Matt Buchanan, Author at Gizmodo

Interview: Collecting Every Nintendo Game & Watch Ever

Before there was the Game Boy, there was Game & Watch. DS Fanboy has a sitdown with two dudes who scoured the world to collect every Game & Watch handheld ever produced: 60 in all, each one a unique and delicious plastic bundle with a single game, like Snoopy Tennis or Donkey Kong Jr. How…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 5

Windows Update Getting Updated: Will Be Faster, Less Sucky

Have you ever searched for new updates with Windows Update in Vista? It’s slow as balls, no matter how beefy your machine is. But! Windows Update is getting an, um, update that will make it run a lot faster-scan times are down almost 20 percent. If you have automatic updates turned off, obviously you won’t…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 5

Sony Gets Serious With Another Next-Gen Display Tech: FED, Like CRT But Really Thin

Sony is probably OLED’s most vocal prophet as the TV of the future. But according to Nikkei, they’re hedging their bets and getting more serious with another next-gen display tech: field emission display, which is a lot like a good ol’ cathode ray tube, except that it’s super thin-it has all the benefits too, like…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 5

Adorable iPod USB Stick Will Melt Any Apple Hater’s Heart

Sure, you might loathe Apple with every fiber of your Windows-running being. But look at this iPod USB stick. It’s so cute. How can you hate it? It comes in 1GB and 2GB flavors for £19.95 (about $40, damn weak dollar) and £24.95 ($50). Yep, still adorable. Awwww. No? You probably hated Wall-E too. [BoysStuff…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 5

First Full Facebook App for Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile users have had to look on in envy as people poked and drew penises on their friends’ walls with dedicated apps for BlackBerry and Palm, wistfully hoping that joy could one day be their own. And now it is! Apparently the first full Facebook app for Windows Mobile, FriendMobilizer will let you do…

Social Media Matt Buchanan Jul 5

BlackBerry Kickstart Flip Phone Only $49

The BlackBerry Kickstart is by far not RIM’s best looking phone. But it is a real live BlackBerry and it will run a mere 50 bucks when it launches on T-Mobile in September. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-kickstart-flip-phone-in-the-flesh-looks-chu-5016175 The Centro has proven that a cheap smartphone can sell like hotcakes. Granted the Centro is cute, the Kickstart is not.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 4

Acer G24 World’s Highest Contrast Gaming Monitor (50,000:1)

Acer’s G24 gaming monitor is apparently the only one badass enough for its Predator gaming PC. Besides being slathered in the same hue of rusty orange, according to Acer, this 24-incher is the world’s highest contrast monitor, with a 50,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Stuff should pop big, in other words. https://gizmodo.com/acer-goes-for-high-end-gamers-with-predator-pc-392335 Other specs: 1920×1200 res,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 4

Review: Dell’s Vista Dock Pretty But Lifeless

I’m OCD about my desktop. I keep exactly six icons on it, tucked in the upper left hand corner. So Dell’s OS X wannabe dock-actually made by Stardock and licensed to Dell, but let’s not pretend it’s not an Apple reaction-sounds like a great way to keep my desktop immaculate. Who originated the dock or…

Reviews Matt Buchanan Jul 3

Intel’s Insanely Tiny Processor Roadmap: “Clear Path” to 10nm Chips

Think Intel’s breakthrough 45-nanometer chips are impressive stuff? Intel thought at one time dipping below 100nm would be miraculous, but Intel exec Pat Gelsinger says that “today we see a clear way to get to under 10 nanometers,” and it’ll be within the next 10 years. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-whats-the-f-is-a-penryn-335090 The next die shrink is the 32nm Westmere…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 3

AT&T Dumping Dish TV (Is Satellite Screwed?)

AT&T is nixing the agreement they’ve had with Dish TV since 2003 to sell their satellite TV service as part of a triple play bundle with internet and voice. Some are speculating it’s because AT&T is simply down on satellite TV (it’s got its own U-verse IPTV thing after all), but more likely it’s pitting…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 3

YouTube Forced to Reveal Username and IP Address of Every Video Watched

Remember Viacom suing YouTube and Google for one BILLION dollars eons ago? That’s still going on! And while a judge ruled yesterday that while Google doesn’t have to reveal its secret search sauce to the multimedia giantface, he did grant Viacom’s request for YouTube to turn over records of “every video watch by YouTube users,”…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 3

Lots of Nvidia Laptop Graphics Cards Are Overheating, Dying

Apparently some previous-gen Nvidia graphics cards that shipped in “significant quantities” of notebooks are defective, built and packaged with “weak” materials that are leading to them to overheat and fail at a “higher-than-normal” rate. Enough are bad that Nvidia is taking a $150-$200 million hit on its earnings for the quarter. Do you have one…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 3

Giz Explains: IPTV, or Cable From the Phone Company

If you still rock the bunny ears we salute you. But odds are, you probably get TV one of two ways: Cable or satellite. There’s a newer way: IP, that is Internet Protocol, TV-in this case, the TV delivered over the internet by your phone company. Verizon and AT&T push FiOS TV and U-Verse, respectively,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 2

Intel Silicon Photonics Chip Is World’s Fastest (and Prettiest)

