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Look what happens when you try to sync some of those new music videos from iTunes 4.8 to your iPod. What do you mean, “this iPod,” Apple? (Thanks, Gezick!) http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/ipod/index.php#itunes-48-now-with-video-102856 Update: John Bafford writes: Regarding your article on syncing music videos to the iPod, you should know that iTunes gives that exact same error message…
We’ll forgive internet security firm F-Secure for their perhaps overly dramatic virus testing protocol—you can bury a Prius 42 meters underground, but the smell of hippie will still waft to the surface—since their levelheadedness over the dangers of a Bluetooth virus infecting cars should be applauded. The short answer? The infection of two Cabir variants…
Korean phone manufacturer Pantech is showing off two new phones for the Russian market, the PG-8000 pictured] and the PG-6100. The PG-8000’s predominant feature is a 2.1-megapixel CCD camera (as opposed to the lower-quality CMOS camera in most phones), as well as built-in MP3 playing, FM radio, and Bluetooth. The PG-6100, on the other hand,…
Motorola yesterday unveiled a working display prototype using Nano Emissive technology. The technology offers many benefits over existing display types, including quick response times, wide viewing angles and a thickness of just 3.3 millimeters. Even better is news of an estimated cost of just $400 to manufacture a 42-inch NED panel. More details will be…
Apple has released iTunes 4.8, with support for video. What that means I will not venture to guess, but it’s something. iPodlounge has details, including how the video works. Apple releases iTunes 4.8 [iPodlounge] iTunes Download Page [Apple] Update: It would appear that Apple does indeed have videos for download, although they are music videos…
Looks like the Xbox 360 specs are roaming wild on the web, should you choose to believe them. It’s not messing around, either, with “all games supported at 16:9, 720p and 1080i, anti-alias[ed],” wireless controllers, 3 CPU cores running at 3.2GHz each, an astounding half-a-gig of RAM, and “Wi-Fi ready” networking. Perhaps most interesting are…
Motorola has confirmed the images we ran last week [reproduced here] are indeed development shots of iTunes Mobile, as well as confirming a July launch date for the software. https://gizmodo.com/possible-motorola-itunes-phone-screenshots-102547 The correct images of the iTunes screens are still under development and are not final nor approved by either Apple or Motorola. We would expect…
I had to check to make sure this wasn’t the roll-up keyboard we’d talked about before, but despite a similar design, this model from Tianyutek (?!) does appear to be unique. As their name might hint, they’ve got some Engrish bombs in their ad copy: https://gizmodo.com/yamano-music-rolling-keyboard-9718 3. The international normal musical scale demands, will bring…
Here is my detailed, labored-over response to the question posted by Digital Media Thought’s Philip Colmer, “Sony Hi-Technology – Should It Be On Your To-Buy List?”: No. But some of you retrograde knuckle-draggers just can’t kick the MiniDisc habit, and since the Hi-MD technology is an improvement (and there was a lot to improve), I…
Does it make me a bad person if I don’t give a rat’s ass about the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X60? It’s probably not a bad camera or anything—decent 3x zoom, decent 2.5-inch LCD, nice 0.5-second startup time—it just happens to be yet another 5 megapixel camera in a world of affordable 5 megapixel cameras. Clearly…
Here’s a saucy number from Korea’s PQI, called the mPack P600. DAPreview has been watching this one for a while, and with good reason. It’s got a laundry list of high-end features—built-in GPS, 20 or 30GB hard drive, TV and digital audio out, USB Host—that make it another stand-out in this true second-generation of digital…
PalmOne has finally acknowledged the LifeDrive, calling it the first in a series of ‘Mobile Manager’ devices that will sit alongside the Zire, Tungsten, and Treo units. The Register quotes a PalmOne spokesperson describing the Mobile Manager series as something “designed for customers who are eager to take full advantage of the trend toward ‘digital…
The usefulness of this PocketParty Shuffle notwithstanding, this is a fine piece of industrial accessory design complementing the lines of the original product. Plugging into the headphone out of the iPod shuffle, the PodGear PocketParty offers 1 Watt (combined, I think) stereo output and can be powered from a single AA battery. PodFear claims it’s…
In the interest of preserving journalistic integrity all around, I must tell you that my friend Noah Shactman offered to do something very intriguing to my soft tissues if I linked his in-depth expose on Chicago’s camera-cranking police force. Fortunately (or unfortunately), Noah also has the ability to make me squirm using ‘words,’ detailing the…
Remember 2003, when the internet was cool? Every good idea I’ve ever had, like wiring up a homebrew, programmable version of the Ambient Orb, was accomplished in 2003—and for less than $50, no less (presuming you already have your own PIC programmer). Too nerdly for me, I’m afraid, as I pay pasty patsies to do…
There’s a lot to like about this ‘XT Stand’ from Korean retailer FunShop. Not only does it look like a relatively sturdy laptop stand with adjustable height controls, the included plastic case that it folds up into also holds quite a few flash memory cards. It’s around $60 on their site—anyone seen a European or…
This article on TechDirt about the future of wedding photography got me thinking: what would the wedding photographer of the future look like? Just off hand, I’m thinking about all those little disposable cameras that have become de rigeur to put on the tables at the reception. With digitals getting cheap enough, a wedding photographer…
Kevin Kelly points out the brains behind Radica Games’ (the same people who make the great Room Defender) 20Q gizmo, a hardware version of the classic web-based 20 Questions guessing game that work eerily well: https://gizmodo.com/room-defender-sentry-turret-25302 Last year, after 1 million rounds of 20 questions online, the neural net had accumulated 10 million synaptic associations.…
Designer Michael Young’s new portfolio site is online, including samples of his consumer electronics concepts for DEM, like this cute USB bracelet, suitable for stealing trade secrets at the skating rink. His site is Flash, so head over to ‘Products’ and start scrolling right. Portfolio Site [Michael-Young via Reluct]
When I was in eighth grade, my math teacher took it upon himself to force us to demonstrate our ability to cut dozens of pieces of paper, fold them appropriately and glue and staple them, all to learn us about the “polyhedron.” In reality, we learned that paper cuts hurt a lot, several weeks of…