Gadgets - Part 6

Get One Of These Watches And Stop Being Late To Everything

Posted 10/21/10 6:33 pm EST by Larry Gilchrist in Gadgets

Tired of being late for class, work and appointments with your parole officer? Maybe it's time you get yourself a watch. Sure, you can get the time off your phone, but there’s something a bit more stylish about a good timepiece. So, if you have some time on your hands and you're looking for the time, Clutch has got you covered with these seven watches.

O Clocks ($36) — These brightly colored timepieces (above) are fresh from Milan, Italy. Available in three sizes and 15 colors, the water-resistant watches feature "indestructible" wristbands and are packaged in sealed pop-top cans. It's like wearing a Warhol on your wrist.

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Beats By Dre Debuts New Fall Line And We Need It All

Posted 9/30/10 5:32 pm EST by Ken Gibbs in Celebs, Gadgets, Music

Legend has it that Beats by Dre was started when Dr. Dre was thinking of ways to expand his brand and someone suggested a sneaker line. "F*ck sneakers, let's do speakers," said Jimmy Iovine, and the rest is history. Beats by Dre from Monster has become such a phenomenon since then that you can find the occasional weirdo with a Beats tattoo, and now the high-quality headphone line is about to get even bigger. It's signed on LeBron James and Justin Bieber for two new exclusive lines, and entered the iPod dock business. All the new products were introduced yesterday at an exclusive event in NYC, hosted by tech guru Mario Armstrong and DJ Enuff. While most of the conversation centered around the products, Mario couldn't pass up the chance to ask about Dre's highly anticipated "Detox." And while Dre remained mum on the album, (only saying that he's made up the word "anticipointment" to deal with the pressure) Iovine made it clear that his music never sees the light of day until he thinks it's ready. Lucky for us, he hinted that might be sooner rather than later.

Pics and descripts on the other side. Read More...

Tags BeatsbyDre, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Music

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Quincy Jones And Harman Step Into The Headphone Arena

Posted 9/8/10 4:09 pm EST by Ken Gibbs in Celebs, Gadgets, Music

Quincy Jones and the audiophiles over at Harman have teamed up to produce a line of headphones that are clearly intended to show up similar products by younger moguls like Dr. Dre and Diddy. But hey, wouldn't you expect as much from a man who has more Grammys than any other living musician? Quincy's G.O.A.T status can't be challenged, so when he gives an endorsement like "This is the best quality sound I've heard in headphones, ever. And I'm proud my name is on them" we definitely take note.

Let's hope these babies perform up to spec, because with prices ranging from $150 for the low-end ear buds to $450 for the Q701 premium class head-huggers, we'd barely be able to afford an iPod to plug them into.

Check out some close-ups of the cans below.

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Stuff You Want — TiVo Premiere Giveaway

Posted 9/6/10 11:40 am EST by Guy Code Staff in Gadgets, Gear, Sweepstakes, TV

Wanna get lucky? Each week MTV.com is giving you the chance to win stuff you've always wanted but never had the balls to buy for yourself.

Five incredibly lucky winners will score TiVo Premiere — an entire universe of on-demand movies, shows, web videos and music wrapped into one easy-to-use machine — plus a year's worth of TiVo service, for a total value of $428!

Here's how to enter:

Sign up for the MTV news, music, movies, shows or MTV2 newsletter before Friday, then watch out for the secret link and instructions to enter for a chance to win.*

+ While you bide your time, check out Wilco's video for "Kicking Television," which is something we hope you won't do if you win...

* All entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM (ET) on Sept. 12, 2010. Must be 13 or older and a legal resident of one of the 50 United States or District of Columbia. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

Tags giveaways, Sweepstakes, TiVo, win this

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The Exkate: A Motorized Skateboard For The Lazy And Suicidal

Posted 8/31/10 5:27 pm EST by Ken Gibbs in Gadgets

We thought part of the reason it was O.K. for kids to kick and push their way around the neighborhood was so that they'd get a little exercise and not become couch potatoes before puberty. But alas, even the skateboard has succumbed to new age automation. Meet the Exkate, a super-powered skateboard that suddenly makes the Segway look kind of cool. Battery powered, and capable of reaching speeds of nearly 20 mph, the Exkate is probably only safe for the most experienced skateboarder. And it's a definite threat to any unsuspecting pedestrian doomed to share a walkway with it. That said, we'd love to see a video of someone on the Exkate racing a guy in motorized boots.

