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Berkeley Group Uses iPhone to Control UAV Squadron

The Center for Collaborative Control of Unmanned Vehicles (C3UV—the "3" makes it hip) at the University of California, Berkeley has developed a system that uses the iPhone to develop tasks, set coordinates and send orders to a fleet of UAVs. Naturally, this development is interesting because it allows a single person to control a large…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Video of the Samsung Omnia i900 UI in Action

If you were thinking about picking up the new Samsung Omnia SGI-1900 with Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, a little video demonstration of the touchscreen UI could go a long way in helping you arrive at a decision. All-in-all things look great, just don’t be surprised if you fall asleep watching the following video. Not because…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Sony Ericsson C905 Leaked Shots Show the 8.1 Megapixel Body

The leaked Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot phone already has spy shots of it in the wild, detailing its rounded body and sliding face. The guy who played with it says it’s 20mm (0.78 inches) thick and weighs 136 grams (0.29 pounds), which isn’t all that bad if you’re taking into account the fact that it’s…

Tech News Jason Chen

LG Decoy With Detachable Bluetooth Headset Priced at $180

The LG Decoy is out now on Verizon for $180 (after $50 rebate) with a two year contract. Not bad, considering it comes with a Bluetooth earpiece. Full release after the jump. [Verizon] https://gizmodo.com/lgs-touchscreen-dare-new-chocolate-fipper-and-decoy-wi-5015392 VERIZON WIRELESS AND LG INTRODUCE WORLD’S FIRST WIRELESS PHONE WITH BUILT-IN DETACHABLE BLUETOOTH HEADSET Stylish LG Decoy™ Offers Convenience of Hands-free…

Tech News Benny Goldman

Nokia E71 and E66 Phones Stuffed with Two Cameras, Wi-Fi, GPS and More

The E66 and E71, two Nokia E-Series cellphones in last week’s rumor mill, are now official. Up top is the E71, a slick QWERTY phone that’s a lot less chunky than its predecessor, the E61. It comes equipped with a 3.2MP camera in the back, a front cam for video calls, Wi-Fi and GPS, just…

Tech News Benny Goldman

Cellphone Pics Get You Custom Color Sneakers in Nike PhotoID Promo

The idea behind Nike’s new PhotoID scheme is that you take a picture with your cellphone and MMS it to Nike’s computers. These grab the two dominant colors and send you back an image of a 1985 Dunk high-top basketball sneaker with the colors mapped on. Cool, but here’s the neat bit: you can buy…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

Sony Ericsson F305 Has Wiimote-Like Motion Gaming, May Be PSP Phone?

This leaked Sony Ericsson‘s F305 phone is notable for a couple reasons. One, it’s their first motion gaming phone under the F-line (there’ve been one or two here and there for various other phones), which makes us and The Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog think that it the series stands for “Fun”. Two, it’s got PlayStation…

Tech News Jason Chen

The iPhone 3G Survival Guide: Complete With Cartoons and Broken English

So you have decided to get the iPhone 3G. Good for you-way to spend money. But after you have brought that little gadget bundle home, a sense of panic may set in-for you are now in an elite club. Fear not my friends, because the folks at CNET UK have “discovered” a survival guide that…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Verizon Offers Discount Bundle to Those Who Don’t Want a Landline

There are few reasons to maintain a landline phone these days, which is why Verizon will offer an $8 to $12 discount per month to landline-free wireless customers who sign on for internet or TV service with their new Flex Double Play bundle. Wireless customers that tack on DSL service with downloads at 3 Mbps…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Cellphone Addiction Treated at Mental Health Clinic

While most of us are “addicted” to our mobiles, apparently some have it so bad that they’re receiving treatment. Two children (ages 12 an 13) were admitted to a mental health clinic to cure what’s been labeled as cellphone addiction. From the Telegraph: They were brought in after spending an average of six hours a…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Nokia 6205 Dark Knight Batphone is for Bruce Wayne Wannabes

As if you needed any more reason to get excited for the new Batman movie, the Nokia 6205 Dark Knight edition is coming soon. The black flip phone with the movie’s logo on the back comes loaded with the trailer, as well as themed wallpapers, ringtones and screensavers. It also comes in white, if you…

Tech News Benny Goldman

Question of The Day: What Do You Use to Take Your Photographs?

