Gizmodo: blast

Man Burnt to Death by Exploding PC

matt buchanan — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:40:00 EDT

I've heard of exploding computers before, but not like this: The charred body of an Indian software engineer was found sitting in front of a computer he'd been working on after a loud blast.

His body was found sitting in front of the "completely damaged" and burnt computer by his roommate, who had rushed out of the shower after he heard a blast. He fainted at the sight.

The investigating officers said, "It sounds quite unbelievable. We have not heard of such a case before. But the scene of the accident seems to suggest that the youth was killed in an accident as his body was in the sitting position in front of the burnt computer."

God, that's so horrible. [Times of India via Hard OCP]

P.S. PC pictured is not the computer that killed the man, just an illustration.

Lightning Round: T-Mobile Samsung Blast

Jason Chen — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:20:06 EDT

The Gadget: The T-Mobile Blast, a medium-to-low-end red and black slider from Samsung.

The Verdict: Decent call quality, thin but solid build, nice red and black finish, but the half-QWERTY SureType is a bit tough to use.

The Catch:

Instead of a standard dialpad like regular phones, the Blast has a SureType two-letters-per-key typing scheme. It's a bitch to use at first, but gets slightly better after you get used to it. Whether you're willing to put in the effort is up to you.

The Performance: Calling and basic functions are there, but the menus don't look that great. It may be faster than T9 once you get used to the keyboard.

The Price: $99

The Recommendation: There aren't all that many other choices on T-Mobile, so if you're looking for a slider and you like texting (and don't mind putting some effort into learning the Suretype system), this could be the one for you. Plus, it's nice looking and thin.

[T-Mobile]

Samsung Blast Gallery

Jason Chen — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:20:57 EDT

The $99 Samsung Blast may be bordering on T-Mobile's bargain bin, but it's actually a quite sexy phone. Sexy, thin and light are the three terms we'd use to describe it. Check out this gallery to see what we mean.

T-Mobile Launches Samsung Blast

Charlie White — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:00:00 EDT

T-Mobile made it official today: It launches the Samsung Blast, a pretty black and crimson slider otherwise unromantically known as the T729. We heard rumblings about this MotoRIZR-like cellie a couple of months ago, and as promised, here are the details on its big launch date. Its $99 price (with a 2-year contract) isn't bad considering that it's complete with ~~Blackberry connect~~ IMAP, POP3, Yahoo, Gmail and AOL email support, and when you slide up that smallish 1.31x1.64-inch 176x220 screen it reveals a SureType keyboard similar to the Blackberry Pearl. Jump to the next page to see it lift up its shirt to reveal that keyboard, and we'll talk about a few of its other wonders as well.

Cue the music for this keyboard reveal, because its built-in music player supports MP3 and AAC files, and you can enhance the musical variety by sliding in 2GB of your favorite tunes via its microSD slot. Plus, pick out your favorite stereo Bluetooth headphones for the listening experience, and oh yeah, it does make phone calls with quad band world phone technology, along with the usual GSM/GPRS/EDGE network connectivity. T-Mobile says it will be available in early August at select T-Mobile retail stores and online, too. Not too shabby for 99 bucks, T-Mo. [T-Mobile]

Oppo Blast PMP Loves FLV

Mark Wilson — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:15:42 EDT

The Oppo Blast is one sexy PMP. At only 6.9mm thick, its waistline is identical to an iPod nano's. But the Blast has a few tricks up its sleeve...

On top of standard MP3/WMA/MP4/AVI/Lossless audio support, the Blast will play flash video, XVID and animated gifs—yes, animated gifs—the best of Web 2.0 in your hand! The 2.4" display looks to be a true widescreen, which would put it in line with other Oppo PMP products. Storage is through MicroSD, and the whole package is vaguely reminiscent of a Zune if it were way, way cooler. [imp3 via pmptoday]