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So now that you’ve leered at our gallery of the W880, check out Shiny Shiny’s video tour of Sony Ericsson’s lust-worthy 3G phone. Aside from its physical good looks, the phone also comes with SE’s Walkman 2.0 software, which lets you keep track of songs, album art, and buy new tunes via an online store.…
We first showed your the Samsung i7 digital camera last week, and I’m not going to lie, I was a bit confused with the rotating LCD. What is the purpose? To better show portrait-style pictures rather than landscape? Nope, not at all. This video has hit the intertubes showing the i7 in action and the…
Whether we like it or not, TiVo receives second-by-second audience measurement data about what its users watch, and that was no exception during Sunday’s Super Bowl. That’s how the company came up with its top 10 list of commercials, as measured by the amount of trick play features (rewind, fast-forward, and pause of live television)…
Fon, those lovable guys trying to make a WiFi sharing community, are celebrating their 1-year birthday with a 10,000 router giveaway. The b/g routers have both a private and public access point, and you can share your broadband with strangers in exchange for free access to other Fon user’s APs around the world, or for…
This week at TreeHugger: We discover Tech Networks of Boston, who present their Earth-PC and Earth-Serve machines for our consideration: they use at least 25 percent less power than standard computers, and can save between $20-$45 in electricity costs per year. Once again, life imitates Woody Allen’s “Sleeper,” with a mirrored glass that that turns…
You may still be recovering from Super Bowl festivities, but we were hitting up all of the big news that dropped overnight and early this morning. Wal-Mart became the first to offer digital movies from the 6 major studios, which is nice, but still unfortunate because it is Wal-Mart. Kodak introduced photo ink with some…
If you thought hybrids were just for cars, guess again. Genius has created the first solar-powered keyboard and mouse hybrid. The wireless keyboard has a built-in solar panel that draws juice from surrounding light (there’s also a back up USB cable charger for all you nocturnal Web surfers). Bundled with the keyboard is an 800dpi…
Are you a “fun” boss that insists on being called by your first name? Do you manage a Chili’s? If you answered yes to either of those questions (or better yet, both), I have the perfect desk for you. It’s a desk made to look like a Cooper Mini! Isn’t that so cute and fun?…
Now you can encase your iPod in a shell made of an old 45rpm records. Pick out your choice of 45 different sides from a variety of types of mostly very old music. Each one of the $38 cases is unique. Save that copy of “Revolution” by The Beatles for me. Definitely retro-cool. Product Page…
Nothing bugs me more than going to a concert/show and seeing a bunch of people hold up their Chocolates and Treos as they try to take blurry, dark pictures of whatever it is I’m trying to watch. Why people would wanna save such crap images on their phone is beyond me, but maybe these are…
The Senz Umbrella looks like it was designed in a wind tunnel, mimicking that odd shape of racing cyclists’ helmets that smoothly cuts through the wind. It won’t turn inside out, and also gives you better visibility as you walk through the rain. Plus, its canopy is attached to its struts without those pointy protrusions…
Turner Broadcasting accepted full responsibility for scaring up cops and homeland security officials in Boston last week, with the broadcast giant and its contractor Interference Inc. agreeing to plunk down $2 million to soothe everyone’s nerves after the goofy fiasco had the city up in arms. https://gizmodo.com/promotional-gadgets-grip-boston-in-fear-and-loathing-233118 One million bucks will be handed over to…
The Asus J501 Mobile Phone has a big ol’ 2.2-inch display with a respectable 240×320 resolution. It comes with super-exciting features like a 2-megapixel camera, a MicroSD slot, and FM receiver. The really nice feature is that it can act as a VoIP phone if you’re in a WiFi hotspot, letting you save some dollars…
Amidst the barrage of phones they introduced this morning, Sony Ericsson quietly released their first mobile broadband card capable of supporting 4 types of wireless—HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS. The card will get you 3.6 MBps of download speed and it’s been fitted with an integrated antenna, so you don’t have to worry about accidentally…
Steve worshipers, bow your heads. The Master speaks, repeats and speaks again. Unbelievable. But they left out a few. Commenters, what’s missing? – Charlie White All About Steve – All-time Favorites [YouTube]
Okay my little droogies, your humble narrator brings you a 10-inch timepiece that will remind you that it’s time to stop listening to Ludwig Van and get back to the old in-out. You won’t have to commit any of the ultra-viol to get one, either, because it’s just $15.99. Product Page [Ironic Sans]
Good news if you’re in the market for a new 360. Microsoft is putting an end to all those “my 360 is too loud” complaints. They’ve stopped using the Toshiba-Samsung and Hitachi-LG drives (found inside current 360s) and have started replacing them with BenQ’s quieter VAD6038, which is based on a Philips design. The new…
Aquapac’s latest earphones are guaranteed to be 100% waterproof down to a depth of 33 feet, and best of all, they don’t have those terribly uncomfortable earplug-like eartips. Now Aquapac has decided to design comfortable silicone earbuds that surely must be a whole lot more wearable than their predecessors. Makes sense, since a watertight seal…
We’ve heard of getting a free ice cream scooper with the purchase of two boxer briefs, a free calculator with a pair of socks, and now you can get a couple of free Maxell batteries when you buy a bottle of Japanese grog, or as they call it, sake. Is this some kind of ancient…
Rounding out the Sony Ericsson candy bar intros today are the K200 (pictured above) and the K220 GSM/GPRS cellphones, each with a 640×480 camera, 128×128 65K display, speakerphone and 2MB of internal memory that’ll store 40 pictures. The K220 adds an FM radio to the mix that can also serve as an alarm clock that…
