Noah R, Author at Gizmodo

RAZR Losing Its Edge?

Tired of the RAZR yet? I mean, if one more person whips his out on an episode of Entourage I’m going to puke. We deserve a cool new phone already and NEC is FINALLY challenging Motorola’s design royalty with its clamshell NEC L1 (or e949 in European and U.S. terms). At just 11.9 mm thick,…

Tech News Noah R Aug 23

Dell’s DLP Projector: Stunning PowerPoints

Dell has introduced its 5100MP, a single chip DLP projector aimed at classrooms, conference rooms, and anyone with a home multiplex. It has a 3300 ANSI lumens brightness rating, SXGA+ resolution, HDTV inputs and a 2500:1 contrast level (for when your PowerPoint presentation demands stunning color and true black levels). Dell also promises a perfectly…

Tech News Noah R Aug 23

HD-DVD: Screwed Again

Rumor has it that the Sony and Toshiba-led camps have once again failed to agree on a standard for next generation DVD products. The original end of August deadline has come and gone—and without the promise of joint development from the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps, we’re looking at another massive Betamax vs VHS battle (although…

Tech News Noah R Aug 23

Mac Mini Mini-Me, You Complete Me

Princeton Technology has created an external hard drive tailored for the Mac Mini. It not only looks like the Mini, but the product page shows how perfectly it stacks on top of a Mini—yet it’s compatible with windows systems as well. The PHD-MM series comes in 160GB or 250GB, with either USB 2.0 or Firewire.…

Tech News Noah R Aug 22

eBay Deal of the Day: Anthenea Aquasphere

This floatable flying saucer rests directly on the water, halfway submerged, and has enough room inside for James Bond to get busy with Major Anya Amasova. The reference to Bond girl Barbara Bach is not random: French naval architect Jean-Michel Ducancelle took his inspiration for the Anthenea from The Spy Who Loved Me. The 172-square-foot…

Tech News Noah R Aug 22

Bob Moog, Synth Pioneer, Dies at 71

Bob Moog, the inventor of the Moog synthesizer and the ongoing visionary behind Moog Music’s effects, synths, and theremins, died at his home Sunday. Thousands have left memories and wishes on a Website set up by his family since his diagnosis with brain cancer was made public. While the memorial will be private, reflections are…

Tech News Noah R Aug 22

iPod Mini Becoming a Flasher?

Conflicting reports over the weekend about flash-drive MP3 strategies from Apple and Samsung. First, Tom s Hardware stoked rumors that Apple is switching to flash for its iPod Mini. They quote an analyst from iSuppli who says that Samsung may cut the price of its 4GB flash drive in an attempt to convince Apple to…

Gadgets Noah R Aug 22

Gizmodo Ink for August 22

WSJ reports on commercials invading U.K. cellphones, SF Chronicle braves the L.A. smog for EV-DO, San Jose Mercury puts the Roboraptor On the endangered species list San Jose Mercury writer sees extinction for WowWee’s new Roboraptor, predicting prehistoric/futuristic toy will be collecting dust in your closet a few months after buying it. Langberg seems to…

Tech News Noah R Aug 22

Panasonic Whips Out Its 1080p

Panasonic is getting progressive, and will announce its first 1080p plasma display today. The second largest plasma seller in the world is also set to cut the Japanese price of its 65-inch Viera display by half, according to the Daily Yomiuri. We hear that the U.S. price will drop too, but it s not clear…

Tech News Noah R Aug 22

Nike Out, 6GB In

So remember how Phillips was all like: “It’s over Nike. I want a Divorce?” Well now the PSA-615 digital audio player is coming back, sans Nike. The saucer-shaped portable will feature specs similar to the exisint model, as well as a few improvements such as 6GB of storage, new over-ear headphones, and longer battery life.…

Tech News Noah R Aug 22

Canon EOS 5D Is Alive

Rumors of the EOS 5D were reaching Loch Ness Bigfoot monster proportions. But today Canon came out of the wild and announced the 12.8 megapixel full-frame DSLR. The $3,299 camera features a 35.8mm x 23.9mm CMOS sensor, which is stunning in an SLR for that price. The max burst rate is 3 frames per second…

Tech News Noah R Aug 22

Euro Revolution Begins 15 June 2006?

