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edutainment

LeapFrog Tags Reads Books, So Your Lazy Kids Don't Have To

LeapFrog today introduced a baby brother to the Fly "pentop computer." The $50 Tag uses the same Anoto high-res scanning technology to "read" specially printed books to kids, and can connect to the internet (OK, net-connected PC via USB) to download audio and programming for up to five books at a time. In addition to age-old classics like The Little Engine That Could and Olivia, the list of $14 launch titles will also include Kung Fu Panda: Po's Tasty Training and Walter the Farting Dog Goes on a Cruise—books I didn't have the privilege of enjoying when I was a lad. All of this happens this summer. [LeapFrog]
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8:09 AM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Wilson Rothman
2,076 views, 16 comments

Latest by n/a: No Sprotbilly. Apparently the people on here are not parents. I read to my child to and try to be involved in all the things he does. This, however, gives a child a chance to do something on his own more »

kindle

Video: How to Use Amazon Kindle

As you follow along our live blog of the Kindle launch event, check out this video demo of Amazon's electronic reading device that's officially rolling out this morning. Here's the full-fledged look at the new reader, straight from the Amazonians. We're digging its mini-size, looking smaller than the advance pics we saw last week. Hey, it's about the size of a paperback book. [Amazon]

9:37 AM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Charlie White
14,787 views, 31 comments

google

Android UI Video Demo Shows off Multitouch, Google Maps, Quake

Google's Sergei Brin and Steve Horowitz show off multiple prototypes of the Android platform, one of which has a Palm smartphone form factor and one that has a higher-end, HTC Windows Mobile form factor. The former shows off text messaging and Google maps (which looks pretty great, btw), and the latter shows off 3G desktop-quality web browsing using webkit. There's also 3D OpenGL rendering, application feature sharing, and iPhone-esque finger gesturing. If you weren't excited about Android yet, just think about how this could turn out to be the open-source iPhone. [YouTube]

1:47 PM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Jason Chen
40,885 views, 94 comments

Latest by n/a: YouTubeRobot.com today announces YouTube Robot 2.0, a tool that enables you to download video from YouTube.com onto your PC, convert it to various formats to watch it when you are on the road on mobile devices like mobile phone, iPod, more »

windows

Windows Home Server Interactive Demo

Still don't know what Windows Home Server is all about? We could re-explain that it's a server that helps you back up, access, and stream your data/media from inside or outside your house, but it's probably easier to check out this video demo Microsoft put out. It's not a straightforward software suite like Windows Media Center where the features are apparent, so it's tougher to see exactly what it's for. Microsoft's got a tough job ahead of themselves convincing people that they need this. [Microsoft]

4:10 PM on Thu Oct 25 2007
By Jason Chen
6,513 views, 22 comments

Latest by ReductiMat: To sum up many of the comments here, "I have no clue what this does, but I'll be damned if I don't offer up some sort of ignorant, childish comment to appease my irrational love for ." I've been beta testing this more »

video demo

Essential Wall Dimmer Video Hands On, Soft as a Baby's Butt


When we first told you about the Essential Wall Dimmer from International Fashion Machines, we were wondering if its carpet-like conductive switch felt like a Brillo pad. The company sent us a demo unit, and we can now definitively tell you that it feels soft as silk, just like a fine piece of carpet. The $99 switch works well, and is extremely easy to turn on and off. We only noticed one slight downside to these pretty wall switches. More »

Feature

10:17 AM on Fri Aug 3 2007
By Charlie White
10,597 views, 9 comments

Latest by glipz: Wait where do I get conductive fabric. This looks like a Instructable waitng to be made. more »

laptops

Vista Tablet Finger Touch Demo

TabletPC users should be looking forward to Windows Vista thanks to its "multi-touch" finger recognition. Not the multi-touch found in the iPhone, this multi-touch lets you use both a pen and your finger to move around the cursor. More »

8:00 PM on Thu Feb 1 2007
By Jason Chen
2,726 views, 12 comments

wireless

Nokia NFC: Imagine the Possibilities of Near-Field Communication


This video shot at CES last week is a bit shaky, but it shows you the potential of NFC—no, this doesn't involve the Bears or the Saints—this NFC is Near-Field Communication, a very short range two-way wireless connectivity protocol that can transmit small amounts of data from your cellphone to other wireless devices such as digital picture frames or credit card receivers. More »

9:15 AM on Fri Jan 19 2007
By Charlie White
607 views, 9 comments

announcements

Gizmodo at DEMO 2006

What's going on, Gizmodians? I'm live at DEMO where we'll be giving you updates as long as the WiFi doesn't crap itself. Some usually sweet gear drops at this conference, and I'll be blogging the best of it in between all that Web 2.0 junk.–Brian Lam

12:37 PM on Tue Sep 26 2006
By Brian Lam
85 views, 3 comments

gadgets

Rumor: Nintendo Wii Faked at E3?

Accusations are flying and pictures are surfacing of behind-the-scenes fakery going on at Nintendo's demonstration of its Wii console at E3 a couple of weeks ago. Take a look at all these wires behind the Wii, which are said to be leading over to a GameCube where there was allegedly a Wii software development kit installed. More »

2:14 PM on Fri May 19 2006
By Charlie White
326 views, 12 comments