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How did we almost go a full weekend with no iPod posts to annoy our PC readership? The Wraptor is a new iPod shuffle case by Mophie. Aside from its scuff protection and fashionable design, the case spools your earbud cords, cutting out excess slack that could GET YOU KILLED…yeah, killed. Plus it appears that…
Apparently there is a black sticker on the back of new Slingbox packaging. When removed, a Palm logo is revealed! While it’s no secret that Slingmedia was working on Palm support, so far they’ve only announced Palm 700w compatability (which runs Windows Mobile). Of course, if the Palm logo weren’t hidden, we’d probably just assume…
Duck Fadar is a rubber duck utilizing the “force” of LED to generate random colors while in the tub. A young Jedi no longer needs to choose between the light or the dark; now it’s more like the fuchsia or the aquamarine. Neat feature: lighting is automatic when Fadar is dropped into water. Product Page…
Forget those dated MP3 watches that are so 2005, Shenzhen Adragon Digitek is offering an Anlong MP4 wristwatch. Pretend you are just checking the time as you tune out the ramblings of bosses/children/firemen to watch your favorite soccer team score a goal. https://gizmodo.com/thanko-fmp3-watch-next-gen-with-fm-204179 The watch is water and shockproof and can play video for 9…
Last weekend we ooo’d at a boatload of MacBooks just sitting around, waiting to be stolen by the camera operator. This weekend we have 22-terabytes (or $18,400) worth of Maxtor drives playing dominoes. https://gizmodo.com/700-macbooks-video-202835 Not quite as cool as iPod Dominoes (with $60,000 of product), but still a respectable waste of money. https://gizmodo.com/the-60-000-ipod-tekserve-ad-169868 [newlaunches]
You may remember Gizmodo’s worldwide scoop where bloggers were hugging/fondling spaceships while reporting on Virgin’s new SpaceShipTwo cabin designs. https://gizmodo.com/first-images-of-virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-cabin-203802 Here’s a video from the event, including Virgin’s video simulation, an interview with the VP of Virgin Galactic marketing and some shots of the cabin interior. There’s a pretty strong emo feel to it all,…
Yes, the Genius Bar pilot is being created by the two producers of That 70’s Show. And the original concept was by Krishnan Menon, the brains behind many Apple marketing campaigns, so it is “that” genius bar CBS is referring to. Gizmodo has an exclusive excerpt of their script: “Hey, welcome to Pear.” “Thanks. Heard…
Our “aren’t we cool because we don’t snort whipped cream” friends at Kotaku posted that Famitsu (video game magazine) polled major Japanese retailers about the market this holiday season. Here are the results: 1. Which next gen console will, in your opinion, sell better during Christmas? 88% – Wii 11% – PS3 2. With all…
“The only function of the Suspicious Looking device is to appear as suspicious as possible, whether carried in hand or placed indiscrimately in public places.” – Junkfunnel Product Page Using a combination of LEDs, an optical distance sensor, touch sensor, buzzer and motors, the Suspicious Looking Device will manage to freak out even the most…
JVC is joining Panasonic and LG in the elephantiasis-of-the-television market, announcing their development of the largest rear projection (yes, rear projection) display in the world: this 110-inch beast. Using their D-ILA technology, the television supports 1080p resolutions while sucking down 220w of power (which is actually not that bad for rear projection). I know dolphins…
Here are some hot new phones fresh off the streets of Pemba, Mozambique. Hopefully we don’t get anyone sued for use of the “Scony” branding. With no interior electronics, the carver could have easily created a clamshell or ultra thin candybar. What do we get instead? A monstrous Zack Morris phone…in magenta. Handmade wooden “cellphones”…
This week Intel announced “Classmate PC” – a budget computer for emerging markets (translation: for the poor and destitute with more discriminating tastes than the MIT OLPC model). The laptop features the Celeron “eduwise” processor with 915GMS chipset, 7-inch WVXGA (800×600) screen, 256MB DDR2 SO-DIMM memory and 1gb of flash memory for storage. The system…
A new update in our Where the Hell is SED coverage – Canon and Toshiba reps confirmed plans to construct a 180 billion yen plant in Taishi, with the groundbreaking within the year. https://gizmodo.com/sed-tvs-a-fall-from-grace-201516 Sources also confirmed SED coming out in “early 2008” with 75,000 units produced monthly. If SED earnestly plans on competing with…
•Dot-It Lights: Stick ‘Em Up •Ditch the Media Center with HP’s Wi-Fi Enabled HDTV •Intempo Digital PP01 FM and DAB Radio •HP Releases the HD100, First USB 2.0 HD-DVD Drive •Sony Vaio C Series Core 2 Duo Notebooks Are Colorful and Light https://gizmodo.com/dot-it-lights-stick-em-up-204328
•First female space tourist safely back on Earth [New Scientist] •Apple swaps iPod suppliers [Moreover] •Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Science Center’s planetarium upgraded to high-def [HD Beat] •Solar flares will disrupt GPS in 2011 [TG Daily] •GPS Fails On Police ‘Bait Car’ — Still Missing [The Raw Feed]
Thanks to everyone who entered out HD DVD Giveaway. We received an overwhelming amount of entries and we have a winner. Thanks to Marc M with the following entry. They have won a Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player courtesy of HD DVD. Wife said no high def Bought big screen, she up and left Her…
This transmitter works with most K (Cyber-shot) and W (Walkman) lines of Sony Ericsson phones, including the W800i, W810i, K800i and K750i. The transmitter has a key lock, microphone, belt-clip, headphone jack, and phone button, and also works as a hands-free for calls. It automatically mutes the music when you get a ring, and is…
Keira writes in with her essay prepared with the single, gadget-obsessed male in mind. It’s titled “On Gentlemen Giving iPods as Gifts—Keira’s Primer on the Art of Seduction.” She believes that women do like iPods, but that they do not always make wise gifts, and subsequently, giving one won’t do much to improve your odds…
If you want to not cry when chopping onions, you can either follow one of those home-remedies about holding your breath or putting some carrots up your nose, or you can buy one of these Onion Goggles. Twenty bucks will prevent any onion or onion-related parts from getting up into your eyeballs, which is a…
How about a Sony Core 2 Duo notebook in some fancy colors? That’s what you can get with these Sony Vaio notebooks whose screens hit that sweet spot between a large 15-inch screen and a slightly-too-small 12-incher—13.3 inches—just right for using on a plane but not bumping up against the back of that seat in…