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more about #samsung cjschmidt: Don't beat yourself up. The technology was still coming together, but the concepts were obviously winners. MP3 players, texting, laptops, digital came... more » Avocadobride: Wait a second.... that Visor Prism HAS A COLOUR SCREEN! On a small portable device?! Witchcraft! Trickery! I am only 16, so I started to take an inte... more » allinthefamily: This should make you make stop and think. I just bought a pretty tricked-out gaming notebook. If I even remember it in 10 years, it will be to think "... more » joetato: The strange thing is that if you compared this list to one from ten years before it, you would have seen a LOT more innovation than the previous decad... more » Slinkytech: LMAO, funny thing is that in South America PS2 is still the console. Also, turns out the console was actually xbox. And WHAT THE FUCK happened to So... more » Allocentric: Although I moved on to various iPods years ago, I still have my Iomega HipZip, and it still works quite well (and frankly, still has better bass respo... more » HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: #5... isn't that the TwitterPeek? more » whatne1wuddo: List view please? I'm typing this from my cybiko and don't want to keep reloading the page. more » peligro_: I remember that Nikon Coolpix 990 being a really good camera; we used it at our photo lab for passports photos because of its unique flash/lens locati... more » logruszed: I had the Visor and a version of the Nomad, and of course I had a PS2. All great suggestions, but you forgot the GPS attachment for the Visor! more » Aetius: Great post :) Almost makes up for Mr. Diaz's rants. It's also evidence to just how great the PS2 was. It still is around, it still works great, it st... more » deciBels: What's funny is my best friend had 4 of the above gadgets back then; the PS2, the Creative Nomad, the Nikon camera, and the Motorola text message page... more » dingus: Ah, 2000... When all MP3 players were based on the same chip and did nothing but play MP3... more » Benguin: I never throw out magazines, so it's fun to do this same sort of thing every so often; look back what was "hot and exciting" ten years ago. Many times... more » redman042: Wow, my memory of the year 2000 is a little distorted - I actually thought tech was just a tad farther along by then. What year was it that I bought t... more » Chimaera: Good PS2 launch titles were few and far between. That's why the good money was to wait until the Summer of 2001 for the Gran Turismo 3 bundle @ $329 ... more » Skunky: I actually had the cell cartridge with my Visor, I kinda miss it now. I can't complain too much though, my G1 is handling the tasks my Visor (and befo... more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: What, no latest Minidisc technology? I'm sorry, I can't even keep a straight face while typing that. more » arrow22: Industrial Design has come a long, long way. Seriously.. It's painful to look at most of those. And you know that someone, somewhere, once said: "Gee... more » Segador: LOL I owned that Nomad. I thought it was crazy to have 6 gigs at the time. more » -
#cameras
The Wi-Fi Capable, AMOLED Packin’ Samsung CL80
It's not the first with Wi-Fi, nor the first with an AMOLED screen. But the CL80's 3.7" AMOLED, 14MP sensor, and Wi-Fi for a good-lookin' camera (on paper, at least). Nada on price or release date. [Samsung via Engadget] -
#y2k10
My Tech Buyer's Guide from 2000 Is Pretty Hilarious
Nine years ago, as a young tech reporter at Time Magazine, I co-wrote a buyer's guide with the latest and greatest gear known to man. Today, it sounds ridiculous. More »
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#samsung
Screenshots of Samsung's Bada OS Leak
The details about Samsung's Bada OS have been scarce, and while even these leaked screenshots don't tell us much that we didn't know, we can at least look forward to an eye-pleasing interface design. More » -
#rant
How Carriers and Phone Makers Are Strangling Android (And How Google Could Save It)
The Google Phone could be a ploy to upset the wireless industry, or it could be an expensive niche device. Either way, it'd be a bid to take Android back from the companies that seem hell-bent on destroying it. More » -
#cameras
Samsung ST5500 Point-and-Shoot Shows Off Wi-Fi and Nice Specs in FCC Appearance
Samsung's new camera showed up on the FCC website the other day, and the specs look pretty good so far: 14.2 megapixels, a 3.5-inch screen, and the ability to send photos via email and post online via Wi-Fi. More » -
#android
Sprint Confirms Android 2.0 for HTC Hero, But You're Gonna Wait a While
From Sprint's official Twitter feed: "Happy to announce Android 2.0 is coming to Sprint's Hero & Moment. Date TBD, but roughly 1H 2010." More » -
#cameras
The Best Point and Shoot Cameras for Every Purpose
Mark Goldstein is the Editor of Photography Blog. And he's been so kind as provide us with his favorite point and shoot picks in every key category. More » -
#memory
Samsung's Memory Cards Would Survive Being Run Over By a 1.6-Ton Vehicle
