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These tiny bluetooth headsets are the perfect fashion accessory for the woman who is more geek than chic. Weighing 7.9 grams and sporting interchangeable face-plates, these headsets are actually pretty cool. Other features are 18 hours of talk-time, and 500 hours of standby. Give one to your wives for Mother’s Day and watch her face…
Toshiba, that Japanese fireplug of a company, introduced its next generation of HDTVs today. Nine models, either available now or by August at the latest, will round out the company’s product line. All DLP-based, and 720p or 1080p depending on whether or not you want to get a second mortgage for your house, the new…
This week on iLounge: It’s been a crazy week for iPod speakers. Reviews of Monitor Audio’s i-Deck component system and iH30 boom box from clock radio maker iHome topped the site, while new First Looks at speakers from Memorex (iWake clock, iMove boom box), Emerson (iTone audio system) and Logiix (GX4 Pro) captured a lot…
Ed Farias wrote in to tell us about his product, Arcade in a Box, an all-in-one arcade console with computer guts built directly in the controller that can be plugged directly into external video sources. It’s a great idea if you like the feel of proper controllers but you want to utilize your big new…
This LED faucet was designed by the Lichtenstein-based company, KWC Faucets. This one is designed in a way that makes the LED more visible if the room is darker, but I guess that happens with all LEDs. So it is pretty much the same shit, different case. At least it looks kind of neat. KWC…
We know what the official Vista requirements are now, so most of us are well informed and on our way to Best Buy. But isn’t there an easier way to tell if your PC is Vista ready? Microsoft thought so, and they just released a Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor program that scans your machine to…
Now that HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are almost upon us, regular vanilla DVDs are on their way out. However, like with console games, the best products are always released near the end of the lifecycle. In this case, the Marantz DV6600 Universal Player. This progressive scan player has 480p, 720p and 1080i HDMI output to up-convert…
Our second favorite class from when we were in grad school at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program was taught by game designer Frank Lantz of area/code. The best project—certainly the most copyright infringing one—to come out of his Big Games class this past semester might just be the Nintendo Amusement Park, “a real life obstacle course…
Comm Korea 2006 is going on, and that’s where Samsung rolled out a nice-looking handset it lovingly calls the Anycall SCH-B540. This one is equipped for digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), MP3 playback and it has a 2-megapixel camera. We especially like the screen which swivels to a horizontal position for video viewing. Pricing wasn’t announced,…
Some of us here at Gizmodo are genuine soccer fans who are very much looking forward to the World Cup. That’s why there’s no shame (OK, maybe a very little bit) in talking about these World Cup-themed cases for your precious iPod nano. Why settle for the played-out white or pseudo-cool black of the iPod…
Accusations are flying and pictures are surfacing of behind-the-scenes fakery going on at Nintendo’s demonstration of its Wii console at E3 a couple of weeks ago. Take a look at all these wires behind the Wii, which are said to be leading over to a GameCube where there was allegedly a Wii software development kit…
Either Motorola CEO Ed Zander is confused, or some spokesperson is going to get a whuppin’. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-q-to-launch-next-week-174293 Contradicting Zander’s statements earlier this week, a Verizon spokesperson claimed that there is going to be no launch event next week. Perhaps Zander was using the announcement to force Verizon’s hand early, maybe as a result of the…
Looks like the “shock and awe” campaign in Iraq is not so awesome after all. The top-down data network communication that was going to be so devastating seems to be lost in a quagmire of missed connections. According to a report from the Army War College: “There is a connectivity gap. Information is not reaching…
As some of your intrepid Gizmodo editors walked the aisles of last month’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas, little did we know that there were thieves afoot. Even though there were over 100,000 people there, right under all our noses was a series of big-ticket heists underway. The take included an…
German firm Rollei is rolling out (oh my, the puns!) the latest entry to its compact digital camera line, the da6324. Not surprisingly, Rollei has tried to put as much camera as possible into the small, just-under-5-ounce frame. To answer your first question, the da6324 sports a 6.36 megapixel 1/2.5-inch CCD, which already makes it…
ABC launched its online video service earlier this month and in just two weeks, the shows have racked up 3 million downloads of four of its most popular programs, including Desperate Housewives and Lost. CEO Bob Geiger said ABC is considering options for expanding the service, and added that the company plans to experiment with…
After posting a picture like this, what else can we say? This hot dog roaster has an oak handle and is available in a variety of life-like colors. It can be conveniently hung by its rope strap, too. Get this ballsy gag gift on eBay for $14.99. Novelty Hot Dog Roaster [eBay, via Strange New…
Okay, so it’s not a gadget, but we’re really impressed by this fantastic Stone Golem suit that players of the Mordavia LARP in New Zealand put together on the cheap: This Stone Golem was constructed using about 5 foam mattresses, over 50 sticks of hot melt glue, and 8 cans of grey and black spray…
A few years ago we went out with a guy who turned out to be both a raver and the biggest jerk we’ve ever dated. To this day we’re not sure which one’s the bigger crime against humanity, but this stupid t-shirt reminded us of him. The T-Qualizer is a 100% cotton shirt with a…
Call us crazy, but doesn’t Sharp’s QT-MPA10 remind you of the boomboxes of the days of yore, ignoring the fact that its 2-Watt speakers couldn’t possibly blare “California Love” loud enough? Even so, it does look pretty far out. Due out on June 16 for an undisclosed price, the QT-MPA10 and QT-MPA5, both lovingly called…