Keyboard

10 Ways to Make Your Keyboard Slightly Less Disgusting

Your keyboard is probably a SuperFund site waiting to happen—luckily there's more than one way to skin a biohazard. Inc.com has 10 ways to clean your keyboard, blow dryer being their wiliest, if lightweight, method. [Inc.com via Lifehacker]

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Comment by USB_Humping_Dog: Why not just get a washable keyboard? I hate my office keyboard. The damn thing is filthy, and no matter how... more » | Other threads

Robot

Momozon Robot Ramen: 40 Million Ramen Flavors Made by a Robot

I'll take six of the $200,000 ramen-making robots Yoshihira Uchida built for his noodle shop Momozono Robot Ramen. The robot crafts completely customized ramen broth—there are over 40 million flavor possibilities you can configure. Mmmmm. More »

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Comment by mikeness: What? Ramen comes in flavors other than beef or chicken? 1 Responses | Other threads

iPhone

The World's Second Greatest Gameboy iPhone Case

We've already seen the world's greatest Gameboy iPhone case. So what's done is done. But given that the world's greatest iPhone case is hidden somewhere in the depths of Akihabara, this runner up from Etsy might make a solid alternative. More »

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Flash Drives

The Only Novelty Flash Drive Benchmark Roundup You Need

To summarize: Santa Claus has the lowest data rates, while the strawberry has the highest. The severed thumb is slower than it deserves to be, and the barbecued chicken beats the hamburger. In other news, I love this test. More »

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Comment by Hello Mister Walrus: Is that supposed to be a chicken drumstick or a dog poo? 3 Responses | Other threads

Arcades

Tour Michael Jackson's Ultimate Mega Geek Den

After getting a glimpse of Michael Jackson's personal arcade, I worry that I, too, may be suffering from Peter Pan syndrome. More »

08:36 AM

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Comment by BPL5683: Man, that guy had a strategy. What better way is there to lure prepubescent boys into his lair. With... 5 Responses | Other threads

Wii

Wiimote Tennis Serve Trainer Won't Make You Into Roger Federer

The line between Wii games and the real-life activities they emulate is increasingly squiggly and faint, no thanks to people like this guy, who's jury-rigged a tennis serve trainer out of his Wiimote. More »

07:20 AM

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Comment by aprather: I think the problem here is that he seems to be practicing his serve with a rotten peach... 1 Responses | Other threads

ipod touch

Ideas We Like: iPods With Cameras

Techcrunch is reporting, via "sources in Asia," that Apple is gobbling up huge numbers of camera sensors—the same ones used in the iPhone 3GS—for use in iPods. If Apple isn't really doing this, they should be. More »

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Comment by RobotVampire: Geez, next thing you know someone will be adding cameras to our shoes or some shit. I can see the... 4 Responses | Other threads

The Internet

CompuServe Classic Finally Put To Rest

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Nokia

Report: Nokia Commences Mating Dance With Android, Handset Due In September (Updated)

From London's Guardian, we get this surprising report: Nokia, (recent) full owner of Symbian, is making an Android touchscreen phone, set for unveiling at a conference in September. This would be strange! (UPDATED: Nokia denies) More »

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Summer Funnology

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 3: Turning, Emergency Hatches, Ballast and the Hydraulic Keel

Bruce Mahoney continues his tour of the Team Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat. If you like sailing and high performance vehicles, you'll get something out of this video. More »

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Comment by meow-mixer: As much as I love boats, I really have no idea what's going on... I never understood the whole sail thing.... 5 Responses | Other threads

Airships

Spanish Police Foil Remote-Controlled Zeppelin Jailbreak

In a plot that's crazy (and evil genius) enough to be from James Bond, three people have been arrested after police discovered their plan to free a drug trafficker from an island prison using a 13-foot airship carrying night goggles, climbing gear and camouflage paint. More »

06:29 PM

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Comment by Scott Andrews: If they would've made it, it would go down in the history books as the greatest escape ever also with =... 7 Responses | Other threads

Summer Funnology

The Pegasus Open 50 Sailboat Log: Lucky Sextant and Heading for the Starting Line

On-board all of our equipment is state of the art. We'll use our GPS app to pin-point our position from the Start to the finish at Diamond Head. More »

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Comment by aednichols: I never thought I'd see a sextant on Gizmodo. 3 Responses | Other threads

Cellphones

Samsung Glyde 2 for Verizon: Better Luck Second Time Around?

