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Estari’s Dual-Screen Laptop Nearing Launch

It’s not the same dual-screen laptop we showed you before, but for $4,350 you can now pre-order the closest thing to it—Estari’s 2-VU notebook. The 2-VU comes with two 15-inch XGA touch-screens that you can use for extreme spreadsheeting, Web-browsing, or anything else you throw its way. I think the system’s price is over the…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

How to Build the Perfect Home Theater PC

There are a few advantages that a home-built Home Theater PCs (HTPCs) give you over TiVos or cable provider DVRs. Among them are the lack of subscription fees, the ability to play back DivX and other downloaded programs, and the fact that you can use it as a computer when you’re not watching TV on…

Tech News Jason Chen

Boring but Important Stuff: Percentage Edition

You know the drill, pop in a caption. EBay has purchased 100% of internet product comparison site Shopping.com. That auction site has been on quite a buying spree lately, with recent purchases like rent.com & Marktplaats.nl which together cost over $700 million. 33.3% of Internet users in the US have used wireless internet. Wow, only…

Tech News Ben Longo

Mayo Clinic Bringing Medical Knowledge to Your Cellphone

When it comes to weird stuff happening with your body, knowing that you merely sat on your leg too long and it fell asleep is a great way to keep yourself from getting panicked about needing amputation. With that in mind, the Mayo Clinic is releasing some cell phone software that will provide first aid…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Motorola vs. Motorazr.com: Round 1 Goes Against Motorola

Remember the case of Motorola trying to strongarm the Motorazr.com domain from its original owner? Well, the panel assigned to delibrate on the claim has made its decision, and disagreed with Motorola’s claims. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-strongarming-motorazr-com-domain-from-owner-220110 The panel said the site was not in “bad faith”, designed to direct users to an advertising site, and denied the…

Tech News Jason Chen

Databreaker Secures Your Parents’ Computers

What does this Databreaker do? Well, it plugs into your AC outlet and acts as an Ethernet intermediary between your PC and a router or modem. After a few minutes of non-usage, the Databreaker kills your connection so no traffic can go in or out of your PC. The only reason anyone would use this…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Simplehuman Trash Can Opens Automagically

This Simplehuman stainless steel trash can is perfect for the modern luxo-kitchen, and improves on the old foot-operated can by putting techno-sensors where that foot pedal used to be. Just get your foot near it, and the thing comes popping open, ready to accept whatever refuse you deem expendable. Powered by either six D batteries…

Gadgets Charlie White

Exclusive Video Leaked: iPod Firmware Coming, Enables Cover Flow

A little birdie told us that a firmware update for iPods is coming soon, giving you that same Cover Flow view that you’ve grown to love in iTunes now. See it in action, right here. The tipster also tells us that we won’t see any new-generation iPods before the iPhone debuts, either. But to us,…

Tech News Charlie White

Crazy Industrial Robot on eBay Lets Gallagher Your Own Brain

The star of such clips as Wii murder robot and Robotic Arm Ride 2: The Brain Smearer is up for sale on eBay. For a Buy it Now price of $24,969, you too can strap yourself to the arm and smash your head into the concrete like a too-ripe melon. Of course, the seller recommends…

Tech News Jason Chen

Weird Combo of the Day: NTT DoCoMo Teams with McDonalds

This definitely falls into our Weird Combo of the Day category. It seems Japan’s two largest and highly unrelated companies have joined forces. Japan cellphone giant, NTT DoCoMo is teaming up with the always (not) delicious McDonalds restaurant. No, it won’t be McDonalds-branded cellphones, but this agreement with promote DoCoMo’s IC-card e-cash system in McDonalds…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Spider Catcher, for Catch-and-Release Spider Hunting Fun

OK all you wussies, instead of smashing that spider against the wall with your bare hands and leaving a permanent stain, keep that eight-legged creepy-crawly arachnid at arms length with this Spider Catcher, made of stiff bristles that let you practice catch-and-release tactics in your own home. This device is even delicate enough to catch…

Gadgets Charlie White

Today at Giz: To Sigma Alpha Epsilon

To: Sigma Alpha Epsilon at UPenn From: Gizmodo Party Planners Ok so Microsoft might have had you guys throw a Zune party, but it probably sucked. So what can you do to save your frat boy status at UPenn? Throw another party. And what does every party need? Cold beer, luckily you can start cooling…

