Noah Robischon, Author at Gizmodo

Samsung’s 31-Inch OLED Is Biggest, Thinnest Yet

It’s still years away from mainstream adoption—and there are huge barriers to manufacturing the larger screen sizes—but Sony and Samsung are already slogging it out to achieve the largest screen size for its prototype OLED TVs. (Toshiba already took its 30-incher out of this year’s battle.) The active-matrix organic light-emitting diode technology (AM-OLED), produces brighter…

Gadgets Noah Robischon Jan 9

Microsoft’s Brainwashing Children’s Book: Mommy, Where Do Servers Come From?

Click to view“Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?” is a children’s book dedicated to “Helping Your Child Understand the Stay-At-Home Server.” At first we snarked at this over-the-top marketing propaganda. But then it made us crap our pants with laughter.

Tech News Noah Robischon Jan 8

Cheat Sheet: Today at CES

Here’s what you missed today at CES while some Democracy thing happened in New Hampshire: •Bill Gates told us how it feels to be the villain and the underdog, as well as what keeps him awake at night in the continuation of our multi-part interview. •We hear that CES may be leaving Las Vegas. •Mitsubishi…

Tech News Noah Robischon Jan 8

Hello Kitty Gallery and CES 2008 Booth Tour

We [heart] Sanrio’s Hello Kitty lineup. They didn’t have anything as innovative as last year’s lady shaver on display. Instead, the Kitty seems to be going emo, with a line of sweet matte black music devices. A full gallery of the booth and all its wacky goodness is after the jump… https://gizmodo.com/hello-kitty-gallery-228213 Photos by Gizmodo’s…

Gadgets Noah Robischon Jan 8

What’s Going to be Big at CES Today

Other than Panasonic’s 150-inch plasma, you mean? • Casio’s 60FPS , 1,200 fps still/video camera • Laser TV • More super-slim, ultra-slim and anorexic HDTVs • Sizemodo galore • Xbox 360 guitars from Nyko • Sony Ericsson phones • more and moreUltra-Mobile PCs • Motorola’s wireless speakers and other accessories • Massage chairs, always the…

Tech News Noah Robischon Jan 7

Motorola Z10 and ROKR E8 Hands On

As with all Motorola phones, the new Z10 and Rokr E8 are innovative but not so much to be considered breakthrough technologies. Click through for specs and some impressions. ROKR E8 The rokr E8 is the next gen of Moto’s music player phone line. It has a smooth surface, no visible keys. ModeShift / morphing…

Tech News Noah Robischon Jan 7

Hello Motorola Press Party

The Motorola Z10 multimedia phone. We open with a long demo of the Z10, which has built-in video edited tools and a wireless broadband video uplink via HSDPA quadband GSM. *30 fps *8 GB expandable memory *16 million color display As much camera as phone. Moving on to the Rokr E8.(This leaked a few weeks…

Tech News Noah Robischon Jan 7

Altec Lansing’s iPhone Dock Doesn’t Buzz

If you’ve ever tried to set up your iPhone on an iPod dock you know that it sounds like a swarm of killer bees on the loose. Altec Lansing’s solved that problem with the T612 dock by somehow filtering out the GSM buzz. Out this fall.

Tech News Noah Robischon Jan 6

Sony 27-inch OLED Prototype Gallery

Along with announcing that its 11-inch OLED TV is coming to the US (for a mere $2,500), Sony also unveiled a much larger 27-inch OLED prototype. It has a one million-to-one contrast ratio, and the panel is less than 10mm deep—the screen itself is the thickness of three credit cards stacked. The resolution is 1920…

Television Noah Robischon Jan 6

First Grope of Sony MDR-NC500D Digital Noise Canceling Headphones

Sony introduced the world’s first headphone with “digital technology for precise noise canceling”- although we’re not sure exactly what that means-these headphones have three different environmental modes, and a switch to let the outside noise in. Sony claims to block 99 percent of noise in the 160HZ range (which is the same as a jet…

Gadgets Noah Robischon Jan 6

The Biggest Losers: JVC, Sharp, Hitachi and Pioneer Battle for the Super-Slimmest TV

UPDATE: LG just dropped a 1.7-inch thin LCD too. Loser! JVC announced it’s “the world’s thinnest LCD” at 1.5-inches thick (2.9-inches at the center). Pioneer has been bragging about its “world’s thinnest plasma” coming in at a mere .35 inches (9mm!). Hitachi, meanwhile, has a .75-inch LCD and a 1.5-inch plasma on the way—the “centerpiece”…

