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A Literal Hands-on of the PS3 Keypad

Ever since the PlayStation 3 QWERTY keypad was announced, we’ve been wondering (incessantly night and day) whether or not you could actually reach the thing as it sits perched on top of the DualShock 3. But according to some pics snapped by MTV, it doesn’t look like you’ll need grotesque, alien fingers to reach the…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Giz Explains: An Illustrated Guide to Every Stupid Memory Card You Need

High on the list of gadget annoyances that make me want to scab my eyes out with a spork—just below cables and batteries—is the unfettered proliferation of memory cards. Even though they all fundamentally do the same thing—store data for handheld devices—they come in a million different sizes and shapes from almost as many companies,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

RealNetworks Sued for DVD Copying Software That Nobody Wanted Anyway

Almost reflexively, six studios have filed suit against RealNetworks for their brand-new DVD copying software. RealDVD, as it is (was?) called, was tepidly received on account of crippling DRM which only allows for viewing of a ripped DVD on one PC, precluding the portability that might account for someone wanting to rip a DVD in…

Tech News John Herrman

Sony Cuts Price on Fancy S550 Blu-ray Player (Still No Dealzmodo)

Yesterday Sony dropped the $400 BDP-S350 Blu-ray player to $300, a fair line to cross. Today Sony made the next logical step, dropping its $500 BDP-S550 to $400. It’s a sizeable price decrease, and it comes well before Thanksgiving, indicating that there could easily be another sweet drop. I’m still more of a fan of…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Sony PS4 Will Use Existing PS3 Cell Processor

The impending PS4, which we last heard was coming in 2010, might be based on the same Cell processor that currently powers the PS3. Japanese tech site PC Watch said that Sony will forgo designing a completely new processor in a cost-saving attempt, and try to squeeze out some moderate technical advancement on its existing…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Sony’s BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player Officially $300 and BD-Live Capable

Not only did Sony’s mainstream BDP-S350 Blu-ray player finally get its firmware update to be fully compatible with the net-interactive BD-Live (BD 2.0) content already hitting stores, but it also got that $100 price reduction we told you about. Even on the MSRP-only Sony Style site, it’s $299.99, which means it could be found even…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Sony Explains Intel Core 2 Duo with Weird French Elves

Sony’s site has an absolutely hilarious page explaining how Intel’s Core 2 Duo chip helps you multitask with cartoons featuring two odd, party-hat-wearing elfin caricatures. Read on for my analysis, with the caveat that I speak not a word of Japanese. 1. Trying to saw a two-by-four alone looks awfully stressful: our moustachioed French hero…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Millar’s War Heroes Headed To Screen After All

We pondered about whether similarities to another comicbook-turning-movie would stop the inevitability of it, but no; Mark Millar’s War Heroes has been optioned for movie treatment by Sony because, sometimes, cinema just needs a superpowered version of Three Kings.The news came on Friday afternoon that Sony had optioned the movie, and plans for Mike De…

io9 Graeme McMillan

40GB Playstation 3 Price Drop Coming on Sunday

Information in a leaked Blockbuster memo has revealed that the discontinued 40GB Playstation 3 is set for a $40 price drop on Sunday, bringing it down to $360. The memo also notes that a 40GB bundle with an HDMI cable, Spiderman the movie and Transformers the game will see a drop as well. It’s not…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Playing Your PSP at Work Is a Bad Idea, Especially When You Drive a City Bus

A bus driver in Honolulu, Hawaii, was suspended without pay recently after he was discovered playing video games while driving. Photos taken by a concerned passenger caught him red-handed with his PSP, and she complained that he would play at stoplights and “with two hands… at times, while he was driving in traffic.” As baffling…

Tech News Sean Fallon

Sony’s BWU-300S Blu-ray Recorder Burns 50GB in 30 Minutes

Not to be outdone by the folks at Buffalo, Sony’s latest internal SATA BD recorder can achieve 8x writing speeds on the latest 6x BD-R media, for zapping 25GB in 15 minutes and 50Gb in 30. DVDs are also written, of course, at 16x. It’s $400 and shipping next month, with an included Men In…

Tech News John Mahoney

Third Parties Are Ditching the PSP

The sad thing about the PSP is that it’s a solid piece of hardware that people, mostly in Japan, are buying, but in humorless irony, third parties are refusing to support the platform. In this graph by famed gaming magazine EDGE, you see in hard numbers that there are almost no more PSP games coming…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Sony DMX-WL1, DMX-DVD and DMX-SW1 Link Modules Shoot Content Wirelessly To Your BRAVIA HDTV

The DMX-WL1, DMX-DVD and DMX-SW1 link modules from Sony hook up to their BRAVIA TVs to provide wireless streaming of HD video from anywhere up to 65 feet away. The DMX-WL1 is a two-piece system that has five HD sources (four HDMI and one component) that’s $800 in October. The DMX-DVD is an upscaling 1080p…

