Yeah, that is right. It is a microphone that is sound-proof. Unfortunately it isn t sound proof as in keeping you from hearing my drunk self from singing of Journey at the karaoke bar, but sound proof by keeping every other noise out of the microphone. The design appears to be a bit, awkward. But … Continued
Gizmodo has been featured as a candidate in the second annual Blog-X Awards. This award gives, you the people, a chance to vote for your favorite independent technology blog. Please help us win this, the award would go terrific next to my Best Abs and Best Bird Call awards from 1989. Also there is Starbucks … Continued
So some crazy inventor out there gets an idea. Why not take a product that capitalizes on being tiny and quadruple its size by adding all kind of crazy crap to it. Well, it’s worked before. This tower quadruples the size of your Mini to simply add an HDD enclosure, speakers, 15W subwoofer and a … Continued
I actually know someone who was dumped over an SMS. Now, it’s not the best way to do things, but at least, if they guy had used the eMoto mobile messaging service, he could have gotten away looking a little more like a human than an insensitive schmuck (though don’t get me wrong, I still … Continued
Today’s DAP Headlines: We’ve got a nice collection of Cowon A2 pictures, Toshiba comes up with the Gigabeat P-series and Oracom mashed things up a bit, stirred it around for a while before eventually burping out the UB-880. Cowon’s A2 seems to be part of this new generation of PMP/PVRs, alongside with Archos’ AV500, Digital … Continued
This week in Jalopnik: A luxury wheelmaker offers a free Bentley with a set of gem-encrusted rims; XM Satellite builds our dream traffic app; design students compete to design a killer Ferrari prototype; we review Honda’s newest (and wonkiest) Civic; a Michigan man redeems the honor of a lost hot rod legend of the ’60s; … Continued
Ruh roh. T-Mobile and the Sidekick2 have got themselves in a boatload of trouble. There was a batch of updates pushed onto select SK2s a few days back and they seemed to have some negative side effects—that side effect being completely frying of the radio firmware. Yeah stuff happens, this isn t the fault of … Continued
The Gigabeat lives for another day with Toshiba’s announcement of the Gigabeat P-range of MP3 players. The players are small, sexy, and colorful, looking to take over where the iPod Mini began. They all have a 1.1″ OLED screen, which can display images as well as text. Compatible with WMA files as well as MP3s, … Continued
Panasonic may have finally realized that although the whole 16 x 9 flat panel TV thing is great for some things, there needs to be some variation. Especially when it comes to smaller LCD TVs, where you may not be watching beautiful moving images all the time. So, if you’re tired of watching your non-digital … Continued
I have something of a penchant for acting out scenes from ’80s movies in real life. Whether it is using my favourite chat up line, “come with me if you want to live” at bars, instinctively contorting my body into a wobbly “crane” position when faced with impending violence, or coaxing drunken fat friends into … Continued
There has been lots of FUD about what exactly the high definition capabilities of the Xbox 360 will and won’t do. Will the games look decent on regular TVs? Will it work with 1080i screens? Will it show DVDs in 720p? The folks at Coldforged are gathering up the answers in a FAQ that is … Continued
We told you about these NTT DoCoMo FOMA N902i series cellphones last week. But we didn’t get to mention one of the best parts. The phone, developed by NEC, will add an electronic still image stabilizer that will give the 2 megapixel camera the ability to provide 4 megapixel resolution, using pixel interpolation. Yes, we … Continued
The erotic watch has always been a dirty little secret in the watchmaking industry. These watches were made for lads about town who wanted a bit of jerky hardcore sex before the era of QuickTime and PSP PR0N. Tiny figures were attached to the parts of the watch and they moved about, thrusting and parrying … Continued
A World of the Insatiably Enabled By James Craig My friend Randy is a technical consultant for IBM. He codes Java and provides user feedback for internal development teams. Like most of us, the majority of Randy s work involves communication through phone or by email. And like most of us, his mobile phone is … Continued
Affordable seems to be the word on Sony Ericsson’s lips with the three phones it just announced. Two stick phones and one clamshell round out its line this year, although I’m sure we’ll see a few more coming out at CES in January. The J220, a stick phone, is all about simplicity, with a one-click … Continued
Time Magazine’s list of “Amazing Inventions of 2005” is out. Winners include mini turtle bots, Nike’s MaxSight contact lenses, the AntWorks farm pictured here, the portable water-filtering LifeStraw, and something that will probably also occupy the “Amazing Ways to Unnecessarily Contribute to Our Landfills” list, the single-use disposable camcorder. [Time (reg)] What is the next … Continued
A monk saw a turtle in the garden of Daizui’s monastery and asked the teacher, “All iPod docking stations cover their bones with plastic made of white. Why does this being cover its flesh and skin with stones?” Master Daizui took off one of his sandals and covered the i-Stones Wabi with it. One day … Continued
Microsoft finally released the official list of games and accessories that will be in stores for the launch of the Xbox 360 next Tuesday. 18 titles in all, $49.99 $59.99 each along with a two-disc Perfect Dark Zero Limited Collector s Edition. No surprises here, or in the 13 accessories. Complete list after the jump. The … Continued
In an effort to cut costs in the 3D video market, IBM has come out with a new 3D TV system which they claim should be about $1000, compared with the $1800 systems out there right now. It’s not exactly a popular product line to begin with, but I guess IBM feels that even though … Continued
Watch out, girlies! Your earbuds are about to get munched on by the Tetra, a cute little spikey ball from Tunewear that keeps your earbuds wrapped up. The device is simple: roll your earbud cord around the spikes in different positions, and tuck the leftover earbuds into the mouth. Presto. Tangle-free headphones and it looks … Continued