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The Palm Pre is coming to Verizon early next year. We know this. But this morning, BGR gives us something new to be excited about: The Pixi’s apparently coming to Verizon as well, and both models get a (titular?) upgrade. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-officially-confirms-they-will-have-the-palm-pre-5383911 Verizon’s lineup, according to BGR’s tipster, will consist of the Palm Pre Plus (codenam:…
When it comes to websites, I’ve had my share of whirlwind romances. CuteOverload and I had a thing; Scrabulous whispered sweet nothings in my ear for most of 2007. But no site ever captured my attention like Kozmo. Kozmo and its close relative UrbanFetch were online messenger services that would deliver any number of household…
You’ve heard of resistive touchscreens, and hopefully you’ve been fortunate enough to own a capacitive touchscreen phone. But have you heard of Interpolating Force-Sensitive Resistance, or I.F.S.R touchscreen technology? Touchco hopes you soon will. A bunch of scientists at New York University’s Media Research Lab have grouped together to form Touchco, which is working on…
If this Lego Polaroid 1000 instant camera actually worked, I would buy 24. And then I would destroy them to make a giant camera that takes 24 frames per minute. That would have saved instant photography. [Brickshelf via Obsolete]
The Nokia n900 is not a cool phone, OK? It’s just not. But I admit, it can do some cool stuff, like play Duke Nukem 3D and double as a PS3 controller with the help of BlueMaemo. [MaemoCentral via MAKE]
This map by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre examines the travel times from any spot on the globe to the nearest city of 50,000 or more inhabitants by land or water. The surprise? As NewScientist observes, less than 10% of the world is more than two days away from a major city using ground-based…
Made from a WWII German fighter plane and Yamaha Wild Star motorbike, this sidecar bike looks like a less-colorful Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. [Henrik Toth via LikeCool]
Traditionally favored by middle-aged women, wallpaper could cut carbon emissions and eliminate the need for light bulbs, with a UK company using OLED technology to create light-emitting wallpaper. The government-backed Carbon Trust has awarded a £454,000 ($720,000) grant to a company by the name of Lomox, to develop the special wallpaper. Inspired by OLED TVs…
The last time we heard about the antiqued G1 being loaded with 2.1 it turned out to be fake, so we’re not holding our breath now. Nonetheless, AndroidSpin user Drizzy is claiming success, with the ROM on its way. Speculation is also pointing at an official over-the-air 2.0 or 2.1 upgrade for the G1, but…
Dave Zatz has an invite to a CES Slingbox event. Neato: New video streaming gear including a touchscreen device. You’ll experience an up close view of Sling’s new placeshifting products including WiFi television, ultra-slim Slingboxes, and a next-generation touch screen device. I just hope it’s not mostly echostar-only stuff, since they were acquired. [Zatz] https://gizmodo.com/sling-media-to-be-acquired-by-echostar-for-380-million-303256
Every little boy wants to race in the F1 at some point, but does he want to spend $191,500 on a simulator? Cruden’s Hexatech simulator can be fully customized for the real F1, NASCAR or WRC experience. All of the features, including the chassis, wheelbase and track, tire and suspension, engine, gearbox, differentials, aero loading,…
Think those plastic glasses are filled with Daisy’s fresh milk? Wrong! The battery-powered white LEDs light up the opaque plastic, fooling everyone into thinking you’re drinking nature’s own juice. Instead of gin. [Amazon via OhGizmo]
The importance and relevance of the National Geographic magazine can never be argued against, particularly with their nod to the dawn of a new decade in the form of a HDD pre-loaded with every issue ever published. The 160GB external hard drive has 100GB spare for storing your own travel photos, videos of volcanoes and…
Garmin’s 450T GPS is their highest end without an integrated camera, and so, the best discrete outdoor GPS they make. It has a barometer, altimeter, waterproofness, tilt-compensated compass and a receiver sensitive enough for quick fixes in canyons and forests. https://gizmodo.com/garmin-oregon-handheld-gps-line-gets-3-2-megapixel-came-5243008 The 450 has a 3-inch, 240 x 400 pixel screen, 850MB of internal memory…
I’m surprised it’s taken this long, to be honest. Microsoft’s posted a job offer, seeking a Principle Program Manager, who can “bring Xbox LIVE enabled games to Windows Mobile.” Based at their Redmond HQ, the right person for the job will “focus specifically on what makes gaming experiences “LIVE Enabled” through aspects such as avatar…
Joining it’s brethren the compass, tape measure and calculator-ruler watch is this flashlight watch. Is it an official Stanley gadget? I dunno. But I still find it inspired: all watches should have built-in LED flashlights. [Brando]
At what point does a supposed ereader become a tablet? When it has a color screen for viewing photos and YouTube videos? Built-in MP3 player? Someone needs to have a quick word with Paradigm Shift‘s marketing department. The company will be announcing two ereaders next week at CES, the 5-inch EER-051 and 7-inch EER-071WF. The…
Motorola hasn’t exactly been shy with telling people how many Android phones they’ll be releasing in 2010, so it’s no surprise to hear that they’ll be showing off “a pair of new phones” at next week’s CES. We try to not put much weight on analysts’ speculations, but Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry is…
You just can’t find affordable sick leave cover these days. Turns out that while Steve Jobs was off sick for six months of the year, COO Tim Cook received $12.3m in stock for stepping into his shoes. [TUAW]
With the “biggest, most powerful helicopter ever to have gone into production”—Wikipedia says—that’s how. Here you have the mythical Russian Mi-26 sling-loading and taking away a NATO AS532 Cougar, hit in battle in Afghanistan. [Flight Global]
