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See that guy who kind of looks like Ernest Hemingway? His name is Gay Wilkinson. His favorite sport is to shoot anvils in the air. Anvils. He says that women ask him: “why would you like to do that.” I tell you why, women! Because he can. Just pack a lot of black powder between…
Who says plasma is dead? The 54-inch TC-P54Z1 improves upon the V10 series, and uses a separate box and wireless HDMI receiver. And after an exhaustive review, HD Guru says it delivers outstanding color, deep black levels, and superior motion. https://gizmodo.com/vizio-drops-out-of-plasma-tvs-5151917 The $5500 beauty uses a G12 1080p NeoPDP panel. Like Pioneer’s Kuro, it does…
Climbing at 14,000 feet? Sailing in Sydney harbor? You never know when access to your computer will come in handy. Some say the iPhone isn’t for business. But LogMeIn Ignition for iPhone users disagree. A recent survey of 400 LogMeIn Ignition for iPhone users reveals that over 65% are accessing their work computer with their…
The Philips DirectLife Activity Monitor may not look like more than a glorified waterproof accelerometer. Yet it might be brilliant. Using Philips’ software, you preload your fitness goals (the amount of daily activity you’re aiming for) onto the device. Then, as you go about your day with the monitor in your pocket, its series of…
Earlier this year, Google launched an iTunes-style music download service in China. The twist? All the music was free. Now, Techcrunch says a US launch of a Google music service is imminent. Could it be free, too? Doubtful. Google’s already got a decent music search engine in place, and they’ve got plenty of experience designing…
The old record for Amazon UK preorders was held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The new record goes to Windows 7. What’s this mean? People are actually going out to buy Windows 7 instead of waiting for their next PC to upgrade, sure. But what’s this really mean? Technology is more powerful than…
Even though it’s not technically an android, the skiing robot looks remarkably like a small child on the slopes, a short figure carving through turns with no real reaction to the experience whatsoever. [boingboing]
For an upcoming ad campaign, Sony Australia used a vehicle safety testing facility to ram the 7-pound PS3 Slim into the face of a Bravia KDL46X LCD TV. The results are hypnotizing. As you’ll see, the PS3 flies off the test sled, and careens about 10 feet through the air before hitting its target…wicked. [Gizmag…
The Bold 9000’s successor is now official. As a reminder: The 9700 has a slimmer design, optical trackpad, 3.2-megapixel camera (up from 2Mp), and a higher-resolution display (480 x 320). Like the Storm 2, it runs BlackBerry OS 5.0. https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-storm-2-review-roundup-5384482 OS 5.0 includes a faster browser, threaded text messaging, and BlackBerry maps. The 9700 keeps…
We heard Dell was developing a couple of Android prototypes, the first being its Android phone. Is this mini-tablet with 5-inch touchscreen, 3G and Wi-Fi the second? Video, pics, and a size comparison after the jump. https://gizmodo.com/dell-builds-prototype-android-and-windows-mobile-phones-5142507 This apparent engineering sample was leaked by Vietnamese site, Tinhte.com, and appears fairly legit. It suggests the Streak…
The Barnes & Noble Nook is a singularly interesting piece of hardware, that’s for sure, and I would be negligent if I forgot to mention our exclusive unveiling and extended reporting. Here’s our Nook coverage, all in one place. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-first-photos-of-barnes-nobles-double-scree-5380942 • Exclusive: First Photos of Barnes & Noble’s Double Screen E-Reader: In which we scoop…
Netflix is taking over the world, bit by bit: First it gets beautifully integrated with Windows 7 Media Center, and now it comes to Insignia’s dirt-cheap Blu-Ray decks. $180 for a Netflix-connected Blu-Ray player isn’t anything to sneeze at. https://gizmodo.com/streamlined-netflix-experience-now-available-on-windows-5386041 Insignia, Best Buy‘s house brand, offers the NS-BRDVD3 at $180, with the NS-WBRDVD adding Wi-Fi…
Motorola Scares the Crap Out of Children, Pets…Meteor Shower Visible in Just a Few Hours…Drawn Models Wearing Novelty Earbuds Look Appropriately Sad…Disney Tries to Curtail Piracy With Universal Download Code… Motorola sent out a teaser for their upcoming Verizon Android phone, the Droid, and it uses Verizon’s new tagline, “In a world of doesn’t, Droid…
Apple may have a bunch of booknerds with plastic-rimmed glasses manning the Genius Bar, but Microsoft is ready to counter with their own Windows Gurus. According to Wikipedia, “Some Gurus ask for unquestioning obedience.” Weird choice, Microsoft. Microsoft posted ads looking for Windows Gurus in California, New York and Maryland (in addition to the ads…
The Nokia Ovi App Store must really want to sell some Hannah Montana screensavers based on this parody video. Or maybe it’s more brainwashing than parody, because I kinda want one now. [Vimeo via The Really Mobile Project]
Such fantastic timing for the Spring Design Alex reader to show itself on video. Dual-display, Android…feels familiar and looks good too. Now if only we had some pricing and release info. [YouTube via Engadget]
ILM Special effects supervisor Scott Farrar said that R2-D2 had a cameo in Transformers 2. My bet was that he was behind Megan Fox’s ass at one point, giving her a back rub. With his special back vibrating thingapparatus. Updated. https://gizmodo.com/r2-d2-appears-in-transformers-2-5302991 Actually, according to this frame captured from the Blu-ray edition, our favorite astromech appears…
Actually, I can’t skate worth a damn and I’m still daydreaming about grabbing a board and attempting to abuse this building as a huge skating ramp. Granted the photovoltaic panels might trip me up a bit. Designed by Adam Wojtalik, the Bouwkunde is meant to replace a burned down building on the Delft University of…
*Disclaimer: Our—and others—review units are not high end machines with Core i5/i7 with high end ATI graphics, so we can’t speak for the top end of iMacs. Also, the charts above are not indicative of anything, whatsoever. The 27-inch iMac we’re testing is a nice machine, but the specs—3.06GHz Core2Duo CPU with 4GB of 1066MHz…
With the price tag of $25,000 that it also brings, I won’t be picking up a PLC-XF1000 in December, but I must admit that the 12,000 lumen rating and super vivid images have me drooling. CHATSWORTH, CA. — October 20, 2009 –SANYO, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of LCD and DLP projectors, announces the…
