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Remember Morrison, Motorola’s rumored first ever Android phone? Well it just got some specs and a tentative release date, courtesy an early Monday morning leak. https://gizmodo.com/is-this-motorolas-first-android-phone-5299453 The Morrison will purportedly be a budget line phone boasting the following not-too-shabby features: Qualcomm 528 MHz CPU 256 MB of RAM 512 MB flash memory microSDHC support (32GB)…
This “hospital in the sky,” as imagined by Arthur Radebaugh in the May 11, 1958 edition of his comic Closer Than We Think, operates under the assumption that the “weightlessness, irradiation and low temperatures of outer space” would allow for more effective treatment of patients. The American Rocket Society has reported to President Eisenhower that…
As I blindly played Wii Sports from the kitchen the other day—the TV completely out of sight—I couldn’t help but wonder why many remotes still implement hindering line-of-sight IR to work properly. Enter the RF Point Anywhere. Developed by AT&T, the Anywhere uses RF tech to control your various home entertainment baubles from anywhere in…
The Orbis is only half as big as the Segway that spawned it, but don’t let that fool you. The thing’s easily twice as cool, especially if you happen to be Woz playing Segway polo. I mean come on. Facts are facts. Smaller footprint. Easier maneuverability in the tight spots. Folds down for easy storage…
The first football game to *officially* grace the brand spankin’ new Dallas Cowboys stadium was in fact rendered for all to see in glorious 1080p high definition. The game played out on the stadium’s 160ft. x 72ft screen—the world’s largest 1080p HDTV—as part of a fan appreciation day sponsored by EA and PlayStation. More than…
Lifehacker takes on the best of the best in video players this Sunday. In the interest of continuing the “best” theme, the best part of all is there’s no middleman—This list is generated by glorious Readers Like You. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/five-best-video-players-5333275
You name it, we’ve got it: Sexy search tools! Google Voice! Upstart app stores! Maps, with stuff on them! Radio! Emulators, from the future! Fresh new browsers! It’s all in a day’s month’s work for Windows Mobile. HandMarket App Store: Handmark’s mobile client for their ample Windows Mobile app market has left beta, and by…
Desperate to see more of the Zune HD UI before the player drops in the fall? Then check out this video, taken all spy shot-like at the recent gdgt launch party during an interactive demo. As we all know by now, the browser got some good press on Friday, when CNET gushed over how well…
A purportedly reliable tipster has just leaked the pre-launch list of all upcoming AT&T phones: Topping the list are some notables from BlackBerry, Garmin and HTC, including: – BlackBerry 9700 (charcoal) – Garmin Nuvifone G60 – HTC Tilt 2, HTC Tilt 2 w/o camera – HTC Pure No definitive release dates are given, but this…
MAKE brings up a good point this weekend. Burning Man is coming soon, and things get dusty there, amongst many other things. I have a friend going this year, so I may just make her a pair of these: DIY Dust Goggles. They’re post-apocalyptic and cool and remind me of that Tim Burton CGI flick…
Don’t look now but the stumbling Tesla Motors, the electric car company recently on the receiving end of a $465 million government loan, has turned a profit for the first time in its six-year history. The numbers broke down to about $20 million in revenue and $1 million in profit. That $465 million is set…
The January 2, 1926 Charleston Gazette (Charleston, WV) ran this short blurb about the year 2000 and the fear that longer life spans might mean thousands of descendants. A serious scientist has glad news for all those that want to stick to this world, in spite of its troubles and worries. In the year 2000,…
September 3 is looking to be an OK day for Sprint/HTC fans, as we received word today that the HTC Touch Pro2 is set to launch for the carrier on that very day. This launch date is a few weeks later than when T-Mobile’s HTC Touch Pro2 is slated to make a mid-August appearance. Also…
The LG touchscreen GD910 watch phone we’ve been talking about since at least December is finally here. https://gizmodo.com/lg-touchscreen-watch-phone-will-support-3g-speech-reco-5119487 Asking price with two-year contract is an astounding $1,270 because tired, overdone Dick Tracy fantasies and allusions by gadget bloggers are anything but cheap. The presser says this is the “starting price” so the one-year contract might…
What you’re watching is “JRefleX93” playing Mr. Crowley in Guitar Hero on expert. With his elbow. While he does this, there are going to be two Rubik’s Cubes entering the frame. By the end of the video they are solved. He doesn’t hit every note, sure, but he hits most of them, including the majority…
Following its big reveal in Singapore last month, the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is available now, as the accompanying unboxing video and pics will reveal. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-e72-and-5530-xpressmusic-are-now-official-5290734 The 5530 is, in effect, a smaller, cheaper 5800, and features a 2.9-inch widescreen display, 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash and a 4GB memory card. And one last thing…
When mere mortal men gaze upon the playground jungle gym, they see the unhinged tomfoolery of their youth. When Chinese farmer Wu Zhongyuan sees one he says, “I can make that fly.” Updated And he did, to an incredibly impressive 2,600 feet before Chinese authorities grounded him for “safety reasons.” The rig, comprised of metal…
A program called MoonBots will allow children to simulate the conditions of Google’s $30 million Lunar X Prize—get rover to the moon, snap HD pics, kick ass—but turns up the quirkiness (and the cool factor) by incorporating Lego. Now, these inventions—all powered by the Mindstorms robotics kit—won’t actually see the barren lunar landscape up close,…
Apple’s first-ever streaming live concert airs tonight for the iPhone, featuring British electronica group Underworld. Apple’s keeping it a bit quiet, presumably to not destroy AT&T’s feeble servers, but we’ve never been good at keeping secrets. The free show starts now, at 9PM PST (midnight EST), and can be found either here or here. It’ll…
One of Boy Genius Report’s “most trusted Best Buy moles” snapped a shot of Best Buy’s plans for August 23rd. Looks like it’ll be a big day in the cellphone world, with a number of anticipated featurephones hitting the shelves. Mostly new Verizon and AT&T featurephone offerings, Best Buy will also have a new shipment…
