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More Light on the Yet Unannounced Canon D40 DSLR

Canon’s 40D is coming. We’ve felt it for months, and the latest bit of gasoline on the flames of this burning rumor is a leaked spec sheet, from Darren over at Digital Photography Blog. The upgrades are flat: The sensor moves from 8mp to 10 (the same pixel count as the XTi Rebel) and the…

Tech News Brian Lam

Denon’s Next Gen Receivers: The Stuff Home Theater Dreams Are Made Of

I’ve always been a fan of Denon’s A/V components and their newest line of receivers reinforces my infatuation. The sexy new boxes will include HDMI 1.3 inputs and support for both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. There aren’t that many devices out there that support HDMI 1.3, but we’ve already seen some upcoming Samsung HDTVs that…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Cyclists: Topeak AirFender Keeps Water and Mud Off Your Back

Topeak, further bringing the comforts of home to cyclists everywhere, now whips out AirFender, an inflatable rear fender that slides onto your bike’s seat post. https://gizmodo.com/topeak-bikamper-111259 When rain hits, a few strokes of a pump inflates it, and it sticks up like a turgid schlong, keeping that telltale skidmark of water and mud off your…

Gadgets Charlie White

The Fearless Futurist (New York Times, 1968)

The September 5, 1968 New York Times had a book review titled, “The Fearless Futurist,” about Amaury de Riencourt and his book, The American Empire. Riencourt’s vision for the future may not seem altogether revolutionary for modern readers but I guess his was the most desired option in the Cold War-era world. The journalist writes…

Tech News Matt Novak

Western Digital My Books Get Terabyte Storage, Internet Connections

Western Digital‘s expanding their line to 1TB and 500GB drives in the My Book World Edition family, which means they have either dual-drive configuration and RAID capability, or just a USB port for added storage and an Ethernet port. Sifting through the crap that is the horrible press release, the 1TB models can use that…

Tech News Jason Chen

I’ll Take the Airbus for $300 Million if You Throw Rustproofing In For Free

Rich guys buy sports cars. Really rich guys buy private jets. Guys that want to live even more extravagantly? They buy entire airliners for personal use. An Arab oil magnate is spending $300 million on an Airbus A380, with another $100 million earmarked for the interior. What does that kind of scratch buy you? Peep…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Blue-Violet Laser Speeds Up Blu-ray Read, Write Times in 2008

Nichia, a Japanese company, has just made a blue/violet laser diode that will be able to write Blu-ray discs at up to 10x for double-layer and 2x for four-layer discs. Why should you care? Well, if you’ve already purchased a PS3, you know that slow Blu-ray load times are causing game companies to cache data…

Gadgets Jason Chen

DIY Wireless Retro NES, SNES for the Wii

If playing some of the classics on your Wii virtual arcade with the very un-retro Wiimote isn’t fitting your fancy, then this mod might be for you. Mark Feldman put together a decent tutorial to convert the classic NES or SNES controllers to work with the Nintendo Wii, wirelessly. Remember your roots, kids. Like most…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Boring but Important Stuff

Yuko-san enjoyed his new LittleGirl Backpack, by Sanrio, and never took it off, even to play DS Lite.—Brad Bad news for Vonage users out there. Vonage is claiming that they don’t have a plan to get around the Verizon owned patents that they are infringing on. This could result in a temporary or even permanent…

Tech News Ben Longo

Griffin Sushi-fies the iPod with California Roll iPod Case

The California Roll iPod case from Griffin won’t turn your iPod into a delicious piece of sushi, but it will conveniently hold all of the iPod-related gear that you need. There are three pockets on the inside, one for the iPod and two others for accessories such as the earbuds, syncing cable, Bluetooth adapter, iTrip,…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Helio Dual-Sliding QWERTY Phone Unveiled – This is Their Smartphone

The secret’s out at Helio. The Pantech PN-810, a three-layer-cake slider phone that has a regular dial pad and a keyboard has been seen on the FCC site sporting Helio branding. Despite being unusually thick—c’mon, those three layers have to add some heft—the phone does have EV-DO, a 2.1-megapixel camera, 260k TFT LCD, and Bluetooth.…

Tech News Jason Chen

Japanese Speaker Lantern Looks Good, is Functional

Why would Gizmodo be featuring something as simple as a lantern? Well, you obviously didn’t read the headline because this isn’t an ordinary lantern. It actually has double functionality as a lamp and a speaker. It uses USB connectivity for the audio streaming and power. Don’t expect it to have the best sounding speakers out…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Metaphys Transforming Uzu Vacuum Emerges from Vapors

More than a year after baffling us over whether it was a vacuum or an art project, the Metaphys Electric Uzu Vacuum is finally available. It costs $243 when purchased from Japan, which is around the low end of what you can get a Dyson vacuum for. https://gizmodo.com/art-project-or-vacuum-cleaner-136473 You don’t get a neat British man…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Ditch Your Computer for One Day? Really?

