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Bill Gates Retirement Party

Retromodo: Gizmodo's Bill Gates Interviews Through History

Bill Gates puts up with us, having granted us three interviews in the past three and a half years. It's an intense experience: Bill isn't always fond of making eye contact, and is known to snap at reporters who ask dumb questions. After all, he's not just the Andrew Carnegie—or Emperor Palpatine—of his time. He's also a guy who gets interviewed a hell of a lot, and doesn't stand for bush-league Q&A. But we have always enjoyed the guys company and even have had the opportunity to make him laugh a few times. Here's a quick look back at our three Bill interviews, in a Retromodo re-run fashion: More »

1:15 PM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By Wilson Rothman
7,730 views, 31 comments

Latest by Brian Lam: @itouchgadgetsinappropriately: Luckily, Joel is still with us. You know he's at boingboing gadgets, don't you? Hop on over and soak more »

tvs

Samsung's LCDs and Plasmas from CES, Now With Prices

Samsung unloaded a whopping 27 plasma and LCD TVs on us at CES, but didn't get around to saying how much they cost. We just got the prices on all of them, from the $430 18.9" Series 4 LCD to the $5000 mammoth 63" Series 6 plasma. The whole list, after the jump. [Samsung] More »

Feature

1:28 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Benny Goldman
8,590 views, 26 comments

Latest by robinandtami: @huggy: [www.ddd.com] more »

format war

HD DVD's Animatronic Secret Weapon Not Enough to Defeat Blu-ray

As if 1080p video, full-resolution audio, net connectivity and multi-tuner signal decoding wasn't enough, Toshiba's HD DVD team had even cooked up a system of embedded animatronic control before the format was put out of its misery. In this video left over from CES 2008, this little mechanical jazz band playing the Duke Ellington classic "Take the A Train" is controlled by, that's right, an HD DVD disc. Here's how:
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5:40 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Benny Goldman
6,497 views, 16 comments

Latest by BigViper: pay no attention to the man behind the curtain more »

multimedia player

iRiver's Multimedia Unit2 has Everything We Could Want, Including Apple-esque UI

We know that iRiver has been working on its all-singing, all-dancing multimedia player-dock-thingie the Unit2 for over a year. The Apple-esque interface, its voice over IP internet telephone (yes, a telephone) and the removable 16:9 touchscreen make it look quite amazing. And expensive. We don't know the price yet, though. Seeing the unit and the telephone in action, which unfolds to show a full QWERTY keyboard, makes it even more attractive. More »

8:32 AM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Kit Eaton
17,143 views, 27 comments

Latest by zincabopataurious: Actually I dislike ipod because:-no drag and drop, ums, or file folder browsing-crappy screen (just like how people say whatever more »

tvs

The Weight Is Over: Extra-Thin TVs Hit the Scales

This year's CES TV competition wasn't about how big TVs could be, but how thin they could get. Samsung, JVC, Hitachi, Panasonic, Sharp, Pioneer and developer LG.Philips were all showing off their rendition of belt-tightening in the flat-panel age. Some of you perceptively noted that up against a wall, inside a cabinet or on a stand, a 1" thick TV looks the same as a 20" thick TV, let alone a 5" thick set, so like big frickin' deal. We're with you. The truth is, while thin is sexy, the untold story is how much less this new crop of TVs will weigh. Both LCD and plasma will weigh substantially less in the coming years. How much less? Plasma will definitely drop more than LCD, but in both cases, the weight loss is astonishing. Jump for awesome chart: More »

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4:18 PM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Wilson Rothman
11,192 views, 27 comments

Latest by Lupison: Gooo panthers! amirite? more »

hd dvd

Irony.

This HD DVD ad was unveiled at CES. [thanks Rye!]
ces 2008

CES Prank: No Harm Will Come, I Promise

While responding to the press reaction to our CES prank, I neglected to mention one important thing on the mind of some readers: So far, no AV techs have gotten in trouble for it. Making sure no one ever gets in trouble for it is my highest priority, and I'll be taking the rest of the week to call around and double check that is the case. Honestly, I'd rather resign than have that happen to anyone.

10:19 AM on Tue Jan 15 2008
By Brian Lam
13,513 views, 108 comments

Latest by shakes: ...for what it is worth this is what got me reading gizmodo... more »

roundup

The Best of CES 2008

CES is filled with thousands of gadgets and lots of people to talk to. But most of these "new" products are really just moderate updates. So in case you missed the goodies in the wave of CES news, here's just our favorite stuff after the jump. Yes, lazy people—life takes care of you again! More »

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5:22 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Mark Wilson
61,518 views, 21 comments

Latest by CrashingOut: I'm happy not for any of the products even if there are some cool ones, namely integrated graphics/memory/processing chipsets like more »

vapor or solid?

Solar-Powered Laptop-Charging MediaStreet eMotion Media Player Allegedly Shipping (and Cheap)

It looks like a concept—in fact, the only pictures we have of it are fancy 3D renderings doctored up in Photoshop. But according to the press release (after the jump), MediaStreet's 1GB eMotion solar-powered portable media player is already shipping for $169. That's a lot for a typical 1-gig audio-video player, but when you consider that this device can, according to claims, provide power for "most portable devices such as mobile phones, MP3/MP4 players, laptops, digital cameras" and presumably itself, it's chump change. In addition, the unit claims to offer Nintendo and Game Boy emulation via SD card so even when you're in the sun you can act like you're indoors. We'll get to the bottom of this, hopefully getting a review sample in, but in the meantime, have a closer look and feel free to stretch your skeptic muscles. More »

4:35 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Wilson Rothman
4,660 views, 2 comments

Latest by oldbenway: Got mine in the mail ten days after I ordered it, what's up with the skepticism? This thing is crazy, plays more »

ces 2008

Porn Star Belladonna Talks Digital Camcorders on the CES Show Floor


The crazy folks from over at Camcorderinfo.com who made that sweet CES rap and tested out a digital camera in a fishtank last week also happened to interview noted porn star Belladonna about digital video cameras. I don't know how we managed to miss this one, as we know how familiar many of you are with the work of Belladonna, but here it is. I'm pretty shocked that Chen didn't think to bring a porn star onto the show floor for an interview, but he's a shy boy, as you all know. [Camcorderinfo.com]

4:15 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Adam Frucci
13,870 views, 24 comments

Latest by knappoleon: Whats wrong with high def? Blemishes make it that more real. I dont think they get it. Its not all more »