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Last time we looked, the Monstor Drive from US Modular was topping out at 6GB, but now the shiny stainless steel scratch magnet can store double that, packing 12GB onto its 4200rpm disk whose enclosure is the size and shape of a Zippo lighter. How time flies, because a year ago it cost $99 for…
Any Tom, Dick and Jane can write up a list of some of the best digital cameras out there, but it takes a real cynical critic to roundup the worst digital cameras. Kodak, Canon, Polaroid and Pentax all make up the list. Jump to find out which cameras you should avoid come holiday gift time.…
It took them awhile, but HP finally managed to push that iPaq hw6920 smartphone through Cingular’s digital womb. We’re psyched to see that the new smartphone will have many flavors of wireless including EDGE, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. The phone’s camera coulda been better (it’s only 1-megapixel), but the 3-inch screen should be good for framing…
Criminals in D.C. should think twice before unloading their gat on someone. The ShotSpotter is a tiny sensor that’s been hidden throughout D.C. listening for gunshots and notifying 5-0 the second it hears them. The sensors are pretty small and can detect gunfire up to 2 miles away pinpointing where the shots were fired. They…
There’s nothing alarming at all about this alarm clock from Verilux, which not only gradually wakes you up with its lamp slowly fading up in the morning, it will do the opposite before you go to sleep, slowly fading out as you do. It has what the company calls a “full range speaker” that sneaks…
Even if you fill it up with that watery swill known as American beer, this Asahi beer dispensing machine spotted in Narita Airport in Japan can bring the sacred suds from keg to glass with flawless precision. It’s much better than the ponderous and goofy Asahi beer robot we were inexplicably raving about last month.…
In his demo video you’ll see after the jump, you’ll notice that this European dude has a lot to learn about video-making (this is a close-up medium, man!), but he does finally end up giving us some tight shots of the Archos 504 PMP’s 4.3-inch widescreen in action. Notice in the video how small the…
We’ve seen some weird robots before, but this one hits an 8 on the freak factor scale. Created by Raffaello D’Andrea and Max Dean, the Transformer chair looks like your grandmother’s ordinary kitchen chair, but say the magic words and it collapses itself and then transforms itself back into a chair. Don’t believe us? Check…
•Canon PowerShot SD900 Digital Elph Reviewed (Verdict: 10-Megapixel Excellence) •GPS Navigating Navirobo Teddy Bear •Completely Silent Non-Electric Humidifier •G-Tech Annoys the World With Audio-Enabled Messenger Bag •EZ-Canvas Turns Monitors into Doodle Pads https://gizmodo.com/canon-powershot-sd900-digital-elph-reviewed-verdict-1-209699 Comment of the Day: New MacBook Pro 39% Faster? https://gizmodo.com/new-macbook-pro-39-faster-209786 “How exactly was OSX optimised for a processor 5 years before the…
Nvidia has been pretty tight-mouthed on details of their next-gen DirectX 10 card (DirectX 10 will be the graphics standard on Windows Vista), but now it seems someone’s gotten a hold of one of their yet to be released cards. It’s hard to tell whether the images are fake or not, but spec-wise the card…
•Opera browser comes to BlackBerry and Treo [Lifehacker] •IP Theft Up In First Half Of Year: Report [Information Week] •Blind web surfers sue Target for accessibility [TG Daily] •BenQ posts huge Q3 loss [InfoWorld] •Google offers personal searches [BBC] https://lifehacker.com/opera-browser-comes-to-blackberry-and-treo-209702
Now that the “when are MacBook Pros going Core 2 Duo” question is solved, let’s move on to an even larger rumor: a 50-inch Apple monitor. https://gizmodo.com/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-is-here-209686 A source tells someone’s cousin who told her guitar instructor that a monitor refresh is coming in 2007, most likely being tied to Apple’s iTV. Why sell just…
Photo Credits Richard B, Ben Longo. NYT Breaking News Again: Loud Music Makes You Deaf [Giz] https://gizmodo.com/nyt-breaking-news-again-loud-music-makes-you-deaf-209849
Officially announced tomorrow, the Archos 504 personal video player/recorder is the first player to contain 160GB of storage. Available in 40, 80 and 160GB sizes, the Archos 504s have a 4.3-inch screen, play back MPEG4/WMV/protected WMV/H.264/MPEG2/VOB video files, and MP3/WMA/protected WMA/WAV audio files. https://gizmodo.com/archos-504-pmp-details-officially-revealed-160gb-hard-203734 You can even use them as a DVR—similar to the other…
Who: You What: TiVo Series 3 Where: TiVo Community Store When: Until Sunday How: Code word TCDEAL Why: Because $680 is better than $799 Product Page [TiVo Community Store via Zatz Not Funny]
It’s just a rumor for now, but it seems like EBGames/GameStop wants to stop a repeat of last year’s Xbox 360 eBay fiasco by cutting off employees who auction off their consoles. This scheme is going to be hard to police, but retailers will probably scan employees’ console serial numbers and compare it to serials…
Looking to get a deal on a MacBook Pro? Hop on over to Apple’s refurb shop where they have yesterday’s Core Duo MacBook Pros for 22-37% off their old retail price. Just like what happened when my second child was born and we gave the first less attention, the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros…
A guy’s BlackBook keyboard broke, resulting in a trip to the Apple Store only to find out they only had white spares. The result: a half white, half black MacBook that actually looks sexier than the uni-colored originals. Is this a start of a new trend? Speaking for myself, definitely. Flickr [via Digg]
It may have taken Nintendo fanboy Mathysvande all of 80 hours to create this Nintendo Wii ad, but it was totally worth it. We’d love to see Nintendo contact him and use this for an actual ad. Sure beats the pants off that PS3 spot we saw. Incredible Hand-Drawn Wii Commercial [TechEBlog]
With a coin on the outside, he can slowly trace the magnet’s path through his intestines and out the other side. Even better, if this is a strong enough magnet he can even use it as a cellphone/MP3 player holder. Magnet Gut Video [Random Good Stuff]
