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We’ve seen these Sony A-series MP3 players before, but the NW-A1000 models were only capable of holding 6GB. Now Sony has decided to unleash an 8GB model on the US market, the NW-A1200, which will be available in either pink or purple. https://gizmodo.com/sony-a-series-mp3-131867 It takes just a couple of hours to charge up its lithium-ion…
For those that have been living in a closet for the past few months, the long-anticipated T-Mobile Sidekick 3 has finally hit the shelves, for existing T-Mobile customers. There are two places you can pick one up in person: either at Madison Ave. in NYC or Wilshire Blvd. in LA. For the other 48 states,…
Forget highflying spy planes, the US military plans to send an all-seeing blimp to a height of 65,000 feet to spot enemies, watch out for cruise missiles and relay communications using a huge phased-array radar antenna embedded in its belly. Lockheed Martin is figuring out how to make the thing light enough to fly and…
If you have a cool crib, everything in it has to be just right, no matter how prosaic—even your dustpan and broom. Here’s a set from Denmark, where they know their chic-atude, a Normann Copenhagen swooping yet minimalist design to pick up detritus around the pad. Jumping around the grayscale with impressive subtlety, the dustpan…
We didn’t realize there were fanboys for Firefox, but don’t get us wrong, we dig the Firefox open-source web browser. We use it literally all the time. It’s just that, is there really a need for a bag that says Firefox all over it? Not that this isn’t a great bag; it fits a 17-inch…
GenerationMP3 got a first look at the latest portable media player from Aigo. The MP-P335 is a 30GB device that supports MP3, WMA, WAV, MPEG-1, 2, 4, AVI, DivX, XviD, JPEG and text files. It has a nice palm-sized form factor and the battery life is mediocre at best with five hours of video playback.…
Our nerdy cousins at Kotaku, of whom we are not the least bit ashamed, point an article in PlayStation Magazine where Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) President and CEO Kaz Hirai reassures us that pricing for the upcoming Blu-ray-packing PlayStation 3 games will be, um, hopefully not too expensive. Here’s his convoluted quote: “Generally speaking, over…
Take note, Apple. Western Digital is actually settling a class-action lawsuit that was filed against them. They are giving out free software to consumers who filed a lawsuit claiming the hard drives actually had less space that promised. This software is available for anyone who has purchased a Western Digital hard drive from March 22,…
Sure, we’ve seen a few rearview mirrors for your computer monitor before, but these add a new dimension of style and simulated automobile-ness that caught our attention. Now you can be forewarned when that dork you haven’t seen in a couple of weeks sneaks up behind you to cover your eyes and say “guess who?”…
A couple months ago we saw the Microsoft Ringcam, which was essentially a prototype version of this model, the Microsoft RoundTable. Along with this fancy device, Microsoft also unveiled a new business plank that is focused on the development of communication software and VoIP services. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-ringcam-360-degree-camera-174532 The Microsoft RoundTable will sit in the middle of…
It’s getting to be that lazy, hazy time of year, when hammocks are at a premium and trees between which to hang them might not be situated right where you want them. Here’s the solution: the Tropical Island Hammock. Set it up anywhere and if you squint hard enough you just might think you’re hanging…
What is geekier than a soldering iron and a good game of Pong? Damn near nothing. That is why you can geek out to the max with the Classic Video Table Tennis kit. This is a PCB kit that lets you construct your own Pong game to relive those memories and put your soldering skills…
Don’t you sometimes feel like this guy? Are you one of the huddled masses yearning to breathe free? This poor, tired, frustrated guy breaking his way out of the top of your computer monitor might be just what you need to the cheer you up on Hump Day. The little $15 polyresin figure comes with…
Do you still think there’s no such thing as global warming? This $10.95 coffee mug will graphically demonstrate that abstract concept for you, because when you pour a hot liquid into it, Florida disappears, half the eastern seaboard is underwater and shorelines recede all over the world. But never fear. Once you’ve finished drinking that…
Oregon Scientific likes to enlist the help of swanky designers and brands for its clockism, such as Philippe Starck, Ferrari and even John Deere. Now the company has signed up Italian design superstar Stefano Giovannoni to develop this ominous-looking Wireless Projection Clock. That orb you see hovering over the clock in this pic doesn’t actually…
On the heels of Intel’s release of its Xeon 5100 dual-core processors, more information has surfaced about Intel’s next-generation quad core processors due in the first quarter of 2007. The four-way processors, called “Clovertown” for servers and “Kentsfield” for desktops, are said to be power-hungry, sucking up 110 watts of power compared to the 80…
Nintendo fan boys and girls the world over will be delighted to know that the DS Lite will soon be available in that color of flamingos, a girly-looking powdery shade the company calls Noble Pink. If you’re getting all excited about something like this, well, you’re easily excitable, but from what we can discern from…
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Our parents’ little-mistake-in-Barbados, Kotaku, has a video of the new PSP 2.71 hack. The angsty, I’m-not-doing-my-homework soundtrack aside, you’ll see that you can now run ISOs and homebrew apps off the memory stick. Is there a hack to turn the PSP into a Nintendo DS? No? Oh, well we’ll be over here with our New…
Another Walkie Talkie Watch, but this time not quite so nerdy looking. These watches were worn by the Norwegian Olympic Team during the last Winter Olympics, which means they’re decent enough for people who need things to work—whatever that means. There’s eight channels with 38 sub-codes, which makes for 304 discrete discreet channels. The 3km…