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Jan 01

LG Launching Blu-Ray Player With YouTube And On-Demand Support

Posted in: blu-ray, Online, Today's Chili

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”LGYouTube.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/LGYouTube.jpg” width=”402″ height=”314″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”” //span/p pOur call to cut down on set top boxes by combining features such as a href=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/12/30/worlds_first_bluray_playermedi.html”Blu-ray and media streaming/a into a single box has already been answered by LG. /p pIt is planning on launching a series of new networkable Blu-ray players that’ll primarily be designed to help you stream and view YouTube clips through your TV./pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/2a990fa/mf.gif’ border=’0’/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0’trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=LG Launching Blu-Ray Player With YouTube And On-Demand Supportlink=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2009/01/01/lg_to_launch_bluray_players_wi.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=LG Launching Blu-Ray Player With YouTube And On-Demand Supportlink=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2009/01/01/lg_to_launch_bluray_players_wi.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/27588761540/u/0/f/9581/c/552/s/44667130/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/27588761540/u/0/f/9581/c/552/s/44667130/a2.img” border=”0″//a

Jan 01

Gizmodo’s Most Popular Hits of 2008

Posted in: Today's Chili, top

What a year, roller coaster from beginning to end, and tons of amazing stories. In case you missed any, here they are: The most popular stories for 2008, plus the monthly top 10s.

Top 10 Most Popular Stories of 2008

1. New Video of BigDog Quadruped Robot Is So Stunning It’s Spooky
832,353 views
Jesús Díaz

2. Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
727,147 views
Adrian Covert

3. Cheeseburger in a Can is Both the Best and Worst Thing I’ve Ever Seen
674,770 views
Adam Frucci

4. Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird’s Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting
665,510 views
John Mahoney

5. iPhone 3G’s True Price Compared
576,471 views
Jason Chen

6. Alienware Curved Monitor Looks Like It’s From Another Planet
559,032 views
Charlie White

7. Sprint’s Samsung Instinct: At Last, a Decent iPhone Competitor
554,144 views
Matt Buchanan

8. iPhone 3G Launch Date Confirmed
543,020 views
Jesús Díaz

9. iPhone OS 2.0 Unlocked
528,769 views
Jesús Díaz

10. How To: Install Apps on Your iPhone Easily, No Hacking Skills Required*
480,447 views
Jesús Díaz

* This story is from 2007, but also made it to the top 10 in 2008

Monthly Top 10s

January
1. Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
Adrian Covert
2. Alienware Curved Monitor Looks Like It’s From Another Planet
Charlie White
3. Cheeseburger in a Can is Both the Best and Worst Thing I’ve Ever Seen
Adam Frucci
4. 1960s Braun Products Hold the Secrets to Apple’s Future
Jesús Díaz
5. This Video Makes Bill Gates Look Cooler Than Steve Jobs
Brian Lam
6. The CES 50-Babe Battle: Booth Babes vs. Regular Babes
Adam Frucci
7. MacBook Air Tear Down: Sexy On the Inside Too
Christopher Mascari
8. Holy Crap: Did Bill Gates Just Say Windows Sucks?
Wilson Rothman
9. Apple MacBook Air Is World’s Thinnest Notebook, Looks Absolutely Amazing
Jesús Díaz
10. Microsoft’s Brainwashing Children’s Book: Mommy, Where Do Servers Come From?
Noah Robischon

February
1. Indiana Jones IV Trailer Makes Us Wet Our Pants
Jesús Díaz
2. Cheeseburger in a Can is Both the Best and Worst Thing I’ve Ever Seen
Adam Frucci
3. Peruvian Anti-Riot Police Uniforms Look Like Judge Dredd Meets Batman
Adam Frucci
4. Guitar Rising for Real Guitar Heroes
Jesús Díaz
5. How Grandma Sees The Remote
Mark Wilson
6. Stairs Bookcase Actually Makes Me Want to Move to London
Jesús Díaz
7.Leaked RIAA Training Video: Find Pirates, Find Crack-Dealing Terrorist Murderers Too!
Matt Buchanan
8. 1,301 Florescent Bulbs Lit Solely by Magnetic Fields
Adam Frucci
9. The Biggest Star Wars Collection in the Galaxy
Jesús Díaz
10. The Sad Final Days of CompUSA
Jason Chen

March
1. New Video of BigDog Quadruped Robot Is So Stunning It’s Spooky
Jesús Díaz
2. Ride the Bitchcruiser Bike, But Wear Protection (NSFW)
Mark Wilson
3. Plug-‘n’-Play USB Virus Makes MacBooks Fall to Pieces
Addy Dugdale
4. Technosexual: One Man’s Tale of Robot Love
Addy Dugdale
5. Video of BigDog Beta Quadruped Robot Is So Stupid It’s Hilarious
Jesús Díaz
6. The True iPhone Anti-Christ Is Here! Repent!
Jesús Díaz
7. Skywalker Last Supper Painting Made With 69,550 Star Wars Frames
Jesús Díaz
8. Cat Jumps Off a Plane, Lands on Its Legs
Jesús Díaz
10. First Video of Hacked iPhone 2.0 In Action
Jesús Díaz

