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Auto Detective Pen Scopes Out Sound Bugs

There’s a difference between paranoid for no reason and paranoid because someone’s standing behind you right now as you’re reading this. Good thing for both types this Auto Detective Pen only costs $17.71. The pen scans your surroundings for unknown wireless signals, and when found, lights up automatically. Now for some Engrish by someone other…

Gadgets Jason Chen

KishKish Lie Detector for Skype

KishKish, makers of SAM (Simple Answering Machine) for Skype, have now added a lie detector feature to the mix, claiming to detect stress in the voice of your Skype caller, alerting you to any bending of the truth. It’s your $49.95 a year, but we’re thinking it’ll be another decade or two before voice stress…

Gadgets Charlie White

Inspiron 1501: Dell and AMD’s First Love Child

Ever since we found out that Dell and AMD had been secretly seeing each other, we knew it wouldn’t be long before Dell started packing AMD chips in their systems. And now Dell’s proudly showing the world its first AMD baby, the Inspiron 1501. The 15.4-inch laptop will have all the goodness of its Intel…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Gizmodo Theme Song Contest Reminder

Only one day into our Gizmodo Theme Song Contest and we are already have quite a few entries. To clarify it again, make sure your theme song is no longer than 30 seconds in length. We’ve received quite a few songs that consist of mostly techno loops with a robot voice saying "Gizmodo" in the…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Rumor: New Phone from Helio the “Drift”?

Helio, the young-and-fun media-heavy 3G cell service, will soon be enabling the MySpace habits of even more Gen Yers, according to third-party software maker XCE. Naughty, naughty, speaking out of order on Helio’s behalf! A Samsung model is slated to appear first, with anonymous tipsters claiming the slider will be called “Drift” and come with…

Tech News Matt Schneiderman

Lowrance iWAY 600c Navi With Satellite Imagery, 30GB Drive

This is not just any GPS navigation device; this Lowrance iWAY 600c can overlay satellite imagery on its maps, giving you a view similar to what you might see in Google Earth with the roads turned on. Its maps can be mixed into the usual 2D modes and even show up in an elevated 3D…

Gadgets Charlie White

Amadana Portable DVD Player: Almost a Laptop

If you want your portable DVD player to have a swanky bamboo exterior, this Amadana has that and 10.2 inches of 800×480 LCD goodness along for the ride. Hey, that’s almost as big as a laptop screen. It plays DVDs with Dolby Digital sound and can also read SD memory cards, so that means you…

Tech News Charlie White

2007 iPod Buyers’ Guide Ready for Download

The guys over at iLounge must be cruising around in their Deloreans a bit too much because they just released their 2007 iPod Buyers’ Guide. Quick, someone shoot them an e-mail because it is still 2006. Joking aside, if you ever wanted to know something about the iPod—this is the place to go. The guide…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Nokia’s Clear Ghetto Blaster Boombox

Without a product like this, what other excuses would you mullet-wearing trendy hipster have for going outside? This clear boombox from Nokia was obviously designed to be showed off. It looks like a briefcase, holds your Nokia phone and has two speakers. Slap on a volume control knob and it turns into a multi-million dollar…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

This week at Lifehacker: 12 Killer Apps for Palm PDAs “Stock your Palm with the right software and it can play music, stream RSS feeds, keep you entertained on the road, and even get you where you’re going.” Top Firefox 2.0 config tweaks “…customize the browser to your specific needs.” (Or just get your tabs…

Tech News Gina Trapani

USB Turntable Simplifies Vinyl Ripping

Sure, you could always get that dusty, old turntable out of the attic, hook it up to your entertainment system and run it through the line-in of your computer to rip those horrible Boston vinyl albums, but why complicate things? This belt-driven turntable plugs into the USB port of any computer. Fire up the included…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Martin Logan Descent i Subwoofer: Volume Literally Goes to 11

Let’s put aside this sub’s ability to rumble your guts with 2100-watts of peak, or 750-watts of continuous power. What really has the Giz going is the power knob that goes one through eleven. We don’t need to hear it in person, nor do we care that it won’t *really* give us an extra 10…

