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There’s a new rumor floating around about an upcoming PSP redesign. It predicts a complete aesthetic redesign, including a sliding screen, but no new hardware inside. So you’ll have the same internal architecture as the current models, but the form factor will be more cellphone-like with the inclusion of a sliding screen. Interesting. What say…
HTC has confirmed that their touchscreen / QWERTY slider Touch Pro2 will be available in all major markets—including North America. https://gizmodo.com/htc-touch-diamond2-and-touch-pro2-feature-bigger-screen-5154108 However, there isn’t much as far as specific details are concerned. The exact date that it might arrive has not been determined (although they did note that launch should take place in Q2 ).…
What you’re looking at is the RAZR3—Ruby—which was reportedly smothered with a pillow in the middle of the night, as Moto shifted to Android. But now we’ve got a fresh trove of press shots. https://gizmodo.com/motorolas-focus-on-android-wont-yield-an-actual-phone-5070898 Boy Genius says that means someone happened upon a cache of old shots, or indeed Moto is about to drop…
Recession or not, nurses are one of those jobs that are always in high demand. Watch your back though, the nurse bot already has drug delivery down pat. The robot developed by Murata Machinery is capable of autonomously delivering medication to patients during off-hours. It was built as part of Japan’s “Project for Strategic Development…
It’s not a surprise considering that Amazon promised a ship date of the 24th, but if you are interested in picking up a Kindle 2, I would be a good idea to jump on it ASAP just in case they get snapped up quickly. [Amazon]
You might not have won an Oscar last night, but at least you won yourself some deals this morning. Computing & Peripherals • Lexar EX4GB-431 4GB ExpressCard SSD for $6.99 plus free shipping (normally $25). • LaCie 750GB 7200RPM External Drive for $79.99 plus free shipping (normally $95). Flash Memory • Kingston 8GB Secure Digital…
As is common practice with phones on corporate networks, that prototype HTC phone with Windows Mobile 6.5 on it stolen from Telstra’s CEO was remotely wiped after it was reported swiped. https://gizmodo.com/prototype-htc-phone-gets-pickpocketed-5156188 A Microsoft staffer confers to APC Mag that the user data and the operating system were both erased as soon as CEO Sol…
Giz Australia played with that delayed Kogan Agora Android phone, and mostly liked it. Apparently, the final version will ditch QWERTY and go full touch, but if you wanna know how this abortion handles: [GizAU] https://gizmodo.com/kogan-agora-the-australian-android-phone-delayed-inde-5132708
It is unfortunate that the googly eyes clock is only a concept because I believe this would sell like hotcakes. The left eyeball displays the hour while the right displays the minutes. Sure, it is hard to read—but so are most of the clocks and watches coming out these days. Apparently, people like their time-telling…
I know money is tight, but dude…a real Bluetooth or a corded headset can be super cheap. Hell, a sweatband costs practically nothing. I would have explored those options before horribly mutilating myself. [TechEBlog]
No matter how many perfect Ollies or Fakie Frontside Flips you execute with this iPhone board, I wish you good luck with the ladies. You will need it. [Product Page via Nerd Approved]
Is it the orange clogs? No. Food and wine? No. Maybe he should be flipping a whole pig? I’m not sure, but I feel like we’re missing half of the good chef. [Robotoys via NA]
In fact, we may be #1! That’s according to Professor Leonard Waverman’s Connectivity Scorecard, which rates a country’s wired-ness by looking at a wide range of different factors, not just speed and adoption rates. Because, as we know, we’re getting trounced there. Japan’s fiber connections blow away even the speediest FiOS install you can get…
The only way this stunning AT-AT walker boombox could produce a more forceful nerdOMFGasm is if it was being straddled by Scarlett Johansson in a Princess Leia bikini. Really, just wow. See more here: [Zen77990 via BBG]
Make of it what you will (and you will), but Steve Jobs is clearly taking his leave of absence seriously—he’s missing Apple’s annual meeting for the very first time since returning to Apple over 10 years ago. https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-taking-a-leave-of-absence-from-apple-due-to-5131535 Obviously, many of the questions that shareholders will be slinging at Apple’s executives on Wednesday, when the…
We don’t know much about MSI’s X-Slim netbook line being touted in China, but from the looks of it, these machines are winners: super-slim form factors, light-weight, 13.4 or 15.6-inch screens, and low cost. Thus far the X-Slims have only been unveiled in China, and details, such as the processor and chipset platform, are still…
This is like a half-assed version of the future: You’ll plug your com into a keyboard and monitor, but we’ll have to settle for an iPhone and Apple keyboard for now: https://gizmodo.com/smartphone-is-a-dumb-word-we-need-a-new-name-5061705 Update: We’re actually having some lingering doubts about the authenticity of the vid now—the zoom-out, zoom-in, so you can’t actually see the typing…
Samsung latest pair of point-and-shoots actually seem pretty decent: The 12MP TL320 has 5x zoom, 24mm wide-angle lens and a 3-inch AMOLED screen on the back that should be beautiful. They’re claiming a 10,000:1 contrast ratio and the ability to see the AMOLED display perfectly in direct sunlight, so it damn well better be pretty.…
That T-Mobile unlimited voice plan for loyal customers just went live in San Francisco—if you’ve been with ’em for 22+ months, you can talk ad infinitum for $50/month and cherry-pick your data plans. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-to-offer-loyal-users-50-unlimited-talk-plan-5155978 The numbers look pretty nice, as BGR breaks it down: With $50 voice, $10 for unlimited texting and $25 data, you…
Add, delete, rate, and move—these are your app options on the iPhone. This interface concept, though, puts full app management within iTunes, and makes us wonder why it wasn’t there in the first place. The concept is simple, and wouldn’t require a change of habit by iPhone/iPod Touch users: in iTunes, users see a representation…
