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Sony Announces Lower-Priced Pearl VPL-VW50 1080p Projector

When we hear the terms “1080p” and “projector” in the same breath, our attention is suddenly riveted. Sony just turned our heads with its announcement of its Pearl VPL-VW50 1080p projector, with two HDMI inputs and the ability to crank out frame rates of 60p, 50p and even 24p. The only thing missing is Sony’s…

Tech News Charlie White Aug 30 '06

Gizmodo Frankenreview: Logitech MX Revolution

We took every review, ever, of Logitech’s golden boy the MX Revolution and simmered them over low heat for 20 minutes. The rich gelatin was then poured into a centrifuge where its contents were analyzed and translated into stunning 3D graphics by the Gizmodo Super Computer. Results show the Logitech MX Revolution is a great…

Reviews Mark Wilson Aug 30 '06

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

This week at Lifehacker: The art of keyword bookmarking in Firefox “…use bookmark keywords not only for web searches, but to navigate to your favorite sites and inner pages, and even launch bookmarklets without moving to your mouse.” Protect your web searches “I had no idea somebody was looking over my shoulder.” Six ways to…

Tech News Gina Trapani Aug 30 '06

Ditch the Stamps, Nokia Allows Online Firmware Upgrade

In days past, if you wanted your Nokia cellphone firmware upgraded it required actually mailing your to a Nokia service center or physically taking it into one. Now no more. Consumerist is reporting that Nokia will now let owners upgrade their firmware online. The service currently supports the following phones: N70, N72, 6131, 6630, 6680,…

Tech News Travis Hudson Aug 30 '06

Samsung to Demo 4G Tech, Blazin’ Fast Mobile Data Transfer Speeds

Forget 3G, let’s just jump to 4G, mobile data transfer technology that Samsung will demonstrate at its annual Samsung 4G Forum in Korea. The 4G spec could be capable of a blazing 1Gbps data throughput speed. That’s 50 times faster than WiMax technology that’s expected to be in play by late 2007. Samsung says it…

Gadgets Charlie White Aug 30 '06

USRobotics Dual-Purpose USR9630 Cordless Skype Phone

Just because US Robotics introduced a couple of Skype phones a few weeks ago doesn’t mean they can’t introduce another one, this time, the cordless USR9630. Its base station (can’t use the word “dock” lest you think we’re talking about the ubiquitous iPod) plugs into a standard phone line as well as into a PC…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Aug 30 '06

Cell Zone: Superman’s Dressing Room Returns

Cellphones have changed the world, but one perk of the old days seems to be slowly disappearing: the phone booth, where you could get some semblance of privacy for those intimate conversations. Cell Zone is a sound-resistant cellphone booth aimed at places such as nightclubs, airports, restaurants and libraries, and it works both indoors and…

Gadgets Charlie White Aug 30 '06

HD DVD and Blu-ray Trouble: Not Enough Blue Diodes to Go Around

Things are looking dicey for both HD DVD and Blu-ray, because a key component has suddenly become scarce: blue laser diode yield rates are only 30% according to Nichia, a company responsible for 80% of the blue laser diode supply. The diodes are used in both HD DVD and Blu-ray players, and the shortfall will…

Tech News Charlie White Aug 30 '06

Wharfdale Hard Drive-Based Hi-Fi System

Since the prospect of placing a computer inside a home theater still doesn’t quite turn people on, Wharfdale figures it can provide the best of both worlds with a 40GB hard drive-based Hi-Fi stereo system. As you might expect, a 40GB hard drive is the heart of the system and offers enough space to hold…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Aug 30 '06

X-Sport BTH-11 Bluetooth Headset

Teling Technology has announced their latest Bluetooth headset, the X-Sport BTH-11. A couple features makes this Bluetooth headset stand out from the blue sea of headsets. First, Teling claims that this headset has a range of 20 to 30 meters. Thirty meters eh? That means I could pretty much go everywhere in my tiny apartment…

Tech News Travis Hudson Aug 30 '06

Motorola Q Downloadable Updates: Adds Cell Modem, Maybe Fixes Crashes?

