Adrian Covert

Apple Officially Neutral on iPhone and iPod Hack

In an interview given to Gearlog, Apple VP of Hardware Product Marketing Greg Joswiak confirmed that the iPhone and iPod Touch run the same software, and said that Apple is not bothered by the flood of native, third party software for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Joswiak defined the Apple stance as neutral, and while…

New Transformers Show Brings New Toys

While its not new news that Transformers: Animated is debuting on Cartoon Network in the spring, the surfacing of new toys from the show is. Over the last few weeks, concept shots started to surface ,and the bloggers at Toys R Evil have been diligent in gathering them into a single post. New characters like…

Altec Lansing’s Soundblade is Indubitably Thin

Altec Lansing introduced a new Bluetooth speaker today that packs a number of wireless audio options into a sleek design. Only an inch thick, the Soundblade connects to any Bluetooth 2.0-compatible gadget and outputs whatever audio you offer up through two 2.5-inch speakers. Moreover, when used in conjunction with a music phone, the phone not…

New Palm Gandolf Photo Surfaces, Redubbed the Palm Treo 500?

New photos of the Palm Gandolf have appeared, and if they’re legit, the Gandolf has taken on a new look and a new name — the Treo 500. The Windows Mobile phone keeps a similar form factor and same Vodafone branding as before, but now has a darker color scheme and a bigger screen. https://gizmodo.com/unconfirmed-more-palm-gandolf-treo-5xx-details-269906…

Toshiba unveiled a prototype 1.8″ hard drive offering up to 120 GB on a single platter. If used in the iPod’s dual platter HDD setup, storage sizes could be as big as 240 GB. [Mac Rumors]

Looks like the secret phone being unveiled at Palm’s European event next week is the Windows Mobile-based Gandolf, which should be a Vodaphone exclusive. [Boy Genius Report] https://gizmodo.com/palm-teaser-page-says-something-this-way-cometh-295881

New Line of iPods Not Compatible With Old Third Party Video Gear

Word on the street is that the video out function on the new line of iPods is locked if used in conjunction with old video cables and docks from third parties. Apparently, the new iPods will only work with cables featuring Apple’s authentication chip (read: official first party products and a handful of third party),…

Star Trek Phaser Remote Control Is A Bribe From Toshiba and the HD DVD Camp

Trekkies, like what you see? The word from CEDIA is that these bad boys will be given out to consumers who buy a Toshiba HD DVD player and the Star Trek box set. No word on what kind of features this thing has. But hey, it’s free and you can relive your childhood dreams of…

Bang and Olufsen Remote Only Looks Like It Can Save The World

No one will be mistaking the Bang and Olufsen Beo5 for another remote anytime soon, thanks to its distinctive form factor and features. The Beo5 sports a touchscreen on top and an array of buttons arranged in a circle below. What makes this thing special, besides the obvious design, is that it is fully programmable…

IvanAnywhere Robot Sits At Work For You

IvanAnywhere is an office robot designed by computer programmer Ivan Bowman to occupy his spot at the office while he lounges at home. Instead of merely chatting online with coworkers, Bowman has equipped IvanAnywhere with a camera and touchscreen computer so that he can video chat in real time. IvanAnywhere is fully mobile and moves…

TiVoToGo and Multi-Room Viewing are coming to Series 3 and TiVoHD boxes in November. [TiVo Community]

The HTC Kaiser appeared on their site listed as the AT&T Tilt 8925. After a summer of speculation, looks like it’s officially coming to AT&T. [Ubergizmo] https://gizmodo.com/htc-kaiser-coming-in-august-as-the-at-t-8925-279460

Intel introduced their quad-core Xeon 7300 series processors. [Reuters]

Apple To Work With Polk, JBL, iBiquity on HD Radio Tagging System For iTunes

Apple is working with iPod dock makers JBL and Polk on a system that allows anything heard on an HD Radio/iPod dock system to be tagged and sent to an iPod, which will later be transferred to iTunes. Once on iTunes, a playlist is presented where users can purchase any tracks they heard while listening…

Boomtune Mini Offers Form and Function In Its Tripod Speaker

Japanese company Focal Corp has recently released the Boomtune Mini, a speaker accessory that doubles as a tripod for your smallish MP3 player. What was once a concept a few years ago has become reality, and it appears to have turned out nicely, clearly designed for the smaller iPods. Pictures show the Boomtune plugged into…

Grenade-Shaped Alarm Clock Requires Wall Impact To Shut It Off

If you need a way to kickstart your mornings, or just really hate waking up before 3pm, this trio of alarm clocks may pique your interest. The alarm clocks are shaped like a grenade, soccer ball or baseball and are covered in a soft PVC material for reasons of safety. It features a sensor that…

iTunes Ringtone Editor Hands-On

After a summer of waiting for ringtones for the iPhone, they’re finally here. And Apple delivers with a package that’s easy and convenient to use. iTunes lets you know which tracks you can turn into a ringtone by displaying a bell next to them. https://gizmodo.com/new-itunes-allows-to-create-custom-ringtones-from-any-i-296651 If you click the bell it brings up a graphic…

iPod Nano Hands On

Click to view After a brief hands on with the iPod nano, here’s what we think: -The nano is small considering its screen. Very light and comfortable to hold. Thinner than even the first generation nano. -The New UI is very smooth. Animations are a bit slower, but the navigation is as responsive as ever.…

Messiah’s PS3 Remote Has Drool-worthy Design

Despite looking like some sort of a PS3 VoIP phone, Messiah’s Darklite PS3 remote merely controls movie watching on your PS3. The remote, styled like a slider cellphone, features simple navigation controls on top, and slides up to reveal advanced controls underneath. A USB dongle plugs into the PS3, acting as a charger and IR…

IOGEAR’s Gear Juice Makes Sure Your Gadgets Are Never Without Power

The Gear Juice gadget charger is the latest in a trend for electronics — portable chargers that are rechargeable themselves. Using USB or any of the six supplied adapters, you can connect around 100 devices (cellphones, iPods, etc…) to Gear Juice and it will transfer power from its own Lithium Polymer battery into your gadgets.…