Charlie White, Author at Gizmodo

Michael Douglas Touts XStreamHD 1080p Digital Download Service, Pricing Announced

Remember that XStreamHD 1080p program service we told you about last month? It turns out movie star Michael Douglas is one of the investors, and he was here at CES touting the service that will debut later this year. New info? The lowest-end 500GB home media server and HD Media Receiver will sell for $399,…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 8 '08

CES Cookie Lady Says Press People Are an Unusually Polite Bunch

Cherished CES press room cookie provider Bonnie Snyder-Lapioli tells us that 90% of the people on whom she bestows her heavenly chocolate chip cookies say “thank you.” That’s a pretty polite group! Bonnie’s baking up the cookies from dawn to dusk, with each batch taking 25 minutes from start to finish. In one day, the…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 8 '08

Hands On the JVC Everio GZ-MG730, World’s Smallest Hard-Drive Camcorder

JVC’s Everio line of camcoders just got a refresh, and we just got our hands on the highest-end member of the family, the GZ-MG730 with a 30GB storage drive and 10x zoom. It’s got to be the tiniest hard-drive camcorder in the world, and it really does fit in a large pocket. It’s light and…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 8 '08

Mitsubishi Laser TV’s Colors Look Even Juicier Than the Girls on the Set

Click to viewMitsubishi put together quite a spectacle to introduce its Laser TV last night at the Moon Nightclub at The Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, unveiling a 65-inch rear-projection set that uses a unique laser backlight. The result is some of the most vivid color we’ve ever seen on any TV, especially the primary…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 8 '08

Video: Hitachi 1.5-Inch Thin Monitor Haiku

Dancing monitors Trade show proof that you can’t be Too rich or too thin

Tech News Charlie White Jan 7 '08

Philips Offers Proof of 120Hz Worth in Side-by-Side Demo of its 7403 LCD

Is there a difference between 120Hz and 60Hz TVs? Philips proved there is a noticeable diff at CES 2008 today, showing last year’s 60Hz 42-incher mounted below this year’s 120Hz 7403 display. In a moving, panning image, the jumpiness of the 60Hz video was apparent compared with the butta-smooth motion of the frame-doubled 120Hz 7403…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 7 '08

Panasonic 150-Inch Plasma Next To That Tiny 103-Incher From Last Year

Want some perspective on that Panasonic 150-inch plasma display? Here it is with a human standing next to it, flanked by Panasonic’s largest TV shown at past CESes, a 103-incher. So if you like your TVs as big as a queen-sized bed and capable of displaying an elephant in actual size, you may now begin…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 7 '08

Hitachi 1.5 LCD and Plasma Hands and Eyes On

Hitachi announced its LCD displays that are a mere 1.5-inch thick, and now we got our hands and eyes on those thin 1080p screens. The company also showed us some tech from the future, a plasma screen that’s also just 1.5-inches thin. These are some super-thin monitors, but we’re wondering how many people are going…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 7 '08

Alienware Curved Monitor Looks Like It’s From Another Planet

The Sighting: We can’t have one of these Alienware curved monitors until the second half of this year, but until then, we’ve been abducted by its four nearly seamless and sharp screens of DLP goodness. Lit by LEDs, this 2880×900 monster is well over three feet wide and is said to have an other-worldly .02ms…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 7 '08

We Paw the Dell Crystal Monitor

The shining: We told you all about that gorgeous Dell Crystal monitor when it was officially shipped last week, and now we laid our own eyes on its exquisite beauty. It’s even prettier up close, with deep blacks, crispy sharpness and Technicolor hues that thrilled even the most jaded of our team. Just look at…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 7 '08

World’s Largest: Smartparts 32-Inch Digital Picture Frame is Aptly Named

Well Hung: When we saw the first announcement of the Smartparts 32″ digital picture frame, we were wondering just how good the 1366×768 panel would look. We saw it tonight, and it’s super-sharp. It’s so big, it needs mounting hardware if you’re hanging it on your wall, but it just might be worth the trouble.…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 6 '08

Samsung Says Phooey to 1080p, Goes 4x Better with Quad HD

After boring us to tears with matters of little import at a jam-packed press event at CES, behind the scenes, Samsung was prepping the real stuff. Top of the list: A Quad HD TV with a rez of 3840×2160, twice as sharp vertically and horizontally as today’s best 1080p sets. We’d like to take a…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 6 '08

Samsung Live Blog

The biggest crowd yet streamed into the Samsung press event, and we’re here to fill you in on all the latest coolness. We’re packed into here like sardines, and something’s about to happen. The demo gods are frowning on Samsung today, because an attempt to connect video wirelessly from a camcorder to a TV left…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 6 '08

