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Sony’s first LCD photo frames ever have 800×480 displays (DVD res, which leads me to believe these were sourced from DVD players). The frames can scale photos down from up to 48MB, which would be good for transferring JPGs and even RAW files directly from a camera’s memory card without a intervening PC session. The…
The Jelly Click mouse concept could make it easy for business travelers to carry around a full-size mouse without taking up a whole lot of space. The device itself is fairly simple: a small flexible board carries all of the circuitry while the body is composed of plastic that can be blown up manually. When…
As I am sure you know, Greenpeace has been all over Apple about it not being more eco-friendly with regard to its products. Needless to say, the term “hippie” gets thrown around quite a bit when we discuss these issues, but there is no doubt that there is a lot of pressure on companies to…
If you want to win an HDTV and a Windows Media Center Extender, you’re going to have to enter our contest. And to enter our contest, you’re going to have to click on this link. https://gizmodo.com/contest-win-an-hdtv-and-a-windows-media-center-extende-349885
Domino’s new online pizza tracking system will allow hungry customers to keep tabs on their pizza from the moment they place the order up until the moment it leaves the store—and it is accurate to 40 seconds. The service even gives customers the first names of the workers who take their phone order and deliver…
“Senior industry sources” are making the bold claim that Dell and Google are going to announce a joint effort to make THE GOOGLE PHONE at the 3GSM conference in February. That sounds unlikely to us, and with Dell’s history of putting their name on other people’s gadgets (the iPod, for example), if anything it’s probably…
Contrary to recent rumors, Sony Europe has denied that a 120GB PS3 is in the works. Here is the word straight from the horse’s mouth. https://gizmodo.com/80gb-ps3-moving-aside-for-ps3-elite-with-120-or-160gb-h-349575 “We do not currently have any plans to release a 120GB PlayStation 3 in the UK.” But what about outside of the UK? What about a 160GB PS3? Maybe…
Making your fake guitar automatically whammy may be a step too far, but if you want to make Guitar Hero slightly easier for yourself, check out these guitar pedals. They allow you to either activate star power or hit the whammy bar with your feet instead of your hands, making sure your hands stay exactly…
If you hosted your own daily talk show and had to kill 43 minutes of air with no writers backing you up, you’d eventually pull out stuff you have lying around the office and try and make a sketch out of it. This is exactly what Conan does, making with the OS X Photo Booth…
Sony is officially the last one to the PMA DSLR party, getting real with the A300 and A350 DSLRs we glimpsed earlier. The entry-level 10.2MP A300 (same CCD sensor as the A200, $800 w/lens) snaps away at “about 3fps,” 100-3200 ISO, built-in image stabilization (vs. Nikon and Canon’s lens approach) and indeed sports that oddball…
We’re I’m at here PMA 2008. Not quite the megashow of CES (the tradeshow, in which the relative deadness is comforting. Hey, are those new yet-unannounced Sony DSLRs? A closer look at the A300 and A350 teasers below.
Staring into Mr. Burns’ desk when you’re making Skype calls with your friends is nice and all (and for a price of $49 it’s hard to argue with it), but it’s no Futurama. What we’d really like is a Bender webcam, or a Fry webcam, or a Professor webcam, or a Robot Devil webcam, or…
Aliph is pushing its fancy-schmancy Jawbone Bluetooth headset with a series of web shorts centered around the product, including the above one, entitled “Boo Boo.” It involves a sexy lady in a bikini, three really annoying dudes and a surprise ending that’s pretty satisfying. I’m not going to be running out and buying any gadgets…
LG’s BH200 Super Blu player, which is an upgrade to their original HD DVD/Blu-ray player, sounded like a great idea on paper. However, with the state of HD DVD being what it is (dying), it’s probably not a great decision to pay a premium on a player that does one good format and one useless…
This turkey phone is gross, but I’d eat it instead of a canburger. [Product Page via 7 Gadgets] https://gizmodo.com/cheeseburger-in-a-can-is-both-the-best-and-worst-thing-350091/
You already know why you need this iPatch to cover up your iMac’s iSight—because you do dirty, dirty things in front of your computer—but now the small, molded piece of plastic is form-fitted for your MacBook and MacBook Pro. It works exactly the same as the old version. Just slide it over your iSight when…
Stephen Chao — who was fired from a top position at the News Corporation after, in separate incidents, hiring a male stripper to disrobe at a company meeting and nearly drowning Rupert Murdoch’s dog at a party — plans to announce on Wednesday the formation of a Web video company that he hopes to build…
Those friendly Dell kiosks you’ve been seeing in the mall are all going away as Dell shutters all 140 stores in favor of going back to their online sales and bigger name retail outlets (like Best Buy). All their inventory-less stores will be closed, meaning that you will have to order online from the comfort…
Click to viewAccording to Apple, the Air is officially shipping and the Apple TV update due two weeks from Macworld’s Keynote (yesterday) has a week or two left in the oven. Release after the jump. MacBook Air Now Shipping Apple TV Update Coming Soon CUPERTINO, California—January 30, 2008—Apple® today announced that MacBook Air™, the world’s…
Give the USB plug-in Ecobutton a thump when you pop off to lunch or a meeting, and it puts your computer into an electricity-saving deep sleep. While snoozing in “ecomode,” the Windows PC will draw less power than if you just left it in sleep or screensaver, which can be nothing but good for your…