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Verizon’s Nokia 6215i Is The First US OLED Phone

The 6215i is the first cellphone in the US with an OLED display. Why is that important? Because it’s the tip of the OLED spear, a display technology which may just replace LCDs in cellphones sometime within the next few years. This phone has two displays, one 128×128 and one 96×64, that are both OLED.…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 5 '06

Xbox Live Vision Camera Hands On (Verdict: Rockin’)

Kotaku’s Crecente has got his hands and face all over the Xbox Live Vision Camera, taking it for a Crecente-ride in the Crecente-room. His Crecente-thoughts? Easy to use to set up a personal gamerpic. A few steps and some manual dragging and focusing later, his Crecente-mug was up as his gamerpic. He didn’t get a…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 5 '06

Microsoft’s Official Vista Pricing Announced, Still Expensive

The leaked pricing we saw last week have just become official. The prices: https://gizmodo.com/start-saving-vista-prices-leaked-197123 Full Version •Vista Ultimate: $399 •Vista Business: $299 •Vista Home Premium: $239 •Vista Home Basic: $199 Upgrade •Vista Ultimate: $259 •Vista Business: $199 •Vista Home Premium: $159 •Vista Home Basic: $99 A little bit off from the Canadian prices we had…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 5 '06

CRT Killer: Stanley FUBAR Demolition Tool

I have a friend…no, a friend of a friend, who hates CRT monitors, TVs, you name it. If it has a cathode ray tube inside, this “friend” goes rabid and reaches for the nearest power tool to give it a proper decontruction and retirement. The FUBAR by Stanley, is the perfect tool for such a…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 5 '06

Logitech Harmony 785 Universal Remote Controls 150,000 Devices

Doesn’t it always turn out that after buying a universal remote, it controls four devices of your home theatre just fine, but that fifth just refuses to cooperate? That should be unlikely with the Logitech Harmony 785, which works with 150,000 devices from 4,000 manufacturers. So even if you’ve got a no-name LaserDisc player you…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 5 '06

SanDisk Indestructible Giveaway: Vote for the Winners!

That be it, folks. Our SanDisk Indestructible Giveaway is now over. Thanks to everyone who submitted entries and thanks to SanDisk for sponsoring this contest. We have two, 2GB Cruzer Titanium flash drives to give away, and it is up to you to decide who wins. We narrowed down the entries to some of the…

Tech News Blongo Sep 5 '06

Circuit City’s Firedog Is Up, Running, And Licking Crotches

Circuit City’s Firedog service is now online, servicing old people and tech-illiterates all over America. To refresh, Firedog is Circuit City’s answer to Best Buy’s Geek Squad, which helps people install and fix PCs and home theatre systems. Firedog looks to help with all that, plus “integrated services”, which right now covers stuff like Media…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 5 '06

Fiber Optic HDMI Cable

When digital ain’t good enough to transfer your AV, you might as well get all wonky and tranfer it using pure light. Once the digital signal is translated by a fiber optic converter, it’s immune to signal noise. That means they can run up to 100 meters, without a problem. One problem, however, is the…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 5 '06

Apple Cellphone Is Real and Coming Soon?

Analysts are getting bolder in their predictions for the Apple “iPhone”, this time telling their clients to be “aggressive” in purchasing Apple shares before the phone is released. American Technology Research Analyst Shaw Wu says the phone has already gone from concept to prototype, and should be ready for manufacturing soon as a production unit.…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 5 '06

One-Seg Digital Radio/FM Receiver

Available Mid-September in Japan, this One-Seg digital radio/FM receiver will retail for 150,000 yen to corporate users ($1,288), and less for a consumer model. we’re not sure why the device, with its 2.17-inch 240×320 screen, H.264 codec playback, and 3 hour battery life costs over a grand. From what we can make out from the…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 5 '06

Apple’s Showtime On Sept 12th Confirmed

The invites came through the door this morning, so Apple’s September 12th unveiling is officially on. Check back here, 10:00 AM, California time, for live updates. Wipe that drool off your mouth. We’re still a week away. Having had our chain yanked year after year, we don’t freak out and run everytime the hamster-wheel-like rumor…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 5 '06

Video-Enabled Airport Express Coming Sept. 12?

