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Apparently Kotaku “doesn’t have time” this Thursday to participate in the Halo match. They have “more important stuff to do” and “will have to move it to next Thursday”. If you ask us? Our ever-increasing rank on Halo makes them nervous—and they need more time to practice. Either that, or they’re actually busy. Which one…
The BlackBerry Curve will launch in two colors on AT&T: Crimson and Titanium. Or as normal people like to call it, red and gray. [Boy Genius via wireless info]
We never knew that the gear in pro kitchens had enough tech to be so—dare I say?—pantsworthy. Take for instance the Heidolph VV Micro Evaporator, that $3,000 kitchen distiller above. Recognizable food goes in one end, and a powerfully flavored goo comes out the other. (How very… soylent?) Below in the gallery, there are four…
Nintendo added partial USB keyboard support in the last Wii firmware update, but the latest 3.1 update brings full USB support. Now everyone can use a keyboard to type in those long-ass Wii friend codes that Nintendo so graciously had you enter for every game you want to play online. It’s like they don’t even…
And it looks like it just might happen, which would spell bad news for the gadget gurus down under. ABC Australia claims that If a revised Australian energy rating guide gets passed, then all current plasma televisions would be banned from sale by 2011. That’s right, all plasmas and even many power-hungry LCDs would be…
You know when you need to help pick out a phone for someone’s mom? They want em pretty, not crappy, but not expensive and high-end like the ones you’d buy for yourself. Here are some of those. Today we’ve got a Samsung SCH-U410 flip phone on Verizon, and the SGH-A127 plus the SGH-A517 flip-phones on…
These speakers are dubbed The Planets, and due to their unique design with chrome “omni spheres” positioned above the drivers, they deliver full 360-degree sound throughout the room they’re placed in. The cabinets themselves also help deliver solid bass, according to some technical mumbo-jumbo: “The cabinets use a precision double-ported design on the bottom of…
Remember last week when we reported that the new Nokia N95, with the bigger battery, can run on a 3G network for one hour less than its predecessor could run on EDGE? At the time, I asked the cellular pirates ninjas at WirelessInfo.com if they were going to do an EDGE to EDGE comparison. They…
The Pitch Apple does a 180 from its usual DayGlo approach and mounts a man-on-the-street campaign, all in the name of that milestone gadget you either love to love, or love to hate. First up is recent iPhone convert Doug, who ungrammatically hails his non-bricked gizmo as “one of the greatest advancements in the history…
What could be better than one Rhinoceros Beetle, one Hissing Cockroach and one Hercules Beetle? Obviously, a man-eating scarab from the Nile controlled by an evil mummy. But failing that, we can do with these three small RC beasts that can be charged in two minutes and be controlled independently for just $24.95 and being…
Attention Rolex shoppers: LG was demonstrating its concept mobile phones to a few select journalists in Asia, and according to Tech Digest, one of the handsets was “basically a phone with a Rolex watch face embedded in the casing. Rolex buffs would certainly approve—the phone had a luxurious leathery exterior, and looked reassuringly expensive.” Add…
Tired? Looking to relax? Here, just stick your face between these two cylinders and let our new $70,000 face massaging robot go to work. What, you don’t trust your precious face in there? Well, you clearly haven’t experienced the subtle massages that robots can give when they’re trapped inside an ugly recliner at Brookstone at…
The little red Palm Centro just arrived, and we’re still convinced this $99 wunderkind will go places. Have a look at it in the gallery, and then make the jump for my first at-home impressions. https://gizmodo.com/palm-centro-hands-on-and-gallery-verdict-theyre-gonna-304471 My first thought was that it felt like a toy. The directional pad is a little loose, and the…
Here’s the new $99 Palm Centro from Sprint, cozying up to an older Sprint Treo 700p. In the gallery below, you’ll see more shots of the 700 comparison, plus the inevitable Centro vs iPhone. (Aw, you know you want it.) Then, after jump, Centro faces off against BlackBerry Curve. Comparison with T-Mobile RIM Blackberry Curve…
You’re looking at architectural mockups of a potential fourth NYC Apple store, a 27,900-square-foot, two or three story behemoth sitting right across the street from the Empire State Building in the tourist-packed hellhole of Midtown East. This store would be in addition to the Meatpacking District store currently under development, which is in a much…
Last week Wilson Rothman took a look at the new Gateway XHD3000 monitor. You may know it better as the 30-inch, 1600p beast display that has scared the collective crap out of Dell, Apple, and every other competitor on the market. For the full consensus, hit the jump for the Frankenreview: every review that matters…
There’s very little that’s practical about these paper circuits. Oh, except that they can be printed out as a template and glued directly to a cardboard base. From there, builders can trace markings with wire and the circuit practically builds itself (the link here has some cool music boards for the aspiring eletroneers among you…
Someone had the great idea of putting a high-pressure, heat-resistant camera inside the cylinder of a four-stroke engine. Shooting at 1000 fps, the camera recorded just exactly what happens to make engines run. Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow! [LiveLeak]
The Mac Pro is pretty enough as it is, but now AlumaMax can transmogrify that aluminum case into a horse of a different color. Who says MacBooks, iPods and iPhones are the only ones worthy of custom colors? Check out the rainbow of six anodized hues with which you can perform this alchemy on your…
In the digital age, one’s celebrity status is not defined by big jewels and liposuction. Just check your local mall—you can get a tummy tuck and CZ in between your rounds at Orange Julius. Now the VanityRing is the ultimate measure and celebration of one’s status. Syncing with your computer through its ring box dock,…