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Giving CPR only works when the person who’s passed out is attractive. At least that’s our motto. So for those times when you happen to see a troll passed out on the ground there’s the Just-in-Time Support (JITS) device which lets you perform CPR without giving mouth. The device comes with a headrest, anesthesia mask,…
We bandy about acronyms like EDGE, GSM, and EV-DO all the time when talking about cellphones and smartphones. We like to pride ourselves on the ability to explain what we’re talking about concisely for the newcomer while not going too slow for the veteran. Nevertheless, sometimes a UMTS slips by without explanation. Here’s a primer:…
The phrases “nobody works for free” and “it takes money to get anything done” may have just been made up by me, but they’re true. In this case, it took a $675 bounty to get one man, Daniel Pasco, to develop a solution to get the BlackBerry 8700g from T-Mobile and BlackBerry 8703e from Sprint…
Still wondering about commenting accounts? All you have to do is fill out the comment and select a username and password. Submit and our commenting overlords will approve you—if you fit the criteria of a superb commenter. Behave, or be executed like the poor fool below. I’ll make this one all quick-like. See you later,…
Not content in overcharging for home stereo equipment, Monster will now enter into the Zune accessory business, making sure that your player gets the best gold-plated AC adapters that money can buy. The six Monster accessories for Zune are: 1. Carplay Wireless Plus: FM transmitter that “can be tuned to virtually any clear FM station”.…
Gizmodo has an opening for an internship in New York City. Details after the jump. The intern would work alongside Noah Robischon and Louis Ramirez. The work involves research and administrative tasks (like shipping gadgets back to the manufacturer), as well as some writing for the blog. Working knowledge of Photoshop (or Gimp) is a…
Yep, another piece of clothing with integrated iPod controls. Seriously, is it really that hard to pull the iPod out of your pocket to change the track or turn up the music? This poop-brown t-shirt is the work of Urbantool, a Korean retailer. It includes a pocket with an iPod dock connector, and it can…
As if we weren’t getting enough exercise already, these electric bikes from Schwinn are going to push us over the pound cake precipice into the valley of cheese doodles and s’mores below. The bikes have a Plug’n Drive system which charges in four hours and gets around 40 miles (more if you actually pedal hard).…
Can’t afford your own karaoke-singing robot girlfriend? Griffin’s next trick is iKaraoke, a little device that sends your iPod’s music to your stereo via either a line-in cable or the FM band, and somehow removes vocals and adds yours to the mix. The microphone has controls that let you pause the music, scan backward and…
It’s been awhile since Korea wowed us with one of their robots, but we gotta say, their follow up to the Ever-1 Android is reminding us too much of our girlfriend (y’know, the one we’ve yet to find). Not only does she love karaoke, but her claim to fame is her ability to show boredom.…
Our blogging cohorts, Engadget, got some word about the release date of the highly anticipated Core 2 Duo Apple laptops. An IT guy at a Swiss University got the scoop on the Core 2 Duo MacBooks from some sales reps and word is that the laptops will be released in November. Not much other information…
In the olden day, transferring files from computer to computer either required a little bit of networking know-how or some painstaking CD burning or USB flash drive swapping. The Tornado eliminates any troubles and makes PC-to-PC transferring as easy as creamy pie. Plug the retractable Tornado into each machine and simply drag-n-drop. Easy peasy. The…
Navicore’s Personal 2007 GPS works features Bluetooth compatibility and is only 64x22x15mm and weighs 30g. For a GPS device, that’s pretty damn small. The receiver re-acquires satellite signals in 100ms and grabs position updates every second, sending data to your Smartphone, PDA or car to update its on-board maps of your current position. The Personal…
I would like to introduce everyone to my new friend, Tanga. What is Tanga? Here I’ll let them explain: Tanga is the cool place to come to find incredible deals on all sorts of cool, geeky stuff. Every night at 7:00 PST (10:00 EST) we will launch one incredible deal to the eagerly awaiting public…
The new T-Mobile Dash is yet another fine competitor in the bloody arena of smartphones (just ask resident fanboy Jason Chen). Featuring a full QWERTY keyboard, EDGE, WiFi, and enhanced multimedia through Windows Media 10—all on top of a sleek design—the Dash couldn’t wait to give the Motorola Q a good push…email. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-dash-hands-on-review-verdict-windows-mobile-206702 Behold our…
Just launched from T-Mobile, these tattooed MOTORAZRs let everyone know that even though they’ve been around the block a few times, they can still break a pool cue over someone’s head with the best of them. Designed by Ami James, the tattoo artist on Miami Ink, the dark grey “Dragon” and the pink “Cherry Blossom”…
Hopefully you didn’t get too excited about our recent post about Enviga, the Coca-Cola Company green tea that apparently claims to burn more calories than it contains. Our Consumerist pals are the ones with the whole truth, and they found that the research behind this claim is bogus. Studying the fine print, they discovered the…
… this is one damn awesome commercial. Apparently Bravia TV’s show some pretty nice colors, and because it is damn near impossible to accurately advertise TVs on TV, why not show the colors with 70,000 liters of paint erupting around some buildings in Glasgow, Scotland? This commercial is fo’ reals—no fancy CGI here. Don’t believe…
Among the saving graces of hyper-expensive factory-installed GPS systems are niceties such as steering wheel-mounted controls. LG adds that convenience with its LAN-SD460, a combination GPS navigation system and portable media player which also has DMB to receive those digital broadcasts in Japan. All of that video content shows up on its larger-than-average 4.1 inch…
This week at Lifehacker: Turn your MacBook’s iSight into a security camera “You just shelled out a bucketful of clams for your new MacBook and you want to protect your investment.” Make your own font “Knowing absolutely ZERO about fonts and typography, I was able to hand-draw, correct and create my own installable system font…