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digital cameras

Panasonic Lumix Camera Summer Sequels: FZ28 18x Zoomer, 14.7-Megapixel FX150 and Ultra-wide Angle FX37

Panasonic has a nice set of digital camera summer sequels to last year's lineup. Here's the rundown, with full releases below:
•Panasonic's FZ28 updates its original 18x super-zoomer FZ18 with a higher res, and some new software features, autofocus tracking and more robust face detection, plus it shoots HD video, like every new Panasonic camera. Out in Aug. for $399.
•The ultracompact FX150 bulldozes the FX100 with a ridiculous 14.7-megapixel resolution (hopefully not with meteor-size noise, but probably), RAW recording, HD video shooting, and a 28mm wide-angle lens. Available Aug. for $399.
•Finally, the FX37's raison d'etre is its 25mm ultra wide-angle 5x zoom lens. It's tiny, has a 10MP resolution and also shoots 720p HD video. It's available in Sept. for $350. More »

10:00 AM on Mon Jul 21 2008
By matt buchanan
4,328 views, 9 comments

Latest by salviati: I've been dying for Canon to release an update to the SD870 that would basically be like Panasonic's FX37. So far they've missed a whole release cycle for a new ultra-wide angle point-and-shoot. If they don't get there more »

lasers

Brando's Portable Disco Lights Do it Psychedelically with Lasers

Laser beams plus funky light patterns plus party: sounds like a winning combo. It certainly looks that way for this Brando gadget: the green laser light spewing from it can be tweaked into a number of impressive patterns (diffraction grating, anyone?) And though it doesn't look like it reacts to music, the shifting, changing light-show it makes can only be described as psychedelic, with a dab of Matrix. It's mains-powered, just 3.1 x 2.8 x 1.2 inches in size and comes with a stand that looks ripe to be modded into a motor-powered platform. Costs $65. [Brando]

7:41 AM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Kit Eaton
4,422 views, 8 comments

Latest by n/a: Yeeeeess, this "Lasor Beam" device will work perfectly on the head of my new Great White Shark! ahhhhhh haha haha muahahahahahaha!!!!!! more »

indiana jones toy whip

Lightning Review: Indiana Jones FX Whip (Verdict: Awesomeness With Many Uses!)

The Gadget: The Indiana Jones FX Whip is a soft toy whip made by Hasbro that has button-activated sound effects which are related to the Indy franchise. It's also handy for keeping new interns in order (see video).
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10:10 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By Adrian Covert
16,613 views, 73 comments

gateway

Gateway Budget Gaming Desktop Gets 45nm Quad-Core Refresh

It's been a few months since CES, so Gateway is rightly updating its FX budget gaming desktops with some fresher chips. Most notably, the FX7026 (more budget-y) and FX541 (more performance-y) are picking up Intel's mid-range Q9300 Core 2 Quad processor (which beat down AMD's top of the line Phenom X4 9850 quad in benchmarks). They both start at a little over a grand, so not bad deals—check the release for more details. More »

7:09 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By matt buchanan
4,154 views, 15 comments

robots

iRobot, Corporate Sabotage, Stolen Plans and Destroyed Evidence

Noah Shachtman over at Wired has a very interesting look at iRobot's six year battle with Robotic FX, a company started by a former employee who allegedly (and probably) stole schematics and plans in order to build a competitor. There's too much detail to work into a short summary, but Jameel Ahed, the former employee, was caught by a private investigator deleting documents and shredding CDs containing data that belonged to iRobot. More »

5:00 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Jason Chen
4,390 views, 20 comments

Latest by n/a: the real question concerning this whole "i" business is: who cares? more »

digital cameras

Fingers-On Panasonic's Lumix FX500 Touchscreen Digital Camera

I just got my greasy hands on the FX500, Panasonic's touchscreen point-and-shoot. As you see in the video, by pointing to a certain object in the frame, the camera stays focused on it even if either the camera or the object goes in motion. Also, manual options could be changed using a slider on the screen, which I found cool. If you don't always like using a touchscreen, you're in luck; there is also a joystick to control the action. The camera is $400 and will be on sale in mid-May. [Panasonic]

11:35 AM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Benny Goldman
6,832 views, 14 comments

