Gizmodo
- Pluto Fanboys Hate Mail
- If I were Neil deGrasse Tyson—host of the Pluto Files
- Pluto Files' Hate Mail Declassified
- If I were Neil deGrasse Tyson—host of the
Engadget
- EA Sports introduces Active 2.0 at GDC, complete with sensors galore
- By and large, EA Sports Season Opener event here at GDC was underwhelming, but one glimmer of newness did manage to shine through. Nearly a year after Active hit stores (video after the
- Leaked Dell Mini 5 flyer shows multitude of color options, confirmed specifications
- Theres no denying that the Mini 5 is real, but up until now, weve had to provide all of our own promotional material. At long last, it seems as if the suits in
- Pentax gets official with 40 megapixel 645D medium format camera
- We had a hunch that Pentax was readying a 645 Digital, and sure enough, the company has come clean with that very camera today. The May-bound 40 megapixel 645D is a medium format
- MSI starts shipping two 12.1-inch, AMD-powered Wind12 U230 netbooks
- It sure took em long enough -- just over four months if youre keeping score -- but MSI has finally shipped its next-generation netbook. The AMD-powered Wind12 U230 has left the docks today
- Razer and Sixense distribute SDK and FPS shooter utility through Steam
- Surely you remember those Sixense motion controls that we caught lounging around at Razers CES booth, right? Yeah. Today at the Game Developers Conference, both outfits have teamed up in order to distribute
- Motorola CLIQ XT hands-on
- We know youve barely recovered from our Devour review, but Moto just threw another Blur-ified phone in our laps this afternoon - the CLIQ XT. Weve been playing around with the Android 1.5-based,
- Microsoft shows off XNA games running on Windows Phone, full 3D is a go
- Alright, were going to be straight with you: youre not going to like this. See, Microsoft just showed us a pair of 3D games running on its ASUS Windows Phone prototype and built
Crave: CNET Gadget Blog
- The 404 Podcast 516: Where bleepity bleep those kittens
- Natali joins the dark side and immediately offends Justin and Wilson, Google introduces a new social network and gets pissed at Chinese copy-cat site Gojje, and GoldenEye makes its triumphant comeback--all this on todays episode of CNETs The 404 Podcast,
- Sony releases new 3D-ready Blu-ray player, announces upgrades for other models
- Sony has announced a new standalone Blu-ray player, the BDP-S470, which will receive a firmware upgrade in the summer to make it 3D compatible.
- Honda shows new minivan concept in Chicago
- Honda debuts its Odyssey concept at the Chicago auto show. Originally posted at The Car Tech blog
- T-Mobile introduces new myTouch 3G models
- T-Mobile refreshes its myTouch 3G lineup with new models that offer 3.5mm headphone jacks, Swype technology, and more. Originally posted at Android Atlas
- Get a Lenovo Netbook tablet for $449.99
- Thats a convertible tablet, by the way, meaning its a regular Netbook by day and a slate by, well, whenever you turn the screen around and fold it down. Originally posted at The Cheapskate
- Summer 2010: when the PS3 goes 3D
- When can your PS3 become a full-fledged 3D game and Blu-ray machine? Circle your calendar: Sony has officially targeted this summer.
- Panasonic Toughbook H1 Field is the anti-iPad
- Take everything you think you know about Apples upcoming tablet, reverse it, and you have Panasonics road-warrior Windows 7 field computer.
Lifehacker Gadgets
- Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day
- Discounted laptops, HDTVs with built-in internet, and portable devices galore await you in todays Dealhacker roundup. Come for the window shopping, stay for the free games and music.Computer
- Foot-Controlled Power Strip
- Power strips are often located under desks, or at minimum on the floor well out of reach, which makes this clever foot-switch power strip particularly handy.Recently I noticed what a pain it
- Top 10 Tips and Tools for Commuters
- U.S. commuters spend an average of 50 minutes in their car each day, and that leaves a lot of room for improvement. Make the most of your commute
- iPad Launches April 3, Pre-Orders Start March 12
- The iPad is officially launching in the U.S. on April 3, with pre-orders starting on March 12. (The 3G version will be available later in April.) International
- Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day
- Discounted laptops, HDTVs with iPod docks, camcorders, and more await you in todays Dealhacker roundup. Not in the buying mood? How about some drink samples and free tunes?Computer
- Gadget and Gear Deals of the Day
- Discounted HDTVs, laptops galore, and more than a few swanky peripherals—touch screen Squeezebox anyone?—await you inside. As always, weve got a pile of free loot to share.Computer Gear!New HP Coupon Code for $200 off
- Use a Smartphone Car Mount as a Kitchen Helper
- Most smartphones have one or two great cooking apps, and while using your pocketable device to help out in the kitchen can be more convenient than finding a place of your laptop or wasting
Wired - Gear Factor
- Just How Fast is Cisco’s New Router? Really Freaking Fast
- Cisco Tuesday announced a new router, the CRS-3, that it says is capable of delivering 322 terabits per second.Now, we don’t usually cover routers and similar enterprise hardware here in Gadget Lab, but this one’s worth a brief mention. Let’s
- MacHeist Packs Killer Mac Apps Into $20 ‘NanoBundle’
- MacHeist, an annual Mac software promotion, is nearing the end of its NanoBundle sale. The good news? At the last minute, the bundle just added our favorite Twitter app Tweetie.Other apps in the MacHeist NanoBundle include Flow, an FTP app,
