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The world’s last photo-lab using the rare chemicals Kodak’s Kodachrome film requires for developing ran out in December—but not before Jim DeNike rushed over 1,580 rolls of film he had lying around. Guess what they were of? https://gizmodo.com/the-last-roll-of-kodachrome-film-ever-will-be-developed-5721469 Trains. Lots and lots and lots of trains. The 50,000 photos cost him $15,798 to develop. DeNike,…
What the hell, Sony Ericsson? “Reality Display”!? Are you just jealous of Apple’s Retina Display; Samsung’s Super AMOLED Plus and LG’s NOVA buzzwords? Whatever, this Android Gingerbread phone is slim at 8.7mm—yes, a new “world’s slimmest” phone. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-infuse-4g-a-spectacular-google-android-phone-5725053 You’ve got to feel for LG really, who had barely a day riding the “world’s slimmest” float…
Reuters claims the way Apple’s paying The Beatles’ royalties directly to them, and not their record label, is the first time Apple’s done so—suggesting Paul, Ringo, and John and George’s families are getting more cash because of it. https://gizmodo.com/the-beatles-are-now-on-itunes-5691238
Screaming babies, turbofan engine roar, the drone of air conditioning units—traveling can be a sonic nightmare. Sennheiser wants to help with new pair of earbuds that give you three modes of noise-destroying goodness. The diminutive CXC 700’s first profile absorbs low-frequency noise (100-400 Hz). That’ll take care of your plane, train and bus engines. Mode…
The BlackBerry PlayBook, perhaps the first great 7-inch tablet, has found an “exclusive” home with Sprint. It’ll be available this summer and the Sprint PlayBook will come complete with that 4G (WiMAX). Pricing details are unknown at this point but here’s what the PlayBook’s OS looks like to keep yourself excited. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-playbook-preview-the-first-great-7-inch-tab-5725985 New 4G Tablet…
Bifocal and progressive lenses suck. They’re old tech. Like, Benjamin Franklin old. PixelOptics take a more 21st century approach—liquid crystal lenses that adjust their focus in a fraction of a second, for differing focuses when you need them. All that’s required to shift the glasses—which can be fitted into any design of frame—is a tap…
Quick free association exercise: What do you think of when I say “wireless power?” My answer, as of twenty minutes ago: a cup of soup cooking instantly when set on a wireless charging surface. While still in its packaging. With their eCoupled wireless charging technology, Fulton Innovations hopes to remove the scourge of cables from…
GoPro makes my favorite sports cams. The 1080p cameras are getting optional LCD screens and battery packs, but the real news is this double camera housing kit that syncs the two cameras for 3D. Love it. I saw a video. It looks great. I can’t imagine a future where we’re not doing all our sports…
Click to viewThose UPS guys certainly spend a lot of effort avoiding us, don’t they! I get those delivery attempt notices so much that I can’t help but think this video is true. [College Humor]
Sure, the iPhone 4 is a fragile beauty and it can shatter if dropped. But does that really mean that you should cover it in a case consisting of three layers? https://gizmodo.com/this-is-whatll-happen-when-you-drop-your-iphone-4-repea-5571304 Probably not—unless you’re the sort of person who wouldn’t mind walking around with knee and elbow pads every day. If you are that…
Sure, the FCC got some net neutrality standards in place, but the majority of people probably wouldn’t know if their bandwidth was artificially throttled. That’s why chairman Julius Genachowski wants computer apps to alert users of any such funny business. https://gizmodo.com/the-fccs-net-neutrality-announcement-the-good-the-bad-5703253 Dubbed the “Open Internet Challenge,” the FCC wants software makers to help fight net…
Rememeber TDK? They made the blank tapes you used for those mix tapes that creeped out all the ladies in highschool. Well they’re getting the brand back together, baby! With gear hot enough that it might even help you score. The appropriately named 3-Speaker Boombox is a tasteful blend of early-80’s swagger and new-school ass-kickery.…
The allure of Gorilla Glass is no mystery to anyone with a Droid, an iPhone 4, a Galaxy tab or a Dell Adamo. But for everyone else wondering about all the new Gorilla Glass gear at CES, here’s the rundown. Gorilla Glass is, well, glass… You’ll find it in screens, mostly. This includes smartphone screens,…
It’s true, the BlackBerry PlayBook is weird in some ways. You have to tether to your BlackBerry to get your calendar or email. But it’s also pretty great. It’s sort of the idealized seven-inch tablet, so dialed in it might be generic if it wasn’t so cleanly executed. As thin as an iPhone 4, the…
Verizon and Sprint customers are going to get Windows Phone 7s of their very own this year, not long after a WP7 software update that (finally!) brings copy and paste and faster app loads (holy yes, thank you). The software updates are expected in the coming months, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and will…
Your Xbox Live avatar leads a lonely existence. Or did, anyway, before Avatar Kinect came along. Now, Kinect recognizes your face: When you smile, when you raise your eyebrows, when you talk—and your Avatar uncannily does the same. We knew Avatar Kinect was en route, but the details are even more impressive than the speculation.…
For a long time there were just point-and-shoots and DSLRs. Then Micro Four Thirds cameras came along and blurred the lines. The Olympus Pen E-PL2 and XZ-1 make things blurrier than ever—a good thing—and bring some innovative accessories. The 12.3MP Pen E-PL2 is Olympus’s second consumer-centric Micro Four Thirds camera—smaller than a DSLR but guaranteed…
It’s a new year, which means new resolutions to get in shape. Let technology help you! Don’t fight it! The Nike+ SportWatch, powered by TomTOM GPS, will bug you when you forget to run and encourage you when you do. It’s like your own personal trainer…on your wrist! The SportWatch GPS will bug you with…
Wanna know Microsoft’s announcing for the next year? Watch Steve Ballmer, huff and puff and blow some stuff down, talking about the next version of Windows, new Kinect stuff and maybe some surprises. It’s right here: [Microsoft]
Point-and-shoots are supposed to be simple: You point and you shoot. The Lumix FP7 encourages that behavior by stripping away pretty much all hardware distractions; you get a fat 3.5″ touch screen and not a whole lot else. The 16.1MP Lumix FP7 is one of those “less is more” deals. Its sleek as hell—the frontside…
