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At Gizmodo Gallery: Tokyo Watches Galore [Gizmodo Gallery]
As if the 3,800-piece Lego Death Star wasn't enough, the Gizmodo crew is going to be sporting Tokyo Watches at the Gizmodo Gallery. You will be able to see them, you can touch them, you can lick them. And then ask for the time. Not only we will have Tokyo Watches a go go, but also a new Tokyo Watch ...
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Surfing for Seniors: In Case You Need a Refresher on How a Mouse and IE 3.0 Work [Old Peopl...
On one level, this video is fun because it explains how computers work in the most dumbed-down language imaginable. On another level, it's from the 90s, the golden early age of the internet. And it's aimed at the elderly, creating the trifecta. Yes, Surfing for Seniors is a real gem, explaining how ...
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Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 3:1 on Black Friday [Sales]
Each passing holiday season has become a critical, missed chance for Sony to catch up with the Xbox 360, and it's starting to become silly to say "maybe next year." According to Microsoft reported retailer data, the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 3:1 in the US on Black Friday. Needless to say, aside from ...
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New 400GB Optical Disc Readable in Blu-Ray Players, Pioneer Says [Blu-Ray]
If true, I love this: According to Pioneer, this 16-layer 400GB optical disc can be read in any normal Blu-ray player. And it's only the beginning, because they have planned 1TB for 2013. The technology of the super multi-layer read-only disc is based on Blu-ray Disc (BD) with a breakthrough in mat ...
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Laptop Cooler Features Slot-Loading Hard Drive Dock [Laptops]
One look at this conglomeration and you pretty much know it's from Brando. Their latest clunky tech masterpiece is officially named a USB Notebook Cooling Pad + 3-Port Hub + 2.5" HDD. At its core, the system is a dual-fan USB-powered laptop cooler with extra USB ports. Enter Brando, and this simple ...
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Britney Beats Obama In Web World Wrestling Combat [Brtiney Spears]
Another year, another demonstration of what's going to doom our species. If last year brought us iPhones and Anna Nicole Smith's boobs, this year in search brings us Britney Spears and World Wrestling beating Obama. That's what Yahoo! Search says, which statistically would probably be in line with G ...
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Optibike OB1 is a Hybrid Electric Mountain Bike You Might Actually Want to Ride [Bikes]
Far from the geriatric, overdesigned and unwieldy electric bikes available to date, the Optibike OB1 is built for proper biking enthusiasts. That is, proper biking enthusiasts with 13,000 spare American dollars. The OB1's allure is twofold; the novel, compact electric drivetrain doesn't necessarily ...
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Apple In-Ear Now Available To Tickle Your Brains [Apple]
The Apple Store now shows the Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic as available. Before they were listed as "coming soon", but their ordering database now shows shipping in 7-10 days, even while their text description hasn't been updated yet. [Apple]
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Emotiv Epoc Mind Reading Controller Delayed For Not Reading Minds Very Well [Rumor]
Emotiv's "mind-reading" controller is a press darling, mainly because it's really cool. Apparently, though, Emotiv won't have the headset ready to go for the planned December release, because it doesn't, strictly speaking, well, work. Based on electroencephalography technology (or EEG to the interes ...
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PS3 2.53 Firmware Shows Up Fashionably Late, With Full Screen Flash [PS3]
Remember how Sony told us we'd be able to lounge around all Thanksgiving weekend, watching YouTubes on our TVs in full screen? LIES! Turns out today's the real day for 2.53. [Sony—Thanks, Stephen]