MIT’s Tech Review

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 2

Xbox 360 Live Dashboard Getting Motion-Controlled 3D Interface

Kotaku’s pirate ear to the ground is picking up from sources that the Live dashboard will be updated with a spanky new interface option: what Crecente says is a Minority Report-like 3D interface that’ll make use of that long-rumored motion controller. (In addition to those 80 functions that didn’t materialize in a Spring Update.) The…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 1

Xbox 360 Price Cut Rumor Round-Up: 20GB Cheaper to Make Room for 60GB Model

First, there was the leaked K-Mart circular revealing a sweet $50 price cut to the Xbox 360 Premium. Since then, the possibility has gotten firmer. Notably the Hollywood Reporter says that a “major retailer” and industry sources have informed them the cut will happen before E3 (though they call it the Pro). And usually reliable…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 1

Touchscreen BlackBerry Thunder Is BlackBerry 9500, Has Higher Res Screen Than iPhone

A bit more tricklage on RIM’s “Apple Killer,” the touchscreen BlackBerry Thunder: The official model number is the BlackBerry 9500, and the touchscreen is a bit higher res than the iPhone’s (360×480 to 320×480). It’ll be running OS 4.7.0 (the Bold runs 4.6). As we inch closer to the September release date expect to hear…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 1

ATI’s Nvidia GeForce GTX 280-Killer Is Water-Cooled, Super-Powered

ATI’s probably pretty mad Nvidia stole some of the excellent mid-range Radeon HD 4850‘s thunder by dropping the GeForce 9800 GTX+ for a mere $30 more. So they’re hitting back with a special Radeon HD 4800 card designed solely for the crushing of Nvidia’s top-of-the-line GTX 280 graphics card in pure performance. https://gizmodo.com/ati-radeon-hd-4850-graphics-card-onsale-now-5018366 Code-named “Super…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 1

Take Survey, Win Free Year of Movies From Netflix or Blockbuster (Your Choice)

Hey, how would you like to win a year’s worth of free movies from Netflix or Blockbuster? (Your pick.) It’s easier than it should be. Click here and take the little survey. Then email [email protected] and tell them what the last question was. Boom! You’re entered in the contest, which is subject to all of…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 1

Nokia Teaser Site Promises “Weirdest Clip Ever Made”

I have to say Nokia succeeded here. They’ve got a bizarre teaser site promoting the release of the presumably more bizarre “weirdest clip ever made” that’s “stranger and more amazing” than anything ever seen on July 7 at 5AM EDT. Apparently the secret to unlocking it is contained in the four greatest technological achievements of…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jul 1

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Interview: Collecting Every Nintendo Game & Watch Ever

Windows Update Getting Updated: Will Be Faster, Less Sucky

Sony Gets Serious With Another Next-Gen Display Tech: FED, Like CRT But Really Thin

Adorable iPod USB Stick Will Melt Any Apple Hater’s Heart

First Full Facebook App for Windows Mobile

BlackBerry Kickstart Flip Phone Only $49

Acer G24 World’s Highest Contrast Gaming Monitor (50,000:1)

Review: Dell’s Vista Dock Pretty But Lifeless

Intel’s Insanely Tiny Processor Roadmap: “Clear Path” to 10nm Chips

AT&T Dumping Dish TV (Is Satellite Screwed?)

YouTube Forced to Reveal Username and IP Address of Every Video Watched

Lots of Nvidia Laptop Graphics Cards Are Overheating, Dying

Giz Explains: IPTV, or Cable From the Phone Company

Intel Silicon Photonics Chip Is World’s Fastest (and Prettiest)

Xbox 360 Live Dashboard Getting Motion-Controlled 3D Interface

Xbox 360 Price Cut Rumor Round-Up: 20GB Cheaper to Make Room for 60GB Model

Touchscreen BlackBerry Thunder Is BlackBerry 9500, Has Higher Res Screen Than iPhone

ATI’s Nvidia GeForce GTX 280-Killer Is Water-Cooled, Super-Powered

Take Survey, Win Free Year of Movies From Netflix or Blockbuster (Your Choice)

Nokia Teaser Site Promises “Weirdest Clip Ever Made”

A Crew of Worms on the ISS Aims to Help Scientists Unlock the Secrets of Space Travel

Galaxy Buds 3 FE (2025) Are Now Cheaper on Amazon Than Buying Direct from Samsung, but Only for Prime Members

Lego’s Big New ‘Star Wars’ Set Comes Just in Time for ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ to Replace It

The Case for Tracking Everything

Ring Small Solar Panel Makes Powering Your Outdoor Camera Easy and Affordable, Now Below Black Friday Prices

Scientists Are Using Lightning in a Bottle to Turn Methane Into Methanol

We Got to See How Unstoppable Supergirl Can Be in Her New Movie

Anker’s 240W USB-C Charging Station Hits an All-Time Low on Amazon, No Need to Wait for Prime Day

Seagate NVMe SSD 2TB Hits Record Low, Making It the Cheapest and Smartest Way to Expand Xbox Storage

‘Dune: Part Three’ Begins Like a Sci-Fi ‘Saving Private Ryan’

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

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice