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For the hardcore mobile gamer: a new mini thumb-controlled external joystick from Eleksen designed for playing games on cellphones and PDAs. Read
CNET roundup of 802.11g wireless routers. They think Belkin’s 54g (pictured at right) is the best of the bunch, but that isn’t saying much: “We’ve been let down by all the so-called 802.11g devices, but the Belkin 54g 802.11g wireless router is finally a step in the right direction.” Read
Hot on the heels of that wristwatch phone from Samsung is Seiko’s new Wristomo. You actually have to take the Wristomo off of your wrist to make a phone call with it though, with one strap containing a speaker and the other a microphone. The Wristomo can also browse the web, send and receive emails,…
Amazon’s sale on wireless networking gear: D-Link’s DWL-650 WiFi card for laptops is just $29.95, and Netgear’s redesigned MR814 802.11b wireless 4-Port Cable/DSL router is just $49.99 after rebate (pictured at right). Amazon – D-Link WiFi card Amazon – Netgear wireless access point
First it’s robots that can sing and dance. Now it’s robots that can ski. What’s next, a robot that sits around the house and watches TV? How about we figure out how to build robots that can do stuff people don’t like to do, like clean bathrooms? Read
This has been kicking around in Japan for a while, but it looks like the Bowlingual, a gadget that purports to decipher your dog’s barking, is going to hit America this August. The sad thing is that dogs probably don’t really have anything interesting to say. Do you really need it spelled out for you…
First there were those Bluetooth printer adapters. Now there’s a WiFi printer adapter from IBM for connecting a printer to any computer or handheld that has 802.11b. Read
We’ve never been too keen on text messaging; tapping away on a cellphone’s numeric keypad is just too much hassle. But if it ever goes into mass-production, this prototype cellphone from ATELAB with a mini foldaway keyboard, might just get us on the text messaging bandwagon. Read
In a few years beer might not just get you drunk, it might also be powering your PDA. Researchers at Saint Louis University have figured out how to make a biofuel cell that can be recharged with just a few milliliters of alcohol, getting it to work with vodka, gin, white wine, and beer. Though…
Alarmist article about cameraphones and privacy in The Japan Times: Beware the ubiquitous cell phone, because some of those equipped with cameras are in the hands of perverts bent on invading your privacy. To combat the use of cameraphones in “inappropriate” circumstances, J-Phone and other manufacturers are adding features to the phones, like having the…
So it looks like cellphones don’t actually cause fires at gas stations. Read
Very rarely do we get to dish any legit celebrity gossip here at Gizmodo, but apparently the reason actress Gina Gershon had to wear a floor-length gown to an Oscar party Sunday night was that she’d scraped up her knees after falling off a Segway. You go! Read Amazon – Segway HT
The Gadgeteer review of yet another USB-powered gadget, this one a clip-on light for your laptop keyboard called the Irxis Ilum. Not as wacky as that USB toothbrush from a few weeks back, but probably a lot more practical. Read
Rumor that Palm is planning a new version of its budget Zire handheld that will run Palm OS 5 and have a color screen and a built-in digital camera. Read
This certainly makes plenty of sense: a combination cellphone/PDA for the blind. The ALVA MPO 5500 is a tri-band GSM phone that has a Braille keypad, a digital speech synthesizer, and a “screen” made of refreshable Braille cells. It can do text messaging and upcoming versions are supposed to include email, a web browser, GPS,…
TokyoDV had some great footage of this 3G video cellphone from FOMA earlier this month, and now more details about the P2102V have appeared on NTT DoCoMo’s website. With a rotating LCD screen, the P2102V looks almost like a mini DV camcorder, and it can even fit over three hours of video on one 128MB…
You still can’t afford the first one (it costs more than a luxury car), but Sony already has a new, improved, version of its humanoid Small Biped Entertainment Robot coming out, the one that can sing, dance and hold a conversation. The SDR-4X II has enhanced motion and communication capabilities, so it should better at…
Nokia is going to start making cellphones with built-in WiFi that can seamlessly switch between 802.11b and GPRS, the data network used by many cellular carriers. Read
Adam Osborne, the man behind the first portable computer, has died. He sold tens of thousands of the Osborne-1, which at 23 pounds barely qualified as portable, and then jinxed himself by making a mistake that no smart computer company has made since: Osborne boasted in early 1983 of an improved second generation of his…
Whole bunch of stylish new cellphones from Kyocera with names like the Phantom, the Blade, the Slider, and the Opal. They sound more like names for cars than names for handsets, but that type of nomenclature is loads better than just designating your phone with a string of numbers or making up something inane like…