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Very, very, very important news from ThinkSecret. The next apple amazing-ness will be an iPod with a 3.5-inch touchscreen with a virtual clickwheel. Sources who have seen the device report that it features a digital click wheel, one that overlays the touch-sensitive display and appears when a finger touches it and disappears when the finger…
Kicks are big business. Sneakers aren’t just for athletes or Americans anymore. And to make sure we’re all getting the perfect fit in the future, a company called Prior 2 Lever has come up with a manufacturing process that could help you build a customized set of shoes using a form of rapid 3D printing,…
Sony won’t be the only company using the power of the Cell processor this year. IBM has announced that it will be adapting the chip, which will also be used in Sony’s PS3, for its new, high-end “BladeCenter” computer servers. This is the first time that the Cell chip, which is known for its intense…
Here s part 2 of our 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid review, where Gizmodo s Charlie White shows you the iPod-compatible components that are part of the DVD-based navigation system inside this newly-redesigned hybrid vehicle. There s now an optional iPod Music Link installed, and you ll see how that works along with the rest of…
Well, it’s different, that’s for sure. The Shiro AS 1GB MP3 player is shaped like a soccer ball, which complements perfectly the round speakers we talked about previously. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-japan-elecoms-ball-shaped-speaker-for-ipod-153126 It’s actually an attractive piece of gadgetry, though it doesn’t seem like the perfect shape for your pocket. It’s 1.5-inches in diameter and has six buttons…
An engineer at Research Support Instruments is working with the U.S. Air Force to develop a project called the Microwave Ionosphere Reconfiguration Ground based Emitter, codenamed Mirage. Now this isn t creating tornadoes or wind storms to wreak havoc, it is modifying the ionosphere to disrupt enemy communications and to help ours. The ionosphere is…
A spry tipster just pointed us towards the Data Fortress, a steel-encased hard drive that can hold up to 640 GB and is completely fire-, water-, impact-, earthquake-, and ninja-proof. It can withstand heat up up to 1550 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes and looks like a great way to keep backup data safe…
I was able to get my hands on a pair of eDimensional’s force feedback headphones. The headphones don’t employee the traditional force feedback—where it is game dependent—like console games. Rather the force feedback comes from subwoofers that are integrated into the headphones. These headphones retail for $49.95. We’ll get into a little more nitty-gritty after…
Joby’s Gorillapod is a tripod designed for smaller, lightweight cameras that allows placement in a variety of places that traditional tripods just can’t manage. The tripod allows you to utilize the environment around you with the three flexible legs that can wrap around a variety of objects. Each of the grippy joints on the legs…
Just saw this fascinating watch at the MOMA store in New York. It’s basically your standard quartz get-up using a Citizen movement but the face is amazing. The hours and minutes fade in and out as the two inner disks turn, allowing you to focus just on the time at hand. While it’s very high…
Maybe you don’t have room for a normal sized bike, or just like the idea of a bicycle that can be carried around under your arm, but either way, you’ll get a kick out of the eZee Bikes Quando. When fully expanded, this bike weighs 57 pounds including the NiMH 36V 9AH battery. In terms…
What’s does the Wall Street Journal’s famous tech journalist Walt Mossberg look like when he’s lounging in what appears to be an average hotel room? Thanks to our newest Gawker sibling Valleywag, we know he looks exactly like this. It seems Mr. Mossberg was testing the flickr clone Vizrea when they decided to feature his…
Just got a bit of news in about the WidowPC SLI laptop. It will be a portable/desktop replacement with dual PCI Express graphics cards and should, on average, blow away single GPU desktops. The laptop, called the 919, will be running an AMD CPU and have a 19-inch screen. Very LAN-party worthy. No release date…
Our gaming brethren at Kotaku are all over the new Nintendo DS lite. Not only do they have brand new pictures—inside and out—but they’ve also gotten ahold of a copy of the unreleased portable’s manual. They’re also running a contest to give away a Japanese DS (it’ll work fine in the US) if you can…
The V10 is an upcoming ultra-compact 5.1-megapixel digital camera from Fujifilm. As the popularity of ultra-compact cameras grows Fujifilm is trying to stand out from the rest by providing features that will increase the image quality. On the V10 that means the addition of a Super CCD HR sensor. The Super CCD HR is better…
If you don’t think you have the artistic ability to mod your own gear, Jim Saling, founder of Smooth Creations, will take just about anything you’ve got and make it into a special piece of art. Maybe that $150 iPod Nano is perfect for a spectacular new design that you’re not sure you’re actually going…
Here’s an innovative case mod that will get your motor running: a PC shoehorned inside of a motorcycle gas tank, which itself has been painted up real pretty-like. The cleverly-named Think Tank packs features such as an AM/FM radio tuner, a display on the front, a remote control, and a six-in-one flash card reader. So…
A new viral marketing campaign by Microsoft encourages you to guess the release date of their new operating system, Windows Vista. Each contest submission garners a video download hinting whether your guess is over or under. A sleuthy web-developer found where the over/under videos are stored and reports that the “early” folder ends on November…
Viewsonic has announced a new technology that will allow a one millisecond response time in its LCD monitors. The technology will be in the company’s new line of monitors debuting later in the year. They’ll also include the Viewsonic OverDrive chip, reported to “speed up the PC in which it is used,” which makes absolutely…
Fujitsu announced its LifeBook N6410, with an Intel Core Duo processor inside with Windows MCE (Media Center Edition) on board. Its 17-inch widescreen is driven by a 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 graphics controller, and the laptop is also equipped with a built-in stereo system and—get this—an integrated subwoofer. A built-in TV tuner with remote…