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The Hotronic FootWarmer Power Plus is a surefire cure for popsicle toes, giving you 14 hours of toasty warm feet for $165. Packing high-capacity batteries designed for cold temperatures, your feet can maintain a balmy 90 all the live-long day. When day is done, charge them up for another round. Hot stuff. Cozy Winters [via…
Right after Gateway s CEO Wayne Inouye walks out the door, the company rolls out a few new desktop PCs, and all are available now. Targeted at consumers and small businesses, Gateway now offers the DX110, DX210, and FX510 for your computing enjoyment. The DX series consists of two lower-priced configurations, with the DX110 starting…
Looks like HBO is trying to use a broadcast flag to ban us from recording any of its programming on our DVRs. The company has recently filed with the FCC, saying its shows—and all “Subscription Video On Demand” services—should be labeled as “Copy Never.” This means simply, if enacted, that we could never record its…
Yes, you can cruise around the web using your Xbox 360, and even transfer your favorite sites from your PC, but it takes a little bit of doing to make it happen. It works with a hack that you download and install on your PC. But it’s not really a full-fledged Web browser, because what…
From Japan (big surprise), here’s the Bandai Unazukin, a new tiny toy that can be a good companion as well. Made to react to your voice, this doll-like thing will nod or shake its head “whenever appropriate.” Though I just can’t imagine exactly how it knows when you want a nod or a shake, but…
Philips has announced that sometime next year, a US cellphone carrier will be using its Nexperia 6120 chipset to allow you to make calls on home WiFi networks—for a flat rate of a few dollars a month. Already in the Samsung SGH-T709 phone, the UMA solution uses Philips’ BGW211 802.11g WLAN chipset and allows you…
An anonymous tipster told us that IBM/Lenovo will soon be offering PCs with AMD CPUs, a severe departure from the long-running Intel partnership. No word on if they’ll be in desktops or Thinkpads, but co-branding should happen this quarter. Specs and pricing on high end IBM Lenovo laptops [Shopping.com]
And we thought projectors were getting small when they were the size of a Mac mini! Light Blue Optics has created a micromini projector that’s the size of—wait for it—a matchbox, and it s going to be used with a cellphone. Its secret is new PVPro technology, an automechanical process that s adept at scaling…
With the Xbox 360 already here and Nintendo Revolution coming soon, where does that leave Playstation 3? Who knows, it could easily flop or it could surprise everyone and excel beyond all expectations. However, the Playstation line is one of Sony’s strongest assets, if the PS3 flops could that possibly deal Sony a killing blow?…
Some members of the Gizmodo team have flown on the Goodyear blimp, and marvel at that thrill of standing on a platform in the air. Now blimp maker Worldwide Aeros Corporation says it plans to offer that experience to paying customers by 2010. It has teamed up with hospitality and leisure firm WATG in an…
Yesterday we gave you some more news on what services will soon be available for the Nintendo DS Lite as well as its March 2 launch date in Japan. But now we’ve gotten hold of an image showing the three different colors it will come in—Crystal White, Ice Blue and Enamel Navy. https://gizmodo.com/ds-news-galore-153868 Still no…
Subaru has decided not to lock itself into just one satellite radio contract for its 2007 vehicles and has signed agreements with both Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio. For Stern fans, Sirius will be offered as an exclusive port and dealer installation option in its 2007 Subaru Forester and Subaru Impreza. But it…
So cute. So small. So Tomy. This Teddy Bear MP3 player has aboue 128MB of storage—just enough for the latest Hilary Duff album—and may pose a choking hazard. It will cost about $78 in Japan when it’s launched this March. One AA battery offers 8 hours of saccharine play time. Teddy Bear MP3 Player [TecheBlog]
You may have noticed some strange behavior with the site lately. The CSS seems to be failing intermittently, leading to a wonderful example of minimalist Gizmodo we will call Gizmodo4PDAs. Our crack team is currently on the case.
Recently, research has turned to using the human body as a medium for data transfer, also known as a personal area network. At the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology modified an iPod nano to use a human finger to transfer audio signals…
Samsung introduced the FC-DC164, yet another DVD-based camcorder at CES, and will ship it March 1. Even if your mind is wandering toward those camcorders that use hard disks or even flash drives, or those more-advanced shooters that venture into HD territory, go with one like this if you’re looking to save some money. That’s…
I remember throwing those little hand warming packets in my mittens while I froze my butt off at Giants games as a kid, so this Bodywarmer gear looks like a grand idea. Made from fabric that self-heats using hidden heating wire woven right in, these vests, jackets and gloves are also water resistant. Between 3…
Most people think that by having a GPS system in their car they re a big shot. Those people may have to reconsider now that the StreetDeck from MP3Car is here. In essence, it combines your typical I need directions! box with, oh, just about every feature found in your PC. With the StreetDeck installed,…
Sensodome is an experience. Not just a pretty, dome-shaped face, this “multisensory environment” has all kinds of surprises up it’s, um, dome, bringing you aromatherapy, oxygen fortification, surround-sound audio, guided imagery, and even massage therapy in 10, 20, or 30 minute sessions. Basically, it’s built for public places—like an airport lounge, shopping center or convention…
Israeli company Fluorinex Active has come up with a device that uses an electrical current to help keep cavities away. Using 6-9 volts of electricity, the fluoride-based gel that sits in the tray of the gadget is ionized, then forms a protective layer over your teeth that should last for 5 whole years. Though it…