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more about #widgets Bokusatsu_Tenshi: We also love you bunnie more » bben46001: All I want is a good monitor. It doesn't need anything except inputs - no speakers, no tuner, no outputs, no gimmicks. For sound I go through a 7.1 am... more » deciBels: The point is that they can find ways to justify prices higher than they could if it was just a TV with a good picture. The prices of TVs are now dropp... more » MrEvil: Am I the only one that thinks the development effort and funds could have been better spent on things other than Twitter or Facebook? Seriously, I do... more » blash: You sound like the guy that says, "I don't want my cellphone to play music. I don't want to surf the web on it or write emails on it. I just want it t... more » Joe Stoner: Those little extras that you don't like are bullet points on Best Buy tags, though. Imagine you're a regular person who doesn't know the difference be... more » njdevil: I wouldn't mind a tv with a PS3 built in... more » Gundem: No. Having flicker is a great addition. Having media center is a great addition. Havening last Fm and you tube is a great addition. I disagree with ... more » frigg: You said it brotha! On a footnote, I wonder what Apple's forthcoming TV will be like? Or do we wait until the Tablet is released before we start spec... more » ossuary: Amen Brother Beavis. If you want to get gadgets/goodies, get a damn media box (ala WDTV or something else). more » Schalliol: I'm totally with you. I want the best quality, with several inputs, no speakers, no extra-large bezel designed to make the TV look bigger than it rea... more » ottermann killed Kenny: One feature I would LOVE to see is, the cable-swear-replacement-word-replacer. You know what I'm talking about. You have the set tuned to USA or TBS ... more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: I think the features are fine as long as it doesn't affect the price significantly. I mean, you can just turn them off and they might be a nice thing ... more » Zinger314: TVs have hit the brick wall of Moore's Law. The only way to improve TVs is to make them cheaper (no reason), or add OLEDs (too expensive). Why else w... more » nutbastard: agreed. we want tons of inputs, a tuner, and pretty pixels. that's it. more » guybrushthreepwood: i agree. what's the average life of a television? 5-10 years? compare that to the average life of a computer, which is probably 2-5 years. the lif... more » lostarchitect: Here's a request that might not be so popular: Stop making A/V equipment that forces me to use it in one specific way. I have a Samsung TV and a Sams... more » OCEntertainment: I agree with every statement in this article. Naturally it will never happen. more » gregstinton: Actually, I really enjoy the functionality of my Samsung plasma connected to my wireless network. Rather than spend a few hundred $ extra on yet anot... more » Xagest: Yes please. I don't like paying for extra features that already come with my HTPC... more » -
#chumby
Chumby One Secret Message Reveals It's Adorable, Even On The Inside
Despite being generally unnecessary, we couldn't help loving the little Chumby One WiFi widget machine. Speaking of love, a secret message revealed after iFixit's teardown reveals that it is adorable inside and out. More » -
#hdtvs
TV Makers, Please Stop Putting Bullshit in Your TVs
I love TV technology, but wince when I see an $11K Japan-only Toshiba stuffed with a 3TB DVR. And adding internet widgets, like Samsung's, is even worse. I hate this trend—TVs just need great picture and lower cost. More » -
#review
Chumby One Review: Totally Frivolous, but Totally Adorable
The new Chumby One model ditches the old beanbag casing for a retro-clock-radio-inspired look and slashes the price, though the internals are unchanged. It remains a pretty frivolous gadget, yet I can't help really liking it. More » -
#yahoo
Yahoo's "Hack Day" Lap Dancers Get the Web's Panties in a Twist
Ruh oh! Yahoo has been forced to apologize after hiring scantily clad dancers for its "Hack Day" in Taiwan last weekend. These pictures (pretty tame, but not necessarily SFW) are from a now-removed video posted on its Developer Network Blog. More » -
#streaming
Sensia DAB and Wi-Fi Radio Delivers Big Touchscreen, Twitter and Facebook Apps
Taking cues from devices like the Chumby, Squeezebox and HP's DreamScreen, Pure is throwing a kitchen sink full of features into their new Sensia radio—including Wi-Fi, DAB and FM support, a 5.7-inch touchscreen and plenty of popular widgets. More » -
#chumby
New Chumby Model Spotted, Looks Retro-Adorable
Ryan Block, founder of gdgt (and possible alter ego of Mr. Blurrycam), spotted a new model of Chumby, the connected-widget desktop companion. He promises it's a little more square and alarm-clock-like, as well as smaller, than the previous version. More » -
#chumby
'Powered by Chumby' Gadgets to Be Dropped Off In Time for Santa
We already knew that Chumby, maker of that adorable little Wi-Fi widget beanbag, was planning on porting its open-source platform to other gadgets, but we now have an ETA: this holiday season. More » -
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#review
Verizon Hub Phone Review
The Verizon Hub is unstuck in time. It's a 2006 device that's just getting here, now, in 2009, begging the question, "Is it better to be late than never?" More » -
#verizonhub
The Verizon Hub Widget Phone Just Got a Lot More Exciting
I'm reviewing the somewhat anachronistic Verizon Hub connected phone. Now that I've seen its future—an open platform built on Linux with sleek hardware from this decade, like capacitive touchscreens—it's way more exciting. More » -
#iphoneapps
Dashboard Widgets For Jailbroken iPhones: Hot or Not?
This work-in-progress Dashboard implementation (seen here running through the SDK) looks like it's coming along nicely; I just can't decide if it's something I'd want. What do you guys think? More » -
#chumby
Chumby Is Merging With TVs and Blu-ray Players
I'm not sure if Chumby's widgets, minus the Chumby, are all that appealing—while everything with a power button has widgets nowadays, Chumby's adorable, squishy form factor was why we liked it. More » -
#transportation
Downloadable Dashboard Apps for Cars Coming in 2010
Why leave your car out in the cold while your smartphone gets all the app fun? Hughes Telematics is aiming to bring downloadable apps to car dashboards, and the possibilities are pretty crazy. More » -
#verizonhub
Verizon Hub Widget Phone Is the Amazing Desktop Phone We Always Wanted
An interesting side effect of the anxiety about the decline of the hardline has been these beautiful widget-y desktop phones that do amazing things you always wanted phones to do, like the Verizon Hub here. More » -
#pmps
Samsung YP-P3 Boasts Haptic Touchscreen and Widgets
Samsung's YP-P3 looks like a solid followup to the slick-but-limited P2 portable media player. The P3's UI gets a huge update, along with some welcome new features. More » -
#pandora
Pandora Web Radio Goodness Now Playing On Chumby
Everyone's favorite music-genome-powered web radio service Pandora is now officially available on everyone's favorite ambiguous-use plush-paneled Linux appliance, the Chumby. Fitting of their strategy to be on every hardware platform possible, Pandora can now provide soothing wakeup tunes (major key tonality, mild rhythmic syncopation, a good dose of acoustic guitar pickin') via Chumby's own alarm clock before you smash its vulnerable soft parts and go back to sleep. Full release following. More »
