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At the two week mark, OS X Snow Leopard—despite having few user recognizable features—has sold more than twice the number of copies that Leopard did, and four times the number of copies that Tiger did. That makes sense given the $29 price and Apple’s higher percentage in the market these days. [NPD via Loop Insight]…
You want to pull off John Mayer’s DoubleDouche, but you only have one Bluetooth headset. Don’t fret, because this MP3 player from Thanko fits right in your ear. https://gizmodo.com/john-mayer-pioneers-the-doubledouche-two-bluetooth-hea-388547 Less than an inch at its widest point, the .28 ounce Micro Sports MP3/WMA/WAV player comes ready to store 2GB ($55) and 4GB ($75) of tracks.…
Koji Sueyoshi, you are a genius and your Mixtape Generation business card could only have been more perfect if it actually played a selection of 80s rock ballads and disco themes. [Direct Daily]
Oct 23 2007: The last time we posted a story on i-mate, a once-hopeful early player in the Windows Mobile handset field. Since then, the company’s story has been one of slow decline: restructuring, moving, layoffs, missed orders and debt. And now, at long last, death. [
Until I can get a laser mouse embedded in my fingertip Gyration’s new Air Mouse Elite will have to do. The Elite should respond better to in-air movements and gestures than the last version with improved motion-sensing software. https://gizmodo.com/gyration-motionsense-air-mouse-dont-need-no-stinkin-mou-5054039 I’ve never had much control of air mice when giving presentations, but maybe the Elite provides…
It’s a marketing ploy that may quickly spiral into Rodney Dangerfield’s legacy. Pro Bag Ads is a company installing sun-resistant HD LCD displays into the bags of pro golfers. These LCDs then play advertisements for companies like “19th Hole Wines” during tournaments—we assume without sound—while the caddies enjoy the extra heft of a TV and…
A netbook from Hercules? They’re better known for multimedia peripherals, but apparently the 10.1-inch (1024 x 600) EC-1000W isn’t their first effort. This one looks good, though. Windows 7 and netbook-specs aside, it has 802.11n Wi-Fi, and 50GB online storage. For $400, 250GB is also a good amount of hard disk space, and Windows 7…
The xpPhone has a 4.8-inch touchscreen, GPS, notebook-specs, and runs a full-blown copy of Windows XP. Seriously. And while I’m still skeptical about the use of XP, the phone has come a long way since I saw it at Computex. China’s In Technology Group (ITG) has now posted an English-friendly page for pre-orders—there’s no price…
Windows Mobile 6.5 phones arrive on October 6, and joining them will be the new OmniaPRO B7330 (HSDPA, 320 x 320-pixel non-touchscreen). In fact, Samsung says that all Omnia phones will run WinMo 6.5 once it’s available. https://gizmodo.com/first-windows-mobile-6-5-phones-and-windows-marketplace-5350163 That applies to the upcoming OmniaLITE (B7300), and current WinMo 6.1 models: Omnia II (I8000), OmniaPRO B7610…
The Pioneer CDJ-1000 CD Turntable was revolutionary when it launched because it was among the first devices to mimic vinyl turntables without the vinyl. Now, upgraded and equipped with a huge, 6.1-inch screen, the CDJ-2000 wants to up the ante. The screen is able to display song info, album art, wave data and other advanced…
The 4.8-inch screen tablet won’t get full Flash support until December-ish, but you can slap down your plastic now if you don’t wanna wait: 160GB ($330), 500GB ($430), 32GB SSD ($380). No word yet on the shipping date. [Amazon] https://gizmodo.com/archos-5-internet-tablet-hands-on-android-power-but-w-5358355
Pentax’s entry-level game just got interesting with the K-x: At $650, the followup to the K2000 is the cheapest DSLR that’ll shoot 720p video. And it comes with blood red, shiny blue and cookies ‘n’ cream white. https://gizmodo.com/pentaxs-entry-level-k2000-dlsr-aka-k-m-now-official-5052950 It’s got a 12MP CMOS sensor that’ll shoot up to 12,800 ISO in expanded range, and the…
HP’s new DreamScreen 100 and 130 aren’t exactly digital picture frames, though they do have that function and a similar form factor. More like a mini-computer, they stream photos and music, play videos, connect to Pandora, and do social networking. Both the DreamScreen 100 (10.2-inch screen) and 130 (13.3-inch) have 2GB of built-in storage, though…
We’ve seen soap shaped like mice, now in a case of life imitating art imitating a rodent imitating a Dove bar we’ve got the M-SP1UR Soap optical mouse. A plain three-button mouse that looks like soap-on-a-rope. [AkihabraNews via CNET] https://gizmodo.com/double-click-your-body-to-cleanliness-with-the-soap-mou-5155552
Dan Brown’s new digital novel outsells all physical books…The BlackBerry Tour’s debilitating trackball problems…Photos show a comet “giving birth” to baby comets…Samsung Instinct HD to release this month?… Reports indicate that there’s a widespread problem with the BlackBerry Tour’s trackball, being so recessed as to get clogged and require regular cleaning—something most BlackBerry owners don’t…
Today is a Great Day in America’s history: President Obama has revealed himself as a Jedi Master, playing with a lightsaber while making sounds like *swisssssh* and *swoooosh* with his mouth. The Star Wars Kid has been vindicated, at last. The President got all en garderino with his lightsaber toy while presenting Chicago’s bid for…
There’s word that if an app is unapproved and removed from Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft’s version of Apple’s App Store, then it will also be removed from all users’ devices. No information on whether that includes refunds for paid apps. According to Boy Genius Report and PPC Geeks, “Microsoft has confirmed the existence of a…
The first Zune HD commercial came out today, and it’s an extremely brief look (more like a list, really) at a few of the PMP’s main features. I really like the Zune HD, but this ad doesn’t get me excited. This is especially disappointing not just because the Zune HD is a great device that…
Motorcycles are cool. But I’ll venture further out and say that Electric Motorcycles are even better because like in Tron, are silent and require no gas. That’s why we’ll have the all-electric Brammo Enertia Motorcycle at Giz Gallery ’09. https://gizmodo.com/enertia-electric-motorcycle-276040 Brammo’s wonderbike runs off six lithium phosphate batteries and reaches a top speed of 50…
Photorumors has a few pictures and a complete list of specs for Pentax’s K-X DSLR, which they claim is going to set to launch tomorrow. Looks like it’ll pack a 12.4MP CMOS sensor, 720p video and 2.7-inch LCD. The key features: • High resolution 12.4 megapixel CMOS image sensor features sensor-shift Shake Reduction for stabilized…