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The rumors were true. “In the coming months,” the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi plus will come to AT&T for $150 and $50 (with contract rebate), respectively. The big difference between this and Verizon’s Plus versions? No hotspot. https://gizmodo.com/palms-launch-on-at-t-might-be-on-hold-until-summer-5495705 In your unlimited data plan, you get AT&T Navigator (the GPS navigation service that’s basically the…
MEDL Technology’s “The Panel” is a pretty unique device—it’s a rechargeable 13-inch monitor that can work with pretty much any major device over USB…and the specs are decent, too. Running for 5 hours per recharge, The Panel is pretty much just 1280×800 LED-backlit monitor and a kickstand—which is fine by us—as the manufacturer claims it’s…
“Peel-and-stick Instant Pocket gives you a pocket so you can mingle with crowds, go for a run or work in the yard and keep important things safe.” Because when I think insta-pocket, I think “mingle.” $7/3. [Solutions via 7Gadgets/OhGizmo!]
This is not a new shot, but one of my favorite reflections. Taken on Idaho HW93 along the Salmon River. Held by hand, took three or four shots to make sure one of them came out. This is the best one. I especially like how the road reflected in the polished steel shows the mountains,…
When residents of Shizuoka were trying to figure out how to top last summer’s Gundam statue, they did the obvious. Look for the new, lightsaber version this summer (OK, technically “beam saber”—but we know the truth). [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/activated-full-size-gundam-robot-looks-totally-absofri-5289548
The best Android skin has married one of the best Android phones, despite HTC piping up in the back saying “sheeee’s miiiine!” While it’s not an official marriage, it doesn’t mean the love is any less real. It’s the work of AllDroid user Greek35T, and while it’s not perfect (calls can’t be made over 3G,…
A couple of extra sizes of the E-series Vaio range first announced in February have been shown off today: a more portable 14-incher and desktop-hog 17-incher. Both have Blu-ray drives and the 17-inch model has a Core i5 chip. https://gizmodo.com/sony-launches-vaio-e-series-today-core-i5-notebooks-i-5462253 Full specs are listed below, so you can see the 14-inch VPC-EA1Z1E model has a…
On the whole, cameraphone pictures tend to “make do,” but with these new QuantumFilm chips from InVisage Technologies you could potentially ditch the Nikon and rely solely on your HTC. InVisage Technologies’ QuantumFilm uses a layer of nanometer-sized quantom dots, or semiconductor particles, which apparently attracts more light into the sensor than typical silicon sensors…
After four years of development, the Plastiki finally set sail on Saturday from San Francisco, where it will travel 11,000 miles to Sydney. Its website has useful tracking stats for all nautical nutters, well worth checking out. [Plastiki] https://gizmodo.com/plastiki-the-ship-made-from-12-000-plastic-bottles-wi-5482703
The Kindle iPad app’s more than an iPhone port, with a new “tablet-based interface that redesigns the core screen and the reading experience,” says Kindle VP Ian Freed. In other words, it’s a peek at the future of Kindle. UPDATED. https://gizmodo.com/amazons-working-on-a-full-color-multitouch-kindle-with-5466859 Update: Amazon’s broke cover on “Kindle Apps for tablet computers including the iPad.” So…
The March, 1986 issue of Omni magazine featured a quiz readers could take to test their knowledge of what sports would be like in the year 2000 and beyond. The thing I find funny about this was that the “correct” answers were determined by one man, Peter Ueberroth, the commissioner of Major League Baseball. While…
Next time you send an email, take a moment to ponder the simple beauty of the address field. No, not the name. Who cares who you’re sending emails to. I certainly don’t. No, the @ symbol. It’s artwork now! And famous artwork at that, thanks to its admission into the prestigious architecture and design collection…
“Get your greasy fingers off that DS Li—oh, you work here. Sorry about that. Please, continue with your McDonald’s training.” No, really, this could totally happen! And soon, as McDonald’s Japan is currently developing a $2.2 million DS “game” called eSmart that is designed to “cut training time by half.” How? Unclear. Perhaps there’s a…
Remember when, just the other day, we were talking about the future of storage, and how quantum mechanics is on the pipe dream, it’s totally magic list for now? Yeah. Me too. Thing is, shit just got real: Updated. https://gizmodo.com/the-future-of-storage-5497512 Real, and more importantly observable. Observable is important because until this week when one talked…
FoxTrot uses the geekiest of comic book humor to rake the iPad and its lack of flash over the coals. Funny because it’s true! Pretty brilliant Sunday strip, Mr. Amend, just be wary of visitors from Cupertino. [Foxtrot]
Hey look, Wal-Mart is selling the HTC HD2 early, and the inevitable unboxing YouTube video has already hit the web. [YouTube via BGR] https://gizmodo.com/htc-hd2-coming-to-t-mobile-on-march-24-for-200-5495146
If you’re head over heels for an iPad, it will pay to be a teacher or some other figure in an educational institution. This is because, like it has done in the past with its laptops and other hardware, Apple is offering discounted iPad 10-packs for educators. The packs are available in these configurations: BF822LL/A:…
I could have sworn I killed this thing while playing Mass Effect 2 the other day, but the designer says this is actually a benevolent, firefighting automaton called Firegard that’s meant to aid firemen in the field, not kill them. Much like the bomb-sniffing and disarming robots deployed in Iraq today, Firegard goes where humans…
I realize comparisons to another “Pads” are unfair, especially given the Tablet Wars I just invented by saying Tablet Wars haven’t even officially started, but surely the WePad’s name is some kind of backhanded compliment/joke from its creators at Neofonie? I hope it is, because WePad makes it sound as if Neofonie took a “find…
Does the iPhone need a mobile MIDI app? Irrelevant question, self, because it has one now, regardless of need or want. Called the Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer, it’s a low power, portable option for MIDI mixers on the move. The free app portion is available now, but you’ll have to wait until the hardware goes…