Tags Exkate, Gadgets

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Is Nike Getting Ready To Deliver Marty McFly's Self-Lacing Air Mags?

Posted 8/26/10 11:10 am EST by Ken Gibbs in Gadgets

As you may know, the year is currently 2010 and "Back to the Future II," the movie in which the above scene takes place, was set in 2015. That means we're only five years away from self-lacing Nikes! But a bunch of breathless reports from around the web say that Nike plans to debut Marty McFly's self-lacing Air Mags a lot sooner. There's a patent filing that has recently come to light and it's got sneaker-heads thinking that Nike is working on the dream shoes. We're not so sure. We're betting that Nike was just practicing product placement way back in '85. Wouldn't the patent technically belong to Universal anyway?

Check out the patent pics below and let us know if you think these things are real.

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My Adidas! This Knockoff Phone Is China's Baddest Bootleg

Posted 8/12/10 5:36 pm EST by Ken Gibbs in Gadgets

This Adidas phone may be a genuine Chinese copyright violation, but it looks official enough for Run DMC to endorse. The "adidass808" gives itself away as a fake because it has both the old three leaf logo and new triangle logo on it, but who cares? At about $80.00 it's still a steal.

This is no smart phone but it's still got some decent specs for a knockoff. There's a 2.4" display (at 240 x 320) packed into the clam shell casing, a 1.3 megapixel camera, dual SIM card slots, microSD card slot, mini USB, FM radio and a removable battery. But we're more excited that the laces on the front are real, and the back is rubber tread.

Click below for some more pics.

Tags Gadgets, phones, Sneakers

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This Day In Internet History: Apple.com In 2004

Posted 8/10/10 5:45 pm EST by Brett Smiley in Gadgets, News

Welcome to "This Day In Internet History," in which we enter the "Wayback Machine" and see what the web was like on this date in years past. A hint: Craigslist hasn't changed a bit, but just about everything has.

Take a look below at Apple.com's homepage on August 10, six years ago. The "Click Wheel" for the iPod was the next big thing and a whole 20GB ran you 300 clams.

The iPod couldn't play video, and a slightly souped-up version is now called the "iPod Classic." How cute. For all of Apple's innovations, its website has always been pretty bland; Steve Jobs' brain is only so big. Also, notice the lack of an iPhone tab. The damn thing didn't exist until January 2007.

Tags Apple, This Day In Internet History

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Stuff You Want — HP Digital Camera Giveaway

Posted 8/9/10 3:00 am EST by Guy Code Staff in Gadgets, Gear, Sweepstakes

Wanna get lucky? Each week MTV.com is giving you the chance to win stuff you've always wanted but never had the balls to buy for yourself.

Ten lucky readers will score a 12 megapixel HP PW460t with 4X optical zoom, 3" LCD display, touch-screen functionality and fake-it-like-you're-really-good-at-this-photography-thing blink detection and smile detection software.

Here's how to enter:

Sign up for the MTV news, music, movies, shows or MTV2 newsletter, then watch out for the secret link and instructions to enter for a chance to win.*

+ While we pick the winners, occupy your mind with Spoon's video for "I Turn My Camera On," complete with disembodied sexylady legs.

* Must be 13 or older and a legal resident of one of the 50 United States or District of Columbia. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

Tags giveaways, Sweepstakes

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10 iPhone Cases That Won't Make You Look Like A Tool

Posted 8/6/10 2:12 pm EST by Larry Gilchrist in Gadgets

iPhone worshippers seem to be at a crossroads these days. To be the coolest kid on your block, you must have an iPhone 4. But with everyone (and we mean everyone) bemoaning the infamous reception issues, what's an early adopter to do? Well, if you believe Apple, the antenna issue can be fixed by purchasing an iPhone case. And while this may just seem like a ploy to get you to buy another accessory, it's a pretty useful one. Early reports indicate that cases work.

Unfortunately, there are few choices out there for the stylish guy who doesn't want the standard bumper or some bedazzled monstrosity. Luckily, your friends at Clutch have got you covered with a few iPhone cases that won't make you look like a total tool. We even threw in a few "old school" cases for your poor iPhone 3G guys. You can thank us later.

Tags Apple, Gadgets, iphone 4, Technology

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