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  1. Safe + USB by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Cubicle Security For Laptops, Electronics?

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/supersafe/sentrysafe-fireproof-waterproof-usb-hdd-housings-save-your-data-not-you-from-armageddon-322405.php

    http://www.sentrysafe.com/products/productDetail.aspx?s=274 ... and there are others that are more convenient for home users that are smaller.

  2. Re:Opportunity for Third Party -- maybe even Linux by Technician · · Score: 1 · on The Death of Windows XP

    trying to force them off XP is going to represent an opportunity for someone else

    We noticed

    http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/01/01/mac-os-x-market-share-sets-new-record-at-the-end-of-2007
    http://gizmodo.com/340117/mac-os-x-market-share-at-731-and-rising
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 The #1 bug is being worked on as we speak.
    http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/12068_3719096_1
    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080104-evaluating-prospects-for-linux-growth-in-2008.html
    http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071205-microsoft-feeling-heat-from-linux-in-budget-flash-pc-market.html

    For me, I am enjoying Ubuntu Studio.

  3. Re:Eventually ... by Pojut · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Why Microsoft Won't Have Blu-ray on the Xbox

    M$


    I see what you did there. Clever.

    Rampant stupidity aside, I think that if Microsoft will integrate Blu-Ray into their consoles it won't be until the next Xbox is released.

    Not to mention there is still no garuntee that Blu-Ray will win...it beat out HD-DVD, but now it has to beat out plain vanilla DVD. Sony may have been able to win by buying out some of the movie studios, but it's real challange lies ahead: convincing folks to stop buying DVDs and DVD players (which can be had for thirty dollars) and buy Blu-Ray discs and players (whose prices have gone up, not down since there is no long any viable HD competition)

    Sony's biggest hurdle, really, will be convincing your average joe everyman that there is a significant enough difference between DVD and Blu-Ray to drop a couple thousand on a TV, a few hundred on a player, and on average pay $5-$15 more per movie. Not saying it's impossible or won't happen, I'm just saying that getting rid of HD-DVD was the easy part.
  4. Re:So what by BlackTarw · · Score: 1 · on Scientists Create Room Temperature Superconductor

    Missed this then? : http://gizmodo.com/363154/audiophile-deathmatch-monster-cables-vs-a-coat-hanger

  5. Re:Why no go back to horses sometime? by ozmanjusri · · Score: 1 · on 100-Year-Old Electric Car Design Makes a Comeback
    Horses can go where no vehicle is (yet) able to go.

    It's getting to be a close call though.

  6. Re:Political Vapourware by cbart387 · · Score: 2, Insightful · on Vaporware - the Tech That Never Was

    Companies release press 'early' (vapourware) in the hopes of bouying their stock price or raising VC money; politicians promise the moon to get campaign contributions (VC money). I agree totally with your post. However, I would like to add one other thing. I believe companies also announce products so that the consumer doesn't buy their competitor product (and get inundated) even before it's released. For example, Levono 'leaked' their X300. Yeah, you're telling me that wasn't calculated.
  7. Re:Another way of saying that by iamhassi · · Score: 1 · on Jobs Says Flash Video Not Suitable for iPhone

    "the iPhone isn't powerful enough to run flash properly. Too bad."

    How ironic that just yesterday it was revealed that Spore and Super Monkey ball was coming to iPhones and the author was questioning if the iPhone was on par with the Sony PSP by saying: "Does this bring the iPhone up to DS and PSP levels?". And here, just a day later, the iPhone can't play Flash video while the PSP easily plays Flash.

    Guess this announcement answered that question: No, the iPhone is not a Sony PSP killer. Not even equals.

  8. they let them in... by chaos421 · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Google Pulls Map Images At Pentagon's Request

    well what did they expect? they let in a car with a deathstar-like thing on the roof. don't you think the gate guards would have asked what the heck that was? oh i don't know it could have been a camera, laser beam, bomb whatever... maybe they used the force. "move along."

    google street view camera

  9. Beta SDK is out Now by MistaE · · Score: 2, Interesting · on An App Store For iPhone Software

    Point your browser to the Apple Developer website in order to download a beta SDK (seems to be down right now because of web server poundage).

    A few other notes:

    1. SDK is free to download, but you'll have to pay $99 to be able to submit your App (regardless of how much it'll cost).

