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Another Clueless Eurobureaucrat Wants Apple To Open iTunes

Rather than focusing on kicking all the european RIAA-equivalents’ butt, the useless European Union bureaucrats continue to spend money on pointless stuff, like pressuring Apple to open the iTunes Music Store’s DRM system. At least according to EU Consumer Protection Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, who thinks that “something has to change”. “Do you think it’s fine…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Ondine ESS Electronic Faucets Give You a Techno-Shower

Now you can make your bath controls all-electronic with the Ondine ESS-Tub or ESS-Standard for showers. You set the temperature you want, and then push the ESS-Tub’s Fill button and it will automatically fill the tub for a perfect soak. ESS-Standard is specially created for multi-head showers, and it can control up to three showerheads,…

Gadgets Charlie White

What You’ve All Been Waiting For: USB Humping Dog Finally Does More Than Just Hump

That’s right, a reader over at Digital World Tokyo has put together a guide on retro-fitting your favorite hypersexually active dog peripheral with some actual memory. Better yet, part of the mod is that the dog only humps when it’s accessing data. While DWT characterizes the guide as “quick,” be warned that you need some…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Desktop Clock is Highly Configurable, Shows Hundreds of Stats

You may already have a widget for everything under the sun, but PC users, you might want to try this Systemetrix desktop software tool that not only tells you the time, but lets you know a whole lot of other stuff about your system as well. This clean-looking clock is not the only skin you…

Gadgets Charlie White

Apple MacBook Battery Goes Up in Flames

It’s still unclear how this MacBook caught fire, but Matty from Australia claims that his MacBook’s battery started “hissing like a steam valve” just seconds before bursting into flames. The MacBook was charging overnight while in sleep mode before it started smoking and as you can tell from the pics, it’s the battery compartment that…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

LG HT752TP and HT702TN: New Ninja Announces Home Theater Systems or Something

LG keeps trying to blind the world with their latest models, even when they are not holding phones. This one is holding some kind of Stargate pyramid model made of aluminum, the LG HT752TP. Their latest home theater comes with HDMI, DivX compatibility, electrostatic buttons guaranteed to drive you mad, a USB host port to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Dumb Wii Commercials Still Not a Patch On PlayStation Home

So, apparently these kids were watching telly at home when some japanese Mulder-and-Scully-wannabes arrive with some white magic wand. Then the whole family gathers around the TV to laugh at grandpa while changing his hairstyle. It’s like, oh grandpa, we love you, but you would be so much cooler with an afro wig, man. And…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Samsung Releases 8GB moviNAND, Prepares Chip To Control Human Brains

In its latest move to take over the world, the korean conglomerate and soon-to-be-intergalactic-empire Samsung has released yet another product: a new 8 GB flash NAND memory. Their moviNAND chip contains four 50-nanometer 16 Gbit modules and a high-speed MultiMediaCard controller, which allows for 52 megabytes per second transfers. According to our new galactic overlords…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

Back to the Future: Part II (1989)

While the most common rhetorical question of paleo-futurism seems to be, “Where’s my flying car?” I am personally frustrated with the absence of a much more fun, futuristic innovation. The hoverboard. In 1989, Back to the Future: Part II gave us a glimpse of 2015 and the next generation of personal, recreational transportation. I remember…

Tech News Matt Novak

Automated Waffle Machine: An Important Part of a Pee-Wee Breakfast

Maybe it’s the Rube Goldberg fan in me, but I always prefer complicated devices to simple solutions—at least with my embedded flash videos. Here is a fully mostly automated waffle machine. It’s powered by a 4 liter valve pressure system and the occasional low-powered nudge. If your co-worker/cohabitants don’t know what a dork you are…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Cubisto: InstaArt in 3D

The Cubisto is a $14.95 framing system that allows you to immortalize your favorite object that has no real use for on a daily basis. Using advanced technology including “two sheets of ultra-stretchy transparent material”, you sandwich your prized possession of choice within plastic and click the packaged frame around the edges. Hanging it the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Alien UFO Detector Strap: Dating Necessity

