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Still got your Malibu? Aw, man. You know what some fucker did the other day? What? Fucking scratched it up with a diamond ring by designer Tobias Wong. Oh, man, that’s fucked up. Tell me about it. I had it in storage for three years, it was out for five days and some dickless piece…
So we finally got new digs, and while wine and cheese gift baskets are thoughtful, if you’ve got $3950.00 to burn, why not get us the lovely limited edition Trophy Lamp to hang on our freshly-painted walls? Don’t worry about the big boss not liking it—if he nixes it, one of us will take it…
The M-Bird music player that we reported on back in May has gotten a well-deserved upgrade. This upgrade includes the addition of a larger screen for movie playback. The M-Bird player also supports a wide variety of audio and video formats and includes a 40GB hard drive. No word on pricing yet, but this little…
In a move that s certain to create a pet-rock-esque fad, Kingmax is showing off wearable USB thumb drive jewelry. Is it nothing more than a cheap gimmick? Sure, but then you d lose the chance to be the belle of the ball whilst dangling 256MB to 1GB of flash memory from your ear. Pricing…
Sony will be releasing a couple of plasmas supporting this 10,000:1 contrast ratio in the Japanese market. They are the WD-42PX2 and the WD-42PX2S — same model, but silver casing. These 42-inch TVs are going to retail for just under $3,000. Sony plasma with 10000:1 ratio [Akihabara]
If you’re tired of squinting at that postage-stamp-sized screen on your cellphone, Polymer Vision is pimping a 4.8-inch roll-up screen for cellphones, GPS, and mobile entertainment devices, and maybe someday it will make its way to the real world. This fanciful mockup is said to have a 240×320 color screen with a refresh rate of…
The Connection Glass was born out of two things product designer Priscilla Bernikowicz realized about bars: 1) that they’re terrible places to meet people, because the noise prevents you from hearing what anyone is saying, and 2) that people clutch their glasses like security blankets. So the Connection Glass is kind of like Dodgeball except…
The Lenovo N100 notebook will be available later this month in 14.1- and 15.4-inch widescreen configurations. Inside is your choice of either a 2GHz Intel Core Duo processor or 1.67GHz Core Solo chip, and you can load it up with a gig of RAM and a 100GB 5400rpm drive. Graphics on the 14.1-inch model are…
If you have a Bluetooth device, the Parrot Sound System can play music from it without all those messy wires. Packing 60 watts apiece, each speaker has an independent volume control keypad and communicates with the other, playing back your music in sweet high fidelity. And, if you don’t happen to have a Bluetooth device…
We can’t read their website at all and therefore have no idea what they’re really up to, but we here at Gizmodo are big fans of Japanese manufacturer Thanko regardless. These are, after all, the people behind such wonderful gadgets as the USB fan with card reader or USB hub, USB-powered ashtray, and Sleep In…
Chinese company TCLAST claims its C150 is the first digital media player with a dual core chip inside. The company says the processor is specially modified to jack the signal-to-noise ratio up to 100dB. The player has just 512MB onboard, hardly enough to store a whole lot of its MPEG-1 video, and it also has…
Well, I guess some people don’t like DANGEROUS GREEN LASERS THAT COME WITH HANDY SAFETY GOGGLES! We’ve gotten 16 entries thus far, meaning that the odds are currently in your favor. Here’s the dish: Create an audio broadcast, maximum 2 minutes in length, of an alien invasion. Be creative, but remember that you are reporting…
If you’re looking for a lighter-than-air yacht, 21st Century Airships builds highly advanced craft that can be used for promotions or just for fun. Powered by a hybrid diesel and electric system, the spherical orbs can have a full luxury cabin built inside for their lucky occupants. These airship yachts can be custom built to…
This is really nothing new—Seiko and Citizen have had versions of this movement for years. However, it’s a very cool design. The Ventura V-Tech Sigma MGS is “automatic” digital with all sorts of fancy, Swiss tomfoolery in it. First, you have a scratch resistant case and crystal and then you have Ventura’s EasySkroll knob, which…
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Even if you’re not a Doom 3 player, it’s hard not to appreciate this intricately crafted case mod. There’s not much info available about what’s inside other than it s watercooled, but in this case, it’s what’s outside that counts. Incredible Doom 3 Case Mod [Tech Blog]
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Those of you who did a spit-take when Gillette announced their five blade Fusion razor last year because you remembered The Onion predicting it would happen from the year before, you should appreciate that someone at The Economist not only wondered whether or not there was a Moore’s Law for razor blades but actually worked…
Garmin introduced the relatively cheap eTrex Venture Cx, a handheld GPS device with a color display and USB interface. Outdoorsy types will like its pocket-sized waterproof case and 32-hour battery life, and it weighs just 5.6 ounces with both of its AA alkaline batteries inside. It’s no slouch with the navigation features, either, with its…
Team Gizmodo is mostly male but the one of us that isn’t regularly gets hassled in the NYC subway system, even when she’s got her earphones in—which you’d think would clearly signify to people that she’s in her private space and not to be bothered, but no. Maybe she needs something that makes more of…