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	Round Up: IFA 2008 Day One [Ifa 2008] Our first day at IFA 2008 is done, and without doubt, the overall winner so far—apart from Miss IFA and his jewels—has been the new Sony ZX1 9.9mm-thin LCD TV, which was absolutely beautiful,... Dad's Cab Family Taxi Meter Will Make Your Children Cringe [Novelty Items] The Dad's Cab Meter is a fake taxi fare counter for parental chauffers, made so they can guilt/embarrass their ingrate children into doing chores for them. The meter incrementally increases the... Quick View on Philips New IFA 2008 Gadgets [Ifa 2008] newVideoPlayer("/philipsboothtour_gizmodo.flv", 506, 423,""); In addition to their new TVs and AV systems, Philips had a ton of small new gadgets and appliances at IFA 2008 today: new Streamium 160GB... MythBusters Build a 2100 Barrel Painball Gun to Paint the Mona Lisa, Instantly [Leonardo Duurrrr Vinci] In a presentation made at Nvidia's NVISION show this week, Adam and Jamie unveiled a 2100 barrel paintball gun and—in an instant—painted a pretty convincing (if not slightly drippy) Mona... House With a Mini Golf Course On Its Roof [Architecture] This modern house in Spain has a complex and industrial looking mini golf course on its roof. [Archdaily] galleryPost('minigolfhouse', 6, ''); Jesus Tries to Save Your Soul But Windows Stops Him [Windows] And I heard, as it were, the noise of thunder: One of the four beasts saying: "Come and see." And I saw. And behold, there was the other Jesus, the Bible character, calling me from a big screen... Graff Luna: The Samurai Sword of Faucets [Sinks] We are in the midst of a sink design Renaissance folks—crazy new designs seem to pop up all the time. The latest comes to us via Graff in a form that bears more than a passing resemblance to a... Volkswagen Caddy Van Features a Wooden Boat Deck For Sunbathing [Cars] The designers at Volkswagen brought out the big guns for an upcoming recreational vehicle show in Düsseldorf, Germany by crossing one of their small commercial Caddy vans with a sailboat. While the... Drivable Star Wars Landspeeder Will Not Take You To Mos Eisley, Still Kicks Ass [Star Wars] This Star Wars Landspeeder is a full-sized, drivable, Jedi-approved replica built by Daniel Deutsch, who designed his version from the ground up. Neatorama dug up this 1:1 scale speeder, which has a... (Presumably) Very Cheap Tablet PCs by NEC [Laptops] See this tablet? It's new from NEC and features the same monotonous specs (1.6GHz Atom, 512MB-1GB RAM and 80GB HD) that we see in those cheapie mini-notebooks like the Asus Eee. Running XP or Vista... Dual Gooseneck Sat-Nav and Cellphone Holder: One Big Blind Spot [Two Headed] In an effort to make driving as dangerous as possible, a UK company called Santok has developed this hideous two headed freak of a gadget holder. The dual gooseneck design makes it easy to stick your... BlackBerry Bold Hitting Sept. 12 for $299, Say AT&T Employees [Blackberry Bold] You read the review, you're stoked that you suit-and-tie guys have a sweet new phone to wave at Apple fanboys. Well, now you got a date: September 12. And a price: $299. At least, so say the dudes... Dealzmodo: RadioShack Selling Samsung Instinct For $100 During Labor Day Weekend [Dealzmodo] If you are interested in getting your hands on a Samsung Instinct, RadioShack has announced that they will be offering an exclusive $100 price on the phone to celebrate its launch across their 4,400... Emperor Throne Only Lacks Button to Fire Death Star Laser [Star Wars] From the guys who created the Han Solo Carbonite Desk, here comes the Galactic Emperor Throne. It's a limited edition of five units, which means it's almost expensive as the Carbonite Desk itself. ... EcoSaber Shirt: The Kinder, Eco-Friendlier Lightsaber [Hippie Lightsaber] If there was ever a Jedi hippie, this is the lightsaber he would use. Let's face it, CFLs last a lot longer than energy blades and they are much cheaper to operate. Plus, they help protect the... Apple Acknowledges Huge iPhone Security Flaw, Calls It "Minor," Announces Fix [Iphone] newVideoPlayer("/iphonesecurityflaw_gizmodo.flv", 520, 410,""); Apple has acknowledged the huge iPhone security flaw we tested and reported on two days ago, promising an update for September that... Comcast's 250GB Data Caps Now Official, Starting in October [Rumor Confirmed] Bad news for Comcast folks—the 250GB caps that were once rumored are now officially official and will start October 1 for residential customers. But, instead of charging you for every GB you go... Unconfirmed: More Canon EOS 5D Mark II Specs Leak, Lookin' Good [Rumor] We can say with pretty high confidence that a 5D successor, the 5D Mk II, will be hitting before '08 is out, and with Photokina coming up later this month, rumors are beginning to fly. Canon Rumors... MythBusters Claims the Moon Landings Actually Happened [Clips] newVideoPlayer("/Mythbusters_moon.flv", 506, 423,""); On their show last night, MythBusters sought to debunk one of the biggest myths of all, that NASA's "moon landings" were shot on a Hollywood... Sony's Bravia BDV-IT1000 All-in-One Blu-ray Home Theater Experience [Ifa 2008] It was only a matter of time before Sony squeezed out an all-in-one Blu-ray home theater system, and their new Bravia BDV-IT1000 seems to fit that void quite nicely. Some of the highlight features... Question of the Day: How Fast Can You Type? (Test Yourself) [Question Of The Day] With all of that time spent on the computer, I would imagine