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Of all Sony’s recent PSP announcements, this is really the only one that could directly impact American consumers in the near future…and long distance relationships everywhere. [Kotaku] http://kotaku.com/gaming/clip/gomessenger-with-fancy-pants-computer-graphics-292548.php
A Czech mobile site has got hold of pictures of Samsung’s i450 slider. Despite the fact that there are still no details available (are we gonna see them at IFA next week, then, Samsung?) it looks to us like there’s a little speaker hiding out at the top of the phone. What else can we…
Click to viewRemember our tutorial on how to install applications on your iPhone, no hacking skills required? It just got even easier: now you don’t need to get into the Terminal to do it. It’s as simple as starting up the new GUI-based installer from Nullriver. It just works and it won’t void your warranty…
Ladies, when you go away on vacation, are your menfolk always saying, “Coo-er, missus, you’ve must have packed everything but the kitchen sink in here,” when they heft your suitcase into the car? Well, now you can prove them right, with this take-away basin. It’s obviously just a concept right now, but what a wonderful…
Click to viewAfter holding the D3 and D300 for several minutes, the Digital Rebel XTi I’m using (blasphemy at a Nikon event, I know) feels like a fucking toy—when I fired the D3 on burst mode, I felt like Arnold firing the minigun in T2 between the rapid clacking and the weight. I’ve never held…
Sony has announced a new fuel-cell battery that runs on glucose. It works by breaking down carbohydrates with enzymes, in much the same way as us humans do. It doesn’t seem to be ready for release yet, but the video after the jump shows that it’s already capable of powering an MP3 player. Sony are…
I can’t tell you much about this wallpaper, except for that I think it rules the school. It’s basically a two-dimensional light source that switches on and off. Please, someone put Jonas Samson’s idea into practice, because I’d have no hesitation in putting this up in my bedroom. Just one question, though: does it come…
The office can be a dangerous place, full of danger and boredom. Thankfully ThinkGeek have come to the rescue with some lightweight and affordable chain mail. At only 20 pounds, this aluminum armour is light enough to wear all day, and comes in both large and medium sizes. It should fend off light blows and…
Apparently 43% of college students identify smell as the thing they most love about books. CaféScribe have taken this odd statistic and run with it, creating the world’s first smelly e-book. Starting in September the company will send every e-book purchaser a sticker to put on their laptop that has an ‘old book’ smell. Of…
Hands-on Nikon D3 and D300 impressions coming up soon with a slew of pictures—taken with a Digital Rebel XTi. And I am so the only asshole here carrying a Canon camera.
Click to viewThe rumors were true: The newest Nikon flagship DSLR is the D3. For starters, it’s the DSLR with the “fastest start up time, shortest viewfinder blackout time, and shortest shutter lag” of any. And it sports a 12.1-megapixel FX format (full frame) CMOS sensor, a 3-inch, 920,000-pixel VGA viewfinder with a 170-degree viewing…
Click to viewNikon also announced the D300 today, as was heavily rumored. Its latest prosumer DSLR is loaded with a 12.3 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor (the one Sony just announced), 6fps burst-it goes up to 8 with the optional battery pack, HDMI support with 1080i playback, 200-3200 ISO range, live view and a 3-inch…
Olympus is talking tough about its latest waterproof and freeze-proof Stylus 790SW camera, the successor to that Stylus 770SW we saw frozen in a block of ice in Las Vegas last March. Carrying on that everything-proof tradition, this one still can brave freezing, dust, shock and water, but adds intriguing new tech under the hood…
How many people have said in our very own comments that these high-zoom cameras should have wider-angle starting points? Olympus’ SP-560 Ultra Zoom ($450) does just that, with an 18x optical zoom lens ranging 27 to 486 mm (that’s 35 mm equivalent). And that’s not all this chunky funky camera has going for it. It…
Olympus’ new FE cameras—FE-280 ($200), FE-290 ($250) and FE-300 ($300)—are built to be “fun” and “easy,” with a smile-recognition program, a way to fix bad images on the fly, and other cool tricks, plus a 12-megapixel version for $300. The FE-280 and FE-300 are essentially the same camera with 2.5″ LCDs and 3x optical zoom…
DivX is launching a hardware platform for a media streaming box with openness in mind. The set top box I was shown (a plain looking reference design) had HDMI, component, composite outputs and a b/g WiFi and Ethernet connections for connecting to your PC. The gorgeous UI I saw had PS3-like 3d thumbnails of videos…
Click to viewApple Legal has asked Giz to take down the iPod nano spy shots from earlier today because they are their “intellectual property.” Out of respect for The Steve, we’ve complied. This pretty much confirms they belong to Apple, whether they are final or a prototype. However, the image above is all ours —done…
Sony Ericsson sent over a test bed of phones that can be imported or bought from sonystyle.com. Some of the phones are familiar from shows like CTIA this spring, but we could stare at these beauties all day so I don’t mind recapping the contents and taking fresh shots. •The ultra slim W880 Walkman Phone…
The much anticipated Palm Foleo has been delayed due to sync-related software bugs. [Barrons]
Apparently, AT&T has confirmed what was rumored: they’re going to cut their huge paper waste and environmental mayhem in a radical way. One 300-page iPhone bill and probably a couple of calls from the Mighty Green Jobso later, some readers are reporting short messages from AT&T saying that the detail billing is over: https://gizmodo.com/at-ts-unofficial-response-to-300-page-iphone-bill-defa-290597 AT&T…