Like many people, I have a digital camera and a cameraphone-but I find myself taking most of my shots with my phone just because it is so convenient. This is true despite the fact that the 2-megapixel camera on the iPhone blows goats (and it won’t be getting any better next time around). So, my…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Sony Ericsson’s Alicia Walkman Phone Tour Video is Slicktastic

Sony Ericsson’s upcoming "Alicia" Walkman phone has a very interesting circle on the outside of its flip-casing. This video lets us in on its secret—it’s a display? If we’re interpreting it correctly, the front surface might have two displays, one small square one on top of the larger circular one, which also acts as a…

Tech News Jason Chen

Rumor Smashed: Activating iPhone 3G Will NOT Brick Your Old iPhone (And Your Mom Can Activate It From Home)

There’s a scary rumor more than a few readers have asked us about, that activating an iPhone 3G would brick your old iPhone. So here’s the deal, straight from AT&T. If you activate a new iPhone 3G, your wireless number is obviously ported to it. But can totally give it to your cousin in the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

NXP Cell Modem Will Pull Down 150Mbits, Connect to Just About Anything

NXP’s new softmodem will be the fastest in the world and work with a range of data protocols, including LTE, WiMax, HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM. While the modem’s over-the-top theoretical speeds will be sharply limited by available cellular networks, its network-promiscuity will allow for actual global phones that would be able to connect…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Soon, Your iPhone Won’t Just Store Music, It’ll Generate it For You

iPods and iPhones are great for loading up with prerecorded music and everything, but no matter how large your hard drive is you’re going to run out of new stuff to listen to eventually. But now that these devices are getting powerful enough to run robust programs, you’ll soon have the ability to listen to…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Palm Centro On Verizon

Palm’s savior Centro, long cozy on Sprint and more recently AT&T, has finally moseyed its way over to Verizon (as expected.) In blue. https://gizmodo.com/palm-centro-unboxed-and-reviewed-verdict-yep-definit-309196 That should give its march past a million sold new juice, even if your friends have already been playing with it for a few months. It’s the first Palm on Verizon’s…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Firefox Mobile Video Proves It Actually Exists

Whoa—Aza Raskin, Mozilla’s Head of User Experience, just put out a video showing off some of the features they’ve been working on for Firefox Mobile. Though it’s still in the early stages, some of the features like the navigation buttons on the sides of the pages, browser actions on the footer, search bar functions and…

Tech News Adrian Covert

European Bastards to Get Free iPhone and Great Monthly Plans

It’s official: O2 and Telefonica users in the UK and Spain will get the iPhone absolutely free if they sign up for a 18-month plan with a $88 monthly cost. But how “free” is free? Is this really a better deal than AT&T’s $1,975 24-month plan price? The answer is yes, absofrakinlutely. Those countries got…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Man Banned From Owning a Camera Phone After Secretly Filming Woman On the Toilet

A man in Singapore (where else) has been banned from owning a camera phone for a year after being caught secretly filming a woman in an airport bathroom. Actually, “secretly” is probably a strong word when you consider that the perp, 19-year-old Samuel Ong, simply slid his camera phone under the cubicle door to catch…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Berkeley Group Uses iPhone to Control UAV Squadron

Video of the Samsung Omnia i900 UI in Action

Sony Ericsson C905 Leaked Shots Show the 8.1 Megapixel Body

LG Decoy With Detachable Bluetooth Headset Priced at $180

Nokia E71 and E66 Phones Stuffed with Two Cameras, Wi-Fi, GPS and More

Cellphone Pics Get You Custom Color Sneakers in Nike PhotoID Promo

Sony Ericsson F305 Has Wiimote-Like Motion Gaming, May Be PSP Phone?

The iPhone 3G Survival Guide: Complete With Cartoons and Broken English

Verizon Offers Discount Bundle to Those Who Don’t Want a Landline

Cellphone Addiction Treated at Mental Health Clinic

Nokia 6205 Dark Knight Batphone is for Bruce Wayne Wannabes

Question of The Day: What Do You Use to Take Your Photographs?

Sony Ericsson’s Alicia Walkman Phone Tour Video is Slicktastic

Rumor Smashed: Activating iPhone 3G Will NOT Brick Your Old iPhone (And Your Mom Can Activate It From Home)

NXP Cell Modem Will Pull Down 150Mbits, Connect to Just About Anything

Soon, Your iPhone Won’t Just Store Music, It’ll Generate it For You

Palm Centro On Verizon

Firefox Mobile Video Proves It Actually Exists

European Bastards to Get Free iPhone and Great Monthly Plans

Man Banned From Owning a Camera Phone After Secretly Filming Woman On the Toilet

What the New Starbucks ‘Widely Recyclable’ Label Really Means

LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Quietly Hits a Record Low, Expanding Beyond the Millennium Falcon Deals for a Limited Time

Calls to Regulate Smart Glasses Are Officially Deafening

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