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We told you about hacking the Nintendo Wiimote for use with Windows and DarwiinRemote for OS X, and now here’s a video of that Mac hack in action. Check out the way it works on this guy’s MacBook, complete with a live graph showing the input data of the Wiimote. He even gets into Front…
One of the main attractions of Apple’s upcoming iPhone is how much integration it will have with OS X. Being able to sync your calendar, contacts, tasks, email, files, bookmarks, and whatever else with your Mac is a dream for many Apple users today. But how much integration and how heavily Apple is counting on…
Technology marches on, and now even heated USB slippers have gone “dual core.” Thanko now gives you an individual control for each foot with its latest USB Warmer Slippers ($33) with a two-step temperature control switch for each slipper, letting you crank up the heat on one foot while leaving your other foot lukewarm. USB…
If you’re a Linux user and want to get in on all the Microsoft Zune magic—yeah right—here’s a way how. The solution involves VMware and allows you to have a virtual machine running Windows inside your Linux, which then lets you run the Zune software to sync up your Zune. The only catch is that…
Those of you lucky enough to have a PlayStation 3 will notice that a system firmware update to version 1.30 pops up as soon as you turn on your console. According to our bloodbrothers at Kotaku, the update is intended to fix that problem when playing a 720p game on an older HDTV that can’t…
Remember all the hubbub with the Sony battery recalls? It wasn’t because Sony was making crappy batteries. Oh no. All those bad cells came from a lack of crisis management. Or so Sony President Ryoji Chubachi would have you believe. https://gizmodo.com/fujitsu-joins-battery-recall-club-205274 Chubachi says Sony’s decades-old reputation for superior technical prowess is still intact, and says…
Chris Null over at Yahoo Tech is posing a good question to all you HDTV fans out there. Is it worth spending your hard-earned cash on a budget HDTV? Granted, there are some manufacturers that deliver solid sets at prices under $1k (Vizio, Olevia, and Westinghouse come to mind), but what about the Soyos of…
•Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Player Finally Released •Pantech Flexus 03 Concept Cellphone: Prettier Than Most Supermodels •ShuffleBud Makes Smallest iPod Even Tinier •Nonlethal Gun Makes You Wish You Were Shot with BFG •Panasonic Announces Ultra-Light Lanyard-Style Bluetooth Earphones https://gizmodo.com/sony-bdp-s1-blu-ray-player-finally-released-219229 Comment of the Day: Gun Hidden in a Knife https://gizmodo.com/gun-hidden-in-a-knife-its-two-two-two-kills-in-one-219363 “Gee… for some reason, both Crocodile Dundee…
Three things are combining to make this Xbox 360 wireless receiver for Windows a fantastic buy. First, it’s only $19.99. Second, Xbox 360 controllers like the Wireless racing wheel and even the standard ones are great. Most importantly, DirectX 10 and Vista’s “Games for Windows” branding requirement is forcing every game developer to support all…
Similar to the Gunmetal LED watch Biggs has such a fondness for, this Fossil LED watch features digits inspired from the ’70s. Unfortunately, it also features a watch band that looks like it was found in a vault sealed from the ’70s. https://gizmodo.com/old-school-led-watch-now-in-gunmetal-115618 Now you can be like James Bond’s dorky younger brother, who stayed…
Blockbuster’s giving away free rentals to Netflix customers who bring in address flaps to any Blockbuster store until December 21. Intrigued? Well, it’s all a promotion to educate Netflix customers about the Total Access system from Blockbster that lets you return Blockbuster Online DVDs for a free in-store rental. https://gizmodo.com/blockbuster-onlines-total-access-lets-you-return-dvds-t-211743 Does that matter to you?…
MacWorld’s still a month away, and we’ve already got rumors of of 100GB iPods, Ultra Thin MacBooks, and of course, the iPhone. But what of the old rumor that Apple’s eyeing the video game market? Yep, we’ve got that too. https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-announces-100gb-1-8-inch-drive-100gb-ipod-on-t-219296 What do we think? Unlikely. Apple’s done well in their current markets of PC…
Shortly after the Wiimote was hacked into a Windows mouse, enterprising Japanese coders quickly did the same for OS X. Darwin remote lets you control apps as a mouse, or, even better, use it as an actual remote. https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-wiimote-hacked-into-windows-mouse-219234 Not all that useful in the grand scheme of things, but pretty darn cool nonetheless. We’re…
In honor of the Crazy Japanese Wii Manual, Iconfactory (our favorite icon site) has released a series of missing manual pages. https://gizmodo.com/the-japanese-wii-safety-manual-is-crazy-219119 We like the one above. Can you guess why? We’re going to need a large version of this so we can frame it. Flickr Gallery [Flickr] Wii Safety: The Missing Pages [Iconfactory]
System builders listen up. If you’ve been eyeing AMD’s 4×4 platform, the company has teamed up with Thermaltake to create two Quad FX-ready towers, the Armor Extreme Edition and the Kandalf Extreme Edition. The towers use a Dual-Channel Air Guide to pump cool air from outside directly to the two CPUs inside. Both towers also…
It’s time to ditch that OQO 01+ UMPC because the OQO 02 is on the way, according to some FCC documents. The OQO 01+ has been lingering around the UMPC market for well over a year without making much of an impact, but it has always been a favorite device of this Gizmodoite. Not too…
DLO has introduced their HomeDock Pro, iPod docking solution. This dock can plug into your stereo and/or TV and allow TV-navigation and playback of music, pictures and video. The 18-button remote pretty much ensures that your lazy rear will never have to leave the recliner to enjoy quality entertainment straight from the iPod. It will…
American Express has their own version of a Woot-off every year around the Holidays: a bunch of people scrambling to bid on something that’s less than half its MSRP. Today they’ve got the Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray player for $475. Regular price, $999. https://gizmodo.com/sony-bdp-s1-reviewed-verdict-great-picture-quality-w-219486 All you have to do is get there at 7PM EST (4PM…
It may not be studded with diamonds, but Sony Ericsson’s new Z310 might still appeal to your ostentatious side. You see it’s got a mirrored finish that glows whenever an incoming call or text message is received. The EDGE/GPRS-capable phone can also be set to flash a different color depending on who’s calling. The phone,…
Despite all Sony’s talk about how the PlayStation 3 is supposed to be a media hub, there’s been very little to show for it. We have standard trailers and movie playback, but even the Xbox 360 can do that. But come March ’07, to coincide with the Europe launch, the PS3 is going to get…