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Jackito For Real? Again

It’s been quite some time since we addressed this, but it appears the “Jackito” thumb-operated PDA still lives. The product page has an “order” option with $600 price tag, so I guess that means they’re ready to actually start shipping the damn things. For those of you that missed the “announcement” 9 months ago, the…

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Muro “The Color”

dapreview reports on the “The color” from Korean manufacturer “Muro.” It obviously has a color screen and compact form factor, but this isn’t the cool part. No, it’s how the player is about as large as a Zippo, supports MP3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, and MPEG-4 video playback. I don’t know how enjoyable an MPEG-4 video…

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Windows Mobile 2005 (Codename: Magneto!) Leaked

If you download the files linked to from these websites, you will be doing a bad thing. So don’t let me know if this copy of Windows Mobile 2005 (Codename: Magneto) is awesome or anything. Windows Mobile 2004 ROM leaked [PhoneMag] Windows Mobile 2005 (aka Magneto) LEAKED [MobileRead]

Tech News Joel

Sony PSP Taxes, Robot Upskirts

Brother blogger Brian at Kotaku decides to rain on California PSP purchasers’ parades as he exposes a previously obscure application of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act, which according to initial assessments will apply to sales of the PSP. That means everyone in California has to pay an extra $6 (no big deal) when buying their…

Tech News Joel

Gizmodo Japan: KDDI AI-MATE

One of the featured devices in the KDDI Designing Studio’s prototype area (the 3rd floor’s Creation Studio) is the AI-MATE. They’re calling it a hybrid communicator, something that integrates a mobile phone with PDA features in a PDA-like form factor — it’s about the size of a typical Palm Pilot. Although it will be making…

Tech News Jean Snow

Motorola SCREEN3

There’s a lot more to a show like CTIA than just new phones. In fact, with the relative lack of new hardware being shown, services tend to get more attention than they might otherwise. Motorola’s SCREEN3 service got a little love as part of the V551 handset launch, but it’s going to be moved out…

Tech News Joel

Official iPod Camera Connector Appears

The Apple iPod Camera Connector has shown up on Apple’s store for $30, and should ship in 1-3 weeks. It’s also the first official picture we’ve seen of the device that lets you plug you camera directly into an iPod photo, and it’s as plain and uninteresting as we’d always imagined. iPod Camera Connector now…

Tech News Joel

Pantech & Curitel Twisty Cameraphone

One of my very favorite cell phone companies, Pantech & Curitel, continue to make with the weird designs with this unreleased, unannounced cameraphone that shares a similar form factor to many small camcorders. Telecoms Korea’s story is a little confusing, but best I can tell this doesn’t have an official product number yet. Curitel Challenges…

Tech News Joel

Internet on Paper: More Than Human by Ramez Naam

More Than Human is an exciting, if soberly-written book that looks at the current state of human self-enhancement and questions why we, as a species, might be content with simple mortality. It also has an awful cover. Author Ramez Naam looks at the current state of bioengineering, genetic manipulation, and humanmachine interfaces that are doing…

Tech News Joel

VeaLink CarPuter

Although it’s far from the first company to put computers in cars, I hadn’t thought about exactly how useful Verizon’s EV-DO network would be to driving until I saw this work from VeaLink. Just the ability to quickly use Google Maps alone would be invaluable (especially when someone builds a simple GPS coordinate interface for…

Tech News Joel

Ultimate Canadian Treo

PalmOne is auctioning off the ‘Ultimate Canada Smartphone,’ a Treo 650 covered in 2,000 Swarovski crystals in the familiar maple leaf pattern. It even includes a set of Canadian-themed applications, including ‘Canadian Donuts,’ a program which finds the nearest donut shop to your location. Sadly, right now someone has bid it up to $666,000,000 dollars…

Tech News Joel

Hitachi Pal and Chum Robots

Lots of robots are showing up for the World Exposition in Japan’s Aichi prefecture later this month, including these two bots from Hitachi that look a bit like Segways. Dubbed ‘Pal and Chum,’ for their ability to both lure and befriend sharks, the 150-pound robots are reported to have reaction times as low a 1/10th…

