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Thanks to our tipster at T-Mobile, we’ve gotten notice that the MotoRIZR is going to be headed their way tomorrow, March 21. The pricing is going to be $249 MSRP, with a $50 new activation rebate and or a $50 Mail in Rebate. As for features, there’s a music player, 2.0-megapixel camera, myFaves support, and…
It looks like the Blu-ray camp managed to scare the pants off Toshiba with all of their world domination talk so in response, Toshiba has lowered the MSRP on the HD-XA2, the HD-A20, and the HD-A2 down to $799, $499, and $399, respectively. We knew these drops were coming, and the timing couldn’t be better…
Corsair rolled out these Flash Survivor USB drives at CeBIT, displaying them in 4GB and 8GB capacities. While these aren’t exactly portable like some of the tiny thumbnail-sized flash drives we’ve seen, these look like they could withstand a direct hit from a nuclear weapon. https://gizmodo.com/live-from-ces-sony-microdrives-146637 Don’t take these anywhere near an airport security checkpoint—they…
Now that we’ve shown you how to get better tech support from the big boys, the guys at ExtremeTech have a guide on becoming your own tech problem solver (something most of us geeks already do). https://gizmodo.com/improve-tech-support-from-apple-dell-gateway-and-hp-245079 The guide has some recommendations which may seem obvious, like checking to see what’s changed in a system…
This concept by Indian designer Saravanan Nagasundaram maximizes paramedics’ time at a frantic accident scene. As soon as they slap this Bluetooth Band-Aid on an injured person, it goes to work, receiving data from the personal tag (labeled SMS above) which transmits blood type, allergies and more. The capsule (pictured center) can monitor blood sugar…
Bad news for the breeders among us: there are a bunch of studies out there that point towards cell phones as a new cause of infertility and retarded sperm. A new report by Cleveland Clinic researchers adds to the evidence and has some bad news for us gadget junkies: “Those men who used a cell…
This week at TreeHugger: We look at a few of the eco-effects of email spam, a phenomenon that increased 147 percent in 2006 and caused a 334 percent increase in processing requirements for corporate email. A little birdie chirps about the various resources required by various types of information technology (and it’s a lot). Check…
Buzz builds about Apple’s event at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas, happening on that wonderful day of days, April 15. We’ve got invitations in hand, and will be there to keep you posted on all the happenings. Apple is expected to introduce a new version of its video editing application…
Before I moved from Wired to Gizmodo, I thought about it long and hard. Going from a traditional publication, where I was comfortable, to a blog, was pretty unorthodox of a move. At Wired, I had the support of copy editors, fact checkers, a big budget for writers, and my deadlines were measured in days,…
This scan of Game Informer magazine is supposedly definitive proof that the black Xbox 360 is coming. Yes, the same mysterious black 360 we’ve been talking about since last year. GI says the new system will have a 120GB hard drive, HDMI output, and be priced at $479. It will not have an internal HD…
Love it or hate it, Gigabyte’s first UMPC sports a broken QWERTY keyboard design (kinda like Samsung’s Q1 Ultra). Personally, I’m not a fan of the broken keyboard (they feel awkward), but then again I have big paws. The UMPC will also feature a ridiculously small touchpad (the little box below the screen on the…
Reader Rob writes in, and he makes some interesting points: For starters, the RIAA is incredibly stupid, but they are not evil. Like it or not, they actually do represent and help to pay the salaries of the artists whose music you wish to “share.” Should they be suing teenagers in Poughkeepsie? Of course not.…
If you’ve had to do phone conferencing at work, you’re probably familiar with these free conference services that AT&T/Cingular has just decided to block. The company claims that these services, many of which are terminated (the end point of the call) in a call exchange in Iowa that has a 712 area code. The local…
PDAs are pretty much in a coma nowadays, but Seattle-based design firm Teague is giving them a dose of CPR with the above concept created for HP. It’s a rugged PDA designed to “streamline day-to-day tasks. It synchronizes with the user’s PC to track inventory, communicating through RFID and Bluetooth.” It’s meant for for the…
You’ve probably seen this commercial, but it brings up a good point. Sometimes headset wearers, seemingly talking to themselves, are involved in hilarious and embarrassing misunderstandings. Most obnoxious is the guy who is practically shouting when using a Bluetooth headset. He’s so certain of his sophistication, but in reality he’s walking around looking like a…
MTV is jumping headfirst into this whole multiplatform release business, planning to release the entire new season of “The Andy Milonakis Show” to iTunes before the first episode is even aired. In addition to iTunes, episodes will also be available through Amazon Unbox, AOL Video, Wal-Mart Video Dowloads, and Xbox Live. Personally, I think this…
Anyone checked out iFilm lately? Ars Technica did, and found several videos that were guilty of copyright infringement. Were any Viacom videos part of that roundup? Nope, because Viacom owns iFilm. Wait, what’s that you say? Viacom couldn’t possibly own a company that violates others’ copyrights because right now they’re suing YouTube for a billion…
The wait felt like an eternity, but it appears the first CableCard-friendly PCs are ready to roll. Velocity Micro’s top-of-the-line Grand Theater systems are “100 percent” and shipping this week while the Pro Cinema systems will ship a few days behind. While other companies have announced Vista MCE boxes with CableCard certification, these will be…
We were just gushing about Siemens’ Ostar LED tech a few days ago, and now Journee Lighting announces Lotus, 5.75-inch bullet-shaped track lighting fixtures that are the first low-voltage track lights to use that Ostar LED chip. https://gizmodo.com/siemens-ostar-led-its-on-245007 This is some fine-looking high-tech track lighting, and those LED bulbs are much longer-lasting and more efficient.…
Inventor Sonnet Ehlers claims his invention, Rapex, is the solution to rape. How does it work? Essentially, it’s a female condom with a locking bear- trap type device inside. We wrote about it last year, when it was delayed, but it’s actually a pubic hair’s breadth away from being released now. https://gizmodo.com/rapex-the-rape-prevention-device-delayed-182437 Hear that? That’s…