Rumor has it that the Apple September 12 Media Event is going to give us a whole bunch of video and video related products. One of these is the Video-Enabled Airport Express. Basically an upgrade of the current AE, which streams iTunes music over 802.11b. An upgraded version that supports video will no doubt be…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 5 '06

Samsung P310 Calculator-Styled Cellphone

This Samsung P310 may be tiny, and it may have a brushed metal back, but to us it just looks too much like a calculator to be fashionable or cool. But for those who disagree, it’s got a 220×176 color display, Bluetooth 2.0, a microSD card slot, MP3/WMA/AAC playback, 2 megapixel camera, and 30FPS video…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 5 '06

Remote Controlled Croc, Steve Irwin RIP

We know, we know. You’re just as sad as we are to hear that our favorite croc-wrangling Aussie passed away. Here’s a remote controlled Crocodile that we post in his honor. The infrared controlled croc sways its tail and head as it swaggers across your poolside deck. It’s not waterproof, but its jaws snap. And…

Gadgets Brian Lam Sep 5 '06

Virtual Earth Mobile For Windows Mobile PDA/Smartphones Gets You Maps On The Go

Powered by Windows Live Local, Windows Earth Mobile lets you get maps on your WM5 devices. Normally, Google Maps and the like don’t work very well with pocket IE or Opera Mobile, but using this, you can see regular street views, satellite views, or a combination of the two. You can even use this for…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 5 '06

Microboards Portable CD/DVD Producer

While Mac users often get shut out of cool, albeit somewhat useless, accessories, the portable Microboards GX-1 will potentially fill a void felt by pirates and home movie makers alike. (Yes, it works with the PC as well, by not nearly as well.) The GX-1 is a mass CD/DVD duplicator that can accept up to…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Sep 5 '06

Litebook for SAD: Chase Those Winter Blues Away

With those long days of summer slowly turning into the short days of winter, it’s just about time for some poor souls to develop seasonal affective disorder, the winter blues that have been appropriately dubbed the acronym SAD. Exposure to certain types of bright lights can fool that circadian rhythm mechanism and suppress the melatonin…

Health Charlie White Sep 5 '06

Sofa Morphs Into Bunk-Beds, Excites Dorm Rats, Frightens Decepticons

This is a plain ‘ole sofa that can go all Transformers on your ass and morph into a bunk bed, easy as pie. It even includes a ladder! No more running jumps to get into the top bunk. No word on availability, pricing or if it can kick the Decepticons’ asses, but this piece of…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 5 '06

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

This week at TreeHugger:Gaze upon Sharp’s AQUOS HDTVs; they’re the first sets (we’ve ever seen) with the “Mother Nature Compatible” tagline. The Smart Helmet can’t keep you from falling off your bike, but it will mark the spot with GPS, activate turn signals with a nod of the head and use siren detectors to mute…

Tech News Travis Hudson Sep 5 '06

Dodge Charger SRT8 Gadget Review, Plus Smokey Burnouts

Gizmodo and our auto-obsessed brother blog Jalopnik, are again working hard in our joint effort to keep you at the bleeding edge intersection of cars and technology. Jalopnik’s taken the 2006 Dodge Charger SRT8 for a spin—and although they claim wthat even if it didn’t have a single gadget goody in it, it’d still be…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 5 '06

Verizon’s Nokia 6215i Is The First US OLED Phone

Xbox Live Vision Camera Hands On (Verdict: Rockin’)

Microsoft’s Official Vista Pricing Announced, Still Expensive

CRT Killer: Stanley FUBAR Demolition Tool

Logitech Harmony 785 Universal Remote Controls 150,000 Devices

SanDisk Indestructible Giveaway: Vote for the Winners!

Circuit City’s Firedog Is Up, Running, And Licking Crotches

Fiber Optic HDMI Cable

Apple Cellphone Is Real and Coming Soon?

One-Seg Digital Radio/FM Receiver

Apple’s Showtime On Sept 12th Confirmed

Video-Enabled Airport Express Coming Sept. 12?

Samsung P310 Calculator-Styled Cellphone

Remote Controlled Croc, Steve Irwin RIP

Virtual Earth Mobile For Windows Mobile PDA/Smartphones Gets You Maps On The Go

Microboards Portable CD/DVD Producer

Litebook for SAD: Chase Those Winter Blues Away

Sofa Morphs Into Bunk-Beds, Excites Dorm Rats, Frightens Decepticons

EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger

Dodge Charger SRT8 Gadget Review, Plus Smokey Burnouts

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