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Homedogs, Kotaku, are reporting on a couple of announcements about services the DS will soon offer. The first is a download service for the DS. Owners will be able to go to participating retailers and download game demos and other content directly to their DS from the store. Secondly, Metroid Prime Hunters will see the…
nVidia s Quadro NVS 110 GPU means to deliver powerful performance to the traditionally-ignored area of mobile graphics. Initially found in Toshiba s Tecra M5, Tecra A6 and Tecra A7, the Quadro was actually designed for business applications, but gamers will certainly benefit from the engineering as well. Also fully compatible with Intel s Mobile…
There’s no shortage of ergonomic peripherals these days, though we do kind of like the pointy shapes that come on this Designer Appliances AirO2bic grip-less mouse. Pronounced “aerobic,” it specifically claims that it can prevent and even remedy Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The shape of the gadget lets you rest your hand in a vertical position…
…that’s loved by you and me? Sonos, Nike, Microsoft, Lenovo, EchoStar and Datastrand. Want to sponsor us? Sure you do! https://gizmodo.com/preview/advertising-with-gizmodo-8027
WristDreams has found that Fossil removed the Palm OS-based smart watches and SPOT watches from their site. Looks like things aren’t looking good for the high-geek wrist computer market. I suspect SPOT will hang on, but the Palm watch, while VERY cool, was just too late and too underpowered. It will make for some great…
Further evidence that it’s not what you say but how you say it, the Off Limits Voice Vault locks up your valuables and can only be opened with a voice-activated password. Although this is not exactly brand new, it does look like fun to record a codeword into this little safe ( open sesame, perhaps?),…
It seems that the Intel Core Duo processors that are all the rage these days may be a little more powerful than Intel would have you know. Thanks to a little detective work, it s been discovered that the processors, deep down inside, are actually 64-bit compatible. Yes, that Core Duo you have right now…
We’ve certainly seen the PS3 before, both at E3 last year and at CES in Januray, but we have no idea if either of those times the devices were thoroughly working models. It’s said that though graphics were being generated from these boxes, they were just rolling demos. Now there are rumors that the first…
Interesting review of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S600, Sony’s latest Chinese-made digital camera. Many manufacturers are moving some of their production facilities into China to save money and the results are a mixed bag. The reviewer liked the price—$199—but the quality was just not there. The bottom line? The Sony is aimed at casual photographers who…
Here’s a double-decker DVD burner from I-O Data that lets you copy a disk from one of its TEAC DV-W28SL burners to the other with no PC in sight. You can also plug this model DVR-UW8DP into your computer via USB 2.0, and use it as a normal pair of drives. You’ll pay dearly for…
License to Cheese By Brendan I. Koerner Back when I was yea-high as a grasshopper, I lusted after the Sports Illustrated football phone. All y’all who came of age during the Iran-Contra Affair know what I’m talking about—in exchange for subscribing to America’s favorite sports magazine, the good folks at Time Inc. would send you…
This Curitel DMB cellphone looks more like a portable TV than a phone, which could be good or bad depending on what you need it for. Ulitmately it’s SO not coming to the US anytime soon, but the PT-L1800 does have its own remote control, which makes it a bit of an anomaly—and the perfect…
Not too much information on this Samsung cellphone, other than it looks like the world’s thinnest 3G WCDMA phone (.4 inches thick) and is set to be shown at 3GSM. Oh well, at least we have a pic. More to you when we get it. Samsung SGH-Z150 Cell Phone [Mobilewhack] More Samsung cell phones [Shopping.com]
If you ve hit the wall with that 15-foot limit for USB cables, maybe it’s time for a USB 4-port Hub Extender. This $54.99 no-name product has two pieces, one which plugs into your computer using an everyday USB plug and has an Ethernet jack on the other side. You connect that—using up to 150…
It should make you all warm and happy inside knowing that RIM is watching your back, just in case this NTP thing shuts its Blackberry service down in the US. Seems a new software update has been announced, called BlackBerry Multi-Mode Edition, that will basically change the way the message delivery system works without being…
We’re confirming today, but it appears we might have some click-farming going on here, which we definitely do not condone. Here is the final tally: Laptop Lunacy – 149 Votes Her Name Was Gizmodo– 1584 Votes Sucker for Dames – 1523 Votes Gizmodo!!! – 432 Votes The Last Hope – 28 Votes Garbage Blog –…
We’ve told you loads about the MobiBlu DAH-1500i teeny, tiny Cube MP3 player in the past. Like that it’s the smallest MP3 player in the world, and that it has WMA DRM, and USB 2.0. But now you can get this player in a 2GB version. https://gizmodo.com/mobiblu-dah-1500i-now-at-walmart-115207 It still comes with OLED display, FM radio…
It’s not often we’re blessed here in the US with Korea-based Pantech cellphones, so it’s nice to see that Cingular will soon start selling the Pantech PG-C120, a sleek, black candybar phone. It’s dual-band GSM, weighs 2.6 ounces, but admittedly, doesn’t have a plethora of ultra-cool features. In fact, there’s no megapixel camera (just VGA)…
NEC, not the most well-known cellphone maker around, is set to show what it says is the world’s thinnest clamshell cameraphones, which it says is .08 inches thinner than the RAZR V3. Look for the N412i and N500iS at the 3GSM mobile conference in Barcelona, which will both include EDGE for high-speed Internet and real-time…
More pink stuff for you, though this time it’s at least for charity. The Genesis Appeal has decided to make a play for women’s pocketbooks with a custom-made pink laptop called the Special Edition Pink Ergo Ensis S. The computers are built-to-order but can include an Intel Celeron M 360 processor, 40GB hard drive, 256MB…