Scenario: You meet Jim. He is sweet, kind and most importantly, easy to talk to. It’s as if you’ve known him your whole life. And hugging him, no matter where you may be, feels like home. Of course he’s an alien (or possibly a robot). But what you probably didn’t realize is that YOU are…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Seagate: 1TB iPods Possible in 2014

Ok, I admit it, the iPod part was just the shameless hook. But that doesn’t make the possibility any less true. According to Seagate’s projections on hard drive capacity: [We show] a 2.5-inch drive reaching 1TB by 2013. Using that calculation and assuming 40% growth stays as the annual growth rate, a 1.8-inch would reach…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Hono LED Candles: Fire Is So 2006

It was an annoyance when our PII system went obsolete, but there are far more frightening possibilities in this world…like when being a well-adjusted pyromaniac gets you frowned upon, and throwing diesel into BBQ pits is the social equivalent to wearing floods while orating antiquated phrases such as, “There is no electricity in this outhouse…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Dean Kamen Cyborg Arm

This story has been lighting up the Internet like, hotcakes or whatever, but it’s still difficult to find any solid information on the device. Made by Dean Kamen of Segway fame, this artificial arm is capable of delicate tasks such as picking scratching one’s nose or grabbing a pen. What most are assuming is that…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Excalibur GPS Guided Artillery: Look Out Above!

You know how there is that option to turn off your phone’s GPS tracking? Now you know why. Hit the jump for my sad list of rejected one-liners. No military entity should be allowed to name their own weapons, ever. Why Osama traded in his pink RAZR. Developed by the guys who still make compasses.…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

blueChute: E Ink Concept

The E Ink blueChute concept is just what e-ink (confused?) needs to get us excited again. Sure, it has all those energy efficient and ease of reading benefits just like its predecessors, but never before have we seen e-ink displays with this combination of sexiness and general utility—plus we could always use another eye chart.…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Lightning Strikes Car, With Man In It

Cars are supposed to protect the driver in the case of a lightning/voltage strike. Apparently it’s not the rubber tires that insulate the vehicle, but that the shell is attached in a way to keep the threat away from (most) of the cabin. But what happens when a TV show puts it to the test—with…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Daylight Saving Failures: World Over?

With Daylight Saving time moved up a few weeks, there were rumors of a Y2Kx2-like end of the world scenario. I woke up this morning (forgetting that I got started an hour late), and while it seems like everything in the world is normal at first glance, I’m fairly certain that we are all suffering…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Red Blackberry Pearl, A Real Photo

When we published a mock-up of the new red Blackberry Pearl, I was a little taken back by just how red the thing looked. Now, looking at a real photo, we realize it’s more of a cranberry. So what do you think of it? Because no one everyone is listening. Gawker Media polls require Javascript;…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Another Clueless Eurobureaucrat Wants Apple To Open iTunes

Ondine ESS Electronic Faucets Give You a Techno-Shower

What You’ve All Been Waiting For: USB Humping Dog Finally Does More Than Just Hump

Desktop Clock is Highly Configurable, Shows Hundreds of Stats

Apple MacBook Battery Goes Up in Flames

LG HT752TP and HT702TN: New Ninja Announces Home Theater Systems or Something

Dumb Wii Commercials Still Not a Patch On PlayStation Home

Samsung Releases 8GB moviNAND, Prepares Chip To Control Human Brains

Back to the Future: Part II (1989)

Automated Waffle Machine: An Important Part of a Pee-Wee Breakfast

Cubisto: InstaArt in 3D

Alien UFO Detector Strap: Dating Necessity

Seagate: 1TB iPods Possible in 2014

Hono LED Candles: Fire Is So 2006

Dean Kamen Cyborg Arm

Excalibur GPS Guided Artillery: Look Out Above!

blueChute: E Ink Concept

Lightning Strikes Car, With Man In It

Daylight Saving Failures: World Over?

Red Blackberry Pearl, A Real Photo

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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