January 2008
December 2007
Official Nintendo Fix for Malfunctioning Wiimotes:... →
Everyone knows that when all else fails, smacking a malfunctioning device might just solve the problem. It works with TVs, it works with computers and it works with just about anything. Well, sometimes. But would you expect that to be an official solution to malfunctioning gadgets? Because it’s exactly what Nintendo support is telling people to do to wonky Wiimotes. According to Wired...
Alpine IDA-X100 iPod Headunit: Cool UI, Tags HD... →
The Basics: Alpine’s
IDA-X100 is a foreign affair coming stateside in the spring. Not
only does the 2.2-inch touchscreen mime the iPod’s UI, but it has
Bluetooth audio streaming, a USB port for memory stick audio
playback, HD/Sat radio readiness, a “Tag and Sync” function that
allows for keying of HD radio songs for later purchas eon iTunes,
AAC and WMA support. It also has...
Hello Kitty Contact Lenses Shake Me to the Core... →
There’s something not quite right about this girls’ eyes. No, it’s not the emo makeup or stupid hair coloring, although those are pretty bad. It’s… oh my god, it is. She has Hello Kitty contact lenses. We’re through the looking glass here. Take a closer look, if you dare. No soul could exist behind those dead eyes. These are the things that nightmares are made of....
New Cloverfield TV Spot Available! →
Well, here we are, less than 20 days away from the opening of the first blockbuster movie of 2008, J.J. Abrams’ monster-movie Cloverfield! The marketing on this film has been very strange, even for “viral” marketing fan, Abrams. Just a couple of trailers have appeared thus far, but honestly, it’s been plenty to keep us tantalized for the January 18th opening day. Now...
Wii Been Hacked! Runs Cutest Linux Ever! →
We all knew it was just a matter of time, but now we have video evidence. The Wii has been totally haxored! That’s right, just check out the video below and take a look at what these guys have accomplished. In all honestly, about half of what they say is Greek to me, but I’m impressed with the final result nonetheless.
I did catch that they managed to load Linux onto it. All I can say...
First iPod touch VoIP Call [Clips] →
The guys at touchmods.net have been busy readying a VoIP app for the iPod touch, and they have just released a video of the first successful call made using their software. Apparently, the app will be made available to the masses on New Year’s Day, so we are holding our breath. Check out the video to see what all the fuss is about. (We’ve put up the second video the team released,...
Download Podcasts Directly to your iPhone or iPod... →
One of those things that irks me about the iPhone and iPod Touch is that you can download iTunes music directly, but you can’t subscribe to podcasts. These two mobile devices are amazing because they free us from the traditional computer paradigm, but they just feel artificially limited by business model constraints. Fortunately, Matthew Smith is developing a solution called MobileCast that lets...
Amazon starts dishing out DRM-free Warner Music... →
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
We’re not sure if Amazon’s forthcoming DRM-less Super Bowl promotion has anything to do with it or not, but the company has just announced that its finally brought Warner Music Group into its MP3 fold, with a slew of music from the label now available for download without any of those pesky restrictions. According to Dow Jones, the pair...
Apple Patent Copies Windows Genuine Advantage DRM:... →
Most people are familiar with Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage program—whenever you have to “validate” Windows, that’s WGA in action. Since there is no copy protection on OS X, lifelong Mac users might be unfamiliar with this whole idea. Don’t worry, it looks like you might get acquainted real soon! Apple has a new patent called “Run-Time Code Injection To...
WatchBaby Gives The Evil Eye Video
Delicious Library 2 details emerge →
Leopard is out, and Delicious Library 2 is about to be released. I frankly don’t see why they haven’t shipped it already, as Leopard was originally supposed to be done in June. Whatever. After this long wait though, Delicious-Monster, the company behind Delicious Library has leaked some more details on their upcoming release. We already knew about DL2’s iTunes integration and HTML export, as...
