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Vista on the Mac: Only Legal With Enterprise or Ultimate Editions

Just when we were starting to be impressed with the ability to run Microsoft Vista on the Mac, the plot thickens: If you want to legally run Vista on Parallels Desktop for the Mac, you’re going to have to pony up for either the Enterprise or Ultimate Edition. Essentially, it’s a money issue, where Microsoft’s…

Tech News Charlie White

Motorola Q in White?

There are external cases for the Motorola Q in a rainbow of colors, you can even swap out its silver housing for a black one, or even buy one in black. But we haven’t seen a white one like this yet. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-q-reviewed-verdict-excellent-176536 Was it painted? This is something that could be fairly easy to do…

Tech News Charlie White

T-Mobile to Get Samsung Stripe, aka PEBL Clone

Our insider at T-Mobile, lets call him T-Mobile Insider Dude, slipped us a little spec sheet about Samsung’s latest clamshell phone that will be available for T-Mobile soon—the Stripe. I guess Samsung copying Motorola on the Q wasn’t enough, now they are taking a shot at the more-than-year-old Motorola PEBL. The Stripe is a fairly…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Coolness Roundup Talking iPhone and Slingbox Tonight on Sirius

Don’t miss tonight’s Coolness Roundup on Sirius Satellite Radio Stars 102, where Gizmodo’s Charlie White and Major Spoilers guru Stephen Schleicher talk about the iPhone, answer questions about moving video around your house using a TiVo and Slingbox, and then give you a grab bag of great tips for home networking, including new info about…

Tech News Charlie White

Canova’s Dual-Screen Laptop Likes Being Touched

I’m not a big fan of touch-screens (or Tablets for that matter), but I gotta admit—Canova’s dual-screen laptop concept is pretty cool. For reading online books or the newspaper—it’s a definite shoe-in. Even for editing photos it looks like it’d give Wacom a run for their money since you’d be able to use the bottom…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Low End Theory: Always Low Prices! And Yet…

By Brendan I. Koerner A few weeks back, I asked y’all a tough ethical question: have you ever felt guilty about buying pirated goods in the name of saving a few bucks? Now I’ve got another dilemma to ponder, inspired by my recent discovery of the four-gig Ematic flash drive pictured to the right. What…

Gadgets Brendan I. Koerner

2007 Weblog Awards: Getting Down to the Wire

Here’s a gentle reminder that there’s only today and tomorrow left until the voting is closed for the 2007 Weblog Awards. Don’t forget us! We were nominated for the following honors: •Best American Weblog •Best Computers or Technology Weblog •Most Humorous Weblog •Best Writing of a Weblog •Best-Designed Weblog •Weblog of the Year We’re starting…

Tech News Charlie White

Vista and OS X, Living Together in Harmony on a MacBook

Reader Justin was inspired by all that talk of Vista running on a MacBook Pro with a Core 2 Duo processor, so he decided to try it on his MacBook with a Core Duo processor using Parallels. It turns out he’s had great results: https://gizmodo.com/vista-on-intel-mac-with-parallels-not-quite-there-232596 It slows down my system a tiny bit, but not…

Tech News Charlie White

Verizon Ups its EV-DO Network to Rev A

Good news for all you mobile broadband lovers. Verizon Wireless today launched its EV-DO Rev. A network along with the USB720 wireless modem ($149 with 2-year plan), which is pretty much what we used back during CES. The modem combined with the speedier network will give you download speeds of around 450-800 kilobits per second.…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Medicine-dispensing Tooth Gives Me the Heebie-Jeebies

If you really, really hate taking your medication, here’s a solution to get rid of the unpleasantness that goes along with swallowing pills. Why, it’s as simple as ripping a couple of your teeth out and replacing them with small devices that steadily inject your cheeks with medicine. Never worry about forgetting to take your…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Sony Ericsson Phone Cradle Turns Your Mobile into a Mini PC

You can’ have a new phone without some new accessories. The folks at Unwired View have dug up some details on Sony Ericsson’s multimedia cradle, a dock meant to complement your Sony Ericsson phone. The cradle hooks up to your phone via a system bus and includes a large 7-inch display, built-in mic and speakers,…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

D-Link 3G Mobile Router Turns Wireless Broadband Into Wi-Fi

D-Link crosses that twilight zone between mobile broadband wireless connections and Wi-Fi with its 3G Mobile Router. Just plug a compatible 3G notebook adapter into this baby’s CardBus slot, and suddenly that EV-DO, UMTS or HSDPA network can be shared with any Wi-Fi enabled device. Lock it up tight with WEP, WPA and WPA2 security,…

