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Samsung has developed a new six-axis sensor that allows their new cell phone to detect motion, allowing users to write the numbers they are dialing or the characters they are typing in the air. The SCH-S310 will hit the market in March, they say, where it will be sure to embarrass a fair number of…
Brother in armchairs Kotaku has posted news that the Nokia N-Gage, once slo-motion softball to snarky gadget writers everywhere, has finally dropped off the charts, as the Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (EeLPAin) delisted the cell phone/gaming console hybrid from its sales measurements. No commentary necessary—even Nokia knows what they screwed up on this…
First things first: how do you get a name as cool as Sony Ericsson President’s Urban Gillstrom, short of starring in your own 2D Japanese fighting game? All I’ve got is this alliterative one that makes me sound like heading up the male cheer squad. Anyway, Sony Ericsson prez isn’t the only bit of cool…
The Mac mini has descended like a cloud onto tech nerdery this morning, and everybody is weighing in. Here are a collection of some of the first reactions and thoughts from a variety of sources (and we’ll likely add more as the day comes though, just to keep it all in one place. One day…
It looks like XM’s (excellent) XM2Go services aren’t the only sort of time-shifting devices they are thinking about. This new patent application describes a system that would use the satellite broadcast to preload a device with a variety of ‘preview’ songs and other content (including video and text), allowing you to use intelligent streams of…
CES is such a huge show that I think it’s probably impossible for any one organization to properly cover it all, especially when you get down into the nitty gritty of each product category. That’s why I think it’s fun to read things like eCoustic’s best of show choices, because I’m sure an audio site…
I thought that sewing machine that could embroider JPGs was cool—I had no idea there was a sewing machine out there that had Windows installed on it. The Bernina Artista 200E does much of the same sort of automatic embroidery business that the Brother Innov-is 4000D does, except when the OS crashes, you can sew…
Quite a few of you have written in to tell me that LG’s weird 3d gaming phone isn’t so weird after all, since it actually opens up to be used like a proper handheld console. That makes a lot more sense. I hereby rescind ‘weird’ to replace it with ‘ugly.’ Okay, actually it’s not all…
Now erase all but 240 of your songs. (Thanks, Boogah!) iPodShuffle [Flickr]
In the interest of equal airtime, may we share a rebuttal to the Apple iProduct announcement, this time using the proper Apple fonts (ooh, the burn). (Thanks, Kevin!) http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops-pcs/apple/index.php#apple-iproduct-029502 Apple Haters Unite! [Gizmodo]
Mossberg, being the top of the business nerd heap that he is, got to play around with an iPod Shuffle before anyone else, and shares his thoughts on his little ‘Wall Street Journal’ site. They’re too good to be read by people that don’t subscribe. Fortunately, somebody I know has a login, and pulls out…
It’s funny because it’s true, you see. Give ‘er a click for the full thrashing. (Thanks, Ryland!) The Apple iProduct [Gizmodo] Update: And, the rebuttal. http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/laptops-pcs/apple/index.php#apple-iproduct-a-rebuttal-029508 Update: The original. Announcing the Apple iProduct [ABoyAndHisComputer]
“The Mac Mini is a great way to get OSX power without the dosh. I’m thinking about picking one up myself.” – John Biggs, Technical Editor, Laptop, PC Upgrade, Surge “The Mac mini is 2 x 6.5 inches. Your car stereo is 2 x 7 inches. Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” – Matt Myers,…
Lawrence Schear writes:I’ve been playing with this ipod shuffle for about an hour now; at first I was skeptical because of the lack of display, the emphasis on ‘random’ play, and the overly simplistic design (this thing is really just a plastic flash keychain all ipodded up). But now I understand- your musical interface is…
The white shine does not stop. Here’s every picture we could rustle of the iPod pregnancy test Shuffle.
Here it is: every last Mac mini picture we could find. I hope you’re happy now, you hungry pervs. And now for the unofficial pics. From Leo Laporte’s great coverage. From MacMerc. From Michael Heilemann’s photostream.
MacMerc got hands on with the Mac mini and iPod Shuffle already and posted their pics up to flickr. MacMerc Photo Stream [Flickr] Home Page [MacMerc]
Look at all those yummy ports. Also, you can optionally get Airport Extreme and Bluetooth built-in, just like you can on an iBook or Powerbook. Specs Page [Apple]
“Do not eat iPod Shuffle,” they say. Thanks for the tip, Apple! HOT ONO: Looks like the Apple site is down! We’ll see what we can do.
The iPod Shuffle page is up, as well. That’s a small bit of something else—I have no idea how well it’s going to do, but I think I’ll buy one just to find out. Tons of accessories coming out soon, too, all for $30. Product Page [Apple]