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New tape-less digital camcorder from Pretec that records entirely to SD memory cards and doubles as a 2.1 megapixel still camera. The DV-4200 captures video at 30 frames per second, which means you might actually want to use this to record those special moments, unlike Panasonic’s very similar SV-AV30, which records at only 15 frames…
HP is going to start putting 802.11b into some of its desktop computers, something you usually only see built-into laptops. Read
Another entry into the field of personal video recorders, this one from TerraTec. This one differs a bit from TiVo and ReplayTV, though, in that instead of being just one box, it’s actually modular. The LANcaster has three separate parts – a TV tuner, a storage module, and an interface module – which can be…
If you think those postage stamp-sized SD memory cards are small, get ready for miniSD cards, which are even smaller. They’re meant for cellphones and are just 21.5mm long, 20mm wide, and a mere 1.4mm thick. The first 16MB miniSD cards are about to ship, with 32MB and 64MB versions expected in a couple of…
New line of home networking gear from Motorola, including wireless access points and laptop wireless cards for both 802.11b and 802.11g. Read
New wristwatch cellphone from Samsung. The Watch Phone works on GSM networks for voice and has GPRS for data connections, and also has a 94×64 pixel color OLED screen. It’s exciting, but we’re dreading the onslaught of fluffy media stories all of which will surely reference Dick Tracy in some sadly unimaginative way. Read
Has T-Mobile dropped the Sidekick, Danger’s mobile communicator? Amazon, other retail sites, and T-Mobile’s own site list the Sidekick as out of stock due to high demand, but we just received a tip that there have been so many quality problems with the Sidekick that T-Mobile has decided to drop it entirely. Anybody know what’s…
Tiny new wearable 1.3 megapixel digital camera from Philips that comes in 64MB and 128MB models. Read [Thanks, Gabe]
If you really need to have that extra edge when you play, there’s a bizarre new “Focus Trainer” from SportsLink that’s supposed to improve concentration and focus before atheletic activity and really get you into “The Zone”. It sounds more like a trip to the Laserium if you ask us: First, find a nice quiet…
First smartphone running Palm’s new OS 5. The SGH-i500 from Samsung has a clamshell design, a 65,000 color screen, 32MB of RAM, a built-in digital camera, and connects to GSM networks for voice and GPRS for data. The phone itself is nothing much to look at (just look at the keypad), but we hear good…
New 802.11b version of Sony’s Memory Stick coming this summer that’ll let you add WiFi to any Clie handheld. Read
Amazing footage over at TokyoDV of the unreleased FOMA P2102V video cellphone. With the screen folded sideways it looks almost like a very small MiniDV camcorder. Watch
Wired has some more details on that new personal video player from Archos, the AV340. The AV340 looks like it might be the real deal when it comes to watching video on the go: it can store up to 80 hours of video on its 40GB hard drive, has a 3.8-inch LCD screen, also plays…
That new Vaio Z1 laptop has turned up on Sony’s website. While it certainly didn’t merit a mysterious teaser campaign, the Z1 does look pretty nice. Read
Suitably alarmist CNN report about concerns that GPS is going to lead to what Jerome Dobson, the president of the American Geographical Society, terms “geoslavery”, or the control of people by tracking, monitoring, and even correcting their movements: “What we are suggesting,” Dobson said, “is that we are only one technological step from placing a…
Zupera, a little-known Chinese manufacturer, has a new inexpensive Tablet PC coming out. The Zupera neXP’s 8.4″ screen is smaller than that of just about every other Tablet PC out there, which makes it seem almost more like an oversized PDA than a PC. Read
New iPod stand from Bubble Design called the Habitat that’s made out of clear polycarbonate. Read
New Pocket PC Phone from Samsung. The i700 looks a bit bigger than any of the earlier Pocket PC Phones, and has an integrated digital camera, a slighty faster processor, and more RAM (64MB as opposed to 32). Read
We’ve largely ignored digital satellite radio here on Gizmodo. Sure the sound quality was better, but the offerings seem rather lackluster, the monthly fees are too high, and the fact that both XM and Sirius seem teetering on the edge of bankruptcy provides an even greater disincentive to invest in the equipment. But now regular…
CNET makes a really good point: all these new music services for cellphones from Sony, MTV, and AOL offer ring tones and music-themed screensavers, but none of them offer downloads of actual songs, something lots of people might actually pay for. Read