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Brian Lam commented on Our Favorite iPhone Apps

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:18:04 EDT

@Parapraxis: Really? That all happened?

Brian Lam commented on Philippe Kahn Sailing Across the Great Blue Pacific Again

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:13:23 EDT

@Chester_Copperpot: did the last liveblog for apple using 5d. Fucking hated it. Not really any superior to my particular uses than the 40D, but I have very particular livebloggy gadgety uses for my gear.

Brian Lam commented on Philippe Kahn Sailing Across the Great Blue Pacific Again

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:40:16 EDT

@ppiddy: Everything I shoot with the d300 and this lens comes out better than with the 40d I've been using. And I use them both a lot. The equivalent would be a kodak film compared to a fuji. Got it?

Brian Lam commented on Bad Robot Limited Edition Figurine

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:04:52 EDT

@FritzLaurel: Because all their work is gold.

Brian Lam clipped Philippe Kahn Sailing Across the Great Blue Pacific Again

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:52:15 EDT

Philippe Kahn, founder of Borland, camera phone pioneer and guy who helped make that Fullpower MotionX-Poker iPhone game is making yet another run at the Pacific Cup, double handing from SF to Hawaii. I took these shots of them leaving

Brian Lam commented on Aurora Feint iPhone App Delisted For Lousy Security Practices

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:44:38 EDT

Yeah, no one should beat anyone up about this.

Brian Lam clipped Fake Steve Starts Real Dan Lyons Blog

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:02:27 EDT

The Fake Steve Jobs blog may be gone (for now) but Dan Lyons has started a blog with a somewhat similar style, expanded topic matter, interesting angles on tech and a Newsweek-themed header. The header still says Namaste, but he

Brian Lam commented on On Esquire's Stupid E-Ink Cover

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:44:55 EDT

@hologon: I read wired and fortune, the atlantic monthly, sometimes the new yorker (which is usually pretty boring beyond the features), and I hope once in awhile to find an awesome feature in GQ or Esquire. Their front of the book and lists are pretty much blog level content, but late and warmed over so many times you don't want to bother with it.

Wired's Front of book needs a freaking asme award, though.

Brian Lam commented on On Esquire's Stupid E-Ink Cover

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:42:51 EDT

Oh but your first comment was right on. I do think that a lot of shit out there is bad, but esquire is getting its ass handed to it by the atlantic monthly, etc.

Brian Lam commented on On Esquire's Stupid E-Ink Cover

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:41:57 EDT

@sgthalka: Same re your comment, baby. Same re your comment.

Brian Lam commented on On Esquire's Stupid E-Ink Cover

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:18:59 EDT

@James: When the website and reporting can use it, they should stick to their core. That's a straw man argument from you re the children if I've ever seen one.

Brian Lam commented on On Esquire's Stupid E-Ink Cover

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:17:31 EDT

@Secret Agent Man: I love esquire, I just dont' like what they're up to.

Brian Lam commented on On Esquire's Stupid E-Ink Cover

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:17:13 EDT

@Ryan H: Whoa, stunning idea.

Brian Lam commented on On Esquire's Stupid E-Ink Cover

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:38:33 EDT

Agreed with all. Guy in charge of multimillion dollar budget of the great Esquire has less clue than Gizmodo commenters.

Brian Lam clipped On Esquire's Stupid E-Ink Cover

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:17:45 EDT

I love stupid gimmicks, don't get me wrong. But this cover is one of the worst ideas I've heard from a publication in awhile. Said the editor to the NYTimes: “Magazines have basically looked the same for 150 years,” Mr.

Brian Lam commented on Editor Ryan Block Leaving Engadget

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:27:30 EDT

Ryan is freaking good at what he does, and for the record, I think we've got a better commenter situation, but thats only because of the hammer.

Brian Lam clipped Editor Ryan Block Leaving Engadget

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:46:10 EDT

Ryan Block, editor of Engadget, announced his resignation today. When I first heard the news, I was blindsided with a loss of competitive bearing followed by some strange sorrow. I suppose I'd explain it by saying Ryan is probably the

Brian Lam clipped Arn Kim Ran MacRumors While a Full-time Doctor

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:43:16 EDT

On top of running a bitchin' keynote liveblog, MacRumors owner Arn Kim was up until recently a full-time medical doctor. He's a friend who I've come to rely on as a sounding board for Apple rumors at 3am or any

Brian Lam commented on Hover Boards, Holy Grails and TIE Fighters Fill Hollywood Prop Auction's Geek Memorabilia Motherlode

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:33:01 EDT

@Zlevee: Well to be honest, posting perverted content is a lot different from going into a random non sex related post and seeing a lot of horn dog commenters giving the few female commenters a lot of attention. I mean, come on, get a hotel room. Or seeing a sexed up photo on the top of a post with zero sexual context and for no reason.

Brian Lam commented on Hover Boards, Holy Grails and TIE Fighters Fill Hollywood Prop Auction's Geek Memorabilia Motherlode

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:38:00 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre: Hah!

