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Addiction

World of Warcraft Seems Like Kind of a Silly Hobby

World of Warcraft player/dorkmaster supreme Bradster has caved to his smack addiction-like dependence on WoW and created 36 separate accounts that he plays simultaneously on an epically ridiculous rig. He claims to spend over $5700 per year just on the game, and plans to pick up 36 copies of the new expansion pack Wrath of the Lich King when it's released. More »

7:30 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
1,565 views, 21 comments

Latest by johnnyabnormal: Who wants to bet this is just a front for his 10,000 TB pr0n collection housed in a room full more »

Dealzmodo

Dealzmodo: Circuit City is Shipwrecked, but the Flotsam and Jetsam Have a Great Price-Match Guarantee

Circuit City's price guarantee was always a little wonky: the only prices they'd match were from local brick-and-mortar vendors, which excludes even their own online site. But sneaky tipster Kevin has caught wind that Circuit City, in the midst of crashing and/or burning, is due to accept any verifiable price, from any retailer, starting tomorrow. Even better, the prices in-store are going to match those of CC's online site, which means some serious price cuts in-store. There's always a silver lining, am I right? [- Thanks, Kevin!]

6:30 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
1,939 views, 20 comments

Latest by Arvin Bautista: Wait, will they match ONLINE prices of other merchants? If they can beat prices I find on pricewatch I'd absolutely more »

Songs of love

Twinned MP3 Player for the Couple that Shares Everything

Are you in a relationship? Can you hardly bear to be apart from your partner for more than half an hour? Do you make out in the library while sitting next to a Gizmodo writer, totally unaware that someday he'll grumpily complain about you in a post? Well, I have the perfect mp3 player for you and your equally annoying significant other. The Twinned MP3 Player concept is actually two mp3 players, capable of holding only one playlist each: the same one. More »

5:30 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
1,452 views, 8 comments

Latest by LastVigilante: I don't think its the "spooning" position that combines the playlists, I think that is just a dock. It appears more »

Apple

Apple Will Indoctrinate Your Children with Field Trips

Evil monolith Apple has begun a nefarious program to snatch children from the warm arms of their home PCs with ominous-sounding "field trips." These trips do lead to a field, but not one with grass and trees and sunshine. This is a field of glass, of white plastic, of aluminum, and of shameful minimalism. More »

4:30 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
2,945 views, 34 comments

Latest by Curves: For kids going to schools with little or no budgets for field trips I bet this is a huge treat more »

Concepts

USB Floppy Drive Concept: Oregon Trail Not Included

Designer Thomas O'Connor has come up with a concept to join the legions of goofy USB flash drives with this charming USB Floppy Drive. Take one of those floppy disks granpappy's always going on about, hollow it out, stuff it with some flash storage and a USB dongle and you've got a "sustainable" and nostalgic USB drive. It looks to be a mere concept right now, but I bet an enterprising modder could whip one of these up in no time. [Core77]

3:30 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
1,632 views, 10 comments

Latest by scrag: It's cute, but so much larger than it needs to be. The fact that it looks like it's designed to be more »

Apple

iPhone 3G Coming to Walmart Just in Time for the New Great Depression

Boy Genius Report has it "on good authority" that Our Lord and Savior Jesusphone 3G will be sold in God's own retail store: Walmart. They name November 15th as the date of arrival, which is just in time for shoppers to overlook it as they clear their local Walmart of cans of beans to prepare for the econocopalypse that's sure to destroy Western civilization as we know it. You heard it here first, folks: the hot gift this Christmas will be a can of Heinz baked beans. [BGR]

2:30 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
3,130 views, 25 comments

Latest by gamecrazychris: Ok, iphones at wallmart, this officially is the depression. more »

