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Android Community has learned that Archos is working on a Mobile Internet Device that will run Android, have phone functionality and use the TI OMAP 3 processor (same as the Palm Pre). The device was revealed by Texas Instruments in a press release for the OMAP 3 chip, but revolved around fairly vague details. What…
If you are a Google Apps junkie like I am, chances are that your iPhone (or WinMo) experience has been lacking. Luckily, Google has released Sync support to instantly coordinate your Google Calendar and Contacts. All of this was possible before through a smartphone’s web browser (and Google Sync has been available on Blackberries for…
While we wait patiently for wireless power systems to come of age, managing unsightly cables remains an annoying problem. Perhaps camouflage is the answer. https://gizmodo.com/ecoupled-technology-powers-up-a-blender-wirelessly-5063396 This vine-shaped cellphone charging cable from Microworks is one application of this idea. It’s only a design concept at the moment, but I can picture something more elaborate—like a faux…
Guess what’s happening in China? Beijing’s CCTV headquarters, the Rem Koolhaas building, is at a major fire risk. Fireworks, from the last day of New Years celebrations here, could be the culprits. Updated https://gizmodo.com/chinas-cctv-headquarters-trying-to-shake-hemorrhoids-5101237 The China Central Television headquarters is a 6.45 million square foot complex that involves twin leaning towers connected by two massive…
Suresh Joachim, the same guy that recently broke the record for continuous movie watching, has also broken the non-stop TV watching record with a little help from Jack Bauer and 30 cups of coffee. https://gizmodo.com/netflix-movie-watching-marathon-ends-after-123-hour-and-5060666 That’s right, Joachim watched 3 seasons of the TV series 24, to reach the 72 hour mark—beating his previous record…
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The new Kindle looks great: Simple, functional, and pretty. It looks like Amazon got a few clues from Apple and Braun’s design guidelines. But does it comply with Dieter Rams’ 10 rules for good design? https://gizmodo.com/1960s-braun-products-hold-the-secrets-to-apples-future-343641 Dieter Rams is the design guru who was responsible for some of the most amazing product designs of the…
If there’s any phone in the whole world coupled with any service in the whole world that could benefit from femtocell technology, it’s the iPhone on AT&T. Luckily, the iPhone has received an update. Through an iTunes “carrier update” last Friday, the iPhone has been made compatible with AT&T’s upcoming MicroCell—well, a .png file was…
Amazon’s VP for Kindle, Ian Freed, just confirmed to us the little nugget Jeff Bezos mentioned in the Kindle 2 keynote about WhisperSync: Kindle content is coming to cellphones. They’re not ready to say which cellphones—or even when they’re going to announce them—but they want them on them cellphones, plural. Pretty exciting! Hopefully, we’ll know…
Here is the new Kindle 2 in pink, though it’s only available in white. Apparently some marketing genius thought that putting a horridly painted, nonexistent Kindle on Stephen King’s novella UR was really something clever. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-2-359-thinner-more-storage-and-it-reads-to-y-5149552
We’ve playing with the spankin’ new Kindle 2 right now. Check out our impressions, photos and video here, updating live. • Hey, it’s downright iPod Touchy. Nice rounded aluminum back with a plastic top. Will it stay on the toilet seat? • Controls are almost exactly the same as Kindle 1, just slightly re-arranged, for…
Want a rundown on the Kindle 2, but you’re too illiterate to read about it? Paradoxical, yes, but here’s a handy Kindle 2 promotional video that runs through all the latest features, just in case. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-2-359-thinner-more-storage-and-it-reads-to-y-5149552
How does the new Amazon Kindle stack up size-wise when compared to the original version? Well, the first Kindle measured 7.5″ x 5.3″ x 0.7″ while Kindle 2 clocks in at 8″ x 5.3″ x 0.36″. Right off the bat, the second-gen Kindle is significantly thinner than the original. At only .36-inches, it is nearly…
The leaked information had it right. Here are the full details on Amazon’s new Kindle 2: https://gizmodo.com/kindle-2-official-images-and-price-leak-359-on-februa-5148568 New Functions • “Whispersync” to sync Kindle, Kindle 2 and other devices wirelessly • Text to speech (yes, it will read to you) Price • $359 on February 24 Form • 8″ x 5.3″ x 0.36″. • “25…
Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder, Segway star, famed Tony Manero impersonator, and President of the Patrick Swayze Fan Club, will be one of the 13 competitors of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, including Denise Richards: Apart from the former Bond girl, el Wozerino will also join Jewel, Belinda Carlisle, and Lil’ Kim in an all-star ensemble…
This idea is so crazy that it just might work. UPDATE: The idea was sound, but you can no longer order a Kindle 1. https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-kindle-coming-to-cellphones-and-how-to-get-a-5149696 The theory: Stephen Windwalker, who has written books for the Kindle, has said that those who are still waiting for their first gen Kindle will receive and offer to upgrade…
With toddlers being more tech savvy than many adults these days, it only makes sense that manufacturers use netbooks to target this demographic. Case in point, Bandai’s Gachapin and Mukku-themed lineup. Gachapin and Mukku may be cute characters for kids on Japanese television, but the hardware under the hood of this neon green netbook is…
One lucky fellow was surprised with this truly excellent Rock Band drums cake. Unfortunately, he had to get married first. [Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/have-your-rock-band-cake-and-gh-wt-bundle-for-60-too-5148999
We’re inside the Morgan Library, where Amazon is unveiling the the Kindle 2 right now. https://gizmodo.com/amazon-preparing-to-drop-kindle-2-on-february-9-5140106 8:32 AM ON FEB 9 2009: matt: Is this thing on? Hello? 8:57 AM ON FEB 9 2009: matt: Hii there. We’re one of the first people here, chilling (most literally) outside the Morgan library. 8:58 AM ON FEB…
Whoa, talk about meta. The WSJ is reporting that the new Kindle, to be announced later today, will include an exclusive work from Stephen King that integrates a “Kindle-like device” within the story. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-2-official-images-and-price-leak-359-on-februa-5148568 Apparently, the exclusive may be a limited time offer before the piece is available to everyone down the line. But how…
