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On stage with Walt Mossberg, Google Engineering VP mentioned that an enterprise version of the Nexus One could have a physical keyboard and longer battery life—and there could be more Google devices, including a budget model. https://gizmodo.com/nexus-one-review-5443835 The original question was about the the broader program of “Google” phones, as opposed to “With Google” phones,…
Lego Universe has been in development for a couple years now, but we finally got the first hands on and impressions of the MMO for both kid and adult LEGO fans. It makes building and designing Lego sets incredibly accessible. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-lego-universe-video-offers-games-first-glimps-5030426 Basically, this is the natural evolution of the Lego brand. You know how you…
Without a hint of doubt, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says that chances of Netflix on Nintendo—are “excellent.” Stir that together with October’s confident rumors about forthcoming Netflix support on the Wii and, well, you get it. https://gizmodo.com/netflix-streaming-coming-to-wii-next-naturally-5392160 The quote came in response to an onstage question from AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka, during an interview here at…
“So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.”—Sun Tzu, The Art of War [All Things D]
I promised a weekly update on yellow iMacs. But at CES, I haven’t been able to comb submissions enough to offer a proper rant. Know that I’m still on the case. And, from a quick perusal, iMacs are still shipping with yellow freggin screens. https://gizmodo.com/apple-has-thwarted-my-efforts-so-i-need-your-help-5436442
If your short term memory is shot, and you are the kind of person that gets their best ideas in the shower, Aqua Notes can help. This waterproof notepad can be used even when submerged. The woman in the video seems pretty confident that most of the world’s greatest ideas start in the shower. I’m…
If Ballmer’s revelation of the slate wasn’t enough HP news for you, Bits reports the Palo Alto-based company is also working on an Android tablet roughly twice the size of an iPhone, and seemingly similar to Dell’s Mini 5 Tablet. https://gizmodo.com/hps-windows-7-slate-device-revealed-by-steve-ballmer-5442200 Citing an anonymous source, Bits editor Nick Bilton was told there are multiple tablets…
Google’s Street View team famously photographs all kinds of weird stuff as they drive the world, but Navteq, who basically invented this stuff, just built a mount with seven cameras and 64 lasers to see everything better, in 3D. Mounted atop a VW Jetta wagon is this crazy apparatus with a 12-megapixel panoramic camera on…
Taking design cues from the Oakley Thump MP3 player sunglasses is never a good idea. But that’s not the only fault these Vuzix Wrap 920AR glasses have. The resolution sucks. https://gizmodo.com/oakley-thump-2-hands-on-139339 Unless you’ve never picked up an iPhone or Android handset—or don’t have boasting friends with them—you would’ve heard of augmented reality, right? These glasses…
The Tweets are flying with reports that upon connecting to Google’s free holiday Wi-Fi, people are getting redirected to Google’s Nexus One page. Smart, sure. But is it fair play, or does this self-promotion spoil Google’s charitable act? Travelers are reporting that, in many airports, connecting to Google’s free Wi-Fi redirects browsers to the Nexus…
Now this is a smart, sensible idea for pest control. While you’re at it, why don’t you get that mouse crawling inside your wall with a grenade? [Johannes Vogl via Today and Tomorrow via Boing Boing]
So many gadgets around, so little cash with which to buy them. That’s where convergence comes into play—and the enTourage eDGe dualbook is a great example. I’d get one myself, if only they weren’t so damn big. https://gizmodo.com/entourage-edge-dualbook-on-sale-in-february-for-490-c-5442555 It looks like a laptop, with the left side devoted to a 9.7-inch e-paper screen, and the…
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I love Casio slow motion cameras, even if their stills are generally not all that great. The new EX-FH100 is pocketsized, has a 10x zoom and a new 120frame per second mode that doesn’t have low light issues. Love it. Older cameras would be impossible to use at 300FPS indoors, because the grain and exposure…
D-Link’s giving your popularity the benefit of the doubt by offering 8 Ethernet ports on their new DIR-632 802.11n router. If you’re worried about all those open ports bumming you out, D-Link has 3 other new devices to check out. If the DIR-632’s 8 ports seem like overkill, there’s the D-Link Rush (DAP-1560), the Touch (DAP-865),…
Taser, not content just helping cops electrocute old people and the handicapped, has decided to focus some of its energy on stopping sexting and texting while driving. Not with electrocution, sadly. The tech itself is pretty ho-hum: it lets parents monitor texts and control when they can use their phone. Why the hell they’re doing…
Last we saw marathon karaoke man, he was singing for nobody like he was singing for his life. There’s no evidence that he’s stopped since Wednesday, but he has accumulated a small fanbase. Feel, as your pity transmutes into respect. https://gizmodo.com/cespool-the-saddest-man-at-ces-yet-5443058
Quick heads up that I will be moderating what promises to be a great panel on the future of GPS navigation, starting in a little under an hour here at the Las Vegas Convention Center—3pm, North Hall N260. We’ve got amazing people from TomTom, Garmin, Nokia, TeleNav and SiRF/CSR on the panel, and my guess…
Scientists are fickle, aren’t they? First they’re saying we can’t have invisibility cloaks, now they’re saying we can. I vote “can,” obviously. How will it work? The same way everything in the future will work: nanoparticles. https://gizmodo.com/scientists-thwart-the-invisibility-cloak-again-5419819 A team from Fudan University in Shanghai believes that silver-plated nanoparticles suspended in water could be the trick…
A yearly CES tradition: The Adam Frucci white guy dance. If only you knew how he moved when the camera was turned off.
