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Space Antenna Design Evolved by Hive of Borg

Eighty PCs running artificial intelligence software used survival of the fittest principles to evolve a tiny antenna that will be used on a space mission next month. NASA called the group of computers a Borg computer collective. After starting with a random antenna design, the hive of computers spent just 10 hours going through millions…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 23

Ricoh Caplio R4 and RR630 Announced

Ricoh announced two digital cameras, the Caplio R4 and the Caplio RR630. The 6-megapixel R4 (left) has a 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom, which at 28-200mm (35mm equivalent) the company says is the largest range in the compact class. It also features image stabilization in a small form factor of 3.7 inches wide and just over…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 23

Nokia 7380 Reviewed (Verdict: Slender)

The only time I ever saw one of these was around my neighborhood. A Russian girl in big boots and this weird jacket had one and she was trying to buy stamps at the post office—definitely a far cry from the runway models and glitterati that Nokia had in mind. Paris Hilton never buys stamps!…

Reviews Johnb Feb 23

Mice for Less Than a Jackson

ExtremeTech gives does us quite a favor and finds five cool mice for under $20. While I would suggest getting a better cordless mouse—every gimpier model we’ve tried has failed miserably—they run through all manner of corded and cordless meeses and even include a handy slide show of potential candidates. Five Mice Under $20 [ExtremeTech]

Tech News Johnb Feb 23

Sony Ericssons K800?

Thanks to a little birdie (actually, a fine reader) we may have the first real pictures of the K800, Sony Ericsson s successor to the K750i. One of the main features looks to be a 3.2-megapixel camera. A web browser, RSS reader and Memory Stick Micro-based storage are also included in the high-end cellphone. Details…

Tech News Gizloco Feb 23

Study Shows Money Towers HD Options with Cable Service Providers

A large majority of people polled in a JupiterResearch study group let out an uninterested sign when questioned whether better high-definition programming affects service provider selection. In fact, 94 percent of the group polled said high-definition programming wouldn’t be a deciding factor at all — which, isn’t as bad as the 97 percent of people…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 23

EA Tries a Shady Marketing Scheme

And so it begins: retail games that require even more cash to “unlock” options. EA’s PSP version of Fight Night Round 3 is set to be the harbinger of what might be much more to come: in order to do online play, you’ll need to fork over an extra $2. A pittance, you say? Maybe.…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 23

ATC Mouse – Carpal Tunnel Be Gone

Got this odd little move of a unique mouse that uses yaw and pitch instead of motion to move the cursor on the screen. Might be a little weird at first, but I do see the value. Any tech company that uses U2 in their video has to be on to something, right? We couldn’t…

Tech News Johnb Feb 23

CrackBerry Wins a Round!

Thousands of BlackBerry handheld device addicts are daring to breathe a little easier today, as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued the first final patent rejection against holder NTP. NTP has long said that Research in Motion (RIM) violated patent guidelines with their BlackBerry push-email technology, which executives around the world use to…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 23

Next-Gen Media Screws Early HDTV Owners

If you were one who bought an HDTV back when they first hit the streets, it appears your TV will be almost useless with the new HD DVD and/or Blu-ray players. The AACS copy-protection rules were released this week and those older HDTVs will be unable to display full resolution because their video connections have…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 23

Gizmodo Japan: Make Your Own Mario

Let’s welcome Peter Payne to the Gizmodo fold. Peter is a gaijin living the good life in Japan, where he runs J-List and lives in a liquor shop with his Japanese wife. J-List is an online shop that aims to bring the world closer together through shared Japanese pop culture. Nintendo continues to relive its…

Gadgets Johnb Feb 23

Come Campfire with Gizmodo, Get a Comments Login

We’ve opened up Campfire Chat Room again. If you’d like to pop in for a spell this evening, we’ll be dropping Gizmodo comments invites into the channel, making all comers eligible for one of our increasingly-less-exclusive commenter accounts. But we figure if you like us enough to come talk to nerds like us, you’d probably…

Tech News Joel Feb 22

Gizmodo Today: TVs Everywhere, Samsung Release-Happy, Hybrid Rumor and a Good Samaritan

