Sunday, January 11, 2009

Dave Coulier Would Love the Finger Scissors Concept

12:00PM January 11, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Designer Effrat Gommeh sketched out a pair of scissors that slip over the index and middle fingers and actually cut when you make that cutting motion Uncle Joey loved so much on Full House.

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Software

Palm Pre’s App Store Christened the App Catalog

11:15AM January 11, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Palm’s new developer site reveals the Pre’s App Store/Marketplace challenger will be named the Palm App Catalog. It also notes that the SDK is only in private prerelease at the moment.

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Gadgets

Smart Cash Register Knows Who You Are and How Best to Empty Your Wallet

10:30AM January 11, 2009 | Andi Wang

Mixing real life shopping with the Internet’s “up-selling” capabilities, Intel’s cash register is able to recognise you and give Amazon-esque recommendations, based on things you’ve purchased in the past.

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Dancing Zombies Promote TV Recycling at CES via Extreme Awkwardness

10:15AM January 11, 2009 | Adam Frucci

newVideoPlayer("/CESZombieThriller_gizmodo.flv", 506, 305,"");An organisation called Take Back My TV invaded CES yesterday, sending in “zombies” to harass the Panasonic booth. Their message is great, but boy is this video tough to watch.

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Software

Microsoft Surface Error Message at Microsoft’s CES Booth

9:45AM January 11, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Intrepid reader Yves Milord snapped a pic of what might be the first error message seen on a Microsoft Surface.

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Gaming

Disney Star Guitarist: Guitar Hero, But With Real Guitars

9:00AM January 11, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Any real guitarist will tell you that Guitar Hero has nothing to do with any real-world instrument. Disney, surprisingly, has created an educational and inoffensive spin that uses a real guitar as a controller.

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Computing

Asus Eee HTPC-In-A-Keyboard Specs: Includes Wireless HDMI, 5′ Display, Our Collective Drool

8:15AM January 11, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

We got a look at Asus’ so-crazy-it’s-brilliant HTPC keyboard concept earlier this week, but now we’ve got the important specs save the big two: pricing and availability.

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Gadgets

Voice-Activated Amulet Remote Saves Unnessary Reaching and Stretching

7:30AM January 11, 2009 | Andi Wang

If you’re as lazy as I am, you’ve endured marathons of My Super Sweet 16 because the anguish of physically picking up the remote and channel surfing is just too much. Well, no more!

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World’s First 1 TB 2.5′ SSD from PureSilicon Is the Dream Drive

6:45AM January 11, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

pureSilicon has created what seems to be the first 1 TB, 2.5″ SSD. One terabyte, dudes. 2 and a half inches. Wrap your brain around that.

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Software

Boxee Updated: Now In Public Alpha, Adds Joost and BBC iPlayer

6:00AM January 11, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

We’re big fans of Boxee, the slick cross-platform media centre, so it’s great to see that they’re still adding features. Not only that, but it’s now easier than ever to snag a download.

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