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Sure the Special Edition Alienware Superman Themed Computers are nice and all. But what if you really want to nerd out to some Superman without having to drop two g’s on a new computer? These peripherals may be the right solution for you. The mouse retails for $32.95 and the keyboard—that is currently pre-order only—goes…
Retro, chic, stupid, fashionable, all of the above? The JC-U1906T gamepad from Elecom is essentially all of that. It has a nice NES controller feel but with worse buttons that seem to be labeled in some kind of unknown language. The only buttons that are understandable are “Auto” and “Clear” and everyone knows those buttons…
Nothing like some friendly co-opetition between Dell subsidiaries Alienware and XPS to keep the blood boiling, and the next shot inside of Michael Dell’s bucket is the upcoming XPS 700. It’ll feature an overclocked and hyper-cooled Core 2 Extreme CPU (affectionately known as Conroe), and will also offer the option of two NVidia GeForce 7900…
The JLab Audio MiniBlaster for iPod nano is a portable speaker system into which you insert your iPod nano, and out comes some really big sound. The small device has the same shape as the iPod nano, except it’s about an inch thicker. Using either four AAA batteries or the included AC adapter, the MiniBlaster’s…
Hi there, I’m Pheras Hilal, a journalist/writer from Venture and JO magazines. Both magazines are Jordanian publications in English, Venture Magazine is a Business Intelligence Monthly, while JO is a social monthly. I’m in charge of developing two tech support sections in both magazines. I develop a section called “The Cutting Edge” in Venture Magazine,…
Since we tipped you off last month about the Toshiba RD-A1 HD DVD recorder that was set to ship in mid-July, we figured you might appreciate an update on that, where now it’s mid-July and the RD-A1 is not going to be shipping just yet. Toshiba has reportedly run into a glitch in the production…
Announced two months ago and now shipping is the Nike + Apple iPod Sport Kit, a pair of shoes that talks to your iPod, and then lets your iPod talk to you. The Nike shoes keep track of your running (or walking, skipping, hopping, limping or jumping) distance, time, speed and even calculates calories burned,…
To hear the Fujifilm people tell it, you would think it would be impossible to take a bad picture with this Fujifilm FinePix S6500fd digital SLR (DSLR), because it has the remarkable ability to detect faces in the frame using some pretty impressive hardware. It’s able to quickly identify up to 10 faces in its…
Like the A-Data FP1, this USB drive contains a fingerprint reader to protect your precious data. In order to access the drive from a computer, your fingerprint needs to be provided via the included reader. In case your fingerprint changes, say, after you’ve sandpapered them off for the upcoming bank heist, we hope a password…
Since cameras pretty much come standard on all phones released nowadays, save for the corporate ones, more people are taking more and more photos with phones rather than standalone cameras. The problem is most of us aren’t really skilled at photography and are probably doing a bunch of things wrong, which gets magnified by the…
Microsoft is trying to woo accessory makers that are currently making iPod products into supporting their upcoming Zune player. Microsoft hopes these manufacturers will make items such as speaker docks and FM transmitters that will fit in the Zune’s expansion port—much like devices communicate with the iPod via its port. MS is also offering a…
The preparations are complete, and the Nike+iPod sport kit is now available in Apple stores. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-nano-now-ipod-sport-kit-compatible-184399 Apple sent out emails today to users advising them that you can now head to stores to pick up the Nike+ shoes at Nike stores today, July 13th. In case you forgot how it works, here’s the video. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-nike-shoe-video-178157…
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No, this isn’t just some $5 mouse pad with a Lamborghini on it. This is an actual Italian leather Lamborghini mousepad, made by the same people who bring you those fancy horseless wagons with all the horses under the hood. The pad is in the shape of the Lamborghini crest, but doesn’t have the actual…
In plain English, this means the PS3 Cell processor is so big and complicated, they’re having a hard time making enough to satisfy the demand. An IBM Semiconductor VP says they’re “lucky to get 10 or 20 percent” out of a chip like the Cell. The other 80-90 percent aren’t fit to be used in…
In the same vein as the California Vampire Slayer Act, the British government is set to force manufacturers to dump the “Standby” status on their TV, video, and DVD products. That means your PS2 is either On or Off, not half-on, sucking power and waiting for you to play a little Gran Turismo. https://gizmodo.com/california-passes-vampire-slayer-act-181497 The…
Is it really true? Could the Optimus Mini Three really be shipping? Art Lebedev says it is, and if you’re not in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia, and Lithuania, you should be getting your pre-order fulfillment by August 15th. Yes, that’s August 15th, 2006. For the listed countries, you’ll have to wait until September 1st.…
The Acer 5100 has the dual-core AMD Turion 64, along with up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM (upgradeable to 4GB). This kind of power, combined with 120GB of hard disk space, a 15.4-inch widescreen LCD, Radeon Xpress 1100 graphics card, and an 8X DVD dual-layer burner makes this quite a steal starting at $899. Various…
If you want a bluetooth headset to go along with your Treo 700p, 700w or 650, and really dig having all your gadgets say “Palm”, you’re just the target audience for this Ultralight Wireless Headset. Palm repackaged the Plantronics 645 bluetooth headset, which like this, has a measly three hours of talk time. After a…