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An astute reader sent us a PDF of a new Roku Soundbridge, the M1001. This newer version seems not to hide its inputs and outputs under the end-caps, something that irked a number of Roku lovers in the past. [Sorry. Yeah, this thing has inputs on the back – Ed] It’s all in Japanese and…
Watching SK’s tech habits is like getting a CCTV connection to Bizarro World. Case in point: this SCH-V500, which will, in some form, end up on these shores in the next century, is kind of disorienting This baby can surf the internet at speeds of 2.4mbps, comes with an MP3 player, and has the capability…
Now this is a cute little LED Lamp; so cute, that it might even replace my current Maglite. It’s super-tiny so you can fit it in your pocket with your keys, and the best thing is you don’t have to replace the batteries ever — it’s solar-powered with a lithium rechargable battery, so it can…
No, your eyes do not deceive you. This Mickey Mouse phone really is a true blue Disney phone; everything from its control pad to the external clamshell is adorned with that familiar form of Mickey’s head. Even the software interface is riddled with Disney themes. It looks like it has a camera, tri-band GSM, and…
Tired of not getting enough ions? Well, the Well-Being CX712S is for you. This is no ordinary monitor. I emits about 50,000 ions/cc (!!). How many ions is that? That’s a lot of ions! In fact, a waterfall emits about 4000 ions/cc and a forest—a beautiful, dappled glade, people—emits only 400! For shame, nature! Yes,…
You know a cell phone isn’t selling well when they give it away with a pizza, some wings, and a couple liters of soda. Papa Johns and Cingular have teamed up to flog the weird-keypad-a-rific 7100G to stoned pizza eaters across the country. The deal is simple: order online, wait, eat pizza, get cellphone, then…
Entry level phones usually get short shrift in the tech world. Who wants a creepy flip phone when you can have a sexy black RAZR or a Nokia N91 with iTunes? Well, CNet is standing up for the little guy by talking about the V188. Priced at about $199, this thing will actually probably be…
This thing popped up yesterday and I think it deserves mention. It’s a Fujitsu light bulb that sends an SMS when it burns out via Powerline IP. Yep, that’s right. When the bulb plinks out, it sends a message over your home wiring, out to a main server, and then back to your cell phone.…
I figured as much—that iTunes deal was just a nasty, nasty rumor. “There is no commercial agreement between Nokia and Apple to integrate iTunes into the N-series devices,” said Kari Tuutti, spokesman for Nokia’s multimedia division. Nokia Says No Deal with Apple on New Music Phone [Reuters]
The folks at MacTeens put together all the iPod Shuffle gear they could find, leading to a critical mass of Shuffle cases, skins, lanyards, and all sorts of dosh. If only they had a removable screen! Nice to see all this gear in one handy place, though. Review: iPod shuffle Accessory Roundup (Part 1) [MacTeens]
My favorite behavioral experiment was when they put baby monkeys in a cage with two people dressed like monkeys. There was the “hug” monkey/human that would hug and cuddle all the time and the “play” monkey that would roughhouse all the time. They found that the baby monkey would get scared and run to the…
The Plasticsmith raises the art of fetishising the iPod to new level with their Tux iPod stand. This lucite beastie comes in two flavors, Tilt and Upright, and accentuates your iPod like nothing else in the world, aside from a silk scarf and a beret. $35 gets you one of these handsome stands and confirms…
If you’re decorating your living room in the style of the 1950’s, the Crosley Explorer 1 may be for you. Named after a NASA shuttle satellite of the same name (thanks for the correction emails), the Explorer 1 looks like an ancient radio from the ’50s, but on the inside, it’s a fancy XM satellite…
Perpendicular hard drives, the kind where the bits are much smaller and can hold more data, are popping in and out of our “Gizmodo Hearts” radar, but this is interesting news. Toshiba has shipped a 1.8-inch 40GB drive that will end up in their new Gigabeat F41 MP3 player. While 40GB isn’t much, this is…
It’s no match for the lrechner that we dredged up earlier in the week, but AlienWare is stepping into the liquid cooling pool. The Aurora 7500 now comes with specially-designed technology that delivers improved cooling of up to 30 percent. And it’s quieter because there are no internal fans (and we all know that DOOM…
It appears the Aibo is having some intestinal distress. The Sony Bean, which is shaped like a bean, is a small flash player with one-line OLED screen that is described as “Playful, Powerful, and Compact.” Playful and compact I can live with, but powerful might be a stretch. The bean has a pop-up USB connector…
Riot-ready laptops are all the rage this week. The latest is the Durabook N15RI, which has a mangnesium alloy case that is 20 times stronger than plastic. An anti-shock mounting protects the innards, in this case an Intel Dothan 730 and higher or Celeron-M 350. It also has a spill resistant keyboard. Useful for when…
Apple is outraged—outraged!—at the sites purporting to show how to install OS X for Intel chips on Sony Vaios. The thieving hobbitses that cracked OS X and posted a torrent will pay with a sternly-worded letter from Apple’s lawyers and may EVEN RECEIVE ANOTHER ONE if they don’t remove all mention of Apple from their…
Welcome to the debut of Gizmodo’s newest column, Low End Theory. Every Thursday ’round this time, columnist Brendan I. Koerner (of Wired, Slate and The New York Times) will explore the galaxy of cheapos and knockoffs. If a gadget can be purchased from a store that also sells $79 air conditioners and Hanes underwear, it’s…
Our sources over at DAPReview are reporting that a Canadian store named The Source is offering the Top tangent for $110 USD for the 512MB version. Apparently it is the foreign LuxPro Top tangent just rebranded by Centrios and being sold in Canada. The screen doesn t look very Tangenty, but if it works and…