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Acer’s updated its Android range of phones with the Liquid e, running Android 2.1 and built using a Qualcomm Snapdragon 768 MHz processor, so isn’t quite as zappy as some others we’ve seen recently. https://gizmodo.com/acer-lets-slip-the-liquids-custom-android-interface-wh-5383180 While we don’t have images of the Liquid e yet (seen above is the previous Liquid model), it has a…
A follow-up from the Cliq, called the Cliq XT—or Quench, depending on where you live—has been shown off running Android 1.5 (which is a shame when most companies are looking at 2.1 now), and has MOTOBLUR. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-cliq-review-5381995 Whether that’s for better or worse, I’ll leave up to you to decide—but in the meantime it has…
Samsung’s headline act may’ve been the new Wave handset yesterday, but here at Gizmodo we’re equally interested in the guts of these portable talky-phones. Take their two new CMOS sensors for phones, which show the future for Samsung’s new camphones. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-waves-hello-to-wave-s8500-smartphone-with-bada-5471459 The S5K4E2 is a 5.0-megapixel sensor that measures just 1/4 of an inch and…
Eee PCs may not be as ubiquitous now as they were a year or two ago, but this T101MT model has popped up in France with its swiveling multitouch display and Windows 7 OS, looking mighty fiiiiine. That display is a 10.1-inch LED backlit resistive multitouch with 1024 x 600 resolution. Inside is an Intel…
I love humanoid robots from the 1920s and 30s. They were going to fight our wars, drive our cars, and be gigolos for lonely women. In the early 1930s Westinghouse created a robot named Rastus, the “mechanical Negro.” And what was Rastus going to do? Nearly take an arrow to the eye, it would seem.…
Adobe’s launching AIR, its cross-platform runtime, for smartphones. Why’s that a big deal? It theoretically means developers can write an app once, and it’ll work on tons of OSes—at least any that support AIR. Oh, and the iPhone. Android’s the first to get AIR, but WebOS, BlackBerrry and Windows Mobile are slated to get it…
Things didn’t go so well, huh, champ? We’ve talked a lot about love, but now it’s time for our resident love doctor to talk about what happens when romance goes south. Here are the steps to breaking up… online. Breaking up is hard to do, so the song goes, but it can be particularly painful…
A scoop of sorts over at Phone Scoop (and verified elsewhere this evening) confirms that Windows Mobile 7 will not support flash at launch—which is officially tomorrow during the MWC—but will eventually support it, sometime. Both Phone Scoop and Engadget are confirming the news this evening, which means tomorrow’s big Windows Mobile 7 reveal will…
Well, that was a gimme. Toy Fair is the annual event where we get to completely regress back to childhood and check out all of the awesome toys coming out for the rest of the year. And well, we love toys.
Iron Mr. Potato Head Man. Yes. Toy Fair is the annual event where we get to completely regress back to childhood and check out all of the awesome toys coming out for the rest of the year. And well, we love toys.
The new Iron Man helmet is too cool: It opens and closes slowly, just like in the movie, lights up, and JARVIS talks to you. Not bad, for $35. There’s also a redesigned Replusor glove that does the whole “yeoooowwwBOOOSHH” sound effect when you fire it at tanks, pets or small children, and Arc Lights…
There’s a badass scene in the Clone Wars cartoon where General Grievous cuts down six Jedi, by himself, using some insane spinning saber techniques. This twirling dual-bladed Grievous lightsaber will let you do that to your friends. In other toy lightsaber news, with the next releases, the blades will actually screw off, meaning when you’re…
We saw impressive renders of Notion Ink’s Adam last week, along with some speculation, but today we’re getting what’s probably the best look yet at this ambitious play into the tablet space. https://gizmodo.com/notion-inks-adam-tablet-will-have-flash-output-at-1080-5467447 The following specs, to be unveiled officially at MWC, are listed as “final” by the folks at Notion Ink. Take some of…
If there’s one thing the seamstress community needs, it’s a sewing machine that turns into a lamp. Unfortunately, the bad news is such a device still doesn’t exist (I think?), but the good news is there’s a concept floating around the Internet that purports to do illuminating tasks that are currently beyond the sewing machine…
This two-foot tall AT-AT Walker is very possibly the most ridiculous boys’ dollhouse ever constructed. It is goddamn enormous. It holds over 20 figures; Luke Skywalker even dangles between its legs. You have to see this thing up close: It’s the largest toy AT-AT Hasbro’s ever produced, and amazingly, it’s only $100. STAR WARS AT-AT…
Sexting may seem like a relatively recent phenomenon, but in truth it’s as old as mankind itself. Here’s a walk back through the illustrious history of the SMS booty call: Marilyn Monroe to JFK Pierre Curie to Marie Curie Elizabeth Bennet to Mr. Darcy Anon. to the Marquis de Sade Romeo to Juliet Guinevere to…
What a complete, utter surprise this is: On Valentine’s Day, a holiday associated closely with gift-giving and things that are red, white and pink, we receive word that Pentax is going to sell a pink version of their K-x DSLR. The pink version joins the current color lineup, which consists of red, white, navy blue…
Wireless power? Nothing new. It’s been around for at least 100 years, although only recently has it reached the point where a completely wireless future was believed possible. Now, an update of sorts from MIT WiTricity means it’s even closer. Previously, an MIT WiTricity team, led by physicist Marin Soljacic, powered a 60-watt light bulb…
Buried at the bottom of Samsung’s MWC press kit was mention of an I8520 “Halo” projector phone. Sporting Android 2.1, a 3.7-inch Super AMOLED screen, and 720p video (to name a few), the phone will be officially revealed tomorrow. The phone will also support an eight megapixel camera, with flash; DivX/Xvid playback; Bluetooth 2.1; 802.11b/g/n…
Would a drive shaft work in a bicycle? Possibly, and here’s a BMX bike concept that takes the design and runs with it, sans hubs! The hubless wheels are a cool touch, I’ll admit, but I have my doubts about whether the tiny driveshaft will replace today’s venerable chain configuration. Whatever the case may be,…