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Treo 755 Hands On with Sprint EVDO, Palm OS, and Google Maps

Here’s the deal on the Palm Treo 755: It’s a 750 generation variant, running on Palm OS and Sprint instead of Windows Mobile and AT&T/Cingular/Whatever. That means its got that Sprint EVDO we know and love, even if it is at slightly slower Revision 0 speeds of 400-600 kilobits/sec. On the hardware side of things,…

Tech News Brian Lam

HP’s 20-inch HDX “Dragon” Laptop Walked Through and Reviewed

The HP Mobility Summit is going down in Shanghai as we speak, and they’ve just unleashed no less than 13 lappies. I don’t care about any of them as much as I care about the Santa Rosa powered HDX Dragon, previously leaked, now unveiled in all its scaly glory. The 20-inch pivot hinged monster that…

Tech News Brian Lam

Student Projects: ITP Spring Show 2007

It’s springtime at New York University, which means the students in the Interactive Telecommunications Program truck out their graduation projects. These range from conceptual artworks (like Andrew Schneider’s “Experimental Devices for Performance” shown above) to innovative interfaces and games. This gallery shows just a few of the works on display. Look for more details on…

Gadgets Noah Robischon

Xbox 360 Spring Update Tonight 2AM PST

The Xbox Spring update is going live tonight. If you’ve forgotten what this is all about, watch the video, or scan our full post on the fresh firmware refresh. And Ryan has neat DIYWK (Do it yourself with kitties) advice for updating without staying up past your bedtime. For your info, I’m not refreshing for…

Tech News Brian Lam

Trekstor i.Beat Sweez Squeezes Music Player Down to 1 Ounce

The latest music player from Trekstor, a company who’s given us the oddly shaped Vibez, has been named the Sweez. Besides weighing just one ounce, the Sweez has FM playback, 1 or 2GB storage, a neckband, plays back MP3/WMA/WAV/WMA-DRM10 and features USB2.0 support. All in all it’s nothing revolutionary since we’ve seen so many USB…

Tech News Jason Chen

Is Panasonic There Yet? Strada In-Car GPS Debuts But Where’s The Portable?

The message is not, “Hey, look, Panasonic has an in-dash entertainment system that supports GPS,” though for $1,799, that’s not a bad message for a certain slice of America who enjoys tricking out their brand new used car. No, the message is, “Panasonic is entering the US GPS market.” And unlike Sony, which dabbles in…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

Google Reader Gets Optimized for the Wii

If you insist on browsing the web on your Wii like some kind of stubborn myopic, now you can read your RSS feeds there as well. Google Reader just released a Wii-optimized version of their site, which you can view directly on your TV. And if you’re new Google Reader, glance at the video above…

Tech News Jason Chen

NVIDIA’s GeForce 7200 GS Gets You Windows Vista Aero For Peanuts

If you’re like Adam over at Lifehacker who has a copy of Vista but a graphics card from 1997, nVidia’s got you covered. The latest entry-level GeForce 7200 GS is their cheapest standalone graphics card, but still meets the requirements Microsoft’s set for running Aero. It’s 50% better than integrated graphics cards, which is like…

Tech News Jason Chen

How Many Cell Phones in the US Are Decomissioned Every Day?

No, it’s not a magic eye. It’s actually 426,000 cell phones, the same amount that are given the ol’ pink slip every day in the United States alone. Artist Chris Jordan thought that this number was just too big to imagine, so he decided to put it into perspective for you. To get an idea…

Tech News Ben Longo

Informed Speculation: Apple Macbook With Santa Rosa Coming Very Soon?

With Lenovo and LG‘s Santa Rosa laptop offerings (not to mention various other PC vendors as well) almost upon us, we’re left wondering what Apple is going to do. If you remember, Core 2 Duos hit PC laptops around July/August, but Apple’s MacBook Pros only got them late October. Will we have to wait nearly…

Tech News Jason Chen

Lizel’s Waterproof LCDs Can Be Dunked a Meter Deep

iizel, a company previously unheard of until right now has introduced some fancy LCD TVs that are capable of some pretty amazing feats. Their line of LCDs, ranging from 26 inches to 55 inches, are capable of working while submerged in one meter of water. Prices for the 26-incher begin at $2,300. The two initial…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Polk Audio’s SoundTile Speakers Spray Your Shower With Sound

Designed to match Kohler’s WaterTile Body Spray shower nozzles, these Polk Audio SoundTile speakers give you music in the shower without having to balance a ghetto boombox precariously on the tub lip. The 4-inch by 4-inch speakers are connected by coax wires to your sound source on the outside of the tub, and have grills…

