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It’s pretty much a given that every major smartphone OS has Flash support in its sights, but BlackBerry and Adobe have been alarmingly mum on the subject. Today, Boy Genius, a certifiable BlackBerry nut, has news: It’s coming. https://gizmodo.com/flash-for-android-webos-landing-in-october-5300800 Unfortunately he can’t get us a usefully specific release window beyond by “next summe,r” by which…
That’s right, aging, future-minded denizens of the 50s, video magazines are here! Almost. Come fall, Entertainment Weekly will feature the world’s first video-screen-in-a-page advertisement, to sell you some TV shows. CBS and PepsiCo will take out a video-enabled ad, seen above in all its stamp-sized glory, which will pitch TV content to EW subscribers in…
Over 400 million transistors are packed on dual-core chips manufactured using Intel’s 45nm process. That’ll double soon, per Moore’s Law. And it’ll still be like computing with pebbles compared to quantum computing. Quantum computing is a pretty complicated subject—uh, hello, quantum mechanics plus computers. I’m gonna keep it kinda basic, but recent breakthroughs like this…
Well, this changes things. Right after it came out, Matt called the HTC Hero “tragically flawed.” Why? Because the otherwise fantastic Sense UI was slooooow. HTC, presumably run by competent, rational human beings, has fixed this. https://gizmodo.com/htc-hero-review-ambitious-but-tragically-flawed-5318860 From the review in July: The Hero is flawed, though, in ways that are truly depressing in light…
According to our recent poll, only 29% of respondents actually calibrated their HDTVs. That means as many as 70% of you might not have your settings optomized. Fortunately, that’s not too difficult to change. https://gizmodo.com/did-you-ever-adjust-your-hdtv-settings-5339896 If you think the picture quality might be off, follow this guide and learn how to calibrate an HDTV on…
Color me interested, but skeptical. The makers of the Mirage PMP claim that when ready, its built-in projector will throw an impressive 80-inch picture. Other specs include a 3.5-inch display, and support for 64-bit games of some description. Not much further info was given, but shot in the dark: the specs will probably be similar…
It’s not an official announcement but an announcement for an announcement to come. Later this week at Blizzcon, Creative will unveil their wireless World of Warcraft headset. And it glows. The headset will actually feature customizable ear cup “Glyphs” to identify your faction along with programmable LEDs so your mom can better appreciate the Horde’s…
What do you get when you mate a phone dialpad with a gaming mouse? Razer’s Naga MMO mouse, apparently. There’s 17 buttons, as in sixteen candles plus one, minus the candles. Surprisingly, that’s not the most interesting thing about Naga. Not only can you program macros to Naga’s 17 buttons however you want, but the…
More on the alleged Palm Eos (or Pixie) today. According to reports, Compal is expected to start shipping the entry level and apparently AT&T bound smartphone as early as next month. This comes after rumblings of delays. https://gizmodo.com/palm-eos-palms-tiny-99-webos-phone-is-super-skinny-an-5234483 About 400,000 to 500,000 of the smartphones, which are again rumored to have a 2.6-inch multitouch display…
We already knew that Chumby, maker of that adorable little Wi-Fi widget beanbag, was planning on porting its open-source platform to other gadgets, but we now have an ETA: this holiday season. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-chumby-wi-fi-widget-beanbag-cuddly-in-more-wa-359388 The company has told Forbes that “several ‘powered by Chumby‘ gadgets” will launch in the coming months. They have struck partnerships with…
What’s $2700, has built-in flash, and comes with an EF 28-135mm lens for an extra $200? According to Best Buy inventory system and this image leaked in a forum, it’s the new Canon EOS 7D. [Canon Rumors and DPReview]
The latest installment of the Arkeg Drink-n-Game is one glorious machine. While it will cost you $4000, the arcade cabinet hides a sixtel, or 1/6 scale keg, that’s kept icy cold for your consumption. The Arkteg features a 24-inch 1080i LCD that’s powererd by a Dell GX260 SFF—a bargain bin PC that can handle any…
The guys from Stupid Inventions have done another of their stupid inventions: A self-playing harmonica, made of an ink-jet printer and a vacuum cleaner. It "plays" the harmonica while printing. And yes, it’s absolutely stupid. [Instructables]
You may think that video games are forged in development studios on fancy computers. You’d be wrong. These absolutely awesome shots are taken from the latest issue of French gaming/fashion magazine Amusement. Photographer Marc Da Cunha Lopes created these images of the iconic game items from the past couple decades being forged in factory settings,…
Here’s the rest of Canon’s new army of cameras—they don’t do anything crazy, like project baby photos or have an LCD up front take pictures of yourself, but they’re not too shabby. The G11 is ginormous, though. https://gizmodo.com/in-the-nikon-s1000pj-future-there-is-no-escape-from-ba-5329619 The G11’s vari-angle screen seems plenty bright, but it makes an already huge camera even huger when…
Despite repeated delays, Garmin / Asus have managed to get their Windows Mobile-powered Nuvifone M20 out on the Taiwanese market. The HSDPA phone features a 2.8-inch touchscreen, 3 megapixel camera and, of course, Garmin GPS navigation. https://gizmodo.com/garmin-nuviphone-m20-smartphone-aborted-video-hands-o-5153939 If and when we will ever see the M20 in the states is open for debate. After all,…
Ok, so the QuietComfort 15s look almost exactly like the pair of QuietComfort 2s you used that one time you had enough miles to fly business class, and they still cost $300, but you’ll have to trust me: Something’s changed. https://gizmodo.com/bose-quietcomfort-2-headphones-reviewed-31202 Anyone who’s had much exposure to Bose’s bulky QuietComfort 2s or smaller QuietComfort 3s…
I thought Canon’s new G11 pro point-and-shoot—decked out with everything but HD video, depressingly—would make me drool the most, but I was wrong: Canon’s pocketable pro point-and-shoot, the S90 is fapfreakintastic. The design is exactly what I want in a high end point-and-shoot—it’s svelte, but not too puny, and the black metal finish feels sturdy,…
The PS3 Slim’s stand is not free. It costs $24, or about 8% of the console’s $300 price. Worth it? (Spoiler: No.) Here’s the detail shot: But while Sony has done no favors for its fanbase, the company has just handed over a potentially huge pile of cash to third party peripheral manufacturers, like Mad…
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