April
1. 10 Sex Toys That Are Confusing and Wrong (NSFW)
Sean Fallon
2. A Cellphone’s Missing Dot Kills Two People, Puts Three More in Jail
Jesús Díaz
3. Psystar Exposed: Looks Like a Hoax
Jason Chen
4. Putting Video Cameras in the WRONG Places (VERY NSFW)
Jesús Díaz
5. Sexy Lady Offers to Harvest Virginity of Net Neutrality-Supporting Nerds (NSFW)
Addy Dugdale
6. Exclusive Video: Psystar in the Wild
Jason Chen
7. Vista Running 108 Apps Bites Mac OS X Back
Jesús Díaz
8. Mac With 150 Apps Running Shows Teeny-Weeny Dock, Exposé Windows
Haroon Malik
9. Combat Robot Attempts Rebellion Against Human Masters in Iraq, Army Pulls Plug for 10-20 Years
Matt Buchanan
10. Sprint’s Samsung Instinct: At Last, a Decent iPhone Competitor
Matt Buchanan

May
1. iPhone 3G Launch Date Confirmed
Jesús Díaz
2. Mentos and Diet Coke Explosion at 1200fps: Casio EX-F1 Strikes Again
Benny Goldman
3. R2-D2 Projector in Action Video (Verdict: A Must Have)
Jesús Díaz
4. Exclusive: Dell Mini Inspiron, Their First Mini Laptop
Brian Lam
5. Flying RC Penis Disrupts Garry Kasparov Speech
Jason Chen
6. How My Wife Castrated My DVD Collection
Mark Wilson
7. Stolen MacBook Victim Uses Screen Sharing and iSight to Bust Thieves
Adrian Covert
8. Sprint Spending $100 Million to Kick iPhone in the Nuts (iPhone Wearing Cup)
Mark Wilson
9. 5 Million-Piece LEGO Boulder Chases Indy, Crashes Into Car
Jesús Díaz
10. Full-Screen Multitouch Mac OS X Is Here (But Not from Apple)
Jesús Díaz

June
1. Lego Secret Vault Contains All Sets In History
Jesús Díaz
2. Why You Should Carry a Digital Camera At All Times
Adam Frucci
3. Woman Who Died While Watching TV Sat Unfound for 42 Years
Adam Frucci
4. Classic Clips: Bill Gates Chews Out Microsoft Over XP
Mark Wilson
5. iPhone 3G’s True Price Compared
Jason Chen
6. iPhone 3G Launch Date Confirmed
Jesús Díaz
7. Girl Spins On Escalator Thanks to Physics or Magic
Jesús Díaz
8. Apple WWDC Liveblog Coverage
Jason Chen
9. 3,800-Piece Death Star Diorama Is Coolest Star Wars Lego Ever
Jesús Díaz
10. 3G iPhone Hands On
Brian Lam

July
1. iPhone OS 2.0 Unlocked
Jesús Díaz
2. Tron 2 Trailer Video Makes Pants Wet Worldwide
Jesús Díaz
3. iPhone App Review Marathon Liveblog
Jason Chen
4. iPhone 3G Review
Brian Lam
5. WASP Knife Will Freeze and Blow Up Your Organs
Elaine Chow
6. Batman…Uh, I Mean John Connor is About to Waste This Terminator
Sean Fallon
7. Exclusive: Inside the Lego Factory
Jesús Díaz
8. 40 Honest Gadget Ads That Won’t Be Convincing Many People to Buy Anything
Adam Frucci
9. Apple and AT&T Stores Having Difficulty Activating iPhones (UPDATE: It’s the iPocalypse)
Mark Wilson
10. iPhone 2.0 Video Walkthrough and iTunes 7.7 Confidential Screenshots
Jesús Díaz

August
1. Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird’s Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting
John Mahoney
2. Tallest Skyscraper in the World Almost Completed, Defies Belief
Jesús Díaz
3. Slow Motion Lightning Video is Mindblowing, Will Sell a Thousand Slo-Mo Cameras
Adam Frucci
4. New iPhone Comes Loaded with Photos of the Girl Who Made It
Adam Frucci
5. Guy Films Space Shuttle Launch from Passing Airliner
Kit Eaton
6. Leaked: Dell Inspiron 910 (Mini Note) Specs and Release Date
Mark Wilson
7. Tattoo? Symbiote? What the Hell is That Thing On Olympian Kerri Walsh’s Shoulder?
Jack Loftus
8. DIY Batman Tumbler Is Nearly Perfect, Built With One Man’s Bare Hands
John Mahoney
9. Huge iPhone Security Flaw Puts All Private Information at Risk
Jesús Díaz
10. Photographs Enhance Video in Absolutely Unbelievable Ways
Mark Wilson

