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Haier Releases Black Pearl as Elegance

Remember that incredibly tiny Haier Black Pearl we reviewed last year? It looks like they’ve gone and re-dubbed it the Elegance. It still has the same features we saw in our review—OLED display, FM radio, MP3 player, and Bluetooth—but we’re not sure if any of the problems we encountered were fixed. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-haier-black-pearl-review-verdict-a-tiny-but-209535 Hop on over…

Tech News Jason Chen

Mr. Gizmodo, How Do I Become a Commenter?

Okay we’ll help you find your path to becoming a commenter. It’s actually quite simple. First, navigate to the bottom of a post where it will say “New User? Here’s what to do.” Click that link. Now you have to enter in your audition post; make sure it’s good. Next, pick a user name and…

Tech News Ben Longo

Wall Mirror Doubles as TV and All-in-One PC

Mirror TVs are nothing new, but this is the first I’ve seen that does triple duty, playing the role of mirror, TV and PC all in one. DND Casa calls their concept mirror the ARCO, and from the looks of it, it’d make for a pretty sweet Media Center, letting lazy couch potatoes watch TV…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Solar Energy for Tomorrow’s World (1980)

The foreword to the 1980 book Solar Energy for Tomorrow’s World proclaims, “A New York Times poll taken in 1979 revealed that 42 percent of the American people optimistically believed that our energy problems could be solved by solar energy in just five years. Most scientists think that’s too optimistic. But whether it takes five…

Tech News Matt Novak

Fancy New Camera Lets You Unblur Your Pictures

You know what sucks? Taking a picture and then realizing later that the autofocus screwed you over and delivered a blurry shot. There’s really nothing you can do about it at that point, so you’re stuck with a fuzzy picture and friends that now know how inept you are with a camera. Here’s a camera…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Moto LAZR Reviewed (Verdict: Luxurious)

Following up on Bengalboy’s first look at the Motorola LAZR, he’s finally gotten around to reviewing the unit (we think he spent the last month trying to get another unit after his model dropped the first one into that tub). So what does he think? https://gizmodo.com/fresh-photos-and-video-motorola-lazr-if-that-is-your-246980 Well, the voice command is fantastic, as is the…

Tech News Jason Chen

Shocking: An Innovative iPod Case from DLO

In another shocking freezing over of hell, we have discovered an iPod case that is actually *gasp* innovative! This case for fifth generation iPods looks normal on the front, but the backside has a pretty nifty cable-management system. It has an extension that the cord can be wrapped around and the 3.5mm audio jack and…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Clippy Tries to do One Last Good Deed!

Clippy may be dead and gone, but here’s a video of him trying to do one last good deed before being killed off. If you’re not familiar with Karl Rove, check that link. Karl Rove’s Last Chance to Do Right… or, Less Wrong, Anyway [This Just In – Thanks Eric!]

Tech News Jason Chen

A Sidekick Fanboy, Perhaps?

I know some people really enjoy their Sidekick, but the halo and golden wings are a bit much. OMFG is correct. [Via 32 Nerdiest Tattoos on the Planet]

Tech News Travis Hudson

Bulgari Makes a Phone Strap

Whether you spell it Bulgari or Bvlgari, you have to admire the luxury designer’s entrance into a market previously dominated by cheapo Japanese models. This strap is made of “supple black calf leather” and palladium, which means $3.99 this strap is not. The other feature, if cellphone straps could have features, is that the strap…

Tech News Jason Chen

Around the Web

The TurboTax servers gave their last-minute filers a big ol’ middle finger last night, when its servers went kaput Luckily, Uncle Sam isn’t going to penalize them. According to a report by MessageLab, MIcrosoft can breath a sigh of relief since Word is no longer the most exploited application. The new champion is PowerPoint. Dammit!…

Tech News Ben Longo

Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Not Selling Fuel Cell Chargers

Ignore that rumor about Microsoft making fuel cell rechargers for the Zune. The company’s just said they’re only ordering these things to give away at events such as CES, CTIA and AVN. What, you didn’t see Microsoft’s booth at AVN? It was pure debauchery. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-ordering-fuel-cell-rechargers-for-the-zune-252497 Microsoft Denies it Will Sell Fuel Cells [PC World]