Samsung SC-HMX20C HD Camcorder Shoots 1080p Onto Flash Memory

The skinny: Samsung has figured out how to record 1080p onto flash memory with this SC-HMX20C camcorder. The 10.9-ounce shooter has 8GB of internal flash memory, and can output its sweet 30 frame-per-second video via USB or HDMI. And hey, it has a with its 2.7-inch touchscreen. The catch: We have no idea about pricing,…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 6 '08

Samsung Sticks With Rear-Screen Projectors, Shows New Series 6 and 7 Sets

The Skinny: Samsung remains unfazed by Sony’s bailout of the rear-screen projector market, showing its Series 6 and Series 7 at CES 2008. The claim to fame of these big berthas? Huge screens for little moolaa, although Sammy isn’t saying how much they will cost. The Series 6 will have a relatively slim cabinet for…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 6 '08

Hands On the Panasonic HDC-SD9 Camcorder, Cramming 1080p Onto Its Tininess

The 1080p camcorders get even tinier, and this $1099.95 HDC-SD9 camcorder takes that to the extreme. Check it out next to an iPhone, and you’ll see that Panasonic’s claims of this being the smallest 1080p camcorder yet might just be true. Once Panasonic releases its 32GB SDHC card, this little shooter will be able to…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 6 '08

Panasonic Press Briefing: Live

We’re here, and the Panasonic presser is just about to begin. Buzz is heavy here—lines are long waiting outside, in anticipation of a gigantic TV. We’ll see. Refresh, scroll, and experience this event along with us. Panasonic CEO Yoshi Yamada takes the stage, talking about Panasonic’s HD efforts, the uptake of HDTV in the US,…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 6 '08

LG MPH TV-Everywhere Coming to North America in 2009

LG says its MPH in-band mobile digital television system will be relatively easy for broadcasters to implement into their existing transmitters, and claims that 800 of the US broadcasters are on board for 2009. At today’s press event, company officials said US consumers will be interested in receiving the mobile DTV for weather, news and…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 6 '08

LG Announces Slew of LCD and Plasma Panels

LG covered its bets at its press conference this morning, brand-spamming us with so many LCD and plasma displays that we’re thinking there’s a model for every week of the year. See the gallery below for a generous sampling of some of these, along with other LG rollouts this morning. Our fave screen was that…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 6 '08

LG Press Conference Liveblog

Highlight: Thin-profile 1.7-inch LCD, in orange, and a whole lotta plasma. We’re here, ready to go. There’s lots of smarmy music playing as all the journos jostle for position. Stay with us as we bring you all the good stuff, as it happens. Keep scrolling down and refreshing as we go along, and you won’t…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 6 '08

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Michael Douglas Touts XStreamHD 1080p Digital Download Service, Pricing Announced

CES Cookie Lady Says Press People Are an Unusually Polite Bunch

Hands On the JVC Everio GZ-MG730, World’s Smallest Hard-Drive Camcorder

Mitsubishi Laser TV’s Colors Look Even Juicier Than the Girls on the Set

Video: Hitachi 1.5-Inch Thin Monitor Haiku

Philips Offers Proof of 120Hz Worth in Side-by-Side Demo of its 7403 LCD

Panasonic 150-Inch Plasma Next To That Tiny 103-Incher From Last Year

Hitachi 1.5 LCD and Plasma Hands and Eyes On

Alienware Curved Monitor Looks Like It’s From Another Planet

We Paw the Dell Crystal Monitor

World’s Largest: Smartparts 32-Inch Digital Picture Frame is Aptly Named

Samsung Says Phooey to 1080p, Goes 4x Better with Quad HD

Samsung Live Blog

Samsung SC-HMX20C HD Camcorder Shoots 1080p Onto Flash Memory

Samsung Sticks With Rear-Screen Projectors, Shows New Series 6 and 7 Sets

Hands On the Panasonic HDC-SD9 Camcorder, Cramming 1080p Onto Its Tininess

Panasonic Press Briefing: Live

LG MPH TV-Everywhere Coming to North America in 2009

LG Announces Slew of LCD and Plasma Panels

LG Press Conference Liveblog

MacBook Neo Was Already Apple’s Budget Pick, but Now Even Cheaper on Amazon for Close to the Price of AirPods Max

‘Dragon Ball’ Is Going Back to the Xenoverse

Google Nest Cam for Indoor and Outdoor Gets Another Price Cut to Nearly 30% Off on Amazon’s Security Camera Clearance Deals

Somehow, the ‘Divergent’ Books Have Returned

WD_Black 1TB Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Drops to $0.15 per GB at 60% Off on Amazon Against the SSD Price Spike Trend

Volvo’s Plan to Make Software, Not Bigger Batteries, the Secret to Longer EV Range

Report Says Memory Shortage Could Delay Release of New Macs

Palantir Posts Very Long X Post Denouncing ‘Vacant and Hollow Pluralism’

Hollywood Has Decided ‘The Phantom’ Will Return to TV

Everyone Thinks ‘Man of Tomorrow’ Is Building the Justice League

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go