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PS3 Firmware 1.92, We Know What it Does(n’t)

We’ve been following PS3 firmware updates like a hawk…err…group of hawks. But the new 1.92 firmware update is no biggie. As said by Sony, “This update focuses on some PS3 compatibility and playability issues for select titles.” But what do you expect for a mere hundreth update? However, Sony did elude to working on “a…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Sep 5

Pirates vs. Ninjas Batteries (Verdict: Pointless)

Why pointless? Because ninjas totally own pirates. End of story. The AA 4-packs run $3 (plus shipping), which is a great deal for the ninja batteries since they’ll assassinate rival portable electronics and power your Walkman for approximately 100 years. [Think Geek via Shiny Shiny]

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Sep 5

Braille CDRs: They Just Now Thought of This?

We’re not sure how unorganized blind people were able to keep track of their CDs before (other than sticking them into a computer and playing them back), but this Braille CD-R from Mitsubishi is a fantastic idea. They have two layers of high viscosity ink that creates 0.1mm Braille bumps in order to easily identify…

Gadgets Jason Chen Sep 4

Floating Russian Chopper Seems to Fly Without Spinning its Rotors

This Russian helicopter is shown flying around with its rotors not moving. Have the Ruskies reverse-engineered some alien technology to create hovering helicopters? If so, why did the jackasses bother to put rotors on? Allow me to answer those questions. It’s a normal helicopter – no alien technology here, unfortunately. It’s actually an optical illusion…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 4

Chinese Army Blamed for Pentagon Hack

A hack of Pentagon computers in the office of Defense Secretary Robert Gates has been traced to China, according to US officials. The attack, which brought down the network serving Gates’ office, has been traced back to China’s People’s Liberation Army with near-certainty. China, of course, denies any involvement, as they’re obviously too busy trying…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 4

Aranz Medical SilhouetteMobile Laser-Equipped PDA Keeps Track of Your Wounds, So You Don’t Have To

This is either a technological breakthrough or a sign that the medical profession is getting lazier by the minute: Aranz Medical’s SilhouetteMobile PDA was designed to diagnose how bad a wound is, and monitor its progress as it heals. With lasers. Fully disgusting illustrated “Wound Measurement Report” after the bloody jump. The PDA uses a…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman Sep 4

Kung-Fu Fighting the 19-Buck, Wii-Wannabe Way

On Monday, we hit up Halls 3.1, deep in the bowels of IFA. It was full of all the weird stuff from China, tiny MP3s, enormous back massagers that looked like floor polishers (or something from those videos that Chen enjoys so much). And then I found this, a Wii-style Kung-Fu game. Here’s a lesson…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Sep 4

Ghosts Chase Pac Man Across My Chest

Okay, short and sweet. Textile Interfaces designed the jacket, while the Lumalive light-up plate came courtesy of Philips. It’s old promo-wear from Philips, but we got hold of one that plays Pac Man. On your chest &mdash well, mine, actually.

Gadgets AddyDugdale Sep 3

Hands-On and Slot Exploration with the Sexy Samsung Printers (Verdict: NeXT Flashback)

Last week we gave you the specs of Samsung’s new Windows-, Linux- and Mac-compatible printers &mdash the ML-1630 is a monochrome laser printer, the SCX-4500 a 16 page-per-minute multi-function printer &mdash and yesterday we got to see them for ourselves. Glossy, smooth, they’re the kind of printers that make you want to kick off your…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Sep 3

Fingers-On with the MP3 Lederhosen and Hunting Jacket

Consider the Bavarian hunting jacket with built-in MP3 controls. Consider it, and then wonder why you’d want to listen to oompah music while you blast away at anything in feathers, fur &mdash or if you’re Dick Cheney, anyone who’s standing too close to you. To drown out the screams, I suppose. There is also a…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Sep 3

Ears-On with JBL’s $300,000 Home Cinema Set-Up with 9.6 Surround Sound (Verdict: OMFGIWANTONE)

We had the pleasure of listening to the new JBL’s Project Everest Everest DD66000 speakers plus a few other important-sounding things, but, frankly, they had us at “$40,000 per speaker.” Where were we? In JBL’s rather impressive home cinema that cost $300,000 to build —including 6TB of storage for DVDs, their lowest end setup. And…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Sep 2

Sony’s T200 Cybershot Photographs Smiles Automatically

In addition to a Carl Zeiss 5X zoom lens, 3.5″ wide/touchscreen LCD, Sony’s Cybershot T200 features a smile sensor that will automagically snag shots when your family and friends are pretending to enjoy your company. In this demonstration, the potential gimmick seems to actually work. Though you’ll notice that the sensors have a tough time…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Sep 2

