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Peripherals

Apple Videoconferencing Kit Now Available for iPhone 3GS Too, ZOMG!

9:30AM Jesus Diaz | Like always, most of the rumours were random crap (except the leaked Chinese photos and our predictions.) The front-facing videoconference camera was wrong—as we know now—but Apple has a solution: The iPhone 3G S Videoconferencing Kit: More »
Computers

The Really Real Mac Mini We’ve Always Wanted

12:00PM Matt Buchanan | This Mac mini is definitely real. It’s also like a USB humping dog orgy waiting to happen. [BoingBoing Gadgets] More »
Toys

Control-A-Cat Remote Only Makes Cats More Frustrating

11:00AM Wilson Rothman | Dear Manufacturer: As the owner of two dumb felines, I was pleased when you introduced the 21-button Control-A-Cat remote with”meow” and “catch mice” functionality. But certain buttons on my unit just don’t seem to work. More »
Cameras

Fuji Finepix, Hot or Not Edition

10:20AM Mark Wilson | Every new camera on the market is touting some powerful facial recognition software. But according to Gizmodo engineers, there’s a lot more that can be done. More »
Online

Google Street View Discovers Rift in Spacetime Contiuum

11:40AM Matt Buchanan | Pre-medieval warriors! Battling to the death! In Pittsburgh! (Appropriately, at Samsonia Way.) Obviously a serious tear in the spacetime contiuum, since it even replaced their iron weapons with modern foam-rubber. [Google Maps - Thanks tipster!] More »
Online

Google Street View Captures Image of Two-Story Giant

4:20AM Matt Buchanan | A race of giants roams the streets of LA. Google Street View captured an image of one as it boldly exposed itself in broad daylight, examining the street view truck like a Hot Wheels car. More »
Random Stuff

Bush Leaves MacBook Air for President Obama at Oval Office, Or Something

11:40PM Jesus Diaz | What you are seeing here–in an official photo from the White House–is a close-up of the President’s desk in the Oval Office. And that thing on top is, yes, you know exactly what it is. More »
Entertainment

CNN Debuts Exclusive SuperQuickZoom Camera Technology

7:39AM Matt Buchanan | CNN isn’t holding back the Inauguration Day techno-wizardry. In addition to the Photosynth-powered crowdsourced 3D photo and exclusive satellite crowd shot Wolf keeps teasing, CNN debuted its exclusive SuperQuickZoom tech, seen here. More »
Software

iPhone App Store Hits 500 Million Downloads, We Break Down the Numbers

3:50AM Adam Frucci | So the App Store has hit half a billion downloads in a mere 6 months. Impressive! But how do these numbers break down by app? We made a handy pie chart to show you. More »