    2. App Store seems to be the only way you can get Apps on the phone (you can download straight from the phone, or through computer).

    3. VOIP will be allowed but only WiFi VOIP.

    4. Spore for iPhone? Fuck yeah!

  10. Beta SDK is out Now by MistaE · · Score: 2, Interesting · on An App Store For iPhone Software

    Point your browser to the Apple Developer website in order to download a beta SDK (seems to be down right now because of web server poundage).

    A few other notes:

    1. SDK is free to download, but you'll have to pay $99 to be able to submit your App (regardless of how much it'll cost).

    2. App Store seems to be the only way you can get Apps on the phone (you can download straight from the phone, or through computer).

    3. VOIP will be allowed but only WiFi VOIP.

    4. Spore for iPhone? Fuck yeah!

  11. Re:No questions by slyn · · Score: 1, Flamebait · on Woz Dumps on MacBook Air, iPhone, AppleTV

    I do however question the release of the iPhone without g3 support.

    I don't. The reason is so blindingly obvious, it takes a superb amount of fanboyism to ignore:
    Apple released a non-3G iPhone, to ensure that everyone who buys the first iPhone for $500, will buy the iPhone3G for $500, a year later.
    You are right in that the reason is blindingly obvious, but you have your own superb amount of fanboyism, only on the other side of the spectrum.

    Besides issues with battery life, 3G coverage in the US is pretty bad. ATT is supposed to expand their network further to another 80 US markets by the end of 2008, bringing the total up to 350 (so around 270 now). I imagine there was way fewer 3G areas 14 months ago when the iPhone was announced, and probably not many more when the iPhone actually came out 4 months later. For the european and eastern markets 3G would be a no brainer, but Apple apparently wanted one model in two different flash drive sizes (the same way they have the shuffle, nano, and classic), and the US was their greatest and foremost marketplace, so EDGE it was.

    As to the Macbook Air, I agree with Woz that it's an overblown piece of tech. And his criticism about the Apple TV is less about the hardware (which he calls an indicator of the future or something like that) and more about the rental program, which (as the rumors say) Apple resisted against as a business model for some time.
  12. Robots are here by BWJones · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Robots Entering Daily Life in Japan

    Last time I was in Japan, (scroll down for the robot) progress in the Toyota Partner Robot development was truly impressive. They have amazingly smooth, articulated motions, can walk with close to natural gaits and can climb stairs. Robots, whether fully autonomous or semi-autonomous are here to stay in rolls from support like the ones being developed in Japan or for defense/warfare applications like I saw on my recent visit to Creech AFB. I gotta say though, that this robot has got to be one of my favorites and this robot has got to be one of the creepiest.

  13. Re:Mistargeted law suit? by SacredByte · · Score: 1 · on Alaskan Village Sues Over Global Warming

    That's 1,095,000 kW/h for $30,000. That's $0.0274 per kW/h. Less than three cents.

    All this, and NO TOXIC WASTE.
    Not quite. You fail to take several things into account:

    1: A wind turbine needs space--air free of foliage or other debris that could damage it.
    2: A wind turbine needs to be situated on real estate that actually gets wind.
    3: You need to spend time (and by extension money) maintaining the conditions of my first point.
    4: The environmental cost of manufacturing & erecting the turbine.
    5: The environmental cost of disposing of the turbine at the end of its lifespan.
    6: The environmental cost on wildlife due to lost habitat.

    I'm sure there are several more, but Just to prove my point that wind turbines do, in fact, require maintainance on a regular basis I will link to a recent story on gizmodo:
    http://gizmodo.com/360117/exploding-wind-turbine-video-is-destruction-delicious
  14. Re:TomTom MapShare by Creepy · · Score: 4, Interesting · on Open US GPS Data?

    If you wait for a manufacturer to make all the corrections, you will wait forever because they can't check all places at all times and certainly wouldn't know all the best PoI and restaurants even if they're full time residents. For instance, both TomTom and Garmin GPS list a TGI Fridays that was a few blocks from my home as still in business when, in fact, it moved 2 miles away over 6 months ago and is being replaced by a new restaurant. There is also a fantastic Thai restaurant (it has won awards for best Thai) tucked behind a strip mall that isn't listed and I'd love to add it.

    Personally, I like features like this on TomTom, but yes, an open source database would rock. Even something that pulled from google maps would be cool, IMO, as long as google maps stays free.

