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To go with the Skittles smorgasbord of new iPod nanos, Apple’s got a bunch of new accessories. By far the most exciting are their new premium in-ear headphones. They’ve got dual drivers (woofer + tweeter), a setup you don’t see until about the $200 mark with say, Ultimate Ears’ Super.fi 5 Pro or Shure’s E4c-n…
The world was fairly certain that the latest generation of iPod nano had ditched its squat appearance for another growth spurt, but today in San Francisco, Steve Jobs confirmed the rumor as fact on stage: The fourth generation iPod nano is indeed skinny again and it features an accelerometer. Innovation or identity crisis, here are…
The iPod classic looks like it’s getting the runt’s end of the “Let’s Rock” magic wand today-with boosted storage to 120GB for $250, up from 80GB for the same price. And it’s death for the 160GB thickie, matching the Zune’s lineup to a tee. Same form factor and colors as last time. Now, the largest…
As expected, El Jobso just revealed the new iTunes 8 on stage at the “Let Us Rock” event. It’s a sizable upgrade for iTunes, so let’s take a look at the new features, shall we? Genius Playlists Yep, just like we’d heard about from Kevin Rose. These go through your music, analyzes its structure and…
After eons of offering only movies in HD, the iTunes store is at last selling TV shows the way they’re meant to be watched. Starting today, you can buy HD episodes of TV shows for $2.99. NBC and Apple have kissed and made up as well—Monk, The Office, Battlestar Galactica, 30 Rock, Heroes are all…
We’re here at the Yerba Buena Center. Our liveblog’s is starting at live.gizmodo.com. That’s where you should be, either sitting back and letting the auto-refresh do its thing, or hitting that button like a mad man. The music is stopping, the lights are dimming, and Phil Schiller is being jovial. It’s an Apple event. [Live.Gizmodo.com]
Following the other poorly kept secrets from Redmond this week, Microsoft officially announced their game-changing BlueTrack mouse that’s been making the rounds lately. The BlueTrack takes the best parts of optical and laser mice and adds a massive blue beam to create a precise mouse that works on almost any surface. Seriously, I tested it…
According to internal documents obtained by BGR, Verizon is offering bribes “switcher credits” to Sprint and AT&T subscribers in an attempt to lure them over to their network. The deal, which apparently began August 1st, will entitle Sprint users to a $50 credit. Another promotion aimed at AT&T users will eliminate the $35 activation fee.…
Microsoft’s LifeCam Show is a 2MP webcam for Windows users that, most notably, offers over 30 video effects, and a new video mailbox service. The LifeCam Show is capable of taking 8MP still photos, has noise/echo cancellation. The LifeCam software provides over 30 video effects, including 3D accessories that follow your face around the screen,…
Jason Chen: You guys all see the last minute rumors? 7:05 am ON Sep 9 2008 B. Lam: Good morning. Chen and I had a sleep over. We’re eating shakes and Hong Kong milk tea. Just thought I’d tell you that. Wait, is this my Twitter window? 7:13 am ON Sep 9 2008 B. Lam:…
In 1894, when German Emperor Wilhelm II ordered the construction of the neoclassicist Berliner Dom, otherwise known as the Berlin Cathedral, he probably didn’t think it would turn out like this. Projected with the visual musings of graffiti artist Jaybo (specifically, Disney cartoon hands forming Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa), the Dom is always…
Remember when news came out that Russia had begun their military campaign in South Ossetia with a far-reaching hack attack on Georgia’s government computer systems? Well, security experts are still having a hard time figuring out exactly what happened, who was responsible, and whether it could happen again. Now, Danger Room is reporting on a…
Google has just made a change to its privacy policy, cutting the retention time for your personal data from 18 months to 9 months. This means that now Google will only be able to build a frighteningly accurate portrait of you that advertisers will salivate over based on your searches, keywords found in your Gmail,…
When the new “Wall” Stadium set to be built in Doha, Qatar is completed in 2010, it will be the first underground stadium ever constructed. Nicknamed “The Laptop” for obvious reasons, the stadium will have no traditional floodlights. Instead, the lights will be embedded into the architecture, which adds to the clean futuristic look. Apparently,…
Beginning on October 1st, Samsung will begin its “Recycling Direct” program that will allow U.S consumers to get rid of old and unwanted gear at no cost. Unfortunately, like the Sony program before it, the catch is the gear must be Samsung branded (unless you are willing to pay a fee). Still, it builds on…
To XM customers who’ve been jealous of Howard Stern content and Sirius customers who’ve always wanted to tune in to Oprah & Friends (a remarkably high crossover demographic we’re sure), the newly wedded Sirius/XM has revealed their cross-content “best of” packages available for $4 a month. From what we can tell, subscribing to either offer…
Boy Genius has a fairly juicy bit of backstory on the delays plaguing the BlackBerry Bold, and the serious, stab-you-in-the-throat infighting between AT&T and RIM that drove RIM to deliver their touchscreen baby, the Storm, exclusively to Verizon in the US (probably in Nov.), where it will apparently be going for just $199 with a…
Click to view In this day of full-out Apple news, let’s remember something very important: The iPhone is evil for both reasons that make sense and reasons that don’t. Allow this Comedy Central quip montage to wash over you, cleansing out the fanboyism and anti-fanboyism alike, a baptism by b-list comedian. [CCInsider]
iPod case manufacturer Proporta has posted images of its new cases, with what seems to be the new iPod nanos inside. Like with the allegedly leaked image of the interface, we don’t know if these are real or not. Certainly, the nano looks like it’s been inserted in Photoshop. Check the gallery and tell us…
When I’m in the gym I love listening to music, and hate the way my headphone cord whaps against me as I’m exercising… and that’s exactly the sort of problem Sony’s DR-BT160AS heaphones are designed to stop. The “active stereo” ‘phones connect wirelessly over Bluetooth, are splashproof, have volume and play control buttons, a mike…