(2/22/06) It’s George Washington’s birthday and we cannot tell a lie: TVs were not meant for bathtubs, refrigerators or coffee tables. Today we saw one built into a whirlpool and another wireless and Internet-connected model cobbled into the door of a refrigerator. HP has even built a screen into a coffee table that may just…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 22

Windows Vista’s Worst Performer? Windows Vista

Now don’t base any purchasing decisions on this screen cap—Windows Vista is still in beta, after all—but as much as we welcome the new feature in Vista that points out which programs are slowing down one’s computer, we kinda sorta wish the programs in question weren’t the ones that make it run. Here’s to the…

Tech News Joel Feb 22

MacBook Pro Reviewed (Verdict: Fast)

Dave at MobilityToday hopped in his car as soon as he heard about the MacBook Pro and nearly beat up another customer to get one. Was it worth it? Apparently it was. The best features are the speed and the little magnetic power cable while the real draw—battery life—was kind of a downer. It appears…

Reviews Johnb Feb 22

Zenith Clamshell Land-Line Phone

The BT Zenith phone is for all of the people that want the coolness of a cell phone without the messy contract or hassle. It looks like a traditional clamshell cellphone and even has similar features. It answers calls with a flip-open, has caller ID on the outer LCD, can store contacts and even supports…

Tech News Travis Hudson Feb 22

Samsung Smart Zipel Refrigerator

If you’re one who can’t be without TV or connectivity to the net even for a second, Samsung has its Smart Zipel refrigerator for you that wears a 10.4-inch wireless LCD screen on its chest like a badge of honor. The 4×3 flat panel display lets you connect to anything remotely multimediaish such as video…

Gadgets Charlie White Feb 22

Water, Water (and TVs) Everywhere, and Not a Thought to Think: La Scala Bathtub with TV

Soak yourself until your fingertips are like prunes with this La Scala bathtub with a wide-screen TV and DVD player on board. Complete with a floating remote control, the tub is big enough for you and your honey, and offers 10 adjustable water jets to make you feel good all over while you’re getting your…

Television Charlie White Feb 22

Valleywag: Verisign Cutting Crazy Frog Loose?

Valleywag’s got an exclusive (though unverified) tip that Verisign—the super-registrar of internet domain names—might be out to sell its mobile phone business, which includes those perpetrators against good taste and sonic quality, Jamba. It seems the $273 million that Verisign paid to purchase Jamba (a.k.a. Jamster, purveyors of the criminal Crazy Frog ringtones) isn’t paying…

Tech News Joel Feb 22

From Bad Samaritan to Good: Londonite Bends Over Backwards to Return Camera

After posting the story of the bad Samaritan in Hawaii who kept a digital camera found in a park, returning burned CDs of the pictures within instead of the camera itself to its rightful owner, we received 29 comments, almost unanimously condemning such acts of thievery. Some people. https://gizmodo.com/bad-samaritan-keeps-camera-155737 Now it’s time to restore your…

Tech News Charlie White Feb 22

Space Antenna Design Evolved by Hive of Borg

Ricoh Caplio R4 and RR630 Announced

Nokia 7380 Reviewed (Verdict: Slender)

Mice for Less Than a Jackson

Sony Ericssons K800?

Study Shows Money Towers HD Options with Cable Service Providers

EA Tries a Shady Marketing Scheme

ATC Mouse – Carpal Tunnel Be Gone

CrackBerry Wins a Round!

Next-Gen Media Screws Early HDTV Owners

Gizmodo Japan: Make Your Own Mario

Come Campfire with Gizmodo, Get a Comments Login

Gizmodo Today: TVs Everywhere, Samsung Release-Happy, Hybrid Rumor and a Good Samaritan

Windows Vista’s Worst Performer? Windows Vista

MacBook Pro Reviewed (Verdict: Fast)

Zenith Clamshell Land-Line Phone

Samsung Smart Zipel Refrigerator

Water, Water (and TVs) Everywhere, and Not a Thought to Think: La Scala Bathtub with TV

Valleywag: Verisign Cutting Crazy Frog Loose?

From Bad Samaritan to Good: Londonite Bends Over Backwards to Return Camera

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