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Bill “Big Guns” Gates told MTV that he’s not impressed with motion-sensing controllers, and didn’t think they would make it into the mainstream. “There’s room for innovation here, but moving that controller around — it’s something that’s not mainstream for most games,” he said. He recalled a Microsoft-made controller from several years ago that allowed…
“Not man enough to grow a mustache, Zack?” Learn that English phrase and many more with the Eintech LM-500Series personal language tutor and PMP. Not only does this translator/dictionary provide hours and hours of dialogue lessons, conversational english quizzes, and animation dialogue, there’s also the brains of a PMP bolted in. With a 640×480 screen,…
Oops. Last week, the fancy glass elevator at Apple’s new NY retail store got stuck, and got stuck extravagantly. The NYPD had to be called in to help evacuate the passengers, and two people got their hands blistered on the “hot lights in the shaft”. Only 45 minutes total were spent confined in the transparent…
We’ve had our share of pictures and guesses, but it looks like this time may just be the right time for the Sidekick III. https://gizmodo.com/another-leaked-sidekick-3-picture-176413 Our sources say there’s going to be a celeb-filled launch party in NYC on the 20th of June, and a subsequent launch for us unwashed seldomly-washed heathens on the 26th.…
Ever find yourself in [undefined country] and run out of bottled water to drink? Use the SteriPEN Water Purifier to kill bacteria, viruses and protozoa without using chemicals or boiling. Simply stir for less than a minute and the water’s safe to drink. We wonder how the [undefined country residents] can drink their water every…
We bet your Nite Brites don’t do this. Infernoptix designed the Infernoptix Digital Pyrotechnic Matrix to display a 12×7 screen of fire. They can display scrolling text, animations, mouse sketches, and burn dumb looking dancers. Ok, that last one was our wish, but it’s certainly possible. It may not be high-def, but it sure spices…
Get caught up on last week’s happenings at Kotaku with this very special Memorial Day edition of High Score. Sony got a bit a fanboy fury directed at them last week when rumors surfaced (again) that the pre-owned market for the PlayStation 3 would be essentially dead. But, don’t worry, cheap ass gamers, you’ll still…
Nike + Apple = iPod Sport Kit But will it use foul language, yell at me and stink. Until then, coaches are safe. It’s just cheaper to teach coaches the lyrics to your favorite songs. They can yell them at you through the megaphone. https://gizmodo.com/nike-apple-ipod-sport-kit-175734 I wonder if Apple will provide this technology for child…
Our pal Dave from Mobility Today has a video review of the Sansa e260 MP3 player, a PMP that’s possibly better than the iPod Nano. It could just be Dave’s gigantic Asian-martial-arts trained hands, but the Sansa looks tiny. The Sansa is a little thicker than the Nano, but the same in height and width.…
Okay, so this isn’t actually a “Media Center,” Sony likes to call it a Digital Living System featuring MCE. But that is just fancy talk for a media center. This machine packs quite a punch. It is powered by a Viiv-compatible dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 320GB hard drive, GeForce 6600GT, wireless keyboard w/ touchpad,…
No longer will your mobile love for AOL be limited to constant IM on your sidekick. AOL Germany CEO, Charles Frankle, announced that AOL will be launching a mobile phone service in Germany later this year. This is becoming the latest trends among mobile giants. Apparently combining social web interaction and mobile telephony becoming this…
AppleInsider is reporting that the line of educational-use eMacs may be resurrected with a new look and better parts. Straight from the horse’s mouth: Based on a series of proprietary checks, it’s believed that the Cupertino, Calif.-based company is aligning component suppliers for a manufacturing ramp of the computers that it plans to initiate around…
In our monthly episode of “the FCC sucks at life sometimes,” XM has pulled certain units from the shelves and stopped selling the units from their online store. The only radios pulled were ones that included an FM transmitting modulator. The Inno was excluded because it can be firmware updated. Reasoning? The FCC sucks, easy…
The Apple rumor mill is once again churning. Supposedly the iPods are going to get some real official gaming action. None of this Brick Attack, Parachute or—god forbid—scroll-wheel solitaire that you are used to. The rumors are coming by ways of a hotshot gaming software engineer, a software engineer recruiter and an Apple recruiter. We’ll…
Hands-On Review Griffin TuneBuds Hands-On https://gizmodo.com/griffin-tunebuds-hands-on-176619 Contest Announcement Contest: Summer Vacation Gadgetry https://gizmodo.com/contest-summer-vacation-gadgetry-176596 Rumor and Conjecture Rumor: PSP Modchip Coming Soon Coming Soon: Invisibility Cloak https://gizmodo.com/rumor-psp-modchip-coming-soon-176699 News We’re Off Monday! BenQ EF91 FCC Approved Jobs Wants Your iPod Money Once A Year Crappy Fan With Water Spray Digital Cowboy WMV HD/DVD Media Player Verizon Releases…
What’s this? Sunlight? You mean we get to go outside? Hurray! We’ll be on a low-post schedule Monday with us all enjoying nature’s freshness. If there’s any big news we’ll probably pop in for a bit, but for the most part our intrepid editors will be relaxing with a bit more alcohol than usual. See…
The BenQ EF91 we mentioned earlier this month is not only landing in Europe, it’s also coming to the land that brought you Knight Rider, the good old USA. https://gizmodo.com/benq-to-deliver-first-super-g-phone-170988 Our FCC just approved the EF91 in all its HSPDA, Super 3G glory. The phone still has a 3.2 megapixel camera and a 2″ display…
Maybe it was due to Brian Williams’ disarming demeanor, but Jobs just coughed up a nice quote during their interview today. Jobs: You know, you keep on innovating, you keep on making better stuff. And if you always want the latest and greatest, then you have to buy a new iPod at least once a…
Not only does this piece of crap fan “cool you down” for $8, it also sprays water in your face. Now you tell us, where else besides besides the Castro in SF are you going to get something sprayed on your face for $8? Aqua Fan [Play via Me, My Coke & I]
Digital CowBoy, not to be confused with Analog CowBoy, released a DVD/HD based media player. You can choose either a DVD or HD drive to put inside, and out comes a full HD video (1920×1080). Connect this to your HDTV set watch all your ripped movies. The formats supported are: “Mpeg-1/2/4, DVD (IFO, ISO, VOB),…