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As our warriors move from the beachheads of SF to the trenches of LV, here’s today’s recap, and reminder that the war week is far from over: It’s been the easiest thing for everybody in the universe to say that Apple’s Macworld 2009 keynote lacked not just Jobs but luster. We did feel a distinct…
Who wants to hunt some ducks? I said, WHO WANTS TO HUNT SOME DUCKS?? Available this spring, the Duck Hunter is like a WowWee Dragonfly mixed with a lightgun shooting game. The duck launches from your IR blaster, charging in just 10 seconds from a few AAs in the pistol. When the poor, robotic duck…
In person, Lenovo’s IdeaCentre 600 all-in-one PC is not as beautiful as we’d hoped, with a bulbous ass. But its do-it-all remote, with Wii-like gaming, is exactly like we expected: crap. https://gizmodo.com/lenovo-ideacentre-600-thinnest-hottest-all-in-one-p-5123151 We tried to play the IdeaCentre’s motion tennis game for the most direct Wii Sports comparison, but no one knew how to get…
The Sign Language Translator’s name may be a tad misleading (it doesn’t actually translate anything), but as a pocket ASL video dictionary, it’s a neat enough idea. Featuring a 3,500 word dictionary (more words will be downloadable, we’re promised), this seemingly retrofitted PMP is navigated via stylus. You type in the word that you’d like…
We reported last month that The Sharper Image would be rebranding itself as a gadget maker here at CES, and now we have our first hands-on with their cheap iPod docks. Welcome to the future! https://gizmodo.com/sharper-image-to-relaunch-at-ces-2009-5108452 Yes, now instead of a store in the mall to buy your stepdad a spatula mixed with a thermometer,…
Pandora’s personalized internet radio player is one of our favorite iPhone apps-and tonight it got better, adding a snazzy Coverflow-like song history, bookmark previewing, in-line artist bios and a playback progress bar (finally). https://gizmodo.com/gizmodos-20-essential-iphone-apps-5084887 You can also take your track-based stations (previously only generated via artist and e-mail them to friends, just like the artist…
We spotted some Asus keyboards last week, but none were nearly as potentially awesome as the official Eee Keyboard. Featuring wireless HDMI, it’s a “fully functional PC” with full QWERTY and a mini secondary touchscreen. Asus was vague as to if/when we’ll actually see the Eee Keyboard come to market (though we’re pretty sure it’s…
Who hasn’t dreamed about owning a giant Atari joystick lamp? Seriously, its right up there with winning the lottery. The good news is that you can make it happen with a little hard work. This DIY project seems a bit time consuming—so you really have to want it. However, the man behind it was able…
The boys at Crunchgear spotted an intriguing portable Mac-intended “Blu-ray SuperDrive” from Fastmac-and while it’s not swathed in unibody aluminum, it looks like a pretty good get for $99. Updated: It’ll also write DVDs (at 8x)-no BD writing though. Crunch says it requires an external power brick, which kind of nullifies the “portable” aspect. Still,…
Like the Rovio, WowWee’s Spyball is a Wi-Fi-enabled spycam robot. But it transforms from sorta conspicuous ball to spycam for surreptitious shots. You can connect ad-hoc via Wi-Fi or over the internet. https://gizmodo.com/wowwee-rovio-everything-the-aibo-should-be-341107 The Spyball™ spy-cam is a remote controlled, Wi-Fi enabled, transforming robotic ball that introduces an element of play to telepresence functionality. Affordable,…
WowWee’s Cinemin pico projectors fit any situation you’d be pico projecting in. The Swivel is a candybar that angles 90 degrees; the Stick’s tinier and takes SD cards, and the Station’s an iPod dock station. They’re also legitimately attractive pieces of hardware, rare for kit that’s supposed to be “affordable.” And, wait, WowWee makes stuff…
WowWee actually imbues its new robots with some personality: Joebot is dancing rhythm robot that responds to beats (he beatboxes!), while the Roborover explorer starts out shy and gets bolder over time. Cute. HONG KONG – January 6, 2009 – WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ:OPMR), announced its newest line of innovations scheduled for release…
The Asus T91 is an intriguing netbook from Asus. Just 2lbs in weight, it features an 8.9″ convertible touchscreen display and Atom processor. Pricing/availability are yet unannounced.
This one slipped even below Jim Goldman’s rumor radar: The Apple Keynote Beer Goggles. Judging from today’s snoringfest, I won’t be surprised if they make them obligatory for every event in 2009. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-smash-no-zune-phone-at-ces-5107042 Many people are bashing the Philnote because it was a bore and there were no new new NEW toys. In reality, the…
According to Asus, their S121 12-inch netbook we saw last week features a 512GB SSD and 8 hours of battery life. https://gizmodo.com/spied-asus-s121-joins-the-12-inch-netbook-crowd-5119825 The 512GB option is predictably priced at “quite a bit,” but no specific numbers were given. The system will be available later this month.
Aside from the actual speculated products, the big news surrounding the Apple Macworld keynote was that Steve Jobs would be out sick. But as I refreshed the Gizmodo liveblog, I wondered, did it matter? I’m a sucker for any Apple keynote, whether I’m in the stands with the press or F5’ing away at my browser…
Our liveblog is good, but nothing beats seeing the last Macworld keynote with your own eyes. Fortunately, Apple has posted the entire event online in QuickTime. [Apple] https://gizmodo.com/macworld-2009-keynote-liveblog-archive-5123052
We were intrigued by the teaser shot of BFG’s Phobos gaming rig and its touchscreen interface—but now the details have revealed a lot more to be excited about. https://gizmodo.com/bfg-techs-case-mounted-touchscreen-offers-control-over-5113597 First off, the specs are what you might expect: 3.2GHz Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition processors, two NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 graphics cards, PhysX, 6GB…
Just days before its CES debut, the Kogan Agora Pro Android phone has been captured in the wild for the first time with a standard array of blurry photographs. https://gizmodo.com/kogan-agora-pro-is-the-next-android-handset-5101708 To refresh your memory, the Kogan Agora Pro is available now for international pre-order at $399 with a 2.5-inch touchscreen, 3G, a 624 MHz processor,…
We just confirmed with Apple that swapping out the 17″ MacBook Pro’s non-removable battery will cost $179. Fortunately, says Apple, the swap might not be needed for a long time: https://gizmodo.com/17-macbook-pro-unibody-first-hands-on-5124539 From a spokesperson at Apple: It will likely be years before you need to replace it (1000 cycles at 200 cycles/year = 5 years).…