Brian Lam, Author at Gizmodo

Panasonic Lumix ZS7 “Super Zoom” Camera Goes 12x Deep While Geotagging

It’s not as zoomy as the 15x Samsung HZ35w but I’d take a 12x Lumix with Leica optics over a Sammy. Especially since this one Geotags. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-hz35w-slim-camera-15x-zoom-in-a-slimmer-cam-an-5451619 The 12.1 MP camera starts out at 25mm and zooms up to 12x past that, even in video mode. It also records HD (although res isn’t mentioned) in…

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I Would Be Driven Mad By This Maze Game Candy Dispenser

This motorized marble maze game replaces the usual steel ball with an M&M. It’s joystick controlled, and it reminds me of rats in mazes looking for cheese. But in reverse. [Project240 via Make]

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A Beautiful Song Built Around Nokia’s Classic Tone

There was a time when a Nokia phone was all I wanted. Those days are gone. This haunting piano composition, based on their hallmark ringtone, written by classicalist Marc-André Hamelin, reminds me of times when Nokia was state-of-the-art. Marc will be speaking at The EG, which I’m super excited to go to. [Youtube via The-EG]…

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Google’s Nexus One Costs $174.15

Google Nexus One Carries $174.15 Materials Cost, iSuppli Teardown Reveals El Segundo, Calif., January 8, 2010-With its new Nexus One, Google Inc. has taken many of the latest smart-phone innovations and combined them in a single product that manages to be both cutting edge and cost competitive, according to a teardown conducted by iSuppli Corp.…

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Happy Moments at CES

Through the photonic assault, I saw a patch of green in a booth. I walked up and touched it. The grass, it was real, and cool and fresh for the moment. I could not have smiled more broadly. Happy Moments… …at CES are rare for attendees, in my experience. It’s hard work and a monumental…

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Hands On Casio’s EX-FH100 High Speed Exilim Camera: Slow Mo Tech is Maturing

I love Casio slow motion cameras, even if their stills are generally not all that great. The new EX-FH100 is pocketsized, has a 10x zoom and a new 120frame per second mode that doesn’t have low light issues. Love it. Older cameras would be impossible to use at 300FPS indoors, because the grain and exposure…

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The Mutant Camcorder Rigs That Stormed CES

The Camcorder has been hard pressed by flash cams and DSLRs for awhile, but now we’re seeing the ever-improving HD cheapies and DSLRs taking over the semi-pro space with external microphones, lights and grips. Here are some awesome rigs… …as seen at CES, in the field, by those covering the show. Camcorder companies should be…

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CESpool: An Old King Finds Another Shot at Greatness

At CES, The world’s greatest Elvis impersonator sings his song at the Motorola booth. This last year, Moto’s Android-powered Droid fast tracked them back to relevance.

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The Fashion of 3D Glasses, Always Out of Style

I just tried 3D HD and really enjoyed it. I don’t even mind how goofy the glasses make me look, but that’s mostly because I wouldn’t be looking at myself. Really, I’d look sillier than I can imagine. See? And what do you do when you have friends over to watch a game or movie?…

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TC-L42D2 and TC-L37D2 Are Panasonic’s First LED LCD HDTVs: Small, No 3D, iPod Dock

Panasonic is super into plasmas, being the king of them and all. But their LCD line is getting a top model with 1080p and LED backlights. They also have wide viewing angle high contrast IPS panels. The models also have ipod docks and photo viewing capabilities, as well as 24 frame support, 4 hdmi inputs…

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Panasonic’s 152-Inch 3D Plasma the Biggest TV Yet

Panasonic’s 152-inch TV just hit and it’s got 4k by 2k resolution, 3D support and several technologies that speed up display and optimize it for displaying 3D by reducing cross talk. Not that you’ll be able to afford one. It’ll be about the size of the 150-incher above, plus two inches. The quad luminous tech…

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Samsung’s LED LCD HDTV Lineup: The C9000 Does 3D and Has a Video-Previewing Touch Remote

Samsung’s LED LCD televisions are here and the flagship C9000 is a doozy. It’s the only one they’re calling “ultra thin”, has 3D support in late 2010 and a touch remote that shows you content from other video sources! The thinness (it’s as skinny as a pencil) is achieved by shoving lots of guts into…

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Happy Gadget Spam Week!