September
1. Hubble Finds Unidentified Object in Space, Scientists Puzzled
Jesús Díaz
2. Microsoft’s “I’m a PC” Ad Beats Seinfeld (But Not Hodgman)
Wilson Rothman
3. Review: EFiX Dongle Perfectly Transforms PC to Mac
Matt Buchanan
4. How Many Google Phone Engineers Does It Take to Tell the Time?
Jesús Díaz
5. Download Google Chrome Now
Mark Wilson
6. The First Bill Gates + Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft Ad Makes No Sense
Jason Chen
7. Steve Ballmer Goes Nuts (Again) To Sell Windows
Mark Wilson
8. The Shocking Inside Story of the Epic Defects That Killed Millions of Xbox 360s
Matt Buchanan
9. Computer Weather Error Shows Why Houston Is in Extra Trouble
Jason Chen
10. Official Rock Band 2 Track List (Plus Carry Over “Most” of Rock Band’s Disc Tracks!)
Matt Buchanan

October
1. Windows 7 Walkthrough, Boot Video and Impressions
Wilson Rothman
2. MacBook and MacBook Pro Dual Review
Mark Wilson
3. The Muppets’ Animal Caught Speeding, Driving Police Crazy
Jesús Díaz
4. Awesome F-35B Video Shows US Marines Already Have Transformers
Jesús Díaz
5. T-Mobile G1 Google Android Phone Review
Jason Chen
6. BlackBerry Storm First Hands On
Matt Buchanan
7. The Truth About the Apple Tax
Matt Buchanan
8. Is Steve Jobs Preparing His Farewell?
Jesús Díaz
9. Barack Obama’s $3 Million ‘Overhead Projector’ Actually Pretty Cool
John Herrman
10. Giz Explains: Why Windows 7 Will Smash Vista
Matt Buchanan

November
1. The 50 Skills Every Geek Should Have
Adam Frucci
2. How the CNN Holographic Interview System Works
Jason Chen
3. Gizmodo’s 20 Essential iPhone Apps
John Mahoney
4. BlackBerry Storm First Hands On
Matt Buchanan
5. 5 Gadgets You Can’t Skimp On (And How to Save Money Buying Them)
Matt Buchanan
6. Grandma Got a New Mac
Jason Chen
7. Student Writes to Steve Jobs, Gets Free Final Cut Studio 2
Jesús Díaz
8. Guy Builds F-35 Fighter Jet On His Own
Jesús Díaz
9. How Big Is the ISS Compared to Science Fiction Spaceships?
Jesús Díaz
10. MacBook Nano Looks Like It Came from Cupertino
Jesús Díaz

December
1. Nakagin Capsule Tower Looks to be From the Future, But Probably Won’t Make it There
Elaine Chow
2. New York City Is Breathtaking Following Google Earth Update
Mark Wilson
3. Santa Claus’ Gmail Account Exposed
Jesús Díaz
4. Video of Multiple Kill Vehicle Test Scares Me Silly
Jesús Díaz
5. Dealzmodo Hack: Make Your Old USB Stick Into a Digital Multitool
John Herrman
6. Female Avatars Are Not Safe in PlayStation Home
Jack Loftus
7. Fakemodo: Undeniable Evidence of iPhone Nano 3G ZOMG!
Jesús Díaz
8. Dad, Where’s the Digital Photo Frame?
Jesús Díaz
9. Steve Jobs’ Health Declining Rapidly, Reason for Macworld Cancellation
Jesús Díaz
10. Lego Colonial Space Ship Is Big Enough to Terraform Real Planets
Jesús Díaz

If you are curious about last year’s zeitgeist, you can read it here.

Jan 01

[CES Countdown] PowerMat Charges Gadgets, No Plugs Required

Posted in: Gadgets, Today's Chili

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”PowerMat.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/PowerMat.jpg” width=”583″ height=”328″ class=”mt-image-right” style=”float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;” //span/p pCES is just around the corner and there will undoubtedly be some pretty exciting revelations for 2009. /p pOne of the most intriguing of these is the Power Mat, which offers much sought after wireless charging of your gadgets and gizmos, though sadly it’s not quite advanced enough to send it over the airwaves./pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/2a98484/mf.gif’ border=’0’/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0’trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=[CES Countdown] PowerMat Charges Gadgets, No Plugs Requiredlink=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2009/01/01/ces_countdown_powermat_charges.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=[CES Countdown] PowerMat Charges Gadgets, No Plugs Requiredlink=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2009/01/01/ces_countdown_powermat_charges.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/27588759938/u/0/f/9581/c/552/s/44663940/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/27588759938/u/0/f/9581/c/552/s/44663940/a2.img” border=”0″//a

