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Nokia Booklet 3G Landing November 15 at Best Buy [Nokia]
Gizmodo | 22 minutes ago
We knew the the place and the price, just needed to know when the party started. You can grab a pre-order for the $600 netbook ($300 with two-year contract) and pick it up November 15. [Engadget]
HDTV Listings for November 7, 2009
EngadgetHD | 41 minutes ago
Filed under: ListingsWhat we're watching tonight: Fox (720p) has Cops at 8 p.m. CBS (1080i) airs NCIS: LA at 8 p.m. and Strikeforce/M-1 Global Saturday Night Fights at 9 p.m. NBC (1080i) has Saturday Night Live with Taylor Swift at 11:29 p.m. HBO (1080i) has 24/7: Pacquiao/Cotto at 9 p.m. ABC (720p) airs USC/Arizona State or Oklahoma/Nebraska or UCONN/Cincinnati college football at 8 p.m. ESPN (720p) has Florida State/Clemson college football at 7:45 p.m. ESPN2 (720p) has Vanderbilt/Florida c...
BlueBeat s Innovative Defense That Will Never Hold Up in Court [Music]
Gizmodo | 1 hour 23 minutes ago
Hank Risan was ordered to pull The Beatles' catalog from the BlueBeat website this week, but those weren't the actual recordings. The tracks were "psycho-acoustic simulations" of the songs. Too bad...
Watch Jonathan Ive's Segment in Objectified [Apple]
Gizmodo | 2 hours 10 minutes ago
Objectified, Gary Hustwit's look at the world of industrial design, featured a lengthy section on Apple Chief Designer Jon Ive—and now that clip is online for impatient Apple fans to see....
Robot Cow Rectum: For Educational, not Recreational, Purposes [Caption Contest]
Gizmodo | 2 hours 24 minutes ago
The Haptic Cow' may have recently won Sarah Baillie the Most Innovative Teacher of the Year Award, but did she ever consider the real cow's feelings? Imagine the rush of emotions: Jealousy, relief,...
Learn Your Way Around a Cow's Rectum with a Robot [Caption Contest]
Gizmodo | 2 hours 54 minutes ago
The Haptic Cow' may have recently won Sarah Baillie the Most Innovative Teacher of the Year Award, but did she ever consider the real cow's feelings? Imagine the rush of emotions: Jealousy, relief,...
Zune HD Update 4.3: Speedier Browser, Predictive Text and More [Zune Hd]
Gizmodo | 3 hours 11 minutes ago
Zune HD users should be able to download the latest firmware update now, and it's substantial enough to warrant grabbing ASAP. There's a speedier browser, predictive text entry (a la iPhone), and...
Microsoft COFEE, Some of the Most Illegal Software You Can Pirate [Hacking]
Gizmodo | 3 hours 53 minutes ago
Apparently Microsoft's COFEE software that helps law enforcement grab data from password protected or encrypted sources is leaking all over the internet. So not only can you steal the software, but...
Building a NAS? Skip the Performance Drives [Nas]
Gizmodo | 4 hours 54 minutes ago
A while ago I was considering putting low-powered 5400 RPM drives into a NAS. I was worried about performance, but Tom's Hardware shows us that drive speed isn't the bottleneck, and how slower drives...
Apple Grab & Go Patent Filing
Ubergizmo.com | 5 hours ago
Apple is certainly a company well known for innovation, and Steve Jobs is also quite fussy about patents, so it’s not surprise to see Apple file patents every now and then. The latest “Grab & Go” patent from the company certainly looks promising. Basically it demonstrates how synchronization of data over multiple devices can be simplified, especially with pre-defined data sets and categories like “family, entertainment or business”. With it, sharing files bet...
TELUS To Get The BlackBerry Storm2
Ubergizmo.com | 5 hours ago
You may not be interested in the news that TELUS is offering their handsets through Black’s, the nation-wide digital camera chain. But while poking their the website, you might be a tad surprised to see a TELUS branded BlackBerry Storm2 sitting comfortably there, before it has had the time to be officially announced by TELUS. You’re allowed to chuckle a bit at TELUS of this, we’re sure they wouldn’t mind.Permalink: TELUS To Get The BlackBerry Storm2 from Ubergizmo | Ho...
