Reviews

November 7th 2007

Solio H1000 Solar Gadget Charger (Verdict: Needs More Sun)

The Skinny: The Solio has a solar panel or USB input for charging up its internal battery, and on the other end, charging tips for USB, mini USB and Nokia devices. One load has enough juice per load to bring a dead iPhone to 50%. The clear/orange plastic case looks really nice, and there’s a…

Reviews Brian Lam Nov 7 '07

November 2nd 2007

Hulu Review: What It Is and What It Should Be (Good, and Better)

We’ve been playing around with News Corp. and NBC’s answer to internet video, Hulu, for a couple of days, letting the low-traffic, buttery smooth launch day stretch out more into real time and real traffic conditions before we let loose with our judgment. Let’s get this out of the way: YouTube killer it ain’t. Same…

Reviews Matt Buchanan Nov 2 '07

November 1st 2007

Windows Home Server Review

Click to viewMicrosoft has a difficult challenge ahead of them in convincing people that they need Windows Home Server. After all, having another computer in the house—especially one that doesn’t have a screen, a keyboard, or a mouse—isn’t something people are shoving each other in the face for. But when families take a good long…

Reviews Jason Chen Nov 1 '07

October 30th 2007

Lightning Round: Nike Amp+ Workout Remote For Nike+ iPod Sport Kits

The Gadget: The Nike Amp+, which acts like a remote for your iPod when using the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit. It controls both music playback and workout status, plus tells the time with its invisible LED display. It’s not a replacement for your iPod, but a remote that lets you access music and workout features…

Reviews Jason Chen Oct 30 '07

Eye-Fi Adds Wi-Fi to Almost Any Digital Camera

The gadget: The Eye-Fi. It’s an SD memory card that adds Wi-Fi to any camera. Plus the free Eye-Fi service supports automatic uploads to 20 different web photo sites (like Flickr) as well as a computer on your home network. The verdict: It works flawlessly. The performance: Like we said, the Eye-Fi works flawlessly. Setup…

Reviews Mark Wilson Oct 30 '07

October 29th 2007

Griffin Evolve Is the Perfect iPod Dock (Well, Almost)

Over the weekend, I put the ballyhooed Griffin Evolve through the paces. As you know, this system has wireless speakers with their own rechargeable batteries. When they sit on the dock, they charge, but when you want them in the dining room or out on the deck, you just grab them—and the RF remote—and enjoy…

Reviews Wilson Rothman Oct 29 '07

October 28th 2007

Lightning Round: Blue Aurora DragonLasers Pointer

The Gadget: A hand held laser that ditches your stereotypical red and green for a blue diode. It’s claimed to be the worlds’ most powerful blue laser pointer (models vary). The Verdict: When most gadget nerds think lasers, they think scary, techie gear. But everything from the Aurora’s pen-like casing to its lack of warning…

Reviews Mark Wilson Oct 28 '07

October 17th 2007

Lightning Round: V-Moda Vibe Duo (With iPhone Call Button)

The Gadget: The V-Moda Vibe Duo iPhone headphones, which combine V-Moda’s great price to quality ratio with a thin, iPhone-compatible headphone jack with an on-board music/call control button. https://gizmodo.com/v-moda-vibe-duo-iphone-headset-gets-a-call-button-306064 The Price: $99 The Verdict: These sound just as good (both incoming and outgoing) as the older Vibe Duos without the call button, and definitely just…

Reviews Jason Chen Oct 17 '07

October 13th 2007

Lightning Round – Belkin Sport Armband Plus

The Gadget: Belkin Sport Armband Plus. It’s Belkin’s newest iPod armband for exercising (we tested with 3G Nano). The Price: $29.99 The Verdict: We’re quite happy after a week of use with the Sport Armband Plus. Constructed of a high quality, wet suitesque material, the band sticks well to your skin—but absolutely perfectly after a…

Reviews Mark Wilson Oct 13 '07

October 12th 2007

Lightning Round: Elgato Turbo.264 Hardware h.264 Encoder

The Gadget: Although the Elgato Turbo.264 hardware encoder has been around for a while, products have been released that make h.264 one of the most, if not the most important video codecs out there. Not only is it supported by the iPod classic, there’s the iPod nano, iPod touch, Xbox 360, PS3, Apple TV, many,…

Reviews Jason Chen Oct 12 '07

October 4th 2007

Hands-on With the AT&T Tilt: GPS-Enabled Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone

The Gadget: The AT&T Tilt, a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone that has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, GPS navigation, a 3-megapixel camera, and Push-to-Talk along with a slide-out/fold-up keyboard and a 2.8-inch touchscreen. It’s a Windows Mobile phone, yes, but it’s also the Windows Mobile phone with the best GPS package we’ve seen yet. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-tilt-is-official-306892 The Price:…

Reviews Jason Chen Oct 4 '07

October 2nd 2007

Lightning Round: Nyko Charge Station 360 Dual Port Xbox 360 Controller Chargers

The Gadget: Nyko’s Charge Station 360, which has been around for a while, but is just the thing that new Xbox 360 owners (who got in during Halo fever) need to keep two controller battery packs charged simultaneously. Plus, it even comes with two free battery packs; which cost $12 each when sold separately. The…

