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October 2008



In case you're looking for a recap of today's ... [Halloween]

Friday, 31 October 2008 11:47 P GMT-06
In case you're looking for a recap of today's Halloween madness on Giz, all the ghoulishness and trickery you can handle is right here. Original Entry

Spooky Hexapod Dancing Robot Scares Ladies Your Way [Freaky]

Friday, 31 October 2008 11:47 P GMT-06
This six-legged, pimp-headed robot dancing to Lou Bega's “Mambo No. 5” is all sorts of freaky. It's been on YouTube for a few weeks, but I thought it was perfect for Halloween, as evidenced by that pins-and-needles feeling I get watching it. Remember

Google Robots Ordered to Fight Zombies on Halloween [Braaaaaaaaaains]

Friday, 31 October 2008 11:47 P GMT-06
Halloween is a scary day because you never know when some undead miscreant is going to try and harvest your brain. That's why, as Matt Cutts discovered, Google has ordered its robots to disallow any brain-hungry zombies from...well...eating brains. I

Lightning Review: EyeClops Night Vision Goggles [Reviews]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
The Gadget: EyeClops Night Vision Infrared Stealth Goggles, the cheapo-version of the spy favorite that'll allow you to go exploring, play wargames, or stalk your ex-girlfriend in the dark. galleryPost("eyeclopsgoggles", 3, ""); The Price: $80, but

Stunning Carved Pedestal For iPhone Worship [Iphone Throne]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
I think it is safe to say that design student Kyle Buckner is more than just an iPhone user—he is an iPhone worshiper. After all, the iPhone sits atop his elaborate wood-carved pedestal like a King on his throne. Is this the beginning of some s

Gadget Bargains for the Credit Crunch [Dealzmodo]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
It goes unsaid that Halloween have bigger deals than even Black Friday. Just think about all those tiny, defenseless kids walking around with pillow cases chock full of candy. Oh, and you can score deals on TVs, DVDs and other stuff, too. HDTVs • Cor

Asus Gets Customer Locked Up For 10 Months Over Defective Hardware [OBJECTION]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
The Beijing Times is reporting on a shocking court case involving Asus and a young female customer named Huang Jing. It all started back in 2006 when Huang bought a V6800V model ASUS laptop from a Beijing retailer and quickly discovered it to be defe

iPhone Secret: Web Apps Can Mimic Real Apps [Apple]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
What you are you seeing in these screenshots may seem like a real iPhone application, but it's not. It's a web page displayed in full screen, completely out of Safari, behaving and looking exactly as any native iPhone program would do. The best thing

Psyclone TouchCharge Kit Energizes Xbox 360 Controllers Wirelessly [Xbox 360]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
We've spotted WildCharge wireless charging kits before, but this new implementation in the Psyclone TouchCharge kit for Xbox 360 controllers might make the most sense. You load the 360 controller with the special bundled battery and plug the base pla

Halloween Wii Dogs Make Us Laugh, Shed Single Tear [Nintendo]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
Despite the humiliated faces of these two dogs dressed as a Nintendo Wii and a Wiimote, this photo has had two effects in me. One, it made me chuckle. Two, it made me scramble all over the house looking for cardboard, white paint, black and blue mark

Google Robots Ordered to Fight Zombies [Braaaaaaaaaains]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
Halloween is a scary day because you never know when some undead miscreant is going to try and harvest your brain. That's why, as Matt Cutts discovered, Google has ordered its robots to disallow any brain-hungry zombies from...well...eating brains. I

CNN Fortune: Blackberry Storm as Low as $99 on Verizon? [Rumor]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
Fortune's Techland blog is reporting that with Vodafone's recent announcement that they would fully subsidize the Blackberry Storm, Verizon might be considering similar low cost options to compete against the iPhone. While some inside sources claimed

In Huge Shift, Court Ruling Effectively Denies Software-Only Patent Rights [Patents]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
Today, a Federal court of appeals ruling definitely caught the attention of tech companies world wide: in a 9-3 ruling, the court effectively made patenting anything not directly related to an actual machine or object—most purely software-only patent

