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As far as hardware goes, the size, the look, and the configuration of the apparent unibody-ish backside of the tablet all make sense. The original photos were yanked almost immediately—very interesting—but not before we saved them. The photos showed up on a message board on Chinese website Weiphone, and give a clear view of the…
After eyeing up renders, this caught-in-the-wild snapshot of the HTC Bravo comes accompanied with information on its Android partner the Legend, which hasn’t been salivated over quite as much as it should, considering it’s supposedly packing a unibody aluminum casing. https://gizmodo.com/htcs-passion-to-be-known-as-bravo-in-states-5421340 The photo above is of the HTC Bravo, which was first outed in the…
iPad Liveblog Archive 6:46 am ON Jan 27 2010 Jason Chen: It’s early. But never too early for pie. I’m eating pie. 7:11 am ON Jan 27 2010 Jason Chen: Did anyone get in on that Klingon invasion in Star Trek Online yesterday?That must have been GREAT. Pew pew. 7:19 am ON Jan 27 2010…
The June 2, 1982 Washington Post ran a short piece about lovebots of the future. The article by Stephanie Mansfield predicts androids would be on the market by the mid-1990s, and likely revolutionize the way people looked at sexual relations. Arthur Harkins, director of the graduate program in futures research at the University of Minnesota,…
Daguerreotype cameras are the great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfathers of the devices we use for snapshots today. Recently the earliest—and with an expected price of 700,000 euro, the most expensive—examples of such a camera was rediscovered in a private collection. If you’ve got between 200,000 euro, the auction’s starting price, and 700,000 euro, the expected final price, and…
Archos’ first Android tablet, the Archos 5, didn’t quite live up to its promises,but a second leaked Android tablet from the French could prove more feature-some if realized, with a front-facing webcam and new 7-inch size. https://gizmodo.com/archos-5-android-internet-tablet-reviewed-disappoints-5376499 Thanks to a slip-up by the UK retailer Data-Mind, we’ve got photos and specs of the tablet, which…
Turns out, Apple’s veil of secrecy applies internally, as well. Former engineer Edward Eigerman spoke with Bloomberg News this morning about the atmosphere at the company before a major product launch—turns out, it’s not all wine and roses. Eigerman has a unique perspective on the extreme lengths Apple goes through to prevent leaks, having been…
The reason Windows tablets have sucked is that they’ve crammed desktop interfaces onto tablets. Assumedly, the Apple tablet’s magic is in the interface. So it’s funny that Apple’s secret tablet from over 14 years ago made the same mistake. https://gizmodo.com/the-apple-tablet-interface-must-be-like-this-5452501 The Newton was still in production. But what Apple secretly pitched to select medical centers…
On the cusp of the Apple event, new patents have been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, showing a proximity-sensing multitouch screen amongst other features. It could be a patent for today’s product announcement, or The Future. Patently Apple dug up the goods for 13 patents, all of which have been authorized…
For today’s tablet launch, I just wanted to remind you how Apple launches new products. The gadgets themselves are, eh, they’re OK, but the showmanship—that’s the magic. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-launch-an-apple-product-in-5-easy-steps-5013863
A MacRumors forums member has posted a screengrab of the iPhone Dev Portal which updated the terms and conditions yesterday (supposedly) with the line “need to update this for the 27th launch.” So there’ll be a new iPhone OS, hmm? MacRumors forum member Withnail explained the screengrab he pasted on ‘The Apple Tablet Rumor Roundup’…
Its poor little punched-out eyes blink red with the horror of having LEDs shoved in them, every time it makes a data transfer. Video of the post-life torture after the jump. Sad thing is, it’s not even the first dead mouse to be outfitted with LED eyes 🙁 [Zackaholic’s Flickr via MAKE] https://gizmodo.com/diy-when-led-throwies-meet-mouse-taxidermy-5376274
Windows Mobile 7 will most definitely, positively, absolutely be shown off next month at Mobile World Congress, sez CNET. And Digitimes. Despite more conflicting stories than a Brangelina love-saga, I believe there’ll be solid news next month for WinMo fans. https://gizmodo.com/ok-were-bored-now-windows-mobile-7-will-launch-end-of-5454490 It wasn’t going to launch until next year, then the end of this year,…
This isn’t just a mug with a barcode painted on, it’s the packaging as well—the barcode can be scanned by a cashier. Designed in Britain, it should be going on sale (and scanned) shortly. [DesignBoom]
Gizmodo helm-man and keen snowman Brian nearly creamed his pants when he heard about RealSki’s augmented reality iPhone app, and rightly so—the app uses the camera, accelerometer, compass and GPS to map ski-trails of over 80 US mountains. You’ll need to be running at least OS 3.1.2 on your iPhone 3GS to use RealSki, and…
Google may’ve delayed the launch of two Samsung and Motorola Android phones last week, but if you speak to the Chinese government, they have no problems with Google (their free-speaking arch-nemesis) offering their wares in the country. [Reuters] https://gizmodo.com/google-delaying-launch-of-two-android-phones-in-china-d-5451674
We’re about 12 hours away from seeing the thing for real, away from the speculation and leaks, but these two photos popped up just a few minutes ago. We don’t know if it’s real, but it’s definitely possible. So here’s what we can see in these photos, sent by a tipster to Engadget: A tablet…
Bill Donahue made a trip to the headquarters of SkyMall, purveyors of the most useless gadgetry in the western world (good luck competing with Brando). My favorite part of the article? SkyMall’s president is named Christine Aguilera. Ha! https://gizmodo.com/meeting-brando-hong-kongs-usb-willy-wonka-5136739 It is kind of an interesting piece, though—SkyMall doesn’t make, design, or even (to my surprise)…
Lexon recently announced a new line of sustainably powered gadgets that are decidedly down to Earth. That is, they’re made from bamboo and maize bio-plastics. And let me tell you, corn has never looked better. If you’re in the market for a new calculator, alarm clock, or FM radio, why wouldn’t you want it to…
If there’s anything technology has been driving towards, it’s the innovation that allows corpses to wink. Finally! But don’t worry, there’s a use for this for people other than flirty necrophiliacs. You see, these electroactive polymer artificial muscles use soft acrylic or silicon layered with carbon grease to contract like muscle tissue when it gets…
