Monday, February 23, 2009 - Page 2
Mobile

Last One Out of Germany Turn Off the Lights (With A Mobile Phone)

Some free advice if you’re ever walking down a dark street in Germany anytime soon: Be sure your mobile phone is completely charged.


Gaming

Combi iPod Bouncer is Going to Get Up and Walk Off With Your Baby

Place you kid in this iPod Bouncer stroller hybrid-thing from Combi and you’re going to need the Light of Earendil’s star to get it back.


Entertainment

Kenwood DTS Bookshelf CD Player Promises Surround Sound Over Two Channels

This upcoming bookshelf or nightstand CD player from Kenwood looks simple enough, but inside the company is promising surround sound quality output from just two speakers.


Gaming

Nintendo Explains Why ‘i’ In DSi Has Nothing To Do With Apple

I’m actually kind of surprised no one had asked Nintendo this question yet, but today we learned exactly what the letter ‘i” in DSi stands for. Here’s a hint: It’s not “interactive.”


Gadgets

Casio Protrek PRX-2000T Tracks Temps, Pressure, Altitude. Oh, and Time, Too

Casio’s taken the wraps off the latest wristwatch in its adventurous Protrek line, the PRX-2000T, and the thin little thing is basically a streamlined weather station for your wrist.


Microsoft Cuts 1,400 Employees And Then Asks For Severance Package Refunds

What’s the best way to create an HR firestorm in three easy steps? If you’re Microsoft, layoff 1,400 employees, give them severance on the way out, and then ask for part of it back.


Cameras

Otters Making Home Videos Of Passing Photojournalists In Monterey Bay

Ready to bow down to the otters as they slowly but inexorably take over our planet with their new grasp on human technology? No? What, you thought maybe it was going to be the dolphins?


Software

Ancestor to Mac OS X’s Spinning Rainbow Beach Ball Cursor Found at Vienna Bakery

As Gizmodo reader Christian was walking his dog the other day in Vienna, he stumbled upon what could be considered the original inspiration for Mac OS X’s “spinning beach ball of death.”


Obama’s Pick For Anti-Trust Chief Sees Google As a Monopolist Threat

This week, we learned President Obama’s anti-trust chief pick said Google, and not usual suspect Microsoft, may be sent directly to jail for monopolistic behaviour. My oh my, how the tables have turned, eh?