Tech News Jason Chen

Quick News: Comcast, Humvee, and More

Those sneaky German car manufacturers are at it again. Volkswagen was caught using invisible text on their website in order to gain more hits from Google. Hopefully you didn’t buy any DRAM two weeks ago. For some reason in just one week prices have dropped nearly 6%. And by “you” we mean big corporations that…

Tech News Ben Longo

Sony Ericsson DS980 Bluetooth Stereo Headset

In addition to the P1, T650 and S500 cellphones, Sony Ericsson also announced some accessories, including the DS980 hybrid Bluetooth stereo headset. This is a stereo headset that includes a metallic mirror pendant that has an OLED display and supports up to six hours of talk time. It can work with multiple devices at the…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Trey Gaming Chair is Both an Office Chair and a Gentleman

While your standard office chair is great for when you need to file your taxes and a bean bag is great for when you’re getting lazy in the living room, there’s rarely a time you’ll be able to use one for the other’s purpose. That’s why this Trey Gaming Chair is so neat, especially for…

Tech News Jason Chen

Uh Oh LCD: Pioneer’s 8th Gen Plasma HDTVs Blacker at 20,000:1

Pioneer Europe just unveiled details on their 8th generation Plasma tech 24 hours before the US event. This is something we heard about at CES, and that HDTV lovers can get riled up about. (Go ahead, woot out loud, it makes sense this time.) https://gizmodo.com/pioneer-plasma-display-technology-boasts-immeasurable-226727 The most important pieces of the puzzle being a “new…

Tech News Brian Lam

Scientists Make Li-ion Batteries Last Twice as Long in Lab Tests

Just when everyone thought non-fuel cell battery technology was stagnant, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory found a way to increase battery life by up to twice as much. Sparing you to boring technical details, essentially what they did was find a new composite structure material to place inside batteries, giving the…

Tech News Jason Chen

AdWatch: Helio Ocean’s Robotic Birth

Speaking of the Helio Ocean (which is actually barely edging out Apple’s iPhone in our poll earlier today), we’ve got a new ad they’re running for the Ocean’s TV campaign. We don’t want to describe the entire video to you here—because where’s the fun, or the point in that—but it does remind us of that…

Tech News Jason Chen

Sony Ericsson Galleries Updated

Hey folks, we’ve updated the Sony Ericsson S500, T650, and P1 posts with galleries. You’ll really want to check them out—these are sexy sexy phones. https://gizmodo.com/sony-ericsson-s500-shows-your-inner-artist-258646 Sony Ericsson [Gizmodo]

Tech News Jason Chen

Conan O’Brien Visits Lucasfilm, Intel

Late Night’s Conan O’Brien recently traveled out to San Francisco to shoot a week’s worth of shows. During his time out there he managed to visit some pretty famous studios, including Lucasfilm and Intel (who were sponsoring his San Franscisco shows). Check out part 1 of his Lucasfilm visit above, and after the jump watch…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Treo 755 Hands On with Sprint EVDO, Palm OS, and Google Maps

HP’s 20-inch HDX “Dragon” Laptop Walked Through and Reviewed

Student Projects: ITP Spring Show 2007

Xbox 360 Spring Update Tonight 2AM PST

Trekstor i.Beat Sweez Squeezes Music Player Down to 1 Ounce

Is Panasonic There Yet? Strada In-Car GPS Debuts But Where’s The Portable?

Google Reader Gets Optimized for the Wii

NVIDIA’s GeForce 7200 GS Gets You Windows Vista Aero For Peanuts

How Many Cell Phones in the US Are Decomissioned Every Day?

Informed Speculation: Apple Macbook With Santa Rosa Coming Very Soon?

Lizel’s Waterproof LCDs Can Be Dunked a Meter Deep

Polk Audio’s SoundTile Speakers Spray Your Shower With Sound

Quick News: Comcast, Humvee, and More

Sony Ericsson DS980 Bluetooth Stereo Headset

Trey Gaming Chair is Both an Office Chair and a Gentleman

Uh Oh LCD: Pioneer’s 8th Gen Plasma HDTVs Blacker at 20,000:1

Scientists Make Li-ion Batteries Last Twice as Long in Lab Tests

AdWatch: Helio Ocean’s Robotic Birth

Sony Ericsson Galleries Updated

Conan O’Brien Visits Lucasfilm, Intel

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

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