Tech News Ben Longo

BloomFrame Turns a Window Into a Balcony

Dutch architecture firm Hofman Dujardin has just designed BloomFrame, a window that you can convert into a balcony. It’s like having a convertible in your own home. This is a great idea for those of us who like to practice our barbecue grill artistry, but are reluctant to do so within the confines of our…

Gadgets Charlie White

Honda HS1132TA Full-Auto Snowblower: Destroys Snowdrifts

The best thing about being snowed into a remote Tahoe cabin, low on food, with dog slow internet? Getting to decimate some snow drifts with this fire engine red, 11HP, tank-treaded snowblower, complete with headlight, and fully adjustable chute (which doubles as a snow cannon when friends come within range). I cleared a 200 foot…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Minibot Performs Surgery From the Inside Out

Boy, this sounds pleasant. Researchers in Japan have developed a Minibot that enters your body via an incision. It’s then controlled from the outside while it performs surgery on you. It has forceps to take tissue samples, can deliver medicine, and take pictures. Most previous mini robots designed for your insides could only take pictures;…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Zune Mobile Terrorizes NY’s Lower East Side with Timberlake Songs

The last place I wanna be found on a Saturday night is the lower east side, but that’s precisely where Microsoft’s Zune mobile (a Toyota FJ Cruiser) set up camp this past Sunday morning blasting Timberlake’s “Sexy Back” at 3am. I’m sure it impressed the inebriated NJ and Long Island types that were stumbling their…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Mirage 3D Hologram Generator: It’s All Optical, No Batteries Required

Place an object in this bowl that looks like a black flying saucer, put its lid on top and all of a sudden you’re looking at a 3D hologram that seems absolutely real, hovering there in space until you stick your finger through it. The Mirage 3D hologram generator uses an optical trick to make…

Gadgets Charlie White

Shimano Rolls Out Simple Auto Transmission for Bicycles

Shimano, bicycle gearmaker to the stars, has made a three-speed automatic transmission for those who don’t take biking quite so seriously. Shimano Coasting Components make a bike smart enough to shift its own gears, giving you a riding experience that doesn’t require any attention or input. Shimano is licensing the technology to bike makers such…

Gadgets Charlie White

Amazin’ Beer Chiller: Cool Brew in Two, Whoop-De-Doo

The Amazin’ Beer Chiller uses scientific principles to chill down a cold one in two minutes. Using what its makers call “patented XDR technology,” it spins a 16-or 12-ounce beer or soda can in such a way that all of the liquid is exposed to the edges of the can because of the vortex created…

Gadgets Charlie White

Dealzmodo: Acer Dual-Core Vista Laptop, $600 AR

CompUSA may have shut a lot of doors recently, but they are still passing the savings on to your with this Acer Aspire 5610-2013 Dual Core Notebook PC. It will cost you $780 at checkout and includes a $180 mail-in-rebate. This 15.4-inch laptop is powered by a 1.6GHz Duo Core Intel CPU and 1GB Ram.…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Estari’s Dual-Screen Laptop Nearing Launch

How to Build the Perfect Home Theater PC

Boring but Important Stuff: Percentage Edition

Mayo Clinic Bringing Medical Knowledge to Your Cellphone

Motorola vs. Motorazr.com: Round 1 Goes Against Motorola

Databreaker Secures Your Parents’ Computers

Simplehuman Trash Can Opens Automagically

Exclusive Video Leaked: iPod Firmware Coming, Enables Cover Flow

Crazy Industrial Robot on eBay Lets Gallagher Your Own Brain

Weird Combo of the Day: NTT DoCoMo Teams with McDonalds

Spider Catcher, for Catch-and-Release Spider Hunting Fun

Today at Giz: To Sigma Alpha Epsilon

BloomFrame Turns a Window Into a Balcony

Honda HS1132TA Full-Auto Snowblower: Destroys Snowdrifts

Minibot Performs Surgery From the Inside Out

Zune Mobile Terrorizes NY’s Lower East Side with Timberlake Songs

Mirage 3D Hologram Generator: It’s All Optical, No Batteries Required

Shimano Rolls Out Simple Auto Transmission for Bicycles

Amazin’ Beer Chiller: Cool Brew in Two, Whoop-De-Doo

Dealzmodo: Acer Dual-Core Vista Laptop, $600 AR

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