Motorola Droid For $149.99 At Sears
Ubergizmo.com | 5 hours 12 minutes ago
With the Motorola Droid fast becoming one of the hottest phones in recent months, it’s no surprise to see folks busy searching the Internet for a better pricing of the device. Don’t want to go through the pain of waiting for a mail-in rebate? Well, Sears is currently offering the device for $149.99 off the shelf, which isn’t too bad. It’ll come bundled with the mandatory 2-year Verizon contract, of course, but you already knew that, right?Permalink: Motorola Droid For ...
Amazon Matches Walmart $99 Xbox Deal
Ubergizmo.com | 5 hours 12 minutes ago
Holiday promotions are great! Do you remember that Walmart was running an ad featuring a $199 Xbox 360 Arcade console with a $100 gift card? Well, Amazon certainly doesn’t want to lose out, and it has matched Walmart’s deal. There are only limited units, so you’d better get yours fast! The first batch has already sold out, but the deal should be running around at 12pm EST, 9am PST.Permalink: Amazon Matches Walmart $99 Xbox Deal from Ubergizmo | Hot: Motorola Droid Review
Lenovo ThinkPad X100e Coming In Jan
Ubergizmo.com | 5 hours 30 minutes ago
Lenovo looks set to launch its upcoming ThinkPad X100e netbook on January 5th 2010, which isn’t all that far off. Apparently it’s been designed as an entry level ultra portable. While there aren’t any official specs just yet, folks online are guessing that it will sport a 12.1-inch display, ATI Radeon HD 3410 graphics chip, 1.6GHz Athlon Neo processor or Intel’s Centrino 2 ULV processor, 3GB of DDR2 RAM and also 320GB or storage space. Of course, these aren’t off...
Ionic Battery Technology For The Future
Ubergizmo.com | 5 hours 30 minutes ago
We’ve seen laptop and computer technology improve in leaps and bounds, but one thing that’s been rather constant is the crappy battery life, thanks to lithium-ion technology which hasn’t been replaced just yet. Is that set to change? Well, Fluid Energy, a government-backed firm is certainly trying to do so. The new ionic batteries that it’s working on could increase battery life by up to 6 times, meaning we could have an average of 24-hour battery life, which is really...
iPhone App Records Your Phone Number
Ubergizmo.com | 5 hours 47 minutes ago
Now here’s something you don’t see everyday regarding Apple’s iPhone. It seems that Storm8, the developer of iPhone games like “Vampires Live” and “iMobsters”, is going to be at the receiving end of a potential class-action lawsuit. The suit alleges that Storm8 created the games with a “feature” that automatically sends the phone number of each host iPhone to the developer. A Washington resident Michael Turner is suing on grounds that this...
Zune HD Update 4.3 Out, Souped Up Browser, Predictive Text and More [Zune Hd]
Gizmodo | 5 hours 48 minutes ago
Zune HD users should be able to download the latest firmware update now, and it's substantial enough to warrant grabbing ASAP. There's a speedier browser, predictive text entry (a la iPhone), and...
The iPhone Nano Rumor Strikes Again: Coming to Verizon in 2010? [Rumor]
Gizmodo | 5 hours 54 minutes ago
The latest round of iPhone rumors reads like a roundup of everything we've heard before. Now the mythical iPhone nano is back, and supposedly said device will be coming to Verizon in 2010 featuring a...
iRiver Domino Inflate USB Drive
Ubergizmo.com | 5 hours 59 minutes ago
Looking for some cute looking thumb drives? Well, you can check out the iRiver Domino Inflate series of thumbdrives, which are available in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB versions, each color coded too. They’re retailing between $30 to $64, depending on which size you pick.Permalink: iRiver Domino Inflate USB Drive from Ubergizmo | Hot: Motorola Droid Review
Apple Introduces Reserve And Pick-up
Ubergizmo.com | 5 hours 59 minutes ago
While buying stuff online and getting it delivered to you are a great luxury, sometimes it’s still fun to go to the store to pick things up, and at the same time check out other things to burn your hard-earned money on, right? Well, Apple is probably realized this, and that’s why it has introduced its new Reserve and Pick-up service for the holiday reason. You’ll be able to check stuff out at the Apple site, reserve the product at an Apple store near you, and then go to the ...