Tech News Jason Chen

A Moment of Reflection

Not to bum everyone out or anything—this is a gadget blog after all—but here’s a comic titled “The History of Technology” on No Exit by Andy Singer. It’s pretty much self-explanatory, so we’ll just pose this question to our readers: Do you think all the gadgets we’ve amassed are making us more happy, less happy,…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Fontenna to Extend Fon’s Range in a Big Way

Fon, the Spanish company that’s giving away free/super-cheap routers with the goal of creating a global Wi-Fi network, is planning to release their new Fontenna, a signal extender for their routers. https://gizmodo.com/10-000-free-fon-wifi-routers-and-a-review-go-234397 They claim the Fontenna can extend the Fon router’s range by five to ten times, which ain’t too shabby. Now we’ll just have…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Coiled USB Cable is Genius in Cable Form

When did coiling up cables go out of style? Was it when people stopped using corded landline phones in favor of cordless ones? In any case, we’re pretty excited at these coiled-up USB 2.0 cables from x-tremegeek. There are three cables, an A-B type, an A to mini B, and a male to female for…

Tech News Jason Chen

NSA Won’t Hire Filesharers

Noah over at Danger Room passed me this piece of info: Anyone who’s fileshared won’t get security clearance needed to be a spook. How else are spies supposed to learn how to be tech saavy unless they get dirty? Next thing you’re going to tell me is that adultery will keep you from being president.…

Tech News Brian Lam

Hands-On With Kangaroom’s Cable Organizers

We’ve covered Kangaroom’s organizers a bit before, but for the uninitiated, they specialize in making organizers that either hide or arrange your cables and gadgets in a neat way. https://gizmodo.com/kangaroom-power-strip-organizer-hides-your-shame-246597 We’ve got the Cellphone Charging Station, the Phone/PDA Charging Station, the Divided Cord Storage & Organizer, and the Travel Cord Storage & Charger Storage. If…

Gadgets Jason Chen

A Geek’s Guide to Marathon Training

Marathon season is in session—the Boston Marathon recently finished up with many more to come, and for those aspiring marathoners there are a lot of gadgets out there that won’t make your run less painful, but definitely make it more interesting. John Biggs of CrunchGear fame is running the 26 mile San Diego Rock ‘n’…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Saitek’s Obsidian Mouse Scrolls By Touch

Saitek Obsidian mouse could be the sexiest mouse they’ve made as far as we can remember. Much more useful than the Easter mice, the Obsidian has a touch-sensitive scrolling pad instead of a scroll wheel, two back/forward buttons on the sides, and a 1000 DPI sensor. Oh, and it looks like an Obsidian rock. Our…

Tech News Jason Chen

Desktop Trebuchet for Old School Cubicle Warfare

If the USB missile launcher is a little too new-school for you, the desktop trebuchet may be the perfect addition to that arsenal of cubical warfare weapons. It is available for $30 and assembly is required. https://gizmodo.com/striker-ii-usb-laser-guided-missile-launcher-217162 Product Page [Via nerdapproved]

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Haier Releases Black Pearl as Elegance

Mr. Gizmodo, How Do I Become a Commenter?

Wall Mirror Doubles as TV and All-in-One PC

Solar Energy for Tomorrow’s World (1980)

Fancy New Camera Lets You Unblur Your Pictures

Moto LAZR Reviewed (Verdict: Luxurious)

Shocking: An Innovative iPod Case from DLO

Clippy Tries to do One Last Good Deed!

A Sidekick Fanboy, Perhaps?

Bulgari Makes a Phone Strap

Around the Web

Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Not Selling Fuel Cell Chargers

A Moment of Reflection

Fontenna to Extend Fon’s Range in a Big Way

Coiled USB Cable is Genius in Cable Form

NSA Won’t Hire Filesharers

Hands-On With Kangaroom’s Cable Organizers

A Geek’s Guide to Marathon Training

Saitek’s Obsidian Mouse Scrolls By Touch

Desktop Trebuchet for Old School Cubicle Warfare

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