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Sony’s VPL-VW200 is being announced and it keeps the 1080p, Xenon bulb, and shape of its predecessor, the VPL-VW100. It also almost doubles in price, going for $15k. (The VPL-VW100 is $8k.) It also has new SXRD panels that can hit 120FPS, and a panel adjustment allows for fine tuning of RGB for perfect overlap.…
We made a lot of predictions about what we’d see today at Apple’s keynote over the past few weeks, and we were right some of the time and wrong some of the time. Mostly, however, we were right. I know, I know; I’m as surprised as you are. Let’s take a look and see just…
Click to viewIt’s easy to say what we love about the new iPods—like Gizmodo commenters, they are each special in their own unique way. But there are some gnawing issues that we would like to bring up. First, five things we love: • iPhone price drop – $200 discounts come to those who wait, and…
Click to view We all saw it coming, but now it’s official, white iPods have become extinct. May we all bow our heads, and take a trip down memory lane. The white iPod might have started it all off, but sure enough, it has been moved out of the spotlight. Obviously there were the colorful…
Hey, just got out of a meeting with Apple. I learned a few things. •iPod nano regains its bottom headphone jack, as the touch, and old nano, because there are no end caps of plastic. So to keep ports in one place, they put it on the base. •Why didn’t they combine the classic’s and…
After a summer of waiting for ringtones for the iPhone, they’re finally here. And Apple delivers with a package that’s easy and convenient to use. iTunes lets you know which tracks you can turn into a ringtone by displaying a bell next to them. https://gizmodo.com/new-itunes-allows-to-create-custom-ringtones-from-any-i-296651 If you click the bell it brings up a graphic…
Here’s an abridged version of Apple’s official walkthrough of the new iPod touch, complete with new info on the Wi-Fi iTunes Music store, the new interface, and a whole lot of over-the-top hand gesturing. [Apple]
Click to view Justin.tv archive coming soon, but that’s our official video above.
While supplies last, the discontinued 4GB iPhone is only $299. $299!! Of course, the 8GB is now $399, so old $100 more for double the storage theory is still in effect.[Apple Thanks Ziegler]
Click to viewWith this crazy new iPod lineup, Apple is giving up something we haven’t really had before with iPods: a really hard decision. The touch is nice, but 16GB of space sucks. And hey, 160GB on the classic is awesome, but it’s lacking any other new features. As someone who is currently rocking a…
Click to view After a brief hands on with the iPod nano, here’s what we think: -The nano is small considering its screen. Very light and comfortable to hold. Thinner than even the first generation nano. -The New UI is very smooth. Animations are a bit slower, but the navigation is as responsive as ever.…
Click to viewIt is thinner than I could have imagined. Screen is identical, and instead of the black bottom back, it has a black section for Wi-Fi in the top right. Store is fast, headset on the bottom, there is a black aluminum bezel around where the steel iPhone rim is. Best news is the…
The new iPod Classic is all metal (save for the clickwheel) and feels just about the same as the old classics. It’s a little more solid, thanks to the metallic build, but to me the touchwheel feels less sensitive. It shouldn’t be, since these are brand new and only been manhandled by a handful of…
The price of an 8GB iPhone just got lower, and the 4GB iPhone is on its way out, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. He announced the 8GB iPhone’s new price will be $399, down $200 from its original $599 price. Well now, how does that make those of us early adopters who dropped $600…
Click to viewIn a marriage as cozy as coffee beans and foamed milk, Apple has teamed up with Starbucks to, yes, sell music. When your Wi-Fi powered iPod Touch or iPhone, or any laptop, is within range of a Starbucks, a button will pop up on the music store interface. Tap it, and you get…
Steve Jobs said the iTunes Store is coming to the iPhone. It’ll be included in an update to the iPhone software this month. Take a look at the pic above for an idea of how this will look.
The big surprise of the Stevenote: new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store for the iPod touch Wi-Fi capabilities and the iPhone. If you buy songs from the iPod touch, they will sync back with iTunes on the desktop. It seems to work ultra-fast on the touch’s Wi-Fi and has all the songs from the iTMS to…
The May 4, 2003 New York Times Magazine ran an interesting piece by Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma. An excerpt appears below. The piece can be read in its entirety at Michael Pollan’s own site. When I was a kid growing up in the early 60’s, anybody could have told you exactly what…
Click to viewThe new iPod Touch is out, complete with touchscreen, Coverflow and all the eye candy you can imagine, including a customizable dock. The big surprise: it has Wi-Fi, with Safari, YouTube and the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store built-in. Unfortunately, it’s not hard-drive based, just flash. The 8-mm-thick hardware design is still amazing —it’s…
Click to viewApple just introduced the iPod classic, a revamped version of the standard clickwheel iPod in silver and black—no more whites. An 80GB model (30 hours audio, 5 hours video on the battery) will cost $249. A 160GB version which is thicker than the 80GB classic but still thinner that the 5th-gen 80, will…