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The sleuths at Think Secret say that an Apple-branded iPod Hi-Fi boombox will be part of Apple’s presentation tomorrow. There were not many details forthcoming, except that the idea for this boombox was first leaked late last year, and that the product will deliver unique capabilities beyond what today’s third-party docking speaker systems offer. The…
In honor of the recent iPod touchscreen shenanigans that can be seen here and here, we are holding our own contest to see if any Gizmodo readers can pull a similar feat. https://gizmodo.com/possible-ipod-touchscreen-picture-156619 We want to see your best faked photo. Fake, being some kind of high-tech object—the next PSP, the next iPod, the next…
One wag at the Mercury News makes some interesting points on Intel’s new Viiv initiative and AMD’s AMD Live, two iffy home entertainment standards that appear, even after close scrutiny, to the be product of kicking and flailing by two major chip companies trying to compete with a) game consoles b) set-top digital cable boxes…
The kids at Kotaku have been very busy keeping up with the crazy, lazy world of videogame fanatacism. Here’s the best dirt dished from last week. Sony pushed for PlayStation 3 online game development with Korean game makers and KIPA, a Korean government agency that promotes IT, a huge market for online gaming and a…
DRM Doesn’t Have to Suck (Part 1 of 2) By Mathilde Pignol As more and more consumers have become aware of digital rights management, they’ve taken to spitting out the technology’s acronym, rather than merely speaking it. Oh, it s that darn DRM again! a consumer will screech, flecks of saliva spewing from his mouth.…
It’s only going to get worse before it gets better. An elementary school in Freehold, New Jersey has dumped $370,000 on an iris scanner designed to allow children to enter and leave the building. The system can track kids while they’re in school, thereby reducing the the school’s liability. If they never scanned in, it’s…
SanDisk announced lots of goosed-up memory cards, including an Extreme III 8GB CompactFlash card available in March for $560, and a 4GB Ultra II Memory Stick Pro Duo card ($240), also available in March, with a minimum write/read speed of 9MB/10MB per second. That 4GB size, by the way, is double the capacity of its…
Don’t you just love it when things that are normally tiny are suddenly made big and turned into art objects? Here’s the latest one, and besides being out of scale and making you feel small, it will light up your life. That’s right, it’s not entirely useless—its matchstick tip turns into a lamp. Choose it…
We’ve been hearing rumblings of Origami, a Microsoft concept that looks to be a smaller-than-a-tablet PC design. It might just be a media player aimed at the Sony PSP while also functioning as a tiny mobile PC. What looks to be a detachable keyboard is part of the fold-up design (that’s why they call it…
While strapping a fin to your back and pretending to be a shark may have been the way to scare your pool-going friends in the 20th century, it s time to upgrade that age-old gag. Why not try the remote controlled robotic shark from Hammacher Schlemmer? This mean monster from the murky depths is two…
A little bird sent us some Direct TV info. Overall, the document we received was pretty boring, but a few slides stood out. Most importantly, we saw the fall in price for set-up DVRs—from $500+ to about $200 or so—and a little thing they’re calling DirectFlix. This video-on-demand service will include hundreds of movies and…
Winter is starting to wind down for those of us in the northern hemisphere, which means that beach weather is right around the corner. Let s face, though: you re a little pale from spending the past few months indoors. Here s something that will fix that problem lickety split. The Facial Tanning Sun Lamp…
Although most of the major camera companies pre-empted PMA and released their latest imaging products in the weeks leading up to the annual photo marketing trade show, there was still some flash on Day 1 of the show in Orlando yesterday. For starters, Olympus and Panasonic announced they had joined forces to release a new…
Everything else is touch-screen nowadays. Why not Nintendo and their unique controller? EA spokesperson, Trudy Muller, let out an interesting comment regarding the Revolution controller. The beauty of the new Revolution controller is that the possibilities for new game ideas are limitless. I’m sure that Nintendo already has a number of phenomenal design concepts built…
The German auto manufacturer, Loremo AG, will be debuting this car at the Motor Show 2006 in Geneva next week. This is an ultra-efficient car that is powered by a 2-cylinder turbo diesel engine that operates at 20 hp and a top speed of 99 mph. Loremo is planning on selling this car for less…
The iPod really has become the cat’s pajamas. This can be proven by the wide variety of accessories that comes around for this digital audio player. Techeblog has highlighted the 10 strangest iPod accessories out there. Making the list are mostly docks and carrying cases, but our personal favorite, the iBuzz tops Techeblog’s list. Other…
Found this video by the maker of the fake video iPod image. Amazing work. So slick. Via Digg UPDATE – Is everyone seeing this? YouTube is acting funky.
Panasonic has decided to get a little help with their new line of DSLR cameras. This is the Lumix DMC-L1. This camera features a 2.5-inch high-resolution live LCD, Venus Engine II, 7.5-megapixel Live MOS sensor, Supersonic Wave Filter for dust reduction, image stabilizer and SD compatibility. Panasonic will also be using a Leica D Vario-Elmarit…
This piggy is divided up into four sections: Save, Spend, Donate, and Invest. Yeah, piggy banks might be a little out-dated, but it could still be a nice learning tool for wee lads. Kids need to know that investing money goes straight to the pig’s ass. It is available for $14.99 here. The humble Piggy…
This robot was developed by the Robotics & Multibody Research Group out of Brussels University. It is being described as an intelligent “huggy” robot that can help long-term hospitalized children. The robot will have the ability to walk, talk, show emotion and hug. This is the initial prototype and plans are stating that the final…