Apple Introduces Reserve And Pick-up
Ubergizmo.com | 5 hours 59 minutes ago
Hot on the heels of the popular Photoshop for iPhone app is the Photoshop for Android. In terms of features, it’s pretty much like its iPhone counterpart, allowing users to crop, rotate and flip images. Color adjustments such as exposure, saturation, ting changes and classic black-and-white are also available. Users will also be able to upload the pictures directly to their Photoshop.com account, which comes with 2GB of free online photo storage. Check it out in further detail at mobile...
Vobis Announces Highscreen Zeus
Ubergizmo.com | 6 hours 17 minutes ago
You may not have heard of Vobis Computer, but they’ve released an Android-powered device back in July, called the PP5420. Now it has come up with its second attempt, dubbed the Highscreen Zeus, which certainly sounds a lot nicer. Retailing for about $483 in Russia, it doesn’t have any earth-shattering specs, but it’s not too bad either. Specifications include:Operating System: Google Android OSNetwork: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) UMTS / HSDPA / HSUPA (2100 MHz)...
8-Bit Wedding Invitation Acknowledges the Marital Bickering to Come [8-Bit Wedding]
Gizmodo | 6 hours 54 minutes ago
I love this 8-bit wedding invitation. Not only for the design, but because it not-so-subtly portrays marriage as a prolonged Street Fighter match. I'm assuming the front says "Marry Me" in binary,...
Zune HD Update 4.3 Out, Speeds Up Browser and More [Zune Hd]
Gizmodo | 7 hours 30 minutes ago
Zune HD users should be able to download the latest firmware update now, and it sounds like it's substantial enough to warrant grabbing ASAP. The browser has been sped up, predictive text entry (a la...
Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance... [Facebook]
Gizmodo | 7 hours 55 minutes ago
Facebook ad scamming is on the rise, unsurprising for a site gaining a huge user base—what is surprising, if the allegation proves true, is Facebook's complicity in allowing the dodgy ads....
Gigabyte BIOS Update Fixes iPhone Syncing Issues [IPhone]
Gizmodo | 8 hours 56 minutes ago
Gigabyte's been listening to all of the iPhone syncing issues from motherboard owners using Intel's P55 chipset. They've put out a beta BIOS that addresses the problem. Unfortunately, that doesn't...
Ryobi Rugged Headphones
Ubergizmo.com | 9 hours 7 minutes ago
Looking for some rugged headphones that you can take with you on camping trips? Well, the Ryobo RP4530 SmartHeadphones certainly look the part. Too bad it’s not waterproof or something, in case you happen to drop it into a pond. It is water resistant, though, allowing it to function in light right. It’s currently going for $69.97, which might hurt a bit, but if you’re looking for replacement headphones, you could check it out. Features include:Up to 24 hours continuous use p...
Apple Store In Carrousel du Louvre
Ubergizmo.com | 9 hours 7 minutes ago
Apple stores always look classy and expensive, but you can’t probably get classier than Apple’s latest store in the Carrousel du Louvre, beneath the great glass pyramid at the Louvre Museum. This is also the first Apple store in Paris and also in France, so it’s certainly something special. In case you couldn’t find the time to check out the place, you can check out pictures of it right here.Permalink: Apple Store In Carrousel du Louvre from Ubergizmo | Hot: Motorola D...
Buy An AppStore Business For 100K
Ubergizmo.com | 9 hours 7 minutes ago
Do you want to get into the Apple AppStore business, but don’t want to go through the whole icky start up process? Well, if you happen to have a spare $100,000 lying around your desk, then you won’t have too! Brice Milliorn, who owns 87 different apps in the AppStore has put his iPhone app business up for auction on eBay, with the starting bid at $100,000. You’ll get the developer account, DVD with the source code and also 2 months technical support to make sure the transiti...
Dealzmodo: $100 Xbox 360 at Amazon, More Electronics Deals All Day Long [Dealzmodo]
Gizmodo | 9 hours 20 minutes ago
Remember that Walmart add featuring a $100 Xbox? Well, Amazon is matching the offer, so you can skip the crowds. There'll be other electronics deals running all day starting at 9 a.m. EST. [Amazon...
Smaller iPhone Coming To Verizon?
Ubergizmo.com | 9 hours 25 minutes ago
We haven’t heard an “iPhone Mini” rumor in a while, so the rumor mill has probably decided that it’s time to kickstart things again. According to the latest whispers, it seems that Apple has signed contracts to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone, which is planned to be released in Q3 of 2010. Based on the rumor, the phone will be built around a dual-system chip from Qualcomm, allowing this “iPhone Mini” to run on virtually any GSM/UMTS cellular network world...