'Knight Rider' Teaser Has Made a Huge... →
This teaser for NBC’s attempt at bringing interest to Knight Rider is very short, pointless, and looks like the introduction of a Fear Factor challenge, but it does let you hear Will Arnett’s update to the voice of their talking car. Does anyone else think they made him say “Hello, Mike” instead of “Michael” so that we wouldn’t think we were watching...
DIY'er build electronic rock-paper-scissors game,... →
Filed under: Gaming
Granted, you could go out and drop ten bones to grab a pre-fabricated electronic rock-paper-scissors game, but seriously, where’s the fun in that? The real elation comes when you actually build the thing yourself, or at least that’s the idea followed by one particular DIY’er. Needless to say, the actual functionality here is self-explanatory, but if...
How-to guide details fix for stuck LCD pixels →
Filed under: Displays
We’ve heard all sorts of myths when it comes to fixing a stuck pixel on an LCD, and while the following methods shouldn’t be expected to bring completely dead pixels back from the grave, commenters seem to think the methods are at least somewhat successful in getting pixels out of their single-colored funk. Up first is the flashing colors approach, which points...
Knight Industries Three Thousand specs revealed →
Filed under: Transportation
While you may or may not agree with NBC’s decision to make KITT a Ford Mustang in the new Knight Rider series, we’re pretty sure that you’re gonna tune in next February nonetheless if for no other reason then to see what modern technology can do to a talking, crime-fighting car. Well luckily Popular Mechanics has what is reportedly an exclusive spec...
Let your Dog Poop Inside →
I rather house train my dog a 100% much less trouble but it’s bizarre enough to make it on RGS.
This mat-and-tray bathroom system gives dogs a place to relieve themselves when they can’t get outside for respite. Ideal for high-rise dwelling dogs, when owners aren’t home, or even just for times of harsh weather, this ingenious system uses a mat made of antimicrobial pourous artificial turf that...
Sessler speaks about X-Play format shift →
Filed under: Culture
Love it or hate it, GameSpot TV Extended Play X-Play remains the golden child of the Comcast-owned G4 network. Since the channel’s rebirth in 2004, the program has kept its position as the highest rated show on G4 — beating out reruns of Cops and Cheaters by what we can only assume is a narrow margin. Despite X-Play’s pseudo-success, the show will see a...
ImgBurn Makes Burning Discs Easy →
Even though disc burning is built into Windows XP and Windows Vista, taking disc images, burning images to disc, managing them, and burning high-definition DVDs are a bit advanced for just the OS to handle. Even taking a disc image and burning it to a CD or DVD is beyond the abilities of the Windows XP disc burner, and burning high-definition DVDs is out of the question. ImgBurn can help. The app...
Going.com Gets Extra Social On Events →
Events based social network Going.com have launched their 3.0 version with several new features. Central to Going.com 3.0 is a new events and people recommendation engine that allows users to discover events and people in their area. The new features takes Going.com’s event focused social networking service to nearly a dating service. Where as before Going.com recommended events and tied...
New Images Visualization Launches Today →
Hey everyone,
Now you can discover great images people are Digging with the Digg Pics visualization. It’s a fantastic way to browse and scroll though the images on Digg.
Images are grouped by topic on separate rows, highlighting Digg counts as you scroll through. You can use your arrow keys to quickly navigate between images and rows. Clicking on the thumbnail shows more details — you can click...
Disposable Soles Keep Your Bare Feet Clean [Feet] →
Going around barefoot is nice and freeing for your usually constricted feet, but oftentimes that results in dirty feet. I guess. I mean, if you never clean your floors it does. If that’s the case, these disposable soles were designed with you in mind. Basically, it’s a stack of sticky, foot-shaped pads. You step on them and then are able to walk around “barefoot” with a...
