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Verizon is showing off the Verizon One, a convergence device that combines a DSL modem, 802.11g router, and a 5.8GHz cordless phone into a single desktop unit—and just one calorie. The idea is more than just reducing clutter. The Verizon One acts as a central interface into all of a customer’s voice mail and call…
The Samsung SPH-A800 has been approved by the FCC, making it the first US handset to sport a 2-megapixel camera. The slider phone will be featured on Sprint, which means it won’t be able to take advantage of its built-in EV-DO radio (not yet, anyway), but should support the carrier’s lower speed Vision services. Samsung…
The iPod shuffle is such a simple device you’d almost think you could do without a review, but MacCentral’s write up had a few new bits of information all the same, including how the battery testing works and how the playlist works with iTunes. I still haven’t bought one yet, although I probably will (in…
Looking for legitimate news on gaming site Spong is like getting your stock market tips from the World Weekly News, but sometimes even Bat Boy gets a good inside tip. Case in point: Spong has discovered, among the details of a press release for an upcoming Need for Speed game, a mention of “simultaneous ship,…
MobileBurn reviews the Samsung RL-A760, a relatively uninteresting phone that is most notable for being Sprint’s ‘next generation Push-to-Talk’ devices. Although they seem fairly accepting of its flaws, it certainly doesn’t sound like a perfect phone. Most frustratingly (or would be to me) is error messages while using the Ready Link push-to-talk service forces you…
Toshiba has developed a bit of software for Japan’s KDDI cellular network that will allow users to control their PCs via their cell phones. Like VNC or Windows’ Remote Desktop functionality, the ‘Ubiquitous Viewer’ will pass the screen displayed on the users’ PCs to the cell phone, where it can be interacted with and controlled…
Vonage is pushing their videophone service to their customers this morning, showing off this new all-in-one unit from Viseon. The copy of the email I received doesn’t have pricing information, but I can only hope that if Vonage is asking their customers to drop money on new hardware that the prices for the video calls…
LiveDigitally reviews the dmp3 CD ripping service, which stands out from mail-in services like RipDigital by also providing the option of a live technician to pick up your and deliver your CDs, as well as help you set up iTunes and your iPod and the like. It’s cheaper to just mail the CDs in, of…
Mark writes: I passed by an old Apple Store today. I used to pass by this store back when I was still in highschool. I used to admire the macs they had on display and always beg my parents to buy me one.. which they never did. Surprisingly the store hasn’t changed much. It was…
Like a groggy, hung-over writer, this calculator operates entirely powered by just a few sips of water. I’m not sure exactly what the trick is or why more gadgets don’t use the very same technique, but it’s particularly cool (not quite as cool as a potato-powered clock, but then what is?) RealGoods.com has the calculator…
InfaMed totally wins the best gadget prize today. The Funhaler is a newly FDA-approved device that encourages young asthma sufferers to use their inhalers (a normally uncomfortable and somewhat shocking procedure) by attaching brightly colored whistles and spinning wheels that make noise as the child takes in a lungful of medicine. Simple and effective and…
In what is certain to be a coup for both Apple and Audible, the National Football League has announced a plan to provide this season’s playoff games in downloadable, purchasable form for use on the iPod. Each game isn’t cheap—$10 a pop—but customers will be able to select games hosted by local sportscasters to provide…
The Self-Destruct Button DX is a handy bit of kit to have around, especially if you access your living space through any manner of airlock. Noted as the “luxurious edition” on the product page (only the best for your last milliseconds in corporeal form), it’s made perfectly clear that ” Installing in the reception table,…
Now I can’t be faulted for accusing Elizabeth Hitchcock of smoking smack. When I first saw her ‘iPodJewelry’ design, I thought it was a full-sized “iPodesque” bit of artistry, about the size and heft of a sturdy two-by-four. But after I sent my professional journalistic inquiry (“Subject: OMG CRACK !?!?LOL!?!?”) she patiently explained I was looking…
Jenna Jameson has been hawking gear for iRiver and nobody told me. This means one of two things: either I am not watching nearly enough porn (unlikely); there has been a multi-national conspiracy to rub out fake breasts from my editorial missive (possible); I saw the ad, blacked out for a solid 90 seconds, and…
Although it doesn’t seem much more than a “gee we’d sure like to be in the news again” move, Gracenote has declared their intention to build a voice-recognition system tailed specifically for navigating through thousands of songs while driving. The idea is to develop a system that can recognize idiosyncrasies in artists’ names (‘AC/DC,’ ‘311,’…
A new enthusiast site has opened for fans of the new Apple Mac mini: BYODKM.net (Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, and Mouse). While they don’t have a lot of news you haven’t seen spread all over the net already, they are launching the site in style by holding a contest to give away a free…
Andrew Carton over at Treonauts got his hands on what is, as far as I know, the very first generic GSM/GPRS PalmOne Treo 650 to hit the web. This is different slightly different than the Cingular EDGE Treo we’ve been talking about, but no less welcome—this is the unbranded model that will be used around…
SorobanGeeks has pictures of what they say is the latest fad in Japan: keychain plants. Each one sells for around $10 and features real, live plants that grow in a tiny arboretum until they become too large to be contained, after which they can be transplanted to a larger pot. I wanted to find a…
From a purported internal Cingular memo last week: As you might expect, both Blue and Orange [AT&T Wireless and Cingular – ed.] were engaged in beta testing the Treo 650 prior to the merger. We have moved these two efforts in parallel and Blue and Orange are now on parallel tracks regarding tech. acceptance. Unlike…