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Sprint’s Treo 755p Also Comes in Maroon

The only other maroon gadget we could think of. https://gizmodo.com/possio-greta-combination-printer-scanner-fax-and-cell-235790 Thanks tipster!

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 2

Mystery Nokia Phone Caught by Gadget Paparazzi

Looks like Nokia has some post CTIA surprises left in store for us. A HowardForums user by the name of micrors4racer leaked this shot of a never-before-seen Nokia mobile, which is believed to be a more affordable version of the 8800. https://gizmodo.com/blingin-nokia-8800-170086 Other than the fact that it’s a slider and it has a cam…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Apr 2

The Future World of Energy (1984)

While paging through the EPCOT Center Book: The Future World of Energy, published in 1984, I noticed that even images demonstrating positive advances in the field of energy production took on a distinctly dystopian illustration style. The image below shows something the book’s authors clearly believe to be an advancement in technology. But I can’t…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 2

ABC Becomes First Network to Unveil Full Screen “HD Streamer”

On the same day that EMI stripped its tunes of DRM protection, ABC quietly became the first broadcast network to feature a broadband “HD player” that lets you watch shows like Lost and Grey’s Anatomy in full-screen mode. While NBC has had a full-screen player up and running for some time, ABC claims theirs looks…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Apr 2

Will Phones Replace Wallets?

According to Mike Elgan, the wallet is an endangered species. That’s because phones are primed to become upgraded, more secure, and more convenient versions of the standard wallet. He talks about things like the fact that credit cards are woefully inefficient in that they store a minuscule amount of data on a relatively bulky object…

Tech News Adam Frucci Apr 2

Elgato’s Turbo 264 USB Stick Encodes H.264 for Your iPod, iPhone and Apple TV

Following up on the rumor that Apple was going to add an H.264 hardware encoding/decoding chip into all upcoming Macs, Elgato has released an H.264 USB stick that does just that. What does this mean to you? Well, a USB stick would be second best to an internal chip (like was speculated before) but the…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 2

WiRanger Extends USB Over Wi-Fi

Icron’s WiRanger USB hub looks like a normal USB hub except for the wireless antenna that connects it to the USB receiver which hooks into your PC. So we suppose it doesn’t really look like a normal USB hub after all. Unlike other wireless USB solutions, the WiRanger uses 802.11g, but in all other respects…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 2

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Goodbye Letter I—We discuss the reasons why the letter “i” must leave the tech world, and what letter should replace it. https://gizmodo.com/the-i-has-to-go-25-iprefix-gadget-name-alternatives-249007 Prada, Cheaper Than Yo’ Momma—The LG Prada knows it needs something else to compete with the iPhone (There’s that “i” again), so what did LG do? They made it completely free, with a…

Tech News Ben Longo Apr 2

Rubik’s Revolution: Crapping All Over 2 Classic Games

Imagine your two most beloved childhood games. Now imagine them mating and producing a deformed child. That is what the Rubik’s Revolution is—the deformed love child of the classic Rubik’s Cube and color/sound game, Simon. They took all of the puzzle out of the Rubik’s Cube by not allowing the blocks to rotate. There are…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Apr 2

Make This Product: SnuzNLuz

Being unconscious for most of April Fools’, we happened to miss this 4/1 joke/concept from Think Geek. It’s a Wi-Fi alarm that connects to a bank and transfers your money to an organization of choice every time you hit the snooze. They give examples of donating to charities you hate, which gives a real monetary…

Gadgets Jason Chen Apr 2

Apple Playing Second Fiddle: DRM Free Tracks Were EMI’s Grand Idea

We just got off the phone with Jeanne Meyer, the Senior VP of Corporate Communications at EMI. Even after adding a grain of salt, considering they did come from the horse’s “official” mouth, there’s are some interesting facts worth noting about the DRM-Free tracks on iTunes. •EMI approached Apple about DRM free tracks, not the…

Tech News Adam Frucci and Brian Lam Apr 2

Giznotes

Apparently it isn’t cool enough just to climb Mount Everest anymore. Once Rob Bader reaches the summit, he will attempt the world’s highest cellphone call. The month of MySpace vulnerabilities kicked off yesterday on April Fools’. As usual they will be showing off a bug a day, this time dealing with the social networking site.…

