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Marware’s USB iPod Shuffle Dock

Thanks to Apple ditching the direct-to-USB feature of the 1G Shuffles in the updated 2G models, you can no longer plug the player directly in to your laptops. But with a $20 Travel Dock from Marware, you have a solution that’s just about as good. The dock is as slim as a standard USB stick,…

Tech News Jason Chen

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

This week at Uncrate: We get ready for the holiday parties with the Sanyo Kegerator, show you how to protect your back on the slopes with the POC Spine, and get our own major award — A Christmas Story Leg Lamp. We also show you how to service yourself using the CarMD, and how to…

Tech News Travis Hudson

FCC Leaks the VP 6500 and VP 6000 Philips WiFi Video Phone: Who You Gonna Call?

Here’s a WiFi phone excavated straight from the bowels of the FCC’s electronic filing system. It’s a VOIP phone by Philips with a new twist — a VGA quality webcam on a 240-degree pivot for video calls. This will be useless. Unless it works with AIM chat, or Skype Video, I’m not going to get…

Tech News Brian Lam

Samsung’s Folding UMPC: Flexible As A Yoga Instructor

Samsung trotted out a non-working prototype of the SPH-9000 UMPC in New York City today. It’s a folding computer (did someone say… origami?) that will put all your attempts to attach a mobile keyboard to a PDA or cellphone to shame. The kicker is that it comes with a teensy weensy handset that piggybacks on…

Gadgets Noah Robischon

David Pogue Doesn’t Like Mean Commenters; Let Him Have it, Guys

New York Times tech diva David Pogue took some time out of his day today to pontificate on the general nastiness that can be found basically on any site that allows comments. He certainly brings up some interesting points, and anyone who has spent time browsing through comments at Digg, Slashdot, or even here on…

Tech News Adam Frucci

The Tale of the Gay TiVo

Hot off of our intense gay car discussion, yesterday is this intriguing video discovered over on the ‘tube of a man accusing his TiVo of being gay. With more and more consumer electronics having the ability to learn, can these devices really turn gay? Will the Zune start seeking out other Zunes with similar sexual…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Love Detector: Skype Edition

In honor of Skype 3.0 and the Skypeout announcements yesterday, we bring you the Love Detetor: Skype Edition. Similar to the Cellular love detector we showed you back in may, this Skype version analyzes “different levels of emotions and adoration” of the people you converse with on Skype. https://gizmodo.com/skype-software-upgraded-to-version-3-0-221850 Want to know if Maggie in…

Gadgets Jason Chen

The Japanese Invent Squid USB Stick

If we had to pick between two recent Japnese USB drives that rank a nine on the weridness scale, we’d have to choose the Humping Dog drive and this Glowfly Squid drive. https://gizmodo.com/humping-dog-usb-drive-robs-us-all-of-precious-dignity-221189 Not only does this resemble the great lord Cthulhu, you can split him in half and shove him into your laptop to…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Chainsaw-powered Motorcycle Cuts Through Highways

Ghost Rider was always my favorite super-hero. Not only was he invincible, but he also got to ride around on a flaming motorcycle. While this motorcycle doesn’t sport any flames, it’s about as close as you’ll get to feeling invincible. Nicknamed the Dolmette, it uses 24 Dolmar chainsaw engines to propel you on the highway.…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Will it Blend? iPod Edition

Will it blend? is becoming my new favorite thing on the internet, second to Stuff on my Cat, of course.The crazy Blendtec guy decided to blend his old and outdated 4G iPod with hopes of receiving a new one for Christmas. He will also be putting the blended iPod on eBay, starting tomorrow. Good luck…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Afternoon Delight: The Best of Gizmodo

•LG Chocolate Flat Muscles in on Shuffle Territory •JVC GR-8750 Camcorder Has 34x Optical Zoom, Shoots the Moon •Sniper BB Gun: Taking Down the Varmints, One Bunny at a Time •Portable Power Generator Cranks Out the Wattage With Little Effort •Neo Tries Funky Design with 808i Cellphone https://gizmodo.com/lg-chocolate-flat-muscles-in-on-shuffle-territory-221784 Comment of the Day: Stalking 101: Hack…

