I already love Archos and I’m not afraid to say that I would love them even more if they would send me a few of their products for Christmas. The noble art of bribing journalists is just not what it used to be.
Meet the Archos Helmet Camcorder – that’s the little thing on the right of the photo that looks like James Bond’s torch/flamethrower. Designed for anyone that does extreme sports, this is possibly the best way to capture the thrill of the moment. Strap it onto your helmet and jump off that cliff, or bridge, or whatever is likely to scare the crap out of you. It’s compatible with most of the Archos portable media players and will cost £100 when it comes out later this month.
It even sports an in-built microphone so that you can relive that moment when your voice broke and you started screaming like a girl.
Impressive specs for such a small device – check them out after the jump.-Martin Lynch
Having to move to twiddle knobs or just reaching for a remote control can be so taxing which is why I like the look of this Motion Speaker from Question Mark Entertainment.
Alongside its alien good looks, a mere wave of your hand is enough to control the volume or even change the radio station. How Royal is that? The speaker also emits moody light patterns and has a flexible array of power options: mains, USB or AA batteries.
It’s compatible with PCs, Macs and MP3 players and costs just under £30.-Martin Lynch
Nintendo just dropped off their spanking new Wii console to Gizmodo's San Francisco HQ in an Ice Cream Truck. Sony's press events have been going on for a couple weeks now, but Nintendo's is just revved up.
As Brian and I were unboxing the Wii and PS3, Nintendo dropped the bomb on us. A bomb filled with creamsicles, fudge pops, and good humor.
Oh yes, dear readers, just when we were ecstatic about having a Wii, Nintendo delivers us a second Wii via Ice Cream courier. Cool? Very. Delicious, definitely. They even spotted us some ice cream sandwiches. Thanks Erin! Mmmmm, mmmm, good. Twin Wii's? Yes, we're twice blessed. (Both the east and west coast Gizmodo Wiis got delivered to the SF HQ by accident, if you were wondering.)
Click to the jump to see the Awesome Ice Cream Truck in Action.
ASUS knows, like you do, that you can never have too many graphics cards. In a day and age where double- and quadruple-SLI graphics solutions are commonplace, ASUS saw a weakness in traditional motherboards that only house a couple of your $800 GPUs. That's why the NVIDIA-based P5N32-E comes equipped with not one or two but three 16x PCI Express slots: because more is always better. Read about more additions to the ASUS line after the jump.
How many graphics cards do you really need? With the P5N32-E, you can run two cards in SLI and use the third slot to fill up to two separate monitors on another card. Necessary? I doubt it. Cool as hell? Maybe. Justification for picking up two more sweet LCDs? Now you're speaking my language. Alternatively, you could use the third slot for a physics processor card and rock out on the two games that support the hardware.
The new ASUS board also sports a redesigned heatpipe chipset cooling system for noise reduction and an upgrade to Intel's integrated audio with the 7.1-ready SupremeFX sound card. They've also released a new on-the-fly overclocking system called AI NOS which reads system temperatures and performance load and overclocks your system automatically to achieve peak performance. No word on whether or not the NOS system requires you to be a jerk about your computer or challenge other gamers to benchmark competitions for pinks.
For $300, you can bring one home in time for the holidays. – Karson Thompson
In an attempt to prove that laptops make for better weapons than BlackBerrys, Denise Richards went on a laptop-hurling rampage at a casino near Vancouver recently. Richards, who was tired of being harassed by paparazzi, got into a fight with them and ended up chucking their lappies from a hotel balcony. The flying laptops then grazed the arms of two innocent women, an 80-year-old woman and a nearby 91-year-old woman. For the sake of the paparazzi, we hope they were ToughBooks. – Louis Ramirez
Former Bond Girl in Laptop-lobbing Outrage [via The Register]
Here's what the Nintendo Wii looks like the first time you start it up. Enter in the time, date, name, and what language you speak (I had problems with that one). One cool detail is how the controller vibrates when you scrub over various clickable UI elements.
The surprise? Nintendo calls us to tell us they're coming with an ice cream truck full of Wiis! – Jason Chen
So now that you've got your motion-sensing remote control by your side, why not pair it with a motion-sensing speaker. This all-in-one speaker/radio combo has no buttons or knobs, but instead relies on motion sensors that let you raise/lower volume levels and change stations with the wave of your hand. It's also got an ambient lighting system in case you're trying to kick it with a member of the fairer sex and need to set the mood. I can be pretty lazy when it comes to certain things (showering, walking the dog, shaving), but I'm hoping I never reach the point where I'm too lazy to hit the volume up/down button. But if you're so inclined, the USB-powered speaker will be out next week for around $100 dollars. – Louis Ramirez
An event that happens less than Neptune colliding with Uranus: two consoles arriving on our doorstep simultaneously. Actually now that we think about it, it's only happened once...ever. The Wii and PS3 have landed, and only Gizmodo has the exclusive unboxing of both next-gen devices. This is the retail PS3, which unlike the test PS3 units everyone else got, is the actual console you'll be getting in stores.
Even with the Sizmodo, it was hard for us to appreciate just how tiny the Wii is compared to the PS3. All that "next-gen" graphics makes Sony's console twice as tall and twice as fat.
Take a look at the gallery to see the consoles, controllers, accessories, movies, games, and connectors. If you want to know what your Nintendo and Sony experience will be like on launch day, this is the only place to see it. And if you want to know what it looks like when I stick the Wii down my pants, well, you can see that too. – Brian Lam and Jason ChenWii and PS3 Synchronized Unboxing Gallery [Gizmodo]
Parents today have so much to worry about: their kids don't like to play outside, their expensive handheld game systems are downloading porn, ADHD is spreading like the flu and to top it all of, the little whippersnappers are listening to their music too gosh darn loud! Well Mr. and Mrs. Overprotective Parent, Ingemi Corp. can't solve all of your problems, but they make sure Nelly doesn't leave Junior deaf by middle age.
The iHearSafe earbuds limit the volume output of any music device to 80 decibels, which is slightly louder than normal conversation and about equal to an average telephone dial tone. It isn't toggle-based, so the limiter can't be turned off or circumvented, unless your kids are smart enough to get a different pair of earbuds or headphones. Just to be safe, superglue the iHearSafe into every audio jack on their electronics. You can never be too careful. – Karson Thompson
If you thought yesterday's robotic bunny rabbit was scary (and let's be honest, it's horrifying), the R100 may be too much for you to handle. This trashcan-sized bot uses cameras and voice recognition software to identify and remember people. It can turn electronic devices on and off (lights, televisions, etc) and collects your email.
The technical specifics are a little sketchy, even for a prototype, but the videos are both comedic and haunting. It's all in Japanese, but the way the mother-son duo interact with this seemingly lovable robot belie the fact that it spends its recharge cycles contemplating ways to kill them in their sleep. Check out the vids for a good laugh. – Karson Thompson
Sure, it looks like an old school iBook, but even if we had the $350,000 dollars to buy it (which we don't), we'd still take a pass. Made by Dutch company, Ego, the Tulip Ego Diamond has 470 flawless diamonds shaped in tulip form on the notebook's lid. Spec-wise, your $350k gets you a 12.1-inch notebook powered by a single-core AMD Turion processor. Yep, that's pretty much all the horsepower you get. Ego also has a "more affordable" Tulip laptop ($5,000), which has the same features sans diamonds. Close up shot of the laptop you'll never own after the jump.
Need more room for your, uh, "video" collection? The Addonics Mini Tower lets you hold up to four 3.5-inch SATA or IDE drives all under one casing. Each drive has its own activity indicator and the tower also has a vented front cover and fan to make sure your HDDs don't fry. We particularly like the that the tower has interchangeable back panels, so you can customize how it connects to your computer choosing between eSATA ports, USB, or Infiniband Multilane interfaces. The tower starts at $119 depending on how you have it configured. – Louis Ramirez
Even with winter just a few weeks away, we can't imagine ever needing a mouse with built-in heating (cooling, perhaps, but not heating). But if you're reading this from the coldest corner in Alaska, the Thanko USB optical mouse can keep your palms warm on those cold, windy nights. It has an 800dpi resolution (a gaming mouse it's not) and even lets you control the mouse's temperature. It'll set you back $25 bucks. – Louis Ramirez
Finally, a mouse for the generic Volkswagen look-alike car enthusiasts! Not only does this boring gray car move your pointer, but it also features a VOIP-ready internet phone, integrated mic, headphone plug and working LED headlights.
That's it? Where are the add-on spoilers? Custom body kits? Huge spinning rims? Under lighting kits? If I'm going to put a car-shaped mouse on my desk and actually bring myself to talk into it, I had better be able to make it look completely ridiculous awesome. I guess you can choose between red or gray...for $40, that's not bad...– Karson Thompson
I already love Archos and I’m not afraid to say that I would love them even more if they would send me a few of their products for Christmas. The noble art of bribing journalists is just not what it used to be.
Having to move to twiddle knobs or just reaching for a remote control can be so taxing which is why I like the look of this Motion Speaker from 
In an attempt to prove that laptops make for better weapons than BlackBerrys, Denise Richards went on a laptop-hurling rampage at a casino near Vancouver recently. Richards, who was tired of being harassed by paparazzi, got into a fight with them and ended up chucking their lappies from a hotel balcony. The flying laptops then grazed the arms of two innocent women, an 80-year-old woman and a nearby 91-year-old woman. For the sake of the paparazzi, we hope they were 
So now that you've got your 
Finally, a mouse for the generic Volkswagen look-alike car enthusiasts! Not only does this boring gray car move your pointer, but it also features a VOIP-ready internet phone, integrated mic, headphone plug and working LED headlights.
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