Adrian Covert, Author at Gizmodo

Apple TV Firmware 2.0.2 Released, Nobody Knows What It Does

Apple issued v2.0.2 update for Apple TV today, but nobody is quite sure what it does except add a Genre sort button to the movies sections and a Flickr update that lets you see galleries of favorite photos tagged by your friends. Jason O’Grady of The Apple Core said the download took 9 minutes over…

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Ben Heck Mods Apple IIgs into a Bright, Shiny Laptop

While some people mod PC parts into devices that look like Apple products, Ben Heck has chosen to throw Apple IIgs parts into a laptop mod that looks more like a PC. The Apple IIgs laptop has a 15-inch screen, RAM expansion, compact flash reader for storage, stereo speakers. He also included ports for a…

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Cellphone-controlled Jukeboxes Bring New Meaning to Drunk Dialing

Touch Tunes and LocaModa are linking up 30,000 Jukeboxes that can be controlled via cellphone, meaning you don’t have to drunkenly stumble through hoards of people at a bar just to get some decent tunes. The juke boxes are all linked to media servers, that have the ability to export data into social networks such…

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LG Voyager Coming to Sprint and AT&T?

According to Korean news outlet Electronic Times, an LG offical has been quoted on record as saying the LG Voyager will be coming to AT&T and Sprint sometime this year. The phone has sold 1.1 million units as a Verizon exclusive with its touchscreen front and flip-open keyboard. IntoMobile questions the success the Voyager would…

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Mini iMac Mod Wants to Be a Real Mac When it Grows Up

A German modder under the alias Phyro-Mane took an old laptop and hacked it together to resemble a scaled down iMac, in fact calling it the iMacmini. But ironically, it runs Windows XP skinned to look like OS X. The mod features a 14-inch screen, AMD Athlon XP 1700+ processor, 20 GB HDD and 512…

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RED Launches 5K RED EPIC Flagship Camera

RED just announced their new RED EPIC flagship video camera at NAB, which uses a new, full-frame S35mm Mysterium X sensor. The Mysterium X matches the quality of 35mm film at 5k resolution and one ups the 4k Mysterium sensor found in the RED ONE. The EPIC can also shoot framerates up to 100 FPS.…

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Touchscreen Satellite Phone Is as Beautiful as a Normal Cellphone

I could say that Mobile Satellite Ventures’ touchscreen offering is nice for a satellite phone. But screw that, this thing just looks nice, period. The L-Series phone is .6 inches thick, slides up to reveal a 0-9 keypad, has Wi-Fi and also works on cellular bands. The strangely familiar interface of the homescreen looks as…

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Is WiMax All Washed Up? An Open Letter

Dear Sprint and Intel, I’m sorry to hear about your recent WiMax delays and struggles, I really am. The Xohm service was originally scheduled to launch this month, but all you’ve given us are a few prototypes and half-baked demos in controlled environments—the public has yet to see the technology truly in action. WiMax in…

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Help Wanted: SF/NYC Summer Interns

It’s almost Summer again, and that means we’re looking for a pair of interns to add to the Gizmodo lineup. We need one intern who lives in the NYC area and another who lives in the SF Bay Area to give a minimum of 20 hours a week for 2 months (though we won’t object…

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Video: AT&T’s Mobile TV Service In Action

The new LG VU is the first handset to support AT&T’s new Mobile TV offering and we got a quick video of the service in action at CTIA. The best part is that Mobile TV on the VU is all run from the touchscreen; from the channel up/down to the on-screen guide. The video quality…

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Hands On HTC Shift EV-DO

HTC had their Shift UMPC on display here at CTIA, which packs Sprint EV-DO, an 800 MHz Celeron processor, 1 GB RAM and a 40 GB SSD into a tidy $1500 package. After getting touchy feely with it for a few minutes, I found it wasn’t half bad. I was especially impressed by the proprietary…

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Kyocera Neo E1100 Brings OLED, Designer Sensibility to Low End Phone

The Kyocera Neo E1100 is a forgettable CDMA handset save for the fact that it has a glowing blue “lightpipe” and a hidden OLED display on its minimal exterior. Other than that, it has Bluetooth 2.0 and a 1.3 MP camera. But hey, it’s nice to look at and it’s coming soon to a North…

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Hands On Windows Mobile 6.1 (Update is Skin Deep)