Leaked photos of a Verizon-branded Glyde 2 (aka U960) smartphone show it has a streamlined design, a fourth row added to the keyboard, and now uses Samsung's TouchWiz interface. It all sounds promising, but what about that sluggish touchscreen? More »

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Mods

Ben Heck's Latest Xbox 360 Laptop

Ben Heckendorn—true geek god amongst men—is back with revision 5 of his portable Xbox 360 console. More »

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PMPs

First Aluminum iRiver E200 Pics

iRiver has some of the most stylish tech gear this side of Apple, but the upcoming E200 player looks boringly similar to its E100 predecessor, despite a new thinner, all-metal design, and a larger screen. More »

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Comment by wangstra: Too bad the boringly similarity in looks between the iphone 3g and the 3gs didn't quite garner the same "meh"... 4 Responses | Other threads

Apple

Apple Store Shooting: Cops Release Video on YouTube

Do you know this guy? There's a $1000 reward for information leading to an arrest of the suspect in Friday's shooting of a 26-year old employee at the Clarendon Apple Store in Arlington, Virginia. More »

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Comment by WTF-STFU: Wow is that a Person of Color with the gun? You almost never see them committing such heinous crimes. On... 60 Responses | Other threads

Gaming

Sony Patent Controls Games with That Crap on Your Coffee Table

Is this Sony playing catch-up to Microsoft's Project Natal? It may be developing a system that lets you control the PS3 with real world objects, like coffee mugs, glasses, ~~bongs,~~ and books. More »

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Comment by Matingmonkey is a proud eMac owner: I wil map it to my dick. there, I said it,I aint trying to hide stuff. 9 Responses | Other threads

Apple

iPhone 3GS Unlocked with Purplera1n + UltraSn0w

Good times! It looks like Dev Team's UltraSn0w unlock works with an iPhone 3GS that's been jailbroken via purplera1n. But be warned: Some users are reporting mixed success. More »

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Comment by Whisssper: hehe its great that the iphone 3gs is jailbroken and unlocked even before it hit stores here in sweden 7 Responses | Other threads

Extortion

AOL Tries to Extort Bogus Fees From Wall Street Journal Writer

AOL tried to squeeze a little over $100 in fees from a customer for upgrades he hadn't asked for, hadn't approved, hadn't used and of which he hadn't even been notified. Unluckily for AOL, that customer is a professional writer. More »

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Comment by UltimateIdiot - Imperfection at Best: They should have try and exploit someone working in Faux News. 11 Responses | Other threads

crunchpad

CrunchPad Web Tablet Landing "As Soon As Possible" for Less Than $300

Mike Arrington's CrunchPad web tablet, already several prototypes in, is quickly bubbling to reality reports Bits: There's going to be an announcement in July or August, and it'll be available "as soon as possible." More »

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Comment by Jonathan Moll: So no keyboard? If I want to just browse the internet, my iPhone does that very well. Flash doesn't make... 8 Responses | Other threads

Summer Funnology

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 2: The Carbon Fiber Mast, Rigging and Sails

Pegasus Team Operations Manager Bruce Mahoney continues his tour of the Open 50 race sailboat, picking up with how they mount the carbon fiber mast, the dagger boards, rigging material and sails. The boat crosses the starting line tomorrow! More »

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Comment by jawzzy: Woah. That boat is crazy advanced. I've raced on boats with Kevlar sails and such, but canting keels... 5 Responses | Other threads

Concepts

Digital Ruler

This wooden, yet digital, concept ruler combines "values of a traditional ruler, with advantages of a digital interface." I think it still needs lines, but how cool is it that it sets the zero point wherever you start measuring? More »

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Comment by PanhandleJoe: I already have a digital ruler. My hand span is exactly 10 inches. So there! 4 Responses | Other threads

Image cache

Which One is the Robot?

A great cover by the Christian Science Monitor. I went back and forth a few times, and ended up being wrong. Which do you think is the meat-based contruction? The answer forthcoming on Monday. [BoingBoingGadgets]

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Comment by Spilt_Milk: The one on the left is definitely not alive. 22 Responses | Other threads

Meizu M8

Meizu M8's New Interface Almost Makes Me Want It

Meizu M8, maybe the most legendary knockoff gadget around, maintains its "inspired" tradition with a refreshed UI that feels faintly of the Palm Pre in terms of graphical styling. I like it, even if I know, really, I'd hate it. More »

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Cellphones

Sony Ericsson Kiki Concept

Mobil delivered this rendering of Kiki, a Sony Ericsson phone with a projected display and um, presumably, somewhere, a keypad. I like green. People need to make more green handsets. [Mobil via Engadget]

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Cellphones

Is Sony Ericsson's Rachael Their First Android Handset?

