Gadgets

The Cheapest 3D Blu-ray Player Costs Just $140

I hear you. You’ve just spent over a grand on a 3DTV, $400 getting enough glasses for the whole family, and you still need a Blu-ray player for all those 3D films. Samsung’s C5900 is now the cheapest, at $140. Of course, you can buy better models out there for another $100 or so, and…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Palm Hires Ex-Nokia MeeGo Man for webOS Team

Mere days ago we told you that Ari Jaaksi, VP of MeeGo devices at Nokia, had resigned. Turns out he’s headed Palm’s way, where he’ll be the Senior VP of webOS from this November. Palm’s also scooped up Victoria Coleman, who worked at Samsung’s R&D center, for working on webOS. https://gizmodo.com/vp-of-meego-nokias-upcoming-os-is-next-to-leave-5655882 With new webOS 2.0…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

This Silly Cellphone Contraption Will Probably End Up In the Skymall Catalog

Earos is a cushion that seats between your ear and your phone. It “maintains a comfortable separation between the ear and the phone unit, which can emit an uncomfortable amount of heat after prolonged use,” says the designer. There’s more: • In cooler climates, earos shields the ear from wind and cold, extending the phone’s…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

I’m Homeless and This Is Why I Have an iPad

After yesterday’s images of vagabonds using notebooks, two homeless people told us about their lifestyle, why they chose it, and why technology is so important every single day. This is the story of one of them.—JD https://gizmodo.com/he-may-be-homeless-but-at-least-he-has-facebook-5661222 I’m homeless, very homeless, dirt broke and all, but I still own an iPad and a MSI Wind…

Gadgets Homeless in Paris

The Galaxy Tab’s Porn Button Explained

Take a close look at this Romanian Samsung Galaxy Tab. See the Porn button? That’s 100% real. But you shouldn’t pack your bag for Bucharest quite yet. Mobilissimo first pointed out the oddity, wherein the Home button promises some heavy NSFW action. But! It’s helpful to know that “Pornire” is a Romanian word for “start,”…

Gadgets Brian Barrett

Sprint to Offer Galaxy Tab November 14th For $400?

One of BGR’s sources reports that the Galaxy Tab will launch on Sprint on November 14th for $400 on-contract and $600 full price. There’s no word yet on other carriers—the Tab will also be offered through T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T—but it’d be surprising if pricing and availability differed dramatically among the four. If it holds…

Gadgets Brian Barrett

The Best 3DTVs

Some 3D HDTVs actually kinda suck. The 3D effect can break down during fast movement and the active shutter glasses sometimes create a constant flickering effect. If you want decent 3D, check out these great sets recommended by Televisioninfo.com. Samsung UN55C7000 Product Name: Samsung UN55C7000, Screen Size: 55 inches, Resolution: 1920 x 1080, Refresh Rate:…

Gadgets Christina Bonnington

Bye Bye Symbian: Samsung and Sony Ericsson Have Bigger Fish to Fry

Symbian’s so unpopular, even Nokia’s said they’re going to leave it for their cheap phones and pursue MeeGo for the N-Series. Samsung’s closing shop on Symbian, ceasing support at the end of the year. And Sony Ericsson? They didn’t say never, but their spokesman Aldo Liguori sounds pretty final when he told BusinessWeek that “we…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Ecosquid Is Like Expedia For Gadget Selling, Recycling

Services like Gazelle and ecoNew are great, because you can sell them your old, unwanted gadgets for a decent price, and they’ll be recycled, which is better than just throwing them in the trash. Ecosquid makes this process easy. Instead of manually entering in your info on multiple sites, Ecosquid acts like an Expedia or…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Watch Samsung Put a Memory Card Through SD Hell

Where do bad memory cards go when they die? Probably somewhere very similar to this puppy, paintball, and tiny-hat filled obstacle course of doom. Warning: this video contains extreme SD brutality. Sure, it’s a viral video from Samsung, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun. If only my camera were that sturdy, too—then we’d really…

Gadgets Brian Barrett

Samsung Craft is MetroPCS’ First 4G LTE Phone

What a shame that the first LTE 4G phone is a bog-standard Samsung. It has a tiny AMOLED screen, runs on the TouchWiz OS, and that slide-out QWERTY? I just don’t like the look of those buttons. Still… https://gizmodo.com/first-lte-4g-phone-clears-fcc-5600572 …There’s no disputing that Las Vegas residents are going to get awesome speeds on it, as…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Why On Earth Is Samsung Bundling Girly Lotions With Its Cellphones?

Samsung’s bundling its Galaxy S phones, some lotions, and a 4GB MicroSD card in a pink kit dubbed Galaxy S Femme. Do they not think that guys might want lotion to go with their big-screened phones, too? [Akihabaran via Engadget]

Gadgets Rosa Golijan

Would You Ever Buy a Peek?

