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Motorola MOTO RIZR Z3: Slider Officially Released

Moto’s released a slider phone, their first under the new moto design mandate: look saucy. The phone was released in Korea last week.What we know so far makes it sound similar to the KRZR. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-z-silver-slider-launched-188991 -176 220 TFT with 262K colors -A 2-megapixel camera -20MB memory plus microSD card slot -Stereo Bluetooth -Dimensions of 45.5 105.5 16…

Tech News Brian Lam

Motorola MOTO K1 KRZR: Officially Released

The KRZR, the 1-centimeter narrower and KRAZIER successor to the RAZR we all know and are bored to death of, has been released. -GSM 850/900/1800/1900 plus EDGE (or CDMA with EVDO) -2-Megapixel camera -A screen with the pixel count of 176 by 220 with support for 260K colors -A MicroSD slot -Stereo Bluetooth audio, with…

Tech News Brian Lam

Other Bits and Bytes

•GM Only Building Hybrid Cars for Good Press, Doesn’t Actually Care About Saving MOther Earth [Leftlane News] •HDMI Licensing, Inc. Lowers The Fee For Producing HDMI Cables By One-Third, Could Lead To Cheaper HDMI Cables [TG Daily] •Nintendo’s Profits Jump 10.2 Percent Thanks to DS Lite, Mario [BBC News] •Marines Using MySpace To Recruit [CNN]

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HDBeat: We Don’t Need No Stinking 1080p

Matt Burns over at HDBeat tells us how it is, and how it’s gonna be, when it comes to the two high line-count HD formats: How can you tell the difference between 1080i and 1080p? You probably can’t. He goes on to explain that most flat TVs today will deinterlace a signal anyhow. Matt’s reasoning…

Tech News Brian Lam

Mighty Mouse Getting A Bluetooth Upgrade Soon

Ah, the Mighty Mouse. While some of us here at Giz think it sucks, others swear by it. Well, good news for the latter, because the Mighty Mouse is about to get a Bluetooth wireless upgrade. Documents on the FCC site show that the mouse is going to look like the old version, except for…

Tech News Jason Chen

BenQ FP92V: A Monitor Coated for Color and Resilience

BenQ’s new 19-inch LCD is covered in Adamantium a hard candy shell that helps contrast and brightness, while giving it a coat with a rating of 3.0 on the Mohs’ hardness scale. That means it’s not quite as tough as a penny, but will scoff at incoming fingernails. (If you’re going to go insane staring…

Tech News Brian Lam

Slim Devices Transporter: Exclusive First Look At the Ultimate Audio Streamer

Alright sound geeks, put on your bibs before you read any further. Slim Devices is soon to release this $1999 Mega-Super-Duper networked streamer that is chock full of audiophile goodness. The Transporter – no affiliation with crappy films – is loaded with what they claim is the best digital analog converter available, the cleanest power…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Morph Pad

Two types of phone calls in the office bore people to tears: conference calls and nagging-wife calls. For these circumstances, there’s the Morph Pad, a writing pad that you can mold and shape to all kinds of different designs. You can make a wavy sideways structure, a curvy vertical statue, or some kinda fanned out…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Donate Your Old Cellphones, PDAs, and Digital Cameras For Charity

Gizmodo readers love having the latest and greatest cellphones, PDAs and other mobile electronics. However, this means they have a whole bunch of older gear that are sitting, dusty and unwanted, in the basement. Why not do some good by donating it to charity? Here’s how it works: get your stuff together, pick the charity…

Tech News Jason Chen

Stowaway Guitar

No longer will you be ridiculed for being a dirty hippie carrying around a guitar and playing for spare change. No, no. The Stowaway Guitar can pack up into a classy briefcase and make you look like a dirty hippie oddly carrying around a nice briefcase. It uses a clip-joint neck connection system—whatever the hell…