  15. Re:This won't help the xbox by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Microsoft To Drop HD DVD

    A useful commentary on that review from

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/xbox-360s-dvd-playback-stunningly-bad-233490.php

    "The interlacing problem was caused by the use of a DVD known to be defectively encoded - The Meaning of Life. He used component cables to get 480p out of the Xbox and compared it to an upscaled output from the Denon.

    He could have used VGA or turned off the upscaling on the $800 Denon player, but he didn't. He also apparently used a monitor that didn't try to upscale the 480p output. In the real world, the Xbox is a pretty good DVD player, but probably not as good as the $800 Denon. The review is lame. There are more accurate reviews out there."

  16. Re:Surprised? by Gr8Apes · · Score: 1 · on Toshiba Paid Off To Drop HD-DVD?

    Then your IT geek card is in doubt, as 1s of googling brings up:

    http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08012/848675-96.stm/
    http://times.busytrade.com/1153/4/Toshiba_Cuts_Prices_and_Increases_Marketing_for_HD_DVD.html/
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080220.RBLURAY20/TPStory/?query=Toshiba/
    http://gizmodo.com/344680/the-real-reason-warner-went-blu+ray/

    I don't think the payouts nor the amounts are in doubt.

    What is in doubt is whether BD will actually succeed. It's price tag makes downloads look inviting.

  17. Re:such a thing as "overpopularising" science by Guy+Harris · · Score: 2, Informative · on CERN Scientists Looking for the Force

    but you'd hope that National Geographic would retain some sense of integrity.

    They did, as far as I can tell; I couldn't find any sign of references to "The Force" in their article. That crap is from the Gizmodo article.

  18. Re:The fine reporting of Slashdot continues... by totally+bogus+dude · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Pulls Vista SP1 Update

    I think it's just confusion. It appears that Microsoft accidentally made Vista SP1 available to some users (I've only seen mention on the 64-bit edition) through Windows Update, which they then pulled when they realised the mistake. They also pulled this KB937287 patch because of the issues it causes for some users. But since the "big news" was that SP1 was apparently available to some people and it was pulled at the same time as KB937287, I guess people assumed they were more related than they actually are.

  19. Re:SP1 released to public with x64 systems? by EVil+Lawyer · · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Pulls Vista SP1 Update
    Hmm, I found this, but it's not terribly satisfying.

    p.s. I tried to install it after my system downloaded it (about 700 megs), and it immediately sent my computer into blue-screen. I rebooted, and my PC acted like nothing ever happened.

  20. Re:That solves everything! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Leaked RIAA Training Video

    http://gizmodo.com/358648/leaked-riaa-training-video-for-prosecuters-find-pirates--find-c

  21. Re:Gateway Drug? by BUL2294 · · Score: 1 · on Leaked RIAA Training Video

    But a Dell is a gateway drug; using one will lead to a life of crappy jobs. Just look what happened to the Dell Dude...

  22. More info from Gizmodo by DigitAl56K · · Score: 4, Funny · on Leaked RIAA Training Video
    Gizmodo wrote:

    This is a leaked official RIAA training video produced with the National District Attorneys Association telling U.S. prosecutors why they should bust music pirates: Because it'll lead them to "everything from handguns to large quantities of cocaine [and] marijuana," not to mention terrorists and murderers! Like the author of TFA, I haven't seen the video (yet), but I'd hope conversations with members of the judicial system go something like this:

    RIAA: "When we followed leads gathered in the process of prosecuting people for piracy we found other people we could prosecute for drug possession, terrorism, and murder!"

    J: "Are you trying to say that the people you originally investigated were guilty of drug possession, terrorism, and murder, and that all people you intend to have prosecuted for piracy will also be guilty of drug possession, terrorism, and murder?"

    RIAA: "Well, erm.. no..."

    J: "So.. what are you saying?"

    RIAA: "Well, piracy could benefit drug dealers, terrorists, and murderers, and so you should prosecute pirates with heavy penalties!"

    J: "Have you filed charges against, say, The Pirate Bay, for sponsoring drug dealing, terrorism, and murder?"
    RIAA: "Well... no..."

    J: "Wouldn't you say that anybody providing a service to unknown clients, e.g. a website, may quite innocently service drug dealers, terrorists, and murderers in exactly the same way it would service law abiding citizens, making just as much differentiation between the two as your local laundromat?"

    RIAA: "Ummm... we need a recess..."
  23. Re:iPhones not "the" phone to beat by macs4all · · Score: 1 · on Alienware Planning Android iPhone Killer?
    Um, iPhones are $400, not $600, moron. Even the brand-new 16GB model is only $500.

    Or are you submitting comments from the past, before the price drop over five months ago?

  24. Re:The thinkpad pretty much spanks the Air by gad_zuki! · · Score: 1 · on The ThinkPad Takes On The MacBook Air

    Christ how many times does this need to be repeated:

    THE LOW PRICED AIR DOES NOT COME WITH A SSD.

    THIS DOES.

    THE SSD FOR THE AIR IS 1300 DOLLARS.

    http://gizmodo.com/345101/adding-a-64gb-ssd-to-the-macbook-air-1300-extra-please

    Sorry, the caps lock got the better of me.

  25. Re:Does anyone think MS really cares? by TheNetAvenger · · Score: 1, Flamebait · on SP1 Unsuccessful in Preventing Vista Hacks

    Here is one of the original articles sparking the Vista curiosity in the Mac universe.

    And this was comparing Vista to Tiger, let alone Leopard that hasn't yet lived up to the speed or stability of Tiger.

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/microsoft-vista-faster-on-a-mac-pro-than-apples-own-os-x-232402.php

    Then there are the Games, just do a search anywhere, or on any gaming forum that has native binaries for OSX and Windows. Customers are POed that they get 1/2 the frame rates in OSX in a LOT of games. (Yes all OpenGL stuff and optimized for both OSes.) OS X just doesn't have the architecture to game as fast as Windows. (This would be a heavy driver and video implementation topic if we go here. Basically Vista pumps stuff directly through, even in desktop mode, unlike the hybrid double buffing methods like OS X and Linux use.)

    Then do a search on any of the CS3 or newer products from Adobe, running Intel native binaaries on OSX is still slower than running the same Adobe product under Vista on the same hardware.

    Now I'm not going to guarantee you that this is all mainstream news, and that all Mac users even realize these people exist, but don't assume that just because people buy Macs that they mindlessly believe Jobs is a god and everything OS X is perfect.

    Also look up how often 'Leoptard' is now being used...

    OSX doesn't suck, but I'll also argue that Vista doesn't suck either, as much as many here and in the IT world would like to believe.

  26. Re:Hotmail? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Hotmail Doesn't Work With Linux Firefox 2.0

    There are alternatives to Hotmail. There are none to the iPhone (so far). There are plenty of alternatives - just as much as there are alternatives to iTunes, or a MacBook, or an iPod. If you care more about UI than anything else and prefer the layout of Apple products, then it might be the best choice, but there are plenty of things that duplicate or even improve upon the functionality, and often at less cost.

    If you like the looks, get a copycat from a competing carrier, if you are into do-it-all convergence take your pick, if you are into customization and open source try this or this, and if you want an awesome browsing experience, media capabilities, and a selection of free software(but don't need the phone) try this.

    The iPhone is unique in its user friendliness and polish, but there are some compelling alternatives out there. Yes, there is nothing that perfectly clones the experience, but we all know user experience is Apple's main product, and many of us are just fine with our more flexible, less expensive, and less "shiny" devices.

  27. More benchmarks by StonyUK · · Score: 1 · on PC World Tests Final Version of Vista SP1

    Another benchmark. Man those network speeds are scarily bad compared to XP. Glad I never made the switch...

    http://gizmodo.com/337768/battlemodo-windows-vista-service-pack-1-rc1-vs-shipping-vista

  28. Re:Does any of this matter really matter? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Could We Find a Door To A Parallel Universe?

    Well, cheeseburgers are now a solved physics problem:
    http://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-ive-ever-seen

  29. Re:Google vs Microsoft by MickDownUnder · · Score: 1 · on EEtimes Speculates on The Initial gPhone

    I don't know about you, but I code in C++ only when a feature I need cannot be implemented in .NET. If I could do everything in .NET that'd be great.

    I think the key to being a really good software developer is knowing the point at which you have to let go, because to cling on to old programming paradigms no matter how familiar and productive they may seem is only going to slow you down in the long run, with newer technologies offering faster development times (even with a steep learning curve).