Dealzmodo: $100 Xbox 360 at Amazon, Other Electronics Deals All Day Long [Dealzmodo]
Gizmodo | 9 hours 26 minutes ago
Remember that Walmart add featuring a $100 Xbox? Well, Amazon is matching the offer, so you can skip the crowds. There'll be other electronics deals running all day starting at 9 a.m. EST. [Amazon...
The Beatles catalog to be available on limited edition apple-shaped USB sticks
Popgadget | 10 hours 7 minutes ago
The Gods need no longer be dependent on your whimsical bio-logical memory alone for their existence. For folks at Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have collaborated on this wonderful, wonderful limited edition run of 30,000 USB apples that contain the whole of the Beatles re-mastered catalog for the benefit of fans in the UK and USA. The 16GB USB drive will be sold on December 7th (UK) and December 8th (USA) with the audio and visual contents provided in FLAC 44.1 Khz, 24 bit and 320 Kbps M...
Comcast lining up more day-and-date HD VOD this month
EngadgetHD | 12 hours 47 minutes ago
Filed under: CableConsider another shot fired in the HD VOD wars, now Comcast is claiming "most same day VOD & DVD releases" for the month of November. Angels & Demons, Bruno, The Ugly Truth and others are among those hitting the VOD slate the same day they hit shelves, while movies like the Transformers and Ice Age sequels make their delayed appearance this month as well. Still, while providers slap box over ad campaigns, until the menus get simpler to navigate and prices come down ...
Managed Copy hits Blu-ray Discs December 4th, but you still can't use it
EngadgetHD | 15 hours 18 minutes ago
Filed under: Blu-ray The egg had to come before the chicken right? Well either way, one of 'em came first and in the case of the latest Blu-ray feature, Managed Copy enabled Blu-ray Discs will come before the hardware. Less than five months since AACS was finalized and the details of Managed Copy were revealed and so far we've only seen one demo and not a single product announcement. This doesn't surprise us, but AACS-LA is apparently surprised because although all Blu-ray Discs sold after De...
10 Terrible Tips for Longer Battery Life [Humor]
Gizmodo | 15 hours 56 minutes ago
Nowadays, everything comes with a rechargeable battery, but who knew that getting long battery life could get soooo confusing? Here are 10 expert-backed tips to keep you from running low on the...
This Inflating Bra Commercial Left Me Confused Yet Reaching For My Wallet [Nsfw]
Gizmodo | 17 hours 46 minutes ago
Based on my non-existent Chinese skills, I managed to understand that this inflatable bra makes boobs big, BIG, BIG. And I guess it comes with odd sound effects included? Can someone watch please...
Office Building Or Home To A Super Heroine? [Architecture]
Gizmodo | 18 hours 17 minutes ago
Switzerland gets all the cool offices. This particular one's dubbed "Cocoon" and acts as headquarters for an architecture firm. I prefer to imagine it as home to a super heroine who zoom-zoom-zips...
Microsoft emancipates Digital Cable Tuners with second Media Center update today
EngadgetHD | 19 hours 24 minutes ago
Filed under: Media PCs, Cable Scant hours after the SDV tuning, DRM-relaxing firmware update for Vista and Windows 7 Digital Cable Tuner users became available, Missing Remote let us know Microsoft has come through on the other half of its CEDIA promise by pushing the Digital Cable Advisor to Media Center Extras galleries everywhere. This half should enable all Windows 7 PCs to work with the CableCard tuners, sans-OEM requirement or inconvenient hacking. Sure we could ask for more from Window...
New For iPhone: 2 Balls 1 Cup [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo | 19 hours 55 minutes ago
Presented for your approval without comment. [iTunes Link via The Awl]
Pangolin Backpack [Bags]
Gizmodo | 20 hours 34 minutes ago
The Pangolin is a spiny anteater covered in razor sharp scales, with razor sharp claws, that can shoot acid out of its anus. This backpack is inspired by the creature. gawkerGallery(5398994,6,'');...
