have a USB module so they can…
Microsoft’s latest patent filing is finally giving us a deeper look into what they plan to do with their Live Anywhere service. Even though it’s been a year since Microsoft first demoed the Live Anywhere concept—which promises connectivity from all devices into the same Xbox network—at E3 2006, the only advancement we’ve seen is the…
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The thought of a random critter pillaging through my garden makes my blood boil, but now those son of a guns will pay. The Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler is exactly that. This device hooks up to a hose and will start spraying bursts of water upon detection of motion, or an animal. No longer will…
Even though spring is definitely here, we still like the idea of a cozy fire, and this Fire Table from British design firm Fuego is just weird enough to satisfy our firebug jones. Hey, any excuse to play with fire is good enough for a recovering smoker. This one’s exceptionally easy to use, where all…
We’ve started receiving some entries in our Gizmodo PSA Contest, including the very disturbing video above. For those unaware, we are giving away a Canon HV20 HD Camcorder. Before, we wanted a public service announcement video relating to gadgets, but due to the lack of entries and other factors—I will now also be allowing Photoshop…
I’m all for surround sound, but for the sake of saving space I gravitate to speakers like Paradigm’s Millenia 20 Trio, which combines all of your front channels (left, center, and right) into one skinny soundbar. Paradigm doesn’t claim it delivers virtual surround surround sound (for that check out these or my personal favorites) so…
When we introduced you to these six-foot-tall KEF Muon speakers earlier this month, we called them “mysterious, tall and handsome.” Designed by erstwhile Apple designer Ross Lovegrove, the limited edition of 100 speakers are made of shiny aluminum and look more like sculptures than loudspeakers. https://gizmodo.com/kef-muon-speakers-mysterious-tall-handsome-248909 We were hoping to see a full-length photo of…
Donnie boy, it’s been a long few years. Everything you have done goes well beyond what I have expect but the time has come that we have to move on. I’m sorry, Don. Luckily we have the likes of World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade, Canon, Casio, Don Julio, F.E.A.R., Mini, MSNBC, Marriott Hotels, Mio, Nine…
The Empire State Building, whose lights change with the seasons (green and red for Christmas, green for St. Paddy’s Day, etc), is getting an upgrade. Both Color Kinetics and Philips Electronics are competing for a new contract to install LEDs on the skyscraper, allowing for new colors and patterns to be shone on the side…
This is just a practical joke waiting to happen. Emotive got the funding they needed—$7.7 million—from a variety of investors, including Warner Music Group, to create a product that can override the callee’s ringtone. It is called a “Push Ringer.” Sick of your friend’s super annoying “My Humps” ringtone? When you call him or her…
Helio, while best known for bringing hot Korean phones to our shores, has also been offering a somewhat unique EVDO/Wi-Fi service for some time now called “Hybrid.” It allowed users to connect to the 3G EVDO network, and when they found a Wi-Fi hotspot they would seamlessly switch over to that speedier connection. The service…
Verizon’s first G-Zone phone was rugged as hell, but lacking in the looks department. Its new G-Zone phone, the Type-S, packs the same military-style features as its predecessor, but in a package that’s a little more appealing. It’s not that big of an upgrade, but the glossy shell, internal antenna, and touch of blue definitely…
Maybe Office Depot is just clearing out all of their old junk, including the Xbox 360 Premium, or maybe there is a missing connection between all of this junk that I just can’t see. Add the Xbox 360 Premium system to your cart and apply coupon code 95938435 for an instant 15% off, bringing the…