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Boynq Alibi Webcam Made Me Scream Kawaiii Like A Little Schoolgirl

This has got to be the cutest USB webcam and speaker at CES. The camera pops up like some Pixar animation. The volume is controlled by twisting the silvery ring around its middle. The speaker is on the bottom (no idea where the directional mic is at, but it’s in there). The camera is 1.3…

Tech News Noah Robischon

MobiBLU Boxon Hands-On

The Skinny: The MobiBLU Boxon is an MP3/WMA/OGG/WMA-DRM player with a built-in OLED display. Not only that, it’s got an FM Tuner, Recorder, Voice Recorder, and built-in Skype. Geared Toward: MP3 fans who love MobiBLU’s small size. The screen was bright and video was smooth on the OLED display. The Spin: Not only does this…

Tech News Jason Chen

How Will the iPod be Affected by the iPhone?

One thing that seems to have gotten lost in the fray with all this iPhone hullabaloo is what is going to happen to the iPod now. Sure, the iPhone is a phone mixed with an iPod, but not everyone wants to spend $600 and get a phone/tablet with their music player. Apple has spent so…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Hands On: Skins Keep That Phone Dry in the Hot Tub, No Matter What

Sure, we’ve seen plenty of skins that make your cellphone or iPod waterproof. But never have we had one demonstrated to us in such dramatic fashion. Here the lovely spokesmodel for Skins kindly waterproofs our Motorola Q. Hmm. There’s something strangely familiar about this waterproofing process. Jump for a hot-tub frolicking video and more-detailed pics…

Gadgets Charlie White

Hands-On Otterbox: Protects Treo, Blackberry

Otterbox 1900 & 2600: PDA protection for rugged sports The Skinny A waterproof, crushproof case that can be dropped from 4 feet without damaging your product. Qwerty keypad can accept backlight from the Treo. Hard cover can fold back to reveal thin (also waterproof) screen for touch interfacing. Blackberry wheel works as well. Geared Toward…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Cylo Tech Turns Breast Implant into 3Style Functional Mouse

The Skinny Yeah, we know. It looks like a small breast implant, but the 3Style mouse was designed to let you work in 3D. It has left and right click buttons along with a jog dial that you can twist left or right (like a rotary phone). Geared Toward Video and photo editors who need…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Top Five Reasons Why the iPhone Sucks

With all the adoring praise being heaped on Apple’s iPhone, it’s about time someone starting noticing its flaws. Newlaunches has its list of gripes here; ours is forthcoming. Top five shortcomings of the iPhone according to Newlaunches: 1. 2-megapixel camera when others have 5-megapixel shooters on board 2. 5-hour talk time: not enough battery life…

Tech News Charlie White

AVN: A Manual Revolution

Sometimes the simplest explanations are the best.

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Rumormill: XM, Sirius Merger Announced Today?

Supposedly yes, according to the sources at theflyonthewall. An announcement of a merger between the two largest satellite radio companies, XM and Sirius, is expected to be announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit later today. I still unsure if this would be a good move. Being a Sirius listener and fan…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Creative Xdock Wireless: An iPod Dock Worth Your $$$?

But another in a sea of iPod docks, the Creative Xdock Wireless looks to make them obsolete with the “X factor.” What the hell is the X factor? Find out after the jump… It takes stereo audio from the docked iPod or Zen and upconverts it through “Xtreme Fidelity” to quality that they claim is…

Tech News Matt Buchanan, Photo gallery by Teru Kawayama

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We try to stay warm with the Land’s End Down Vest, make a getaway from the Macworld/CES madness on a Buell Ulysses XB12X, and make sure we’re heading in the right direction with the Garmin Nuvi 680. We also start building our own robot army with the iRobot Create, dream of…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Four Laptop Add-Ons That’ll Keep Your System Humming

We’ve seen some really cool notebooks here at CES, but if you don’t have the cash to spend on a new system, one of these accessories should keep your system running with the big dogs. https://gizmodo.com/asus-w5fe-sports-sideshow-huge-ass-226653 APC Universal Laptop Battery This slick, thin laptop battery not only doubles as a stand for your notebook, but…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Virtual Communications POD: Best Invention of CES 2007?