Doggy Style Pencil Sharpener Takes One for the... →
We are not sure how we missed this exquisite work of art when our beloved sisters at Jezebel displayed it not long ago, but we’re just wondering where on earth such a pencil sharpener might’ve come from. Is this what it’s come to? Certainly this is not how we treat our women here at the Giz. This kind of reminds us of that obnoxious method of extinguishing cigarettes we...
'Sin City' Powered By Unreal Engine →
Red Mile Entertainment announced today that it has entered into an agreement to license the Unreal Engine 3 from Epic for use in the Sin City video game.
“The Unreal Engine is one of the most technically advanced engines on the market and is a perfect fit for our Sin City video games,” said Glenn Wong, president and COO for Red Mile. “The engine has powered several of the...
'Warhawk' Expansion Live →
Yesterday, the expansion to PlayStation 3’s flying around and shooting others simulator Warhawk apparently slipped out (a day earlier than was planned) and was, reportedly, free of charge for a brief period due to a credit card glitch.
The new content pack, which is available now for $7.99, features a new map, new layouts, and a new vehicle.
The new map, “Omega Factory,” is...
Sony Says Goodbye To Rear Projection TVs [Bye Rear... →
UPDATE: We have confirmed that this means no 70XBR5 70-inch SXRD!! One of our favorite TVs of the 2007 lineup will now just be a fondly remembered one-night stand. We knew the delay sounded suspicious.
A Sony spokesman has stated that Sony will soon be exiting the rear projection TV business as soon as their current inventory is gone. Even though Sony’s rear projection TVs were still...
5 Kick-Ass Reminder Services →
A quick look over a number of unique, interesting and hassle-free reminder tools to assist you with daily stuff. All free and quite different from the rest.
Jott
Probably the best reminder service that can be accessed from any US phone. You simply dial-in JOTT number (1-866-JOTT-123), and as you speak it records your message and sends it over to your email address as text. Messages can be sent...
Paper Mario Animation, Six Weeks of Work in 60... →
Here’s an enormously entertaining little video that took thousands of times longer to make than it does to watch. Created by an animator who calls himself “sketch (537CH)”, he says it took six weeks to create this Paper Mario Animation. We like the way he moved the paper cutouts over the crayon-colored backgrounds, resulting in accurate and realistic-looking Mario action. Nice...
Unlocked Open Source Anti-DRM Logo [Drm] →
While we’re not sure logos are the solutions to all the world’s problems (you’ve seen that video of a Microsoft-designed iPod box), we kinda like the idea of an anti-DRM logo to make it easy for consumers to quickly pick up on content that’ll give ‘em more bang for their buck, since they’re not restricted on where and how they can use it. It’s even in...
Duke Nukem Forever Teaser Leaves Us Unimpressed... →
When we last played the Duke Nukem series, it ran exclusively on German Enigma machines, which means that unless this teaser trailer showed graphics so far ahead of its league that it makes Crysis look like stick figure drawings, there’s no way that anybody will be impressed. It’s not that the graphics are horrible, but we’ve seen similar from Gears of War—and that was last year....
Kill Shot Pillow From Keetra Looks Bloody... →
It’s called The Great Slumber, or just Bloody Puddle, a pillow that looks like you took one too many bullets to the head. The site says it will be for sale soon, though something tells us it won’t be ready in time for Christmas. Which is all for the best: God knows what would happen if your grandma walks into the spare bedroom and sees you sleeping on it. [FromKeetra via...
John Conner Not Hero Of T4 →
A few weeks ago, we reported on Christian Bale’s casting as the savior of all mankind, John Conner in the upcoming new Terminator trilogy. Well, the folks over at CHUD have uncovered some more details on the plot that will unfold in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins.
It seems that caped-crusader friend will not be playing such a large role in the new trilogy’s first installment. Instead, it...
Valve Adds Gifts to Steam →
Looking to give the gift of PC Gaming this season? You might want to check out Steam, which has just been updated to allow gift purchasing.
Anything available to purchase on Steam can be sent as a gift to the e-mail address, which allows the recipient to download the game.
