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Nokia’s just dropped the E63 onto the scene, based on the E71, and aimed at bringing “the QWERTY keyboard form factor to a broader audience at a great price” according to Nokia itself. The skinny BlackBerry-alike candybar is also designed to meet the needs of a business phone and personal phone in one device, switching…
One of the most hilarious things I’ve seen in China is the number of small cellphone companies churning out perhaps less-than-genuine iPhones. Though originally nothing more than crappy shells with barely a sliver of the original’s functions, now many of them boast specs that’ll actually cause you to give them a second look—including, if you’re…
Jason, just to warn you, this post has absolutely nothing to do with gadgets because I am currently bored and disgusted with gadgets: I saw this great movie the other day called Surfwise and it blew me away. It’s basically about a Stanford educated doctor who quits the rat race and gets in a camper…
If there’s one thing you can’t overstate, it’s how much the Chinese people loooooved the Olympics. So it was kind of expected that Chinese fireworks makers would capitalize on the magic of the Opening Ceremonies by selling similar DIY pyrotechnics. This Chinese New Year, watch for the Bird’s Nest series of fireworks going off all…
I have no idea what a Feng Shui compass is supposed to do (even after reading that explanation), but I do know that this is the world’s first electronic Feng Shui compass—and that’s automatically awesome. Did the crazy people who invented Feng Shui 4,000 years ago imagine that their imaginary system of furniture placement and…
Flip, the grandaddy of cheap camcorders, is the latest to join the hi-def video club with the release of the Flip MinoHD. The MinoHD joins the Zi6 and EZ300 in capturing 720p widescreen video, and it will save up to 60 minutes of footage on 4GB of built-in storage. Its the same size as the…
BlackFriday.info just posted up four more Black Friday ads to get you ready for Spendathon ’08. Since nobody here really comes to read about getting an automatic doughnut maker from JC Penney for $99 (maybe you do?), we’ll assume you’re more interested in the Nintendo Wii for $224, Wii Fit for $78 and vaious Blu-rays…
Game Reactor has the scoop on Wii’s Opera Browser 2.0, coming this December for 500 Wii Points ($5). It’s got Wii Speak compatibility, updated buttons, a maximum of six tabs, Wii Mail support and will be free for people who already paid for the first. Those of you who love surfing the net with a…
For those of you who like to listen to music from your MP3 player with your friends, but only remember to carry around one pair of headphones, S1 Audio’s BudBud earbuds come with an extra pair of buds that are already built-in. You can select when you want to use both pairs of earbuds using…
Perfect for those who need a small device for music on-the-go, the Sansa Clip from SanDisk is very much like the iPod Shuffle with its compact size and its ability to clip onto belt, purses and clothing. However, what makes the Sansa Clip stand out—and what the iPod Shuffle could benefit from—is it produces more…
Callpod, maker of the six-way Chargepod charging system, has just announced the Fueltank, a portable battery that can recharge two gadgets simultaneously. It uses the same adapters as the Chargepod, which means it’s very customizable, and should support just about all the devices its older, more plugged-in brother can. It’ll retail soon for a not-too-bad…
I can’t believe it took me this long, but I figured out the universal writing formula for futurism! It just clicked after reading a 1980s newspaper article about robots! Let me know what I’m missing: Imagine [ten/twenty/fifty] years in the future. Your [car/toaster/robot] speaks to you. No, it’s not your [friend/mom/crazy fever dream]. Your life…
Fujitsu’s new 500 GB, 5400 RPM Hard Drive isn’t noteworthy for it’s storage or speed—rather, it’s mentionable because the 2.5-inch spinner can erase the whole of its contents in under a second. The MJA2 CH utilizes 256-bit advanced encryption that encodes data on the fly and is the first 500 GB HDD with any such…
After a set of delays, rumors have surfaced that the Blackberry Storm may finally see the light of day on November 20 despite being planned originally for November 14. The pre-launch will be on the 20th, meaning the Blackberry Storm will be available for demo in corporate Verizon stores. They will also be available for…
Entertainment Weekly‘s got an exclusive first picture of the new Enterprise, also known as the old Enterprise, also known as Kirk’s Enterprise. It looks quite Enterprisey—a sort of mashup between the old sensibilities of TOS, the more advanced special effects of the USS Enterprise E (Picard’s latest ship) and Scott Bakula’s lousy junker. Looking at…
After being ridiculed for its stability problems and publicly scorned for the Blue Screen of Death by everyone, including—Mrs. Potato head—PC must be really happy today. Specially since this giant iPhone display stuck with a Mac OS X kernel panic was running in a AT&T shop, which abandoned their Windows-based iPhone promo screens for these…
With little fanfare and no press release, a new Nintendo Wii Multi-Player Controller Set has appeared on at least one Target store shelf. Priced at $74.99, the set includes a Wiimote, Nunchuk and Wii Wheel. So how much money are you saving by buying your controllers in bulk? Errr…none actually.As one GoNintendo commenter quickly pointed…
Wowowow. I have no idea what the context of this clip is. I don’t want to believe that these kawaii! schoolgirl wristcutters are real, peddled by schoolgirls winking and smiling as they lick the blood trickling down their wrists. But you know what? I honestly don’t know what’s real or not anymore. I just don’t…
I have to admit, I’m finally starting to believe that Hyperion Power’s plans to install nuclear reactors in the backyards of America’s neighborhoods is actually going to happen. In fact, after learning that they have already begun construction on the first 4,000 units I have no doubt that they will make their 2013 deadline as…
It’s not really hard to guess how OS X and Windows 7 got their name. But what about IBM’s ThinkPad? Or Firefox? CIO has a rundown of the origins of 10 tech products’ iconic names—like just where the hell iPod and Twitter came from. Surprisingly none were picked at random out of a hat after…