Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Interesting Stuff

6/5/2007 1:50:10 PM
It seems almost all the new cellphones we see have switched over to using the tiny microSD cards for external storage, which means in order to transfer up some data you're going to have to carry...
6/5/2007 1:49:40 PM
If our early morning HTC Touch reveal left you hanging for more on this fancy finger-touch phone, look no further. Well, a little further. Here's some coverage of the Touch from around the...
6/5/2007 1:30:00 PM
This USB shredder proves that there are a myriad of ways to cover your tracks. Heck, we even saw a shredder powered by a hamster. But this one? It's different. This is not even the first USB...
6/5/2007 1:12:56 PM
Sometimes, after a long stint of watching dudes hump ottomans on YouTube, I get in the mood for some local news. Luckily, YouTube has got my back. They've just entered a deal with Hearst-Argyle...
6/5/2007 1:00:00 PM
There's a big tech convention going on in Taipei right now called Computex, and we've seen quite a bit of news coming out of there about motherboards, chipsets and such. But we also wanted to see...
6/5/2007 12:59:54 PM
This week at TreeHugger: This universal on/off switch for your whole house aims to make the green way the most convenient way. Lightning Motors' electric motorcycle does 0-60 in around 3 seconds,...
6/5/2007 12:45:54 PM
So, according to Apple it goes like this: your dad gets you any of those not-so-new MacBook or MacBook Pros. Then Apple gives you an iPod nano. For free, after mail-in rebate. You know. For school....
6/5/2007 12:32:23 PM
Apple's elves gave me more details about the Santa Rosa Macbook Pro. Here's some stuff you don't know about the revision. How much battery life does the LED Backlighting save? 30 minutes to an...
6/5/2007 12:25:22 PM
PNY and SanDisk have some pretty slick new offerings on the solid state drives front, inching us ever closer to the time when all new laptops will come with flash hard drives for faster, quieter and...
6/5/2007 12:09:01 PM
Still waiting for Apple to release their long-awaited ultraportable? Don't bother. Today Toshiba unleashed their 2.4-pound ultraportable, the Portege R500. Starting at $1,999, this is a lappie that...
6/5/2007 11:50:28 AM
The Smart Lid system was developed to save your precious vagina face from being burned by hot coffee (and retailers from lawsuits) by turning red when it's "too hot" to drink. It also tells you...
6/5/2007 11:45:00 AM
The X-Bike Sony PSP Kit is basically a stand for your PSP that attaches to an exercise bike, allowing you to watch stuff on your PSP while you sweat away the pounds. Finally! It's taken them long...
6/5/2007 11:30:25 AM
For our first iPod Dock Bracket Battle, we're starting with our cheapest, but most attainable units on the list— the iHome iH8 and the Logitech Audiostation Express. The approaches are...
6/5/2007 10:58:37 AM
Driving on dark roads can be tricky, which is why Denso created their new Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS) headlights. The system works in conjunction with your GPS and moves your car's...
6/5/2007 10:45:53 AM
Okay all you rich bitch American Express cardholders, you don't have to worry about leaving home without it because you can stay seated, participating in the wealthy man's Woot-off where dream...
6/5/2007 10:16:56 AM
Here's a way to listen to your iTunes library on cellphones other than the iPhone: NuTsie, a beta application that just launched today, holds a huge library of music, and any songs you have in your...
6/5/2007 9:42:47 AM
Step aside, Foleo, there's a new sheriff in town. Asus' Eee PC 701 (we know, the name sucks) is an ultraportable/UMPC hybrid designed especially for Web browsing. The tiny handheld weighs 1.9 pounds...
6/5/2007 9:21:47 AM
Here's a redesign of that annoying ghetto blaster from the '70s and '80s, but this one is more ergonomic, with a shape that naturally hangs on the shoulder. There's plenty of room inside the top...
6/5/2007 9:07:20 AM
At last, here are the new Santa Rosa-based Apple MacBook Pros, loaded with faster Core 2 Duo processors. Same design but with LED-backlit LCD screens, increased processor speeds, more memory and...
6/5/2007 9:03:06 AM
There are many sweet things about TomTom's new $499 Go 720, but the most important feature is Map Share. If you've ever driven with GPS, you know how annoying it is when map data is wrong. Now, as...
6/5/2007 8:45:21 AM
We told you guys about Data Robotics Drobo storage robot a few months back. The little hard drive enclosure that will hold up to four 3.5" drives. Well we've been trying out our very own demo unit...
