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Ionkids System Tracks your Children, Excuses the Bad Parenting

The Ionkids system is a PDA device with a separate wristwatch. Strap the watch to the kids wrist (or more appropriately, ankle) and know when your kids get too far away from you. The PDA allows you to set up a zone and it will alert when a corresponding watch leaves the area. Then it…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

A BananaGuard a Day Keeps the Bruises Away

Bananas are among the more delicate fruits, in need of protection inside a lunchbox or backpack. If you’re a banana aficionado like we are, you’ll need the Banana Guard, a hard plastic case for those phallic fruits that will keep those icky brown bruises away. Hey, BananaGuard also makes a great Halloween costume for that…

Gadgets Charlie White

Sony Getting Probed by DOJ

If we told you Sony was getting looked into by the DOJ, what would you guess it was for? The exploding batteries? The PlayStation 3 release? Actually, it’s for their Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) business. The Japanese company received a subpoena from the Justice Department’s antitrust division seeking information about Sony’s static random access…

Tech News Jason Chen

How Paris Hilton Haxored Lindsay Lohan: The Cingular Voicemail Vulnerability

We’re not sure if Paris used this particular service, but by using the Jajah web interface you can “hack” into someone else’s voicemail. Intrigued? Good. Maybe this will get Cingular to fix their phone system. How it works: Go to Jajah, enter in the number you want to “hack” as both the recipient and the…

Tech News Jason Chen

Sanyo Rolls Out Eneloop Solar Charger, Rechargeable Heater

At the same time Sanyo trotted out little Eneloopy, the battery tester doggie, it also introduced two other products associated with its Eneloop rechargeable batteries introduced last year. https://gizmodo.com/sanyo-eneloopy-the-dog-gone-battery-tester-211270 The Eneloop solar charger recharges four AA-sized batteries, and the kicker is there’s a USB port on the back that will also let you charge up…

Gadgets Charlie White

Gateway Overclocks to 4GHz

Gateway is showing gamers some love by not only ramming the Core 2 Duo inside their new FX530XL, but also overclocking it for you. The FX530XL comes with a 2.93GHz Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor that can be factory overclocked to 4.2GHz. The system will also support Intel’s quad CPUs when they start making their…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Weird Watch: Gauge Mecha 1 BMF Oozes Sci-Fi

If you’re one of those distinctive throwbacks who still wears a watch instead of using your cellphone to tell time, this limited edition Gauge Mecha 1 BMF concept watch from Avant-Garde Mecha Complications will surely set you further apart from the crowd. Its impractical analog-digitality underlies the fact that there’s really nothing digital about it;…

Gadgets Charlie White

Gizmodo Theme Song Contest

Gizmodo readers are a melodic and creative bunch, and of course, you all love the Giz. The best way to show off this deep affection and talent is to enter the Gizmodo theme song contest. The prize? We’re giving away a pair of the Audioengine A5 book-shelf speakers. These are the same excellent speakers that…

Tech News Travis Hudson

HD to Go Wireless in 2008

As much as we’ve tried, there’s no way of hiding the forest of cables that dwells behind our entertainment center. Well now Sony, Samsung, and LG have stepped up to the plate and are waging a full fledged war on cables. Together with Panasonic, Toshiba, NEC, and SiBEAM they’re working on a new spec called…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

This week at TreeHugger: We find “the world’s most energy efficient notebook,” and it’ll soon be for sale at Wal-mart. After 10 years of designing, developing and testing, Vectrix is ready to unleash its electric scooter on the world. Want to be a TreeHugger and have a cool ringtone? We’ve got an idea for you.…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Dealzmodo: 700MHz Dell Refurb OptiPlex Celeron for $47.91

Need a cheap file server, Linux machine, or emailing machine? How about a refurbished 700MHz Celeron for $47.91. It’s really bare-bones, with only 128MB of RAM, a 10GB hard drive, Windows 2000 (not installed), onboard Video and Audio, two PCI slots, one AGP slot, and four USB slots. Not bad for $47 though. Product Page…

