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As a special service to our readers, we have decided to introduce our eBay Deal of the Day, provided by our special eBay correspondent, Jurgen of LastMinute-Auction. Today’s special find, straight from the annals of medical miscellany, comes this resuscitate mannequin with working vagina and rectum. Now I understand these things save lives and act…
I love my Shuffle, but I know it gets cold. The poor little fellow hangs around my neck, exposed to the elements, its pale white plastic buffeted by wind and hail. If only I could dress him in a little parka! What’s that? I can? Oh, Japan! You make me so happy. The iParka aka…
So Goldfinger has you strapped to a table and is about to cut your junk with a water saw. What to do? Whip out the iBeam watch to aim the rays of the sun at your bonds, escape at the last moment, and then use the included LED to find your keys to your mini-sub…
My family used to go on these time-share seminar things so we could get free “portable TVs” or free “portable movie viewers” which were these huge boxes with a cheapo black and white CRT or screen that could get like UHF or play back Super 8 film. We’d have to sit through 8 hours of…
I’m really tired of the RAZR. It’s not that attractive, nor is it that fascinating. It’s like Motorola’s StarTAC—popular because it’s skinny. Anyway, the Motorola v1150 is now the RAZR V3x (the ‘x’ is for the downloadable porn that Motorola will offer for FREE! Email them about it) and it has two cameras, one inside…
OverclockersOnline reviewed the YH-820, a 5GB iPod Mini-alike from Samsung. The UI is pretty hot and the screen is nicely bright and toasty. The only major issue is on the PC side. The reviewer, who loved device, thinks Napster sucks and, because of cripple-ware, the Samsung is not a drag-and-drop HD device. Too bad. Samsung…
The Microsoft Inferi are massing on a secret, uncharted island off the coast of Washington, arming themselves for the battle of the century. Bill Gates, disfigured from a recent run-in with Albus Jobs, stands at the head of the long hall, his wand at the ready. “We will not fail!” he screams. “We will not…
This is just a prototype, but I think they’re on to something. This little bugger picks up your phone, via Bluetooth, and interrogates the caller. If the caller is on a whitelist and they don’t seem too agitated—the squirrel, apparently, can read voice patterns—this little fella will wiggle around to get your attention. He’s only…
…Dells are $299. The New York Times ran a story on a man who threw away his PC because it was infested with spyware. Now, I know enough about journalism to know that anecdotal evidence does not mean it’s time for widespread panic, but this is a major issue. PCs are cheap. They’re full of…
Word around the iPod-fire is that Apple is planning video downloads and a video iPod in September of this year. They’d best get their ducks in a row right quick. There are a number of other little thingies coming into the horizon, including NetFlix’s (NetFlix’?) video-on-demand solution. Obviously, movie studios are really worried about their…
I knew that Cobra-La-La-La was up to something. The U.S. Navy, working in concert with Cobra Commander and Zartan, has created a system for applying synthetic shark skin to the hulls of sea-borne vessels. The skin allows barnicles and crustaceans to slip off at speeds of 4-5 knots. The process, called anti-fouling can speed up…
As you may have noticed, something terrible has happened here at Gizmodo—the robot ninja is gone. It happened this weekend. He was doing bumps and drinking Stoli at this house party in Queens, sitting out on this balcony, when he started yelling to everybody about how he “MADE Gizmodo. Like MADE it!” and he was…
Thanks to all those who bombarded me with these over the weekend. Atremy Lebedev, the creator of the Optimus ninja OLED keyboard. Lebedev is planning on mass producing this thing in a year or so and sees the price at somewhere in the $200-300 range. Two folks interviewed him, asking him all sorts of pithy…
As announced earlier, today is Joel’s last day as editor of Gizmodo. During Joel’s year and a half at the helm of the site, laughs were had, traffic soared, and Gizmodo won the 2005 Bloggie Award for Best Technology Weblog. Joel’s ability to write amusingly about gadgetry and its discontents will not easily be replaced.…
Nokia just released the 7280, which looks like a pocket vibrator. This phone features a slender shape and will definitely make heads turn. Overall the phone performed quite well in all areas, including interface and reception. Probably the most unique feature is the lack of a keypad. In replacement there is a Navi Spinner. If…
Minolta announced the new Maxxum 5D digital SLR camera. The 5D is a lighter version of their Maxxum 7D camera. What this means for the end user is that Nikon s D50 and Canon s 350D will have a little more competition, hopefully pushing prices down. Anti-shake stabilizer, 6 megapixel CCD, 2.5 LCD and a…
Just my style; simple, yet unique. It is kind of neat how it works though. The numbers 1 through 12 are displayed at the bottom with a red LED appearing above the number for the hour. The square window shows the minute in green. This clock is available for $35 from the Signals website. Nothing…
Qualcomm, of 1990s cell phone fame is back with a vengeance with their new concept phone developed by PDT, the Slingshot. The Slingshot excels in all areas media related. 2MP cameras, QVGA display, video-conferencing, 3d gaming and enhanced stereo sound are only a few of the features. Only a couple thousand will be made, so…
As a special treat, the Gizmodo team, mainly me, John, decided to send Joel off with a card signed by all the major members of the blogsphere as well as a few folks who chimed in on the tips line. I also happen to know that Joel likes kittens—you like-um those little kitty-wittys, don’t you,…
Alright, internet friends. This is probably all I’ve got left in me today (and hence, forever). Here are the posts from the last couple of years that you told me you enjoyed the most. I really had a great time running this site and got to do a lot of things I’d always wanted to…