Gadgets Travis Hudson

Sanyo MAJ-U4CT1: A Little Boombox That Rips

This boombox plays CDs, Tapes, and MP3s from SD cards. But it can also swap music between those sources. It rips MP3s to flash memory, sure. More surprisingly, it can record MP3s to cassettes. We’re talking about nothing less than the automated rebirth of the mix tape. Yeaaaa…no thanks. (Thirty-something Gizmodo readers everywhere are recalling…

Gadgets Brian Lam

Water Writing With Waves: We Wonder Why

Japanese researches in Akishima Laboratories working with Osaka University made great strides in the field of writing on water. Why would someone want to do this? Why ask Why? Try Bud Dry. Theme parks and hotels like the Bellagio would use this to make water shows to entertain their patrons. The device consists of 50…

Gadgets Jason Chen

DIY: PSP, GPS Connection

Finally, my PSP may actually become useful! This is a “simple” way to connect a GPS adapter to your PSP. It costs around $130, so it is a bit cheaper than most other GPS units. Here is what you need: • Holux GPSlim236 (~$100) • Intec G6704 PSP Remote Control (~$11). Alternatively you can rip…

Tech News Travis Hudson

The Tom Cruise, Helio Connection

Tom Cruise, the Myspace user? You better believe it. Cruise, king of all thing Scientologific, is also a pretty big Helio fan. He was the first user of the Helio Myspace phone. He was also involved with the shooting of the first two Helio commercial and rumor has it that he had some odd demands…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

By replacing the cash in Monopoly with a Visa debit card in all future editions of Monopoly, Hasbro puts an end to almost a century of “Monopoly money” jokes and wasted minutes waiting for your sister to dole out $50 because she’s the chairman of the board. Instead of divvying up paper 500, 100s and…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Verballs USB Talking Skype Monster

This Skype speakerphone adds a bit of fun to your Skype conference calls. With a gold lightning medallion, gold ring and gold plated shoes, this gaudy looking Skype Phone lip-syncs to your caller, which is fun but useless. There’s also a mic and headphone socket if you want to plug in your headset for a…

Tech News Jason Chen

Trekkers Rejoice: HTC STRTrK FCC Approved

The HTC STRTrK, the slim Windows Mobile 5.0 flip phone that we looked at a few weeks back just got FCC approval. That means availability, probably from Cingular in the next few months, is imminent. Kirk and Spock fans alike will get to finally flip open the phone in the classic Star Trek manner and…

Tech News Jason Chen

Shure Thing v2.0 Contest: Scavenger Hunt Time!

Oh yes, you can feel it. Time for another contest. Last October we gave away some Shure earbuds, and now we are doing it again! Shure has provided us with a pair of E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphone. These earbuds are the cat’s pajamas and more! The MSRP is $549, so they have to be amazing.…

Tech News Travis Hudson

Sun Photo Binoculars With Built-in Digital Camera

Yeah, this can only have noble uses. This I am absolutely sure of. From Korea comes a pair of Sun Photo binoculars with a 2 megapixel digital camera built-in. Why would you need a pair of binoculars with a digital camera? Perhaps all those birdies you’re looking at just want their picture taken? Yeah, that…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon

Gizmodo Today

Motorola MOTO RIZR Z3: Slider Officially Released

Motorola MOTO K1 KRZR: Officially Released

Other Bits and Bytes

HDBeat: We Don’t Need No Stinking 1080p

Mighty Mouse Getting A Bluetooth Upgrade Soon

BenQ FP92V: A Monitor Coated for Color and Resilience

Slim Devices Transporter: Exclusive First Look At the Ultimate Audio Streamer

Morph Pad

Donate Your Old Cellphones, PDAs, and Digital Cameras For Charity

Stowaway Guitar

Sanyo MAJ-U4CT1: A Little Boombox That Rips

Water Writing With Waves: We Wonder Why

DIY: PSP, GPS Connection

The Tom Cruise, Helio Connection

Monopoly Replaces Cash With Debit Card

Verballs USB Talking Skype Monster

Trekkers Rejoice: HTC STRTrK FCC Approved

Shure Thing v2.0 Contest: Scavenger Hunt Time!

Sun Photo Binoculars With Built-in Digital Camera

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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