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Who needs all of that mumbo-jumbo about the Mac Intel dual-boot. It has already been done, easy as pie. All you need is a little tape and you’re good to go. https://gizmodo.com/windows-xp-booting-on-an-intel-mac-contest-organizer-b-160446 Success At Last [Cult of Mac]
Sony Computer Entertainment President, Ken Kutagari held an impromptu press conference in Tokyo to set the table straight regarding the PS3. And he even gave us a bonus with some exclusive PSP news. Let’s get down to the nitty gritty after the jump. Playstation 3 The delay rumors are only semi-true. The global launch is…
Imagine a world where you can use the same phone to make both regular calls and Skype calls. Does such a world even exist? Thanks to USRobitics and their recently announced USR809620 it sure does. It s an adapter that allows you to use your normal, everyday phone in both the traditional sense (read: hooked…
Someone at work keeps borrowing your flash memory drive without permission? Maybe you should get one that’s harder to miss, like IO Data’s new Hello Kitty 256MB USB flash memory drive. ¥4,200 for this colorful bundle of cuteness. IO Data s 2006 Hello Kitty Flash Memory Drive [AkibaLive] Hello Kitty Belt Sander [Gizmodo] Hello Kitty…
Our dirty brother-in-law at Consumerist is offering some hot Gawker tees for pictures of your busted gear. Step on your RAZR and take a picture! Photos should be jpeg s at least 72 dpi and 522 pixels wide. You have until March 22nd, 12 noon to submit. Please include a note on the product and…
Western Digital is offering My Book drives, 7200RPM drives in a form factor that stands on end like a book and has an ominous-looking eye peering out of one side. Offered in capacities of 160, 250, 320, 400, and 500GB, the drives are available in Premium and Essential editions. The Premium Edition has both FireWire…
If you’re not a cryptography or World War II nerd and you know anything about the Enigma machine, chances are you’ve read Neal Stephenson’s novel Cryptonomicon, in which fictional characters work alongside historical figures like Alan Turing to crack the Axis codes and sink Nazi submarines. Designed as a project to raise funds for museums,…
Even though we think these little players have been OEM ed for years, we couldn’t resist showing you this photo of one resting on a teaspoon, ready to be eaten by some unsuspecting, bleary-eyed Gizmodo editor. Seagrand s X-Cute XCO90 MP3/WMA player is so precious it’s one of those things you want to put it…
Remember, folks, Gizmodo has its own chat room which is currently populated by lots of weird pictures thanks to folks who wandered in and decided to upload pictures of Eric Estrada. One of us Gizmodo ninjas should be in there at odd hours and feel free to ask us for commenting invites or to wash…
For those who are paranoid about RFID readers lurking around every dark corner, here’s a wallet that blocks those signals, assuring you perfect privacy. Its shielding will make sure any passive tags you have stored in this wallet won’t be able to inadvertently reveal any of your personal information. The company also offers a RFID-blocking…
Here we go again. Fake? Real? Real fake? Please discuss, because I’m about done with all these MacIntel vids. [Thanks, Jean-Louis]
LG officially announced it will develop a dual-format Blu-ray and HD DVD player, and analysts are saying that the company plans to launch the much-rumored device this fall. John Taylor, a US spokesman for LG, said LG is a supporter of Blu-ray and is now considering a dual format player for later this year. Last…
Archos popped out two AV devices, the AV700, a media player/recorder with DVB-T tuner, and the 104, a small flash drive with customizable UI. They showed both of them at a special meeting at CeBIT. The AV700 has up to 40GB of hard drive space and plays WMA, MPEG-4, AVI, and WMV9, among others. The…
Despite PC Magazine’s report that the E Series phones will be out later this month, Nokia tells us that no US release date has been decided—the dates are just for Europe. “It will be a couple months before we have any US market specific information (pricing, availability, carrier details, etc).” So if you’re dying to…
This thing is a big fancy phone for Wall Street traders designed by Frog Design. It has all kinds of crap all over it, as we can see here, but most interestingly is a quote by IPC’s CEO, Lance Boxer: The trading floor is one of the most high-octane and high stakes environments in business.…
WorldGate introduced Ojo Shadow ($399), a lower-priced version of its original Ojo personal video phone that offers the same 30fps video performance as its more-expensive brandmate, but lacks its 2.4GHz wireless handset. These phones work over a DSL or cable broadband connection, and can operate with as little as 110Kbps of bandwidth. Apparently the company…
No Asian OEM at CeBIT would be caught dead without something that looks like an iPod, and DNET is no exception. The DM751 is a phone that looks like an iPod Mini and has dedicated music buttons on the front along with a uniquely-styled “press wheel” technology. Price? Availability? Nah. Just be content to stare…
Faced with both a rapidly-aging long-lived population and a declining birth rate, and much more hesitant to open its borders to immigrants like other countries with the same problems, Japan is looking to robotics as a solution to caring for its many elderly citizens. RI-MAN is a five-foot tall humanoid robot built to carry human…
If just lying around in the pool all day isn’t exciting enough for you, now there’s the Motorized Pool Lounger, an inflatable seat with two joystick-controlled props that let you motor around the pool with reckless abandon. It has a built-in cup holder and supports even big bruisers that weigh 250 pounds. Better stock up…
If you’ve ever rejected a mouse because it clicks so loud you can hear it in the next room, Thanko now offers its Silent Mouse. The company says it s five times quieter than your average mouse, where the wheel and its left and right buttons have been hushed, down to the point of inaudibility.…