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Even though we thought it wouldn’t be available until March, whaddaya know—it’s shipping now, the Fujifilm Finepix V10. It’s a 5.1-megapixel camera that s just 3 1/4 wide by 2 1/2 inches tall, yet still manages to shoe-horn a 3-inch viewfinder onto the back. Just .9 inches thick, the little camera weighs 5 1/2 ounces.…
The Brand Boutique Completes the (Entertainment) Experience By Mahin Samadani I must have walked by hundreds of mall kiosks this past holiday season. You know, those carts set up in the aisle-ways, designed to maximize rental revenues. Although I generally walk right by, this year my wife stopped in her tracks and exclaimed, “Look at…
Apple has stooped to the lowest of lows by targeting the Big Gulp drinking demographic. They have begun selling iPods at 7/11’s. For those unfamiliar, 7/11 is a chain small-grocery/gas station in North America and Asia. They are most famous for their Big Gulp drinks and the classic crappy gas-station stereotype. Good luck, Apple. iPod…
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Dear Gizmodo Readers, I’ve had the good fortune to step into a new position here at Gawker Media—something we’re calling ‘Executive Editor, Technology.’ That means I’ll be helping the editors of Gizmodo, Lifehacker, The Consumerist, and Kotaku continue to provide you daily injections of news and (occasionally, inadvertently) perspective on all the latest and greatest…
HP introduced its iPAQ hw6900 Mobile Messenger, running Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and claiming to be the first smartphone with four radios: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth. Also included is a 1.3 megapixel camera. A key feature of this unit is its ability to play along with Microsoft’s Messaging and Security Feature Pack included…
Plextor has finally managed to launch its first 18x DVD+/-R, the PX-760 series. The ATAPI model sells for about $130 and the SATA model, the PX-760SA/JP, should be about $150 when it hits the market. Product Page PX-760A/JP [Plextor] Product Page PX-760SA/JP [Plextor]
Rumors continue to fly about the upcoming iMate Smartflip, and now PocketInfo has posted photos of the highly-anticipated cellphone. Said to be even thinner than Motorola s RAZR, it will reportedly feature Windows Mobile 5.0, a camera of unspecified megapixelage, Bluetooth capability, GSM/GPRS and EDGE. RUMOR: i-Mate the Smartflip Photos Surface [Mobility Today]
Another day, another compromised closed-source project. The XBox 360 filesystem has been cracked wide open and you can now move saved games to and from your 360 using a piece of software called xplorer360, a SATA cable, and/or a hacked USB cable. The program allows you to browse the entire 360 and even lets you…
Sony has released two low-cost 6-megapixel cameras, each with a 3x Zeiss optical zoom lens. The DSC-W50 (pictured above) is differentiated from the DSC-W30 by its 2 1/2 inch viewfinder, where the DSC-30 has a 2-inch finder. Available in both silver and black, these two still cameras are uncommonly thin, at 2/3 of an inch…
Sony Ericsson unveiled two candybar style cell phones at the 3GSM conference in Barcelona earlier today. The K610i and the J100 represent entries into the high end and low end of the 3G market, respectively. The K610i is an update to the K600, adding an updated feature set and bringing it into line with the…
Peter Moore, head of all thing Xboxen, has made a bold statement in his DICE session. Within the next four to six weeks, anybody will be able to walk into a store and buy an Xbox 360. Hopefully by store he means eBay where anybody can buy my Xbox 360 price gouged 300%. Along with…
On Thursday we reported on the new iPod that might have a 3.5-inch touchscreen. Some documentation that claims to be from Apple’s patent applications has popped up around the web. One of the interesting illustrations shows a larger format screen using two-handed touchscreen action, check it out after the jump. Apple iTablet and touch-screen iPod?…
Plustek is releasing a compact, sheetfed scanner than will better accommodate the road warriors out there who need a good scanning solution. One of the appealing points about this scanner is the ability to power it over the USB port. Additionally the software allows for one-touch PDF scanning, OCR support and also brochure, photo and…
So the Xbox 360 has the ability to stream music and photos with the help of a Window’s enabled (XP or 2000) PC and the Windows Media Connect service. So essentially Mac owners are SOL? Not anymore. Nullriver has designed a program for OS X 10.3.9 or later that allows music and photo streaming to…
Radiospire is continuing the global quest to remove wires completely with their HDMI wireless solution. The connection works up to 15 feet and will transfer at 3Gbps. Meaning you can transfer full HD video and audio goodness without having to compress any of it. Additionally it will clear at least a little bit of clutter…
The company that should consider a new name for itself, Slime, is offering Mini Smart Spair, a palm-sized microcompressor that can pump up your tire after you’ve sealed it with Slime, a special substance that the company says is made of environmentally friendly fibers, binders, polymers and proprietary congealing agents that inter-twine and clot to…
Avoid the call confusion at home by combining your land-line and cellphone with this product. The RCA cell docking system allows you to utilize the convenience of your home phone by combining it with the flexibility of a cell phone. Simply place your cell phone on the dock and then switch between the lines using…
If you’re a NASCAR fan, check out this stunning piece of equipment from Nextel and Sprint. An audio/video data scanner called the FanView, it will make sure you don’t miss one single moment of racing magic—all over the 2.5 GHz wireless spectrum. Gives you the race telecast, radio broadcast, up to seven in-car camera channels,…
This comes to us from the please let it be true, but it probably isn t department. It s a mock-up of the newly rumored Video iPod. Clearly visible is the scroll wheel that s part of the screen but not really physically there. The spacious 3.5 screen is what really sweetens the pot, though.…