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Android 2.0 only came out last week, but the open-source community has already ported it the T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream, the first Android phone. Check it out: https://gizmodo.com/a-visual-guide-to-android-2-0-so-much-nicer-5392059 Props go to coder, Akira Harada, for the port, but it’s just a sluggish preview at this point. If you’re super keen, you can download the…
The a750 isn’t official yet, but Sony itself has apparently leaked specs early via a registration page. The Alpha a750 would fill the big price gap between the a550 and a850 with a 14.6-megapixel full-frame sensor, and high-speed image processing. Not much else is known at this point, but it wouldn’t be a stretch to…
That on-again, off-again Asus Eee PC with Android OS, and 1GHz Snapdragon processor is, well, back on again. Asus now calls it their “secret weapon” and says it should arrive early next year for about $180 bucks. https://gizmodo.com/asus-demos-snapdragon-based-eee-pc-with-android-5273723 Maybe all the interest in Android 2.0 got them interested again. https://gizmodo.com/a-visual-guide-to-android-2-0-so-much-nicer-5392059 As a reminder, Smartbooks are…
LG has outlined its OLED roadmap, and there’s good stuff coming up. Its 15-inch panel takes on Sony in November, followed by 20- and 30-inchers in 2010 and 2011. LG also believes OLED will cost less than LCD by 2016. https://gizmodo.com/lgs-15-inch-oled-has-dazzling-screen-beauteous-case-5349520 Those 40-inch panels will still be “fairly expensive”, but LG says new manufacturing processes…
The DSi LL (or XL, as it will be known in the US early next year) made its first TV appearance in Japan overnight, and yep, that 4.2-inch screen is lookin’ pretty big. https://kotaku.com/dsi-xl-coming-to-america-in-early-2010-5392865 It arrives in Japan for ¥20,000 (US$220) on November 21. Hit up Kotaku for all the details. [Kotaku]
I thought I was ahead of things with my Chocolate Edition Apple Tablet, but Jerry Brito and his iPhone 3G C(ake) beat everything. It looks like the real thing, except for one teensyweensy mistake. https://gizmodo.com/sweet-confession-i-ate-a-chocolate-apple-tablet-5347285/ It’s got four bars on AT&T. I’ll forgive that artistic liberty this time though, because this isn’t just the best…
In the name of medical research, scientists analyzed the brain activity of individuals who were in the middle of drug induced hallucinations. The conclusion is that no matter how wacky the trip, the brain activities are identical among subjects. The narrator of the video sounds a bit paranoid about the subject at times, but some…
Remember the guy who got a DWI after crashing his motorized La-Z-Boy? While he’s serving a 180-day jail sentence, the City of Proctor, Minnesota is putting his tricked out chair onto eBay, “Hell yeah, it’s fast” bumper sticker and all. https://gizmodo.com/man-pleads-guilty-to-dwi-on-motorized-tricked-out-easy-5388043 During Dennis LeRoy Anderson‘s trial the chair was considered a vehicle for legal purposes…
This particular architectural gem could only come from Deutschland. It’s an outdoor library partially constructed out of beer crates. Not surprising that they’ve been working on it since 2005 though, takes time to empty out the crates after all. Designed by a group called KARO, the library started out as an art installation consisting of…
Back in 1986, Gizmodo reader and artist Christopher C. DeSantis foresaw the twin copy and paste t-shirts. There is only one problem, Christopher. Blonde sisters or mischievous brothers? Cute. Two bald guys with pony tails walking through a park? Creepy. https://gizmodo.com/twin-apple-fangirls-pwn-twin-pc-clones-5392373 Christopher created this cartoon for Macworld magazine, back in 1986. Thanks for sending it!
Esquire Sells the Space Beneath Downey’s Iron Nuts…No Joy for TomTom’s $120 iPhone Car Dock…Amtrak Gets “Free” Wi-Fi, But You Still Have to Pay for the Subsidy, Er Ticket…Voulez Vouz QOOQez Avec Moi? Esquire is one of the three magazines at the top of the journalistic totem pole—you write a feature for it, and a…
At first I thought the Autofetch Motion Pet Ball is a neat way for lazy dog owners to give their pets some exercise and treats, but then I looked at the product FAQs. What’s this about using it with kids? The point of the Autofetch Motion Pet Ball is to stick some pet treats inside,…
If I were these Imperial stormtroppers, I would trust the Force and click on “I’m Feeling Lucky.” [Flickr and Flickr via Ellephanta]
We’ve had many cake-themed posts lately, but it’s not that we’re fatasses. We’re just celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Internet. And there’s a lot to celebrate, because, as the Guardian shows, she’s seen a lot of action . The Guardian has put together a fantastic year-by year slideshow, including video clips and factoids, about…
It’ll be a while before the first commercially viable fusion facility, ITER in France, is powered up. But before that can even ever happen, there’s a need for a massive amount of coconut-shell charcoal which’ll absorb byproducts of thermonuclear reactions. Yes, coconut-shell charcoal plays a key role in a facility which is estimated to turn…
Actually, the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) won’t be riding in the backseat, it’s mounted right on the dashboard—but it will make comments on how you drive. It also reacts to your emotional state and helps you navigate. In other words, AIDA is like your highway helper. A robot pal you can bond with on…
Phase-changing memory looks great. It’s supposed to combine the non-volatile nature of flash-based memory with the fantastic speed of DRAM. Now Intel and Numonyx are teasing with advancements in stacking memory layers, news that brings denser PCM closer to markets. It’s anticipated that PCM will initially be considered too pricey once it does in fact…
I used Commodore 64s at school. We did BASIC programming, played Star Wars… It was such a fun machine that I wanted to eat it. Instead, I licked it. Now I can digest it and get its command line powers. There is something cathartic about eating an old gadget or any other object that tickles…
Oh Apple patents, you harbingers of coolness. Sometimes, however, you announce potential pain and doom. This iPod-cum-wireless headset is one of them. There’s no way I can look at these images and think that Jon Ive’s powers can save it: https://gizmodo.com/an-important-message-about-apple-industrial-design-from-5366960 I don’t even know why this iPod thingie—which includes microphone, wireless, headphone, memory, display,…
Someone thought that the best way to promote their company was by attaching paper ad banners to real flies. I tried this at school, to pass notes to a pretty girl called Carla. It ended in pain. My math teacher wasn’t amused. And Carla was grossed out. A clear lose-lose-lose situation. German company Eichborn, however,…
