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Dell has launched their 2407WFP-HC, a 1,920 x 1,200 24-inch monitor that covers 92% of the NTSC color gamut, which is excellent news for photographers and video editors. What else is in it? 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 450cd/m2 brightness and 6ms response time, plus 9-in-2 flash card readers and all kinds of connectors, even Y/C and…
iPhone’s RSS reader online at reader.mac.com (Sorry, iPhone-viewable only)[MacRumors]
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner left the assembly yard Tuesday evening. The mid-sized, twin engine commercial jetliner is due to see the skies in May 2008. And aviation enthusiast Charles Conklin managed to snap some pictures of the plane. UPDATE: There are some more great shots out there, hop on over to Flightblogger to see…
Wristbands, 500 Phones, 50 At a Time [ifoAppleStore]
We all knew those tacky 3D shades were just the beginning. A Japanese company is claiming to have ditched the geeky glasses and developed realistic 3D imaging technology that, when coupled with their sensor-packed glove, allows you to see and feel images. Yes, you can finally get your mitts on those crazy characters you’ve been…
There’s no news yet, but N800 owners who aren’t super-psyched about Google Talk or that open-source voice chat software can soon celebrate the arrival the mother of all voice chat, and yeah, I’m talkin’ ’bout Skype. Our apologies to Kevin Tofel, whom we forgot to credit for the photo. Thanks to Dan from tabletblog.com for…
iTunes 7.3 to support iPhone ringtones…wait, no it won’t. [Mac Rumors]
Steve Jobs to give company-wide speech tomorrow at 11a.m. PST; no further details. [Engadget]
CEA says 36% of U.S. to have HDTV by 2008 [TG Daily]
Vasstek’s new belt mounted digital camcorder is designed to record your entire day’s journey (up to 20 hours at 1280×1024) from the comfort of your midsection. Just remember to edit out those long shots of your steering wheel, the bottom of your table and the chest of the friendly local who pointed you in the…
Today we have the 1994 Sun Microsystems concept video Starfire in its entirety. You can still access individual clips of the program from the links below or you can download the video here. See also: Starfire (Part 1, 1994) Starfire (Part 2, 1994) Starfire (Part 3, 1994) Starfire (Part 4, 1994) Starfire (Part 5, 1994)…
Back in April, we introduced you to Vudu, the hybrid peer-to-peer video-on-demand box with all 7 major studios on board, is coming soon to a home theater near you. Today we got to play around with it a little more, and see how the navigation works. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-pics-of-the-vudu-video-store-in-a-box-256044 As I said, it’s a hybrid peer-to-peer network,…
Quittner exposes how much traffic blogs like this one make from iPhone news [Netly News]
This concept by Yun Liang mimics the motion of a scroll. Keep it rolled up when you’re making a call, and roll it out when you want to watch a movie or receive a visual text. And the phone wouldn’t lose functionality when furled, thanks to the numerical buttons along the baton. [Yanko] https://gizmodo.com/flexible-oled-display-153252
Microsoft to offer 500 megabytes of free online storage. [Slashdot]
Intel rolls out new 20 Gbps High-Performance Computing cables. [Engadget]
[UPDATED: Nipple Shot by Infoweek] You know that guy who’s first in line at the 5th Ave Apple Store? Greg Packer? Turns out he’s no Apple fanboy. No, he’s an obsessive linesitter. He was the first person to see Ground Zero when the viewing platform opened, the first to sign the condolence book at the…
This two week project comes with a lightgun, controller, and two game carts, Mario 3 and Duck Hunt. The sewn TV has removable felt screens to switch the game, too. [Sewn by Blythe]
Me. The Daily Show. Talking iPhone. Lots of sexual innuendo. Tomorrow Night. I know, you guys are disappointed that we haven’t given you the iPhone hands on yet, but maybe that’s for the better. Because I didn’t get a phone, I wasn’t under embargo. And because I wasn’t under embargo, I was able to make…
The concept behind Taser International’s Taser Remote Area Denial system, or TRAD, is simple: Intruder detected, intruder zapped. We’re talking an entire array of networked sensors and cameras, operating a battery of stun-guns, ready to incapacitate a threat at the push of a button–or the behest of the governing system. Taser International is calling this…
