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Shootout: Canon Rebel XTi vs. Nikon D80 vs. Sony Alpha A100

Patrick Singleton at DigitalCameraInfo has put together one of the best comparisons yet between the Sony Alpha A100, the Canon Rebel XTi and the Nikon D80, three digital SLRs that cost between $900 and $1100. Since we’re debating the attributes of cameras in this class here at the Giz, this comprehensive shootout is especially interesting…

Tech News Charlie White

MSI Anoints Dual-core Laptop with Crystals

Like most supermodels, “luxurious” laptops tend to be pretty on the outside and ugly from within. But MSI took a few extra steps to crush that stereotype. You see, despite having a ring of crystals encrusted on its lid, the M677 was also fitted with a healthy number of components like a dual-core AMD processor…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

IUBI Blue PMP Updated: Bigger Disk, Lower Price

We already liked the IUBI Blue personal media player when our main man Travis took a look at it in June, but now the dang thing’s got twice as much disk space at 60GB and it costs $433, $17 less than its predecessor. Plus it plays just about every video and audio format you can…

Tech News Charlie White

XtremeMac Luna Clock Radio: Packed with Customizable Features

The XtremeMac Luna clock radio lets you plug in your iPod via its dock connector, and then gradually fades down its music or your favorite radio station as you drift off to sleep, fading back up the next morning to wake you up. We’re liking its ergonomic multifunction knobs that are easy to control in…

Tech News Charlie White

Black Friday Watch: Apple Enters the Fray

Apple’s joining in the Black Friday festivities, giving you savings on iPods, Macs and more. You can get $21 off an iPod nano (except for those newfangled [RED] ones), and the iPod with video is $31 less than they were yesterday and will be tomorrow. They’ve knocked off $50 from that lame iPod hi-fi speaker…

Tech News Charlie White

WidowPC Caters to World of Warcraft Fans

World of Warcraft addicts listen up. WidowPC has created what it calls the “first gaming computer designed specifically for World of Warcraft.” Like any gaming PC, the $1,495 machine can be configured any way you like, but what’s standard on all machines and makes it specifically good for massive multiplayer online games (MMOG) like WOW…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Without Sponsors, Columbus Wouldn’t Have Invented Thanksgiving

As turkey and various other food items are making their way down our large intestines, slowly changing their state from somewhat edible to incredibly inedible, we give thanks to our sponsors. Our heroes: American Express, Ali G DVD, Audi, Best Buy, Circuit City, DICE, FEAR 360, Fox Soccer Channel, HD-DVD, Intel, Logitech, Mio, Nokia, Parrot,…

Tech News Jason Chen

Woot Launching Nothing on Black Friday

Woops, sorry. I didn’t check and it seems to be a fake. My bad. Nothing to see here. Move along.

Tech News Jason Chen

Dmobo Batman Phone is One Batman Wouldn’t Use

Looking suspiciously, nay exactly, like the Haier Black Pearl phone we reviewed last month, this Dmobo i-Rock M8 various Batman accessories instead of the generic icons found on the Black Pearl. No doubt working unapproved from Warner Bros., the phone features the greatest superhero and his various gadgets as icons in the phone. For those…

Tech News Jason Chen

Fujitsu’s UMPC Hides Full Keyboard

While we were busy fighting with relatives and stuffing our faces with turkey, our friends across the pond at T3 got to feel up Fujitsu’s new UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC). Now I haven’t been that big a fan of UMPCs (for a few pounds more, why not just carry an ultraportable), but this one here…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez

Invisible Japanese Refrigerator

Japan Gadgets This refrigerator is one of many new home electronics displayed at National Electronics’ Invention Station in Tokyo, a new campaign hosted by three pretty Japanese anchorwomen. It not only displays all your gastronomical delights for everyone to see, but also has a super-low bottom shelf for easy in-and-out of heavy items, and fits…

Gadgets Lisa Katayama

Black Friday Watch: Microcenter’s Cheap HDTVs

If you’re not too picky about the brand of TV you want, Microcenter has some Syntax Olevia LCDs that go up to 1366×768 resolution, which is marketed as supporting 720p and 1080i. The prices are: Syntax Olevia 32″ 532H LCD HDTV ($150 Rebate) $369.99 Syntax Olevia 37″ 337H LCD HD-Ready ($150 Rebate) $499.99 Syntax Olevia…