Postcard from IFA

Dear Giz Readers, Well, here I am in front of Samsung’s ma-ma-ma-mahoosive TV that they are showing off in Berlin. It’s 102 inches of plasma loveliness and Mark and J made me stand in front of it… Go on, Addy, they exhorted, pretend you’re a booth babe. It didn’t work, though, because I still look…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Sep 2

Video Grope, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Here at IFA, we got our grubby, bar stamp-stained mitts on Canon’s wicked EOS-1Ds Mark III. It’s sporting a full-frame 21.1MP sensor that gave Jesus and I, as Ad aptly put it, “little techno woodies.” Check out that Canon rep behind our setup. He doesn’t trust us one bit, afraid that we might smuggle the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Sep 2

Sexy Video of Samsung YP-P2 iPod-Killer Wannabe

Poor Jesus, I heckle him about his iPhone love as he’s just trying to give our dear readers a taste of Samsung’s YP-P2 PMP. But you really need to know the context: Jesus, Ad and I are cabbing it back from the show yesterday. Jesus whips out the old iPhone to check his email, feel…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Sep 2

Harmon Kardon DVC600 Home Theater/Blu-ray Center Records 8 Simultaneous HD Channels

Sneaking into the future and concept area of Harmon Kardon’s booth, we had a quick eyes-on with their DVC600 media center. Running their Unix-based home theater software, the DVC600 can record up to eight simultaneous HD shows. While we don’t have a full spec rundown, we also know it will allow for recording and playback…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Sep 2

Harman Kardon Experimenting with Disco Finishes for its TVs

This glittery little number caught my eye in the Harman Kardon tent. The US manufacturer has been experimenting with different finishes for its TVs and, at first glance it looks a bit Swarovski Whore, but when you get closer, Ooh! Zowie La-La, it’s a mix of blue beads and jet drops (less offensive than it…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Sep 2

JBL’s On Stage 3 Dock is now iPhone-Compatible

The popular donut-shaped On Stage iPod dock is now in its third incarnation —and this time it will work with your iPhone. Its makers, JBL, have filled in the middle of the ring as well as supplying interchangeable trim, so that your On Stage 3 can match your Nano. Full press release with specs below.…

Tech News AddyDugdale Sep 2

Up Close and Personal Video of Samsung HMX10

We groped Samsung’s 720p HMX10 camcorder for a bit before leaving to the bar exploring other booths. It’s far too flimsy for my tastes, but I could say the same about the Xacti and basically every tiny camcorder on the market. Besides, the 8GB of flash memory can be tossed around a bit. In all…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Sep 2

Philips Tag Tiles Concept, Light Fight

Tag Tiles is a game in which two players battle to match a color design by pressing different colored blocks onto the correct spaces of a grid. (Sounds boring, looks neat.) Players can also create their own designs to challenge their opponent. We don’t think Philips is ready for mass production, but we love the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Sep 1

PS3 Firmware 1.92, We Know What it Does(n’t)

Pirates vs. Ninjas Batteries (Verdict: Pointless)

Braille CDRs: They Just Now Thought of This?

Floating Russian Chopper Seems to Fly Without Spinning its Rotors

Chinese Army Blamed for Pentagon Hack

Aranz Medical SilhouetteMobile Laser-Equipped PDA Keeps Track of Your Wounds, So You Don’t Have To

Kung-Fu Fighting the 19-Buck, Wii-Wannabe Way

Ghosts Chase Pac Man Across My Chest

Hands-On and Slot Exploration with the Sexy Samsung Printers (Verdict: NeXT Flashback)

Fingers-On with the MP3 Lederhosen and Hunting Jacket

Ears-On with JBL’s $300,000 Home Cinema Set-Up with 9.6 Surround Sound (Verdict: OMFGIWANTONE)

Sony’s T200 Cybershot Photographs Smiles Automatically

Postcard from IFA

Video Grope, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Sexy Video of Samsung YP-P2 iPod-Killer Wannabe

Harmon Kardon DVC600 Home Theater/Blu-ray Center Records 8 Simultaneous HD Channels

Harman Kardon Experimenting with Disco Finishes for its TVs

JBL’s On Stage 3 Dock is now iPhone-Compatible

Up Close and Personal Video of Samsung HMX10

Philips Tag Tiles Concept, Light Fight

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