Tech News Brian Lam

Glider Mouse Glides for Ergonomics

This is Hela’s Glider Mouse that looks odd as hell, but supposedly works pretty well. Rather than being to the side of the keyboard, like traditional mice, the Glider Mouse sits between you and the keyboard. The little knob simply glides around the trackpad. Supposedly the mouse is more ergonomic by preventing the need to…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Mobile Phone to Take the Air by 2008

Just when you could handle that crying baby, coughing lady, snoring fatty and kid kicking your chair—your flight will be getting a little more annoying. A little over 50 percent of airliners plan to offer some form of in-flight mobile phone connectivity by the end of 2008. It won’t be that bad because the Economist…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Dealzmodo: 12-Percent Off at Best Buy

I’m straying away from my traditional Dealzmodo items to give you folks a chance at saving 12-percent off at Best Buy. As always there are a couple specifications—you have to use the coupon with a Best Buy RewardZone card and some brand names like Bose, KEF and Apple are excluded. Just sign up for the…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Microsoft and the Case of the 1080p Sony Hijinks

If you recall, yesterday Microsoft released the latest update for the 360, this was the long awaited update that added 1080p capabilities to the console. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-360-live-update-hits-your-living-room-211465 After a day of testing there are some particular strange things going on. People on the AVS forum are reporting that 1080p is not working with component or VGA…

Tech News Travis Hudson

David “Fingers” Haynes: Virtuoso Button Pushing

The minute you start thinking you’re pretty fast and furious with the button pushing, take a look at David “Fingers” Haynes, wailing away on his old beat-up-looking Alesis HR-16B drum machine. He’s using that box to trigger sounds from a Yamaha DTXTREME 2S electronic percussion system. Great musicianship, showing us that the medium doesn’t matter…

Gadgets Charlie White

Nintendo Names Wii’s Virtual Console Games

Part of the Wii’s cool factor comes from its ability to play old school games via its virtual console and now thanks to the guys at 1Up, we have a first look at Nintendo’s line up. Games will be bought using Wii points, with NES games going for 500 points and SNES games (all two…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Sony VGN-N17L: Walks Like a MacBook, Talks Like a MacBook…

Sony appears to be the latest company to rip Apple off according to a few released pictures of its VGN-N17L Vaio laptop. A quick glance reveals a similarity to the MacBook/MacBook Pro, which I’m sure Sony would just chalk up to coincidence. It has a 15.4-inch display and, uh, a keyboard. (Specs haven’t been released,…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

Samsung SGH-X830: Nano Clone + Phone

Check out this swiveling MP3 phone from Samsung, the SGH-X830, which is so tiny it would be easy to lose in your pocket. It’s about the size and shape of an iPod nano but thicker. You can swivel the screen around to reveal its phone keypad, whose keys are arranged in an unconventional two-by-two layout.…

Gadgets Charlie White

Auto Detective Pen Scopes Out Sound Bugs

KishKish Lie Detector for Skype

Inspiron 1501: Dell and AMD’s First Love Child

Gizmodo Theme Song Contest Reminder

Rumor: New Phone from Helio the “Drift”?

Lowrance iWAY 600c Navi With Satellite Imagery, 30GB Drive

Amadana Portable DVD Player: Almost a Laptop

2007 iPod Buyers’ Guide Ready for Download

Nokia’s Clear Ghetto Blaster Boombox

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

USB Turntable Simplifies Vinyl Ripping

Martin Logan Descent i Subwoofer: Volume Literally Goes to 11

Glider Mouse Glides for Ergonomics

Mobile Phone to Take the Air by 2008

Dealzmodo: 12-Percent Off at Best Buy

Microsoft and the Case of the 1080p Sony Hijinks

David “Fingers” Haynes: Virtuoso Button Pushing

Nintendo Names Wii’s Virtual Console Games

Sony VGN-N17L: Walks Like a MacBook, Talks Like a MacBook…

Samsung SGH-X830: Nano Clone + Phone

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

New Details Add a Bizarre Twist to NASA’s First ISS Medical Evacuation

ASUS TUF 27” HDR Gaming Monitor Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing for a Limited Run in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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

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