Adrian Covert

Wii-styled 2.1 Speakers Are the Ultimate Nintendo Fanboy Accessory

Spotted on the floor of CES by Kotaku, Fenda’s “On Play” 2.1 speaker system has speakers that resemble a Wii Nunchuk and a subwoofer that looks like the Wii itself. In addition to having a dock for the Wii to sit on, Kotaku’s Michael McWhertor says the speakers sound pretty good and will only cost…

Macworld Rumor: Mac Tablet Not Coming This Year, First Macworld Spyshots Appear

Apple Insider has sources who say the Newton-esque tablets Apple are working on will not be announced at Macworld 2008. The unnamed tipsters say there are challenges in the development stages similar to problems which arose with the iPhone last year. And as proof that the Macworld madness is nearing, Apple Insider also received a…

DirecTV PC Tuner Photos Surface Online

Scans of DirecTV’s PC Tuner showed up on the DBStalk forums. The tuner supposedly has two coaxial inputs, one USB output, Ethernet and USB inputs, Vista Media Center support and a DVR interface that uses your PC’s HDD. No word on whether the tuner is HD or SD, but If this is the real deal,…

Hate Your Cellphone? Deep Fry It

Boing Boing sent Xeni Jardin to set up a cellphone fryer at Machine Project’s Fry-B-Que social in LA. The results are downright strange as they wrap Treos in bacon, bubble gum and cookie dough, dip the phones in batter and cook ’em up. The gross part is that Xeni took a bite of the finished…

What’s The Best at CES?

We’re going into our fourth day of CES coverage, and we’ve seen some pretty sweet gadgets so far. So it’s time to put the ball in your court and ask: What’s your favorite gadget at CES? Vote after the jump or write-in your own in the comments. Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you’re viewing…

Windows Home Server Update Supports 64-Bit Vista

Microsoft will release Power Pack 1 as an update to their Windows Home Server software. It will enable support for 64-Bit Vista and increase data protection. [Microsoft] https://gizmodo.com/hp-updates-mediasmart-server-adds-linux-powered-mv2120-339863

OQO WiMax Model Concept

A WiMax-enabled OQO Model 02 was also spotted. [Asus] https://gizmodo.com/oqo-model-02-gets-spec-bump-price-dump-298048

WiMax-Enabled Asus Eee PC Confirmed

That WiMax Eee PC we heard about last week was confirmed at the Asus/Sprint/Intel press conference today, coming in 7, 8 and 8.9-inch models and a variety of colors. https://gizmodo.com/next-gen-asus-eee-pc-packs-wimax-8-9-inch-screen-339234

Video: 150-Inch Panasonic Plasma Looks Even Bigger Up Close

Panasonic finally raised the curtain on their 150-inch Plasma, and its a beauty. Panasonic did a good job of keeping the TV under wraps until now. Once the curtain dropped, the photographers flocked and the plasma was drowned in flashes. It’s amazing how much more immersive the plasma is even compared to Panasonic’s 103-inch TV.…

Mylo 2 Has New Design, Touchscreen, Flash Support

The Mylo 2, like its predecessor, is a portable internet communicator. This one is more powerful, but it’s still a freak of nature. It throws in a few internet functions here, some media player features there, and tops the thing off with a camera. Some of its key features include: • 3.5-inch, 16:9 touchscreen •…

Sony NV-U83T GPS With Gesture Commands, And Motion Sensor Positioning

The Bottom Line: Sony’s new 4.3-inch touchscreen GPS with gesture-based commands like circles and swipes, the ability to determine your position when the device loses contact with the satellite and a SiRF Star III Chip. The Catch: Radio traffic is a lot slower than IP delivered traffic reports from Dash Express. Other NV-U83T features include…

Sony VAIO LT All-In-One PC Now With Blu-ray, Penryn

This 22-inch all-in-one gains Blu-ray burning capability, 2.5 GHz Penryn processor, and 1TB of storage (100 hours TV recording). Still no internal CableCard though. It sells for $3300. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-l-type-vaios-bring-three-kinds-of-sexiness-to-you-303258 Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into Ultimate Dream Machines Subject: New VAIO PCs Feature Supercharged Models Body: Sony today announced it would be shipping super-charged versions…

SZ Series VAIO Laptop Gets Penryn Refresh, 300 GB HDD

Sony’s 13.3-inch SZ Laptop now offers a 2.5 GHz Penryn processor and 300 GB of HDD space for $2500. https://gizmodo.com/sony-sz-laptops-soft-launched-283505 Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into Ultimate Dream Machines Subject: New VAIO PCs Feature Supercharged Models Body: Sony today announced it would be shipping super-charged versions of its VAIO® PCs. Dubbed VAIO Premium, these units…

Sony VAIO TZ Laptop Gains 64 GB of SSD Storage

The Sony VAIO TZ was already a sweet computer before getting a 64 GB SSD inside. Now it has 314 GB of storage in all (64 GB SSD+250 GB HDD) and sells for $3600. https://gizmodo.com/groping-sonys-vaio-tz-wonder-notebook-279555 Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into Ultimate Dream Machines Subject: New VAIO PCs Feature Supercharged Models Body: Sony today announced…

Sony VAIO FZ Laptop Adds HDMI Out, Penryn Processor

The Sony FZ VAIO now comes with a T8100 Penryn Processor and HDMI out. The LT is selling for $2200. https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-fz-burns-blu-ray-discs-looks-like-a-macbook-259055 Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into Ultimate Dream Machines Subject: New VAIO PCs Feature Supercharged Models Body: Sony today announced it would be shipping super-charged versions of its VAIO® PCs. Dubbed VAIO Premium, these…

VAIO AR Performance Laptop Gets Penryn Bump

Sony’s top-of-the-line “desktop replacement” is even more spec’d out than before. With a 2.5 GHz T9300 Penyrn processor. It also has a 400 GB HDD, 512 MB NVIDIA graphics card, and 4 GB RAM, which add to the 17″ 1080p screen, HDMI out and Blu-ray burner. All for $3300. Media Alert: Sony Transforms PCs into…

Sony VAIO TP Media Center PC Features Dual CableCARD Configuration

The Sony VAIO TP-25 one ups last year’s media center offerings with a dual CableCARD PC, while adding 500 GB of storage (good for 50 hours recording), a BD-ROM drive and a 2.1 GHz T8100 Penryn processor for $3000. The non-CableCARD TP-20 can also be had for $1600. https://gizmodo.com/sony-xl3-high-def-powerhouse-225301 SONY’S WELL-ROUNDED HOME THEATER PC GOES…

Crucial Announces Line of SSDs…Again

Crucial issued a press release today announcing their forthcoming line of Solid State Drives, but it appears to be the same news we covered in November. [Crucial] https://gizmodo.com/micron-unveils-realssd-solid-state-drives-in-32gb-64gb-327554

Hidden Water Tank Prevents Condo Tower From Swaying in the Wind

Want to prevent your own condo tower from bending back and forth like a stick of rubber? Easy, hide a 50,000 gallon water tank at the top and cover it up. That’s exactly what developers did for San Francisco’s One Rincon Hill, the tallest residential building west of the Mississippi River. The building uses the…

Sprint halted sales of the LG Rumor due to a firmware update that inadvertantly reveals a data-erasing debug mode. Spring is offering free repair to those affected, offer over the air updates to unaffected owners, and resume sales when the firmware issue is fixed.