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Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

This week at Lifehacker: Screenshot Tour: Microsoft Word and Excel 2007 “The ‘productivity suite’ everyone loves to hate – Microsoft Office – is coming out with a brand spankin’ new version with Windows Vista later this month.” CDs vs. Downloads “The novelty of the 99-cent song has worn off. The ugly reality of Digital Rights…

Tech News Gina Trapani

Desk Wind Turbine: Symbolic Talisman Runs on Solar Energy

Whaddaya mean I’m not green? I have this wind turbine sitting right here on my desk! Its prop is powered by solar energy, and that desk lamp you have there is enough to keep it turning all day. Sure, it doesn’t generate any power, but it’s the thought that counts. An intriguing distraction for $39.…

Gadgets Charlie White

Apple Opening FairPlay DRM?

Breaking news for you guys. The folks at Tech.co.uk are reporting that Apple will open its FairPlay DRM to companies that are a part of the “Made for iPod” club. If true, this means that you’ll be able to play songs you bought on iTunes on certain third party devices like wireless hi-fi systems. The…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

iCache: All Your Credit Cards, One Device, Fingerprint Security

Finally, somebody takes a step toward untangling this credit card mess of pins, poor security and too-fat wallets. It’s iCache, letting you register all your credit card numbers online and then to hell with all that plastic—you carry this one device that has all your credit cards’ magnetic strip signatures on it. Unlock it with…

Gadgets Charlie White

Dealzmodo: Original Robosapien, $29

Toys’r’us has clearanced out the older version of the Robosapien. It originally sold for $100, but they knocked off $70 to bring it down to $30, plus shipping. This toy is fun for all ages, so you older folks shouldn’t shy away from a good deal like this. Product Page [Via Bargainist]

Tech News Travis Hudson

Sunrise Toaster Concept Provides Artificial Sunlight, Delicious Toast

It seems like on a daily basis are we bringing you the latest and greatest toasters and today is no different. The Sunrise wall mounted toaster emulates the sun for those kitchens that do not have windows. It will glow bright when the toast is ready to be consumed. The Sunrise Toaster is the work…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

USB Heating Blanket Keep You Warm, Actually Looks Like a Cape

Global warming, schmobal warming. I don’t know about the rest of the country, but it is cold as hell in the Midwest. And for those cold WoW session, this USB heating blanket should do the trick. It is available for $25 from Brando. Add in some USB heating gloves and slippers for the ultimate toasty…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Free Stuff: Gizmodo, Shiny Toy Guns, Burton, and Apple Giveaway

A contest reminder: To celebrate the US release of their album, Shiny Toy Guns is teaming up with the Giz to give away some winter snowboarding gear: A Burton Audex jacket with Bluetooth cellphone/iPod controls, a 30GB iPod Video, and an autographed copy of STG’s album, We Are Pilots. Click on through, take a poll,…

Tech News Brian Lam

Sony to Unleash Core 2 Quad Mutha

Sony’s raising the bar in Japan starting February 10, shipping its latest VAIO R Master desktop complete with the latest Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 processor inside. This one nearly has it all with a price to match, including a Blu-ray drive, three gigs of RAM and you can even cram 3TBs of SATA storage…

Tech News Charlie White

Steven Colbert Explains the Cingular, AT&T Deal

Still confused about what the hell is going on with the Cingular and AT&T deal? Here, allow Steven Colbert to explain it a little bit better. He is getting pretty good at regurgitating the flaccid tech news. –Travis Hudson

Tech News Travis Hudson

Wiis in Abundance at Best Buy This Sunday?

A reliable tipster says Best Buy plans to unleash at least 15 Nintendo Wii consoles at each of its brick-and-mortar locations on Sunday, January 21. Word has it there may even be from 35 to 45 consoles for sale at each location. However, when we contacted a Best Buy store manager in the area, he…

Tech News Charlie White

Sanyo’s Massage Chair Knows Where It Hurts

Sanyo showed off this “zero gravity” massage chair at CES, and it isn’t your pappy’s Brookstone massage chair. It’s got “intelligent Stiffness Detection Sensor technology,” figuring out where your body needs some TLC by checking changes in your pulse rate and where you’re sweating the most. They claim it’s very similar to galvanic skin response…