Microsoft

Microsoft Sues DHL Over Xbox-Busting Train Crash

Microsoft is suing delivery service DHL for their refusal to compensate the boys in Redmond for the destruction of over 21,000 Xboxes in a Texas train derailment. The consoles were due for Hong Kong when the train, carrying two large containers of Xboxes, went off the tracks, sustaining a substantial amount of water and impact damage and, interestingly, "pilfering." Microsoft is seeking $2 million in compensation for DHL's negligence. That the phrase "fiery train wreck" is missing from the report makes me think it wasn't as exciting as it could've been. Imagine the headlines! [PC World]

1:30 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
3,045 views, 41 comments

Latest by Apoc112: Did MS opt not to insure the shipment or something? Seems like something like a train wreck should be covered more »

Product Placement

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Abused by Britney Spears in New Video

Thanks to about a million tips, I've been forced to sit through the new Britney Spears music video for "Womanizer" because the flashy Nokia 5800 XpressMusic 'Tube' makes an appearance. The phone is used to take a picture of a ridiculously be-wigged Britney before she violently attacks the photographer and slams his face into a photocopier, sending the poor phone flying. But that's not the end of the technology in the video! More »

12:30 PM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
4,669 views, 27 comments

Latest by yogibimbi: 'Zombie Recording' (at the very end of the video at the bottom) - I didn't know that Britney had so more »

Rumor

Calacanis Rumor: Apple Developing Networked LCD With Built-in Apple TV

As we get closer to yet another Apple event, the rumor mill is operating at full speed and everyone has "sources." The latest to offer up a juicy bit of gossip is Jason Calacanis, who went on record in an interview with CNET UK as saying that he has direct sources telling him Apple is developing a networked LCD HDTV that will have built-in Apple TV capabilities. Immediately, this brought up a smattering of conflicting ideas and opinions from a few of us at Giz as to whether or not this makes sense. And if it does happen, we almost certainly won't see it on Tuesday. Ultimately, we're still undecided one way or the other, but here's what we think on the matter. More »

11:30 AM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Adrian Covert
5,631 views, 32 comments

Latest by KeithJ: the only thing that would bother me about this is the price... probaby 2,999 27", 3,999 36" price points, um no more »

Storage

Seagate to Begin Switch to SSD, Put HDD Out to Pasture

Seagate has decided to enter the solid-state disk (SSD) market in 2009, starting the company's switch from hard disk drives (HDD). Their first target: corporate America. Once they've got the cubicle commanders, they'll move to consumers. Seagate senior manager Rich Vignes seems to be awfully defensive about this incredibly obvious move, stating over and over that they'll take it slow, that analysts really do think SSDs are reliable, and that this is the wave of the future. More »

10:30 AM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
2,846 views, 44 comments

Latest by urbanturban666: only way to really drive down the price is if we all start buying them....or we all stop... the price more »

Oled

Printed Sheets of OLED Lights Will Light Up Your Life

CNN reports that General Electric has created a giant OLED panel printer to be specifically used for lighting. The "semi-trailer" sized machine prints out thin layers of flexible plastic, covers them with chemicals, and seals them with foil, so they'll glow a frosty blue-white if an electrical current is applied. But these OLED sheets aren't exactly lightbulb substitutes. More »

9:30 AM on Sat Oct 11 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
4,594 views, 9 comments

Latest by arias: And now you can also have a bigger "printer": [southcoastphotonics.com] more »

Apple

Apple MacBook 2008 Event: All the Rumors In One Place

New MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and probably an updated MacBook Air are coming up next week, at the Apple MacBook 2008 event. The MacBook and MacBook Pro are long due for a case redesign but, beyond that, little is known for sure. Here we have collected all the pieces of information we have about them. All the facts, the logical rumors, and the crazy ones, which we will keep updating through the coming days until the MacBook Event liveblog kicks off. More »

Feature

8:40 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By Jesus Diaz
38,776 views, 67 comments

Latest by bwilliams18: When the tablet mac comes out you owe us "really really crazy" people an appology more »

