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Casio has set up some new digital photo frames with what’s essentially a set of automatic artsy Photoshop filters, allowing grandmas to make pictures of their grandkids look like robotic watercolors. Good lord.
MagicJack is set to release a new box that will connect and route cellphone-based VoIP calls (without special software), using other cell provider’s towers (without permission, mind you), offering service inside your house for just $40 a year. According to the AP, MagicJack feels their within the realm of legality because wireless spectrum licenses don’t…
If Phone Arena’s leaked roadmap is correct, Sprint will be launching an Android WiMax phone from HTC in 2010. The document says that an HTC A9292 is on the way, possessing a candybar form factor. And comparing that to HTC’s convention for model numbers, means that the phone will be powered by Android. Also interesting…
Ten seconds. Ten chances to fail. Can a flack from PowerMat convince you to buy their gadget in just a dollar’s worth of time?
Google’s mobile page has undergone a minor change. Below the search bar, you can now toggle a menu, called “near me now” to populate a list of nearby businesses, ATMs, restaurants, cafes, etc., based on your current location. Not quite a Yelp killer yet, but it’s something. Available for iPhone 3.x and Android 2.x phones.…
What do you do when you’re stranded on a desert island and you’ve gone through the last of your bottled water? You save yourself and the planet by recycling those bottles into a DIY kayak and outrigger. Bear Grylls eat your heart out. This Instructable gives you step by step instructions to building a recycled-materials…
Qualcomm’s current 1GHz Snapdragon is the muscle that makes the Nexus One so fantastically speedy, but Qualcomm isn’t sitting on their laurels—they just announced two new chips that are going to power the next great mobile devices. https://gizmodo.com/nexus-one-review-5443835 First up is the single-core Snapdragon 8X50A, a 45nm chip that’s essentially the next version of the…
Reuters today, citing unnamed sources, reports that Apple’s supply chain will begin manufacturing aluminum casings for their upcoming tablet device next month. That means a shipment could come as early as this spring. Taiwanese manufacturer AVY Precision Technology, Inc has been tapped to provide the cases, while Wintek Corp and TPK Solutions will supply the…
The free BD Remote app lets users control their Sony BD equipment (no PS3 support, yet) via wifi from any iPhone or iPod Touch. The app launches quickly and the interface is intuitive. Pairing the device is a simple three step process that should be easy for most users. There was a very slight lag…
The Camcorder has been hard pressed by flash cams and DSLRs for awhile, but now we’re seeing the ever-improving HD cheapies and DSLRs taking over the semi-pro space with external microphones, lights and grips. Here are some awesome rigs… …as seen at CES, in the field, by those covering the show. Camcorder companies should be…
CES has us full-blown-crazy and today’s deals reflects our madness. Marvel at the HP Blu-ray packin’ laptops and check out the 1.5TB Western Digital External HDD because for $79 you can finally up the cap on your porn storage. Top Deals: • 15.6″ HP dv6t Core i7 Blu-ray Laptop for $914.99 plus free shipping (normally…
The Nexus One is an over-hyped Android phone. But that doesn’t stop it from being the best Android phone. It is, for two reasons: Hardware and software. Despite the buzz, it’s not revolutionary, certainly not because of the way it’s being sold—unlocked for $530 or subsidized, with a T-Mobile contract for $180. Sure, Google created…
If you’re out in the middle of the Yukon wilderness and really have to send a tweet about the moose you just killed and ate with your bare hands, Delorme’s PN-60w GPS is just the device you need. Leveraging the SPOT satellite communicator/ messenger service to connect to internet services such as Twitter and Facebook,…
Pixel Qi’s magic transforming displays seemed too good to be true: One screen that’s both a bright, full color LCD and a reflective, E-Ink quality display for reading in light. It is pretty damn incredible. https://gizmodo.com/pixel-qi-magic-screens-coming-in-multitouch-tablets-in-5420522 It’s not hard to see the overall trend with gadgets: They’re being reduced almost entirely to the display. Which…
Fart machines have struck again! Juvenile? Yes…but you can’t help but laugh. Everyone seems to agree that the best reaction comes about 42 seconds in. [Digg] https://gizmodo.com/kid-uses-fart-machine-in-city-council-meeting-governme-5166765
Take this survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you could win a Canon PowerShot SD 1200 IS to snap embarrassing photos of you and your posse partying in Seaside Heights this weekend like a herd of Snookies. [Rules.] http://gawker.com/5425961/j-is-for-jersey
In case you missed it, we’ve got the full details on the the six new Lumix point-and-shoots Panasonic introduced at CES this week. Ultraslim, video, touchscreens, oh my! PANASONIC INTRODUCES LUMIX FH-SERIES DIGITAL CAMERAS, PACKED WITH WIDE-ANGLE LENSES AND POWERFUL ZOOMS Panasonic LUMIX FH20 Ideal for Sophisticated Users Looking for Compact Digital Camera Capable of…
The Drudge Report has an image of a woman from an airport scanner up right now. It’s scandalous enough as is, but it’s shockingly easy to make it look even more like a normal nude photograph. Updated Reader Sigfried discovered that by simply inverting the image in Photoshop, you restore the photo to a more…
It’s not going to stump an expert, but there will probably be a couple questions in Mental Floss’ Cable Connector Quiz that could trip you up. Try it yourself and let us know what you scored. What Was Your Score?(online surveys) [Mental Floss via Neatorama]
Do you hate plugging things into the wall? How about typing your name into some fields? Hoo boy, have I got a deal for you! Target is willing to do these arduous tasks for you for a mere $99. Yes, ninety nine fucking dollars. To hook up an Xbox or a PS3 that cost you…
