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Mod Connects Xbox 360 QWERTY Pad to PSP, Fanboy Heads Explode [Mods]

l0rdnic0, an administrator over at Acid Mods, has video of the unholy union of an Xbox 360 QWERTY with a PSP Slim. While the mod works just fine, as you can see in the video, we worry about the fanboys. Seeing something like this in action must be kind of like how Brendan Fraser's character felt we ... (original story)

GoToMyCamera Takes Surveillance to the Cloud on the Cheap

UPDATED: It’s no cheap exercise to implement a surveillance system to record what goes on at home or at one’s place of business. And as for the hardware, it can still be a pricey endeavor. As with most anything else, much depends on engineering and utility. But there’s a name that seeks to ext... (original story)

Top 10 Apps Worth Jailbreaking Your iPhone to Get

The iTunes App Store is becoming a trendsetter for other companies in the mobile market. With thousands of apps to choose from and over 60 million downloads total, what more could you ask for? Apparently a lot. Users still aren't satisfied with the selection of apps that Apple is letting into the Ap... (original story)

Orbiting Aliens Can Leech Internet Access From ISS Thanks to New Wifi Network [Interstellar Wifi]

There may be a virus aboard, and the crappers were once waste distributors instead of collectors, but the one criticism we can no longer level at the International Space Station is a lack of wireless. That's because it has it now! Let astrophysics tests no longer be confined to the lab—astrona... (original story)

Apple Admits British Man Invented iPod in 1979, Uses Him to Win Patent Lawsuit [IPod]

There you have it folks. The real inspiration for Apple's game-changing iPod, courtesy of the world's unluckiest Briton, Kane Kramer, 52 (not including the fifth Beatle). You see, in the dark technological days of 1979, Kramer saw a beacon of light in his IXI. Capable of playing a mind-busting 3.5 m... (original story)

Fujitsu Asia Pacific intros the L1010

Filed under: Laptops Like your laptops available in soft, colorful tones? Looking for something a bit entry level? Fujitsu may have just the thing for you. The company has just introduced its L1010 mid-priced laptop (in Asia, at least), and it looks like just the right thing if you're not trying to ... (original story)

SKY's IM-S350: where using the d-pad is an adventure unto itself

Filed under: Handsets, Pantech Like the IM-S300 before it, SKY's IM-S350 for the Korean market trades logic and any semblance of familiarity for a +1 on the fashion scorecard by sporting a crazy set of nav buttons that -- at a glance, anyway -- we can't figure out how you'd use. No bother, though; w... (original story)

Fresh Pics of Collapsible, Portable Microsoft Arc Laser Mouse [Laser Mice]

Thanks to tipster Alex, we've got some fresh hands-on pics of the new Microsoft Arc mouse, which we got a first look of back in July. The $60 mouse folds down to half its size for easy portability thanks to what the packaging calls a "strong metal hinge," and the glossy veneer, to quote Blam, is ind... (original story)

Whizle: A Simple Guide and Tutorial Making Tool

If you've ever tried to make a guide or tutorial visually appealing, then you know just how hard and tedious it can be. There are plenty of tools floating around the web to make this easier. Just do a search for screencasts or presentations in the ReadWriteWeb search box for our reviews on such too... (original story)

Apple Kinda Had iPhone Copy/Paste Figured Out with Newton 15 Years Ago (But Not Really) [IPhone]

There's a lot of hypothesizing and App Store creating going on today because the supposedly simple act of cutting and pasting is absent from the iPhone. What's strange about all this is that Apple sorta had it figured out 15 years ago with the Newton. As the video shows, cutting and pasting with a t... (original story)

ESPN NFL Sunday Countdown Now Features Virtual "Augmented Reality" Madden Players [EA Virtual Playbook]

Like it or not, the NFL 2008/2009 season is in full effect today. What's a jock-hating geek to do? Well, how about compromise? That's what EA and ESPN are doing with their NFL Sunday Countdown coverage today, as the two mega brands have reached an agreement that puts the Madden franchise front and c... (original story)

A Data Cap Might be Technically Bearable, But it’s Consciously Limiting

An interesting statement emerged on NewTeeVee today. Post author Chris Albrecht quotes Roku VP of consumer products “It’s unfortunate that the limitless possibilities are being capped by an ISP [Comcast], but it has no direct business impact on us.” Roku, for those unaware, is in a partnership... (original story)

Last IFA an iPhone Saved My Life [Why I Love The IPhone]

That avalanche of TVs, fridges, iPod docks, and iPod dock fridges that some people like to call IFA 2008 but I call Satan's Hell on Earth, agonized to its end this week. About bloody time. To me, the star of this fair wasn't the Sony ZX1, the Samsung X360 or even Addy's bags, but one now-ancient gad... (original story)

Amazon Retires $38.45 52-Inch Aquos, Puts Orders on Hold [Dealzmodo Schealzmodo]

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Error or scam, Amazon has pulled the page with the 52-inch $38.45 Sharp Aquos, probably overwhelmed by the orders from crazy Giz readers dreaming about a glorious, gigantic HDTV in their living rooms and/or toilets. Reader Max called... (original story)

Mitsubishi 65-inch LaserVue Rear Projection 1080p TV Priced (Expensively) [HDTV]

Last we left Mitsubishi's LaserVue 1080p rear-projection monster, we had size and shape, but price was a mystery. The mystery was solved today, as BitStream discovered the massive HDTV will set you back $7,000 when it ships later this month. There's still no pricing info for the 73-inch LaserVue, wh... (original story)



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