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Just last week we told you about how the FCC had finally approved Nokia’s E61, a.k.a. The Blackberry/Treo Killer, for sale to the US market. If you’ve already put it on your list of must-buy gadgets, you might want to check out Nokia’s E62 which is basically a tweaked version of the E61. If neither…
We have more alleged images of upcoming non-pc, non-PDA, ultra mobile PC Origami, these from Intel-sponsored hype site UMPC.com. Along with the quad photo is a bit of text describing what the ultra mobile PC will be able to do, including play online games, video, music, and TV shows. It also mentions that the UMPC…
The value of this is pretty dubious—at what point in our day do we think “Oh, no! I didn’t TiVo America’s Funniest Dead Pet Videos!”—but here it is. TiVo and Verizon are creating a system which allows you to schedule recordings via your cell. I’m going to say/hope this is the first step towards full…
One of Mitsubishi s more interesting products is finally making its way stateside. Available in Japan for nearly a decade, the Jet Towel is a hand dryer that not only dries your hands in double-quick time (about five to six seconds), but actually helps the environment, too. It eliminates the need for wasteful paper towels,…
Which Phake Photo is the Phunniest? That’s not the only question we have today, where we want to know if Dell will buy Alienware, which navi devices will Garmin release next, if LG will release a dual Blu-ray/HD DVD player, if the latest Origami pictures are real, is streaming video on its way to a…
If Canon’s EOS 30D Digital SLR is way too much camera for your purposes but you’d still like one that lets you transmit photos over WiFi, perhaps you should consider the latest addition to their ELPH/IXUS line, the Canon PowerShot SD430 Wireless. Some quick specs: 5.0 MP, 3x optical zoom lens, two inch LCD, weighs…
Could this be faked? Of course. At this point, anything goes. But it’s noteworthy that this fake at least looks like all the other mockups we’ve seen—including the one we know was fake.
If you’re looking for the highest quality photos with a smudge-proof coating on top, look no further, because the Sony UP-D75 Dye Sublimation printer cranks out crispy color photos and then laminates a clear finish onto them with your choice of glossy, textured or matte finish. This first-class treatment comes at a steep price, though,…
The LAN Cordless DUALphone does triple duty, letting you make conventional cordless phone calls, talk on Skype and check your e-mail all in one handset that has a color display. It’s good for eight hours of talk and 240 hours of standby on a charge, and will be available for providers and carriers after the…
A big, heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who entered our Phake Photo Phun contest. All of the entries have been narrowed down to the top 10 based on creativity, originality and quality. The four entries receiving the most votes will receive a Gorillapod. https://gizmodo.com/joby-gorillapod-versatile-tripod-153575 Poll will close Wednesday at 11:59 p.m., so take your…
CBS is jumping into web video headfirst, streaming every game of the first three rounds of the NCAA Basketball Tournament live on the web for free. March Madness On Demand lets you follow your favorite hoops team from oblivion to the big show, and the only price you pay is watching the ads from one…
SKYN has two lines of ultra girly laptop covers, the floral prints in the Eva Collection go for $40 and come in pink (as you can see on the left), blue or purple, and the bright solid colors which are currently Lilac, Pretty Pink, Lime Green & Ocean Blue and cost $35. You can also…
In an effort to thwart mobile phone resellers, 3G Mobile out of the UK has decided to glue the SIM cards into their pre-paid phones. They are simply using epoxy to glue the SIM cards in. Could this be the stupidest idea ever? Quite possibly. Now they’re gluing the SIM cards in! [MobileStartup]
We just installed this interesting piece of software. It allows you to answer video chat requests just by pressing one key or by turning the lens cover on your iSight. Useful? Sure. Cheap? Sure. They offered Gizmodo readers 25% off until April 15 with the coupon code “GIZMODO.” Check it out and see if it’s…
Our first question is “Why?” Dell has the XPS, Alienware has some cachet but not nearly enough to matter, and both are doing well in their respective niches. The Inquirer’s reasoning, however, follows: Dell has two problems, it is approaching stagnancy in their main markets, and is about as exciting as an American cheese on…
The strange thing about the Gamepark is that it exists at all. However, its very existence is a testament to the weakness of other players in the handheld gaming world, including our friends at the late, great Gizmondo. https://gizmodo.com/gizmondo-exec-crashes-ferrari-creates-crappy-handheld-156252 That said, there are two new Gameparks hitting the streets, the XPG and XPG Mini. The…
If you’re always misplacing your bottle opener, perhaps you should save yourself the effort of searching over and over again and just buy a few of these nifty glasses with bottle openers in their bottoms. You can get your choice of blue, yellow or orange openers. $12 per piece is a little pricey for plastic…
If you’re a misanthrope who can’t stand to hear noises made by the idiots at your office or the idiots on your daily commute, you might want to check out the John Deere Noise Canceling Headset. It cancels noise at 18 decibels, apparently the highest rate of all the active noise reduction headsets currently on…
The biggest news at video game sister site Kotaku was the biggest hardware launch since the PSP along with the biggest Rockstar bomb ever dropped. The Nintendo DS Lite finally launched in Japan and Kotaku was there, through thick and thin, from the highs and lows, from disappointment to near defeat. But we got one…
In the comments for yesterday’s post about the unconcious jogger identified by her iPod, deeddawg pointed us to a company called Road ID. Founded by father and son team Edward and Mike Wimmer after dad asked his marathon-running son what would happen if he had an accident on the road, they make wearable IDs you…