It does require that they install Steam, which is a devious way of getting more people to use the platform, but that’s...
Leopard Love: Advanced Selection in Preview →
Filed under: How-tos, Tips and tricks, Leopard
Over at MurphyMac, Murphy has posted a great tutorial about the new Leopard selection tools for Preview.app. As usual, there’s an excellent screencast that walks you through the entire process. The new “Extract Shape” tool lets you draw a rough outline around an object and then use selection handles to fit the outline to the shape....
Passive Technologies intros Blu-ray / HD-DVD combo... →
Filed under: Desktops, Home Entertainment
It’s far from the first, but those looking to go format neutral while still keeping things neat and tidy in a media center now have another option to consider from the folks at Passive Technologies, which has just introduced its new LifestationHD unit. While exact specs are still somewhat light, in addition to that Blu-ray / HD-DVD combo drive,...
Sno-Baller, for Lazy Ice Warriors [Winter Weapons] →
Don’t you hate it when your hands get all frozen forming those snowballs? There’s a gadget that’s made to solve that problem, called the Sno-Baller. Now your snowballs can be just as precise as everything else in your life. And in the summer when there’s no snow, you can use this press to create gigantic meatballs. Looks like fun, but we still think we can pack better...
More Half-Life games confirmed; nobody surprised →
Filed under: PC, First Person Shooters
In perhaps an over-exaggeration of the term “world exclusive”, StuffWeLike.com has revealed that Valve intends on continuing the Half-Life series after Half-Life 2: Episode Three. Big news, we know. When Stuff We Like asked Valve’s Doug Lombardi about the possibility of a Half-Life 3, he responded that nothing has been announced, but that...
Rant: Will Smith's Hancock Teaser Trailer →
Below is a teaser trailer for Will Smith’s new superhero comedy titled Hancock that debuted on JoBlo. I’m going to be up front about this: it looks absolutely, downright terrible. How do people even look at this and laugh? Let me go everything that sucks about it: it’s completely cheesy, it’s the stupidest thing I’ve seen all year, Will Smith is obviously flying on...
Nutty Salt and Pepper Shakers Are All Screwed Up... →
Salt and pepper shaker collectors will be interested in this innovative way to dispense those table staples, looking a whole lot like nuts and bolts. They’re actually constructed like a Slinky. Bend one of these bolts, and the gaps between its coils get wide enough to release your chosen seasoning. Good thing there’s an “S” and a “P” inscribed on top, or...
Google Wants To Index Your Videos →
Google has launched Sitemaps for Video, an extension of their webmaster sitemaps program that will assist webmasters in having their videos indexed by Google.
To be indexed, webmasters must create a sitemap page that provides a list of videos on each site that is compliant with Googles sitemaps protocol, which since November 2006 is standardized with Yahoo and Microsoft as well. Webmasters then...
EA confirms Command & Conquer FPS Tiberium →
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, First Person Shooters, Strategy
Electronics Arts has wasted little time in lifting the veil from off last week’s rumor surrounding Tiberium, a new game set in the long-running Command & Conquer universe that will once again try to put a FPS spin on the series’ RTS roots. With versions in development at EA Los...
Netflix Rolling Out Unlimited Watch Instantly to... →
Several readers reported that they have now been offered free unlimited Watch Instantly hours from Netflix, which was first reported in late October by a small test group. Note that Netflix has increased the number of titles available for Watch Instantly to 6,000. Have you received this e-mail? How many hours do you currently use Watch Instantly? How many would you use if you are offered...
Must Watch: Next New Wall-E Trailer →
The latest new trailer for Pixar’s Wall-E has hit the internet and it’s another one you can’t miss. These just get better and better each time. Wall-E is that cute lil’ robot who has been stuck compacting trash for 700 years on Earth, until now… I love what they’re doing with this; it’s a progressive introduction to the actual story. Each new trailer seems to show...