Reviews Jason Chen Oct 2 '07

October 1st 2007

Lightning Round: T-Mobile’s Samsung Beat Music Phone

The Gadget: T-Mobile’s Samsung Beat, a music flip-phone with 2GB microSD support, 1.3-megapixel camera, Stereo Bluetooth streaming, Quad-Band GSM, myFaves, IM support, and a round green speaker on the front for impromptu dance-athons. The Price: $99 with two-year contract. The Verdict: For $99, this is a pretty decent music phone. The green circular speaker on…

Reviews Jason Chen Oct 1 '07

September 26th 2007

Slingbox Solo Hands On: Slinging a Single HD Source Wherever You Are

Click to viewSling Media rolled out Slingbox Solo, a set-top box that lets you watch a home-bound HD source from anywhere in the world on a PC, Mac, Palm OS or Symbian mobile device. It’s called “Solo” because it controls just one set-top box, instead of the four of its more-expensive Slingbox Pro brandmate. The…

Reviews Charlie White Sep 26 '07

September 24th 2007

Lightning Round: Smartphone Experts iPhone Headphone Adapter

The Gadget: Smartphone Experts’ Headphone Adapter for the iPhone. The Price: $9.99 The Catch: It’s probably the shortest adapter out now (bottom), being neither twisty like the Griffin and Helium Digital, or really long like Belkin’s (top). In fact, it’s pretty much the only adapter that’s not bendable. https://gizmodo.com/helium-digital-solves-iphones-stupid-headphone-jack-pro-302981 The Verdict: if you’re looking for…

Reviews Jason Chen Sep 24 '07

September 20th 2007

Lightning Round: nXZEN nX6000 Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headset (Verdict: Best Yet!)

The Gadget: A Bluetooth noise canceling headset from nXZEN, a company whose strange fascination with the letters N and X belie the quality, size and performance of their headsets. The Verdict: The nX6000 is a small, comfortable, and best of all, great sounding headset that blocks outgoing noise well but also gives you a really…

Reviews Jason Chen Sep 20 '07

September 13th 2007

iPod Touch Reviewed (Verdict: Just Like the iPhone, But Slightly Better For Music)

The iPod touch, Apple’s gimped iPhone that’s just for music, sounds fantastic for people who want all of the iPhone’s music and video features and none of its calling ones. PC Mag got their hands on one a bit early and found that it’s just as good as the iPhone in terms of, well, everything,…

Reviews Jason Chen Sep 13 '07

September 10th 2007

Lightning Round: Newertech miniStack NAS

The Gadget: Newertech’s miniStack NAS, which lets up to 20 people access 750GB of data over a 10/100 Ethernet connection. https://gizmodo.com/newertechs-ministack-nas-brings-network-storage-on-the-289486 The Verdict: Mediocre speeds (~6MB/s), quirky drive formatting, limited sharing options, and the mandatory use of their drive mounting utility means this is more suitable as a network drive to share smaller chunks of…

Reviews Jason Chen Sep 10 '07

September 4th 2007

Lightning Round: Gomadic’s QuadCharge Universal Charging Station

The Gadget: Gomadic’s QuadCharge Universal Charging Station, which charges your phones, MP3 players, Bluetooth headsets and various USB devices all in one place. It saves space, plus organizes cables neatly with only one cord running out into the wall. https://gizmodo.com/gomadic-charging-station-hides-shame-displays-gadgets-263373 The Verdict: Sturdy build (slip-proof surface) and lots of charging tips allows you not to…

Reviews Jason Chen Sep 4 '07

August 23rd 2007

DivX Connected Hands-On

I got to play with DivX’s Connected set top box that we showed you last night, and found a few more things out about the prototype. (Much of this could change by launch.) •DivX Connected Server runs on PC, and does the file serving as well as the decompression of most video content. •Only supports…

Reviews Christopher Mascari Aug 23 '07

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Solio H1000 Solar Gadget Charger (Verdict: Needs More Sun)

Hulu Review: What It Is and What It Should Be (Good, and Better)

Windows Home Server Review

Lightning Round: Nike Amp+ Workout Remote For Nike+ iPod Sport Kits

Eye-Fi Adds Wi-Fi to Almost Any Digital Camera

Griffin Evolve Is the Perfect iPod Dock (Well, Almost)

Lightning Round: Blue Aurora DragonLasers Pointer

Lightning Round: V-Moda Vibe Duo (With iPhone Call Button)

Lightning Round – Belkin Sport Armband Plus

Lightning Round: Elgato Turbo.264 Hardware h.264 Encoder

Hands-on With the AT&T Tilt: GPS-Enabled Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone

Lightning Round: Nyko Charge Station 360 Dual Port Xbox 360 Controller Chargers

Lightning Round: T-Mobile’s Samsung Beat Music Phone

Slingbox Solo Hands On: Slinging a Single HD Source Wherever You Are

Lightning Round: Smartphone Experts iPhone Headphone Adapter

Lightning Round: nXZEN nX6000 Noise Canceling Bluetooth Headset (Verdict: Best Yet!)

iPod Touch Reviewed (Verdict: Just Like the iPhone, But Slightly Better For Music)

Lightning Round: Newertech miniStack NAS

Lightning Round: Gomadic’s QuadCharge Universal Charging Station

DivX Connected Hands-On

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