Tech News Jason Chen

Monster Tries to Screw PS3 Owners with Overpriced Cables

Word from our homies at Kotaku is that Monster is already prepping a line of GameLink cables for the PS3. According to Noel Lee, the head monster, it is crucial to properly connect your PS3 with high-end cables for the best PS3 experience possible. These cables are expected to run between $30 and $100. And…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Top 5 Early Bird Luxo-Gift List

As soon as Halloween is done, it’s a sprint until Christmas. Never mind all that talk about Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that launches the holiday shopping season. If you’re planning to buy a luxo-sport gift for that special someone this year, you’ll want to avoid that herd of sheep, and get your shopping…

Gadgets Charlie White

Razer Tarantula Keyboard Reviewed (Verdict: Gives Your Gaming Some Bite)

The first keyboard from high-end gaming moue extraordinaer, Razer, is about to ship, finally. The Razer Tarantula was first announced at CES 2005, yes almost a year ago, and it again made a debut at E3 back in May with promises of an August release. A few months past the expected release and many refinements,…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Hooray for the Future—First Wireless USB Hub Ships

Y-E Data has shipped the first Ultra Wideband USB hub in Japan. The hub uses the Wisair chipset ahs has a small USB dongle that that connects to your computer and wirelessly communicates with a four-port USB hub. Now we just have to wait to see how long a device like this takes to get…

Tech News Travis Hudson

DVR Sales Down The Pooper by 49%: TiVo Hit Hard?

Yesterday, we wrote about how TiVo is fairing after launching their Series 3 DVR. Since then, we’ve had some astounding numbers come in that show US DVRs sales are down 49% for January through August, as compared to last year. Since TiVo is number one in this space, they might be taking the brunt of…

Tech News Brian Lam and Brian L. Clark

Halloween Costume Greatest Hits: Dead Pixel

This is one of the easiest and most innovative costumes I have seen today. The geekiness inside all of us absolutely despise dead pixels and this costume shares our hatred. I still don’t understand the link between dead pixels and diskettes, though. And good luck explaining what you are to almost everyone you see out…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Leno and GM Roll Out EcoJet Supercar

SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) is underway in Las Vegas, and our esteemed compatriots at Jalopnik are there, where they saw Jay Leno rolling out the EcoJet, the latest supercar concept that he and GM VP of Global Design Ed Welburn (pictured with Leno above) sketched out on a napkin. Just in time for Halloween,…

Gadgets Charlie White

iRobot Sentinel Technology: Control Multiple Robots From a Single Table PC

The folks at iRobot stopped developing Jetsons-inspired robot vacuum cleaners for a second to crank out the Sentinel, a technology that allows users to control several different robots simultaneously from a Tablet PC. The technology is being aimed at our fighting men and first responders so they can more safely and efficiently haul ass. The…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon

Asus Goes Valentine on Halloween

Looks like the boys at Asus got their holidays mixed up. Today they let loose a new hot pink version of their leather-clad S6F. The limited edition laptop made its splash alongside the new W6, which is essentially an S6F with a bigger 13-inch screen and a Core 2 Duo processor (the original S6F had…

Tech News Louis Ramirez

Ionkids System Tracks your Children, Excuses the Bad Parenting

A BananaGuard a Day Keeps the Bruises Away

Sony Getting Probed by DOJ

How Paris Hilton Haxored Lindsay Lohan: The Cingular Voicemail Vulnerability

Sanyo Rolls Out Eneloop Solar Charger, Rechargeable Heater

Gateway Overclocks to 4GHz

Weird Watch: Gauge Mecha 1 BMF Oozes Sci-Fi

Gizmodo Theme Song Contest

HD to Go Wireless in 2008

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

Dealzmodo: 700MHz Dell Refurb OptiPlex Celeron for $47.91

Monster Tries to Screw PS3 Owners with Overpriced Cables

Top 5 Early Bird Luxo-Gift List

Razer Tarantula Keyboard Reviewed (Verdict: Gives Your Gaming Some Bite)

Hooray for the Future—First Wireless USB Hub Ships

DVR Sales Down The Pooper by 49%: TiVo Hit Hard?

Halloween Costume Greatest Hits: Dead Pixel

Leno and GM Roll Out EcoJet Supercar

iRobot Sentinel Technology: Control Multiple Robots From a Single Table PC

Asus Goes Valentine on Halloween

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

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

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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