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December 2007



Canon to Make Their Own SED Super-Display Technology [HDTVs]

Monday, 31 December 2007 10:48 P GMT-06
To get around IP lawsuits, Canon plans on developing their own SED technology that works better than the type they're being sued over. [Bloomberg] Original Entry

Qualcomm can use rival chip patents until '09 [Qualcomm]

Monday, 31 December 2007 10:48 P GMT-06
"A federal judge in California ruled on Monday that wireless chip maker Qualcomm can keep selling chips whose designs infringe patents held by rival Broadcom Corp through January 2009. [Reuters] Original Entry

Sprint halted sales of the LG Rumor due to ... [Cellphones]

Monday, 31 December 2007 6:47 P GMT-06
Sprint halted sales of the LG Rumor due to a firmware update that inadvertantly reveals a data-erasing debug mode. Spring is offering free repair to those affected, offer over the air updates to unaffected owners, and resume sales when the firmware i

Hidden Water Tank Windproofs San Francisco Condo Tower Against Bay Gusts [Water Tech]

Monday, 31 December 2007 6:47 P GMT-06
Want to prevent your own condo tower from bending back and forth like a stick of rubber? Easy, hide a 50,000 gallon water tank at the top and cover it up. That's exactly what developers did for San Francisco's One Rincon Hill, the tallest residential

Alpine IVA-W505 Video Headunit Plays DivX, iPod Video [Cars]

Monday, 31 December 2007 6:47 P GMT-06
Alpine's spring line continues to impress, now with a double-DIN head unit with a DivX playing 7-inch touchscreen. It also has the same iPod connectivity (and video playback to boot), IMPRINT sound mapping that compensates for the acoustic difference

Hidden Water Tank Prevents Condo Tower From Swaying in the Wind [Water Tech]

Monday, 31 December 2007 6:47 P GMT-06
Want to prevent your own condo tower from bending back and forth like a stick of rubber? Easy, hide a 50,000 gallon water tank at the top and cover it up. That's exactly what developers did for San Francisco's One Rincon Hill, the tallest residential

Today's most popular headlines are UPGRADES (13,067 ... [Stats Feed]

Monday, 31 December 2007 6:47 P GMT-06
Today's most popular headlines are UPGRADES (13,067 views) DO NOT WANT (9,403 views) TIMEBALL HISTORY (6,376 views) Today's most discussed stories are Hello Kitty Contact Lenses Shake Me to the Core (47 comments), Officia

First iPod touch VoIP Call [Clips]

Monday, 31 December 2007 6:47 P GMT-06
The guys at touchmods.net have been busy readying a VoIP app for the iPod touch, and they have just released a video of the first successful call made using their software. Apparently, the app will be made available to the masses on New Year's Day, s

Ion-Mask, a Waterproof Coating for Gadgets [Waterproofed Gadgets]

Monday, 31 December 2007 6:47 P GMT-06
Scientists in Britain have come up with a solution for making electronic gadgets completely waterproof, using a type of coating that repels liquids. The technology has, up until now, been used for military gear, but the makers of Ion-Mask are already

Alpine IDA-X100 iPod Headunit: Cool UI, Tags HD Radio Songs for iTunes Purchase [Cars]

Monday, 31 December 2007 6:47 P GMT-06
The Basics: Alpine's IDA-X100 is a foreign affair coming stateside in the spring. Not only does the 2.2-inch touchscreen mime the iPod's UI, but it has Bluetooth audio streaming, a USB port for memory stick audio playback, HD/Sat radio readiness, a "

Alpine PND-K3MSN GPS: Same Old MSN Data, Some New Tricks [Autos]

Monday, 31 December 2007 6:47 P GMT-06
The Skinny: Alpine's entire 2008 catalog was just leaked, and this is their MSN navigator with the same slow-ass movies, gas and traffic data that Garmin and others have been rocking for over a year. No word on size of the wide touchscreen display. T

Gizmodo's Most Popular Hits of 2007 [Zeitgeist]

Monday, 31 December 2007 6:47 P GMT-06
Here are Gizmodo's Greatest Hits 2007, the most popular stories, the best of the best in a single bubblelicious list full of gadgets, juicy industry happenings, in-deep reviews, shocking tech news, weird war planes, Star Wars, boobs and sex. With dog

