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LG shows that black is the new black with the MFJM53 portable music player. Shipping with an 8GB hard drive—like the iPod mini that Apple forgot—the MFJM53 has a slick finish but substandard features. MP3, WAV, WMA and OGG support for audio, and MPEG4 support for video makes this passable. It does get 30 hours…
While not officially an Apple product, the iBall certainly looks like something straight out of Cupertino. It’s an otherwise ordinary video camera, but one with an ergonomically sound round, Apple-inspired design that’s sure to draw some attention. All of the camera’s electrical parts are hidden from view, lest they ruin the camera’s aesthetics. For the…
We love weird robots as much as anyone else, but if we had to look at this gallery of strange automatons for more than a few minutes, we wouldn’t be able to achieve an erection again ever. Among them, Korea’s Ever-1 and the Ri-MAN human-carrying, feel-copping robot. https://gizmodo.com/koreas-ever-1-android-171553 Oh boy, here come the nightmares. Wists…
Combine high tech satellite technology with 1970s design with the Belkin XM Boombox. A white, water-resistant cover shields the player from the sweaty half of sweating to the oldies. The other half, no such luck. There’s no insulating against old people. Powered by 8 C batteries (who the hell has C batteries?) or an AC…
Wi-Fi Networking News got tipped off by an anonymous IEEE member (it wasn’t us, we only joined for the magazines) that the 802.11n draft is going to be very delayed. Instead of receiving the standard 2,000 comments on the draft, the committee received 12,000. Thus, the vote is again going to be nowhere near the…
Assuming that you get lost in the woods more often than not, then the PT33 personal tracking device from StartsNav may be worth a look. Besides looking like a toy, the PT33 promises to alert whomever you’ve selected—mom, dad, big sister, the hobo on the corner with whom you’ve established a rapport, etc.—once you hit…
Editor John went to BookExpo America last week and all he saw was Dr. Ruth looking like someone’s small, lost grandmother. However, he should have checked out the Long Pen, the tool Margaret Atwood invented to sign her books remotely. https://gizmodo.com/robotic-hand-helps-lazy-authors-155771 Atwood dreamed up the device when signing a UPS delivery tablet and got together…
Not sure why we like these paper cameras so much, but heres one you can download, print, and fold yourself. The plans come in PDF form and you simply cut it out and paste it together. It apparently accepts 35mm film and should be quite sturdy, provided you don’t breathe on it. Free downloadable Camera…
Our husbands are always getting on us about not charging our cell phones. No longer! Using this Turbo Charge battery charger, you can stick in a simple AA battery and plug it into your phone to fill up the juice. Better yet, it comes in a lipstick-like container, not some boxy black plastic looking thing.…
Revealed here for the first time: Steve Jobs’ secret plan to amaze the world with his feats of derring-do and pickled, pruny handshakes! [Thanks, Garnumber]
A kind reader pointed out this unusual signage. He’s actually working on creating content for these things and it can display three copies of one 800×600 image around its circumferance. An internal set of LEDs spin around and it can potentially display moving and still images with little flicker. Cool? Sure. But if we can…
ThinkPad has always been the Volvo of laptops—sensible, sometimes attractive, and always expensive. Well, now that Lenovo is riding the IBM ThinkPad logo like a mule, their latest models are pitching themselves into more of the Honda Fit category—sporty, fun, but underneath it’s still an Accord. That said, we have a very succinct review of…
Now that the E3 news is settling in, let’s get caught up on everything that happened last week at Kotaku. One thing that’s putting me into Console Launch Panic Mode is that EB and Gamestop won’t open up pre-orders for the PS3 until the fall. Why? My local EB register girl cites a lack of…
The TV junkies over at i4u reviewed the DISH Network HDTV DVR and found it a worthwhile purchase. The 250GB hard drive allows for 25 hours of HD programming or 180 hours of SD programming. The unique feature of this box allows two rooms to watch TV through the device without having a separate receiver…
And now something for all the Mouseketeers out there, a special edition of the iPod nano completely decked out in Mickey Mouse regalia. In addition to the surprisingly well-done Mickey Mouse engraving on the back of the nano, this limited-edition set comes with stickers out the wazoo, a protective case with a picture of the…
Two words: 153 hours. Yes, this MP3 player has 153 hours of battery life. That is over six days’ worth of constant playing before the battery will die. What kind of a situation would you be in without power for at least a week and need an MP3 player? Camping, maybe? Other than that, the…
Control fetishists rejoice! A new plugin for Harmony users is coming in just a few weeks. This updated MCE plugin allows users to load scenes, dim lighting, and control devices all with the standard MCE remote control. Simply Automate plans to release it soon, but there’s no word on whether this will cost you to…
Europe always gets the good stuff! First the World Cup, and now the black DS Lite. Everybody knows that the United States has the highest population of angsty emo-goth teenagers who thrive on having everything black. The white DS Lite is set to hit the states on June 11 and the black DS Lite is…
Tell me where the bomb is! The guys at bit-tech tried to create a custom-build case that looked exactly like a bomb on 24. The result? Explosive chrome goodness. The naughty bits: water cooling, a countdown-style LED, slide out motherboard, a set of vandal-resistant switches, two power supplies, and lots and lots of man-hours. Check…
So the stork has brought you a brand new bun in the oven but you’re still not sure as to the sex of the little one. Sure, you could go all the way to the hospital to have a professional administer an ultrasound to get the facts, but where’s the fun in that? Besides, you’ve…