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If you really need to amplify the PSP’s speakers but can’t be arsed to use a pair of headphones, this new (unbranded?) ‘Amplifier’ will get the job done, but not without increasing the size of Sony’s already just-large-enough design. On the other hand, you can pretend the Amplifier is an old-school modem coupler and that…
Tapwave, the makers of the PalmOS-based Zodiac handheld gaming PDA, have announced—essentially—that the platform is on its way out. The company still stands and will be working to do co-branded products with other companies, whatever that entails. You should probably just go read their statement yourselves. It almost sounds like they’ll be helping people build…
The folks from OpenX let us know that they’re having a one day-only sale on their blister pack opener tool. Today only you can pick one up for $5, shipped. If it saves you a single sliced finger, it’s probably worth the price. Product Page [OpenX]
As a long-time fan of all things sharp and pointy, this is pretty big news. My first pocketknife was a huge Wenger my Dad bought me at a pawn shop—cue violins—so the “Other Swiss Army Knife”-maker has always held a special place in my heart. Anyway, Wenger will still be around. Victorinox is just helping…
This new robot chair, developed by Waseda University engineers and Japanese company ‘tmsuk,’ is designed to help those with disabilities climb stairs. It’s not as practical as similar devices from Dean Kamen, but it’s a whole lot spiffier. WL-16RII [Ployer]
Vonage has announced a partnership with Verizon to provide mobile 911 service for its voice-over-IP solution, even when the customer is using a roaming VOIP device. I got a press release with a lot of details, but that’s the gist. That’s pretty fantastic for Vonage, though. It makes me want to punch one of their…
When I first saw this thing, I felt that it fit firmly between two or three worlds and couldn’t quite make up its mind. It’s a photo viewer, it has a great screen, and it has lots of storage space. But Grandma isn’t going to whip one out on the bus to show off her…
Long promised, perhaps finally delivered, the i-Station 2—aka i2— PMP will be available with a GPS system for in-car use and come in 20- and 30GB models. Color offerings are pretty stark—silver and black—but the price, once it hits these shores, should be in line with an iPod Photo. That little dongle on the side…
The winners of Mike Industries’ ‘Make a Meatspace Shuffle’ contest are online and are surprisingly fantastic. The winner (not this one) is great, too, but the composition of this one is out of sight. iPod Giveaway #1: We Have a Winner [MikeIndustries]
I have always wondered why you couldn’t use the CD ROM drive in most computers to play back audio CDs even when the computer wasn’t turned on. It just sort of made sense, back in the days when owning an optical disc drive was a far-out luxury, to be able to squeeze every bit of…
AOpen’s new small-form-factor PC runs Pentium M and is almost as quiet as a Mac Mini. The entire package, which will include mouse, speakers, and keyboard and is available with matching monitor, is more fashion- than tech-forward but it’s still an interesting little system. Even in its barebones configuration, this SFF PC would make a…
Right as I was passing out last night I realized I hadn’t linked to my latest column at Laptop Magazine, which is dumb, because it’s probably the one I’ve been most pleased with so far. That’s not to say it’s good—I’m still learning not to use ‘LOL’ to punctuate every sentence (LOL). It’s all about…
I know, dual-core is old news, blah blah, but these chips came out, made a splash, and disappeared into the ether. Curious, I wanted to see what some of the big boys say about rendering the subdued elegance of the Windows 2000 UI on pre-production boards. The results? Thus far, dual-core Intel chips aren’t faring…
Throwing a bunch of crap into a pile and sticking a light bulb in it does not a lamp make. The trick is to make something that doesn’t catch on fire, which is presumably something the Illustri lamp does not do. That little bit of skill is what allows designer Hans Heisz to charge 655€…
Making your favorite Bluetooth-capable phone look like an over-alled, backwoods gas station attendant may not set you to grinnin’, proximity to pickin’ notwithstanding. The Chainpus (squirt!) Technology Company has chosen to make its BGP100 Bluetooth Game Pad ugly for a reason: it can be reconfigured to fit a variety of differently-sized devices, including both Symbian…
Frontgate sells the inflatable SuperScreen Outdoor Theater System. A solid, seamless 13-foot by 16-foot screen, the system also includes a compact DVD player and DLP projector, allowing you to have impromptu showings of snuff films when the kids start getting lippy. The system assembles in one hour and features a convenient carrying case, which is…
The Omiz OMS600 MP3 headphone headset is an odd duck. Featuring an LCD display on the outside which would require a complicated series of mirrors and lasers to be of any use to its wearer, it also has an SD/MMC card slot for storing your favorite tunes. Perhaps strangest is the OMS600’s inclusion of Bluetooth…
The Furoshiki-shiki (“Furoshiki style,” apparently) is quite the innovative and colorful vinyl rucksack. Designed to be folded into bag-form or as a wallet, the intially flat, single sheet counts on its slightly adhesive qualities to stay together. Fold the bag however you desire—different folds provide an easy way to manipulate the bag’s opacity, or simply…
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One of my favorite things about editing Gizmodo is making Brian over at Kotaku beg for links. Sometimes I ask him to rub my feet. Sometimes I ask him to explain himself very slowly, then close the AIM window and do it all over again while I fry up some bacon. Today I’ll give him…