Tech News Charlie White

Personal TV Censor, for Your Sensitive Ears

If your delicate sensibilities are upset by curse words, there’s a new way to protect yourself from the vile cesspool that is broadcast television. You will soon be able to turn your TV into its own censor with a Personal TV Censor. Using a computer and a DVR, it scans through the closed captioning feed…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Boston Mooninite Fetching $5k on eBay

We’re not sure whether it’s the real deal or not, but if you want one of those LED Aqua Teen Hunger Force Mooninites up in your room, you can get one via eBay for a cool $5001 (as of the time of this writing). The seller claims it’s leggit (he pulled it from Commonwealth Avenue…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Beatles ‘Let it Bii’ Shirt Lacks Words of Wisdom

Nerdy Shirts came up with a lamebrained idea: let’s mix up the Beatles with the Nintendo Wii, supposedly combining the best of both worlds. Let it Bii? Certainly the Beatles didn’t authorize this. We’re thinking the creators of this T-shirt will soon find themselves in times of trouble of the legal variety, and Mother Mary’s…

Gadgets Charlie White

HTC Vox Prototype Taken For a Spin: Windows Mobile 6.0, But No 3G

The hype surrounding the HTC Vox continues to build, today bringing us an in-depth cavity search of a prototype. Not only do we get clear photos (we’ve been inching toward this day for some time now), but we also get more technical details. That and more pics inside. https://gizmodo.com/htc-vox-first-high-quality-leaked-renders-230929 Based on the prototype, the smartphone…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

LifeView SkyChat Puts Skype Calls and Land Lines on Equal Footing

LifeView just rolled out a black box it calls SkyChat, and it lets you mix up regular old phone lines with Skype calls. It has a call waiting function that switches between landline calls and Skype, and can join two calls for a three-way conference, too. Plus, it can show you caller ID info with…

Gadgets Charlie White

Blu-ray Gaining Ground on HD DVD

If you’ve been wondering what the scoreboard looks like in the Blu-ray vs HD DVD format war, Nielsen VideoScan has just released the official sales numbers for both sides of the camp. According to the Nielsen stats, Blu-ray is quickly catching up to HD DVD. Since the inception of both formats (April 2006) for every…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Sony Ericsson W880 Ai is Reed-Thin

More pictures surfaced of the upcoming Sony Ericsson W880 Ai cellphone, and these are a little better than the in-the-wild shots we showed you before and the concept renderings before that. The Swedish site where we found pics these says the phone will roll out in that country on February 6th. https://gizmodo.com/leaked-sony-ericsson-ai-w880-photos-221722 The best part…

Tech News Charlie White

Promotional Gadgets Grip Boston in Fear and Loathing

Gadgets practically turned the entire city of Boston upside down yesterday. Fourteen of these horrifying and obviously dangerous devices were found throughout the city, and it turns out they were light boards depicting a “Mooninite,” an outer space delinquent who shows up on the Adult Swim show Aqua Teen Hunger Force. As Err the Mooninite…

Gadgets Charlie White

Vista on the Mac: Only Legal With Enterprise or Ultimate Editions

Motorola Q in White?

T-Mobile to Get Samsung Stripe, aka PEBL Clone

Coolness Roundup Talking iPhone and Slingbox Tonight on Sirius

Canova’s Dual-Screen Laptop Likes Being Touched

Low End Theory: Always Low Prices! And Yet…

2007 Weblog Awards: Getting Down to the Wire

Vista and OS X, Living Together in Harmony on a MacBook

Verizon Ups its EV-DO Network to Rev A

Medicine-dispensing Tooth Gives Me the Heebie-Jeebies

Sony Ericsson Phone Cradle Turns Your Mobile into a Mini PC

D-Link 3G Mobile Router Turns Wireless Broadband Into Wi-Fi

Personal TV Censor, for Your Sensitive Ears

Boston Mooninite Fetching $5k on eBay

Beatles ‘Let it Bii’ Shirt Lacks Words of Wisdom

HTC Vox Prototype Taken For a Spin: Windows Mobile 6.0, But No 3G

LifeView SkyChat Puts Skype Calls and Land Lines on Equal Footing

Blu-ray Gaining Ground on HD DVD

Sony Ericsson W880 Ai is Reed-Thin

Promotional Gadgets Grip Boston in Fear and Loathing

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

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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