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Gizmodo at DEMO 2006

What’s going on, Gizmodians? I’m live at DEMO where we’ll be giving you updates as long as the WiFi doesn’t crap itself. Some usually sweet gear drops at this conference, and I’ll be blogging the best of it in between all that Web 2.0 junk.

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 26 '06

Sony Vaio Type U, Now 32GB Flashier

Sony must’ve decided its Vaio Type U we showed you a couple of months ago would be less lame with more than a measly 16GB flash drive. So what do you know, the Japanese giant has upped the size of the hard drive to 32GB, and given us a gig of RAM to boot instead…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 26 '06

Red One Ultra-High-Def Camcorder Secret is Safe

We have an update on the theft of that wild-looking Red One ultra-high-definition digital cinema camera, the $17.5K camcorder that’s said to be packing enough megapixelidge to whip super cameras ten times its price. Oakley founder and Red proprietor Jim Jannard gives us an update on the jacking of the shiny aluminum prototype in the…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 26 '06

Daewoo Voice-Activated Microwave

Daewoo announced its voice-activated microwave oven, a good listener in the kitchen which understands anyone who talks to it. That is, as long as you tell it one of its 40 voice commands it’s able to recognize. You just tell it what you’d like to cook, and it goes on its merry way, nuking it…

Gadgets Charlie White Sep 26 '06

Hasselblad H3D DSLR: 39 Megapixels, Lunar Price

Hasselblad unveiled its next masterpiece, the Hasselblad H3D, a digital SLR camera to be offered in 22-megapixel and 39-megapixel trim. Inside are some relatively gargantuan image sensors, the largest ones in the world at 48x36mm. But you’d better have plenty of storage on hand—the dimensions of that 39-megapixel frame are 5412×7212 pixels, filling up well…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 26 '06

WiLife Spy Cam Alarm Clock Peeps Digitally, Over Powerline

I give this spy cam enabled alarm clock a 9 on the 10 point scale of perversity. We’re not going to ask you what you’re doing to do with it. All we know is that its one of the first digital spy cam systems, and the first that can send its signal over powerline to…

Gadgets Brian Lam Sep 26 '06

SIRIUS Stiletto Gets Officialized … Finally

We’ve been gabbing about this thing for what seems like years, and it is finally here, kind of. SIRIUS has officially announced the Stiletto 100. It is still all of the same info we have heard before about this player—satellite listening, Wi-Fi, up to 100 hours of recording on the 2GB hard drive, scheduled recording,…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 26 '06

Sigma Intros SD14 DSLR With Foveon X3 Sensor

Photokina 2006 starts today, and as anticipated, the Sigma SD14 was officially announced, the DSLR with a 14.1-megapixel Foveon x3 inside. Foveon is a tricked-out sensor with a unique way of separating the three primary colors, bringing with it lots more resolution and color clarity. https://gizmodo.com/sigma-teases-next-foveon-camera-the-sd14-dslr-197312 Along for the ride are a 2.5-inch LCD viewscreen,…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 26 '06

Cingular Exclusive on Apple iPhone?

Clandestine info about Apple’s upcoming iPhone (see fake pic at right) keeps trickling in, and the latest assertion has Apple and Cingular teaming up to distribute the phone at first, with Cingular snagging exclusive rights to Apple’s iPhone for its initial six months on the market. After that, other providers will also be joining the…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 26 '06

Pantech IM-S130 Smartphone To Be Coveted By Businessmen

Generally speaking, Korean cellphone users tend to get all the cool cellphones first, and often get them exclusively. The latest is the Pantech IM-S130, of which only a few facts are known right now, like the fact that it supports microSD and has a pretty decent 3.3-megapixel camera. There’s a chance that it might be…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Sep 26 '06

Sony TX N10 Series is First Laptop with Built-In EVDO Rev. A Data

Sony’s pretty TX series was always a friend of ours—way before the little bastard got all high and mighty with its 800kbps Sprint EVDO Rev. A connection. Before it was the first laptop with that kind of ultra fast connection, the TX was just another ultralight from the block. We remember when all it had…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 26 '06

Sony Reader: Gizmodo’s Hands All Over

The Sony’s ebook, a device based on electronic ink technology, went through several revisions before its launch as the Sony Reader. First it was released in Japan with a white case, and a limited selection of DRM’d books that expired after some obscenely short amount of time. Then there was the delayed US launch. Sony…