Could you stand to be without your computer, just for one day? Experimenters Denis Bystrov and Michael Taylor want to know. The 24-hour period in question is March 24, which happens to fall on a Saturday. Maybe we’ll try it. Be a part of one of the biggest global experiments ever to take place on…

Tech News Charlie White

3DLabs Bringing Real-life Maps to Your GPS

The thing about most GPS systems is that rather than see real-life renderings of where you’re driving/navigating, you’re instead stuck with 2D maps that try to pass off as 3D. To address that issue 3DLabs is working on an interface that would use skinned textures of real-life buildings and landmarks to help you navigate in…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Frankenfight: Blu-ray vs. HD DVD, Formats Not Equal

Click to viewThe Blu-Ray vs. HD DVD battle seems as old as time itself. Being tech savvy consumers, we’ve heard the two formats are, to the end user, pretty identical. Both are capable of equal resolution, equal sound output and equal mass flopping. But are tech specs the only way to judge DVDs? Of course…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Today at Giz: To Overpriced HDMI Cables

To: Overpriced HDMI Cables From: Ben Yeah you might charge a whopping $73.17 more then the discount guy for the same 6-foot HDMI cable, but you need tech news too, don’t you? Hell maybe something here will spark you into a crazy thing we like to call competitive pricing. https://gizmodo.com/hdmi-cable-ripoff-continues-cable-prices-go-even-lower-238443 We found the inspiration for…

Tech News Ben Longo

Dealzmodo: Philips 42-inch Pixel Plus Plasma, $800

Oh, Philips Outlet Store, why do you have to tease me with deals like this. The 42PF7220A is a 42-inch Pixel Plus plasma that is available for $980. Tack on $180 savings (coupon code 42PLASMA-0207) for a President’s Day Sale (thanks, Lincoln!) and it brings the final price down to $800. Free shipping is also…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Paralyzing Searchlight to Put the Hurt on Mobs of Miscreants

Of all the bombs, bullets, blasts and booms that have been paralyzing you with fear, now there’s a paralyzing spotlight to add to that grim list. The U.S. Army has figured out a way to use a 7.5 million candlepower beam of light to put the serious hurt on you without killing you, shining an…

Gadgets Charlie White

Consumer Reports Convinces Us That the iPod Nano Isn’t the Best

Consumer Reports ranked the 18 best flash-based MP3 player, and shockingly, the iPod nano isn’t number one. Now, give me a second while I go cry and kiss my pictures of Steve Jobs in my Apple shrine. Okay, all better. They actually ranked the iRiver U10, Cowon iAudio U3 and the oldie, but goodie Samsung…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

More Light on the Yet Unannounced Canon D40 DSLR

Denon’s Next Gen Receivers: The Stuff Home Theater Dreams Are Made Of

Cyclists: Topeak AirFender Keeps Water and Mud Off Your Back

The Fearless Futurist (New York Times, 1968)

Western Digital My Books Get Terabyte Storage, Internet Connections

I’ll Take the Airbus for $300 Million if You Throw Rustproofing In For Free

Blue-Violet Laser Speeds Up Blu-ray Read, Write Times in 2008

DIY Wireless Retro NES, SNES for the Wii

Boring but Important Stuff

Griffin Sushi-fies the iPod with California Roll iPod Case

Helio Dual-Sliding QWERTY Phone Unveiled – This is Their Smartphone

Japanese Speaker Lantern Looks Good, is Functional

Metaphys Transforming Uzu Vacuum Emerges from Vapors

Ditch Your Computer for One Day? Really?

3DLabs Bringing Real-life Maps to Your GPS

Frankenfight: Blu-ray vs. HD DVD, Formats Not Equal

Today at Giz: To Overpriced HDMI Cables

Dealzmodo: Philips 42-inch Pixel Plus Plasma, $800

Paralyzing Searchlight to Put the Hurt on Mobs of Miscreants

Consumer Reports Convinces Us That the iPod Nano Isn’t the Best

‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, Cut Your Daily Coffee Costs at Home

Amazon Clears Out Govee LED Smart Light Bulbs (2-Pack) at a Record Low, Each Bulb Costs Just a Few Dollars

The First Proper ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer Is a ’90s Anime Fever Dream

JBL PartyBox Club 120 Speaker Drops Back to Black Friday Pricing for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale Only

YouTuber Resolves Fraternal Disagreement With Excavator and Hilariously Large Sword

Should We Be Hyped—or Freaked Out—About Nuclear Microreactors?

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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