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Gizmodo Holiday Poll: Jaded Edition

I just had my first taste of the jaded holiday spirit. Maybe it’s because I still haven’t scored a Wii. Maybe it’s because I got over my sticking it to the monopolized energy companies and cranked up my heat, yet find myself cold. Either way, I’m surly, and it’s time for a poll. Gawker Media…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

Analyst Says PlayStation 4 Unlikely

Shortly after Ken Kutaragi was sidelined in favor of US head Kaz Hirai (partly due to PS3’s launch delays and various other troubles with their gaming business), an analyst at Nomura Holdings drops this bombshell. https://gizmodo.com/scia-to-ken-kutaragi-youre-fired-218625 The appointment of Hirai could be the start of a shift from hardware to software. I cannot now imagine…

Tech News Jason Chen

Sony Ericsson Ai Concept Renderings

It seems we have gotten so obsessed with news and concept renderings of the iPhone that we forgot about other, more badass futuristic phones like the Sony Ericsson Ai. This phone may not have anything to do with Sony Ericsson, but the pictures definitely look pretty. This phone, supposedly going by the name “Ai,” will…

Artificial Intelligence Travis Hudson

PS3 Greymarket Watch: Jackass Wants $5 Million

As if asking upwards of a couple thousand bucks for your PS3 wasn’t enough, a jackass wants all of $5,000,000 for his PlayStation 3. He whines: This auction is being listed to help raise money for me to pay my medical school tuition. I waited on line at Wal-mart for over 57 hours. I was…

Tech News Jason Chen

SCIA to Ken Kutaragi: You’re Fired!

Well, you knew it was gonna happen sooner or later. Ken Kutaragi, grandpappy of the PlayStation, has been forced to step down by Sony from his position as president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Taking the blame for the PS3 launch delays and craptastic PSP sales, Kenny boy has held up his last gigantic console.…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Rumormill: Sony Ericsson K620i is Mediatastic

The highly anticipated update to the Sony Ericsson K610i is almost here, kind of. Some of the specs have leaked onto the intertubes. The K620i is rumored to have a very nice 3.2 megapixel camera and 100MB of internal memory included. The image here seems to suggest possibly dual cameras for a little video conferencing…

Tech News Travis Hudson

The Onion Settles the PS3 vs Wii Battle

While we’ve been busy covering the hell out of the Wii and PS3, The Onion seems to have made it a little simpler. PlayStation 3 vs Nintendo Wii [Via Kotaku] http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/the-onion/the-onions-ps3-wii-chart-217872.php

Tech News Travis Hudson

Sizemodo: Sony Cyber-shot T50 vs. Powershot SD800 IS

In the class of ultra-compact cameras, every inch counts. Now that you know which one wins in terms of features, see which one accentuates your jeans more or less. Useful information, depending on what kind of message you want to be sending out. https://gizmodo.com/frankenfight-sony-vs-canon-ultra-compact-cameras-217851 Thanks to Sizeasy!

Tech News Jason Chen

Frankenfight: Sony vs. Canon, Ultra Compact Cameras

Sometimes DSLRs just aren’t practical, like any time you go out in public. Both Canon and Sony have sold ultra compacts for a while, but both have recently added optical image stablization to the mix, forcing us to take the baby cameras a bit more seriously. Between Sony’s Cybershot T50 and Canon’s Powershot SD800 IS,…

Gadgets Mark Wilson

PS3 Grey Market Watch: Fraudulent PS3 Theft

Some teenaged GameStop employees decided it would be a great idea to report on the day before launch that the four PS3 consoles were stolen from them at gunpoint. https://gizmodo.com/retail-jerkwatch-console-edition-217386 Police say they discovered that the “robbery report was bogus”, and that there may have been more people involved. The four PS3s still haven’t been…

Tech News Jason Chen

Future Wireless Headphones to Transmit Music Through Your Body

Wireless headphones are great in theory, but in practice they tend to be bulky and not really worth the snipping of wires. The problem is that you need to cram a Bluetooth receiver into something that’s supposed to comfortably rest on your ears, which isn’t that easy to do. Apparently Sony realizes this, so they’re…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Retail Jerkwatch: Console Edition

Apparently incredibly sexy tipster Elizabeth’s Wii-difficulty at Best Buy aren’t unique, nor are they limited to Best Buy. The combination of Black Friday and two massive console launches have brought out the worst behavior in some retail employees, and here are a few. https://gizmodo.com/some-best-buy-employees-are-a-bunch-of-wiis-217166 Our first story takes place in a Best Buy in Toronto,…

