Kat Hannaford, Author at Gizmodo

First 3G BlackBerry Pearl 2 Video Leaks, Earns ‘Striker’ Codename

Whatever you call the upcoming 3G BlackBerry Pearl 2 in your head— 9100/Stratus/Striker/slinky little minx, it’s just been given another fondling, and this time, on video. https://gizmodo.com/first-3g-blackberry-pearl-9100-pics-leak-5409104 Claiming it’s a “little too tiny,” fondler Salomondrin says it’s still slightly bigger than previous Pearl models, keeping in mind it’s been styled after the latest Bold. The…

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Video Shows HTC Touch.B Running Qualcomm’s BrewMP, Makes Us Remember the Zune

As expected, HTC’s Touch.B device isn’t running Android or even WinMo 6.5, with MobiFrance’s video showing off Qualcomm’s mysterious BrewMP platform. Not familiar with BrewMP? It’s new to us too, with Qualcomm deliberately keeping it quiet since launch last year. https://gizmodo.com/htc-touch-b-surfaces-dismisses-rome-codename-5416904 Based on Flash, it looks like a simplified OS that almost makes us think…

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PlayStation Now Extra Spotty and Interested In Girls, as it turns 15

15 years ago today in Japan, the original PlayStation went on sale. It wasn’t until a year later that it hit US and European shelves, with Ridge Racer satisfying gamers years before GTA was ever a twinkle in Rockstar’s eye. Helping Sega pioneer disc-based gaming, the original PlayStation went on to sell over 100 million…

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LG Guzzling the Soju After Releasing World’s First Commercial Full HD 3D Monitor

The first Full HD 3D monitor that will actually hit shelves rather than get nerdlingers all hot under the collar at trade shows has just been announced, with LG being the victorious party first to the market. Measuring 23-inches, the LCD monitor is ideal for PC gamers though will also be compatible with 3D broadcasts,…

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Pope’s MySpace Music Playlist Includes Tupac and Muse

His Holiness is either trying to “get down with the bambini” or he really does enjoy listening to 2PAC’s ‘Changes’ and Muse’s ‘Uprising.’ Presumably he can relate to the lyrics “I’m tired of being poor and even worse I’m black.” He’s no stranger to the tech world, having dabbled in some light SMS spamming on…

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Three New JVC Everio Camcorders, Still Remember What They Are, Flash Camcorder Users?

I’ve always been fond of JVC Everio camcorders, but with the latest round of pocketcams grabbing attention for far too long, it’s about time we reverted back to a model with a decent sensor. The GZ-MG980, GZ-MS230 and the GZ-MS210 have been announced for the Japanese market under the Victor JVC branding, with US pricing…

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PSP Fans Are Never Happy, With the PSPgo Set to Receive a UMD Add-On Via Logitech

After being derided since, oh, 2004, the UMD is set to return to the PSPgo, albeit thanks to the peripheral guys Logitech. https://gizmodo.com/pspgo-review-psp-goes-nowhere-you-havent-been-5367059 Sure, we can see why some people may want to play their old UMD games on their new PSPgo, which lacks the drive and plays solely downloaded titles, but they should’ve really…

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Motorola Sholes Returns, Looks Like a Keyboard-Less Droid

The Chinese site Mobile Android China has turned up a few dusty-looking photos of the Motorola Sholes, which we haven’t seen since the Droid got official. https://gizmodo.com/motorolas-verizon-android-phone-looks-like-we-thought-5327291 It’s believed the Sholes will be part of the Droid line, and while the two devices look fairly similar, the Sholes “tablet,” as it’s being referred to despite…

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Confine Your Baby in a Motorised Suitcase Concept

It’s like someone actually thought the adult-sized vehicles in Wall-E were a good idea. Thankfully, like with most things on Yanko Design, this individual baby confinement torture-device is just a concept, but it’s also a scary insight into someone’s mind. That someone being designer Pouyan Mokhtarani, whose baby buggy contains a LED screen so you…

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Self-Heating Roads Clear Snow With Ease

Like a big, black, bitumen electric blanket, “self-heating” roads are being worked on at the University of Houston, Texas, which will hopefully eliminate the need for salting trucks or ploughs during heavy snowstorms in the US. Electric heating elements could be inserted into roads or inside the structure of bridges, warming the roads enough so…

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Steve Jobs Approves Knocking Live Video App Personally

Normally whingeing gets you nowhere, but in a heartening turn of events, a developer’s late-night email shot off to Steve Jobs yielded some surprising results. Apple didn’t approve of the use of a private API in Pointy Heads Software’s Knocking Live Video app, which allows iPhone users to stream live video to each other over…

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Palm Pixi Gets Much-Needed webOS 1.3.2 Speed Update

The Palm Pre’s little brother Pixi has just grown up, with it receiving the webOS 1.3.2 update before the Pre. Forum-dwellers at PreCentral are claiming the update doesn’t bring much to the table, with it apparently addressing lag when using multiple programs. Mind you, considering we described the Pixi as being “brain-damaged, three-legged dog slow”…