Motorola is finally attempting a cure for its balky Motorola Q’s crashtastic performance issues, offering firmware and software updates for download. Unfortunately if you want to update your Q, all the content you’ve loaded onto it will be deleted. We just downloaded the firmware update and it’s 42.7MB, and on that same page there is…

Tech News Charlie White Aug 30 '06

Samsung’s Ultra Edition 8.4 Unveiled as World’s Thinnest 3G Cellphone

Samsung used Paris’s Louvre Museum as its own corporate theme park recently when it showed off more additions to its Ultra Edition line of 3G cellphones, specifically the Ultra Edition 8.4. In order to prove that 3G cellphones aren’t destined to remain bulky and generally unattractive for the duration of the standard, Samsung’s Ultra Edition…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Aug 30 '06

Powerbook Laser Etching Revisited

Our sister from a different motha, Gina over at Lifehacker, got her Powerbook etched with a celtic knot this past weekend at the MAKE headquarters as part of the FOO Camp. She was nice enough to make a video of the very boring process in action. The process is done using an Epilog laser cutter…

Tech News Travis Hudson Aug 30 '06

Samsung M610 Pics Surface: Thin Enough to be Prom Queen

Pics have surfaced of the Samsung M610 handset, along with a precious few details. It’s a slimmed-down replacement of Samsung’s A900 clamshell, and thin it is—at just 12mm deep it’s still able to pack lots of techno inside. Looks like it’s stoked for tunes with a pair of stereo speakers, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP (Advanced…

Gadgets Charlie White Aug 30 '06

Hornmassive, One Big-Ass Horn

You know those little air horns that people bring to concerts and other events? Yeah, the same ones that manage to deafen you for a short period of time and result in a beating to the operator of the horn. Those small horns have gotten quite the upgrade. The Hornmassive is exactly that, a massive…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Aug 30 '06

Teeny, Tiny MicroSound iPod Speakers

As if the iPod needed any more well thought out accessories, the MicroSound enters the fray looking to fill the apparent void in the nano speaker market. MicroSound is the brainchild of Miglia, the same company that makes the TVMax DVR system for the Mac mini. Migilia calls the MicroSound “slim, ultra-light and ultra-modern,” which…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Aug 30 '06

Core 2 Duo Macbooks in September? We Ask Steve Jobs

New Macbooks in September? I don’t know…people are still having heat problems with the current generation chips, and the new ones are supposedly much hotter. But enough about what we think. https://gizmodo.com/core-2-duo-coming-to-apple-macbooks-sept-16-197440 What happens when we ask Steve Jobs himself? He blasted us with deafening silence. How about when we spam the top tech journalists…

Tech News Brian Lam Aug 30 '06

Hybrids Bound for Formula One

Our beloved blood brothers at Jalopnik tell us that hybrid vehicles may be soon winding their way into Formula One racing, where overlords of that heady luxo-sport world are sniffing around the technology. Two big players who build such Formula One dream machines, N.Technology S.p.a. and Tatuus s.r.l., have teamed up to build the first…

Gadgets Charlie White Aug 30 '06

Sony Ships AWG170A, Claimed to Be World’s Fastest DVD Burner

Over in Europe, Sony has started shipping the AWG170A, what Sony and its partner NEC claim to be the world’s fastest DVD R burner. Able to burn discs at 16x (whether or not 16x media is widely available is apparently irrelevant), the AWG170A also burns DVD-RAM (12x), DVD R DL (8x), DVD+RW (8x), DVD-RW (6x)…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Aug 30 '06

Sony Updates Bravia Line of HDTVs, Now with More Reality Mojo

Sony has goosed its line of Bravia LCDs once again, claiming the improved DRC-MF (Digital Reality Creation Multi Function) version 2.5 is even more like reality. From what we can gather trying to decipher the Japanese website, before-and-after pics on its website show how this Bravia Engine Pro image enhancement routine does a better job…

Tech News Charlie White Aug 30 '06

Sony Announces Lower-Priced Pearl VPL-VW50 1080p Projector

Gizmodo Frankenreview: Logitech MX Revolution

Power User – The Best of Lifehacker

Ditch the Stamps, Nokia Allows Online Firmware Upgrade

Samsung to Demo 4G Tech, Blazin’ Fast Mobile Data Transfer Speeds

USRobotics Dual-Purpose USR9630 Cordless Skype Phone

Cell Zone: Superman’s Dressing Room Returns

HD DVD and Blu-ray Trouble: Not Enough Blue Diodes to Go Around

Wharfdale Hard Drive-Based Hi-Fi System

X-Sport BTH-11 Bluetooth Headset

Motorola Q Downloadable Updates: Adds Cell Modem, Maybe Fixes Crashes?

Samsung’s Ultra Edition 8.4 Unveiled as World’s Thinnest 3G Cellphone

Powerbook Laser Etching Revisited

Samsung M610 Pics Surface: Thin Enough to be Prom Queen

Hornmassive, One Big-Ass Horn

Teeny, Tiny MicroSound iPod Speakers

Core 2 Duo Macbooks in September? We Ask Steve Jobs

Hybrids Bound for Formula One

Sony Ships AWG170A, Claimed to Be World’s Fastest DVD Burner

Sony Updates Bravia Line of HDTVs, Now with More Reality Mojo

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