Earlier today, in the wake of the announcement of the Peek 9, the latest and greatest in a series of truly baffling gadgets, Brian Barrett asked “Who In Their Right Mind Would Buy a Peek 9?” Well, would you? https://gizmodo.com/who-in-their-right-mind-would-buy-a-peek-9-5642837 In that post, Barrett outlined the Peek 9 feature set: email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, Maps…

Gadgets Kyle VanHemert

Shake Weight Jerking Sucks

The infamous Shake Weight—a fitness contraption that is supposed to make your arm muscles stronger and make you look ridiculously stupid at the same time—is useless, says Wired UK: https://gizmodo.com/6-legends-of-tv-inventions-5623239 Jerking this 5-pounder only got our max heart rate up to 114, which pales in comparison to a standard weightlifting session, let alone back-to-back sets…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

LG Digs at Samsung’s Tablet, Saying Theirs Won’t Just Be a Large Smartphone

Speaking again of their impending tablet, LG took a small dig at its Korean rival Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, by saying that they “don’t just want to release a large smartphone—we want to release the best in market.” Scott Ahn, LG’s head of mobiles, went on further, saying that “we are confident that we will provide…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Samsung NX100 Mirrorless Camera: Smooth

The NX10, Samsung’s first mirrorless camera, was smaller than a DSLR, but it still looked like a DSLR. The NX100 does not—it’s all flat surfaces and gentle curves and even sticks a manual control on the lens itself. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-nx10-gets-real-new-nx-series-camera-format-and-5439191 In terms of guts, the NX100 doesn’t depart too much from the more conventional looking NX10:…

Gadgets Kyle VanHemert

Carbon Fiber Is the New Leather

We’ve all succumbed to the siren song of luxury—splurged on a pricey gadget we have no legitimate need or use for. Frequently, such decisions are wrapped up in authenticity. Other times all it takes is one sexy material. You know what I’m talking about, Mr. Carbon Fiber Chopsticks. Fact: Few materials can instill lust in…

Gadgets Bryan Gardiner

Samsung Planning to Ship 10 Million Galaxy Tabs And Snag 1/3 of the Tablet Market

Samsung has stated that they expect to ship 10 million Galaxy Tabs, and snatch up 1/3 of the world’s tablet market share, by third quarter 2011. The Galaxy Tab is expected to become available in the US over the next few months, with pricing estimates at $200-300. [WSJ via Information Week via Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-galaxy-tab-runs-froyo-has-flash-and-measures-5627498

Gadgets Christina Bonnington

Samsung’s Small Mirrorless NX100 Surfaces Again With a Few Specs to Tide Us Over

After being leaked in an appealing white colorway, Samsung’s NX100 has shown up twice more this week ahead of its slated launch at Photokina later this month. Not much spec can be garnered, except a 2.5x zoom and hotshoe flash. https://gizmodo.com/maybe-this-is-the-white-samsung-nx100-mirrorless-camera-5608870 The mirrorless compact is also expected to include a 14.6MP APS-C sensor, and launch…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Verizon Folks Can Enter Galaxy S Tomorrow With Samsung Fascinate

Samsung’s Galaxy S line of phones—all essentially the same, marched out across a gamut of carriers—is set to hit Verizon. The 1Ghz, Android 2.1-powered Samsung Fascinate will cost $200 on-contract after (after a dreaded $100 mail-in rebate), and you can pick one up tomorrow online, or in stores on September 9th. Like all the other…

Gadgets Brian Barrett

The Cheapest 3D Blu-ray Player Costs Just $140

Palm Hires Ex-Nokia MeeGo Man for webOS Team

This Silly Cellphone Contraption Will Probably End Up In the Skymall Catalog

I’m Homeless and This Is Why I Have an iPad

The Galaxy Tab’s Porn Button Explained

Sprint to Offer Galaxy Tab November 14th For $400?

The Best 3DTVs

Bye Bye Symbian: Samsung and Sony Ericsson Have Bigger Fish to Fry

Ecosquid Is Like Expedia For Gadget Selling, Recycling

Watch Samsung Put a Memory Card Through SD Hell

Samsung Craft is MetroPCS’ First 4G LTE Phone

Why On Earth Is Samsung Bundling Girly Lotions With Its Cellphones?

Would You Ever Buy a Peek?

Shake Weight Jerking Sucks

LG Digs at Samsung’s Tablet, Saying Theirs Won’t Just Be a Large Smartphone

Samsung NX100 Mirrorless Camera: Smooth

Carbon Fiber Is the New Leather

Samsung Planning to Ship 10 Million Galaxy Tabs And Snag 1/3 of the Tablet Market

Samsung’s Small Mirrorless NX100 Surfaces Again With a Few Specs to Tide Us Over

Verizon Folks Can Enter Galaxy S Tomorrow With Samsung Fascinate

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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