Mobil's dug up these photos of the XPERIA Rachael, supposedly their first Android phone. Exciting, since I love Sony Ericsson hardware. More »

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Clocks

DDR Alarm Clock Takes Your Fingers Back to 2003

Dance, dance to much booty in the, um, wrists? Your fingers have to dance like they've never danced before to shut off the alarm. Hope you don't suck at Tap Tap Revenge. $16. [Thumbsupuk via OhGizmo via Engadget]

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Comment by nasa geek: I find myself wondering how one would know which arrows to press. 5 Responses | Other threads

Apple

iPhone 3GS Jailbreak

Hey, the iPhone 3GS has been jailbroken, through what looks like a web exploit. Warning: We haven't tested this because we're playing with fireworks. Use at your own risk. [Make It Rain via BBG]

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Comment by Nowell: I love how the dev team has managed to break the 3g, and the 3gs (even though they haven't released... 9 Responses | Other threads

Summer Funnology

The Pegasus Open 50 Sailing Log: Weather

Philippe Kahn describes the weather before the race.I took a serious look at the weather. What a mess! In 11 crossings I have never seen such messy weather patterns in the usually very predictable Pacific. More »

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Comment by Judd Eichorst Grey: As a junior meteorologist in the USAF, I must say that first chart is CRAP. What Pacific Ridge are they... 3 Responses | Other threads

July 4th

Giz Service Announcement: Aim Fireworks Into the Air, Not At Your Mom

Here's another clip from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that proves, once and for all, that it is not okay to point fireworks at family members. Happy July 4th everybody! [CPSC]

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Comment by elryry: I'm glad you guys posted this, else tomorrow wouldn't have worked out too well. 14 Responses | Other threads

Robots

Pentagon's Robot Hummingbird Christened "Nano Air Vehicle"

The Pentagon's wacky sci-fi department DARPA has been working on robotic hummingbird-based drones to serve as miniature spies. They're not nearly as agile or adorable as real hummingbirds, but DARPA is well on their way to achieving that dream. More »

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Comment by Unknown2U: Simply amazing at what people can accomplish. Although I can see this being used as a big brother type of... 11 Responses | Other threads

Summer Funnology

Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 1: The Hull and Foresails

The official Gizmodo raceboat, the Pegasus Open 50, was originally rigged for reliability for global cruising. Going from CA to HI in a race requires more power. Here's a tour of the tech in the rigging, hull material and sails. More »

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Comment by Hi, I'm God: I'm not sure why we should care. I'm all for sailing - it's relaxing. But its not enticing news that... 2 Responses | Other threads

Tablets

Should We Be Excited About the Archos9 Windows 7 Tablet Netbook?

We already knew pretty much everything about the Archos9 tablet netbook running Windows 7, but with nobody sure what kind of touchscreen the thing uses, we're left to wonder if we'd want anything to do with a resistive-touchscreen tablet. More »

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Comment by Baashar Alawneh: How can you not be sure what type of touchscreen it uses? If it responds to a stylus its resistive,... 4 Responses | Other threads

Storage

Upgrading the SSD in a Netbook Makes a Difference

Netbooks are netbooks. Usually based on Intel's Atom chipset, and generally not that fast. What you gonna do? Well, I upgraded the SSD in my Hackintosh. Not just to bump the drive from 32 to 128GB, but for SPEED. More »

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iPhone Apps

The Week In iPhone Apps: Childhood v3.0

Right, so bear with me here: this week our apps are all about learning new things, understanding the world around you, meeting new people, playing extremely silly games in large groups. Sort of like being a kid again! No? Ok.
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Apple

Woman Shot During "Violent Armed Robbery" at Apple Store

A 26-year-old employee was shot today during a "violent armed robbery" of the Clarendon Apple Store in Arlington, Virginia. Video news report embedded below—details at Cult of Mac. [Cult of Mac via BBG] More »

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iPhone Apps

RunPee, the Guide to Ideal Bathroom Breaks During Movies, Comes to iPhone

RunPee, that great website that tells you precisely the best time to run and pee during a movie so you don't miss anything good, has taken the next step and released an iPhone app for quick reference. More »

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tgif

This 21-Gun Salute To America Blows Fireworks Away

You want fireworks for the Fourth? Oh, I've got some fireworks for you—21 crazy boomsticks, in fact. All in honor of our nation's 233 birthday. More »

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Comment by Uncletwitch: Isn't it wonderfull the lengths man has gone to, to kill each other.. 1 Responses | Other threads

Dealzmodo

Gadget Deals Of The Day

Giz isn't letting you go for the weekend without Dealzmodo! We've got nice deals on laptops including a 13" Lenovo. Games? Steam's got a bundle you can't miss! Try to stay sober and keep all your fingers! Happy 4th everyone! More »

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Review

CatGenie Litter Box: The Clean Fresh Smell of Civilization's Discontents

Ever since the Egyptians (Mayans? Indians?) invented zero, curmudgeons have argued that technology creates as many problems as it solves, but I've never encountered a product that does exactly that, until now. I'm talking about a litter box. More »

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Comment by van_line: I am not a cat person, but I thought you could teach a cat to use the toilet directly (not... 31 Responses | Other threads

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