John Herrman, Author at Gizmodo

BlackBerry PowerPoint Presenter Combines Corporate America’s Two Guiltiest Pleasures

Nothing says business like a BlackBerry. Except, obviously, a swanky PowerPoint Presentation. Ok, let me try this again: Nothing says biz-ness like the BlackBerry Powerpoint Presenter, which lets you conduct PowerPoint presentations from your BlackBerry, without a computer. The BlackBerry PowerPoint presenter is a gadget with a singular focus: it stores up to 100 slides…

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Kodak Playsport Rugged Pocket Cam: 1080p Under the Sea

The Zi8 is one of the best pocket camcorders around, but maybe the biggest. The Playsport takes the Zi8’s guts—including its 1080p video, 5MP still photo sensor—and crams them into a small, waterproof shell. And? It’s cheaper. https://gizmodo.com/kodak-zi8-1080p-pocket-camcorder-review-your-move-fli-5328408 Like the Zi8, the Playsport shoots 1080p video at 30fps, as well as 720p at 30 or…

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Kodak’s First Touchscreen Camera Shoots 720p, Goes By “Slice”

Kodak’s first wave of cameras basically embodied the commodity point-and-shoot: they were cheap, simple, and not particularly good. The Slice, their first touchscreen P&S, is their first attempt at something better. The Slice is the only camera that stands out in Kodak’s new P&S line, not just for its touchscreen, but for its price. $350…

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Spring Design Alex Android Ereader Hands On: Shut Up, Nook

The Spring Design Alex, the other dual-screen Android ereader, is what I had hoped the Nook would be: an ereader for hardware nerds. https://gizmodo.com/spring-designs-alex-ereader-runs-android-has-dual-disp-5384709 The hardware is thin to the point that you worry it might snap—a common thread in ereader design, actually—but it feels about as sturdy as a Kindle. The screen is standard…

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Asus Has Seen the Future, and It Is Called “Waveface”

What would CES be without a few absurd concepts from Asus? This year’s concepts are unabashedly futuristic, united only by their penchant for touch and gesture controls, and a terrible name: Waveface. Let’s have a look at it: There’s a notebook, which folds flat! A TV, which you control with your hands! A watch, which…

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The Bamboo Asus Laptop Lives: Meet the U53

So, you’re a large consumer electronics company: how do you differentiate your midrange laptops from the dozens of other near-identical product on the market? You make them out of bamboo, sort of! This announcement is less an individual laptop—the U53 was barely spec’d, though the previously rumored version of the device, the U6, was pegged…

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From Concept to Product: Asus’ G73 Core i7 Stealth Gaming Laptop

Last CES, Asus unveiled a ridiculous—and ridiculously cool—laptop concept called Airo. It was razor-thin, boldly styled, and most importantly, interesting. Today, they’ve unveiled the final product—the G73—and it’s… a Core i7 gaming laptop, with some extra edges. There’s nothing expressly wrong with Asus’ new number; actually, it’s a solid option, if you’re into desktop replacement…

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Google Opens an Online Storefront For Android Phones

Since launch, Android has descended into a confusing soup of hardware manufacturers, carriers and software versions, while Google has watched, helplessly. Starting today, they’re taking Android back: Google’s selling Android phones through a unified store, starting with the Nexus One. https://gizmodo.com/google-nexus-one-hands-on-5432678 Aside from the best-in-class hardware, the potential for newness with the Nexus One (hands-on…

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The Google Phone Is Here: $180 on Contract, $530 Unlocked

Sorry guys, Google’s not changing the game today: the Nexus One will be priced like any other smartphone: $180 on contract with T-Mobile, $530 unlocked, both available through Google’s online store. It’s what we’d heard, if not what we’d dreamt. https://gizmodo.com/leaked-nexus-one-documents-530-unlocked-180-with-t-5436673 Buying the phone on contract with T-Mobile is exactly like buying any other smartphone…

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Google Earth Is Finally Coming To Android

The Nexus One is here, and it brings gifts: Google Earth, a fantastic app that was inexplicably released for the iPhone before its parent company’s mobile OS, is coming to the App Market. So how is it better than Google Earth on the iPhone? Voice search. Just say where you want to go. And we’re…

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iRiver Story Ereader Hits US Shores This Month; Pricing Still a Terrifying Mystery

iRiver’s Story eReader has taken its sweet time making a stateside appearance, and as of today, it’s still not here. But it’s coming! Sometime in January, to be “specific.” But will it be as comically expensive as its European counterpart? https://gizmodo.com/iriver-story-reviewed-nice-but-no-kindle-or-reader-5417004 Hopefully, no. But probably? Yes. The Story has reviewed fairly well, with testers citing…

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Boxee Box Priced “Under $200”

There isn’t a whole lot we don’t already know about the Boxee Box, the set-top box developed by D-Link and media center software company Boxee which stands to basically ruin the set-top box party for every other player. Except, that is, the price: Initial reports had it pegged at $200; now a needlessly cryptic press…

