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eCost is featuring a 3GB version of the Cowon iAudio U3. Why is this newsworthy, you may be asking? Well, Cowon doesn t have a 3GB model of the U3 so this may be a spectacular new product, or simply an error. Quick, someone buy it and sue when you are shipped a 1GB model…
As a former nicotine-inhaling cretin, I fully support a gadget like this. The hardest thing about quitting cold turkey is those random cravings, and most people (like me) don t have the self control to wean themselves off cigarettes exponentially downward. This locking cigarette case could help. It’s set to open at timed intervals, but…
There’s something special about living in Kansas. Wait, I take that back, there isn t. So when a humble school such as Kansas State University gets word of MTV visiting to hunt for a unique video game-related story people will do whatever it takes to get on TV. This is the true story of a…
Gene Munster (no relation) is tossing out farfetched predictions about the future of Apple’s iPod and portable media. Munster is a Piper Jaffray analyst who sees a 1-terabyte iPod within 5 years. This iPod wouldn t be for just music—the iPod would become a universal digital media hub. This terabyte iPod would become an all-in-one…
Tamagotchi to Xbox: Why The World Can t Resist Phatic Technologies By Laura Richardson Phatic communication, a term first coined by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski, is the international linguistic phenomenon of small talk; that is, exchanges meant to provide a social connection rather than transmit information. Think about your last ride in an elevator: did everyone…
8-year-old Lauren’s Christmas list includes a cellphone, an iPod, a laptop computer, and no toys. Kids have become the same gadget-obsessed zombies as their adult counterparts, but, boo-hoo, they’re often overwhelmed when trying to decide between an iPod nano and the video iPod. [WSJ (reg)] Real estate agents can house-stalk with even greater tenaciousness, thanks…
Gizmodo receives a lot of mail from MP3 player-haters—more specifically iPod player-haters. They whine: “Why, oh why do you barrage us with iPod docking beds and iPod furry cases and iPod, iPod, iPod? They threaten to discontinue that expensive subscription to the Gizmodo RSS feed if the iPod-loving does not cease. So this is for…
Nooka has been quiet for a while but they just dropped seven new models including the ZEN series and ZAN. Nooka, designed by Matthew Waldman, is a pretty cool boutique line of digital and analog watches. For a while all they had were the ZOO and ZOT but these new models, including a weird one…
Well, it’s certainly interesting, but as far as I can tell, completely useless. However, if you’ve got some time to waste, definitely check out the Sundata Airbeam, a USB attachment that lets you conjure up lighted images from your cellphone or PC. With a bunch of LEDs running down the front, all you have to…
You know, I’ve never owned a slider phone. Strange, really, because I’ve owned a LOT of phones but for some reason there’s not a glut of sliders made for the US market. I think that’s a shame. So of course, it broke my heart to see that the Samsung SPH-V6800 multimedia handset, indeed a fancy-lookin’…
Ah, the Kegbot. Even the name should send a jolt of excitement down your spine. If you haven’t guessed, this fantastic invention is actually a Linux refrigerator that will tell you exactly who’s been drinking your beer and even figure out that drinker’s blood alcohol level, then log all this information onto a Web page…
If you needed a reason to pay attention to the road when you drive, this would be it. In Highlands Ranch, Colorado, a 17-year old driver, who was said to be text messaging and driving at the same time, hit a bicyclist. The cyclist died two days later, and though the police don’t believe it…
The first time I heard about the ESPN cell phone, it sounded like a slam dunk. But now that the service is launching, it isn’t looking so hot. Start with the phone itself, which is a Sanyo 9000 from Sprint that is going to be discontinued. It will nevertheless cost $499 with a $100 rebate.…
Mirrors on the ceiling, check. Clean sheets, check. Faux sheepskin rug, check. Scented candles, check. iPod-docking station the size of a bed, check. Playlist titled “sexy,” check. If this iPod compatible bed—named “Pause”— doesn’t get you laid, then you aren’t visiting PodDater enough. The iPod and a Bose speaker system fit seamlessly into the shelves,…
Flexible LCDs are pretty important for a few reasons. They can bend without breaking and can withstand some rough treatment now and again without cracking like a frat boy on meth. This prototype by Samsung is only 7 inches across but it supports up to 640×480 resolution in color and should end up in laptops…
Our special friends over at Kotaku found this little gem: a treadmill game controller called the GameRunner. The faster you run, the more you get to play! I mean, this is obviously one of the better memes to come out of the gaming industry in years. I’ve already seen an exercycle with a few buttons…
This phone’s got everything you’d want. Starting with a 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus and close-up functions and ending with a 2.0-inch LCD screen and a price that makes it an affordable phone in Korea, rather than something crazy expensive here in the US. The Pantech IM-8600 also has a rotating clamshell design and all the…
Last week, SBC announced its final merger with AT&T and the new company’s chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre told USA Today that Cingular will soon be rebranded as AT&T all over the country. https://gizmodo.com/cingular-to-become-at-t-138545 In an interview with USA Today on Friday, Whitacre left no doubt about his plans. Asked if the company planned to…
When Plantronics first showed off its wireless Bluetooth headphones this summer, we mentioned how much we dug them. The Pulsar 590 stereo headphones are now available. They’re small and not horrible-looking—always a plus—and you’ll be able to switch from listening to music or movies to mobile calls with just the push of a button. It…
Our new favorite tipster Scott sends photos of the iHome2Go, an iPod docking station-alarm clock. The first iHome clock radio, which came out this summer, wasn’t the fanciest iPod docking clock on the market. But it was cheap and awakened us gently. This new model is much more stylish, and folds up neatly into a…