UK Girl’s iPod Touch Explodes: Did Apple Offer Hush Money?

Hot on the heels of KIRO 7′s investigation into fiery iPods, The Times reports that the father of a girl who’s iPod exploded was offered a full refund, but only if they signed a confidentiality agreement. He refused.


July 30, 2009

Gorillamobile Monkey-Hangin’ Tripod For Your Mobile Devices

Sadly, the Gorillamobile isn’t a suped up car for a superhero primate—but it is a very cool tripod for your mobile devices.


July 24, 2009

Apple Frustrates 7 Month Investigation Into Flaming iPods

By now have probably heard a story or two about flaming iPods. After a lengthy investigation, a Seattle TV station managed to score documents from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that shed light on how common this problem really is.


July 22, 2009
Gaming

V-Screen Adds Faux 3D To The PSP

RealView Innovations’ mysterious V-Screen certainly looks interesting, but does it really deliver a portable 3D experience?


Klipsch S4i In-Ear Headset Features Apple’s Mic And Remote System

If you are looking for an alternative to Apple in-ear headphones, Klipsch is happy to oblige with their new S4i model. Like Apple’s version, it includes an integrated microphone and three button remote.


July 15, 2009

Sony’s E And B Series Walkman For Entry Level Listening

We’ve been talking about retro Walkman players quite a bit during out Gizmodo ’79 coverage, so it is only fitting that Sony Europe unveils two new devices aimed at the entry level market. The Walkman E-Series and B-Series.


June 16, 2009
Entertainment

2,000 People All Silently Take Instructions From The Same MP3

The wonderful Improv Everywhere just posted the report from its 6th MP3 Experiment, where 2,000 people all got together and listened to the same instructional MP3. It looked like a crazy amount of fun.


June 14, 2009

Samsung YP-R1 PMP Plays Your Torrented Episodes Of 30 Rock

We’re loving Samsung’s new line of PMPs, and as lifelong haters of forced video conversion, we’re especially glad that Samsung’s been throwing us torrent-using pirates a bone with great codec support and a 2.7-inch touchscreen in its new YP-R1 PMP.


June 12, 2009

DIY PET Bottle Portable Speakers


January 8, 2009

S1 Audio’s NxSet ‘Neckphones’ For a Bizarre Audio Experience

Remember those gimmicky neck cooling fans that came out years ago? Well, the NxSet from S1 Audio is kind of like that, only these are intended to replace your earbuds.