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With the Macworld keynote less than a week away, the rumor mill is running more rampant than ever. And we are here to report it at a safe, not-quite-endorsed-nor-denied distance. What announcements will Jobs make this year…new iPods, “iPhones”, Macbooks, or even mock turtlenecks? Hit the jump for our Frankenreview…errr…Frankenrumor: rumors from a plethora of…
The Thanko Silent Mouse stopped working just a week after it arrived, so as promised, we decided to invoke the death penalty. Say your prayers, silent mouse. Not so silent under the massive and deadly maw of that two-ton behemoth, are you? – Charlie White
It’s a rare day when Gizmodo gets the opportunity to write about cat bodily function gadgets, and today is one of those fabulous days. The Cat Genie looks like a toilet, and it really is a toilet. Instead of traditional scooping cat litter, the Cat Genie uses granules are washed and dried while the solid…
So, older iBooks have a bit of a video problem where they will stop displaying video entirely. Apple will replace the laptop, but what if it is out of it’s warranty? Well, do what this guy did, figure out the problem and fix it yourself using fire. The iBook video problem occurs because of solder…
It’s only a matter of time before Vista makes its big debut, so the folks at Belkin are looking to make the transition a smooth one for you soon-to-be upgraders. Their forthcoming 8-foot transfer cable uses Laplink software to shuttle your files from your old PC to your Vista-based one. It transfers at up to…
Siren’s cutting the cord and moving out of their parent’s basement with two new home wireless music solutions. First up is the Siren Screamer, which is a wireless stereo adapter that hooks up to your PC and transmits audio to your speakers. Not mind-blowing, but the Screamer can interface with iTunes and WMP to browse…
Visteon, known for the high-end audio equipment, will be jumping on the cellphone and car accessory bandwagon with this wireless charger that will be officially unveiled at CES next week. This device can charge anything from cellphones to MP3 players to PDAs and even digital cameras. It appears to fit conveniently in a cupholder, and…
The refurbished iPods over at the Apple Store usually go pretty quick, but they are back in stock. You can pick up a 4GB refurbished iPod nano for $150 ($100 off retail) with free shipping. In my opinion, Apple puts out the best refurbished gear because it is recertified and still includes Apple’s standard one-year…
This week at Lifehacker: Download of the Day: MediaPortal (Windows) “Turn your PC into a full-fledged media center with MediaPortal, an open-source alternative to Microsoft’s own Media Center Edition OS.” Ultraviolet photography on the cheap “…roll your own UV photography with a $5 startup cost (as opposed to the potential $3000 for professional UV equipment).”…
Since the US military sucks up nearly a trillion dollars of our income taxes every year, they have plenty of money to blow, and here’s one of the cool toys such prodigious amounts of cash will buy: it’s a giant magnetic slingshot. But the spending has hardly even started on this one yet—the Air Force…
Sure, you could load up a flash drive with diagnostic, anti-virus, and data recovery software to fix up a sick computer, but it’s kind of boring. If you’ve got an old iPod kicking around you might as well turn it into the hippest computer recovery tool around. TechTool Protogo is a suite of diagnostic tools…
Ok, so the price drop may seem minimal, but it looks like this is gonna make Samsung’s BDP-1000 the most “affordable” standalone Blu-ray player on the market. You see as a result of the $100 price drop, stores like Best Buy and Circuit City are gonna follow suit, which means online retailers like Amazon will…
This is a reminder for you folks beginning work on those dreaded taxes. If you recall, nearly a year ago, I told you about the “federal excise tax.” This was a tax that Teddy Roosevelt implemented on telephone usage that was still being assessed as of late. The initial purpose of the tax was to…
It seems on a daily basis we still receive e-mails from people wanting to comment and being cynical about our comments system. i have been view this site daily for 2 years and have never posted before. i finally had a comment and i cant post because im not on a list? what a joke…
This original Game Boy got itself into some deep shit in the first Gulf War, yet somehow still manages to function. There’s no better way to prove that you’re a hardcore Nintendo fanboy than by staying in your flaming barracks because you only need a few more lines to get a high score. Video after…
Bloodsucking record labels and their lapdog the RIAA have filed suit in New York federal court against Russian music downloading site Allof MP3.com, seeking $1.65 trillion. That’s $150,000 for each song that was downloaded from the site between June and October of last year. The undaunted AllofMP3.com responds, pretty much saying, “Tough shit, you’re filing…
Dubai, a place that represents what happens when a few people have way, way too much money, is going soon be home to Hydropolis, the world’s first underwater luxury hotel. Costing nearly $590 million to build, the 220-suite hotel should be completed in December. I don’t know about you guys, but every movie I’ve seen…
We know there are lots of pro-vid shooters reading the Giz, so we couldn’t resist showing you this unusually low price on the Panasonic AG-HVX200 three-CCD DVCPro HD camcorder which usually sells for upwards of $6000. Now it’s going for $2599 at ExpressCameras. We’ve actually shot quite a bit of HD footage with this baby,…
It was a short lived marriage, but it appears HP is letting go of its DLP line of TVs. The company’s road map for 2007 is rear projection-free and instead focuses on thinner LCD and plasma models. Even in the gadget world, fat ain’t cool. So what can we expect from HP in 07? Lots…
Nobody wants a wind turbine in their backyard, because the things are noisy and kill birds. But now inventors at Stormblade Turbine might have made the windmill a neighborhood-friendly device, solving that noise problem while doubling the efficiency of current turbines. This weird-looking jet engine-on-a-stick is somehow able to accelerate wind into its blades that…