Brian Lam clipped iPhone 3G Review Addendum: iPhone GSM Buzz Gone, More Software and App Foibles

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:38:53 EDT

Everyone at Giz has continued to test hardware and software in the iPhone 3G over the last week and we've updated our reviews with the following nuggets: • Speaker Buzz: We've finally confirmed that the dreaded buzz you got with speakers

Brian Lam clipped Sidekick 2008/Gekko Coming July 30th

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:00:15 EDT

Boy Genius has word that T-Mobile's Sidekick 2008 is coming out on July 30th. The phone has Sidekick like features, and a 2.6-inch WQVGA screen, A2DP stereo Bluetooth streaming and those interchangeable faceplates we've been hearing about. The phone's OS

Brian Lam clipped iPhone Apps We Like: Mocha VNC Lite

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:34:14 EDT

Mocha is a VNC client that supports full QWERTY and Safari-like zooming as well as landscape mode. Double click works, but right click doesn't, but there is no official App store equivalent so this is your desktop remote client of

Brian Lam commented on The Magnetic Forcefield Tech in Batman: Gotham Knight

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:57:16 EDT

@tehdahl: But how do you know what charge, if any, the bullet has. He's just quoting mythbusters. I think someone else here is up for a fail award, frankly.

Brian Lam clipped The Magnetic Forcefield Tech in Batman: Gotham Knight

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:47:46 EDT

Batman: Gotham Knight has been hailed as a collection of Batman short stories in anime form. I enjoyed the highly stylized treatments of Batman as a robot, a living shadow and a man, but I was surprisingly delighted to see

Brian Lam commented on How To Maximize Your iPhone 3G's Questionably Adequate Battery Life

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:30:21 EDT

@nka: Not something you can worry about when your battery is about to die and need to be on email

Brian Lam commented on How To Maximize Your iPhone 3G's Questionably Adequate Battery Life

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:56:14 EDT

@jalarmo: 5-10 a day? HAHAHAHAHAAHAHA

Brian Lam commented on How To Maximize Your iPhone 3G's Questionably Adequate Battery Life

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:30:58 EDT

@CTJoyce: Yeah, lots of newbies hitting the 3g now. Have any other tips I can add above?

Brian Lam clipped How To Maximize Your iPhone 3G's Questionably Adequate Battery Life

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:47:35 EDT

The new iPhone's brighter screen, GPS and 3G connectivity are nice, but you know what's nicer? Not running out of batteries halfway through the friggin' day. iPhone 3G battery life may or may not be shorter; even the geek gods

Brian Lam clipped Dell Selling 128GB SSDs in Notebooks for $600

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:44:26 EDT

Erica Ogg of CNet informs us that hot on the heels of the $500 price cut for the MacBook Air's 64GB SSD, Dell is offering a 128GB SSD for $600 in their "Latitude, XPS, Alienware and Precision laptop models." I'm

Brian Lam clipped iPhone 3G Reviews: Hardware, Software and Apps

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:07:24 EDT

Here's our Gizmodo iPhone 3G Review, iPhone Firmware 2.0 Review and our still updating iPhone App Review Marathon (89 apps total).

Brian Lam clipped iPhone 3G Review Addendum: Reception is Better

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:57:58 EDT

Among other tweaks, I've updated the iPhone 3G review with some more data on reception. In both EDGE and 3G calls, the phone has better reliability, on top of the better Wi-Fi range. Apps have also been noted to take

Brian Lam commented on iPhone 3G Review

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:23:50 EDT

@Cliff_Dangers: Speed and battery life make for a compromise. This is as fast as DSL. That's good enough for me on a 3.5 inch screen.

Brian Lam clipped Yes, We Are Painfully Aware That Your Blenders Will Easily Pulp an iPhone 3G To Bits Thank You Very Much For Asking Again

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:08:37 EDT

The original iPhone with its metal back couldn't survive the Blender's assault, so what chance does this iPhone 3G's plastic spine have? Zero. Then again, has anything ever failed to blend properly? I'd say these guys need a new shtick

Brian Lam clipped iPod Touch Firmware 2.0 Finally Out

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:28:26 EDT

It's officially up for $9.95 and you can download it from iTunes. [iTunes via Macrumors]

Brian Lam commented on iPhone 3G Review

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:26:25 EDT

Please digg this post if you guys get a chance. Happy friday, time to sleep, people. See you monday.

Brian Lam commented on iPhone 3G Review

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:38:00 EDT

@Garrison Dean, Mr. Privilege: I like that you don't get that data is more important now, says the CTO of AT&T.

Brian Lam clipped iPhone Apps We Like: Sketches

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:54:18 EDT

galleryPost('iphoneappssketches', 5, '');Sketches is a simple drawing tool for the iPhone. What's cool is that you can now use it to draw boogers, mustaches, and devil horns on your friends. There are line tools, but no text tools, comic bubbles,