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Not really known for its mobile phone strength, Toshiba is bringing out its first 3G phone and music player. The 803 is a clamshell phone (not the prettiest I’ve ever seen) with a 1.3-inch screen, 2.2 megapixel camera, twin stereo speakers and Bluetooth. The music player is external, btw, so it will make it easier…
Motorola is trying to prove that its not just about RAZRs and ROKRs. I mean, sure, they’re way cool and totally cutting edge, but look for some phones for the peons, uh, I mean masses, as well. Five new mass-market handsets were announced, all supposedly sporting thinner chassis, integrated FM radio, and TFT display. The…
It’s okay, we have never heard of Hanvit I-T brand mobile phone makers either until the announcement of this gem. This smart phone is chuck full of cool stuff. A 2.4″ screen, 512MB of memory, expandable SD slot, two mega pixel camera and a touch screen. This smart phone is a little bit different from…
After reporting yesterday that Toshiba was going full-steam ahead with HD-DVD in Japan, we now have to bring you the sad news that the American arm of the Japanese corp. is delaying its launch of HD-DVD players in the US until February or March. It looks like, per usual, it’s all about content, and Toshiba…
BenQ is releasing its first “super-multi” DVD burner over in Asialand early next month. The DQ60 DVD recorder is going to support every DVD format. Ready for the list? Here goes: 8x DVD R DL, 16x for DVD R (CAV), 8x for DVD+RW, 6x for DVD-RW and 5x for DVD-RAM. Prices are going to begin…
Nothing much to say here, except that I managed to get my hands on both the Nokia 770 and the OQO 01+. Didn’t spend more than a few seconds on each, so this isn’t a real review. Few thoughts: Nokia 770 interface has a bit of a learning curve (took me awhile to find the…
Today’s DAP Headlines: A day without nano news hardly counts as a day, right?. Today we’ve got our official iPod nano review ready for reading (Verdict: small and nice), and on the flip side, we’ve uncovered the worst iPod accessory ever made (Verdict: very bad, duh). We’ve spotted a review of RCA’s digital audio novice…
It’s called a “super” multi DVD drive by LG, so we hope the new 16X multi DVD writer is as good as its name intimates. Embedded Light Scribe technology lets you burn GIF/JPEG/BMP images straight onto the DVDs surface and the Defect Management technique gets rid of media black spots and fingerprint defects. The drive…
We have ourselves a portable DVD player with a nice looking 8″ screen. What’s so special about it? Lots. It’s got a USB 1.1 port, 6-in-1 memory card reader, CD burner, DivX and MP3 compatibility. It’s made by some company called Languang, but that’s ok. This portable DVD player pretty much has it all. Just…
Man, I don’t even know what to think. I guess kids would dig this from age 0 until about the age 7 when they’ll want the VoltroNinja version or whatever is hot that season and they you’re going to upgrading LCD TVs for years to come. Nice profit model. I’ve got to admit, though, that…
I’ve just arrived at CTIA today, only to find that they won’t be opening the exhibit hall to Press until 3 p.m. Which I’m a little miffed about, but at least it gives me the chance to post more Gizmodo goodies for y’all. So I was at this pre-CTIA press reception yesterday, and I was…
Now that the ROKR is out and about, Motorola is planning on putting Apple’s iTunes on its next gen RAZR phone, now nicknamed the RAZR2. Apart from improved noise-canceling and a cool feature called “airplane mode” that lets you listen to your songs without the cell phone completely turned on, expect a larger LCD and…
So far from my clever observations, this seems to be some type of stylish art for your cell phone. At first glance I assumed it was just cell phone faceplates, but the main product page shows so many different types of cell phones we are reluctant to think Topsen actually carries all cell phone faceplates,…
First thing is first, yes, this is called the 01+. I haven t even gotten to the specs and information about this thing and it is already pissing me off. Just something about being called the OQO 01+ isn t very consumer friendly. I propose it being called the OQO Happytime Machine. This is easily…
Radio Free Mobile Phone By Carlo Longino “Who wants or needs downloads if you can just stream it whenever you want? Disks are so overrated.” Nullsoft cofounder Tom Pepper Mobile multimedia is the hot trend on the tradeshow floor at CTIA this week. And of all the forms of multimedia, mobile streaming audio is getting…
Treonauts finally get a docking station. These are the first pics of the InMotion portable dock station from Altec Lansing that Palm is set to unveil later today. No details on the specs fo this baby yet, but I like the look of that speaker grill and the backlit buttons. Still, more questions than answers…
Palm + Microsoft is huge news, ergo many newspapers want to put their own stamp on the announcement and make it appear that they were privy to some unknown detail about the unholy alliance. Which they weren’t. [NY Times (reg)] [San Francisco Chronicle] [Washington Post] [Seattle Times] Another pairing for the Odd Couple file (Ashton…
Xbox hacking has been popular ever since the console came out years ago. However, this time, it’s been taken to a new level. Apparently this dude took an Xbox and turned it into a solar powered, internet-controlled R/C car that has a 50-mile radius. The Xbox is running a very clean version of FreeBSD and…
According to Ars Technica, specs for the Nintendo Revolution have been outed by a Factor 5 employee going by the name (get this) Hans Solo. But if you can get past this guy’s being trapped in the past, he is also said to have leaked the Xbox 360 stats before they came out, so I’m…
This is where the line begins to blur between televisions and cellphones. This device from DoCoMo is full of features, everything from digital broadcasts to old school analog TV. I mean, look at that antenna, how can you not love it? I know how: battery life. The P901iTV handset, made by Panasonic, can handle only…