    I'm sure component manufacturers for android, knowing that only Java is supported will ensure that the API required to work with their component is available.

    I agree with the earlier post though, this is definitely a direct competitor to Windows Mobile, this is very obvious when you see the following links...

    http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/20071105_mobile_open.html

    Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC, Qualcomm, Motorola and others have collaborated on the development of Android

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/smartphones/htc-boss-says-2-to-3-android-phones-in-2008-new-touch-interface-coming-and-more-321473.php

    It's very obvious HTC is a very big partner in Android, who are coincidently also the main manufacturer of Windows Mobile phones. HTC may very well be dumping Windows Mobile, this would leave Windows Mobile as a consumer device essentially dead.

    At some point unless Microsoft dramatically changes its game, there are a lot of Microsoft developers out there who may need to come to a decision whether to just simply retire and letter a younger generation take over, or make the switch to non-Micorosft technologies.

  30. Re:Mistakenly? by yorugua · · Score: 4, Funny · on Italian Parliament To Mistakenly Legalize MP3 P2P

    B) The knowledge of 50+ yr old career politicians w/regards to technology


    And what about the marketing/mafia/legal knowledge of the NASA technology experts radiating "across the universe" from The Beatles to the whole Universe? I sense a massive URIAA (universal Riaa) and his legal team from Omicron IV to beat the hell out those NASA nerds. Or is it going to be transmitted with DRM? The amount of cease-and-desist-letters rain coming from outer space will make the leonids a picnic. Just imagine, we discover an extraterrestrial life form represented by: their lawyers. We could be starting a war here. The rammifications are endless.

    http://gizmodo.com/351542/space-aliens-first-to-get-drm+free-beatles-music

    TFA:
    You may have heard that at 7pm EST on Feb. 4, NASA plans to blast The Beatles' song "Across the Universe" into deep space in order to serenade otherworldly beings hundreds, thousands or millions of light years away with our very best pop music. I have several problems with this.

    For starters, NASA: You got the choice of the entire Beatles catalog, and you pick a song only because it contains a relevant metaphor? I mean, have you ever listened to Revolver? Wait, actually, you clearly must've, since Paul McCartney performed "Good Day Sunshine" in Nov. 2005 for the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. If you're aiming at aliens, why not choose something a little less intelligible, like "Dig a Pony," "Come Together" or "Tomorrow Never Knows." If those weren't written for space aliens, I don't know what.

    Next on my shitlist: EMI and Apple Corp. WTF???? I've been a lifelong fan of your stupid Fab Four, but you're giving six billion purple globules from the Crab Nebula a shot at digitally retrieving The Beatles before I get one single measly 99-cent download? How is that fair? (Of course, the complete Beatles catalog is already on my iPod, but still!)

    And finally, a message to the Crab people: Don't trust these downloads. You'll see the file streaming into your antenna array and you'll be like, "Sweet! Free music!" But then you open the file, and you get this message on your Crab Nebula equivalent of Windows Media Player 11, saying that in order to enjoy this track, you need to get authorization from a central server. You click okay, and the message has to travel back to earth, taking another 50,000 years or so. Which may seem worth the wait, only the track itself expires in 30 days.

    So good luck to you, purple Crab people. And GFY, recording industry. You have dissed me for the last time. [Network World via The Inquirer]

  31. Re:Predictable comments...engage points instead? by Harry+Coin · · Score: 1 · on Pope Denounces Some Biotech as Affront to 'Human Dignity'

    You don't even need to be religious to see that the commodization of human life, to say nothing of unfettered transhumanism, are not, on their face, good things.

    You don't strictly need to be religious to see that, but it really helps.

    Considering that transhumanism is nearly the polar opposite of human commoditization, I'd say that you need to investigate both further. The concept of giving people morphological liberty and cognitive freedom is almost completely opposed to the prospect of treating human beings as identical objects of trade. Hell, public schooling does more for human commodification than transhumanism.

    I see transhumanism as the logical extension of hearing aids, cochlear implants, glasses, and other technologies that we use to supplement our rather weak and troublesome bodies. I submit that the prospect of transhumanism is, on its face, a very good thing, and will continue apace despite the naysayers. Perhaps if you had parkinsons, deafness, or were partially paralyzed, you would feel differently. The prospect of surpassing human limitations is a cause to celebrate, not to lament.

