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With the Nintendo Wii coming out any month now, we at Giz have got the fever. And the only cure is more Zelda. But until Twilight Princess hits the shelves, we’ll have to make do with this neat golden NES Zelda mod. The modder carved the triforce into an old NES console which was painted…
This Sharp BroadbandFax isn’t as cool as I thought it would be on first look. Sure, it plugs into your phone line and your ethernet cable to receiver faxes directly into email. And sure, you can use it to “fax” something to someone who doesn’t have a landline or fax-machine by faxing directly to their…
No points if you guessed “iPod”, and only half-credit if you said “testicles”. The Egge music player has an 1-inch OLED display and houses up to 1GB of tasty music goodness. Not only does it play back MP3s, the Egge player has FM radio support and plays back WMV and AVI files! We’re not sure…
The as-of-yet unannounced Kodak C875 8 megapixel camera is up on Argos UK’s website for preorder. In addition to the 8 megapixel censor, there’s 5x optical zoom, 1GB of SD memory support, video out, 2.5-inch LCD, and PictBridge compatibility. The C875 is the highest of Kodak’s C point-and-shoot series in terms of megapixels. Its 5x…
It looks like Dells aren’t the only laptops on the block to catch fire. Employees in Kristiansand “got an unpleasant surprise when the battery In their 12″ Powerbook G4 laptop suddenly caught fire yesterday.” https://gizmodo.com/another-flaming-dell-laptop-191013 The fire originated from the battery, and then “fell out, even though it was locked.” He pushed the laptop into…
Designed for athletes to monitor their internal body temperature, the CorTemp consists of a small pill that you gulp down with some water, and a handheld device that thankfully stays external. The CorTemp data recorder picks up the wireless signal from the pill and keeps track of 99 different sensors simultaneously and stores data for…
Sssh. Promise you’ll keep this a secret, okay? We just got tipped from an inside source that this is what the iPhone will look like! Really, we’re serious. Keep this between us. I won’t check this email again. Do not ask me how I got this, as I could get into big trouble. I will…
The Dopod 838 Pro is pretty much the same as the HTC Hermes/TyTN, but repackaged with a 360-degree jog wheel for navigation inside the Windows Mobile 5.0 interface. Like the TyTN, the 838 Pro has 802.11g WiFi, EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, quad-band GSM, EDGE, UMTS, and HSDPA. It’s going to be available from Singapore (Dopod is…
Okay, now that you’re done with lunch it’s time to gross you out. A UK newspaper reminds us that cellphones are just downright disgusting, and are even dirtier than toilets. That’s because they’re exposed to much more bodily bacteria than any toilet seat. A combination of being near your mouth with all that spit and…
The MyKey 2300 RFID door lock gives you convenience as well as security, as long as the AA batteries don’t run out. The lock responds to one of six key-cards that are included in the $300 unit, opening up when waved in front of the sensor. If you forget your card, there’s a slide-out keypad…
They look good enough to eat (or listen to), but they’re actually purses and shoulder bags created by Beverly Hills artist Timmy Woods, hand-carved from naturally-fallen branches of Acacia trees. Each purse is unique, and it takes 30 days to complete its carving and finishing. Each is signed by the artist, and priced from $150-$2500.…
At the Black Hat security conference one Jon Ellch and David Maynor have created quite a stir around the computing world. They used low level hacks to take advantage of a MacBook via the Wi-Fi card drivers. There is a lot of confusion bubbling around this situation because Ellch and Maynor performed the hack on…
In case you wanted to know what the O-ROKR looks like on an actual human before going and ordering one from Amazon, check out this review. The features are nice, but aesthetically speaking, most people will still want to give this a pass. https://gizmodo.com/oakley-motorola-o-rokr-reviewed-verdict-good-but-has-178482 One minute review: Oakley O-ROKR shades [Tech Digest]
Polaroid—yes, that Polaroid—has announced their latest portable DVD player, the PDJ-0793. Most of the time I don’t get a flying hoot about these portable players because a laptop can do the same job and is a bit more functional, but this one looks a little better than the average bear and has a reasonable price.…
Good news for Verizon EV-DO users who didn’t like the Dell EV-DO ExpressCard or the Novatel USB EV-DO adapter. Now there’s an official solution card from Novatel and Verizon that works with the latter’s EV-DO service. https://gizmodo.com/ev-do-expresscard-arrives-from-dell-183742 The card will be available August 24th, starting at $179 with a two year agreement and $229 for…
It’s too bad Woz is on his way to the South Pole with James Cameron—not filming Aquaman 2—or else Steve and his buddies would get in a rousing good game of Segway Polo on these new bad boys. The FCC just cleared the Segway PT i2 and x2 for public consumption. The i2 is made…
Enter the exact time of your birth into the Fortune Ball, and it goes through its colorful permutations, using “computers” to tell your “fortune.” This would be great for those occasions when a coin-flip just doesn’t seem to be elaborate enough. The device was invented by Dr. Ming Fang, whom we suspect is the proud…
CNET’s John Falcone comes out of nowhere and gets his hands all over this Humax 20-inch LCD. First, he congratulates the maker for integrating a DirecTV receiver, so we can forgo the unsightly decoder box. Then, with the same hand he extended his salutations with, he knocks it down for its 4:3 aspect ratio, and…
No need to worry about batteries when you take along the Bird-Electron EZ-TAKEGTF2 electricity-free portable bamboo speaker ($199). Just plug the stereo miniplug into your MP3 player and you can rock the bamboo, off-grid style. And bamboo, is, you know, sustainable. Get yourself a solar power unit for that iPod, and you’ll be set to…
Gotta Read the Labels By Brendan I. Koerner Seriously, thank God for over-the-air daytime TV. Not only would I get pretty lonely without the virtual companionship of Judge Joe Brown, but I’d also miss out on some great column fodder. Case in point: an ad I spied during a recent 2 p.m. airing of Law…