Jan 01

Kleer now offering DigiFi Opera wireless earphones in the US

Posted in: earphones, Today's Chili

Well, it’s been a bit of a long time coming, but it looks like the Kleer-based DigiFi Opera wireless earphones are now finally available in the US, and directly from Kleer itself, no less. From the looks of it, these are the exact same phones that folks in Korea have had at their disposal for quite a few months now, with them still promising to provide CD quality sound over a 2.4GHz wireless link, and let up to three other folks listen to a single source. According to the company, you can also expect to get up to ten hours of playtime, with a USB cable provided to handle the charging duties. If that sounds like the wireless fix you’ve been looking for, you can snag the earphones right now in your choice of black or white for just under $100 by hitting up the link below.

[Via iPodNN]

Filed under: Portable Audio

Kleer now offering DigiFi Opera wireless earphones in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 01

Microsoft Pushes Office 2007 Release Back

Posted in: Pre-Release, Software, Today's Chili

This article was written on June 29, 2006 by CyberNet.

Microsoft Pushes Office 2007 Release Back

It looks like Microsoft will be releasing Office 2007 around the same time that it releases Windows Vista. January is the current target date for both launches which has caused quite a stir. When Vista’s launch date changed to after the holiday season many analysts couldn’t believe it. They started to wonder how Microsoft could miss such an important time in retail sales. Now Office 2007 has fallen behind and is singing the same tune as Vista.

To be honest I am quite surprised. Office 2007 Beta 2 is extremely stable for me and is much more usable on an everyday level than Vista is. I thought that this release was a good sign that Microsoft was going to stay on target with their November launch date. They must have, not surprisingly, hit some bumps in the road.

News Source: CNet

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Jan 01

VIDEO: The R2-D2 Dance Troupe [Life After Star Wars]

Posted in: Gadgets, Movies, Today's Chili

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Jan 01

Road Mice For Some ‘Vroom-Vroom’ In The Office

Posted in: Cars, Gadgets, Laptops, PC, Today's Chili

pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”road mice.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/road%20mice.jpg” width=”588″ height=”160″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”” //spanI once got given a mouse shaped as Mickey Mouse’s head, complete with clickable ears and stupid grin. It was, without any doubt, the worse mouse I ever had to use, apart from the fact that I had to hide it with embarrassment whenever anyone walked in. /p pNow, the latest in themed mice are aimed at petrol heads that like a little horsepower mixed with their rodent. Road Mice are licensed sports versions of popular American muscle cars. /p pThese are 800dpi wireless mice, suitable for Macs or PCs, and the cars on offer include the Dodge Charger SRT-8, Dodge Charger – Police Car, Chevy Z06 Corvette, Ford Mustang GT, Chevy Camaro, Ford GT, and Dodge Viper SRT10 among others. /pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/2a94ec8/mf.gif’ border=’0’/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0’trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Road Mice For Some ‘Vroom-Vroom’ In The Officelink=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2009/01/01/road_mice_for_some_vroomvroom.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Road Mice For Some ‘Vroom-Vroom’ In The Officelink=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2009/01/01/road_mice_for_some_vroomvroom.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/27588754207/u/0/f/9581/c/552/s/44650184/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/27588754207/u/0/f/9581/c/552/s/44650184/a2.img” border=”0″//a

Jan 01

Super Nintendo cartridge wallet: you probably want this

Posted in: diy, mod, Today's Chili

Sure, it might be a little more cumbersome than your current billfold — but whatever — this is awesome. This SNES cartridge has been modded so that it holds a photo ID on the front plate, but it’s also been gutted of its internals and outfitted with a hinge so that there’s storage space on the inside. Oh, and it’s got an LED that can be powered on and off, plus it plays game music / noises! Crazy, right? Well, it’s slightly complicated to build one of your own, but Instructables has the details, should you want to give it a whirl. Ask yourself this: what better way is there to spend New Year’s Day?

[Via Hack A Day]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Gaming

Super Nintendo cartridge wallet: you probably want this originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 01

Kellarissa, ‘Flamingo’: Free MP3 of the Day

Posted in: Today's Chili

Synths can be seductive for solo artists; the keyboard gives you options, but it won’t solve other problems. Kellarissa’s “Flamingo” LP shows what less skilled bards are forever driving at. Processed hazes envelop vocals that would be fine on their own, and the result is an elegant post-torch …

Originally posted at Crossfade

Jan 01

The Best Lego Stories of 2008

Posted in: lego, Today's Chili, top

Bricks! Minifigs! Spaceships! Star Wars! Airplanes! Robots! Sex! Secret Vaults! Our exclusive trip to the Lego mothership! More than six million read the best Lego stories of 2008. Check the Top 10 and my favorites.