Computers Are Scary, But Steve Allen Is Here to Help [Retromodo]
Gizmodo | 20 hours 52 minutes ago
Back in the early 80s, computers were new and terrifying. Luckily, Steve Allen was available to chuckle you through all of that crazy jargon. [Everything Is Terrible]
5,000 Volts Is More Than Enough Power To Crush a Soda Can [DIY]
Gizmodo | 21 hours 10 minutes ago
Bob Davis scored a complete power supply including a 5 KV transformer, 100 uf Capacitor and a contactor on eBay for $100 and did what any sane person would do—he built a can crusher. The first...
My Favorite Top 10 List Today: The Dumbest Evil Geniuses Of All Time [Evil Geniuses]
Gizmodo | 21 hours 54 minutes ago
Ooooh, io9's fantastic Charlie Jane Anders has a Friday treat for us: The Top 10 Dumbest Evil Geniuses of All Time. This was definitely one of my favorite reads today and I particularly agreed with...
Nanoparticles Can Rip Your DNA Apart Without Ever Touching It [Nanoparticles]
Gizmodo | 22 hours 18 minutes ago
If I could visualize nanoparticles, I'd think of them as crime bosses because apparently they can mess with DNA without ever having direct interaction. Like a true godfather, a nanoparticle commands...
This Week's Best iPhone Apps [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo | 22 hours 24 minutes ago
In this week's never-gonna-switch-so-stop-asking app roundup: Free games, reinvented! Airplane anxiety, averted! Photos, wirelessly printed! Cool apps, discovered by other cool apps! Navigation,...
The G-Bound RC Car Drives On Water [Rc]
Gizmodo | 22 hours 30 minutes ago
It's no miracle, the G-Bound remote control car can drive over water thanks to a waterproof chassis and inflatable tires. gawkerGallery(5398950,4,'G-Bound'); Unfortunately, the maximum range on...
Myka ION brings Hulu, Boxee and other web content to your TV
EngadgetHD | 22 hours 36 minutes ago
Filed under: Media streamers, Other hardware It's been almost a full year since we heard a peep from the fine folks at Myka, but it looks like we could be talking about 'em a lot more often judging by the specs list on its latest contraption. The simply-titled ION is an Atom-based media PC that relies on NVIDIA's Ion graphics set and a customized interface that brings Hulu, Boxee and pretty much any other web content you can stumble upon to your television. Within, you'll find a 1.6GHz dual-c...
DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator Almost Makes Regular Bluetooth Headsets Look Stylish [DIY]
Gizmodo | 22 hours 54 minutes ago
This DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator instantly reminded me of a comment a dear reader left when I shared a Star Trek fantasy. He was right: Bluetooth is the ruin of Star Trek. But this is a fun...
Intel Swears That It's Gonna Stop Its Firmware From Bricking Any More SSDs [Intel]
Gizmodo | 22 hours 54 minutes ago
A few weeks ago, Intel pulled a firmware update the day after it came out because many users running 64-bit Windows 7 found that it bricked their SSDs. Whoops. The good news though is that Intel has...
DIY StarTrek Bluetooth Communicator Makes Regular Bluetooth Headsets Look Stylish [DIY]
Gizmodo | 23 hours 12 minutes ago
This DIY Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator, instantly reminded me of a comment a dear reader left when I shared a Star Trek fantasy. He was right: Bluetooth is the ruin of Star Trek. But this is a fun...
This Week's 10 Best iPhone Apps [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo | 23 hours 24 minutes ago
In this week's never-gonna-switch-so-stop-asking app roundup: Free games, reinvented! Airplane anxiety, averted! Photos, wirelessly printed! Cool apps, discovered by other cool apps! Navigation,...
The Queen of Google: "I Do Code All Night!" [Google]
Gizmodo | 23 hours 30 minutes ago
This is Marissa Mayer, the queen of Google. Every Google thing that you use goes through her. And she's nerd. So she says, sitting on her red ball in that red dress: "When people think about...
This Week's 10 Best iPhone Apps [IPhone Apps]
Gizmodo | 23 hours 36 minutes ago
In this week's never-gonna-switch-so-stop-asking app roundup: Free games, reinvented! Airplane anxiety, averted! Photos, wirelessly printed! Cool apps, discovered by other cool apps! Navigation,...
The Folding Titanium Spork Is the Ultimate Portable Eating Utensil [Spork]
Gizmodo | 23 hours 54 minutes ago
As the resident expert on the spork, I wholeheartedly endorse this super-rugged titanium folding combination bottle opener and spork design. [Tad Gear via The Awesomer]
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