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The Dynatron Miracle Remote is a rare breed of remote control. Promising to end the horror of replacement remotes that usually includes programming and endless codes, all you have to do is throw in some batteries and the Miracle Remote will work just like your original. Each one is designed to work with a specific…
The Shock of the New: Designing for the Post-Consumer (Part 2 of 2) By Valerie Casey Last week, as I was chatting enthusiastically about a new style to my (very cool) hairdresser Amanda, she pulled out a Blackberry to retrieve an email from her tattoo artist in New Haven. Somewhat taken aback, I asked her…
Gizmodo is looking for a gingerbread architect. Instead of a little house built of sweet bread, covered with cakes with windows of clear sugar, build us something more Gizmodo-like. It has to be edible, that is the only rule. The prize: A Sharp AQUOS 20-inch flat panel TV (LC-20B8U-S). This beauty has a native resolution…
As I recall from my heady college days, having a 1-to-1 keg to tap ratio was usually a bad idea. Someone would do a kegstand and then you’d get a dollop of partially-digested Doritos on the top of the keg, leading to the dreaded party foul. The Octopus Tap hopes to change all that. It…
Why deal with that nasty old shower head that came with the place when you could be showering in luxury with the Visentin Klino Digitech shower system. From Italy with love, this baby’s got an integrated water temperature display and gorgeous silver finish. And I think I can safely say its the faucet of champions.…
It’s a little bit confusing, especially after we reported last month that Nokia said it will no longer put development time into the N-Gage. HOWEVER, this doesn’t mean Nokia won’t be releasing more N-Gage games for phones and mobile devices. And to make it a reality, the company’s next-generation mobile games development platform was unveiled…
Nothing like making an extra buck on somebody else’s good fortune. Especially when it’s against the law. But that didn’t stop accountant Gary Herwitz and former Sirius executive Tracey Stanyer from cashing in on Howard Stern’s big move to Sirius Satellite Radio. Looks like both these deadbeats paid fines and were forced to “disgorge ill-gotten…
Very cool little setup that essentially proves that in-car computing is going to soon get so nasty-easy that everyone will be doing it in about a year. Essentially, they’ve used a Mac mini running OS X and Apple’s Front Row software to power the center, Salling Clicker software to control it, and they transfer everything…
I have friends who like to play Ultimate Frisbee, which seems like a kind of silly game, but I guess now they can play it at night (perhaps in a spooky graveyard!) with this light-up frisbee. It comes in red, green, and blue, and will allow you to destroy Master Control with a few well-placed…
Hey, I’m all for turning off your cellphone during a movie. In fact, I’m more than all for it. I think that if someone decides to let it ring (the way somebody did at a King Kong screening I went to last week) while I’m trying to enjoy my film, each person in the theater…
My father always used to carry around a pen and crumpled pieces of paper in his coat so he could write things down—songs on the radio he liked, prices of things in stores, and other useless hunks of information. It wasn’t very handy, though. Luckily for him, there’s the PicoPad. PicoPad is a little credit…
Just kidding. But we have a fairly large Gizmodo brain trust in our commentors and readers. This is what I want to know: when will a large city like New York have a completely automated train system? Clearly, the current system—in New York, that is—could not support a 20th—let alone a 21st—century automated infrastructure. But…
If you’ve got it, flaunt it. That’s one mantra that hasn’t eluded the Japanese when it comes to technology. And because the country has the cheapest high-speed Internet in the world, as well as one of the best broadband markets, it’s nice to see everyone working together to bring people streaming TV on their Internet…
And you thought that $398 laptop at Walmart the day after Thanksgiving was cheap! Fuhgeddaboutit. CompUSA can beat that. On Sunday, the computer company was selling a Toshiba laptop with a 15-inch screen, 1.5GHz Celeron M processor, 256MB of memory and a 60GB hard drive for $150, after $550 in rebates and signing away your…
Looks like T-Mobile may have some substantial plans to put high-speed 3G cellphone services into play here in the US. According to senior vice president of Engineering Operations, Neville Ray: The company is currently undertaking 3G testing in some markets, though he would not reveal specific locations. Ray also said that he hopes to see…
Once again, the Koreans skip ahead of us in the cellphone space, this time with the SCH-B360 Satellite DMB TV mobile phone. Measuring just 3.8″ x 1.9″ x 1″ and weighing just 0.2 lb, it’s got a 2-inch color screen and 2-megapixel camera. That’s quite a little powerhouse. But don’t hold your breath, folks, we’ve…
If you’ve got yourself an Intel or AMD PC running on dual-card SLI/Crossfire setups powered by dual-core CPUs, you’ve probably had it with the extra heat and noise these things can generate. Welcome MGE XG Magnum, a high-end power supply that promises to dissipate heat using a huge heat pipe system with copper radiator instead…
I’m not a huge fan of Bluetooth, to be honest. My phone never pairs up right with my Powerbook, so I was skeptical about how audio would sound through Bluetooth headphones. Logitech is known mostly for keyboards, mice, and headsets, but the company really hits home with its Bluetooth Wireless iPod Headphones. If you love…
With all the natural disasters this past year, Japan isn’t taking any chances. As one of the highest risk areas for earthquakes, the country’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry is looking to develop an emergency broadcast system that would be able to turn on your cell phone and send a warning alarm and other information…
This watch harkens back to the days of nurses and doctors on the Western Front. Before we had all the fancy machines that go ping, you basically had to depend on a good watch for telling you if Johnny was going to make it even with his legs blown off. Nice looking timepiece. It’s got…