Latest by henhen: whats going on in the video? all that just to change a setting....and is he touch things on the screen and nothing is happening? more »

computers

Gateway "Spots" Contest Ends, One Tattooed Jackass Reigns Supreme

Gateway's Show Us Your Spots contest is at an end, and the winner is picked: some kid named Matt, who permanently brands himself a Gateway fanatic, all to win the system and spite his jerk friend Billy who calls him a Noob all the time. (Guess it worked.) Check out the runners-up, and our impressions of their noble but misguided attempts: More »

1:30 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Wilson Rothman
4,207 views, 19 comments

digital cameras

Panasonic Goes Touchscreen With the LUMIX FX500 Digital Camera

It may not be first touchscreen digital camera on the market, but Panasonic's new LUMIX FX500 is better late than never with a 3-inch touchscreen LCD and the same 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica DC lens 10.1MP resolution, intelligent ISO and face detection as the FX35. It also features a 5x optical zoom, auto focus tracking and the ability to shoot HD video (1280 x 720p) content and still photos with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Not too bad for the $399.95 price tag. Expect to see it on store shelves starting this May. Additional pic and press release after the break. More »

1:29 PM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By Sean Fallon
11,089 views, 32 comments

Latest by geek-to-be: Point and Shoot cameras should never be to compared to DSLR. Nuff said. more »

indy whip

FX Whip Toy from Indiana Jones Makes Beating Up Colleagues a Pleasure

Hasbro's FX whip, part of the flotilla of Indiana Jones merchandise that is sailing into port this year, should be hung on the wall of every office in the land. This is what makes corporal punishment in the workplace such a pleasure. The $19.99 toy plays the theme tune —this is, sadly, the one crappy bit about it— as well as a thwack-a-lacka-boom-boom sound when you crack it. Hasbro could have come up with some more interesting sound effects, though. The FX whip will be available from May 1 from most toy shops. [Hasbro]

5:17 AM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By AddyDugdale
9,365 views, 12 comments

Latest by Abnormal: I remember playing with my dads real bull whips trying to reenact scenes from Indiana jones. 1: Buy a real whip, trust me. 2: Be careful, when they make the cracking noise the tip is breaking the sound barrier, keep your face more »

like jackass but with cows

Gateway Goes Off Deep End, Offers $4500 PC Rig for Best Video Stunt

Today Gateway announces its "Show Your Spots" contest, inviting any and all "thrill-seeking technology lovers willing to perform and film a crazy stunt" to win a $4,500 high-performance computer setup. Yikes. More »

6:00 AM on Thu Jan 31 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,125 views, 17 comments

digital cameras

Panasonic DMC-FX35, DMC-FS20, DMC-FS5, DMC-FS3: Midrange, Wide-ish Angles, Some 720p Capture

The FX and the mildly stylish FS series are Panasonic's midrange Lumix cameras. We'll start with the best: The FX35 is billed as being Panasonic's first ultrawide-angle camera with a 25mm focal length at its broadest for squeezing "twice as many friends into a single shot." The 10.1MP, 4x Leica zoom camera also does 720p video capture(!), and stills at 1920x1080p for TV viewing. This camera can also detect motion and up the ISO while speeding up the shutter to capture shots with less blur. Optical image, face detection for up to 15 friends, 2.5-6 shots a second (nice), 2.5 inch LCD, and a shutter lag of .005 seconds for $350. The other cameras are not so cool, but worth mentioning. And in some cases have better stats. More »

12:00 PM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Brian Lam
7,932 views, 2 comments

Latest by Consuegra: Sadly, can answer my own question - a look at the spec sheets says no. Too bad - it's a killer feature. more »

gaming

Gateway P-Series FX Edition P-171XL, P-171S and P-171X Gaming Notebooks Roll With 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS Graphics, HDMI and eSATA Ports

The Skinny: Not really known for their gaming wares, Gateway's FX Edition notebooks bring the fire with NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS graphics cards, HDMI out and eSATA ports, 17-inch WUXGA screen (1920x1200) displays, and HD DVD drive options. The top of the line P-171XL rocks a Core 2 Extreme X7900 proc, 3 gigs of RAM and dual 200GB HDs for $3k, which isn't bad on the price front. The Catch: The battery life in a phrase? It sucks balls. More »

12:00 AM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By matt buchanan
7,566 views, 3 comments

