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pureSilicon has created what seems to be the first 1 TB, 2.5″ SSD. One terabyte, dudes. 2 and a half inches. Wrap your brain around that. The drive, named the Nitro (because it’s as fast as nitrogen? Is nitrogen fast?), is the first to hit the impressive barrier of this size and capacity, achieved through…
We’re big fans of Boxee, the slick cross-platform media center, so it’s great to see that they’re still adding features. Not only that, but it’s now easier than ever to snag a download. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-max-out-apple-tvs-potential-with-boxee-5082130 Boxee is now in public alpha for Mac, Ubuntu, and Apple TV (that means available for everyone!), and in private alpha…
Samsung’s new 10.2 MP HZ10W has some features you might not expect: an ultrawide Schneider lens and a whopping 10x optical zoom. It’s a point-and-shoot that’s managed to learn a few high-end tricks. The HZ10W features an “ultra-wide angle” 24mm Schneider lens and a 10x optical zoom with telephoto capabilities up to 240mm, which according…
A San Francisco court ruled that the writings and possessions of Theodore Kaczynski, the famed Unabomber and enemy of internets everywhere, will be sold online to pay restitution to his victims’ families. Ah, the irony. Kaczynski had appealed from jail that sale of his writings constitutes a violation of his freedom of expression, and while…
Koss’s CC_01 earbuds replace those easily-lost foam or rubber tips with an expandable and contractable system. Just turn the metal screw top on the back of the ‘buds, and the tips will adjust to fit. Koss is a pretty reliable manufacturer of low-cost eargear, so it’s a little surprising to see them challenging the big…
Microsoft’s Songsmith software, which creates Casiotone-style beats to match whatever off-key warbling is optimistically sung into a mic, finally has an ad as corny and annoying as the software itself promises to be. I know I’ve been clamoring for an amateur low-budget musical from Microsoft, because why should Phil’s Discount Used Lawn Furniture of Blueball,…
Palm has posted their entire CES keynote online, dumb jokes intact, in case our highlights were too direct and informative for you. You can even download the whole thing here. [Palm, thanks Stefan!] https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-full-video-tours-5126752
Specs for Viliv’s S7 UMPC/netbook/tablet/whatever have popped up, and while the gadget’s guts are similar to other netbooks, the physical design— including a jumbo keyboard and battery and a swiveling touchscreen— sets it apart. We already knew about the S7, but when it was announced this summer, no specs or hands-on time were released with…
Master buys dog training software. Dog finds training software. Dog decides he needs no bloody training. Dog acts accordingly, destroys it, then goes after master and bites his or her ass. I really don’t know if this photo is staged or not. And quite frankly, I don’t care, because knowing—and loving—dogs, this is how things…
There are plenty of HDTV walls at CES, but the most beautiful, by far, is Panasonic’s staggered arrangement of TVs ranging from the monster 150-inch plasma to its offspring of lesser size. Gorgeous. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-booth-spreads-its-wings-with-117-hdtvs-5125985
After the majors loosed their loads on press day, what new discoveries remained? Here we bring you today’s more under-the-radar highlights. https://gizmodo.com/ces-day-one-our-top-10-5126932 FyreTV Porn Streamer: A quick jump over to AVN yielded juicy fruit: Jason “Roku What?” Chen’s favorite porno streamer now does it without wires. Discerning adult cinema fans need their AV center CLEAN…
Up in the Siberia of the Las Vegas Convention Center there’s International Gateway, where obscure Asian electronics companies congregate to hawk their wares. It’s generally boring/terrible, but sometimes you stumble on wonderfully goofy gems. I scoured the entire area, and found what I consider to be the most amusing items there and placed them into…
2009 was supposed to be the year of OLED TVs. Sony dazzled us with actually watchable sizes and Samsung flat out said so. So, uh, what the hell happened to OLED at CES 2009? https://gizmodo.com/sony-27-inch-oled-prototype-gallery-341353 OLED TVs—a nigh miraculous display tech that blows away plasma and LCD when it comes to sheer OMGorgeousness—were supposed to…
Intel squeezed a capacitive touchscreen sensor between two giant pieces of translucent glass and stuck a projector behind it, taking another step closer to one of tech’s most long-standing clichés-the Minority Report screen-in 3D! One of Intel’s special projects division threw the screen together to demonstrate the Core i7’s polygon-crunching skillz (you may be able…
When replenishing hit points on level 99 of CES, a cookie can either restore 10 HP or revive fallen workers.
In the rapidly developing area of teledildonics, a variety of Japanese electronics companies are stepping forward to make sure your sex life remains a source of shame and humiliation. The Virtual Hole is a similar design to something we’ve seen before. When attached to a Mac Miniesque Virtual Module A/V pass-through (pictured below), the self-explanatory…
Hava, the lesser-known video streaming system, is going to be doing some crazy social TV sharing called Sociable TV. Zatz Not Funny says that their upcoming service will be able to share live or DVR content with either a group of people or the entire world, just via their web portal. This brings us one…
At the Panasonic’s booth, Kevin Martin (right) watches the ‘Cable PSA’ DTV parody—the YouTube video that skewers how difficult the transition is for seniors—for two minutes without speaking. https://gizmodo.com/prepping-for-the-digital-conversion-is-harder-when-your-5065189 We’re guessing that he hadn’t seen the sketch before and won’t be viewing it again. Do you think he got the joke?
Alpine’s iXA-W404 with its 4.3-inch QVGA touchscreen and iPhone compatibility is fully capable of navigating all your iPhone’s music, movies, tv shows, and more by the touch of your finger. https://gizmodo.com/the-ixa-w404-is-alpines-first-touchscreen-iphone-compat-5125794 The Alpine headunit I tested was plugged into a iPod nano instead of an iPhone but an Alpine representative assured me it has the…
Lifehacker’s saying the Windows 7 beta links are up again, so head over and grab it. [Lifehacker] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-beta-now-available-to-everyone-5127314
