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In its first incarnation, Lala.com focused on helping people trade and buy CDs cheaply, all the while building a community of music listeners and a catalog of preferences. Today, newly revamped Lala...

An AT&T employee who works on Operations tells us that the carrier ordered a last-minute beefing up of its EDGE throughput, latency and coverage in anticipation of the iPhone. The operation,...

From the looks of it, you'd think the Latte Boom was one of Samsung's new MP3 players (especially with its built-in speakers), but this tiny, bar-shaped handheld is actually a cellphone. And not a...

No, it's not a USB Squid stick. Unlike that monstrosity, this USB Squid is useful for more than a three second chuckle. It's designed like the power squid, which means it takes one USB port and turns...

Ha! The RIAA, the group that everyone loves to hate, is getting accused in court of extortion, conspiracy, computer fraud, trespass, and eeeee-vil. The accusations are being made as a counterclaim in...

Good news Europeans. Those reports last week with Ballmer stating that Microsoft had no plans to import the Zune to Europe were mistaken, thanks to a mistranslated German article. That picture on...

Now you can smirk smugly as you tell your houseguests that you've got a "wall clock". See, it's a clock that only has a center piece for the mechanism and the hands, plus twelve dots you stick onto...

I've got one of the first N76 review units here. The 2MP, ce 2MP, clamshell phone running the smartphone symbian 60 OS, isn't that different from the N75 we looked at two months ago in depth, so here's a...

Wanna bring Wi-Fi to your entire neighborhood? Meraki's $99 outdoor repeater lets you share your Internet access up to 700 feet (when paired with Meraki's $49 Mini router). The repeater can be...

Even with our extreme weekend Pokemon binges, the DS Lite usually doesn't have to be charged more than once every few days. Which means this DS Lite battery pack isn't for us. But for those of you...

Zune Insider just shouted to the world that the red Zune—seen much prettier here in their official ad shots—will be available via Target and Amazon starting June 10. If there's one...

Did you know 855,000 phones are flushed down the toilet every year in the UK? That's both true and ridiculous. SimplySwitch, a price comparison site that apparently services the UK, came up with this...

HP's trying to make it a little easier to go green with the introduction of its new rp5700. The tree-hugging PC is 95% recyclable, and according to HP it uses 80% less energy than a standard desktop....

Asus is hoping to steal the show at Computex tomorrow, releasing not one, but two new Internet stereos. The flagship AIR 3 will be able to stream music from the Internet while also docking your iPod...

This fan fiction ad shows the iPhone sitting in for the Monolith in this 2001: A Space Odyssey mashup. I don't need to see more fake iPhone ads, when the hype is already so high. But the attention to...

Considerate smokers (har, har) looking for an ashtray to deposit their refuse into can take a look at the ashcan. It's a personal ashtray that's shaped like a cigarette that lets you deposit your...

First off, thanks to everyone who tipped me off on Slot 2 cards for the DS. Much appreciated! I went with a M3 Lite Perfect, in case anyone was wondering. I also took a stroll down to the local...

Is the gigantic price tag on the LG Prada not enough to convince users that it's a "high end luxury phone"? Then how about free insurance if the phone breaks, even if it's due to the owner's...

Those of you lured into buying an LG Chocolate by its good-looking exterior but shafted by its hard-to-use touch controls have a new option coming soon. The soon-to-arrive LG VX8550 looks to be an...

Okay guys, we know how hard it is to lift the toilet seat and then lower it back after you're done. Here's a solution to this age-old dilemma: the Peacemaker Toilet Seat Lifter. This silly device...

This is a very shaky rumor, but Computer and Video games claims they have some info about an upcoming hard-drive add-on for the Wii. They claim that since Neo Geo's Wii Virtual Console games are...

If Panny's new Toughbook is too big for your taste, General Dynamics today unveiled the GoBook MR-1, a pint-sized UMPC built to take a beating. The unit is essentially a repackaged FlipStart with a...

If you're the environmentally concerned type, you'll get an eco-boner over this Melt sustainable umbrella design. The umbrella is made out of biodegradable agricultural film that will, "under the...

Man, you guys love to Photoshop David Pogue. I received over 100 entries to my challenge to make the NY Times tech guru cool, and it was a lot of fun going through them all. Mr. Pogue himself offered...

We're not sure what kind of lousy restaurant you'd have to go to for them not to supply you with a fork and knife, but if you're ever hunting and killing your own super-boar, this credit card cutlery...

HiPe PC has just released the Daisho 2.0 and the K-Tana 2.0 FX, two high performance PCs for gaming or just showing off. The Daisho 2.0 is way more interesting. With two networked PCs inside and...

Meet Jo, a sexy babe masquerading as a plumber at the Kohler website—but we think she's a sultry little temptress. "Flushing is fun," she coos. "Pick an item." I got your item, right here....

One of the main complaints about PS3's backward compatibility for PS2 games is the inability to use custom PS2 controllers like the DDR dance pads and the Guitar Hero guitars. For $14.99, Pelican...

The Speed Dial 800 may not have Mac OS X, a multi-touch screen and an uncanny ability to find seafood restaurants in San Francisco, but it can transform into some kind of robotic cockroach....

Episode 90 of Coolness Roundup with Gizmodo's Charlie White and Sci Fi Tech's Stephen Schleicher takes you into weirdsville, with a grand tour of the world that is USB accessories. And hey, it's not...

If you thought a 205-inch TV was a symbol of conspicuous consumption, wait till you see this. The richest man in India is building a 60-story home for himself and the 600 people who serve him. Yeah,...

Here's a microphone described by Akustica as the first HD digital output mic, a tiny device destined to be designed into laptops and broadband mobile devices. The company says this AKU2103 mic is the...

LG has been busy revamping its LCDs lately and the company's latest model, the 22-inch M228WA, appears to be the star player with am HDMI port and 1080p capability. In addition, the LCD can be easily...

Following the steps of Darth Tater, here's another useless but irresistible piece of colored plastic: the Optimash 1998 Prime. I don't know who comes up with those names at Hasbro, but only for that I...

This M60M watch concept might get you flustered at first, because when you look in the middle, there's nothing there. It's not exactly the most precise watch in the world, with one rotating disk...

DVR is one of the only functions you can't yet find on an iPod, and that's probably because it's still pretty complicated, and getting weirder all the time. The press release on a new pocket DVR from...

You're socially conscious. You drive a Prius, and you love that feeling of self-worth that it gives you. You especially love knowing that everyone else on the road knows how socially conscious you...

Apparently this is a "rescue robot." It rolls into dangerous places and picks up injured people. The problem is, you need to be uninjured enough to get on this tiny robot and squat down in order for...

One of the questions people often ask when they buy a GPS navigator is: Will it work if I take it on vacation in Europe? Usually, the answer is long and complicated and costly. "Yes, if you go to the...

The Ocean Scooter. Designed to annoy everyone in the swimming pool and get you lost at sea with no possibility of getting back to land, this 12v/7Ah "battery powered inflatable watercraft" can travel...

Oh, man! Last weekend was great. Really. A ton happened. But you don't care because you know we'll catch you up with some sweet links. Or will we? Maybe just this once we won't give in. Who are we...