Latest by n/a: This is a rebumped hp-DV9000 that I bought for $600. I wonder If I can change parts in mine....... more »

gaming

Gateway FX7020 and FX540 Budget Gaming Desktops Hold Their Own

The Blurb: The FX7020 is a budget gamer desktop, coming in right around a grand with quad-core AMD Phenom setup, a 512MB NVIDIA 8800GT graphics card (which actually stacks up well to the at least doubly expensive 8800GTXs) and 3GB of RAM. The FX540 is their flagship w/ an SLi-ready motherboard, which explains the massive range for the sucker: $999 up to almost 4 grand, depending on whether you go with the GTs or GTXs and how many.. The Burn: The case is friggin' mugly. More »

12:00 AM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By matt buchanan
5,167 views, 11 comments

Latest by telliott: What games would even be able to take advantage of quad core? more »

earphones

Vibrating Earphones Have Wood, Give Your Ear Canal a Good Time

Victor (JVC to you and me) has brought out a set of earphones with a vibrating plate, apparently to enhance the listening experience. The plate is made of birchwood, with a thin film stretched over the top and, according to the blurb, gives you a rich sound while reducing noise at the same time. I'm not sure about shelling out $131 for a pair of sticky-in earphones, though. The HP-FX500 will be out sometime in February next year. [JVC via Impress]

5:11 AM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By AddyDugdale
2,202 views, 10 comments

Latest by deadatbirth: @SomeoneUKno: the new Air cushions for $29 or the hafx300's for $99 more »

fx box

NIO 2|4 Digital Audio USB Interface Lets You Mix Your Tunes, Add Sound Effects

Bands on a budget might like this small, yet very capable, digital audio box from Novation that adds sound effects and connects to your PC via USB. The NIO 2|4 measures just 1.8 x 5.7 x 5.9 inches, but packs in four input sockets, four phono outs, two monitor headphone jacks and more than 10 latency-free sound effects. Deets, and a couple more pics, after the jump. More »

8:50 AM on Thu Dec 20 2007
2,271 views, 4 comments

skull rocking

JVC Moves Upmarket with Fancy HA-FX300 Earphones

JVC announced some spiffy in-ear headphones today, rolling out the high-end HA-FX300 earphones that promise to rock yer skull with some high-tech metal componentry. These bring some slightly exotic materials to your ears, starting with an aluminum housing and topping it off with an aluminum evaporation diaphragm inside. There's also what JVC calls a "bi-metal structure," with a stainless steel base that's wrapped with that proverbial brass ring. That's supposed to keep things from shaking too much. That's a whole lot of metal going on. It's hard to say how these handsome phones sound, but we've tried a pair of JVC lower-end earphones and find them not only decent-sounding, but unusually comfortable to wear for long periods, too. These JVC HA-FX300 phones are available now for $99.95. [JVC]

9:06 AM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Charlie White
1,849 views, 4 comments

Latest by ideaman2020: @banmojo: ditto more »

speakers

Altec Lansing's Soundbar Fits Neatly Under Monitor

The FX3020 Soundbar Speaker System is one of the five new speaker-related goodies introduced by Altec Lansing today. Specifically built to go directly under a flat panel monitor, the one-piece rectangular speaker features precision-angled drivers and a built-in sound field expander. The slick speaker also uses XdB for bass (to cover for a lack of subwoofer) and can connect with older iPods, laptops, Mp3 players and so on. A great way to tidy up your desk the FX3020 SoundBar will be available in October of this year for a MSRP of $99.95. [Altec Lansing via infoSync World]

8:00 PM on Mon Sep 10 2007
By ybaranovsky
2,515 views, 2 comments

Latest by strider_mt2k: That's pretty damn slick, but YOWCH, I could get an entire Logitech 5.1 setup and a six pack of Yuengling for less than that! more »

dv camera

mi VDO FX DV Cam Lets You Film, Edit Self-Made Furry Porn On-The-Go

Looking like something created in a joint venture between Nickelodeon and a mysterious Alien Race, the mi VDO FX DV Cam, made by B2Stuf allows would-be LonelyGirls to take pictures, record video and edit their films on-the-go. The cam includes a 1.5" color screen, a 4x digital zoom, a built-in speaker, an SD slot that is expandable up to 2GB, and 18 built-in special effects. More »

10:23 PM on Mon Aug 27 2007
By ybaranovsky
9,515 views, 7 comments

Latest by BigDanInTX: Something tells me that w/ all the hairy backs of the Gizmodo readers, all porn they would make would be Furry porn... more »

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