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I got a lot of comments about the PDA issue, and it seems there is still a strong contingent of folks out there who carry PDAs. The reasons are pretty simple: longer battery life, nice-sized screen, great—if not superb—PIM functionality, and, most importantly, the cost of convergence devices like Treos et al. http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/pdas/index.php#pda-comments-112184 I have…
Now this is just excellent. A German brewer has created a frosty lager for smoking cessation. Each can contains 6.3 percent alcohol by volume and drinking three cans of the stuff, called NicoShot, is equivalent to smoking a pack of cigarettes. I think the implications are obvious: smoking makes you skinny and beer makes you…
A sink is a sink, but not when it has LEDs. Then it’s a Super Sink. This Hansa tap has LEDs that light up in response to the water temperature. Blue is for cold, red is for hot, and white is for plasma. The image shows them looking like blood and toilet water, respectively, but…
F First they kill the HD, then they kill the router. The PS3 was originally supposed to have three Ethernet ports “for the kids” but Sony has pulled the ports in hopes of reducing the already expensive device. See, it’s not really about game consoles anymore. These things are supposed to be “home entertainment centers”…
The Blu-Ray Disk Association, run, essentially, by Sony, commissioned a report that said that people like Blu-Ray disks better than HD-DVD disks. The Inquirer writes: The association, which we’d say has a stake in this particular piece of real estate, said a poll conducted by firm Penn Schoen and Berland showed 58 per cent of…
Here we go. Real electronic paper that’s coming out next year. Very nice. Fujitsu has created a form of epaper that can hold images even when unpowered and can gather information wirelessly, leading to some interesting potential uses. The first, and most obvious, thing would be digital newspapers and magazines. You walk up to the…
Working from home has its perks—quality time with the dog, face time with the UPS guy, and the ability to go on a constant and violent bender. Well, now I can be saved from my own demons thanks to the Kwiktop bottle lock. This device is a combination lock for booze and other sundries and…
We talked about the C version a few days ago but I think I like the B Version better. It’s much cooler and comes in blue, green, and red. Priced at 8900 yen, which is like a million dollars$80 in American money, i4u has a special deal that gets you a few bucks off shipping.…
The Netgear RangeMax MIMO-G wireless router is already on top of its game but it is so ready to rumble. Netgear is holding a full no-holds barred wireless networking world cage match by allowing router trades for free RangeMax products. Heres the deal: buy a RangeMax router from select retailer, fill out a claim and…
Logitech is jumping on the MP3 bandwagon by releasing three new models of headphones for cool kids. The Curve and Identity models are similar to standard behind-the-head headphones but use more heavy duty materials to withstand the X-treem personalities of digital music listeners. The new wireless headphones use frequency-hopping Bluetooth 1.2. The wireless model is…
I’ve always dreamt of being able to type onto my PDA or phone. I even got that collapsible keyboard for the Palm V, which was a big pain in the butt, and generally gave up on the dream years ago. However, keyboard technologies have improved immensely over time and this new Bluetooth keyboard from Nokia…
First Tang, now this. Jos. A Bank, the clothing retailer, is putting NASA’s SmartFabric into wool suits to improve cooling. The SmartFabric has the ability to store and release heat with the help of good ole Thermocules. Prices begin at $399. Thanks NASA, you were not only able to fake a moon landing but ensure…
The site copy for this massive mixing boardmodular synthesizer [Thanks, Kaden] is adamant about its refusal to allow those highfalutin integrated circuits even near their assembly line. Using military grade pots, resistors, and whatever else is important in a modulator, this thing is so analog it doesn’t even use an on/off switch. Best part? This…
Our kissing cousin over at Kotaku found some news and we love him for it. Basically, Gizmondo has closed its UK office and is moving everything over the US where, presumably, those folks will also be fired in the next month or so. Just got some interesting news from a source, Gizmondo has just given…
This is so nice looking. It’s so clean. 4-inch widescreen TFT, 30 GB HD, USB 2.0, Dolby 5.1 Audio, a pirated version of Episode III that comes in the box and so much more. God I love it. I want it. They even have an FM transmitter and a CF slot, which just makes it…
This came out a little while ago, but the rumor is gaining credibility so we’ll discuss it here. Netflix apparently accidently leaked some sort of Netflix Downloads service and is currently hiring: Netflix is hiring: Director, Product Management The Role: The Electronic Delivery Service (EDS) will augment Netflix’s current DVD delivery model with high quality…
I solicited comments on PDAs a few posts back and I’m getting some responses. http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/pdas/pocket-pc/index.php#krome-spy-minipda-112172 Kane writes: NO. PDAs blow donkeys. If someone made one that didn’t break every time I fell on my arse after 10 pints, I’d have one. It would need a screen that was immune to sharp, pointy things too. Sam…
Reader passport77 sent us this release re: Power Rings featuring a bemused Stan Lee wearing a big pinkie Ring. These rings interact with a website, in some way, allowing you to “wirelessly receive and activate ‘secret missions’ from Stan Lee himself”—”Hey, true-believer, go wash my car!” The rings can also communicate with each other using…
We were all excited about Verizon’s EV-DO phone and then they go and pull all mention of it. It’s like it went into the Phone Protection Program, on the run from the mob. The E815 was supposed to be the cream of Verizon’s EV-DO line-up. It included Bluetooth and 1xEV-DO. No word on why, where,…
Quick poll: How many of you all still carry a PDA? Why or why not? I’ll post the results as I get them. I’m curious to see if PDAs are still compelling at all. Consider, for example, the Krome Spy Mini PDA. It’s a pretty cute little bugger, all the nice specs, a little 1.3…