Pleo Undergoes Intense Surgical Procedure [Robot Abuse]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
First our little dinosaur friend Pleo had to endure a brutal beatdown at the hands of his cruel masters, and now he is forced to undergo a grueling (and shockingly graphic) 23 minute dissection. Poor Pleo —just remember that this abuse hurts u

Gizmodo's 20 Most Commented Articles and Top 5 Commenters of 2007 [Reader Participation]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
Gizmodo would be a sad lonely place without you, the readers. Sure, we would keep drinking cocktails and having wild beach parties in the South Pacific, but it just wouldn't be the same. No, really. So here they are, without further ado, the Top 20 M

Gizmodo Reader of the Year: David Bacio [Announcements]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
Our official Gizmodo Reader of the Year for 2007 is David Bacio, also known as Deputy Sheriff David Bacio. He was one of the runners-up in the Inappropriate Gizmodo Browsing contest, submitting a picture of himself in front of a computer reading Gizm

Nokia N95 8GB Version on Nokia's Site [Cellphones]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
Not a huge deal, but the Nokia N95 8GB US version is on their official site now, just aching for your $779. Update: this isn't the US version like we talked about before, this still has European 3G. Sorry for the confusion. [NokiaUSA] Ori

100 Years of Tech in the Times Square New Year's Ball [Timeball History]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
<a href= "http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/12/timeball-timeline2.jpg"> Most of us know the Times Square Ball as the symbol of the new year, fresh starts and the last moment of celebration before you puke up cheap champagne. But it

Next-Gen Asus Eee PC Packs WiMax, 8.9-Inch Screen [Sorta Confirmed, Sorta Rumor]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
<img alt="britneeee.jpg" src="http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/12/britneeee.jpg" width="240" height="267"align="left" hspace="4" vspace="2" />It looks like the next version of the Eee PC will feature WiMax goodness, per this listing for

What You Missed Last Weekend [Roundup]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
Last weekend was a hoot. Sure, the news wells are running a little dry before the technology orgasm that shall be CES 2008, but if you missed us on the weekend, boy, did you miss some fun. Here's your chance to catch up: • Letterman and the WGA

iTunes Rentals Adds Disney to Stable, Might Not Get Others [Apple]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
It comes as no surprise when we hear that Disney has just joined Apple's movie rental service (following Fox, late last week) seeing as Steve Jobs says "I"m hittin' that" to both companies, but it does surprise us when Variety reports that Sony, Univ

Official Nintendo Fix for Malfunctioning Wiimotes: Smack It [Tried And True]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
Everyone knows that when all else fails, smacking a malfunctioning device might just solve the problem. It works with TVs, it works with computers and it works with just about anything. Well, sometimes. But would you expect that to be an official sol

E-Lead's New "Noahpad" UMPC: As if the Market Wasn't Crowded Enough [UMPCs]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
E-Lead is the latest company to jump on the Eee PC-esque UMPC bandwagon with the new "Noahpad" (a.k.a. "classmate, roommate, and travelmate),"device it plans to unveil at this year's CES. Like many of the UMPCs out there, this PC will be running on L

R/C Spy Snooper Robot is Undetectable...Like a Fat, Clumsy Ninja [Conspicuous Robots]

Monday, 31 December 2007 2:47 P GMT-06
According to the product page, the R/C Spy Snooper robot vehicle is "capable of entering a room undetected." Call me crazy, but you would have to be blind, deaf or both to miss a robot that measures 9-inches long and about 10-inches high when it ente

Most PC Drives Will Support Both HD DVD and Blu-ray; Format War Endless and/or Meaningless [Format War]

Monday, 31 December 2007 10:47 A GMT-06
By 2012, two-thirds of all high-def disc drives for PCs will support both Blu-ray and HD DVD, says an analyst at ABI Research. He also added that by 2009, universal drives will cost the same as Blu-ray drives, fueling the interest in choosing them ov

Hello Kitty Contact Lenses Shake Me to the Core [Do Not Want]

Monday, 31 December 2007 10:47 A GMT-06
There's something not quite right about this girls' eyes. No, it's not the emo makeup or stupid hair coloring, although those are pretty bad. It's… oh my god, it is. She has Hello Kitty contact lenses. We're through the looking glass here. Take