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Up until last week, the name iphone.com belonged to a guy called Michael Kovatch. Not any more, it doesn’t. The entrepreneur, who registered the site in 1995 and was planning on building a business around it, has just flogged the domain name to Steve and Co. for an undisclosed seven-digit sum.
Do you want to combine the cool, devil-may-care image of the cigarette smoker with the intellectual airs of a bookworm? Do you also want to avoid that pesky cancer that seems to catch up with smokers? Well, the Tankbook seems right up your alley: it’s an entire classic novel crammed into a pack of smokes.…
You probably know by now that the iPhone only lasts about 300-400 charges —and that’s most likely full charges, not topping it off from 80% to 100% at night—before you have to send it into Apple for a replacement.[Updated: That’s wrong. Here’s proof.] Apple’s just thrown up a page saying it’s going to be $79…
We won’t rest until we’ve shown you every clock in existence, and here’s the next one, a World Clock from Poodwaddle that make you feel both guilty and worried at the same time. Click over to it, and when you press the Now button, it begins counting up, showing you the world population, prison growth,…
Belkin just announced its lineup of iPhone accessories. There are three cases we gave you a video peek at last week: a clear acrylic one for protection and use on-the-go, a sport armband and a leather wallet, each for a reasonable $30. But that’s not all. https://gizmodo.com/the-floodgates-are-open-iphone-accessories-273236 There are two stereo audio cables that resemble…
Sony’s new Bravia line, in addition to being chock-full of slick 1080p sets, features access to Audio Description (AD) standard. AD is a system that allows the blind to better follow what’s going on onscreen by using a voice to narrate plot points during gaps in dialogue. With most TVs, you need an additional decoder…
Not one, but two Slate regulars blaspheme the iPhone amid the media lovefest of the past week. First, Tim Wu flatly (and rightly) says that “the iPhone is—so far—not a product that will turn any industry inside out.” It’s a great phone, but a crappy, and moreover, locked computer. Here’s the money quote: “Judged by…
Today Verizon Wireless announced that it would offer an email client that supports Yahoo! Mail, AOL Mail, AIM Mail, Windows Live Hotmail and its own Verizon.net, not to mention POP3 accounts the world over. Though an email client is a welcome development, this one comes at a price: $5 per month, to be exact. That’s…
There’s no real reason to put this up apart from the fact that I think it’s funny, it’s nothing to do with the iPhone, and that it’s a holiday on Wednesday. Aided and abetted by a cast of, er, quite a lot, blogger Danny Choo gives it loads to Kool and the Gang in the…
Steve Jobs: “Our innovative approach, using Web 2.0-based standards, lets developers create amazing new applications while keeping the iPhone secure and reliable.” Yeah, they’re going to have to create them since the iPhone’s current support of “Web 2.0” standards, in a word, blows. No Java, Flash, full AJAX (the cinchpin of innumerable Web 2.0 apps)…
We’ve been hearing about it for months, and now Adobe has finally put the finishing touches on its Creative Suite 3 Production Premium software, shipping a package that video editors, filmmakers, broadcasters and DVD authors are going to love. The company is also offering what it calls the Creative Suite 3 Master Collection, which puts…
These little bugs are the latest thing from Bandai. There are six of them, and they are about as useful as a chocolate teapot—but you can bet your can of Bug-Gone that entomologists will be queueing round the block to pick up one of these critters when they are released later this year. Each one…
Tongue-controlled wheelchairs could be in the offing by the end of the year, thanks to a US company. Think-A-Move is using a device made by a couple of engineers from Southern Illinois University, which consists of a simple earpiece that determines how a person is moving their tongue, thanks to a person’s Eustachian tube, which…
Sharp is revamping their Aquos G Series first in Japan, then the world. 16 models going from a basic 26-incher to 52 inches of sick-inducing 120Hz Full HD glory. According to Sharp, they increase their color range adding a fourth wavelength lamp to the backlighting. Despite having no multi-touch capabilities, screen keyboard or any Apple…
Besides rolling out seven new digital photo frames in sizes ranging from 6 inches to 15 inches, Pandigital cut the cord today with three accessories for its line of photo frames: a Bluetooth connector/adaptor, a Wi-Fi connector/adapter and also a battery pack. Connected to a Pandigital frame, the Bluetooth connector/adapter pairs with any Bluetooth device,…
Krups seems to have come up with the master-toaster’s toaster. The TT6190 can do all kinds of everything to your buns, as well lighting up your kitchen and seducing your wife. For $60, what else can this baby do? There’s a defrost option, which means no burnt corners and frozen center when you put your…
Alpina and Smartech Italia SpA are behind the Onfalos, a teppan-style grill for your garden. Made of stainless steel, the Onfalos grill is so hardcore you can even grill in a blizzard—if you want to, that is—and all you need is a 5kg gas cylinder. The combustion chamber and chimney are hidden beneath the circular…
Well, I guess he’s right. We are getting there, though. And we are not retarded. Just a little bit spastic.
What do you do if you’re sitting in line waiting to pick up your iPhone and suddenly feel the call of nature—eh, Brian? Do you: a) Pay a student to stand in for you and nip off to the closest McDonalds you can find. b) Call your intern/girlfriend/deputy editor and make them drop whatever they…
More numbers from more analysts: Global Equities Research reports 200,000 iPhones moved on the first day. [Bloomberg]