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Users of Sony’s PSP take note, for VillainoisMind has something that just might interest you. Their Locura Personal Media Server is a server that you install on your PC and serves all sorts of multimedia goodness to your PSP. This stand-alone Web server, which interacts with the PSP’s Web browser, gives you access to movies,…
We realize it was only inevitable that someone would develop tattoo ink that’s easier to remove than the current kinds, which necessitate painful, expensive multi-session laser treatments that aren’t always effective, but c’mon now: disappearing tattoos are to permanent body art what Britney’s Las Vegas wedding was to the sacrament of holy matrimony. Expect a…
Kodak, fast fading in the hardware space, has decided to innovate on the software side. Their software, temporarily called “Scan the World,” can scan old photos and organize them based on paper gauge, handwritten and printed annotations, and “scene” and facial recognition. The scanning will probably take place at Kodak kiosks using repurposed check-scanning machines…
Not horribly techie, but it kind of pisses us off. Apple has siccing lawyers on all sorts of sites with iPod in the name and iPod Garage is the latest to go. While the site, now called iProng. Why iProng? The iPod will still represent one prong in our coverage, iTunes will represent another prong,…
A suplex from Samsung! A clothesline from LG! The RAZR is limping, looks like its corner man is trying to get it to count itself out. What’s this? The 6126? From Nokia! Folks, this is a shut-down. The 6126, recently approved by the FCC and weighing in at 112 grams and a mere 1.9″ 0.67″…
Got a Slingbox and a portable Windows device? Sling Media’s finally officially released their SlingPlayer Mobile software today, so you can finally watch endless reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond and Crossing Jordan on the go. Don’t you love living in the future? SlingPlayer Mobile [Sling Media, via Zatz Not Funny]
We’re not quite sure what the point of having a Dungeons & Dragons laptop is, considering that if you’re the type of person who might want one, you’re also most likely to be the type that never leaves their mom’s basement. Oh but wait, through the magic of portable computing and WiFi, you can count…
News Yahoo! Go for TV — Free PC DVR Software Apple Patents Screen With Camera Inside Display The $60,000 iPod Tekserve Ad Omelet/Egg Poacher Pan GelaSkins Vinyl iPod Skins Nido Play Cave You Suck At Tetris AK Rocker 200 Gaming Chair Eco Crib: for Environmentally-Conscious Babies Belkin 802.11n N1 Router Calling All New York Filmmakers…
Have we become so gadget enamored in the past few years that we’re trolling US Patent Office and FCC websites to get the scoop on the newest gizmos? Yes. Yes we have. And today we bring you Apple’s new patent for embedding cameras inside of a LCD screen. By placing sensors between individual pixels of…
Over 60 thousand dollars worth of iPods fell domino-style in this new ad for Tekserve, New York’s famous and quirky independent Apple specialty store. If you’re in the city, you can see it blown up on Madison Square Garden’s 15’x30′ LED displays at 33rd Street & 7th Avenue, from May 1st through July 30th. [via…
Got the game to get someone to come home with you, but not the skills to seal the deal by making them breakfast in the morning? This double compartment hinged non-stick pan makes omelet folding a no-brainer (Wolfgang Puck has a nice recipe to get you started), and the three cup insert makes it just…
Providing protective printed skins for iPods isn’t exactly a new business model, and we’ve so far been immune to their charms as far as our own device is concerned, but we might just break down when it comes to these two particular skins from GelaSkins. Should our Nano be touched by His Noodly Appendage or…
If the Javier Mariscal-designed Nido Play Cave had been around when we were kids, we would’ve promised anything to our mom—clean plates, good grades, law or medical school—and we would’ve meant it too, just to get our grubby hands on of these wonderfully cheery hideouts. If we had children, we’d get it for them; since…
Okay, so this isn’t about gadgets, but we’ve all spent hours and hours of our lives playing the game, so quit yer whining. We don’t care how good you think you’ve gotten at Tetris DS during your daily commute—this Japanese Tetris Grandmaster totally owns you. Watch and be humbled by his rotational mastery. Tetris Final…
We love playing video games either from the bed or the sofa, so we probably won’t ever buy a gaming chair, but if you’re looking for a new one, why not consider the AK Rocker 200, with its Formula 1 styling and ergonomic bucket seat? If it had a table attachment maybe we’d get it…
Listen up you tree-hugging parents. It would be wise to start your kid’s eco-loving tendencies early with this Eco Crib. It is made from heavy-duty recyclable cardboard, can break down easily (always a good thing for babies) and is even fire retardant (fire retardant cardboard?). If only someone could figure out a way to turn…
Now that we roundly panned 802.11n, we got word of yet another pre-release device, the N1. The N1 should have a throughput of up to 150MBps and “network status indicator LEDs,” which probably aren’t as great as they sound. Should be available June 2006. Price unknown. https://gizmodo.com/wireless-802-11n-questions-is-it-time-to-upgrade-169609 Belkin Page [Belkin]
They say New York is full of aspiring filmmakers, fresh from film school or, you know, the streets, eager to get their creations in front of the eyes of the world. We sure hope so, because we’re looking for a few good video producers with which to work to create short clips suitable for web…
The Webguard is a timer that allows parents to set a timer for internet access. This system allows timed settings for any day of the week and trying to hax0r it will result in a lock-out. Supposedly the jacks are even tamper-proof so even the really smart kids won’t be able to get around it.…
This week at Lifehacker: Convince your boss you’ll be 30% more productive if you could only have a second monitor. Save yourself 70 bucks and replace your iPod Mini’s battery yourself. It’s a bunch of nerds in a grassy field with circuit boards, LED’s, homemade Segways and more! Check our special report from Geeks Gone…