Tech News Jason Chen

I Was Mugged by the Xbox 360 Video Store

Here’s more hands on experience with the Xbox 360 Video Store, 24 hours after its launch. Speeds Should Get Better…Maybe: The system is getting hammered, and downloads are going slug-slow, or failing all together. The service stopped my movie download half way, and wouldn’t download more unless I bought it again. Then I tried buying…

Tech News Brian Lam

Faces of Extreme Death: Oregon Scientific’s Sweet ATC2K Helmet Cam

Just in time for snowboarding season is Scientific Oregon’s Xtreme helmet cam. It’s waterproof, uses SD cards, and shoots at 640 by 480 at 30FPS. It’s half the size of the original cam, the not so good ATC-1000, notorious for shipping inside of a fully stocked first aid kit. This one also has an LCD…

Tech News Brian Lam

Black Friday Watch: Best Buy’s Wii Sales: Nonexistent

If you’re hoping to schlep down to Best Buy early Friday morning to line up for a Wii, reports say that there won’t be any for sale until Sunday, November 26. We’ve heard from both employees and customers that BB is expecting stock Friday, and putting them up for sale on Sunday as part of…

Tech News Jason Chen

First Sony Battery Laptop Fire Fatality, or Just Fraternity Fireworks Stupidity?

After a recent fire in a Nebraska Wesleyan University Fraternity house killed one student and hospitalized three others, investigators are trying to determine whether a laptop was responsible for the blaze. Authorities first assumed the fire may have had something to do with fireworks, but then sent the laptop found in the room to the…

Tech News Jason Chen

Apple Macbook Marionette

Tapping the Macbook Pro’s internal accelerometer, this digital artist got an onscreen marionette to react to the tilting of the laptop by puppet strings. As long as they don’t use the Mac’s sudden-drop sensor to further the art of digital mimes, I’m all for it. Silent comedy, sheesh. Video: Macbook Marionette [Make]

Tech News Brian Lam

Dealzmodo: $100 Xbox 360 on Amazon Today

I’m sure you’re all cooking, cleaning, and getting yelled at by your wives/girlfriends/significant others for “playing on the computer”. But you’ll hate yourself if you miss out on this deal. At 11:00 AM PST today, Amazon is selling the Xbox 360 core system for $100, but the catch is that there are only a thousand.…

Tech News Ben Longo

PS3 is Rocky

The PS3. Everyone thinks its washed up. Too old to fight. Not prime time anymore. Maybe the PS3 just needs to travel the world. Do some soul searching. And find out what it’s really fighting for. Go PS3. Go.–Brian Lam

Tech News Brian Lam

Gizmodo Gallery: Console Transformations and More with Ryota Kuwakubo

“DuperLooper” (Kuwakubo, 2003) Interview/Article by Jonah Brucker-Cohen In the multi-faceted world of consumer electronics, objects that question their existence are rare. Japanese artist Ryota Kuwakubo’s work attempts to shift this paradigm by combining flawless hardware design with interactivity that makes us rethink our daily relationship to electronic devices. From creating a simple drum machine that…

Tech News Coinop

Shootout: Canon Rebel XTi vs. Nikon D80 vs. Sony Alpha A100

MSI Anoints Dual-core Laptop with Crystals

IUBI Blue PMP Updated: Bigger Disk, Lower Price

XtremeMac Luna Clock Radio: Packed with Customizable Features

Black Friday Watch: Apple Enters the Fray

WidowPC Caters to World of Warcraft Fans

Without Sponsors, Columbus Wouldn’t Have Invented Thanksgiving

Woot Launching Nothing on Black Friday

Dmobo Batman Phone is One Batman Wouldn’t Use

Fujitsu’s UMPC Hides Full Keyboard

Invisible Japanese Refrigerator

Black Friday Watch: Microcenter’s Cheap HDTVs

I Was Mugged by the Xbox 360 Video Store

Faces of Extreme Death: Oregon Scientific’s Sweet ATC2K Helmet Cam

Black Friday Watch: Best Buy’s Wii Sales: Nonexistent

First Sony Battery Laptop Fire Fatality, or Just Fraternity Fireworks Stupidity?

Apple Macbook Marionette

Dealzmodo: $100 Xbox 360 on Amazon Today

PS3 is Rocky

Gizmodo Gallery: Console Transformations and More with Ryota Kuwakubo

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