Gadgets Brian Lam Sep 26 '06

Sony Reader Accessories: Dock Night Light and Magnetic Suede Cases

The Sony Reader’s leather and suede case comes in red, green, brown, and black. It snaps shut with a magnet sewn into the cover. Jump to see the charging dock, night light and the other case colors. The night light uses LEDs. The dock transfers data and recharging power, and fits the Reader in and…

Gadgets Brian Lam Sep 26 '06

Nokia N95 Pictures, Info Leaked: 5-Megapixel Camera Built-In

Nokia is expected to officially unveil its latest flagship smartphone, the N95, later today in New York but several pictures and specs have made their way to the Internet. The smartphone is expected to feature a 5-megapixel built-in camera and be compatible with the 3.5G wireless download standard HSDPA, which can achieve speeds of up…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Sep 26 '06

Gizmodo Exclusive: Dash GPS Navigator Has Cellular Data and WiFi

Here’s the first look, net wide, of the Upstart GPS-startup Dash, and their GPS system. What’s special: Instead of pulling maps, and points of interests from a drive or flash memory, the Dash can pull down real time updates over WiFi or cellular data. Let me spell it out for you: When you search for…

Gadgets Brian Lam Sep 26 '06

Best of Gizmodo

•Netgear Announces EVA700 Digital Entertainer, Beats Apple’s iTV to Market •Pileus Umbrella Has Projector Built Into Grip •Olympus 3D Camera Carved Out of a Block of Wood •Absurdly Small Cellphone from Xun Chi •Epson Launches High-End USB Projector https://gizmodo.com/netgear-announces-eva700-digital-entertainer-beats-app-203111

Tech News Charlie White Sep 25 '06

Other Bits and Bytes

•Injured dolphin may get prosthetic tail [CNN Science] •McDonald’s launches online content service [TG Daily] •Honda’s new fuel cell car due in 2008 [Autoblog] •Google to Jump Head-First into the Long Tail of Commerce [Micro Persuasion] •Microsoft claims successful patch against FairUse4WM 1.2 [Moreover]

Tech News Gizloco Sep 25 '06

Sirius Launches Online-Only Option For Internet Radio

Now even those of us who don’t want to buy Sirius equipment can listen to Travis on Maxim Radio each week. This online-only option was just launched by Sirius, and you have options depending on whether you’re currently a subscriber. If you’re not a subscriber, you can pay $12.95 for online-only access. If you’ve already…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 25 '06

Info Rings Save You From Carrying Around Business Cards

Picture this scenario. Both you and another businesswoman are wearing Info Rings. You shake hands, and exchange relevant business information—email, photo, phone number, which Hyatt suite you’re staying in—via your rings. Then, when you go back to your room, you can review and file her information on your PC. This is only a concept for…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 25 '06

Even CNBC’s Old Man LeBeau Can Self-Park The Lexus

Your saw our own review of the Lexus self-parking feature, now see CNBC’s Phil LeBeau do it. If you weren’t convinced before about its ease-of-use, just look how easy it is for an old man in a suit to park it. The car backs in to the spot correctly—which is the hardest part of parallel…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 25 '06

Gizmodo at DEMO 2006

Sony Vaio Type U, Now 32GB Flashier

Red One Ultra-High-Def Camcorder Secret is Safe

Daewoo Voice-Activated Microwave

Hasselblad H3D DSLR: 39 Megapixels, Lunar Price

WiLife Spy Cam Alarm Clock Peeps Digitally, Over Powerline

SIRIUS Stiletto Gets Officialized … Finally

Sigma Intros SD14 DSLR With Foveon X3 Sensor

Cingular Exclusive on Apple iPhone?

Pantech IM-S130 Smartphone To Be Coveted By Businessmen

Sony TX N10 Series is First Laptop with Built-In EVDO Rev. A Data

Sony Reader: Gizmodo’s Hands All Over

Sony Reader Accessories: Dock Night Light and Magnetic Suede Cases

Nokia N95 Pictures, Info Leaked: 5-Megapixel Camera Built-In

Gizmodo Exclusive: Dash GPS Navigator Has Cellular Data and WiFi

Best of Gizmodo

Other Bits and Bytes

Sirius Launches Online-Only Option For Internet Radio

Info Rings Save You From Carrying Around Business Cards

Even CNBC’s Old Man LeBeau Can Self-Park The Lexus

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