that most of you can type at a pretty good clip. Back in elementary school I managed a personal best of 88 WPM (Not that great, but I... PSP 3000 Might Feature DualShock 3 Support [Rumor] A Best Buy tipster informed MaxConsole that the upcoming PSP 3000 will feature support for the PS3s DualShock 3 controller. The tipster also noted that it will use 480i composite cables to play games... Rumor: Apple and AT&T Developing iPhone Tethering Plan [Rumor] According to a pretty legitimate-looking email thread from one of our readers, Steve Jobs may have responded to complaints that, since the pulling of NetShare from the App Store, iPhone-to-laptop... Bravia VPL-HW10, An Amazing HD Projector for only $3,000? [Sony] Projectors can be tricky. You read their stats and everything looks good. But the better things look, the more likely the price is ridiculously high, or at least too much to justify for the average... Rumor Smashed: No New Kindle This Year [Rumor Smashed] Despite the rumors, it looks like there will be no sunny retirement for the current Kindle. From Amazon's chief spokesperson to the New York Times: One thing I can tell you for sure is that there... 16 Circuit-Bent Toys: The Track List to Your Nightmares [Mods] From toy guitars to the Furby Gurdy, modders have been taking cute, cuddly kids' toys and transforming them into the demented, terrifying instruments of your nightmares for years now. The folks at... Android Market, Google's App Store, Will Not Require Approval For Applications [Android] The Android Dev Blog today released some shots and details on the Android Market—the Android version of the iPhone's App Store. Stressing that it's a "market" (free, open, etc) rather than a "store,"... OLPC Origin: Bittersweet Success and Future of the XO Laptop [Olpc Secret Origins] When I met with Nicholas Negroponte not long ago, he laughed at the coverage he'd received through the past few years, including our own portrayal of Intel chairman Craig Barrett and him as Beavis... BlackBerry Bold Review [Blackberry Bold Review] If you were feverishly anticipating a cellphone this year, it was one of two phones: the iPhone 3G or this phone. The BlackBerry Bold is RIM's most powerful, polished handset ever. With 3G, a glossy... Philips Essence HDTV Eyes-On: Designed for Hanging, Has Removable Sound System [Ifa 2008] newVideoPlayer("/philipsessence_gizmodo.flv", 520, 410,""); I saw the 42-inch Philips Essence 1080p at their booth today, and there are three things I like about it beyond its minimalist design with... Hallucinogenic Eye Candy USB Lollies Take Your Brain to That Special Place, For Real [Faux-Drugs] Mmm, mind-bending USB lollipops, the "delicious new confectionary uses cutting edge Sensory Substitution Technology to transmit vivid emotive images into your mind's eye." Wait, what? Tripping via... Microsoft Working on "Vi-Fi": Brings Seamless Internet and VoIP to Vehicles [Vi-fi] As if you didn't already spend enough time on the internet, Microsoft is looking to feed your addiction even further by developing a reliable "Vi-Fi" system for automobiles. The major problem that... Sony Walkman S Series Hands and Ears-On [Ifa 2008] newVideoPlayer("/sonywalkmans_gizmodo.flv", 520, 410,""); The S in the new Sony Walkman S Series apparently stands for sensing. When Fujio Nishida talked about it, I thought the thing actually sensed... Photosynthesis Solar Tree Concept Is the World's Best Looking Solar Gadget Charger [Solar Chargers] Great concept from designer Vivien Muller for a modular, Lego-like little bonsai tree with 54 mini photovoltaic panels as leaves to soak up juice from the sun and charge your gadgets. Adapters get... The iPhone 3G's Problem May Have Been Found and Fixed [Apple] While Apple and AT&T have both been pretty quiet about what could be going wrong with the iPhone 3G, a new source from inside AT&T has finally broken the silence on the "bug fixes" offered in the... Use Photoshop to Create Some Really Awkward Gadget Cross-Promotions [Photoshop Contest] Sometimes, two companies decide that it would be advantageous to them both to release a product together. Sometimes it works well, like when Nike and Apple teamed up. Sometimes, it's a bit more... Leaked Apple Patent Filing is Full of New Multitouch Tech For a Mac Tablet [Mac Tablet] Appleinsider has gotten their hands on a large patent filing from Apple that we haven't seen before, and it's loaded with plans for how a multitouch interface would work on a tablet Mac running... Miss IFA Shows Us Her Jewels, and Her Philips and Swarovski Crystals Too [Ifa 2008] newVideoPlayer("/missifa_gizmodo.flv", 520, 410,""); Ah Miss IFA, Miss IFA... Miss IFA with your—fake—red hair, Miss IFA with your—real—long legs, Miss IFA with your really big Philips and Swarovski... Pro Gamers Are Doping Too [Shocking] Not able to let cyclists and sprinters have all the performance-enhancing fun, pro gamers are apparently equally avid dopers, according to an interview Game Player Australia has with Alex Walker, the... Xbox 360 Goes Coin-Op [Arcades] While the Xbox 360 arcade is ironically the least expensive version of 360, The Arcade Station T2 is the probably the most expensive...and it actually belongs in an arcade. Essentially an arcade... Philips 8mm-Thin 32-inch TV Is Nice But Still a Prototype [Ifa 2008] newVideoPlayer("/philipsultrathin_gizmodo.flv", 520, 410,""); Philips is working on their own ultra-thin backlighting technology. But compared to the absolutely stunning Sony ZX1 9.9mm-thin TV, the...