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Last night Olympus took the M-Robe for coffee and said, “it’s not you, it’s me.” Olympus is all camera, and should have known it was never going to work out with an mixed-breed MP3 player that had some camera functionality on its mother’s side of the family. Not a huge surprise that it couldn’t, “keep…
When Podcasting started, and there were just six channel of Adam Curry, I was hot to get in on the action. Now there are so many Podcasts that it’s become the audio version of Usenet — and I never, ever, want to be able to hear the people on Usenet. Things are going to get…
I think this picture is really all we need to say about this product. You put this bra in the microwave and it comes out all toasty. According to the BBC, and they’re rarely wrong except about the perversions of their Royal family—Prince Charles was in fact sired by a horse—this bra “can heat to…
Korg is announcing it will add cutting-edge physical modeling synthesis to its OASYS synth, for reproducing everything from acoustic stringed instruments to far-out experimental sounds and, yes, realistic amp feedback. So why is this synth $8,000—and why is it running Linux on a Pentium PC? Gizmodo regular Peter Kirn went to Korg for behind-the-scenes details,…
Sorry to get you all hot and bothered just to let you down, but it turns out that the Ice Blue Razr phone everyone was crowing about a few days ago is not a done deal. T-Mobile will not be taking this particular color of Motorola RAZR, which means that we don’t know who, if…
Skype is taking over the world, one handset at a time. The SkyFone WM1185-T, made by Accton Technology, is a WiFi cellphone capable of up to 4 hours of talk time and 20 hours of standby time on a single charge. Designed specifically for use with Skype, you can use the phone on any open…
More details have surfaced about the SPH-V8200 (SPH-8200), Samsung’s new 8 megapixel phone we mentioned last week. Apparently the phone will also have 4x zoom, 13 scene modes, a manual white balance adjustment, and comes packed with DMB TV capabilities. I can’t tell much else from the really badly translated Korean press release. Maybe someone…
T-Mobile released the Motorola V360 today, a cute little clamshell that’s packing high-speed EDGE capabilities. It also has a music player (MP3 and AAC compatible), a VGA camera that can capture video, a voice recorder, Bluetooth, and instant messaging services including Yahoo! and AIM. The V360 is available now for $199.99. Motorola V360 [T-Mobile via…
Walt Mossberg just came back from vacation and boy are his arms tired. The Mosser, as we call him around the office, tried something new and interesting—he went without his laptop. I can hear the cries of horror around the old Mid-West Tool, Die, and Insurance office as the regional salesmen thumb past the boring…
Pentax has announced the Optio 50L, a low-end 5 megapixel compact built with ease-of-use in mind. They are advertising a “Simple” mode that allows you to select optimal settings for a particular subject just by choosing a comparable icon (wait, don’t all digi-cams have this special mode nowadays?). It’s packed with 3x optical zoom, a…
Hollywood bandwagon ahoy! Toshiba released a special “King Kong” edition of its Gigabeat mp3 player for the Japanese market. (Which explains that invitation Toshiba sent out for a “private viewing of King Kong” to “showcase our promotional partnership” on December 13.) Clutching desperately at straws or a stroke of certified genius? We’ll let the 5…
XM Radio is doing everything it can to make your life easier, and finding you a parking spot is topping the list. Using “Dynamic Parking Information” developed with Nu-Metrics and InfoGation, the system searches nearby parking garages for the closest available spot and displays it via your car’s navigation system. It’ll use color coding to…
Bew bew bew! You baddies better watch out, this Mobile Suit Gundam kitty is coming to kick ass and take names. This Gundam features all of the usual quirks of most other Gundams, like rockets, lasers, and super powers but also includes one more special ability. Kitty Gundam has the ability to be so damn…
Our contests always seem to get you readers all in a fuss, and our earbud clip giveaway is no different. Be sure and check it out and get your vote in. It seems a big handful of you, including Harlan, VinceDee, weatherman, and skippy aren t too happy with the contests or the haiku finalists.…
Interestingly enough, Asus his now targeting hippies environmentalists, which is actually kind of cool. It’s called the Asus U5 and it is completely lead and halogen free. It is a slim 12-inch laptop that weighs just over three pounds. Now I can look at endangered seal porn all day and know I’m not hurting anyone…
Here is the JJS Ascent PEC-A8 straight from China. First off, this thing sucks. It is a combination PDA/PMP and both of which are extremely limited. The PMP video playback supports MPEG1, MPEG4, and WMV9, with a user review saying the MPEG1 and WMV9 are less than satisfactory. It has no video outputs, inputs, and…
BenQ’s PE8720 projector seems to be making home theatre buffs superhappy by being quiet. Using L-shaped inlet tunnels and fans on the side of the box, you’ll be get an incredibly low noise level of 23 decibels coming from the machine (most projectors run at 28 decibels), especially good for those exciting independent films which…
Today’s DAP Headlines: Sony comes up with a weird-looking sound recorder, the PCM-D1. If you’re into spiritual mysteriousness, EmoSystech’s ML-0401 might be just the DAP for you. If you’d rather stick to good old Bluetooth, take a look at the StormBlue A9 or FunTwist’s D-Chord800. … and they called it “PCM-D1“. This high-end sound recorder…
Roberto Cavalli just loves his fashion, so he decided he’d make sure only the richest, most fashionable people would own his new cell phone. You’d better be really cool, though, because only 1,089 of these cellphones are being produced (1,089 is the new 672…don’t you know anything?). The limited edition 3G phone is only going…
I personally consider myself a fanboy of ultraportable laptops and boy am I excited to hear about another company releasing an ultraportable laptop. Maybe I’m just used to people saying, “Aww, its so small and cute” but these laptops really are the cat’s pajamas. The P7120 features a 10.6-inch widescreen display, weighs three pounds, has…