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Not massively compelling but a nice little hack. Pod2Mob has created a system for turning podcasts to files that are playable through a mobile applet on almost any phone. Considering most phones have pretty crappy audio playback and no one in the US listens to music on their phones—yet—it’s a great way to become an…
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And I thought it was poor oral hygiene that made my breath smell like buried diapers! Instead, it might be organ rejection. This device can detect diseases by analyzing a patient’s breath. Clues to anything from cancer to transplant rejection can show up in the mist of saliva and inner juices that you exhale every…
Nothing special here, really. It’s a little dongle that you put between a video source and a TV, patching through the RCA jack, which displays little 8-bit characters, aka Bitmen, that dance on your screen. However, think of the sheer mischief potential made available with this bugger. Plug it in, walk away, and watch as…
You rarely find a product in so putrid that you must spit after using its name in a sentence, but this special Ministry of Sound MP3 player seems to hit all the right pain receptors. TrustedReview says this lump of crap is truly one of the worst players they’ve seen and it reminds me of…
Sony was hanging out with Mike and they were talking about what it would be like to make up a new brand for Sony’s HDTV line. Mike called Larry and Paul and they came over with some weed and while they were smoking up when suddenly everybody was like “Where’s Sony?” And it turns out…
I fondly recall the hours I spent in Akihabara entering the comics shops featuring all of the greatest adventures of Rocket Boy alongside thick tomes of nurse- and animatronic-hentai-tentacle- porn. Now, however, you don’t have to hang out with mildly obsessive otaku-boyz to get your manga fix as distributors like Sony make more and more…
I’m not too excited about meeses these days, especially after the Mighty Mouse took everybody to the woodshed with its magical squirrel ball. This one, however, deserves mention. It’s a 1600dpi laser mouse with, get this, a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser, which offers, apparently, 30x more tracking prowess. I’m not sure what a Vertical…
Warner Music apparently thinks that CDs are like, so last month. They’re going to be launching a new “e-label” service where artists release “clusters of songs every few months.” Instead of having a hit CD, now artists can have hit clusters. Sounds so fun. Execs are trying it out in test groups currently and really…
Well, ladies and germs, we’ve all be waiting patiently for the v2.0 firmware and it ain’t here. I suspect that Sony is having their way with some DRM madness in there and locking things down, but that’s just conjecture. Until then, we can all diddle away with the Japanese firmware until the “August 15th” release…
Our friends at DAPreview have deigned to supply you, dear readers, with the latest and greatest and/or the weirdest and wackiest in portable multimedia hardware. ‘ello, faithful Gizmodo-ists! Today’s a great day to kick off our Daily DAP Delights initiative by your friends at DAPreview. We’ll try to bring some hot, funny, or generic, must-see…
Looks like somebody jumped the gun at a Cingular. A secret spy snapped this shot of a poster in a Cingular store advertising the yet-to-be-announced hw6500. So at least we have confirmation, unless they got really bored in that particular store and decided to play a prank on us. hw6515 poster hanging in Cingular [DavesiPaq]
Oh, we mean it now. The Voodoo Knife holder you all loved so much is now ready for pre-order. Scott writes: Hello. You ran an article about the Voodoo Knife Holder that will be available in the USA shortly. I wanted to update you that CSB Commodities, Inc. is the distributor for this item in…
Y’know, maybe Amazon is playing footloose and fancy free with us. First it’s the oddly affordable pricing announcement of $299 we saw on the main US site. Now Amazon France is saying they’ll start selling it on March 15 2006 for 399.99 (around 489 USD) — a LOT more than $299. This is all without…
The newest, not yet announced, Sirius Starmate Replay will make sure you don’t miss a moment of your morning Stern addiction. This new receiver lets you record up to 44 minutes (!!) of Sirius content—What, they couldn’t fit an hour in there? Though not yet at 2 million subscribers (while competitor XM Satellite is kicking…
Holy megapixels, Canon must ve been eating their Wheaties. Not only did Canon drop the most delicious Canon EOS 5D earlier, but they ve also gone crazy turning out their popular PowerShot line. Namely, the PowerShot A410, the PowerShot A610 & A620, the PowerShot SD30/IXUS/ iZoom, the PowerShot SD450 & S550, and the PowerShot S80.…
This floatable flying saucer rests directly on the water, halfway submerged, and has enough room inside for James Bond to get busy with Major Anya Amasova. The reference to Bond girl Barbara Bach is not random: French naval architect Jean-Michel Ducancelle took his inspiration for the Anthenea from The Spy Who Loved Me. The 172-square-foot…
Bob Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer and the ongoing visionary behind Moog Music’s effects, synths, and theremins, died at his home Sunday. Thousands have left memories and wishes on a Website set up by his family since his diagnosis with brain cancer was made public. While the memorial will be private, reflections are…
Conflicting reports over the weekend about flash-drive MP3 strategies from Apple and Samsung. First, Tom s Hardware stoked rumors that Apple is switching to flash for its iPod Mini. They quote an analyst from iSuppli who says that Samsung may cut the price of its 4GB flash drive in an attempt to convince Apple to…
WSJ reports on commercials invading U.K. cellphones, SF Chronicle braves the L.A. smog for EV-DO, San Jose Mercury puts the Roboraptor On the endangered species list San Jose Mercury writer sees extinction for WowWee’s new Roboraptor, predicting prehistoric/futuristic toy will be collecting dust in your closet a few months after buying it. Langberg seems to…