Tech News Joel

Geil iBall MPV Player Reviewed (Verdict: Eh)

I can’t imagine too many of you have been biting your nails about how well the Geil iBall MPV MP3 player will review, but if so, 3DVelocity saves your knuckles with this review of the flash-based player available in sizes up to a GB (for $210). It’s got a less-than-optimal visual interface, a slow USB…

Tech News Joel

JVC GY-HD100U: 3CCD 24P for Under $10k

Although it’s not officially confirmed, it looks like JVC’s new camcorder will be a three 1/3-inch CCD unit called the GY-HD100U, that will be available for less than $10,000. Sony launched the 3 CCD HDR-FX1 last year (3 CCDs are better than one by at least two), but issues with the way it handled its…

Tech News Joel

Pressure Drop DecoDock

So I give up on Pressure Drop, the company whose motto is “visionary solutions fusing art & technology.” The PaperHub was nice enough, although it was just a paper holder with a USB hub built-in. Still, it managed not to offend the eye, like the tragic TrestleHub, a strange bird-in-flight table that also doubled as…

Tech News Joel

Light-Driven Music Box

WMMNA tells us of the Circular Optical Object Locator, a light-based music box of sorts created by David Merrill and Tim Hankins. A transparent disc sits above a group of six colored lights, each able to represent a different sound or instrument. By placing opaque squares on the disc and rotating it, a video signal…

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OurMedia.org Launches

We tend to stay away from software and service websites, but OurMedia.org looks to have a lot of promise and we’d like to point it out. The concept is simple: upload any media, under a variety of open licenses, to be archived and stored, for free, forever. That means you could host your podcasts and…

Tech News Joel

Samsung 30-Mile Cordless Phone

If you’re the type who dreads being dragged kicking and screaming into the use of a cell phone, Samsung sells their Long Range Cordless Phone. With an incredible (for landlines) 30-mile range, the set includes a caller ID-capable LCD and is able to communicate with the base-station, acting as an intercom. It includes a car…

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Gizmodo Japan: KDDI Designing Studio

The newly opened KDDI Designing Studio in Tokyo’s fashion-conscious Harajuku is the new king of showrooms. The beautiful glass structure, with circular platforms that give you access to the top floors, was launched earlier this month with a few events featuring the renowned UK design outfit Tomato. As for the building, you enter to a…

Tech News Jean Snow

AOpen Announces Ionizing Mouse

AOpen has set what they’re calling a “new milestone” (although I might have an altogether different phrase for it) with their introduction of a “Negative Ion Mouse”. Says company president Bernie Tsai, “The mini negative ion mouse is another killer product to be marketed this year.” While a phrase like that could be easily taken…

Tech News Cardinal

Jackito For Real? Again

Muro “The Color”

Windows Mobile 2005 (Codename: Magneto!) Leaked

Sony PSP Taxes, Robot Upskirts

Gizmodo Japan: KDDI AI-MATE

Motorola SCREEN3

Official iPod Camera Connector Appears

Pantech & Curitel Twisty Cameraphone

Internet on Paper: More Than Human by Ramez Naam

VeaLink CarPuter

Ultimate Canadian Treo

Hitachi Pal and Chum Robots

Geil iBall MPV Player Reviewed (Verdict: Eh)

JVC GY-HD100U: 3CCD 24P for Under $10k

Pressure Drop DecoDock

Light-Driven Music Box

OurMedia.org Launches

Samsung 30-Mile Cordless Phone

Gizmodo Japan: KDDI Designing Studio

AOpen Announces Ionizing Mouse

America’s Latest Unfounded Health Panic: ‘Vaccinated’ Blood Donations

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Countdown to the Moon 🔴

SpaceX Files Confidentially for IPO, Reports Say

Jackery Power Station With 200W Solar Panel Still $590 Off as Amazon Clears Out Leftover Stock After the Spring Sale

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Forget Apple’s Magic Keyboard, Logitech MX Keys for Mac Refuses to Go Back to Full Price After Amazon Spring Sale

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