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John here. Just got back from an extended bout of European stroller shopping with the missus and I am not proud to say that it is not only in sheer high tech geekery that our continent is sorely lacking. We bought a Quinny Buzz, which, as those who are aware of humans called “babies” know,…
Thanks, Sony, for making us think that you just may be on our side sometimes, Sony has given us a little gift with its RDR-AX75 DVR. As well letting you store MPEG-4 videos to its 250GB hard drive and burn them to Dual-Layer DVDs, it also lets you copy these files to Memory Stick Duo…
After some speculation, it seems eBay is going to pick up Skype for a few billion. Why, you ask? So millions of weird ashtray collectors can call each other immediately when they see a rare, near mint snoopy acrylic for sale in Illinois. It will also allow these selfsame weird ashtray collectors to stalk each…
We were distracted by the iPod nano this week, so forgive us for missing this announcement of five new Kensington iPod accessories. In fact, three of them are actually iPod nano-compatible, thanks to the whole Universal Dock adapter thing that Apple implemented. The most notable accessory to debut is the weird grille-less NXT flat panel…
Numark has seen DJing evolve over the years from vinyl to CD and now to digital music. They’ve decided it’s time to take the next leap forward and have done so with the HDX. The HDX is a hybrid vinyl-based CD and MP3 turntable. Equipped with a removable 80GB hard disk and a real vinyl…
Joel Johnson — We’ve made it into Algiers, the 15th Ward of New Orleans, at the request of Malik Rahim. Malik stayed in Algiers after the hurricane and is working to establish community help stations to assist in getting the neighborhood back on its feet. Tomorrow we’re going to visit the local community-run medical center…
I wasn’t going to post about this new update to the ScotteVest line, because, well, as space-saving as it is and all, the ScotteVest clothing line still doesn’t strike me as too fashionable (and I’m just picky about clothes like that). But then I saw their iPod video spoof ad, and I have to admit…
If you haven’t figured out how to sync up your cellphone’s contacts with your computer’s addressbook yet, using this USB SIM card reader/writer could be an easy way to do it. I know some of us just use Bluetooth or a proprietary USB cable to sync them up, but a good thing with this USB…
Okay, I’m obviously sleep-deprived at this point, because this actually looks pretty cool to me. The picture pretty much explains everything: you snap a 9-volt onto this LED attachment, and ta-dah, you have a flashlight. Yeah, okay, I guess it does look pretty chintzy, and the Pak-Lite “Patriot” and “Flasher” editions with the flashing color…
Samsung announced the release of some new hard drives within their P120 Series of drives. These drives run at a blazing 3.0 GB per second (Fastest porn ever). Samsung is also releasing these new speed hard drives in parallel and serial ata format. The drives should be coming in 200 GB and 250 GB. Prices…
Sony generously beamed us a peek at some of the PSP fashion cases that will be shown at tomorrow’s V.I.P.-only Pret-a-PSP fashion event in NYC. The one on top is by Earnest Sewn, the fur coat thing—which will drive the ladies crazy, you must admit—is by Lulu Guinness. There will also be cases by L.A.M.B.,…
That new iPod Nano is cute and all, but high-quality recording capability is still missing, meaning you can’t record your band / DJ set / podcast / Phish concert. The iPodLinux project helps out “vintage” iPod owners, but it’s still lagging when it comes to support for minis and 4G iPods, let alone Nanos. So,…
The W4 from Panasonic has been released and it’s basically the R4 with a different name. Different? The W4 has a 12.1″ screen and a DVD-R/RW and RAM burner. That’s all. Same Pentium M 1.2Ghz processor and DDR RAM. Even the hardware and chipset are the same. What gives Panasonic? W4, The Fujitsu T rival…
This actually sounds pretty amazing. Apparently this “imFONE” USB device allows you to use your existing cellphone as a VoIP phone. You simply plug this thing into your PC’s USB port, pair it via Bluetooth to your phone, and you’re ready to go. We’re not too sure on how you’re supposed to make calls “via…
Samsung has recently released the world’s first sub-$500 twin-tray DVD recorder, the DVD-TR520. Most dual disc recorders on the market cost thousands of dollars, so at $450, the DVD-TR520 is actually affordable. Disc-to-disc copying speeds are 2x for DVD-RAM, 4x for DVD-RW, and 6x for DVD-R. Samsung claims that you could copy a two-hour disc…
Sony released several new products at the CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis recently, of which three are from its brand new strangely-named BRAVIA line. The three BRAVIA products in question are flat panel LCD televisions, in 40, 32, and 26 inches (Model numbers are KDL-V40XBR1, KDL-V32XBR1, and KDL-V26XBR1 respectively). All three are HDTV-ready, have 1366 x…
Professional sports and gadgets are inextricably linked. From Nike and Philips’ botched MP3 players, to PDA scouting software and the upcoming ESPN-branded cellphone that will feature one-button access to your favorite team’s scores, there is just no avoiding a little girdiron in your microchip. Which is why Gizmodo is happy to announce the tee-off of…
Creative Technology has just released a new 4-in-1 digital camcorder that incorporates an MP3 player, voice recorder, and of course, a digital camera in its list of features. The DiVi CAM 428 has a 4-megapixel CCD sensor and able to take pictures at 8.0 megapixels using what’s called an “in-cam interpolation.” It’ll record MPEG-4 in…
Now that the iTunes phone is out, everyone (and their mother) is jumping onto the music phone bandwagon. Vodafone’s latest 3G handset offering, the 803T, features an all-in-one music player. Even flip top fans can get their groove on as the external display includes a music console to control tracks when the phone is folded.…
DIOS, the Korean fridge designers, are at it again. This time around they stuck a TV into the door of their newest model so that you’ll never be alone in the kitchen. Now you can turn those annoying cooking shows into reality TV as you bake and watch. Hold your own Iron Chef Lobster Battle…