<![CDATA[Gizmodo: graph]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: graph]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/graph http://gizmodo.com/tag/graph <![CDATA[iPhone 3G vs 3GS Network Speed Test Shows No Real Difference]]> Thanks to all our Chicago readers who sent in their speed test data from their iPhone 3G and 3GS. Here's our conclusion: the 7.2Mbps AT&T's testing in Chicago doesn't really make any difference right now in speeds.

The 3GS turned out to be slightly faster in downloads (1202kbps vs. 1161kbps), but just about the same in uploads. Its latency was much better 175ms vs. 210ms, which reflects the same thing we found in our iPhone 3GS review and is probably attributable to its faster processor.

Either AT&T's 7.2Mbps isn't really widely deployed yet even in Chicago, a city they've been running deployment tests on for a few months now, or it makes no real difference in everyday usage. We'll test this again once 7.2Mbps gets rolled out to more cities to find out which.

And if you're still not sure about what 3G speeds mean, or the differences between different phone techs, see our Giz explainer on all the mobile terms. And the next generation technology? 4G? See what's coming up in that explainer. [Thanks to all our readers who participated!]

Update: AT&T tells us that the trial is only live in Chicago on a handful of cell sites and on an internal basis, so none of you guys should be connecting to the faster network. The public trials are coming later this year, so it makes sense that the speeds are exactly the same.

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<![CDATA[10 Years of Apple Vs. Dell]]> This graph charts the market caps of Apple and Dell over the last 10 years. We'll just call these numbers "The iPod Effect." And according to stock values, the iPod didn't exist until 2005. Show of hands—who out there is still holding a boatload of Apple stock from 2004? And can we borrow 5 bucks for lunch? [cnnmoney via digg]

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<![CDATA[Tanita Scale Records Your Weight on USB, Graphs Your Fat]]> A cousin of the Tanita BC-502 with Bluetooth and a fat sensor, this Tanita BC-500-SV has a USB port so you can keep track of your weight on a memory stick. Every time you weigh yourself, gazing past your midnight KFC and one-mojito-too-many gut, the scale will record your body weight and fat percentage onto the USB drive.

The included drive can track four users for 30 days, which then gets uploaded to your Windows PC to graph your weight. If you're one of those people who don't find motivation in losing weight unless there's some kind of gimmick or gadget, this may help keep you alive for another 20 years.

Product Page [Amazon JP via Calorie Lab via The Raw Feed]

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<![CDATA[Gizmodo Frankenreview: Logitech MX Revolution]]>

We took every review, ever, of Logitech's golden boy the MX Revolution and simmered them over low heat for 20 minutes. The rich gelatin was then poured into a centrifuge where its contents were analyzed and translated into stunning 3D graphics by the Gizmodo Super Computer. Results show the Logitech MX Revolution is a great mouse with more than a few notable features - though it's Microgear Precision Scroll Wheel steals the show.

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Post jump: more pretty pictures and the Frankenreview (he can copy/paste better than any of us).

Frankenreviewer says:

"Overall, after using the new model, I am impressed."
"At the center of Logitech's extreme mouse makeover is the MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel."
"I performed a simple experiment using a lengthy Word document: With a standard scroll wheel, it took me over 60 'scrolls'...With the Logitech mouse's freewheel, it took me just three spins."
"...sometimes moving your finger from it will make it jump another line or two, which can be irritating."
"Though the scroll wheel may not sound that impressive on text, I actually find myself now relying on it with large documents."
-It's clever that wheel sensitivity varies by program.
"The SetPoint software cannot be underestimated... it's a powerful tool. It gives complete control..."
"the button sensitivity could use some tweaking, and that is not a setting you can change in Logitech's SetPoint software."
"We were also a bit disappointed to see that the MX Revolution has no option to tweak the laser sensor's sensitivity on the fly."
-Why wouldn't Logitech allow an assignable button for laser adjustment to appeal to gamers?
"The One-Touch-Search button definitely felt like a luxury."
"...we never found that capability particularly useful."
"...you can't select any other search engine other than Yahoo or Google."
-We hope Logitech is banking from that decision - or else why make it at all?
"...while Logitech has created a very good product its not one that is going to blow you away.
"...deserves to be lumped into the same category as the Six Million Dollar Man or Bionic Woman."
"While all the features themselves are small, added up they do seem to make a difference."
-Ok.

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ExtremeTech
CNET
Techgage
MacWorld
Computeractive
Pocket-lint

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<![CDATA[Gizmodo Frankenreview: TomTom One]]> The TomTom One is a car GPS small enough to fit in a largish pocket. We gathered the review scores from across the net, crunched them into a gazillion bacon-bits using the Gizmodo supercomputer and put them into a chart: as the awesome CGI indicates, the TomTom One is a stellar GPS navigator for its price. We apologize for any server lagging this may have caused. After the jump, see every picture we could find of the TomTom one, and read our Frankenreview patched together from the best parts of PCworld, PC Mag, CNet, and T3's writeups. (We read, so you don't have to.)
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Frankenreviewer says:

-"The TomTom One features a supersleek design"
-"...it fits unobtrusively in your pants pocket"
-But what if we could use a little extra down there?
-"...you might expect certain corners to have been cut. You'd be wrong."
-"...all the maps of the United States and Canada are preloaded on the included 1GB SD card"
-"...packed with customization and other options..."
-True, though no text-to-voice function is sort of a biggie.
-"...took just a few seconds to calculate my test routes..."
"It even knew when to avoid major arteries in the city, choosing faster alternatives on surface streets by default."
"...keeps track of your position in conditions where earlier-generation receivers would have lost signal completely."
Like when you are really lost? Tom Hanks making out with a volleyball lost?
-" You can even get bicycle and walking routes."
That's a great tourist feature. Cities should rent them.
-"...a simple solution for getting from point A to point B."
-"...portable enough, accurate enough, easy enough, customizable enough, and—most important—cheap enough..."
Enough.

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CNET Review

PC World Review
PC Mag Review
T3 Review

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