Tech News Ben Longo Apr 2

Pantech Concept Phones Make Rare Appearance at CTIA

Much like the members of Rage Against the Machine, it’s a big deal when Pantech’s concept phones make an appearance in public together. Unlike the members of Rage, however, these phones don’t want to stab Zack in the face. The Pantech people tell me that it’s rare that all the concepts are gathered up in…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 2

The i Has To Go: 25 iPrefix Gadget Name Alternatives

Since the iMac, the letter ‘I’ in gadget names has come a long way. Mostly down. Blame the popularity of every third-rate company pushing products with the “I” prefix. I’m so sick of it, I often have trouble using the letter to refer to myself. (To shake things up, l sometimes use a cleverly hidden…

Gadgets Brian Lam Apr 2

Dealzmodo: Guitar Hero II for 360 With Free 1600 Microsoft Points

Hey rockers! Did you know that if you get your Guitar Hero II for Xbox 360 tomorrow at Circuit City you’ll get a free points card worth 1600 Marketplace Points? That’s $20 right there, which is enough to pick up the handful of great original Guitar Hero 1 songs you can download from the marketplace.…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 2

Have You Commented Lately? Here’s How

Dying to share your thoughts with other readers? Still don’t know how to comment? You’ve come to the right place. At the bottom of each post you’ll see a “Login with your username and password below. New User? Here’s what to do.” Since you’re obviously a new user, click that link and follow the instructions…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 2

DirecTV Sat-Go Impressions (How Much is TV Anywhere Worth to You?)

Earl of DBStalk really loves TV. He (and people like him) is the reason why DirecTV invented this 26-pound satellite TV box that lets you get satellite television anywhere. If you’re asking yourself who would actually lug this thing around when they go camping, vacationing, or traveling, you’re obviously not in the target “8 hours…

Television Jason Chen Apr 2

Leaked iPhone Architecture: The Best April Fool You Missed

A “leaked” document that supposedly shows the iPhone’s OSX architecture has surfaced via the document sharing website Scribd. Wired’s Gadget Lab is one of several blogs that is running with the story today. It’s an extremely subtle and nuanced fake by Charles Ying. How do we know? Maybe the first hint is the date stamp,…

Tech News Noah Robischon Apr 2

Jellyfish Inflatable Beer Bong Makes Binge Drinking That Much Easier

Are college kids really so one-dimensional? I mean, I know Travis is, but are all of them like him? Obsessed with beer bongs and boobs? Yes? OK, fair enough. You scholars out there should love this Jellyfish inflatable beer bong. Never before has it been so easy to give yourself alcohol poisoning. Now, rather than…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Apr 2

The Predictions of a 14-Year-Old (Milwaukee Excelsior, 1901)

In the year 1901 Arthur Palm, a fourteen-year-old student from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, published an article in his school newspaper (the Excelsior) describing the world of 2001. Below is an excerpt of his article as featured in the book Yesterday’s Future: The Twentieth Century Begins (Voices of the Wisconsin Past). “How it may appear a hundred…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 2

Sprint’s Treo 755p Also Comes in Maroon

Mystery Nokia Phone Caught by Gadget Paparazzi

The Future World of Energy (1984)

ABC Becomes First Network to Unveil Full Screen “HD Streamer”

Will Phones Replace Wallets?

Elgato’s Turbo 264 USB Stick Encodes H.264 for Your iPod, iPhone and Apple TV

WiRanger Extends USB Over Wi-Fi

Today at Giz

Rubik’s Revolution: Crapping All Over 2 Classic Games

Make This Product: SnuzNLuz

Apple Playing Second Fiddle: DRM Free Tracks Were EMI’s Grand Idea

Giznotes

Pantech Concept Phones Make Rare Appearance at CTIA

The i Has To Go: 25 iPrefix Gadget Name Alternatives

Dealzmodo: Guitar Hero II for 360 With Free 1600 Microsoft Points

Have You Commented Lately? Here’s How

DirecTV Sat-Go Impressions (How Much is TV Anywhere Worth to You?)

Leaked iPhone Architecture: The Best April Fool You Missed

Jellyfish Inflatable Beer Bong Makes Binge Drinking That Much Easier

The Predictions of a 14-Year-Old (Milwaukee Excelsior, 1901)

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