If you ve hit the wall with that 15-foot limit for USB cables, maybe it’s time for a USB 4-port Hub Extender. This $54.99 no-name product has two pieces, one which plugs into your computer using an everyday USB plug and has an Ethernet jack on the other side. You connect that—using up to 150 … Continued
It should make you all warm and happy inside knowing that RIM is watching your back, just in case this NTP thing shuts its Blackberry service down in the US. Seems a new software update has been announced, called BlackBerry Multi-Mode Edition, that will basically change the way the message delivery system works without being … Continued
We’re confirming today, but it appears we might have some click-farming going on here, which we definitely do not condone. Here is the final tally: Laptop Lunacy – 149 Votes Her Name Was Gizmodo– 1584 Votes Sucker for Dames – 1523 Votes Gizmodo!!! – 432 Votes The Last Hope – 28 Votes Garbage Blog – … Continued
We’ve told you loads about the MobiBlu DAH-1500i teeny, tiny Cube MP3 player in the past. Like that it’s the smallest MP3 player in the world, and that it has WMA DRM, and USB 2.0. But now you can get this player in a 2GB version. https://gizmodo.com/mobiblu-dah-1500i-now-at-walmart-115207 It still comes with OLED display, FM radio … Continued
It’s not often we’re blessed here in the US with Korea-based Pantech cellphones, so it’s nice to see that Cingular will soon start selling the Pantech PG-C120, a sleek, black candybar phone. It’s dual-band GSM, weighs 2.6 ounces, but admittedly, doesn’t have a plethora of ultra-cool features. In fact, there’s no megapixel camera (just VGA) … Continued
NEC, not the most well-known cellphone maker around, is set to show what it says is the world’s thinnest clamshell cameraphones, which it says is .08 inches thinner than the RAZR V3. Look for the N412i and N500iS at the 3GSM mobile conference in Barcelona, which will both include EDGE for high-speed Internet and real-time … Continued
More pink stuff for you, though this time it’s at least for charity. The Genesis Appeal has decided to make a play for women’s pocketbooks with a custom-made pink laptop called the Special Edition Pink Ergo Ensis S. The computers are built-to-order but can include an Intel Celeron M 360 processor, 40GB hard drive, 256MB … Continued
Very, very, very important news from ThinkSecret. The next apple amazing-ness will be an iPod with a 3.5-inch touchscreen with a virtual clickwheel. Sources who have seen the device report that it features a digital click wheel, one that overlays the touch-sensitive display and appears when a finger touches it and disappears when the finger … Continued
Kicks are big business. Sneakers aren’t just for athletes or Americans anymore. And to make sure we’re all getting the perfect fit in the future, a company called Prior 2 Lever has come up with a manufacturing process that could help you build a customized set of shoes using a form of rapid 3D printing, … Continued
Sony won’t be the only company using the power of the Cell processor this year. IBM has announced that it will be adapting the chip, which will also be used in Sony’s PS3, for its new, high-end “BladeCenter” computer servers. This is the first time that the Cell chip, which is known for its intense … Continued
Here s part 2 of our 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid review, where Gizmodo s Charlie White shows you the iPod-compatible components that are part of the DVD-based navigation system inside this newly-redesigned hybrid vehicle. There s now an optional iPod Music Link installed, and you ll see how that works along with the rest of … Continued
Well, it’s different, that’s for sure. The Shiro AS 1GB MP3 player is shaped like a soccer ball, which complements perfectly the round speakers we talked about previously. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-japan-elecoms-ball-shaped-speaker-for-ipod-153126 It’s actually an attractive piece of gadgetry, though it doesn’t seem like the perfect shape for your pocket. It’s 1.5-inches in diameter and has six buttons … Continued
An engineer at Research Support Instruments is working with the U.S. Air Force to develop a project called the Microwave Ionosphere Reconfiguration Ground based Emitter, codenamed Mirage. Now this isn t creating tornadoes or wind storms to wreak havoc, it is modifying the ionosphere to disrupt enemy communications and to help ours. The ionosphere is … Continued
A spry tipster just pointed us towards the Data Fortress, a steel-encased hard drive that can hold up to 640 GB and is completely fire-, water-, impact-, earthquake-, and ninja-proof. It can withstand heat up up to 1550 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes and looks like a great way to keep backup data safe … Continued
I was able to get my hands on a pair of eDimensional’s force feedback headphones. The headphones don’t employee the traditional force feedback—where it is game dependent—like console games. Rather the force feedback comes from subwoofers that are integrated into the headphones. These headphones retail for $49.95. We’ll get into a little more nitty-gritty after … Continued
Joby’s Gorillapod is a tripod designed for smaller, lightweight cameras that allows placement in a variety of places that traditional tripods just can’t manage. The tripod allows you to utilize the environment around you with the three flexible legs that can wrap around a variety of objects. Each of the grippy joints on the legs … Continued
Just saw this fascinating watch at the MOMA store in New York. It’s basically your standard quartz get-up using a Citizen movement but the face is amazing. The hours and minutes fade in and out as the two inner disks turn, allowing you to focus just on the time at hand. While it’s very high … Continued
Maybe you don’t have room for a normal sized bike, or just like the idea of a bicycle that can be carried around under your arm, but either way, you’ll get a kick out of the eZee Bikes Quando. When fully expanded, this bike weighs 57 pounds including the NiMH 36V 9AH battery. In terms … Continued
What’s does the Wall Street Journal’s famous tech journalist Walt Mossberg look like when he’s lounging in what appears to be an average hotel room? Thanks to our newest Gawker sibling Valleywag, we know he looks exactly like this. It seems Mr. Mossberg was testing the flickr clone Vizrea when they decided to feature his … Continued
Just got a bit of news in about the WidowPC SLI laptop. It will be a portable/desktop replacement with dual PCI Express graphics cards and should, on average, blow away single GPU desktops. The laptop, called the 919, will be running an AMD CPU and have a 19-inch screen. Very LAN-party worthy. No release date … Continued