Amazon.com France has slipped a page with the European release date and price for Nintendo s monolithic new game console, the Revolution. The release date is listed as June 15, 2006. The total, after conversion, would be about $365. European console prices tend to be a bit higher than here in the U.S., but this…

Tech News Noah R Aug 21

Try Tacking This to a Wall

Fuji Xerox plans to start selling these E-Paper Visual Index Cards sometime next year. The e-paper is ultra-thin and does not need electricity for its display, according to CNet. The article—a photo caption, really—goes on to talk about “photoconductivity seats that contain an LCD layer.” I’m hoping that someone reading this can decipher what that…

Tech News Noah R Aug 20

TonePro: USB-Powered Hendrix

Line 6, makers of digital audio gear that mimics the sound of ancient tube amplifiers, has a new line of hardware due this winter. Plug a guitar, bass, or mic into the TonePro, jack it into a CPU, and you have a clean sounding room along with a software UI that looks just like an…

Tech News Noah R Aug 19

AlienWare Steps Into Liquid

It’s no match for the lrechner that we dredged up earlier in the week, but AlienWare is stepping into the liquid cooling pool. The Aurora 7500 now comes with specially-designed technology that delivers improved cooling of up to 30 percent. And it’s quieter because there are no internal fans (and we all know that DOOM…

Tech News Noah R Aug 18

Durabook: Stronger Than Plastic

Riot-ready laptops are all the rage this week. The latest is the Durabook N15RI, which has a mangnesium alloy case that is 20 times stronger than plastic. An anti-shock mounting protects the innards, in this case an Intel Dothan 730 and higher or Celeron-M 350. It also has a spill resistant keyboard. Useful for when…

Tech News Noah R Aug 18

Standard Shipping, Two-Day Shipping, Drone Shipping

The military’s billion dollar flying robots could be used for tracking UPS and FedEx packages. That’s the word from Darpa’s program director for Joint-Unmanned Combat Air Systems (speaking at the DarpaTech 2005 Conference). He says the unmanned, and unarmed, aircraft are outfitted with software and ground systems that have a number of potential commercial applications.…

Tech News Noah R Aug 17

Dell Shocked

For $129, Dell Latitude D610 and Precision M20 notebooks can now be outfitted with shock resistant hard drives. A dampening material inside the hard drive enclosure provides added protection of up to 145 percent (how they came up with that figure is unclear, but the butterfingers here at Gizmodo are sold). This is in addition…

Tech News Noah R Aug 17

LG B2250: Wafer Thin

LG Korea is crafting a new tri-band GSM phone that is 15mm (.59″) thin. Not quite as slim as Siemens’ CC75 .50″ candy bar. But in exchange you get a 262k TFT screen and a multi-color backlight. To say nothing of the GSM, GPRS, WAP, VGA camera and loads of other acronyms that come standard…

Tech News Noah R Aug 17

iBook Riot: It Was Dell’s Fault

More news on the 2005 iBook Riot, held today at the Richmond International Raceway. A new video shows trampling inside the building. Riot cops arrived on the scene late in the morning to quell the crowd. (What does an iBook riot cop carry, a menacing Mighty Mouse?) The consensus from participants: It just wasn’t worth…

Tech News Noah R Aug 16

Noah R

RAZR Losing Its Edge?

Dell’s DLP Projector: Stunning PowerPoints

HD-DVD: Screwed Again

Mac Mini Mini-Me, You Complete Me

eBay Deal of the Day: Anthenea Aquasphere

Bob Moog, Synth Pioneer, Dies at 71

iPod Mini Becoming a Flasher?

Gizmodo Ink for August 22

Panasonic Whips Out Its 1080p

Nike Out, 6GB In

Canon EOS 5D Is Alive

Euro Revolution Begins 15 June 2006?

Try Tacking This to a Wall

TonePro: USB-Powered Hendrix

AlienWare Steps Into Liquid

Durabook: Stronger Than Plastic

Standard Shipping, Two-Day Shipping, Drone Shipping

Dell Shocked

LG B2250: Wafer Thin

iBook Riot: It Was Dell’s Fault

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