October 13th, 2007 — nes, Fashion, Emulator, Footloose, sneaker pimps, Nintendo, wii, Peripherals, Home Entertainment, Portable Media, Software, shoes, Gadgets
Spotted at the Sneaker Pimps tour finale NY, these NES shoes are probably the greatest thing ever. We can only assume they play NES games, and if such is the case, we declare this footwear to have “won.” Gizmodo will now give up its quest of searching for the ultimate gadget, and will return to its original mission: a blog focused on the teachings of the character Gizmo and his/her various hairstyles. Yes, it will be a step down for us all. We apologize for this shoe’s awesomeness, but retro gaming footwear is a force that cannot be stopped. [flickr via crunchgear]
Original post by Mark Wilson
October 13th, 2007 — SatRadio, sat radio, xm radio, XmRadio, regulations, SatelliteRadio, Xm, fcc, nab, Satellite Radio, Sirius, Radio
Filed under: Portable Audio
As the constant battle between the National Association of Broadcasters and nearly everyone else continues on over the potential XM / Sirius merger, the entity is now asking the FCC to put a stop on the 180-day clock for considering the junction. Reportedly, all the NAB wants is “time to go through documents it said it is getting through a Freedom of Information Request filed in March,” and it seemingly feels that some of the articles it’s still waiting for contain proof of “serious apparent wrongdoing by XM and Sirius executive and senior-level employees regarding the operation of FM modulators / translators and / or terrestrial repeaters.” Of note, both of the aforementioned sat radio providers shot back by stating that the NAB’s “allegations are unfounded and its recent filing is just an attempt to stall the process.” From the outside looking in, we’d say that sounds […]
Original post by Darren Murph
October 13th, 2007 — Robot Sex, Sexbot, University of Maastricht, Massachusetts, Levy, netherlands, Dr., Robots
MSNBC is running a report on the impending likelihood of legalized marital relations with robots. They have word from a leading researcher at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands, Dr. Levy, who seems to think peeps will be getting freaky with their robots by 2012, with marriage following by 2050. One thing is for sure; Gizmodo shall be supporting the revolution all the way! Dr. Levy said:
“Once you have a story like ‘I had sex with a robot, and it was great!’ appear someplace like Cosmo magazine, I’d expect many people to jump on the bandwagon.”
We are thinking you could probably drop the phrase ‘with a robot,’ as well as the blurb after the exclamation mark, and still have us convinced. Dr. Levy goes onto suggest that Massachusetts will be the first state to contain a robot-human sexing population. He justifies his theory by stating:
“Massachusetts is more liberal than […]
Original post by Haroon Malik
October 13th, 2007 — boot camp, BootCamp, 24-inchImac, 24-inch imac, iMac, Apple
Filed under: Desktops
It looks like those that took advantage of the now-discounted 24-inch iMac’s upgradeable graphics only to be stymied by problems with Boot Camp may finally be getting a fix courtesy of Apple, although that’s apparently still far from a sure thing. According to AppleInsider, Apple has in fact been “secretly testing” a software patch for the problem, which prevented users with certain graphics cards from booting into Windows using Boot Camp, but an actual release will depend on whether testers can isolate a few “remaining bugs.” As AppleInsider points out, however, that process could well be pushed down the list of priorities for the company, what with another little piece of software supposedly nearing a release.
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Original post by Donald Melanson
October 13th, 2007 — xbox 360 arcade, Xbox360Arcade, Xbox360, Xbox 360, leak, Microsoft
Filed under: Gaming
Although there’s still no official word from Microsoft about the Xbox 360 Arcade, we’ve just received a second picture of a boxed unit sitting on the shelves of a retail store: this time in a Methuen, MA store, only miles away from the unit spotted in Haverhill. New details include a Harry Potter / Lego Star Wars back, along with details on included games — we can make out Uno, Pac-Man, Luxor 2, and two other indistinguishable logos. The closeness of the two spottings indicates that this early leak is the fault of whoever put a pallet on a truck without marking it with the correct ship date. In that case, don’t expect an early announcement from Microsoft.
[Thanks, Emanuel E.]
Gallery: Second Xbox 360 Arcade spotted in the wild
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
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Original post by Conrad Quilty-Harper
October 13th, 2007 — Announcements, SGH-F300, Wireless, Samsung, Portable Media, Cellphones, Gadgets
When Samsung promised to make their “Beyoncé-themed phone,” a curvy mock-up made the rounds of gadget locker rooms everywhere. But we knew it would be complete crap. And we were right, as proven by this SGH-F300’s (UpStage’s) new red and gold paint job (completely void of curvy goodness). Even if Samsung didn’t make their music phone to look just like Beyoncé, they could have at least modified it for us to lick its toes…we’ve got nothing.
But if you could have the ultimate celebrity phone, whose would it be and what would it do? We say Burt Reynolds. And the only thing it has to do is have an awesome stache. [akihabaranews via therawfeed]
Original post by Mark Wilson
October 13th, 2007 — appliances, Kitchen, Dining, Home Entertainment, Gadgets
Mmmm…nothing like eating food with food. And until Hershey’s begins manufacture of ChocoWare, the potato-sourced SpudWare eating utensils look like the next best thing. Constructed from 80% potato starch and 20% soy oil, the SpudWare is just as strong and resistant to heat as its plastic counterpart. That means it’s only partially disposable.
SpudWare biodegrades in just 180 days, or around 6 months (we rock the division), but since it’s completely washable, you can actually get quite a few meals in before your fork becomes…mashed…so to speak. 150 pieces (1/3 spoons, forks and knives) will run you $20. And while that may be more than you pay for disposable cutlery at Walmart, plastic is pretty much done as a conversation piece. Like, since the 60s. [product via inhabitat]
Original post by Mark Wilson
October 13th, 2007 — alpha, sonimagfoto, rumors, Dslr, Sony, Rumor
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Unfortunately, details are still thin on this one, but apparently Sony is looking to introduce not one, but three new DSLRs next year. At a recent press event at Sonimagfoto in Barcelona, Spain, it was reported that the firm is hoping to crank out an all new flagship model, a true A100 successor and another flavor that’s likely to hit at a lower price point than its higher-end Alpha siblings. Additionally, it’s looking to increase its lens collection from around 24 to 40 within the next two years, many of which will be new designs from Carl Zeiss. Beyond that, we’re simply left to speculate, so be our guests in comments, would ya?
[Thanks, Jakob G.]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Original post by Darren Murph
October 13th, 2007 — ZigbeeAlliance, ZigbeePro, zigbee pro, zigbee alliance, Wireless, Zigbee
Filed under: Wireless
The ZigBee wireless standard has already proven to be fairly successful in its current state, but it now looks like it’ll soon be getting a boost, with the new and improved ZigBee PRO standard now apparently getting the all clear from the all-important ZigBee Alliance. Among other things, it supposedly improves the wireless technology’s flexibility and ease of use, and adds a number of “advanced features,” including support for larger wireless networks. While it appears to be all but a sure thing, the standard still has to go through the so-called “Golden Node” testing procedure, which focuses on interoperability between between devices from different manufacturers. According Bob Gohn from Ember Corporation (a leading ZigBee firm), assuming all that goes as planned, the new platform should be ready for an official launch sometime in the fourth quarter of this year, although it’s not clear when there might actually be […]
Original post by Donald Melanson
October 13th, 2007 — Webster's New World College Dictionary, Webster, Dictionary, Dictionaries, Centon Electronics
To hell with paper—save the trees! Sony has already got us thinking along the right path, and now Centon Electronics is releasing Webster’s New World College dictionary, with 160 000 entries, on a USB flash drive. The perk here is the dictionary will be available on either a 2GB or 4GB flash drive at $42.99 and $64.99, respectively. As only 140MB is used to store all those sexy words, the extra space is yours to use and abuse. The asking prices may be a tad steep, but that’s the price you pay to look cool and have a dictionary on your USB stick. Save the trees, man. [Product Page via Oh Gizmo via Uberreview]
Original post by Haroon Malik