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Inconsistent rumors that Walmart would soon start selling the iPhone soon have been pinging around for a few days now, but Bloomberg has finally come up with a solid answer: It’s happening, and probably by Christmas. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3g-coming-to-walmart-just-in-time-for-the-new-gr-5062183 Store representatives at multiple locations confirmed to the publication that employees are training to sell the handset, which…
The brief, not-really-a-race for the second Android handset looks to have been decided as the Kogan Agora will be out next month (in Australia). But now QIGI has shot back with some actual footage of a working i6 phone. There are a few things missing here, as the data connection and on-screen keyboard don’t seem…
Stephen Fry is many things to us: a brilliant comedian, a font of great wisdom and knowledge, and most importantly, a prolific gadget writer. But last night, he lost it over Vista—luckily for us, on his Twitter. The background of the story appears to be as follows: as a gadget reviewer for the Guardian, he…
By the numbers, the KDDI Walkman Xmini phone is nothing special. Well, except for a few of the numbers: at 44mm wide and 18mm thick, the 1.8in screen phone is absolutely minuscule. Well, for what it is, at least. there have been smaller gimmick phones for quite some time, but none with a solid featureset…
The AMOLED-screened Cowon S9 Curve is pretty. I get it. But a sexy design will only carry a PMP so far; a touchscreen media player’s success depends on its GUI, and things aren’t looking fantastic for the S9. https://gizmodo.com/cowons-s9-curve-pmp-looks-exactly-like-it-sounds-it-sho-5041207 Instead of building out from the user interfaces found in their larger PMPs, Cowon seems to…
While The Complete Book of Space Travel was aimed at teen and pre-teen boys, the 1958 book Exploring Space was looking for a younger audience (still of boys, mind you, since we all know that lady-parts get confused with all that science and math). Below are sample pages from the book, including one that some…
Joining the TN Games force feedback vest is the HTX Helmet, which will allow kids to be the first on their block to receive physical head wounds from a virtual headshot in Gears 2. https://gizmodo.com/tn-games-force-feedback-vest-beats-the-crap-outta-gamer-242424 Much like the TN Gaming Vest, the HTX Helmet delivers sensations and body blows that reflect what’s happening to your…
If hiding in the dirty bushes to stalk your ex is cramping your style (and ruining all your black outfits), then perhaps this Super-Secret Spy Lens extension is just what you need. The extender, which is basically a $50 periscope that attaches to your SLR lenses by way of an adapter, allows you point that…
You probably don’t think about it much, but there was an intensive selection process that went into the telephone push button keypad. Ironically, the one we use today featured a fairly high error rate. The second chart above shows the four finalists and the original rotary design. Crosses and asterisks denote error rates, keying speeds…
Carbon fiber is pretty, and it’s a cool technique to implement with car design… but what about doors? Who cares, you say? I agree, but it still didn’t stop this door from becoming a reality. In addition to the hefty $15,000 price tag, this door boasts a biometric sensor that serves as the lock. Oh,…
Are those few ounces of paper airplane too much to bear? Has throwing an airplane become a chore in and of itself? Then launch that sucker with this gizmo from your desk, Captain Lazy Pants. OK, so strike that previous thought. After reading over the specs for this thing I’m redacting my previous criticism. The…
Those who came to the gallery were able to get a glimpse of this: The usual suspects doing their thing. Did you ever wonder how all the Giz’s magic and nonsense happens? Here’s is how it basically works: 10 news pop 20 Adam checks flying_squirrels=A$ 30 if A$=yes then gosub 120 40 John checks martians=B$…
Customers looking to purchase an older model Windows XP PC today from Dell will have to pay slightly more than they did yesterday, as the online retailer has officially hiked the price by $150. The hike means Dell has either accepted XP’s eventual demise as an eight-year-old OS, or that it has decided to go…
Today is already the last day of the Gizmodo Gallery, and we’ve got a few special things happening before we close up shop today at 4PM and send all the gear back to its makers. • More showings of NASA’s Mars Rover images, for the first time in 3D. And to Bowie! • More Deathmatch…
Mini-sized netbooks deserve tiny price cuts, right? No? They deserve even more? Well too bad, because a $40 cut, starting today, is all HP thinks the Mini 1000 should get. [Laptoping]
The fabulous-looking and curvaceous Cowon Curve PMP, which was rumored to be slipping into U.S. stores sometime this month, has been pushed back to “early 2009” due to production issues. Eye candy… delayed! https://gizmodo.com/cowons-s9-curve-pmp-looks-exactly-like-it-sounds-it-sho-5041207 Just to let you all know what you’re not going to be getting for Christmas, there’s a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen built…
There’s patience, and then there’s the patience. Like shooting a 4:15 music video using nothing but the 45,000 images you captured with a Nikon D200 DSLR camera. That’s exactly what director Cesar Kuriyama did for the band Fat City Reprise. The video is, shall we say, quirky, with a wacky little plush doll engaging in…
We just put up some 3D images taken by the Phoenix Mars Lander on our 103-inch plasma, handed out some old school anaglyph glasses, queued up “Life On Mars?” and took a look for ourselves. You may remember Phoenix’s farewell transmission from Mars—thankfully, before it sailed off into the cosmic space robot afterlife, it grabbed…
Brooklyn’s Blip Festival 2008, which is taking place this weekend, December 4th through 7th, is a celebration of modders, music, vintage game consoles, and graphics. Artists come from all over the world to perform electronic music created with Game Boys, Commodore 64s, and Famicoms, and it’s more than just bleeps and bloops: this stuff is…
Hey, if you couldn’t make it to last night’s Gizmodo Gallery Reader meetup, we’re sorry we missed you. But you’re probably more sorry! After the free liquor-fueled party at The Annex, we retreated back to the Gallery after hours for pizza, beer and Call of Duty 4 on the 103-inch Panasonic plasma. Check it out:…