Reminder: Lego Minifig Contest Ends Today [Contest Reminder]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
In case you missed it in our huge photographic timeline of the Lego minifig, today is the deadline for the Giz Lego Minifig video contest. We have got a ton of entries, some of them really amazing ones (one of these actually came in the mail literall

Catching Up: Lawn, Kids, Off [Jibber Jabber]

Friday, 31 October 2008 7:47 P GMT-06
Hey Brian, It's my first Halloween since I moved into my new house, so I really need to make sure I have enough candy so the neighborhood kids don't change my exterior paint to eggshell white. That means no fun size candy—only the good stuff. I

Lasers: The Only Way to Carve a Pumpkin [Halloween]

Friday, 31 October 2008 3:47 P GMT-06
You could risk cutting yourself with a knife. Or you could buy one of those mini saw kits that always break off in the pumpkin. Or, if you really want to misuse company/lab equipment, you can requisition a laser cutter to carve your Halloween pumpkin

Contest Reminder: Last Chance to Win Bond on Blu-ray and a PS3 [Contests]

Friday, 31 October 2008 3:47 P GMT-06
<img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/10/bond-ps3.jpg" width="250" height="250" align="left" hspace="4" vspace="2"align="left" hspace="4" vspace="2"/>If you are interested in scoring a shiny new PS3 and a set of six Blu-r

Sony Trucks Literally Turn Around to Stop Circuit City Shipments [Circuit City]

Friday, 31 October 2008 3:47 P GMT-06
Circuit City took a major blow today, according to a reliable inside source, when Sony's merchandise that was being delivered to nationwide Circuit City distribution centers was stopped in transit and ordered to return to Sony "among worries that Cir

Lightning Review: Fun Size 3 Musketeers Bars (Verdict: Not That Fun) [Review]

Friday, 31 October 2008 3:47 P GMT-06
The Gadget: Fun Sized 3 Musketeers chocolate bars. Available in 11 ounce bags of individually wrapped bars. The Price: $3.39 for an 11 oz. package The Verdict: galleryPost('musketeers', 5, '3 Musketeers'); Since when did small equal fun? The way I

Beer Chilling Exercise Bike Puts You On the Drunk Diet [Drink To Your Health]

Friday, 31 October 2008 3:47 P GMT-06
Don't be fooled. Pedaling around on a bike that chills your beers probably won't result in much weight loss. In fact, you may actually pack on a few as you enjoy the beechwood aged fruits of your labor. The bike has a heat pump attached to the pedals

What are You Dressing Up as for Halloween? [Question Of The Day]

Friday, 31 October 2008 3:47 P GMT-06
So tonight's the night, my friends: Halloween. You've been planning for weeks or you're going to toss some half-assed costume together from stuff in the back of your closet, but either way, you're dressing up as something. What is it? And is it…

Gizmodo's Haunted Halloween Post [Thank Giz It's Friday]

Friday, 31 October 2008 3:47 P GMT-06
Welcome to Gizmodo's Haunted Halloween Post. Turn of the lights and prepare to take a blood-curdling journey into the nether regions of animatronic hell. Unlike a traditional haunted house, there are no walls (except maybe the boundaries of your moni

Microsoft Parks "I'm a PC" Recording Kiosks Outside Apple Stores [Apple]

Friday, 31 October 2008 3:47 P GMT-06
It appears that Microsoft is starting to get more aggressive with that $300 million marketing blitz. The new tactic? Setting up large kiosks outside Apple stores where visitors can record their own "I'm a PC" video. The image above comes from an Appl

Rideable Train Set Will End Your Fairy Tale Christmas [Toys]

Friday, 31 October 2008 3:47 P GMT-06
Let me tell you a story about a boy named Timmy. Born to a poor servant woman out of wedlock, Timmy was abandoned at a young age on the steps of a church, his mother hoping he could find a life better than she could provide. He did not. Instead Timmy

Sponsor Shout-out [Thanks Sponsors]

Friday, 31 October 2008 3:47 P GMT-06
Thanks to this week's sponsors: 1800 Tequila, Adobe AT&T Yellow Pages, Blackberry Curve, Casio, Chevy Fuel Solutions, Dell, Energizer, Gyration, HP TouchSmart, HP Voodoo Envy, IGN, The James Bond Collection, Johnson Controls, Linksys, Nethawk, The Ne