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Clearly the PS3 launch is more organized in NYC than in SF: Of course that makes sense: this is where the big party is at. They’ve got an official line, with a signpost. And fanboys have been lining up for awhile now on Madison Ave. Since 8pm Monday night, actually, says number one spot holder…
Nikon officially unveiled the D40 today, a new budget DSLR worth your attention. First off, they’ve stopped upping the megapixel count, and have left it alone with a 6MP CCD, which is fine, because I don’t shoot above that anyhow for the web or personal images. Then it has a 3200 ISO rating making for…
It’s 11PM, 25 hours til the PS3 goes on sale in SF, and there’s already a line of 300 people at Sony’s Metreon mall. At the front of the line, I find five friends and their tent: Chris, Preston, John, Edgar, and Gieson. They’d been there since 8am, which means they’ll have been in their…
Darkness! Darkness is spreading! No, not the PS3—though that’s spreading too—we’re talking about Charlie Murphy and his appearance at the PS3 NY Launch Party on November 16. If you’re one of the first 400 to show up at 550 Madison Ave., NYC, and you’ll see host Ludacris and hear music by D-Nice, not to mention…
•Niveus n9 Pro Series: Fulfills High Def Fantasies •Philips Drops Big 1080p TVs: 47-inch LCD and 63-inch Plasma •Maxell MXSP-1000 Speaker + iPod Dock: So Slim, It Doubles As A Concealed Weapon •iLoupe Microscopic Digital Camera •ActionDVR Records Your Uneventful Life https://gizmodo.com/niveus-n9-pro-series-fulfills-high-def-fantasies-215052 Comment of the Day: Wire-less Power to Charge Your Gadgets https://gizmodo.com/wire-less-power-to-charge-your-gadgets-214940 “YES! YES!…
For those of you who are interested in a slightly cheaper Palm OS smartphone in the form of a Treo 680 (some of you are, apparently), Amazon popped up both a pre-order page and a price. Unfortunately, the $413 price tag was taken down rather quickly—maybe it was wrong—but the page is still there. https://gizmodo.com/palm-treo-680-you-care-i-eat-crow-207591…
Feels like everyone’s mounting their flat panels on their walls these days, so what better way to one-up your neighbor than with this wall-mountable fireplace. The fireplace’s creators (West Country Fires) claim it automatically cleans up after itself so you don’t have to worry about any harmful gases filling up your apartment. At $2,500 dollars,…
You’ve read our review, seen whether iTunes or Zune was right for you, seen other reviewer’s takes on it, and even learned everything you need to know about the Zune in our Q&A. Now it comes down to the final question: should you buy the iPod or the Zune? After 72 hours of deliberating, I’ll…
Hey, this is cool. Forbes reports that Hon Hai won a contract to make Macbooks, but also “12 million handset/mp3 players.” The iphone handsets will launch during the first half of next year. The Macbooks are to be 15-inch models. Which could mean Pros, or a new size of the standard Macbook. We know Asus,…
•Comcast scores major victory in VoIP patent case [Ars Technica] •Web 1 percent porn [CNN] •Free software developers get protected [The Register] •Microsoft, MetroFi Unite for Joint Wi-Fi Venture [Mobile Tech Today] •Vista released to select customers [The Inquirer]
Similar to the beer belly, the SitnSip is a novelty product designed to hold your beer at ball games, voting booths, or your bedroom. The difference is that instead of hiding this in your gut, you sit on it, which may be hard in stadiums where they ban outside beer. Should still be OK for…
Thanks to everyone who participated in our survey and a chance to win a Nintendo Wii. Congratulations, Josh Popham, you have won the Nintendo Wii. Stay tuned for more awesome contests to come.
As you can see from the video, there’s not a whole lot in terms of calibration that you need to do with the Wiimote. Everything in the controller is already “set up”, thanks to the sensor bar, and all you need to do is point your Wiimote at the screen and you’re good to go.…
We asked, and you answered. After reading this, you’ll be such an expert on the Zune, TV news programs will ask you on as a talking head. There’s such a wide breadth of questions, which says to us everyone has their own concerns/uses for a portable music player. Here’s everything you need to know about…
We’ve seen Niveus’ media servers before. These luxurious boxes are packed to the gills with terabytes of storage and enough features to make your $4k PC look anemic. Well, now the company has updated their line giving the new n9 Pro Series everything an avid HD fan could want. In addition to the integrated HD…
I guess Oakley didn’t figure it out the first time around that the Thump MP3-enabled sunglasses are pretty lame. Oakley is releasing the Thump Pro sunglasses on November 17 (just in time for the end of the NASCAR season). The Pros will have memory ranging from 256MB up to 1GB and will supports AAC, MP3,…
We’ve never really been on the whole Origami/UMPC bandwagon, but if you do happen to be on it, this deal ain’t too shabby. For today only Woot.com is featuring the Samsung Q1 UMPC for $750. It is refurbished, but that is just another way of saying it has received extra care. New Q1 models retail…
It’s a sad day, but nothing unusual. Merely one day after the Zune was launched someone has already gotten their dirty, grubby hands on it and dismantled it. Can’t you just appreciate the Zune for what it is on the outside, why do you always have to judge a book by its content? Hit the…
Slingbox and Sony’s Location Free TV have a Placeshifting competitor on their hands. And let’s face it, Location Free TV isn’t really competition to Slingbox, so really the question is, will Pinnacle have the balls to bring it to Sling? https://gizmodo.com/sony-locationfree-tv-lf-b20-a-wireless-place-shifter-198507 This media streamer isn’t HD, like the Slingbox Pro. It is wireless, and sends…
Congrats to Tekmo and K.O. who won the pair of Audioengine A5 speakers in our Theme Song contest. It was a tight race and their song edged another song by seven votes. Hit the jump to hear the winning tune. https://gizmodo.com/audioengine-a5-reviewed-verdict-diamond-in-the-rough-211138 Thanks again to everyone who submitted entries and to Audioengine for sponsoring this contest.