If you find your digital camera gets into that sort of situation often, that's probably quite an attractive feature, right? In addition to withstanding 1.6-ton of weight, these three new memory cards are shock, water and magnet proof. More » -
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#samsung
Samsung Bada Details Fleshed Out, 3G Multitouch Handsets On Their Way Soon
In with the new, out with the old. Samsung's throwing out Symbian in exchange for its own platform, Bada, which was first announced last month with some extremely vague details. Today we learned a bit more, so do step inside. More » -
#nowavailable
Now Available
In this installment of Now Available: Dell's snazzy Vostro 1015 laptop, WowWee's sweet-as-cinnamon pico projector, the not-so-hot Samsung Omnia II, and the Nokia N900, a smartphone that's so smart it's not even a smartphone. More » -
#hdtvs
Sony Says Up to Half Its HDTVs Will be 3D in 2012
Whether or not the success of 3D TV hinges on the popularity of 3D films like Avatar, or just our willingness to give in and wear stupid glasses, one thing is clear: TV makers are all about 3D right now. Sony for instance, has 3D laptops, TVs, and Blu-ray players (plus 3D PlayStation games) planned for next year, and now a senior Sony Exec says 30 to 50 percent of all the TVs it sells from April 2012 will be 3D-enabled. More » -
#blackfriday
Black Friday Deals List Updated
Our Black Friday List is updated with deals from Vizio, WireFly, HP and Amazon, including an entirely new page for Blu-rays and DVDs. That's in addition to Best Buy, Office Depot, Dell, Target, Walmart, K-mart and more. Start saving here. -
#tvs
The 5 Best HDTV Deals Under $1000
We teamed with HD Guru Gary Merson again, this time to find the best TVs under $1000. This economy has really shocked prices. Forget the off-brands. You can now get a top-name good-looking 50" TV for $700, and more... More » -
#publishing
Lose $80 on a Netbook With $180 Times Reader Subscription
You've gotta spend money to make money, at least according to the New York Times. The paper has entered the hardware subsidization business, offering $100 off the Samsung Go with $180 Times Reader subscription. [NYT via Business Wire via Engadget] -
#smartphones
Swype vs QWERTY: FIGHT!!!!!
QWERTY is pretty much the king of smartphone text input. But there's a new challenger on the horizon. It's called Swype, it works with one-hand input and, yeah, it is pretty fast. More » -
#samsung
It's Official: Samsung Omnia II Is $200 on Verizon
Last Friday's tipster was right on the money: The Omnia II lands December 2 for $200 on contract (after $100 mail-in rebate). It runs WinMo 6.5, but that sweet-looking 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen gets the 3D cube TouchWiz 2.0 UI. More » -
#tvs
The 5 Best TVs You Can Buy
We've teamed up with the HD Guru himself, Gary Merson, to publish the absolute best five TVs you can buy right now. As you'll see (and might already notice above), there are some surprises on the list. More » -
#blackfriday
Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need
Black Friday is a week away, and thousands of markdowns are already announced. Our master list of Giz-friendly deals—a hefty read—includes similar items priced differently at different stores. Keep it refreshed, cuz we'll be updating it all week. More » -
#samsung
Samsung Omnia II Hits Verizon December 2 for $200
I still don't know why the Omnia II's 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen is resistive, but the WinMo 6.5 phone will go head-to-head with Verizon's own Moto Droid. Leaked docs suggest it'll be $200 on contract after $100 mail-in rebate. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
Samsung's Bada Mobile OS to Launch in Early 2010...Google Talk Knows When You're on Android, and Likes It...California Passes New Efficiency Standard for TVs...Acer Ferrari Netbook's Tackiness Burns My Eyes... More »
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#rumor
The True Google Phone May Be Coming Soon
TechCrunch is hearing some veeeeeery interesting talk about a true Google Phone: Not just an Android device, but a phone designed top-to-bottom by Google to fulfill their dream of exactly what Android can be. It's a resilient rumor. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
AT&T's 3G Network Sees 2,000% Increase Since iPhone 3G Release...Droid Camera Fixed, Without Explanation?...Genius Bar App Won't Help if Your iPhone Is Broken...Samsung Beats out Vizio for Top LCD Seller... More »
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#nonreview
Samsung Behold II Non-Review: Oh God, the Ugly
Samsung's Behold II is the most impressively ugly Android phone in existence. The custom interface is so bad, so gaudy and so confusing it turned my brains into ooze. More » -
#cellphones
Samsung Dumping Symbian
So this is why Samsung announced bada. That new OS will replace Symbian starting in 2010, according to Samsung's senior VP, Don Joo Lee. (No worries, Samsung will continue to sell Windows Mobile and Android handsets.) But as for Symbian, the OS will certainly take a hit without a piece of Samsung's 200 million or so phones shipping yearly (a figure based upon their expected 2009 numbers). Ouch. [DigiTimes via techblips UberGizmo] -
#samsung
Why Did Samsung Just Announce Another Mobile OS?