Hey there. It’s CES week, which means good things for you and bad things for me. The good news: There will be at least a few dozen interesting gadgets for you to read about. Happy Gadget Spam Week! The bad news for me: I’ve got to sort through thousands of gadgets to find those gems.…

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Eton Scorpion Radio Has a Flashlight, Solar Charger and Bottle Opener

Eton radios look so cool. They’re usually battery or crank powered, but this one also has solar charger. What Does It Do? It has a digital radio tuner, NOAA Weather stations, an LED flashlight, and botptle opener but no external device charging like its cousin models. It’s also “splash resistant”. Cost: $50 this Spring.

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Marvell’s ARMADA Mobile Chips to Go 1Ghz/1080p

Marvell’s ARMADA chips hope to power everything from Blu-ray players to ebooks to smartbooks to digital picture frames, but the most interesting are the 600 series smartphone chips with a strong claimed 3d performance. Says Sascha Segan: According to a Marvell press release, the ARMADA 610 can render 45 million 3D triangles per second and…

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Shine On, You Crazy Gadgets

I spent this decade hunting for the perfect gadget. I never thought I would end up with tech as good as this. But it’s not the tech that interests me the most anymore. In 2000, I was just another kid out of college in Boston escaping to the Golden State’s climate and opportunity. The perfect…

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Review: The Perfect iPhone Case For Me Smells Like Cocoa

Here’s the “Homade” chococase I picked up at Tokyu Hands Department Store in Tokyo yesterday. It’s better than I expected. Because a) it not only looks like chocolate, it actually smells like chocolate and b) it doubles as a stand. https://gizmodo.com/chocolate-case-for-iphone-already-past-its-sell-by-date-5015334 It also comes with a free cleaning cloth and plastic screen protector (which I…

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New Slingbox Stuff Next Week Including a Touchscreen Device

Dave Zatz has an invite to a CES Slingbox event. Neato: New video streaming gear including a touchscreen device. You’ll experience an up close view of Sling’s new placeshifting products including WiFi television, ultra-slim Slingboxes, and a next-generation touch screen device. I just hope it’s not mostly echostar-only stuff, since they were acquired. [Zatz] https://gizmodo.com/sling-media-to-be-acquired-by-echostar-for-380-million-303256

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Garmin 450T Outdoor GPS Their Best (Without a Silly Camera)

Garmin’s 450T GPS is their highest end without an integrated camera, and so, the best discrete outdoor GPS they make. It has a barometer, altimeter, waterproofness, tilt-compensated compass and a receiver sensitive enough for quick fixes in canyons and forests. https://gizmodo.com/garmin-oregon-handheld-gps-line-gets-3-2-megapixel-came-5243008 The 450 has a 3-inch, 240 x 400 pixel screen, 850MB of internal memory…

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Stanley/Brando Watch Has a Built in LED Flashlight

Joining it’s brethren the compass, tape measure and calculator-ruler watch is this flashlight watch. Is it an official Stanley gadget? I dunno. But I still find it inspired: all watches should have built-in LED flashlights. [Brando]

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Panasonic Lumix ZS7 “Super Zoom” Camera Goes 12x Deep While Geotagging

I Would Be Driven Mad By This Maze Game Candy Dispenser

A Beautiful Song Built Around Nokia’s Classic Tone

Google’s Nexus One Costs $174.15

Happy Moments at CES

Hands On Casio’s EX-FH100 High Speed Exilim Camera: Slow Mo Tech is Maturing

The Mutant Camcorder Rigs That Stormed CES

CESpool: An Old King Finds Another Shot at Greatness

The Fashion of 3D Glasses, Always Out of Style

TC-L42D2 and TC-L37D2 Are Panasonic’s First LED LCD HDTVs: Small, No 3D, iPod Dock

Panasonic’s 152-Inch 3D Plasma the Biggest TV Yet

Samsung’s LED LCD HDTV Lineup: The C9000 Does 3D and Has a Video-Previewing Touch Remote

Happy Gadget Spam Week!

Eton Scorpion Radio Has a Flashlight, Solar Charger and Bottle Opener

Marvell’s ARMADA Mobile Chips to Go 1Ghz/1080p

Shine On, You Crazy Gadgets

Review: The Perfect iPhone Case For Me Smells Like Cocoa

New Slingbox Stuff Next Week Including a Touchscreen Device

Garmin 450T Outdoor GPS Their Best (Without a Silly Camera)

Stanley/Brando Watch Has a Built in LED Flashlight

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Could the US Be Next?

Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees