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MusicJam With Your iPod, Be Famous or Not

Slip that iPod into the MusicJam, plug in the included microphone and your guitar, and you have yourself a $229 recording studio. It even has XLR inputs, tipping its hat toward professionalism. If you’re not looking for even 15 minutes of fame, there’s also karaoke software included. Too bad it’s not waterproof—it would be a…

Tech News Charlie White

Rumor: Apple iTV Remote is One Ugly Son-of-a-Gun

According to an “industry source” speaking to FierceIPTV.com, this is what the Apple iTV remote will look like. The iTV is Apple’s latest attempt at a media center with this miniature Mac Mini-looking box that can wirelessly stream content from the computer to an entertainment center. https://gizmodo.com/apple-showtimes-after-party-photos-of-the-itv-livingro-200211 This remote is actually the Ruwido’s VEXO and…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Artmu MP3-Playing Digital Photo Frame

If watching your voyeurism up-skirt vacation photos was too dull in complete silence, Artmu has stepped in to solve that problem. The DEF-080PM is an 8-inch digital photo frame that also includes speakers for MP3 playback. Sync up that picture slideshow with the MP3(s) of your choice (for that family vacation I suggest Ridin’ Dirty)…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

PC Recording Studio Guitar: Go Ahead and Jump Into That PC

If you don’t feel like shelling out $4000 for that newly-released Gibson HD.6X-Pro $4000 digital guitar we tried out last October, check out the PC Recording Studio Guitar, a Stratocaster lookalike with a USB port that sends your guitar virtuosity into your PC. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-the-digital-gibson-les-paul-131163 Once your music finds its way into the digital realm, the…

Gadgets Charlie White

Not a Creature Was Stirring, Not Even a Snow Globe Mouse

Hidden within this innocent snowman-inhabited snow globe is an 800dpi USB mouse, bringing that Christmas spirit to your holiday fragging. Distract yourself further with the color cycling LEDs inside, and top off the overall tackiness with a smiley happy holiday face on the business end of the thing. Strangely enough, this Thanko eyesore is not…

Tech News Charlie White

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

The actual specs of the upcoming LG KE850 haven’t been revealed yet, so we’ll just have to make do with these screens and then wildly speculate. The KE850 appears to be completely based on a touchscreen interface, with send, end and confirm being the only “real” buttons. There’s speculation that it might end up being…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

Nintendo Recalls Deadly Blogger-Hanging TV-Set-Exploding Wiimote Straps

Nintendo responded to butter-fingered whiners who’ve somehow managed let go of their Wiimotes, resulting in exploding TV sets, broken windows and blackened eyes. Heck, some bloggers (pictured at right) have even managed to get choked by the things. The company is offering to replace any straps, broken or not, for free, and each new Wiimote…

Tech News Charlie White

USB Pole Dancer Available For Pre-order

Remember when we showed you the USB Pole Dancer that was notable because it got ass-canned from Marks & Spencer? It’s actually available now online from Boys Stuff over in the UK. Thanks to the notoriety, Boys Stuff can charge £29.95 ($53) instead of the original £19.50. https://gizmodo.com/usb-pole-dancer-220912 In any case, you can order the…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Is This The First Vibrator Patent?

Thanks to Google’s new patent search app, reader Ryan has been able to find what could be the first patent for a Vibrator. It was filed all the way back in 1926, titled “Electric Therapeutic Appliance”, and was filed by John Dequer of Los Angeles. The patent’s also been referenced three times in the last…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Afro-Brush Cleans Your Keyboard

What better way to clean the crumbs from your keyboard than to use an afro? Flip the little finger-puppet over, pop off his afro, and use the underlying brush to whisk away the only remnants of that romantic night you had cybering away with that Woodelf in Everquest. The brush comes in Afro, Elvis, Yakuza…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta Available December 15

We don’t usually care about software releases, but Adobe’s Photoshop seems to be one of the major software releases holding back Intel Mac sales because there hasn’t been a Universal Binary version. And laptops/PCs are something we do care about. Good news for potential Mac owners, as Adobe’s announced that the Universal Binary version of…

Tech News Jason Chen

Japanese 70’s TV Actually LED Alarm Clock

Here’s an alarm clock, that looks like an old TV. You know, the kind your parents had in the back of their Van, next to the waterbed. Where they made you, on the Jersey shore. Wait…thats me I’m talking about. Old TV Alarm Clock [Tokyomango]

Gadgets Brian Lam

Fuzzy Mouse Cover

A gimmicky gift for grandma, this fuzzy mouse cover could be the tackiest thing we’ve seen all day. It’s a mouse cover. That’s shaped like a mouse. And comes in a cheese-themed box. Great. If you order 500, you can get’m at a quantity discount. If we ever buy one of these, please do us…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Boring Shit That Came Out Today

In brief, these are the shiny new gadgets that made me fall asleep and headbutt my keyboard. Zzzz. BenQ X710 Point and Shoot: 7.2-megapixels. Has a high-ISO of 1200 in still mode, and 4000 in video mode. Yes, this little shit camera has the ISO rating better than my monster 30D Canon DSLR. In video.…

Tech News Brian Lam

Fujitsu Pocket LOOX T WM5 Smartphone

Windows Mobile fans who liked how the HTC Artemis included a GPS but hated how it didn’t have a keyboard will like this upcoming phone from Fujitsu. The Pocket LOOX T will have both GPS and a keyboard, plus 802.11b/g, Blueooth 2.0, videoconferencing via the VGA camer on the front, a 2-megapixel camera on the…

Tech News Jason Chen

Panasonic ToughBook Joins the WWAN Party

Just when we thought we had seen them all, Panasonic has given its ToughBook line of laptops mobile broadband capabilities, which means you can use your ToughBook to connect to the interwebs from anywhere. The CF-19 ($4,199) and the CF-30 ($4,699) will both support UMTS/HSDPA networks as well as Sprint and Verizon’s high-speed EV-DO network.…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Vote For Giz: Not Too Proud to Beg Like Doggies Humping USB Drives

The old Giz doesn’t ask for much, but all we need are a few more votes for us in the 2006 Weblog Awards. We’re almost in front, just behind that AOL organization that rhymes with Bob Saget. Please vote for the Giz for Best Technology Blog. Tomorrow (Friday) at midnight is the deadline, and you…

Tech News Charlie White

HTC Athena UMPC-ish Smartphone

Designed for people who need a bit more computing and a bit less mobility in their mobile computing devices, the HTC Athena looks more like a UMPC than previous HTC smartphones that we’ve seen. Featuring a removable QWERTY keyboard, the Athena has a 3.5-inch touchscreen QVGA display (they should have went VGA for a screen…

Tech News Jason Chen

How to Get Banned from Commenting in One Easy Step

Come on people. We’re trying to have civilized discussions here, so let’s be on our best behavior. If you’re curious as to what it takes to get a swift and brutal bonk on the head from the banhammer, former Gizmodo commenter God-Father was kind enough to sacrifice himself to show everyone how not to behave.…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Gizmodo Knows: iPhone Will Be Announced On Monday

I guarantee it. It isn’t what I expected at all. And I’ve already said too much. More: The iPhone Lives: But the Trademark Belongs to Cisco More: Apple iPhone Knock Knock Joke More: iPhoneyGate: Best Brian Lam/Gizmodo Hate Blog Ever. Digg It! https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-lives-but-the-trademark-belongs-to-cisco-222336

Tech News Brian Lam

MusicJam With Your iPod, Be Famous or Not

Rumor: Apple iTV Remote is One Ugly Son-of-a-Gun

Artmu MP3-Playing Digital Photo Frame

PC Recording Studio Guitar: Go Ahead and Jump Into That PC

Not a Creature Was Stirring, Not Even a Snow Globe Mouse

LG KE850 Sports a Touchscreen Interface

Nintendo Recalls Deadly Blogger-Hanging TV-Set-Exploding Wiimote Straps

USB Pole Dancer Available For Pre-order

Is This The First Vibrator Patent?

Afro-Brush Cleans Your Keyboard

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta Available December 15

Japanese 70’s TV Actually LED Alarm Clock

Fuzzy Mouse Cover

Boring Shit That Came Out Today

Fujitsu Pocket LOOX T WM5 Smartphone

Panasonic ToughBook Joins the WWAN Party

Vote For Giz: Not Too Proud to Beg Like Doggies Humping USB Drives

HTC Athena UMPC-ish Smartphone

How to Get Banned from Commenting in One Easy Step

Gizmodo Knows: iPhone Will Be Announced On Monday

‘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

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

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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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

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