They're calling it "Bada," which means ocean in Korean. And it's got an SDK! After sifting through hundreds of words of deliberately vague press release, this is all we really know about Samsung's new mobile OS. Well, almost. More » -
#nas
Building a NAS? Skip the Performance Drives
A while ago I was considering putting low-powered 5400 RPM drives into a NAS. I was worried about performance, but Tom's Hardware shows us that drive speed isn't the bottleneck, and how slower drives can even beat faster ones. More » -
#flashmemory
Samsung's New Ultra Slim 30-Nanometer Flash Memory Chips Will Cause Gadget Shrinkage
With stacks of eight being only 0.6mm thick, Samsung's new 30-nanometer NAND chips are practically anorexic, but for once that's a good thing. Thinner chips like these could bring smaller gadgets and hopefully also lead to lower SSD prices. More » -
#cameras
Samsung's DualView TL225 Won't Meet My Cam-Whoring Needs
Lousy at framing self-portraits? Yeah, me too. Thankfully Samsung's here to help with the double-screen-toting DualView TL225. Well, at least they would be helping if the camera wasn't as laggy and unresponsive as Wired found it to be. More » -
#cellphones
LG Chocolate Touch, BlackBerry Curve 8530, and Samsung Convoy: Verizon's Second-String Lineup
The Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris may get all the buzz, but what about Verizon's less glamorous new phones? The LG Chocolate Touch, BlackBerry Curve 8530 and Samsung Convoy were all introduced today, and they too deserve a look. More » -
#vacuums
Tango Autonomous Vacuum Has A Built-In Upskirt Camera
Is it really necessary to stick 13 sensors, a camera, extra gyroscopes, and crash sensors into these vacuuming robots? I'm all for improved gadgets, but I just plain don't want my vacuum able to take photos of my knickers. More » -
#oled
Samsung's 30-inch AMOLED TV: 3D Without the Dizziness (Still Needs Silly Glasses)
Another of the treats on show at FPD 2009 is Samsung's AMOLED 3D TV prototype. The 240Hz panel is just 2.5-mm thick, has a million-to-1 contrast, and Samsung claims its latest shutter-glasses technology reduces the dizziness often associated with 3D. More » -
#oled
Samsung's Hybrid Desktop Notebook Concept: 14-inch AMOLED Screen, 2.7mm Thin
I'm not sure how practical this design would be on the road, but it sure looks sweet. The stunning screen supports a resolution of 1366 x 768, and because it's AMOLED, has a 1000000:1 contrast ratio, and 300cd/m2 brightness. More » -
#samsung
Samsung Omnia II Examined: Looks Okay, But Why the Resistive Touchscreen?
Samsung's going the HTC route with Windows Mobile on its new AMOLED-packing Omnia II by cramming its own TouchWiz interface into every nook and cranny of WinMo. Ai.rs has a thorough walkthrough of the hardware and TouchWiz for your perusal. More » -
#review
Samsung Moment Review: The ED-209 of Android Phones
The Samsung Moment is the first Android phone trying to be special purely through hardware: It's got a really rich AMOLED display, a gigantic keyboard, an 800MHz processor (the fastest yet for Android) and it's on Sprint's sturdy 3G network. More » -
#hdtvs
Samsung's 3mm-Thick HDTV
At just 3mm thick, Samsung's latest 40-inch LED backlit LCD HDTV is as thin as Sony's XEL-1 OLED TV. It almost makes the 1-inch thin Panasonic Z1 Plasma look chubby, and Samsung's current LED LCD TVs (about 1.2-inches) look fat. More » -
#microusb
United Nations Approves MicroUSB Universal Phone Charger Standard
The International Telecommunication Union, a branch of the UN, has decided on a standard for phone chargers that should finally cut down on a huge chunk of unnecessary e-waste. It's about time. More » -
#apple
Apple Tax Repealed? Comparisons Suggest It's So
Our friends at Laptop compiled a chart comparing the new $999 white unibody MacBook to similarly weighted 13" laptops from Dell, Acer and Samsung within $100. There are tradeoffs, but at least at this price level, Apple fights on even ground, and makes up for lacks (no SD slot, smaller HDD, less RAM) with perks (LED backlighting, multitouch trackpad) and a much longer stated battery life. Feel free to scream it out below, or check Laptop for the full chart and spec rundown. [Laptop]
