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A new 2.1 megapixel digital camera from Creative that can also double as a PC webcam, and has a swivel base for use during video conferencing. Read
Two new digital cameras from Toshiba with 10x optical zoom lenses and large 2.5-inch LCD screens, the two megapixel PDR-M500 (pictured at right) and the three megapixel PDR-M700. Read
Researchers at the University of Southampton in Britain are working on an artificial intelligence program for cellphones that over time can learn your preferences and figure out how to best organize your calendar: The learning algorithms will allow the butler to arrange meetings without the need to consult constantly with the user to establish their…
Ericsson and Verizon are both separately working on cordless phones that work like a regular telephone inside the home, but when taken outside work like a cellphone: Verizon Communications, the largest U.S. telephone company, this week is expected to announce a new cordless-cellular phone that operates on regular telephone lines in the home and on…
Speaking of tracking things using GPS, Japanese company Secom has a new GPS sensor that can be attached to a dog. If your pet goes missing, all you have to do is log into their website and they’ll tell you its location to within 164 feet. Most disturbingly, a version of this device used for…
MobileMag review of one handheld that maddeningly still isn’t out here, the Nexio S160 from Samsung. The S160 is somewhat bigger than a regular PDA, and has a 5-inch transflective screen (that can switch from portrait to landscape mode), a 400MHz processor, built-in 802.11b, 128MB of RAM, 64MB of flash ROM, and runs Windows CE.NET…
Our regular intern is off to Europe for the summer, so Gizmodo needs someone to pitch in around here. The internship pays a very small monthly stipend and would require about five to fifteen hours of work a week, mainly finding deals for our affiliate program with Amazon and doing research for various projects. The…
A new three megapixel digital camera from Kowa that comes with a super-telephoto zoom lens. Perfect for nature photographers. Or private detectives with a preference for digital. Read [Translated from Japanese using Babelfish]
Expect a whole bunch of new laptops from Hewlett-Packard over the next six months, including one with a 17-inch screen, one with a DVD+RW drive, and several with Intel’s Centrino wireless chipset. Read
Besides being lazy, one of the reasons we don’t own a bike here in Manhattan is that we’re convinced it’d just get stolen anyway. But this might help ease our mind: there’s a new electric bicycle from Matsushita in Japan that comes with built-in GPS so that it can be tracked down if someone swipes…
The Gadgeteer on the AudioBUG RF Transmitter from Aerielle, which’ll let you listen to music from any audio device on any nearby FM radio. Read
Details over at Brighthand on two of the first Pocket PCs to run the updated version of the operating system, Pocket PC 2003, Toshiba’s e355, and HP’s iPAQ h2215. Apart from having a reflective, rather than a transflective display, the e355 is about the same as the e350, and will have a 300MHz processor and…
From Extreme Tech, an updated guide to building your own “extreme” DIY TiVo. Read
There’s this assumption that porn will be the killer app for 3G videophones (you can guess why), but this BBC article points out one surprising fact – that cellphone companies make more money selling ringtones than taken in by the entirety of the Internet porn industry, meaning that it’s unlikely that wireless porn will be…
According to the New Zealand Herald, the Chinese government has been arresting people who spread “rumors” about SARS via text messaging, saying that it is a “subversive activity and a threat to stability.” With its control slipping, the Government’s response has been to combine cutting-edge technology with “low-tech Leninist” repression. Its technology allows it, for…
Amazon is taking pre-orders on Sony’s two new Clie PDAs, the NX80V and the NX73V. Both run Palm OS 5, have a 200MHz processor, a 3.8-inch LCD touchscreen, backlit thumk keyboards, and it looks like the only major difference between the two is that the NX80V sports a built-in 1.3 megapixel digital camera, while the…
Socket Communications is coming out with a WiFi card that can fit onto one of those postage stamp-sized SD cards. It’ll work with any Pocket PC with an SDIO slot. Comes out August 1st. Read
Police in Stockholm are giving special cellphones with built-in GPS to women who are thought to be in special danger from abusive ex-husbands or boyfriends who refuse to respect restraining orders issued against them. The phones have special red buttons, that when pressed, automatically alert the police to their location and that they are in…
OCworkbench review of Samsung’s latest cameraphone, the SGH-v200, which has a 65,000 color screen, GPRS, and a camera lens that rotates 180 degrees. The v200 is already out in Asia, no word on when or it it’ll be released here in the US, but we certainly hope so, since we’re partial to both its design…
Predicting a manpower shortage over the next few years because of a general population decline and an increase in demand from the high-tech sector, the South Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy is working on robotic guards that could take the place of army soldiers: Hong Ki-doo, director of National Capital Assets within the…