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Our iPhone hands-on is massive, but our verdict is short: Wait a little while.

Sometimes, you just want to talk on the phone in the pool without getting horribly electrocuted. Don't worry, bro; Fujitsu knows all about it. That's why they just unveiled the F704i, the world's...

Audiovox isn't so much an innovator as a "value" company, making (or at least branding) products that are fairly cheap in price but hopefully hold together. You probably know Jensen is an Audiovox...

The boffins at the China's Meteorological Administration are conducting drills to disperse rainmaking clouds using rockets. The reason: they want to have a rain-free 2008 Olympics opening ceremony....

There are two types of camcorder buyers out there: people who want to make some sort of amazing movie to bring to Sundance and become a superstar, and people who just want to videotape their dog...

Creative Display Technology Architect 'Rock Star' - Confidential, New York, NY Front End Developer - BrightPages, New York, NY Acquisition Associate - YouTube, San Bruno, CA DBA / Data Analyst - Oak...

So, it's Tuesday. But do you ever look back at the Monday and think: dang, that was the day I could have seen a real-life Transformer, got myself a fake foreskin, or played touchy-touchy with a...

When you slam on the brakes, those brake lights sometimes aren't enough of a warning to lackadaisical drivers behind you. SuddenStop is a license plate frame that can calculate G-forces, and when you...

Three guys with a mission: use an iPhone mounted in a R/C plane to snap a photo from the air. The problem: you can't make photos without touhout touching the iPhone screen with a human finger. And a live...

Thanks to everyone who entered in our contest, but thanks especially to Jorge Barrios, who gets to take home a TiVo Series 3. There were only 10 entries that got all the answers correct, and Jorge...

Ren and Stimpy was one of the greatest and most twisted "kid's shows" ever put to air, and it greatly shaped my sense of humor growing up. I owe a lot to John K., the animation genius and general mad...

Our iPod Dock Battlemodo Round 2 has begun! The fights are quicker, dirtier and a lot more decisive—as the winner moves onto the final four. First up: the Logitech AudioStation Express vs. the...

Samsung today announced its 19-inch Desknote G25 desktop replacement PC, which the company's calling a notebook. However, it doesn't have any batteries inside, so it might be limited on your road...

National Geographic knows where the money is: lazy and stupid people. That's why they're releasing The Cameraphone Book, a 160-page tome on how to take crappy pictures of your drunk friends using...

A dog in England who had a tumor on his leg and had to have his paw amputated received a metallic replacement foot recently in a landmark veterinary surgery. Not only is it the first pet to ever...

For those of us who haven't yet seen the series, Vending Machine Red is a new super hero who appeared after an inopportune mutation. In each action-packed episode, Vending Machine Red might not...

A camera-toting tipster saw what appeared to be a giant armada of Chevy Cobalt cars in the Google parking lot, getting ready to take pictures of the entire world (or thereabouts) with special 360°...

The Sound Activated keyfinder is The Clapper for you keys. Instead of charging through your house likouse like a madman in the morning, a civilized clap (or conservative whistle) is all one needs to activate...

Instead of just flipping a coin, let The Decider watch make the call, giving you a yes or no answer to any question. Wow, it's like having George W. Bush, the best doggone decider of them all, right...

Woven industrial-grade stainless steel is the material used for this Stewart/Stand-designed wallet, meaning your moolah and credit cards get grade-A protection from rain, sweat - and even identity...

The new PSP, in technical terms, is fugly. The updated colors include the obligatory Piano Black, Ceramic White, Ice Silver, and then...Rose Pink, Lavender Purple and Felicia Blue—notice...

After the upcoming apocalypse when there's no more electric power, what will you do with all those powerless outlets distributed all over your house? Scott Amron, a conceptual consultant and...

SunRocket VOIP network has closed shop and will move its 200,000 customers to other carriers. Oddly, its website is still soliciting new subscriptions. [NYT]

Jason Hickner is a very clever man. Not content with modding an old Sony TV into a Space Invaders clock, he then decided that a mere digital time display was not enough. Instead, he decided to have...

In an announcement that teases the US for our lack of our 1seg terrestrial digital broadcast, Japanese buyers of the new PSP will be able to receive DVB on their PSP. The PSP-S310 is a digital...

If you're one of the hordes of the zombie-obsessed, you're going to love The Crawling Zombie, a legless, lifeless and red-eyed oaf that chases you across the table as he cries out such pithy sayings...

More Rumors: DigiTimes claims that a new iPhone is in production and will ship in September. [digitimes]

There are worse places to sit than the Loopty-Loopy-Loopita. A fabulously ker-screwy concept in on-floor seating, it has been designed by a chap called Victor Aleman who probably got the idea when he...

Yum Yum Yum. Semk's cupcake speakers are a world away from your average girly gizmo. Normally, I would run a mile from this kind of ultra frou-frou, pastel twinkiness, but these little objects are...

Yes, it just went down for an update again but don't count on anything huge. Not even slightly updated iMacs or Macbooks with new Intel processors, because the store is only being updated in the US....

Following a trial at its Union Square branch in SF, Macy's is rolling out iPod vending machines in 180 of its stores this Fall. [Podcasting News]

The Tree Camera is an MP3 player that's made out of wood and cute to boot. It has a 256MB memory, plays MP3s, WMAs and OGGs and plugs into the USB port of your PC. Available in pink, blue and...

A professor of aeronautics and astronautics and engineering systems at MIT has come up with a revolutionary new space suit that she hopes will take the place of the traditional, bulky number worn by...

Elecom is releasing their chocolate candy-themed $20 in-ear earphones, following on their rosebud-shaped earphones. For some reason, I find these 20Hz~20kHz, 10mW colorful pieces quite attractive,...

If you're looking for a cheap but aesthetically pleasing and environmentally conscious way to both tantalize your neighbors and keep them from peeping all the goods, we can't think of a better way...

Duke's wireless LAN is being eaten alive by iPhone MAC address request swarms buzzing at 18,000 requests per second. [Slashdot]

Some people see the Hide-A-Pod fake Zune case for iPods—a totally fictitious product—and chuckle to themselves. A pocketful of Zune fanatics saw it and decided to invent their own fake...

Remember that moment in the Transformers movie when the kid says that super advanced robots (the Transformers) must be from Japan? He was right. This robot, from what seems to be a Japanese robot...

Ever wonder what happens to all those Lego pieces you lose? I think they end up in the hands of Malle Hawking, the man responsible for building an absolutely enormous Lego aircraft carrier. Made from...

According to a patent filed by Apple, the company's MacBook touchpads and signature iPod clickwheel might be in for a very visual overhaul. The proposed technology will allow for both lighting and...

Mobile computing is getting a bit faster today with the announcement of the Asus T500 3.5G high speed PCIe card. Capable of pushing out a whopping 3.6Mbps downstream and 384Kbps upstream, Asus is...