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Iomega v.Clone App Portable-izes Your Entire PC

It’d be easy to get knotted up in jargon describing v.Clone, so let’s stick with the concept for now: It’s a syncable, complete image of your PC, which you can boot run from basically any other PC. And it’s free. To anyone who’s used mainstream backup software, this probably sounds too good to be true.…

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The Digital Cameras of 2000 Look Awfully Good For Their Age

This Canon PowerShot G1, released in 2000 and listed at Best Buy for $800 in 2001, has held up well. Sure, 3.34 megapixels isn’t much, but spec for spec, this codger can almost hang with the kids. Seriously, you could just post this spec sheet next to a Canon in a retail store now, and…

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Microsoft’s Lost Decade in Mobile

10 years ago, you could buy the HP Jornada 548 with a color screen, which let you listen to MP3s, surf the web, check your email, and keep a calendar. It had a touchscreen. It ran Windows. It was awesome. Today, you can buy a smartphone with a color screen, which lets you listen to…

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How To: Execute the Ultimate Phone Prank With Skype

Here’s an old gem of a trick for anyone feeling lonely, vindictive, or very drunk this New Year’s Eve: with Skype, you can connect any phones in the world, and listen in on the results. Man, what a decade. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-make-all-of-the-phones-in-your-office-ring-simul-368913 Here’s the game, as articulated by Reddit user quicksilver 5: Here’s a fun trick –…

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Motorola’s Rumored Superthin Android Phone Sounds Spectacular

We had few complaints with the Droid, and the Sholes tablet, Occiphobic as it may be, is lustable, without a doubt. But Motorola’s alleged next phone, the .35-inch-thick, 1080p-capable Shadow/Mirage, makes Motorola’s current Android lineup look old-fashioned. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-droid-review-5396168 All we’ve got for now is a crude rendering and a dubiously sourced Chinese leak, but given…

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Apple Free To Continue Destroying Our Ears In 2010

Everyone remembers that story about how a bunch of people were suing Apple for potential iPod-induced hearing loss, even though they hadn’t lost any hearing. It got shot down last year, appealed, and today, killed for good. CRANK IT. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-too-loud-sue-em-152239 The case was a bit odd from the start, in that it hinged on the…

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The iPhone Really Deserves Some Better Porn Apps

The App Store is oozing with sleaze; sex-themed apps are everywhere. But here’s the thing: these “porn” apps are always terrible. Here are some of the worst, and how to fix this, the most important problem in the world. First, here are a few of the worst, collected by Intern Kyle and myself. It’s a…

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Semi Porn Apps Gallery

Tits & Boobies and Pussy Lovers https://gizmodo.com/apple-approves-tits-boobies-and-pussy-lovers-apps-5436238 The Price: Free The Promise: Tits, boobies, pussies. The delivery: Tits, boobies, pussies, as in birds, birds and cats. Basically harmless since it’s a free joke app, but it could have just as easily been approved as a paid app. It’s raw bait, and got pulled yesterday, but…

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BlackBerry PowerPoint Presenter Combines Corporate America’s Two Guiltiest Pleasures

Kodak Playsport Rugged Pocket Cam: 1080p Under the Sea

Kodak’s First Touchscreen Camera Shoots 720p, Goes By “Slice”

Spring Design Alex Android Ereader Hands On: Shut Up, Nook

Asus Has Seen the Future, and It Is Called “Waveface”

The Bamboo Asus Laptop Lives: Meet the U53

From Concept to Product: Asus’ G73 Core i7 Stealth Gaming Laptop

Google Opens an Online Storefront For Android Phones

The Google Phone Is Here: $180 on Contract, $530 Unlocked

Google Earth Is Finally Coming To Android

iRiver Story Ereader Hits US Shores This Month; Pricing Still a Terrifying Mystery

Boxee Box Priced “Under $200”

Iomega v.Clone App Portable-izes Your Entire PC

The Digital Cameras of 2000 Look Awfully Good For Their Age

Microsoft’s Lost Decade in Mobile

How To: Execute the Ultimate Phone Prank With Skype

Motorola’s Rumored Superthin Android Phone Sounds Spectacular

Apple Free To Continue Destroying Our Ears In 2010

The iPhone Really Deserves Some Better Porn Apps

Semi Porn Apps Gallery

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NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

Disney’s Robot Olaf Dying Is the Funniest Thing to Happen in 2026

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This Is the Way to Lego’s April Releases

Group Pushing Age Verification Requirements for AI Turns Out to Be Sneakily Backed by OpenAI

Amazon Facilities in Bahrain Hit Again as Iran Follows Through on Threat, Report Says

Why the PS6 Handheld Will Matter More Than the PS6

DNA Study Casts Even More Doubt on Shroud of Turin’s True Origin

Sam Witwer Is Ready for Maul’s Moment

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

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DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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?