6/5/2007 8:36:19 AM
After all the rumors and waiting, Alienware is officially launching the Hangar18 HTPC today. The new system comes equipped with dual TV tuners (you can have up to 4), an onboard 5.1 amp, HDMI out,...
6/5/2007 8:15:00 AM
Here's Porsche Design Mobile Group director Stephane Bret holding up his company's latest prototype, a clamshell cellphone that looks fast even while it's standing still. Not much information...
6/5/2007 8:00:00 AM
Today at the VIA Technology Forum in Taipei, people get the first glimpse of VIA's ultra mobile PC reference design, the NanoBook. Though the term "reference design" might suggest "concept product,"...
6/5/2007 7:29:33 AM
galleryPost('htctouch', 8, 'htctouch'); Here's the HTC Touch shaking its little tush on the catwalk. Not iPhone-level yummyness, but yummy nonetheless. And it comes in green, if you are into that...
6/5/2007 7:00:00 AM
Previously known as the Elf, the HTC Touch is the nex the next generation in the Taiwanese company's line of Windows Mobile phones. The Touch takes Windows Mobile 6—which is already pretty...
6/5/2007 6:39:52 AM
Hey you! Looking for a gig? We're here to help! While we may not be able to guarantee you can wander around the Giz all day, we can certainly help you find your new career at Gizmodo ...
6/5/2007 6:31:00 AM
AppleStore is down again and that most probably means new MacBook Pros with Santa Rosa chipsets. Or free hot dogs in every order to celebrate the iPhone launch. I can go either way. I hope is both,...
6/5/2007 5:20:04 AM
Ooooh, zexy. This is Sony's new CD-Tuner-Alarm Clock, the ICD-F7000. It's got a double alarm, so that your gimp can get up before you and get your brekker ready for you. And there's a stereo input,...
6/4/2007 9:03:01 PM
In its first incarnation, Lala.com focused on helping people trade and buy CDs cheaply, all the while building a community of music listeners and a catalog of preferences. Today, newly revamped Lala...
6/4/2007 8:17:11 PM
An AT&T employee who works on Operations tells us that the carrier ordered a last-minute beefing up of its EDGE throughput, latency and coverage in anticipation of the iPhone. The operation,...
6/4/2007 8:10:43 PM
From the looks of it, you'd think the Latte Boom was one of Samsung's new MP3 players (especially with its built-in speakers), but this tiny, bar-shaped handheld is actually a cellphone. And not a...
6/4/2007 7:30:24 PM
No, it's not a USB Squid stick. Unlike that monstrosity, this USB Squid is useful for more than a three second chuckle. It's designed like the power squid, which means it takes one USB port and turns...
6/4/2007 7:00:15 PM
Ha! The RIAA, the group that everyone loves to hate, is getting accused in court of extortion, conspiracy, computer fraud, trespass, and eeeee-vil. The accusations are being made as a counterclaim in...
6/4/2007 6:56:03 PM
Good news Europeans. Those reports last week with Ballmer stating that Microsoft had no plans to import the Zune to Europe were mistaken, thanks to a mistranslated German article. That picture on...
6/4/2007 6:50:46 PM
Now you can smirk smugly as you tell your houseguests that you've got a "wall clock". See, it's a clock that only has a center piece for the mechanism and the hands, plus twelve dots you stick onto...
6/4/2007 6:46:59 PM
I've got one of the first N76 review units here. The 2MP, clamshell phone running the smartphone symbian 60 OS, isn't that different from the N75 we looked at two months ago in depth, so here's a...
6/4/2007 6:35:05 PM
Wanna bring Wi-Fi to your entire neighborhood? Meraki's $99 outdoor repeater lets you share your Internet access up to 700 feet (when paired with Meraki's $49 Mini router). The repeater can be...
6/4/2007 6:20:08 PM
Even with our extreme weekend Pokemon binges, the DS Lite usually doesn't have to be charged more than once every few days. Which means this DS Lite battery pack isn't for us. But for those of you...
6/4/2007 6:10:28 PM
Zune Insider just shouted to the world that the red Zune—seen much prettier here in their official ad shots—will be available via Target and Amazon starting June 10. If there's one...
6/4/2007 6:00:45 PM
Did you know 855,000 phones are flushed down the toilet every year in the UK? That's both true and ridiculous. SimplySwitch, a price comparison site that apparently services the UK, came up with this...

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