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Bandai’s Mugen Tokoroten Repeats Niche Pleasure of Squeezing Sea Algae

Popping bubblewrap, or opening beer cans just not your obsessive compulsive cup of tea? Here’s another toy for Bandai’s Mugen range: the Mugen Tokoroten, which simulates squeezing a sea algae snack. 630 Yen for our Japanese brethren. [CNET Asia] https://gizmodo.com/bubble-wrap-toy-finger-feast-271716

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HTC Touch.B Surfaces, Dismisses Rome Codename

Moonlighting under the Touch.B name, more details on HTC’s Rome handset have been unearthed in France, including some dishy photos which show the two-tone phone properly for the first time. My, the family resemblance is strong. UPDATE https://gizmodo.com/is-this-verizons-android-2-0-version-of-the-htc-hd2-5390002 Is it running Windows Mobile 6.5, Android, or another platform? Engadget is pointing at the lack of…

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LG Arena Max With 12-Megapixel Camera to Launch Soon?

One way to ensure your handset gets seen, LG, is to whack a 12-megapixel camera on it—even if it’s probably running on your dated S-Class interface and not Android, like your GW620. https://gizmodo.com/gw620-lgs-first-android-phone-gets-official-5358727 The Arena Max has just passed through the Wi-Fi certification tract, and while LG still hasn’t officially introduced the world to its…

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Gigantic Polish Binary Clock

Like a giant Tokyo Flash watch, this binary clock installation at the Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland, was erected by students hoping to promote the technical nature of their university. How noble. The Big Binary Clock project displays the time using 18 round windows, with the green LEDs representing the hours, the blue representing the…

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Apple Registers TabletMac Trademark After Dueling Axiotron MacBook Modders

It may be a case of Apple simply protecting its brand name, but in light of all the Apple tablet rumors, we’re treating its recent purchase of the “TabletMac” trademark as yet more evidence stacking up in our favour. Taking on Axiotron, whose MacBook mod impressed us so much in our review last year, Apple…

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500 Helsinki Homes to be Heated by Cathedral’s Underground Servers

Any company that’s ever boasted of its green credentials can shove it in the coal burner, after hearing about Helsinki’s Uspenski Cathedral‘s data center, which will use its overheating servers to warm 500 homes joined by a network of pipes. Opening in January, the center, run by IT firm Academica, will save $563,000 each year…

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Charge This Concept Phone by Spinning it Around Your Finger

Anyone remember the Sony Twirl N’ Take camera prototype from a few years back? Here’s its cellphone little brother, which can be spun around your finger, charging the battery while on the move. https://gizmodo.com/sony-twirl-n-take-camera-shoots-one-picture-per-15-seco-333680 It’s just a concept for now, thanks to Russian designer Mikhail Stawsky, who has also created a crank-ended handset. Twist the…

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Suma Rubber Ball Controller for 3D PC Gaming Looking for Manufacturer to License the Fun

And you thought NVIDIA’s 3D Vision was the height of 3D PC gaming this year. Coming straight out of the UK is Cambridge Consultants’ Suma, a controller resembling a rubber stress ball which responds to the user’s pressure and grip. https://gizmodo.com/maingear-prelude-2-3d-vision-gaming-pc-in-a-box-5156549 It carries out the commands thanks to built-in sensors, and is able to move…

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First 3G BlackBerry Pearl 2 Video Leaks, Earns ‘Striker’ Codename

Video Shows HTC Touch.B Running Qualcomm’s BrewMP, Makes Us Remember the Zune

PlayStation Now Extra Spotty and Interested In Girls, as it turns 15

LG Guzzling the Soju After Releasing World’s First Commercial Full HD 3D Monitor

Pope’s MySpace Music Playlist Includes Tupac and Muse

Three New JVC Everio Camcorders, Still Remember What They Are, Flash Camcorder Users?

PSP Fans Are Never Happy, With the PSPgo Set to Receive a UMD Add-On Via Logitech

Motorola Sholes Returns, Looks Like a Keyboard-Less Droid

Confine Your Baby in a Motorised Suitcase Concept

Self-Heating Roads Clear Snow With Ease

Steve Jobs Approves Knocking Live Video App Personally

Palm Pixi Gets Much-Needed webOS 1.3.2 Speed Update

Bandai’s Mugen Tokoroten Repeats Niche Pleasure of Squeezing Sea Algae

HTC Touch.B Surfaces, Dismisses Rome Codename

LG Arena Max With 12-Megapixel Camera to Launch Soon?

Gigantic Polish Binary Clock

Apple Registers TabletMac Trademark After Dueling Axiotron MacBook Modders

500 Helsinki Homes to be Heated by Cathedral’s Underground Servers

Charge This Concept Phone by Spinning it Around Your Finger

Suma Rubber Ball Controller for 3D PC Gaming Looking for Manufacturer to License the Fun

WD 5TB Portable External Hard Drive for Mac Drops to $0.03 per GB Even After Amazon’s Spring Sale

Apple Offers Rare Olive Branch to Liquid Glass Haters

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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