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When they aren’t engaged in pioneering research with two-player ping-pong via cellphones (as shown left), the scientists from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland toy around with biometric anti-theft devices. They have created a sensor that can be equipped into mobile electronics, such as phones and laptops, and it analyzes the walking patterns of…
The handset-heads over at Mobileburn managed to get a sneak peek at this super tiny Samsung SGH-T809. Not too much available about the exact dimensions or specs, but it seems like this slider has a megapixel camera, Bluetooth, a 262k color display, and a Transflash/microSD slot. Judging by the pics alone, this thing looks so…
Most of Palm’s retail outlets are little satellite offerings in malls and airport terminals. But according to intrepid reader Adam, Palm is planning to open a full-fledged brick and mortar store in Los Angeles (apparently really close to Apple’s LA flagship store). As with the other outlets, the idea is to let would-be consumers handle…
If you haven’t pre-ordered your XBox 360 by now, you probably won’t be getting your hands on that shiny white box by this holiday season — at least, if you want one from Amazon. Amazon U.S. has stopped taking pre-orders altogether, while Amazon UK and Amazon Germany posted this warning up on the product page:…
There must be a bazillion USB gadgets by now, and somehow they never get old. Add to the ever-growing list this new EverFast USB Stick Battery Charger. It charges NiMH batteries, which are a decent eco-friendly alternative to those alkalines you are despoiling the earth with. The charger is available in AA and AAA versions,…
Ben Heckerdorn, best know as “portable console maker man,” has a new design that takes a fun jab at the new GameBoy Micro. His latest creation is a GameBoy Micro-sized handheld that plays old school NES games. He did it with a whole bunch of electrical know-how, way too much time, and a never-ending dedication…
Attention all crappy bands out there: log out of your myspace account and check this out. Motorola is announcing the Get Heard Network later this month at the Music Player Live! Summit in NYC. Get Heard Network will be a service available for crappy unknown bands to market their music to a world full of…
Lamborghini and Intel are partnering to create a line of Lamborghini-branded notebooks. This is a little more involved than the Acer Ferrari notebook deal, because neither Intel nor Lamborghini has a history of manufacturing notebooks. Cars, yes. Chips, sure. Notebooks, nuh uh. The new Lamborghini-Intel laptops will be based on a next generation Centrino platform…
Those smooth criminals at Samsung unveiled a new PMP, the YM-PD1, at Korea Electronics Show. This device (unlike the 4 million-inch HDTV) is actually something worthy of purchasing. It features a 4″ TFT-LCD screen that is extremely clear. It supports DivX, XviD, MPEG4, WMV, AVI, MP3, OGG, ASF, WMA, JPEG and BMP. And there is…
Well hot diggity damn, we have some more breaking RAZR news. If you recall yesterday we highlighted the second gen RAZR that someone got theirs hands on. It seems that there is a third gen in the works. It was submitted for FCC approval and the initial prototype pictures seem to have gotten leaked. Oh…
The Eames concept (above right) from the Austin design firm id-one crossed Gizmodo’s desk last week. And today comes the wooden computer kiosk for $3,482. Seems like wood-based technology is really taking off lately, what with all the furniture made out of wood. Perhaps we ought to begin paying more attention to wood, this fiber…
Today’s DAP Headlines: So, whaddya report on the day after Apple’s ginormous video-capable iPod announcement? Why cool flash players of course! Like the smooth, curvy QoolQee from Hantel, and the sleek m:robe MR-F20 from Olympus, the MR-100’s baby cousin. There’s also a how-to on making your average, generic flash player not boring; make it translucent!…
We are aware of the countries problem i.e. the Dutch only going to the dutch site, et al. Should be fixerated soon.
This week at Treehugger: The ‘huggers shine a light on a Do-It-Yourself wind-up charger for your iPod; a college student also goes the DIY route, converting his dorm into a solar power station; maybe he could also power up the Canadian built, electric-assist Volta bicycle; or we should leave that to the very curious electricity…
You’ll be pleased to know that that is an honest to goodness headline. Cause really, the Germans have gone that extra inch and started making wallets and bags out of the rubbered nylon curtains that once covered the trailer on large trucks. If you love the smell of fresh rubber in the morning, Freitag Bags…
Samsung is out $300 million to federal regulators—the second largest criminal antitrust fine in history—stemming from an investigation that began in 2002. The chip-maker was caught conspiring via e-mail, telephone and face-to-face conversations discussing fixing the price of memory chips starting back in April of 1999. The government said the victims of the alleged price-fixing…
Clockers By Brendan I. Koerner Is there any low-end gadget more ubiquitous than the clock radio? There’s nary a fleabag motel room in the world, from Oklahoma City to Ouagadougou, that doesn’t have one of these slumber-piercing marvels of digital technology perched upon the nightstand. How, exactly, did mankind awake before the clock radio’s invention?…
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When it comes to desktop computers, sometimes size just doesn’t matter. In fact, unless you’re planning on doing some hardcore processing, a mini PC is a pretty great idea—perfect for kids and of course, apartment dwellers like me. So I’m glad to see that HP is coming out with the s7210n SLimline PC. Small and…
After years of dealing either with those horrid mini tape recorders or small capacity digital audio recorders, it’s nice to know about the MicroTrack 24/96 Professional 2-channel Mobile Digital Recorder. Looks like a regular MP3 player, but this heavy duty dealie records WAV and MP3 files, is battery-operated and uses CompactFlash or MicroDrives for storage.…