Windows 6.1 is officially out, and after a hands on with the standard and professional versions of the refreshed OS, I’m still not sold on it. There’s no denying the redesigned home screen is beautiful, and easily takes you to emails, texts and events for the day. But it still doesn’t make up for the…

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Hands On HTC Touch Dual (Nice, but Still WinMo)

HTC’s Touch Dual is now officially headed to US markets, and after a brief hands-on with it, I’m a fan of the hardware. But at the end of the day, it’s still a WinMo phone. The phone pairs the form factor of the HTC Touch with a slide-out SureType keyboard in a (relatively) light and…

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Hands-on With AT&T’s LG VU Multimedia Phone (AT&T Mobile TV is No Joke)

Click to viewThe AT&T LG Vu is the latest multimedia touchscreen phone on the floor at CTIA, offering haptic touchscreen feedback, Mobile TV and a pretty intuitive user interface. While the presentation of the hardware and software is beautiful, and the AT&T’s MediaFlo-powered Mobile TV service is pretty slick, the lack of power in the…

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Nokia N810 WiMax Edition Tablet Hands On

Nokia took the shroud off its WiMAX-capable N810 Tablet today, which promises 4g mobile broadband speeds for the handheld internet tablet. The updated N810 will use Sprint’s Xohm service, and adds a new mobile dimension to the device, which was previously Wi-Fi only. https://gizmodo.com/wimax-enabled-nokia-n810-internet-tablet-launching-soon-367565 Aside from 4g internet, the N810 WiMAX Edition now allows firmware…

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Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth Earpiece Blends Stylish Design with Powerful Features

Plantronics just announced their new Discovery 925 earpiece which breaks away from the utilitarian design of most Bluetooth ear pieces and injects some style into the hardware — similar to the MotoPure H12 headset. The Discovery 925 sits in the ear without a loop that wraps around the back and comes with a matching carrying…

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Earth Hour Wants All The Lights Off, But We Want Them On

Those tofu-loving nutjobs over at the WWF (no, not that one) are planning another Earth Hour on Saturday night, where the world shuts off all their lights and electronics from 8-9 pm. We’re supposed to think about ways to live more sustainably and fight global warming. Sounds great, right? WRONG. We here at Giz think…

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HP 2133 Subnotebook Specs Leaked

The specs for HP’s 2133 have surfaced and it appears the flagship model for the 8.9″ subnotebook will feature a 1.6 GHz Via C7-M processor, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB 7200 RPM HDD, Bluetooth and Windows Vista Business Edition. The cheaper model features a 1.2 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, no Bluetooth and your choice…

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PS3 Firmware 2.2 Now Available

FYI, PS3 Firmware 2.2 has just been made available for download. The update adds the Blu-Ray 2.0 standard, otherwise known as BD-Live, and will enable downloadable movie content, such as games, wallpapers and ringtones. [Thanks, Brian] https://gizmodo.com/coming-blu-ray-2-0-update-makes-ps3-best-player-ever-370116

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Apple TV Firmware 2.0.2 Released, Nobody Knows What It Does

Ben Heck Mods Apple IIgs into a Bright, Shiny Laptop

Cellphone-controlled Jukeboxes Bring New Meaning to Drunk Dialing

LG Voyager Coming to Sprint and AT&T?

Mini iMac Mod Wants to Be a Real Mac When it Grows Up

RED Launches 5K RED EPIC Flagship Camera

Touchscreen Satellite Phone Is as Beautiful as a Normal Cellphone

Is WiMax All Washed Up? An Open Letter

Help Wanted: SF/NYC Summer Interns

Video: AT&T’s Mobile TV Service In Action

Hands On HTC Shift EV-DO

Kyocera Neo E1100 Brings OLED, Designer Sensibility to Low End Phone

Hands On Windows Mobile 6.1 (Update is Skin Deep)

Hands On HTC Touch Dual (Nice, but Still WinMo)

Hands-on With AT&T’s LG VU Multimedia Phone (AT&T Mobile TV is No Joke)

Nokia N810 WiMax Edition Tablet Hands On

Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth Earpiece Blends Stylish Design with Powerful Features

Earth Hour Wants All The Lights Off, But We Want Them On

HP 2133 Subnotebook Specs Leaked

PS3 Firmware 2.2 Now Available

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