Dealzmodo

Sharp 42-Inch 1080p Aquos for $900... at Dell

Yep, Dell, purveyors of computers and such, currently have the best price on a really decent Sharp Aquos, the 42" LC-42SB45U with 1080p resolution. It's $899, and shipping is free, though you will have to pay sales tax. By contrast, Amazon's starting price on this model is $972, and the shopping sites tend to list it anywhere from $1,000 to $1,300. We haven't reviewed this particular model, but we like Sharp. If you're in the market for a decent LCD—and are among the unique few in this country with some ready cash—I say have at it. The deal disapparates on Monday. [Dell]

8:30 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By Wilson Rothman
11,249 views, 23 comments

Latest by Tastic7: I wonder how many people caught the Harry Potter reference. more »

multitouch

CityWall Interactive Multitouch Display Now Has a Glorious 3D Interface

CityWall has been around for a little bit now, offering a giant multitouch display of maps and other service-oriented features. But now the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology just launched their new 3D UI for the interactive display, which makes it look super futuristic and awesome. While not actually 3D in the physical sense, the UI is fully rendered in 3D. As the video below shows, groups of files are represented as spheres, which can be manipulated in every which way. You can even look at the photo thumbnails inside the sphere "from behind." Though the demo is thin, it shows some really interesting ideas at play. [CityWall via Crave] More »

8:19 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By Adrian Covert
5,143 views, 13 comments

Latest by JazzyChrysaor: If I can edit videos with Premiere Pro and edit photos with Photoshop on a touch screen I'm so there. more »

Free series

Star Trek Original Series Now Warping on YouTube

Just a few days after its TV anniversary, and in time for the new Star Trek movie, YouTube is now airing a bunch of full episodes of Star Trek. According to them, this is just the beginning: More »

7:24 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By Jesus Diaz
8,521 views, 14 comments

Design

Energy Seed Concept Is Smart Way to Collect Spent Batteries

I threw away two batteries yesterday. I know, I know—it's almost the same as chopping down like five old-growth oak trees or something, but it was just so damn easy. And what else are you gonna do with dead batteries? That's exactly why I am jazzed about this Energy Seed concept by Sungwoo Park. You collect all the batteries that no longer power your digital cameras, baby toys and TV remotes, and you deposit them in the base of this lamp. The lamp then glows, because even a mostly spent battery will be able to power an ultra-efficient light source. More »

7:20 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By Wilson Rothman
8,746 views, 26 comments

Latest by Jonathan21: (start sarcastic holier than thou hippie rant) I feel very offended that you forgot to mention Portland, after all we were more »

Lego

Lego Mindstorms Fat Boy Is Controlled with Actual Bike Handles

This remote-controlled Lego Mindstorms NXT Fat Boy bike is cute and stylized enough to guarantee a post on its own. But when you see that the actual controller is shaped like the handles of a real motor bike, then it's just not a matter of writing about it or not. It's a matter of taking a plane to Germany and stealing it. More »

7:00 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By Jesus Diaz
2,982 views, 24 comments

Latest by fuzzylollipop: one problem, real motorcycles and bicycles steer using something called "counter steering". [en.wikipedia.org] more »

Ipod nano bugs

iPod Nano Switches Left and Right Channels With Headphone Insert

If you have a new 4th-gen nano and a decent ear, you may have noticed something funny: After putting it to sleep, if you wake it up by inserting headphones, the left and right channels switch. I tried this with the most obvious stereo mix of all time, David Bowie's "Space Oddity," and it's really easy to duplicate yourself. While it's easy to correct, it's still definitely a weird, weird bug. Thanks to reader Matt for bringing it to our attention, and posting a thread at iLounge. Have you noticed it or any other weird glitches, like Genius' pathological avoidance of the lovely Norah Jones? (I'm serious, try it!)

6:40 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
By Wilson Rothman
12,924 views, 33 comments

Latest by WiZZLa: This is quite the feature, one I would surely pay for! more »

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