    Call me a pesimist, but I'm more with Bill Joy than Ray Kurzweil.

    You're a pessimist, so is Bill Joy, so you're in good company. I respect him, and am better informed by his opinions, but I believe that his fear of new technologies has skewed his comparison of risks versus reward. We create the future through our choices, and despite all the evils of the world, I choose to live in optimism. There is more good in this world than evil. I don't subscribe to the idea of everlasting life, so I want to see this world and its people become more than they currently are. While technology is not always the answer for that, many peoples lives have already been transformed for the better by it. I'll stick with Kurzweil. He has done more for people than Joy (but many thanks for BSD and vi!).

  32. Not SPAM, canned cheeseburgers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Trend Micro Sues Barracuda Over Open Source Anti-Virus

    http://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-ive-ever-seen

  33. Patent? by em.a18 · · Score: 1 · on LEGO Brick 50th Anniversary

    The poster at http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/01/lego-brick4-timeline.jpg says there is a patent filed in 1958. Does anybody know what number it is? I'm curious to see what they patented (probably the plastic injector?)

    - Malcolm

  34. Re:Give it up, your format is dead. by Chosen+Reject · · Score: 1 · on HD DVD Player Sales Grind To a Halt

    setup by bought media companies
    Yes, there were some media companies that were bought, weren't there?

    and hoards of gamers unbalancing the market.
    So gamers aren't part of the market for movies or what is your argument here? That the PS3 was bundled with Blu-ray? Are you upset at that? MS is a backer of HD-DVD, so why didn't they push so hard for the 360 to have it? Probably it was because adding it was a big risk and they didn't really have faith in it. Sony took the risk and are happy they did. That's how business goes. You take risks, and sometimes you win, and other times you lose. So really, what is your argument here?

    I agree, insofar as the solution to that problem was HD-DVD winning.
    So now that your done with your pouting, please just take your ball and go home.
  35. Toshiba's Reply by clf8 · · Score: 3, Interesting · on HD DVD Player Sales Grind To a Halt
    Taken from http://gizmodo.com/348904/toshiba-sez-npd-blu+ray-victory-numbers-may-be-fluke:

    During the week that is being singled out, both Blu-ray disc players and software were being given away for free with the purchase of 1080p TVs. It is also important to note that the instant rebate promotions that had previously netted Toshiba's players' MSRP's to $199 and $249 had actually ended on Jan. 5th - causing an increase in HD DVD's MSRP back to $299 and $399 during that same week.
  36. Re:Fewest Admitters = Fewest Flaws by de_smudger · · Score: 0 · on Microsoft Says Vista Has the Fewest Flaws

    Hmm really? Well what about this guy?

  37. Nintendo get moving by MrCopilot · · Score: 1 · on Wiimote Turns TV into Touchless MS Surface

    A piece of $4.99 hardware and Jonny Lee Chung's Hack creates the #1 best selling Metroid of all time.

  38. Re:Vista's missing features by Keeper+Of+Keys · · Score: 5, Informative · on Windows 7 To Be Released Next Year?

    3 - Vista was a total bomb. There is no denying it at all. So why bother? Admit your mistake and move on quickly. All in all, this sounds like a surprisingly smart move on their part.
    Has Microsoft ever admitted to making a mistake?
    Pretty much
  39. Re:Gizmondo is a failed handheld by qkslvr846 · · Score: 1 · on Thinkpad X300 Specs Leaked

    Anyone else notice the inconsistency? The last slide http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/x300/1000528045 lists several features as like 'Not Supported' "PCI Expresscard slot" and "Mono Speaker" on the 'Supported' side that are not corroborated on the first slide http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/x300/1000528037 Smells like a stock pump, botched covert PR response, or frankly a wishful fanboy (GPS, WIMAX, WWAN? Please, what country do you think you live in? Maybe if this is meant for ROK - thats South Korea to you).

  40. Re:Gizmondo is a failed handheld by qkslvr846 · · Score: 1 · on Thinkpad X300 Specs Leaked

    Anyone else notice the inconsistency? The last slide http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/x300/1000528045 lists several features as like 'Not Supported' "PCI Expresscard slot" and "Mono Speaker" on the 'Supported' side that are not corroborated on the first slide http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/x300/1000528037 Smells like a stock pump, botched covert PR response, or frankly a wishful fanboy (GPS, WIMAX, WWAN? Please, what country do you think you live in? Maybe if this is meant for ROK - thats South Korea to you).

