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In case you were wondering if Intel’s business practices were as shady as the European Commission and the NY Attorney General think they are, look no further than this: Intel is paying $1.25 billion—plus frills—to avoid fighting. https://gizmodo.com/intel-smacked-with-staggering-1-45-billion-fine-in-eur-5252046 Here’s how Intel describes the settlement: Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices today announced a comprehensive agreement…
Ron Johnson, Apple VP of retail, had this to say in response to Microsoft’s move into the world of retail stores during Apple’s Manhattan store opening today. https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-first-retail-store-opens-like-apple-store-w-5387880
The F-04B isn’t your average touchscreen QWERTY slider. If you want to slim things down, the 3.4-inch screen and slide-out keyboard can be separated, and you can also attach an 854 x 480 pico-projector in place of the keyboard. When separated, the keyboard communicates with the screen via Bluetooth, and can act as a keyboard…
So, I’m at the opening of the fancy new Apple Store on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Retail chief Ron Johnson is talking about how awesome their retail is and whatnot. I’ll have pictures up shortly. But for now, digits. The numbers, admittedly, are impressive. • Apple’s total sales in 2001 were $5.4 billion. Apple Stores…
Leave it to a NASA scientist to create the first Star Trek Tricorder using a stamp-sized sensor chip, an iPhone, and some spiffy programing. What does it do? It can detect killer gasses in the air. While the concept is not new, this prototype is fully working and operational. Created by Jing Li and a…
Smile shutters. Blink warnings. Fart detectors. Point and shoot cameras have been stuffed with gimmicks for years, but the arms race isn’t ending any time soon. Casio just added golf swing analyzation to their Exilim line. From what we can tell, you have a buddy hold the EX-FS10 while you hit balls at the range…
The mPower Emergency Illuminator combines a beautiful design (courtesy of the Porsche Design Studio) with new battery technology. One tube holds two CR123 batteries, while the other stores a Lithium Reserve Battery that has a minimum shelf-life of 20 years. “The mPower Reserve Battery offers an unprecedented minimum shelf life of 20 years and has…
If I have trouble concentrating on a 30-inch panoramic monitor, I can’t imagine myself in front of the eight monitors that the single-slot Matrox M9188 PCIe x16 graphics card can drive, each at 2560 x 1600 pixels. The $1995 Matrox M9188 comes with 2GB of video RAM, and works with Windows 7, Vista, XP, and…
A bunch of us hadn’t seen this little effigy of the Jobsian One before, and it’s just too weird not to share. Dax Norman paints famous folks on bowling pins, and took these shots outside 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino. The turtle neck and glasses are there, but I don’t know what’s up with that…
That’s the question Sony posed in one of their infamous, leak-laden surveys on the device, according to Destructoid. Note that Piano Black and Pearl White have both already been released, but there are a slew of others that the company is at least considering putting on shelves. I’m remiss that there’s no Fireball Orange option.…
After giving us an early look, Dell has revealed the full specs of their color-happy Mac Mini-esque Zino HD. And for $230, you aren’t just getting an Atom net top. UPDATE x3 https://gizmodo.com/dell-inspiron-zino-hd-eat-it-mac-mini-5336054 Instead, Dell has turned to AMD chips starting with a base Athlon processor (which can be bumped to an AMD Athlon™ X2,…
Here I was thinking the xpPhone was the only handset crazy (brave?) enough to run a full-blown copy of Windows XP. Appears ViewSonic may have one planned, too. This clamshell has a QWERTY keyboard, 4.3-inch touchscreen, and Intel ULV processor. https://gizmodo.com/windows-xp-phone-a-first-look-at-its-touchscreen-inter-5393584 The VPC08 also has 512MB RAM, 8GB storage, secondary 2-inch display, number buttons, and…
Apple may have shunned the stylus for the iPhone, but its all about pen-based input on tablets. It’s just filed a patent application for tech that improves digital ink recognition by breaking down strokes and phrases. A system comprising: a pen-based input tablet configured to collect and organize received ink information into ink strokes. “Upon…
Polymer Vision have gone bankrupt and been bought by Wistron since we first saw their unique Readius prototype in Feb 08. However, the new owners now confirm plans for a similar 5- to 6-inch handheld in 2010. Stay tuned. [DigiTimes] https://gizmodo.com/philips-readius-materializes-with-fold-away-screen-347272
I love Vimeo’s video quality, but unlike YouTube, it doesn’t make my uploads iPhone friendly. But that may change: they’ve already converted all “Staff Picks” and HD video showcases into iPhone and Android-friendly formats, and say there’s more to come. We’ve been working on it for the last few weeks. This is sort of the…
These dashboard screens—reportedly found directly on the UK version of PlayStation.com—suggest the PS3 will soon have Facebook integrated into the Cross Media Bar interface, plus a new photo viewing option, and the ability to change gamercard colors. OK, the last one isn’t super interesting, but the Facebook feature would be nice. Looks like Sony caught…
I’ve warned you about dating someone gadget-obsessed, but you just couldn’t help yourself and fell in love with one of us. Let’s talk about avoiding feeling like you’re in a ménage à trois with a person and some circuits. https://gizmodo.com/why-you-should-think-twice-before-dating-an-iphone-user-5397528 Gadgetwise’s Jenna Wortham was forced to contemplate the hardship of loving someone who’s in lust…
Microsoft added a few nice new features to its Windows Mobile Marketplace today, including enhanced security and a nice-looking store that can be accessed from your computer’s browser, much like Xbox Live. The security features are really more like anti-piracy measures, but that’s developer stuff—what about us consumers? Well, the new online portal seems like…
A modder managed to wire Palm’s TouchStone inductive charger directly into his car’s battery, giving his Pre both a simple mount solution and wireless charging. Makes tossing a phone into a cupholder seem so inelegant, doesn’t it? [EverythingPre via MAKE]
Microsoft has been granted a patent for a sudo command, because apparently you can patent a command that goes back to the mainframe days as long as you explain that it’s a “personalized version” with a GUI. Groklaw has an explanation of the history of sudo and details about the patent, but it all boils…