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iPhone Nano or Cheap Chinese Knockoff?

These shots originated over at Gadgetzone.nl, where they wonder aloud whether this is or isn’t an upcoming iPhone Nano. Their source “implores” them that it really is the iPhone Nano and it originates inside Apple, but unless Apple’s security broke down horribly between when the regular iPhone was in development and now, it’s pretty unlikely.…

SwitchBack Rugged Ultra Mobile PC Unboxed

If you read our story about Roper’s coveted SwitchBack PC hitting the commercial market, you might’ve wanted a closer look at the goods. We got one to play around with, and it’s definitely a little bundle of bulletproof joy. It weighs in at just 3lbs 2oz all by itself; when you pop on the standard…

Crazy Rugged SwitchBack UMPCs Hit the Market

Roper Mobile announced that it was buying Black Diamond Advanced Technology, creator of the SwitchBack super-rugged UMPC. The machine debuted last fall, wooing fans with its hot-swappable batteries, all-weather reflective screen and full waterproofing to three meters underwater. But until now no one could actually buy one. Though not many knew it, SwitchBack was also…

Robots vs. Musicians (1931)

This ad from the March 9, 1931 Simpson’s Leader-Times (Kittanning, PA) is in no way subtle. The consequences of using recorded music at theatre performances rather than live musicians are, “Monotony in the theatre – corruption of taste – destruction of art.” Yikes. Here is a struggle of intense interest to all music lovers. If…

Can A “BaadAssss” Time Traveler Prevent The Apocalypse?

A second-generation blaxploitation director plans to tackle science fiction. Mario Van Peebles is writing and directing The Uniter, an epic about a political fugitive from the future who journeys back to our time to prevent an apocalypse in 2012. The time traveler aims to stop the disaster before it happens by training a 13-year-old to…

T-Mobile HTC Shadow Finally Emerges Looking Damn Good (Gallery)

The long-rumored T-Mobile Shadow (aka Juno) officially launches now. It hits stores Wednesday for $200 with voice-plan or $150 with $20-per-month unlimited data plan. (Both require two year contracts.) With it, T-Mobile and HTC have done the impossible: they have made Windows Mobile look good. Great even. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-htc-shadow-spy-shots-309999 Like other WM6 devices including Sprint’s recently…

T-Mobile HTC Shadow Sizemodo vs iPhone vs Palm Centro vs BB Curve vs Sprint HTC Touch

See how T-Mobile’s new smartyphone shapes up next to your current favorites in the gallery above. [T-Mobile]

Lightning Round: Blue Aurora DragonLasers Pointer

The Gadget: A hand held laser that ditches your stereotypical red and green for a blue diode. It’s claimed to be the worlds’ most powerful blue laser pointer (models vary). The Verdict: When most gadget nerds think lasers, they think scary, techie gear. But everything from the Aurora’s pen-like casing to its lack of warning…

Whazatt Chicken Foot Drive, WhazTF?

I was just sitting here thinking that what I really need is a flash drive that looks like a chicken foot and damned if one doesn’t show up. Whazatt has a suitably weird flash drive sporting 1GB of flash storage inside and taking the form of a chicken foot that could have come right off…

Apple OS X Leopard Round Up

Our Apple OS X Leopard coverage is in high fever. (Here’s an Antidote, if you’re a Windows fan.) For the rest of you, here’s a roundup of all our coverage so far: — Our Unabridged Apple OS X Leopard Test Notes (24 Hours and Counting…) — First NSFW use of iChat’s customizable video backdrops —…

Razer Pro|Click Mobile, Sweet Nectar for Notebook Gods

I like my notebook, but I loathe using a trackpad for my mouse. I also find typical portable notebook mice lack enough sensitivity for my tastes. Razer’s latest notebook mouse, the Pro|Click Mobile aims to remedy both of these pet peeves. The $49.99 Pro|Click Mobile has a 1200 dpi resolution making it very accurate to…

Apple Leopard Install BSOD Fix

That Apple OS X Leopard blue screen of death that shows up on install for some users? It’s been isolated to have been caused by APE enhancement software, and Apple’s got a fix. That didn’t take long to solve at all. [Apple]

Hercules i-XPS 120 Outdoor iPod Speaker Dock

I’m not sure why every product made for the iPod has to start with a small “i”. Anyway, Hercules has a new outdoor speaker for your iPod coming soon called the i-XPS 120. The cool part is that this particular speaker is designed for the outdoors and is waterproof. So waterproof, in fact, that the…

Outdoor Monophonic Speaker System Goes Wire Free Wild

The summer may be dwindling, but are you going to let the elements dictate when you can take your tunes outdoors? No, you are not. Sharper Image’s Wireless Outdoor Monophonic One-Speaker System—besides having a ridiculously long name—is here to help. The stylish speaker will allow you to pump your beats, via the included 2.4GHz transmitter,…

Woz Supports iPhone Rebels, Stings Jobs

You think that Steve Wozniak (sexy hunk on left) has already filled as much of your techie heart as humanly possible, and then he starts dating Kathy Griffin and you kind of don’t know how that makes you feel because you were never much of a fan, and then he blesses iPhone unlockers everywhere with…

Hitachi Mocks Your Manhood, Makes World’s Smallest RFID Chip

Hitachi has just rolled out a worryingly small RFID chip, measuring an impressively tiny 0.15 mm x 0.15 mm x 0.0075 mm. The chip packs in a 128-bit ROM, which is able to store a 38-digit number. Hitachi previously held the title for world’s smallest RFID, but the now second place tag was comparatively large…

Researchers Develop Technology to Make Terabyte Thumb Drives Possible

Boffins at Arizona University have developed a new process that will allow the production of low cost, energy efficient, high capacity memory. High capacity refers to the ability to construct an economically viable terabyte thumb drive. The new technique relies upon making changes to copper particles at the molecular level. The end result is a…

NEC’s SX-9 is the World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer

NEC has thrown down the world’s most powerful supercomputer, called the SX-9, which is intended for pioneering scientific research. The beast of a machine can pull out an astonishing 839 trillion floating point operations / second (839 teraflops). The computing giant will go on display in Reno, Nevada, later this month. Why Nevada? So it…

Toshiba’s sub-$200 HD DVD player, which we told you about earlier, is coming to Wal-Mart stores and other retailers soon. Indeed, some guys over at eProductWars forum claim the player has already been made available. [Ars Technica] https://gizmodo.com/rumor-198-toshiba-hd-dvd-player-coming-to-wal-mart-312462

The Gadget Wars, Who Won/Lost Last Week?

Every week is a battle. And while in the gadget world there is seldom a good TKO or even the traditional flaming body slam off the top ropes, every week is a battle for the consumer mind and the consumer heart. So here’s our version of what went down last week. + Apple Apple’s Leopard.…