Tech News Blongo3

Samsung Mobile Summit: Card Phone II in the Flesh

While most of the phones Samsung showcased this afternoon in New York are phones we had seen before, we got to spend some hands on time with their Card Phone II, aka the P310. Named for its business card-like features, the GSM-based phone comes with its own carrying case and despite its size features a…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Talking Dog Bowl Mindfraks Your Pets

Although a dog bowl that plays back a recorded message for your dog may seem like a good idea at first, it really isn’t. Sure, the “comforting your pet while you’re away” angle is nice, but what about when you’re home? Will Fido understand that no, you’re not hiding near the dog bowl? Or will…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Verizon to Bloggers: Idiots, Revision A EVDO is Already On

All you had to do was ask, guys. Verizon says they’ve got Revision A up in “communities”, but aren’t going to ring the bells until they hit a significant number of markets. Without cards running Rev. A firmware, does this mean anything? They’re either being very modest about their plans for faster, hotter, cellular data.…

Tech News Brian Lam

Stalking 101: Hack the Nike+iPod Sport Kit

A couple of scientists at the University of Washington managed to build a small scanner that could read the RFID signals that the Nike+iPod sports kit puts out. The range on these Nike devices are 60 feet, so it would be very easy for the right geeky person to track your every move. The scientists…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Make a Cubic Egg

Take pleasure in freaking out kids and adults alike with this weirdo egg cuber. Not exactly cutting edge, this egg cuber takes in a still-warm egg and squashes it into a cubic shape, all without leaking out the yellowy inside. Simple, cheap, and fun, which makes it a neat stocking-stuffer for the kids. Product Page…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Neo Tries Funky Design with 808i Cellphone

All of the rage lately with simple, minimalist phones was completely thrown out the window by Neo. They have entered the competitive cellphone market with the 808i. This is a tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE phone that has one hell of a strange form-factor and includes “3D graphics,” Bluetooth, 1.3-megapixel camera, FM radio, MP3 player, microSD expandability and…

Tech News Travis Hudson

DVD vs HD: There is a Difference

Whenever someone tells you that the only time you’ll notice the difference between HD DVD/Blu-ray and standard DVDs is if you have two TVs side by side hasn’t seen these comparisons. As you mouse over the screencaps, you can see that colors are brighter, details are increased, and a lot of the fuzziness is gone.…

Tech News Jason Chen

PS3 Backwards Compatibility Half-Assed?

We’ve known about the PS3’s upscaling problems for awhile now, but now some PS3 fanboy is complaining his new console does a crap job playing his PS1 and PS2 games. Like everything on YouTube, the video he made is a little too choppy to notice the jaggies he talks about (although some contrast ratio issues…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

RhinoSkins Beautify your 2G iPod Shuffle

If you thought the second generation iPod shuffle was too small to manufacture any cases or accessories for, you are obviously wrong. Every entrepreneur knows that if it is an iPod, there will be ways to make money off of it, regardless of the size. Enter the RhinoSkin. These are small skins that slide onto…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Marware’s USB iPod Shuffle Dock

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

FCC Leaks the VP 6500 and VP 6000 Philips WiFi Video Phone: Who You Gonna Call?

Samsung’s Folding UMPC: Flexible As A Yoga Instructor

David Pogue Doesn’t Like Mean Commenters; Let Him Have it, Guys

The Tale of the Gay TiVo

Love Detector: Skype Edition

The Japanese Invent Squid USB Stick

Chainsaw-powered Motorcycle Cuts Through Highways

Will it Blend? iPod Edition

Afternoon Delight: The Best of Gizmodo

Samsung Mobile Summit: Card Phone II in the Flesh

Talking Dog Bowl Mindfraks Your Pets

Verizon to Bloggers: Idiots, Revision A EVDO is Already On

Stalking 101: Hack the Nike+iPod Sport Kit

Make a Cubic Egg

Neo Tries Funky Design with 808i Cellphone

DVD vs HD: There is a Difference

PS3 Backwards Compatibility Half-Assed?

RhinoSkins Beautify your 2G iPod Shuffle

‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

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