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So I may be stuck at home while the rest of Gizmodo frolics in Vegas at CES, but at least I can eat a fucking sandwich without needing a stupid harmonica neck-brace. Suckers! *weeps into her rye bread* [DailyWhat]
There are reports around the internet today that MobileMe—Apple’s paid-for membership to heaps of Mac/iOS4 services—has been blocked in Saudi Arabia. As you know, the Saudi Arabian government has had a hot temper in the last year when it comes to technology, specifically products (like BlackBerry smartphones) and services which are too secure, and keep…
Samsung’s SH100 isn’t the first point-and-shoot to have Wi-Fi, but it makes better use of it than most: You can use Samsung’s Galaxy S Android phones as a wireless remote and geotagger for the camera. The Galaxy phone works as a real-time viewfinder and remote—though it’s not clear how much control you have from the…
After Amazon’s success developing an iPad app, they’ve now tailored apps for Android and Windows tablet platforms, doing the usual: giving access to 775,000 ebooks, which can be bought once and read on various platforms. https://gizmodo.com/the-ipad-kindle-app-is-a-peek-at-kindles-full-color-fut-5498724 Those platforms now include Kindles, iPads, iPod Touches, iPhones, Android phones, BlackBerry phones, Macs and even PCs. Amazon to…
If the holidays brought you an iPad or iPhone, great news. Keep the celebration going—today, January 4, LogMeIn Ignition for iPad/iPhone is on sale for just $19.99! LogMeIn Ignition’s remote access means increased productivity, accessing your files from virtually anywhere, and a pat or two on the back from your boss. Imagine all the possible…
After flurries of leaks, HTC’s EVO Shift 4G smartphone has been introduced by exclusive carrier Sprint, which’ll have it on shelves January 9th at $150. As expected, it’s a slide-out QWERTY keyboard phone with a 3.6-inch touchscreen. https://gizmodo.com/leaked-photo-of-htcs-evo-shift-4g-shows-its-got-a-slidi-5712847 There’s also a 5MP camera which can shoot videos at 720p, and the ever-present Android Froyo platform.…
This is what you see when you light up a match and look extremely close at two thousand frames per second. The chemical reactions of the burning phosphorus and gelatin is mesmerizing and something that your brain wouldn’t expect.
Eye-Fi’s magical wireless memory cards beam photos from your camera to your computer over Wi-Fi, but soon they’ll be able to transfer images from your camera to your mobile device as well—except without requiring a regular Wi-Fi network. The feature which’ll allow this quick and easy transfer process is called Direct Mode—which basically uses an…
Toyota is joining the in-car computer adventure with “Entune,” their own take on the apps and smartphone integration game a la Ford Sync. The first apps look solid, but will they be the first to allow user-installed apps? The first set of apps look like pretty standard (if welcome) fare: Pandora, Bing search, MoveTickets.com. There’s…
Cleverly called “Love the Bird,” this lamp places a vibrator right under unsuspecting visitors’ noses—though you might have to request they don’t touch it themselves. Flick the bird, and it turns the lamp on and off. It’s the work of Lebanese designer Marc Dibeh, who wanted to create a household object with a sex toy…
Lego’s got a fresh new promo video for the new year! After watching it, I’m fighting the urge to run down to my nearest toy store and buy some new bricks. Enjoy. [LegoClick via The Daily What]
Little is known about this shapely 3DTV, except it’s an LED-backlit LCD that will join Samsung’s premium C9000 series. That asymmetric bezel/stand sure is something else, isn’t it? [Samsung Tomorrow via 3D-Display-Info]
Last June, Logitech’s HD Pro Webcam C910 webcam had our Jason Chen all in a tizz over its 720p video calls and 1080p local-recording. There was one big flaw, however—it only worked with PCs. That’s changed now, as Logitech’s now supporting Macs. [BusinessWire] https://gizmodo.com/logitech-vid-does-hd-video-calling-with-four-720p-webca-5559542
In 2005, Wal-Mart and Netflix teamed-up to ward-off Blockbuster: Wal-Mart ceased renting DVDs online, and Netflix promised never to sell physical DVDs. According to a court case, that agreement violated antitrust laws—which means Netflix customers are owed money. https://gizmodo.com/wal-mart-teams-with-netflix-104181 Wal-Mart chose to settle the case, and will gift Netflix customers who become class members of…
Next month, Barcelona will host the Mobile World Congress trade-show, where HTC will unveil their first Android tablet, the Scribe. So says flaky Digitimes, which has spoken to Taiwanese component manufacturers and sussed out it’ll measure 7-inches and run Honeycomb. Yesterday, we’d heard Google was clamping down on Honeycomb tablets, making it mandatory for them…
Someone’s let the rice spill out of the futomaki, because Sony’s CES cameras have leaked early. Looks like their cheap flip camcorder, the Bloggie, is getting a 3D upgrade, and the WX9 will be a 16MP 3D snapper. https://gizmodo.com/sony-bloggie-pm5k-camcorder-review-a-swiss-army-knife-5481173 The full list, published by PhotoRumors, is below. We’ll definitely be seeing some of these cameras…
By jumping ship to AMD Fusion guts for their Pavilion dm1 laptop, HP is in the vanguard of manufacturers turning out netbook-sized PCs with full notebook performance. That means 1080p video and DirectX 11 graphics on an 11.6-inch machine. The dm1 measures less than an inch thick and claims nearly ten hours of battery life—both…
Lenovo’s Y470 and Y570 have a lot in common with the other second-generation Intel Core PCs storming CES. But not if you’re in a hurry. Then the only thing you’ll notice is that they boot in under 10 seconds. https://gizmodo.com/intels-2nd-gen-core-processors-mega-media-machines-5722983 The quick boot times on the 14-inch Y470 and the 15.6-inch Y570 come compliments of…
Hyperbolic name aside, the Iomega SuperHero actually could save the day—or at least your photos and contacts. It’s an iPhone dock that syncs your info, saving you the trouble of plugging into your computer every night. Just how much of a burden that is currently is between you and your (smartphone) maker, but Iomega’s solution…
We’ve known AMD’s Fusion GPU/CPU hybrid has been incoming, but now we know exactly what to expect from the tiny chips—clean(er) video, low energy, and the size of a fingernail. The Fusion family of chips will (attempt to) do away with the messy guts spread across your motherboard, jamming a northbridge, multi-core CPU, and DirectX…