Television Noah Robischon Jan 6

JVC P-Series TV’s with iPod Docking

The news of JVC’s iPod rocking LCD TV’s accidentally slipped out a couple weeks ago, but now we have a photo and more details. The “TeleDoc” flips down from the base of the TV. It allows playback and menu control through the set, as well as the TV remote control. https://gizmodo.com/virtual-press-office-leaks-jvc-dual-ipod-dock-worlds-t-338149 JVC LAUNCHES LCD TVs…

Tech News Noah Robischon Jan 6

Here Comes the CES 2008 Press Release Parade

We’re already in line for today’s back-to-back CES 2008 press conference marathon. First up, LG Electronics followed by Pioneer, Toshiba, Panasonic, Sharp and Philips—and that’s all before lunch. Stay tuned for liveblog updates throughout the day.

Tech News Noah Robischon Jan 6

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Tech News Noah Robischon Sep 1

First iRobot Roomba 560 Video

Click to view One of the quirkier features of iRobot’s new 500 series Roomba vacuum bots is the voice recorded tutorial that is built into the device. Here’s the robot-guided tour, complete with spinning sidebrush and a blinking blue dirt detector light. https://gizmodo.com/mod-friendly-5th-gen-irobot-roomba-first-vacuum-291906

Tech News Noah Robischon Aug 21

Mod-Friendly 5th Gen iRobot Roomba – First Vacuum

Click to view Roomba is among the most successful consumer robots ever made, having sold well over 2 million units. And iRobot’s newly released 500 series is the first major revamp of the floorvac line since 2004. Nearly everything about the bot has been changed or improved; it’s stronger, quieter, smarter and will last five…

Tech News Noah Robischon Aug 21

Helio Fin Unboxing – Meet The Thinnest Clamshell In The US

Clamshells make up 79% of the US market for cellphones, so it’s no surprise that Helio is introducing one to its lineup starting today. Here’s the unboxing, with Sizemodo to come. Earlier: The Helio Fin is a Magnesium-Cased Samsung Ultra Flip Phone!

Gadgets Noah Robischon Aug 16

Apple WWDC 2007 Liveblog – Steve Jobs Keynote

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Tech News Noah Robischon Jun 11

Palm Foleo vs. DIY Palm Pilot Notebook

This week Palm announced the Foleo, an ultraportable Smartphone companion laptop. The January 2007 issue of Make shows you how to take a hardcover book and turn it into an ultraportable laptop by embedding a Palm Pilot and keyboard. The designer, Allen Wong, even powered it with AAA batteries that last for days. How does…

Tech News Noah Robischon Jun 1

Palm Foleo: A Laptop For Your Smartphone

All the details on Palm’s new device, the Foleo, are out. They’re calling it a “Smartphone companion product,” it’s got a 10-inch screen, full-size keyboard and built-in Wi-Fi. Edits on the Foleo automatically appear on a paired Smartphone, and data synchronizes with a dedicated button. Foleo runs on an open Linux-based platform, with an Opera…

Tech News Noah Robischon May 30

Noah Robischon

Samsung’s 31-Inch OLED Is Biggest, Thinnest Yet

Microsoft’s Brainwashing Children’s Book: Mommy, Where Do Servers Come From?

Cheat Sheet: Today at CES

Hello Kitty Gallery and CES 2008 Booth Tour

What’s Going to be Big at CES Today

Motorola Z10 and ROKR E8 Hands On

Hello Motorola Press Party

Altec Lansing’s iPhone Dock Doesn’t Buzz

Sony 27-inch OLED Prototype Gallery

First Grope of Sony MDR-NC500D Digital Noise Canceling Headphones

The Biggest Losers: JVC, Sharp, Hitachi and Pioneer Battle for the Super-Slimmest TV

JVC P-Series TV’s with iPod Docking

Here Comes the CES 2008 Press Release Parade

Gizmodo RSS Feeds

First iRobot Roomba 560 Video

Mod-Friendly 5th Gen iRobot Roomba – First Vacuum

Helio Fin Unboxing – Meet The Thinnest Clamshell In The US

Apple WWDC 2007 Liveblog – Steve Jobs Keynote

Palm Foleo vs. DIY Palm Pilot Notebook

Palm Foleo: A Laptop For Your Smartphone

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