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Lightning Review: Motorola ROKR E8 Music Phone [MOTOROKR E8 Review]
via Gizmodo by (author unknown) on July 04, 2008
Shared by MegaHit So while I think the phone is an above average candybar, I'd hold out for a version running different software.The Gadget: The Moto E8 ROKR is a candybar music phone that makes use of a touch-sensitive, haptic feedback panel on the bottom half of the phone. It's nearly buttonless, save for a few on the side.The Price: $199 (after 2-year contract)The Verdict: Long story...
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HDTVs Have Hidden Feature: Poison Gas [HDTV]
via Gizmodo by Matt Hickey on July 04, 2008
Did you know that your HDTV has a gas in it that could make you and your family sick and destroy the planet? It's true, a gas called Nitrogen Trifluoride, and it's bad stuff. Apparently thousands of times worse for the planet than CO2, it's a greenhouse compound that could significantly contribute to global warming. And it's bad to inhale, poisoning your liver and kidneys....
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Back to the Future McFly Sneakers Unboxed, Going for $2,000 [Back To The Sneaker]
via Gizmodo by (author unknown) on July 03, 2008
Shared by MegaHit The kind of fried-brain guys who have watched the movie a hundred times and still walk through the streets thinking "if I only had one of those floating skateboards now" at age 35.The limited edition Back to the Future's Nike basketball sneakers are available now. You can get yours now on eBay, where prices are going from $600 to $2,000. That is serious dollar gigawattage...
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Hands-Free Law, Smands-Free Law: Distracting, Dangerous and Ridiculous Things You Can Still Do While Driving
via Gizmodo: Top by John Herrman on July 01, 2008
The big day has now passed for California drivers and cellphones are effectively banned on the road. At least not without a hands-free device...which Californians will inevitably forget to charge or lose. Other states have this law, but California is the driving-while-talking state. California is regularly ranked the worst for traffic congestion, and its 60 million residents spend more time in...
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Guy Uses Laser-Etch Machine to Tattoo Himself (Verdict: Flaming Nutcase) [Tattoos]
via Gizmodo by Kit Eaton on July 02, 2008
See that robot there? It's burned by a laser-etchmachine. On genyoowine human skin. Ohoho yes: that sent an icky feeling up your spine didn't it? If it didn't, then it should have. Try looking through the gallery, and then watch the video of a skin-etch in action, and that should do the trick... Over on Instructables this chap has a "how to" guide, so you can try it yourself. Assuming...
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Giant Robots Are a Lot More Manageable in Styrofoam [Art]
via Gizmodo by Mark Wilson on July 02, 2008
From what we've heard, a 22-foot robot can be a pain to keep. Sure, it sounds great at first—get carried everywhere, never wipe yourself again—but you never know when a robot will reach singularity and gut you in revenge for making it love like a real person.Luckily these styrofoam robots by artist Michael Salter come with no such caveats. His tallest creation reaches over 22 feet in the...
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Des DVD de 42Go compatible avec rien
via Gizmodo by Norédine on July 02, 2008
Des types de l’institut de recherches multidisciplinaires des matériaux avancés de l’Université de Tohoku viennent de développer un DVD de 42Go qui n’est rétrocompatible avec rien. La nouvelle technologie utilise une forme en V dans les creux (actuellement, les creux ne sont que des creux), qui permet de contenir 9x plus d’informations que sur un disque de la même taille....
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Gizmodo's Ultimate Water Gun Battlemodo Royale [Water Guns]
via Gizmodo by Adam Frucci on July 02, 2008
There are few things more enjoyable on a hot summer's day than an epic water gun battle with some friends. In the end, everybody wins, because everybody gets soaked and cools down. But you don't want to be caught with a crappy gun; then you'll just be the guy that everyone else gangs up on. We here at Gizmodo don't want that to happen to our beloved readers, which is why we took...
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iPhone 2.0 Video Walkthrough and iTunes 7.7 Confidential Screenshots [Apple]
via Gizmodo by jesusdiaz on July 02, 2008
I have tried the iTunes 7.7 confidential pre-release—which will be required to install the new iPhone OS—and the latest iPhone OS 2.0 release: 5A345. After a few days of heavy use, I can tell you that both versions are rock-solid. As you can see in the video, the App Store is there—although it's not active yet—along with the new Push data feature, the content restrictions, and the BCC...
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Intel Silicon Photonics Chip Is World's Fastest (and Prettiest) [Intel]
via Gizmodo by matt buchanan on July 02, 2008
MIT's Tech Review ">has the scoop that Intel's wizards have come upwith a new chip entirely made out of silicon that "can encode 200 gigabits of data per second on a beam of light" versus the measly 100 Gbps that the fastest optical networks currently churn at—which aren't made of silicon. Which means they can't scale nearly as fast or cheaply as Intel's silicon wonder. And...
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