Tech News Jason Chen

The PS3 Gets Really Dusty

We noticed this a bit with our PlayStation 3, but Ashcraft lives in Hokori, Japan, where you order Kobe Steak with a side of dust sticks and some mashed dust and a dust salad. Apparently the incredibly shiny and scratch friendly surface of the PS3 is also incredibly dust-attractive. https://gizmodo.com/my-ps3-scratched-in-10-seconds-214217 As you can see from…

Tech News Jason Chen

In Brief: PS3 Scaling Problems on Old HDTVs

A lot of you are writing in wondering what the deal is with the PS3’s scaling issues. Here’s the straight shot. •Lots of PS3 games run at 720p, natively. •Lots of pre-2003/2004 era HDTVs don’t do both 720p and 1080i, just one or the other. •When a PS3 is connected to one of these legacy…

Tech News Brian Lam

Recalls: Defects with Cyber-Shot Cameras, Sony Digs Itself Deeper

Sony announced today that there are a number of defects with their line of Cyber-Shot digital cameras. These problems could cause the LCD to display incorrectly or not at all, and also could prevent the camera from working entirely. These problems will only occur in warm and humid areas. So if you are using a…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Shootout: Canon Rebel XTi vs. Nikon D80 vs. Sony Alpha A100

Patrick Singleton at DigitalCameraInfo has put together one of the best comparisons yet between the Sony Alpha A100, the Canon Rebel XTi and the Nikon D80, three digital SLRs that cost between $900 and $1100. Since we’re debating the attributes of cameras in this class here at the Giz, this comprehensive shootout is especially interesting…

Tech News Charlie White

First Sony Battery Laptop Fire Fatality, or Just Fraternity Fireworks Stupidity?

After a recent fire in a Nebraska Wesleyan University Fraternity house killed one student and hospitalized three others, investigators are trying to determine whether a laptop was responsible for the blaze. Authorities first assumed the fire may have had something to do with fireworks, but then sent the laptop found in the room to the…

Tech News Jason Chen

PS3 is Rocky

The PS3. Everyone thinks its washed up. Too old to fight. Not prime time anymore. Maybe the PS3 just needs to travel the world. Do some soul searching. And find out what it’s really fighting for. Go PS3. Go.–Brian Lam

Tech News Brian Lam

PS3 Grey Marketwatch: ~10% of All PS3s on Ebay

This doesn’t count Craigslist. Gizmodo PS3 Grey Marketwatch [Gizmodo] Analyst: Initial PS3 Shipment 125K to 175K [Kotaku] PS3s on Ebay [Ebay] http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/analyst-initial-ps3-shipment-125k-to-175k-216804.php

Tech News Brian Lam

Gizmodo Frankenfight: The Ultimate Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 Battle

Next-gen has become now-gen, and despite massive shortages, at least the media can enjoy the latest gaming systems you can’t play. And when the reviews of three consoles collide, they smash into little pieces, mix in radioactive lava and form a Frankenreview. What did CNET, PCMag, TIME, Wired, and Rocky Mountain News think about the…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Gizmodo Holiday Poll: Jaded Edition

Analyst Says PlayStation 4 Unlikely

Sony Ericsson Ai Concept Renderings

PS3 Greymarket Watch: Jackass Wants $5 Million

SCIA to Ken Kutaragi: You’re Fired!

Rumormill: Sony Ericsson K620i is Mediatastic

The Onion Settles the PS3 vs Wii Battle

Sizemodo: Sony Cyber-shot T50 vs. Powershot SD800 IS

Frankenfight: Sony vs. Canon, Ultra Compact Cameras

PS3 Grey Market Watch: Fraudulent PS3 Theft

Future Wireless Headphones to Transmit Music Through Your Body

Retail Jerkwatch: Console Edition

The PS3 Gets Really Dusty

In Brief: PS3 Scaling Problems on Old HDTVs

Recalls: Defects with Cyber-Shot Cameras, Sony Digs Itself Deeper

Shootout: Canon Rebel XTi vs. Nikon D80 vs. Sony Alpha A100

First Sony Battery Laptop Fire Fatality, or Just Fraternity Fireworks Stupidity?

PS3 is Rocky

PS3 Grey Marketwatch: ~10% of All PS3s on Ebay

Gizmodo Frankenfight: The Ultimate Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 Battle

Ahead of the SpaceX IPO, xAI Has Now Shed All 11 of Its Non-Elon Musk Founders

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Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Bans Most Social Media for Kids

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‘The Mummy 4’ Is Getting the Family Back Together

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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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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