Gadgets Adam Frucci

Samsung K3 Gets a Splash of Color

It won’t be available until March, but the ultra-slim Samsung K3 that we unpantsed back at CES is already getting a few upgrades. In addition to the $50 speaker dock that gives the K3 boombox capabilities (unlike the K5, the K3 doesn’t have built-in speakers), Samsung has also announced that the K3 will be available…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

All-In-One iPhone: The Backlash Begins

This goof has already been taken off eBay, but it brings up an issue: why can’t you just carry an iPod (or any other music player, for that matter) along with a cellphone? Is it really that much trouble to carry multiple devices? Well, yes it is. We’d rather just keep up with one device…

Tech News Charlie White

LG Dual-Format Player Coming, Just Without an HD DVD Logo

While it looked for a minute there like the DVD Forum people (the dudes behind HD DVD standards) were about to piss all over LG’s dual-format campfire, all they ended up being able to do was keep the HD DVD logo off the new player. Their beef was with the player’s lack of support for…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Sizemodo: iPhone vs. OpenMoko Neo1073

It’s hard to tell how the open-source OpenMoko FIC Neo1973 smartphone compares to the Apple iPhone just by the two pictures we placed on our earlier post, so we decided to visually compare them with an official SizeModo. https://gizmodo.com/openmoko-smartphone-did-they-have-a-time-machine-or-w-229243 The biggest difference between the two is the Neo1973’s 18.5mm thickness, compared to the svelte 11.6mm…

Tech News Charlie White

HTC Cavalier Unboxed: Now With HSDPA

As per usual, the Boy Genius got his hands on a much-wanted smartphone that nobody else has and posted unboxing shots for us all. This time it’s the HTC Cavalier, successor to the Dash/Excalibur. The GSM smartphone now boasts HSDPA and an upgraded Samsung 400MHz processor. Money shots ahead. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-dash-available-now-210211 There’s one bit of bad…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

Rumor: Beatles Finally on iTunes by February 14?

A rumor surfaced on a Beatles fanboy site, claiming that Apple and the Fab Four have come to some sort of agreement to sell Beatles music on the iTunes store. As the story goes, The Beatles brilliant remix, Love, will reportedly be the first album to hit the iTunes site, perhaps as early as Valentine’s…

Tech News Charlie White

Sony Wants Back in on the Plasma Action

It’s been awhile since Sony backed out of the plasma market, but rumor has it that the Japanese giant is hoping to set up a joint plasma venture with Fujitsu Hitachi. Fujitsu is looking to kick out 3.6 million plasmas this year in the hopes of catching up to LG and Samsung, and it looks…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Pimp My John, Win a Bathroom Entertainment Center

If you’re obsessed with toilets and potty humor like some of us are, you might want to enter the Pimped Out John contest, sponsored by none other than Roto Rooter plumbing and drain service. The company wants you to sign up for its newsletter to win what it calls the Best Seat in the House.…

Gadgets Charlie White

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

Desk Wind Turbine: Symbolic Talisman Runs on Solar Energy

Apple Opening FairPlay DRM?

iCache: All Your Credit Cards, One Device, Fingerprint Security

Dealzmodo: Original Robosapien, $29

Sunrise Toaster Concept Provides Artificial Sunlight, Delicious Toast

USB Heating Blanket Keep You Warm, Actually Looks Like a Cape

Free Stuff: Gizmodo, Shiny Toy Guns, Burton, and Apple Giveaway

Sony to Unleash Core 2 Quad Mutha

Steven Colbert Explains the Cingular, AT&T Deal

Wiis in Abundance at Best Buy This Sunday?

Sanyo’s Massage Chair Knows Where It Hurts

Samsung K3 Gets a Splash of Color

All-In-One iPhone: The Backlash Begins

LG Dual-Format Player Coming, Just Without an HD DVD Logo

Sizemodo: iPhone vs. OpenMoko Neo1073

HTC Cavalier Unboxed: Now With HSDPA

Rumor: Beatles Finally on iTunes by February 14?

Sony Wants Back in on the Plasma Action

Pimp My John, Win a Bathroom Entertainment Center

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway’s Mystery’s Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer

Scientists Just Found the Salt Limit That Pushes Your Heart to the Breaking Point

White House Social Media Just Had Its Covfefe Moment

Roborock F25 Ultra Steam Wet Dry Vacuum Is Now at Its Lowest Price, but Only During the Spring Sale Window

This $450 Semi-Dumb Phone Is Barely Even a Phone

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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