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Intel makes a lot of processors. Too many, maybe. Don’t know what the difference a Core i7 and a Core 2 Duo? A Bloomfield from a Wolfdale? A Sasquatch from a Yeti? You’re not alone. Chips, Chipsets and Damned Chipsets Okay, so the first thing to understand is that an Intel brand, like Core 2…
Acer rightly cops a lot of stick about build-quality, but as predicted, they’ve passed Dell to second spot in worldwide sales. Separate research from Gartner and IDC also ranks Acer third in the U.S, ahead of Apple in fourth place. https://gizmodo.com/acer-says-we-can-finally-pass-dell-5381524 Acer—which owns Gateway, eMachines, and Packard Bell—scored 11.1 perecent of U.S computer sales between…
I love to cook. I enjoy going to the market, and cooking all kinds of meat, seafood, and rice for lunch and dinner parties with my dearester friends at home. That’s why I’d never get the Kenwood Cooking Chef. My point is: What’s the fun of using a machine like the Kenwood Cooking Chef—which can…
Say hello to the groundbreaking TOUCH20 Technology from Delta Faucets. It’s gorgeous. It’s water efficient. And when your hands get a little messy, it lets you turn your faucet on and off with just a touch anywhere on its spout.
The next Mac Pro might be using Intel’s six-core Gulftown (Core i9) processor, possibly in a 12-core configuration, but’ll have a custom motherboard that’ll support 8GB and 16GB RAM modules (for up to 128GB), along with 10Gbps ethernet. Supposedly, we’ll see them early next year. If so, and if it uses Gulftown, that’d give Apple…
I hate homework, but I love Homework, the infinitely customizable table that you set up yourself in any way that fits you. Definitely veehee smart, and definitely veehee pretty. And I so like smart and pretty. In a table too. According to the designer Robin Grasby, Homework “allows the user to customize every aspect of…
On its own it’s a broad, vague promise, but Michael Dell’s confirmation that the Dell Android phone will be coming to the US lends a little credence to rumors of an AT&T pairing, and some sparing hardware specifics. https://gizmodo.com/dell-bringing-mini-3i-android-smartphone-to-us-5375824 Mr. Dell spoke broadly, either because he didn’t want to get specific this early on, or…
Owners of some recent Samsung HDTVs like the 650 or 7000 series and above, will be getting Amazon video on demand via firmware update. Those TVs, and some blu-ray and HTIB setups detailed below will be getting Blockbuster’s video service. Yay for the endless upgrade, boo for the infinite format war. https://gizmodo.com/state-of-the-infinite-format-war-get-ready-for-five-lo-5013346 Samsung Announces Amazon…
You’re stuck at a stoplight in the middle of the night. No one is around for miles. But…can you run it? What if there’s one of those cameras that will snag your plate? You need a Red Light Camera Detector! (Or you don’t.) Because while the GPS detector, complete with 1.6-inch OLED screen, provides you…
Logitech’s more basic counterpart to the ridiculous G19 gaming keyboard, the G110 is screenless, playing up custom lighting with “red, blue, or pretty much any shade of purple you can imagine.” Mostly, I’m glad they finally integrated some headset jacks. https://gizmodo.com/logitech-g19-keyboard-review-5201428 The price you pay is that it’s got a single hi-speed USB port instead…
Nothing is official, but Fudzilla’s sources suggest Microsoft liked the Xbox 360’s Xenos graphics enough to stay with ATI for its next console, possibly slated for 2012. Given the lead-time, it may even be a 28-nanometer chip. [Fudzilla via CrunchGear]
The Z5610 seems like a better-looking, but less powerful version of the Gateway ZX6800. Both all-in-one PCs have 23-inch (1080p) multi-touch displays, and Windows 7. But the Z5610’s 2.6GHz Pentium E5300 processor won’t match the Gateway’s Core 2 Quad chip. https://gizmodo.com/gateway-one-zx6800-zx4800-all-in-ones-go-multi-touch-f-5376053 This initial $900 Z5610 also lacks the built-in Blu-ray drive or TV tuner we…
Good news: It looks like Sidekick data fiasco is finally coming to an end. Over on T-Mobile’s Sidekick forums, an official Microsoft statement confirms “most, if not all, customer data” will return “as soon as possible”, starting with personal contacts. The statement goes on to say they will “work around the clock to restore data…
Scientists have created a table-top-sized black hole that absorbs light. And yet we’re still here, and the world hasn’t collapsed. Clearly, my high-school science classes did not adequately explain black holes to me. The black hole is made from “60 concentrically arranged layers of circuit board,” where each layer (actually created of so-called metamaterials) is…
Poor Kris Rowley. She gets chased by a bear, sacrifices her iPhone to escape, returns days later (armed with a baseball bat) to find her iPhone all chewed up, and now Apple Geniuses don’t believe her story. Things ended with Rowley buying a new iPhone because Apple doesn’t cover using the phone as a self-defense…
The long talked about dual boot Android, Windows XP Acer netbook is ready to come out of hiding and you can snatch one up now (with a six-cell battery) for $350. But will you ever use the Android? https://gizmodo.com/acers-android-netbook-arriving-in-time-for-the-eggnog-5373006 Android on the Aspire One AOD250 functions like Splashtop or any instant-on operating system. It will…
Newsweek’s latest Green Rankings gave Hewlett Packard the top position, establishing the firm as the greenest Fortune 500 company this year—a far cry from Greenpeace’s #14 ranking. So what gives? https://gizmodo.com/greenpeace-green-scorecard-nokia-wins-apple-fails-ni-5098815 The ranking methodology utilized by Greenpeace and Newsweek are radically different; the Newsweek rankings are based on a holistic view of the companies including…
Do Mac sales spike with the release of a new Windows OS?…Texas Instruments continues war against calculator modders…Vespa rocking horse is totally adorable…Hydrogen-powered UAV stays aloft for more than 23 hours straight… Business Insider posted an interesting chart of Apple Mac sales with an eye on Windows releases. BI’s quoted analysts claim that Mac sales…
In the past, the delivery of a giant dessert item (cupcake or donut) to Google’s lawn meant a new version of Android was incoming. Today, a giant eclair was delivered: We deduce that Android 2.0 should see release shortly. This is all unconfirmed, of course: A giant pastry is not what we professionals would call…
Well, everyone knew it was coming, thanks to heavy and repeated leaks, but Walt Mossberg just unofficially officially published a little hands-on preview, with an official photo, of the device. So what didn’t we know? In a phrase, not much. Mossberg likes the Storm 2 much more than the maligned Storm, that’s for sure, but…