I would be lying if I claimed that I knew exactly what this invention is about, or how it worked. But here is what I do know: A friendly Japanese model greets you on a floating 2D display, the “POD”. You are unhappy with her conservative outfit, so you place a card labeled with a…

Gadgets Mark Wilson, with photos by Jason "she totally wants me" Chen

Low End Theory: RC Helicopters Want to Be Free?

By Brendan I. Koerner I’m probably about the only geek on Spaceship Earth who doesn’t think CES is the frickin’ bee’s knees. Yeah, yeah, the iPhone’s great and all—but c’mon, $499? Do you know how long I’d have to subsist on White Rose mac-‘n-chesse in order to save that much? Alas, for a cheapskate like…

Tech News Brendan I. Koerner

iRiver Unit 2: Media Player Piggybacking on a Mini Boombox

iRiver has outdone itself with the Unit 2, a minisystem whose 7-inch 800×480 16:9 screen pops off, giving you the choice of a stationary boombox or porto-player. It’s also a polyglot of content, playing all types of digital video and audio files from its 30GB onboard disk or SD slot, plus you can pop in…

Tech News Charlie White

Wii, You’re Killing Me

We heard the Nintendo Wii could be dangerous, but this is ridiculous. Show how much you [heart] the Wii with this $26 Wii Death T-shirt from Orange Alexander, sized for men or women. Wii Death [Orange Alexander, via boingboing]

Tech News Charlie White

YouTube Considering Conventional TV Shows, Channel

YouTube is sniffing around the possibility of producing its own TV shows, and its VP of content Kevin Donahue said at CES that the company is even thinking of creating a TV channel with selected clips chosen from the millions that are hosted by YouTube on line. “We’re noodling on it. We haven’t gone down…

Tech News Charlie White

iPhone Oddsmodo: The Chances Cisco will Destroy Apple in Court

I guess it’s only appropriate to throw up an Oddsmodo while the Gizmodo team is busting our asses in the city of sin. So … the news of Cisco suing Apple only broke a couple hours ago and our tech-friendly bookmakers at Bodog already have some lines going. You can wager you hard earned dollars…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Apple iPhone Papercraft Model

Click to viewA faithful reader by the name of Matt J. made a papercraft iPhone for you to print out and assemble at home with some scissors, scotch tape, and a little love. Maybe you can use it as a case for your nano/phone until June when the real deal comes out. Download Here: PDF…

Tech News Brian Lam

Breaking: Cisco Suing Apple Over iPhone Trademark Violation

Here we go. We found out that Cisco is suing Apple Inc. over iPhone trademark violations. They wrote a release stating they were expecting an official agreement yesterday. But apparently they haven’t. It appears that iPhoneygate rears its head once more. More as the official news drops. https://gizmodo.com/cisco-is-expecting-signed-agreement-on-iphone-tradema-227504 UPDATED: More at Cisco[Yahoo]

Tech News Brian Lam

Boynq Alibi Webcam Made Me Scream Kawaiii Like A Little Schoolgirl

MobiBLU Boxon Hands-On

How Will the iPod be Affected by the iPhone?

Hands On: Skins Keep That Phone Dry in the Hot Tub, No Matter What

Hands-On Otterbox: Protects Treo, Blackberry

Cylo Tech Turns Breast Implant into 3Style Functional Mouse

Top Five Reasons Why the iPhone Sucks

AVN: A Manual Revolution

Rumormill: XM, Sirius Merger Announced Today?

Creative Xdock Wireless: An iPod Dock Worth Your $$$?

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

Four Laptop Add-Ons That’ll Keep Your System Humming

Virtual Communications POD: Best Invention of CES 2007?

Low End Theory: RC Helicopters Want to Be Free?

iRiver Unit 2: Media Player Piggybacking on a Mini Boombox

Wii, You’re Killing Me

YouTube Considering Conventional TV Shows, Channel

iPhone Oddsmodo: The Chances Cisco will Destroy Apple in Court

Apple iPhone Papercraft Model

Breaking: Cisco Suing Apple Over iPhone Trademark Violation

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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