Tech News Jason Chen

BoomCooler: A Portable Party in an Ice Box

Throw in a cooler, some speakers and mix with a little hillbilly inspiration and you have yourself a BoomCooler. Billed as “the ultimate portable entertainment system,” the BoomCooler makes it easy to roll your tunes from one party to the next thanks to some fancy wheels and a handle. It also cranks out a decent…

Tech News Sean Fallon

PS3 Ad is Aimed at Elusive ‘Fat Guy Looking to Become a Skinny Girl’ Demographic

Another day, another strange, mildly unsettling Playstation 3 ad. This time, it shows people as human Matroska Russian dolls. You see, fat guys of America? If you finally want to becoming the skinny, attractive girl that you’ve always wanted to be, simply buy a PS3. Makes perfect sense to me! Also, people who are looking…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Sony Vaio TT Is Real, Definitely Has Blu-ray and Huge SSD

Pretty much everything you read in yesterday’s rumor posts about the Sony Vaio TT is true – the Blu-ray drive, 256 GB SSD, 2.87-pound weight and thickness under an inch. It also has an 11.1-inch, LED-backlit 16:9 LCD panel, Sprint EV-DO mobile broadband, and an HDMI port that outputs at 1080p resolution. https://gizmodo.com/sub-3-lb-sony-vaio-tt-rumored-to-have-blu-ray-burner-5053210 The TT…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Vendors Make HDTV Price Cuts, Inappropriate Statements in Response to Financial Crisis

The current state of the economy is unfortunate, but there is a silver lining if you are in the market for an HDTV. According to HD Guru, many HDTV manufacturers have started rolling out discounts to help increase sales. Sony, LG and Samsung are among those offering up to $200 off on select models, while…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Sub-3-Lb. Sony Vaio TT Rumored To Have Blu-ray Burner, 250GB SSD

According to leaks collected by Sony Insider, that Sony Vaio TT I mentioned yesterday is turning out to be one of the sweetest laptops we’ve ever not seen. A new spec sheet shows that the 2.87-lb. laptop will come in Champagne Gold, Crimson Red and Silk Black with respectable features, and then there will be…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Cell Processors to Go 45nm in ’09; Smaller, Cheaper PS3s Likely to Follow

Sony and Toshiba announced that they had successfully shrunk the 65nm cell down to 45nm earlier this year, and now thanks to Japan’s Nikkan Kogyo, we now have a date for mass production: 2009. At a 40% reduction in power consumption, the shrunken Cell will generate less heat, which would help the PS3 to lose…

Tech News John Mahoney

Sandisk Replaces CDs With SlotMusic MicroSDs With Big-Name MP3 Albums Aboard

Sandisk’s slotMusic cards are not much more than tweaked 1GB microSD cards with a logo and a special USB-compatible sled: but the fact that they’ll carry albums from big names like BMI Music, Sony BMG, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group makes them interesting. They’ll also be DRM free too, which is a pleasant…

Gadgets Kit Eaton

A Literal Hands-on of the PS3 Keypad

Giz Explains: An Illustrated Guide to Every Stupid Memory Card You Need

RealNetworks Sued for DVD Copying Software That Nobody Wanted Anyway

Sony Cuts Price on Fancy S550 Blu-ray Player (Still No Dealzmodo)

Sony PS4 Will Use Existing PS3 Cell Processor

Sony’s BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player Officially $300 and BD-Live Capable

Sony Explains Intel Core 2 Duo with Weird French Elves

Millar’s War Heroes Headed To Screen After All

40GB Playstation 3 Price Drop Coming on Sunday

Playing Your PSP at Work Is a Bad Idea, Especially When You Drive a City Bus

Sony’s BWU-300S Blu-ray Recorder Burns 50GB in 30 Minutes

Third Parties Are Ditching the PSP

Sony DMX-WL1, DMX-DVD and DMX-SW1 Link Modules Shoot Content Wirelessly To Your BRAVIA HDTV

BoomCooler: A Portable Party in an Ice Box

PS3 Ad is Aimed at Elusive ‘Fat Guy Looking to Become a Skinny Girl’ Demographic

Sony Vaio TT Is Real, Definitely Has Blu-ray and Huge SSD

Vendors Make HDTV Price Cuts, Inappropriate Statements in Response to Financial Crisis

Sub-3-Lb. Sony Vaio TT Rumored To Have Blu-ray Burner, 250GB SSD

Cell Processors to Go 45nm in ’09; Smaller, Cheaper PS3s Likely to Follow

Sandisk Replaces CDs With SlotMusic MicroSDs With Big-Name MP3 Albums Aboard

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

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Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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