  41. WiMAX on board! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Thinkpad X300 Specs Leaked

    Everyone seems to be missing that the X300 is including WiMAX capabilities.

    http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/x300/1000528021

    This could be a HUGE market advantage over the Apple AirBook - a REAL Broadband experience.
    And to those naysayers who think "WiMAX doesn't exist" or "it won't work" - you are WRONG.
    WiMAX is currently rolling out across major cities, it works VERY well, and will be commercially available on a widespread basis in 2008.

    Apple made a MAJOR mistake in not including WiMAX in the "Airbook"

  42. Re:Need video and wireless specs by Evanisincontrol · · Score: 4, Informative · on Thinkpad X300 Specs Leaked

    TFA has all kinds of info. Check out this table of specs, as well as these tidbits here. It appears to sport integrated graphics; Discrete graphics are listed as "not supported", along with PCexpress cards and other card readers. As a side note, new laptop having neither an express card slot or any other card reader is quite surprising to me -- especially a high-budget product like a Lenovo.

  43. Re:Need video and wireless specs by Evanisincontrol · · Score: 4, Informative · on Thinkpad X300 Specs Leaked

    TFA has all kinds of info. Check out this table of specs, as well as these tidbits here. It appears to sport integrated graphics; Discrete graphics are listed as "not supported", along with PCexpress cards and other card readers. As a side note, new laptop having neither an express card slot or any other card reader is quite surprising to me -- especially a high-budget product like a Lenovo.

  44. docking station by falconwolf · · Score: 1 · on What Bugs Apple Fans About Apple

    Yup. I'm holding on to my G5 tower for now until Apple either ships a reasonable desktop computer (ie. one with a slotted video card and a good mainstream processor) or a laptop with a docking station that will let me have 2 monitors but still snap it out and go.

    While Apple doesn't have a docking station of their own, if they did I would have gotten it, there are docking stations from third parties. Among others there's BookEndz docks.

    Falcon
  45. Re:Borg by 2centplain · · Score: 1 · on Bionic Contact Lens May Lead to Overlay Displays

    Doh! Botched the URLs...
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    Jean Luc Picard tried one of these Borg electronic contact lenses -- it didn't work well for him.
    http://uk.gizmodo.com/borg.jpg

    Seven of Nine liked hers, though.
    http://www.startrekdesktopwallpaper.com/new_wallpaper/Star_Trek_Voyager_SevenOfNine_JerryRyan_desktopwallpaper_800.jpg

  46. Borg by 2centplain · · Score: 1 · on Bionic Contact Lens May Lead to Overlay Displays

    Jean Luc Picard tried one of these Borg electronic contact lenses -- it didn't work well for him.
    http://uk.gizmodo.com/borg.jpg/

    Seven of Nine liked hers, though.
    http://www.startrekdesktopwallpaper.com/new_wallpaper/Star_Trek_Voyager_SevenOfNine_JerryRyan_desktopwallpaper_800.jpg/

  47. Re:Wot no optical drive? by Jesus_666 · · Score: 1 · on Apple Announces MacBook Air

    Your movies aren't already ripped into 20 different formats and stored on your in home wireless server?
    You mean "stored on your stay-at-home server", right? Admit it, the other children are only laughing because they're jealous.
  48. What is really happening at Toshiba headquarters. by The_Angry_Canadian · · Score: 2, Funny · on HD DVD Prices Slashed By Toshiba

    Those guys posted an awesome recreation of what is really happening at Toshiba headquarters.

    Youtube clip via gizmodo : http://gizmodo.com/344885/the-downfall-of-hd-dvd-now-available-on-blu+ray

  49. Re:¥200,000 = $1834.55 by Rogerborg · · Score: 1 · on Coming Soon — Cyborg Farmers

    Batteries Not Included.

    Click here to add a Mr Fusion to your order.

  50. Re:Encryption's going a little too far by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Long Term Effects of Gizmodo CES Prank

    Some at Gizmodo got press credentials, some blogger. See the picture or read the post:

    CES Separates the Wheat From the Chaff with Blogger and Press Badges
    http://gizmodo.com/341104/ces-separates-the-wheat-from-the-chaff-with-blogger-and-press-badges

    I do not know how many from Gizmodo were involved or all their corresponding credentials.