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Gizmodo, the gadget guide. So much in love with shiny new toys, it's unnatural.
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iPod Swing Speakers Are Snap-On, Kinda Neat [IPod Speakers]
These Neoneco Swing Speakers from Korea hook onto your iPod nano, classic or touch and provides sound where there was none before. It's not made for any sort of high fidelity sound reproduction, but...
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iPhone 3G Selling Twice as Fast as Original [At&t]
The one major bit out of AT&T's quarterly earnings call is that the iPhone 3G is selling twice as fast as the original iPhone did last summer—in case the unending squiggles of people trailing out of...
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Question of the Day: Does Your Partner Understand Your Gadget Obsession? [Question Of The Day]
It's funny how technology can really put a wedge between two people in a relationship. That is to say, finding a couple where both parties share a genuine love for gadgets seems pretty rare. This...
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Amazing Wii-Like 3-D Controller Interface Built With Foil, Wiring, Resistors and Arduino [DIY]
What you're looking at here is an actual Wii-like 3-D controller interface that can track objects like your hand in real time. It may look a little shoddy, but what's amazing is that this very...
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Lightning Review: Caps4Stix Thumstick Covers [Caps4stix]
The Gadget: Caps4Stix rubber thumbstick covers for Xbox 360 and PS3. They're meant to add more grip for better precision and control.
The Price: About $2 per pair.
The Verdict: Pretty good! I...
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MythTV's MyMote iPhone Remote App [Iphone Remote]
The idea of controlling your DVR via your iPhone is nothing new, but this MythTV iPhone remote allows Linux DVR users to get in on the fun of using their phones as visual remotes. It's got a...
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Crazy Human-Powered Monorail Would Deliver You to Work in a Sweaty Capsule [Concepts]
How's this sound: rather than hopping on the subway, when in a large city you'd hop into a little pod hanging from an elevated track. It would have pedals. You would then pedal yourself around the...
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On Esquire's Stupid E-Ink Cover [Media]
I love stupid gimmicks, don't get me wrong. But this cover is one of the worst ideas I've heard from a publication in awhile. Said the editor to the NYTimes: “Magazines have basically looked the same...
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AT&T Bringing (a Tiny, Frustrating Bit Of) Speech Recognition to the iPhone, Others [Speech Recognition]
newVideoPlayer("/speechmashup.flv", 506, 282,""); AT&T's Speech Mashups is a web-based service that will bring voice-activated search to the iPhone, as well as other Edge and 3G handsets. Instead of...
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SlyDial: Avoid Annoying Conversations by Going Directly to Voicemail [Cellphones]
If there is one thing I can't stand it is getting into long-winded conversations with people on the phone. This is especially true if that person happens to be annoying. If I am forced to initiate...
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Rumor: Next iPod nano to be Multi-Colored [IPod Nano]
According to a rumor that's been getting a little traction on the Mac sites, the new iPod nano will be multi-colored. Notice that we said "nano" and not "nanos." Because while the current nano line...
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Researchers Squeeze 60% More Light Out of OLEDs With Tiny Lenses [Oled]
Optics junkies at the University of Michigan have found a way to greatly boost the efficiency of OLEDs to produce 60% more light from the same amount of power as those previous, cranking out 70...
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Gyroxus Full-Motion Gaming Chair Leans Your Entire Body [Gaming Chair]
There are gaming chairs that have speakers and a subwoofer, which are nice and have been done to death, but Gyroxus' gaming chair is a GAMING CHAIR. It's akin to the types of rigs you see in arcades...
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XM-Sirius Merger Nears Approval, Comes Down To One Commissioner's Vote [XM-Sirius Merger]
And here she is. After FCC commissioner Johnathan Adelstein withdrew his support today, the vote is now deadlocked and awaiting the yea or nay from Deborah Taylor Tate, a Republican who is expected...
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Lightning Review: BookEndz Docking Station for MacBook, MacBook Pro [Laptop Dock]
The Gadget: A laptop docking station for your Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro that makes it extremely easy to plug in all your various ports in one easy lever-based motion instead of one by one like...
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First BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 Impressions (Verdict: Solid Hardware) [Blackberry Kickstart]
The kids over at CrackBerry got their hands on the new Blackberry Kickstart 8220—the first flip phone BlackBerry. And while they have yet to publish a complete review, CrackBerry definitely likes the...
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Periodic Coffee Table With Embedded Element Samples [Attention Nerds]
If there was a contest for the nerdiest piece of furniture ever made, my money would be on this Periodic coffee table. It has everything a science fanatic could ask for, including the actual elements...
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Zune Guy Getting Rid of Zune Tattoos, Probably Replacing Them With Something Equally Embarrassing [Very Important News]
This, my friends, is absolutely shocking. That guy who made himself the laughing stock of the entire internet by getting himself tattooed up with not one, not two, but three Zune logos, has decided...
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Giz Explains: Dolby, DTS and Home Theater Audio Codec Confusion [Giz Explains]
You actually know what some of the crazy doodles on the side of an HDTV means when it comes to video—720p, 1080i, 1080p. Congrats, you're ahead of most people, like my mother. But do you understand...
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Pour Thing Keeps Sticky Sodas Off Your Gadgets [Sticky Situation]
Spilling soda is a death sentence for gadgets. Even if it still works, that damn thing is going to be sticky forever. The new "Pour Thing" helps prevent spills from awkward 2-liter bottles using a...
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