- Apple’s Secret iPhone Developer Agreement Goes Public
- The first rule of the iPhone developer program is: You do not talk about the iPhone developer program.Before you create software for the iPhone, Apple demands that you sign away a laundry list of rights, including the ability to sell
- Safe and Affordable Jetpack: Just $90,000
- For years, man has been trying to build a jetpack which would actually be safe and cheap enough to use by anyone other than Lee Majors on the title sequence of The Fall Guy. It turns out that we’ve been
- It’s Beer O’Clock! Watch Has Built-In Bottle Opener
- The only way to be truly prepared for every alcoholic emergency is to always carry a bottle opener with you, but this is, of course, impractical and easy to forget. So what about building an opener into something that you
- Messenger Laptop Bags, Made From Cement Sacks
- With the PPC paper laptop bag, you can carry your computer, help the environment and learn how to mix cement, all at the same time.PPC stands for “Pretoria Portland Cement”, and the bags are made from the South African company’s
- Flash-Cart Lets You Play SNES ROMs on Original Console
- I’m a big fan of retro-gaming, mostly because I can play Streetfighter II with my feet, whereas I am hopeless with anything more modern (I once played Left 4 Dead with fellow gadget-blogger John Brownlee and ended up just walking
ThinkGeek
- T-Shirts & Apparel : Bazinga! Babydoll
- (knock knock knock) Customer! (knock knock knock) Customer! (knock knock knock) Customer! Sheldon: You know, Ive always wanted to go to a goth nighclub. Howard: Really? Sheldon: Bazinga! None of you ever sees
- T-Shirts & Apparel : Bazinga!
- Prepare them to fall victim to another one of your classic practical jokes. Sheldon: You know, Ive always wanted to go to a goth nighclub. Howard: Really? Sheldon: Bazinga! None of you ever
- T-Shirts & Apparel : Cuttle Me Babydoll
- Who needs a slanket when you have a cuttlefish? Cephalopods make us happy. According to Wikipedia, Some cephalopods are able to fly distances up to 50 m. Fly. Through the air. As in,
- T-Shirts & Apparel : LHC
- You might wear a size large, but if not, you can settle for your own personal small through 3X hadron collider. If you see any time-traveling birds with crusts of bread flying over
- Geek Toys : Alien 18" Figure
- BIG Chap is right.Whats that you say? You want an intricately detailed, beautifully painted, and fully articulated figure of the classic Alien from the 1979 movie of the same name? Yeah, weve got
- Gadgets : Mini iPhone Microphone
- Mini microphone vastly improves the quality of iPhone sound recordingPlug the Mini-Mic into your iPhones headphones jack and be prepared to be amazed at the leap in audio quality! Small, lightweight, and portable,
- Home & Office : Chat Pillows
- Pillow fights are more fun when you can slap someone with a WTFYou know what these are? Fat litter. Sofa parasites. You bring them into your home, they sit on your chair, they
CrunchGear
- The iTable continues to develop and show gaming potential
- Weve told you about the iTable before, and PQ Labs. They showed off their latest stage in the development process at CeBIT this year, by installing the screen into a coffee table. The newest version can register
- Crunchdeal: Save $500 on a Toshiba R600 with OpenSolaris
- So here’s a deal, but it’s a bit odd. The Toshiba R600 is advertised as being Toshiba’s ultimate notebook, and for the price it better be. You can buy it from Toshiba’s website for $2,099 for the base model which
- Analyst: PS3 to win over Xbox 360 and Wii
- Technology analyst firm Strategy Analytics just announced their latest forecast: Sonys Playstation 3 will will outsell the Wii and Xbox 360 by the time they all end their product cycle. Say what?
- Adam Savage on recreating the gun from Blade Runner
- Who knew that Adam Savage had the same obsession with this gun that I do? I’d wish I were as crafty as he is, but I think I’m just going to have to be satisfied with living vicariously through him,
- New Elgato EyeTV hybrid is smaller, more compatible
- Elgato just released the updated version of their USB tuner, the EyeTV. This new version has been resized (smaller) and added compatibility with Windows 7, making it ideal for that HTPC project youve been thinking about.
- XNA 4.0 games on Windows Phone 7 Series look awesome (but won’t be for Zune HD)
- A bundle of screenshots just hit the net showing off the latest Direct3D-based mobile games running on a WinPho7 device, adn they look pretty hot. We knew that the Tegra chipset in the Zune HD and
- Copy our tablet for your iPad, will you? Well how do you like… this?
- You may recall the minor hullabaloo around the time of the iPad launch that Chinese company Great Long Brother had released a tablet well before Apples that shares a certain distinctive design. They threatened to sue Apple for mimicking their
Ubergizmo
- OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini 1TB portable drive
- OWC has launched its OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro mini 1TB portable drive, claimed to be the first ever
- eBooks Now Outnumber Games In The App Store
- If you needed additional information to convince you that eBooks are getting more and more popular, just check
- Samsung To Offer Free 3D Specs With Purchase Of 3D TV And Player Bundle
- Looks like Samsung really wants consumers
- Verizon Sees The iPad As An Opportunity To Sell Data Plans
- Despite Apple once again teaming up with AT&T for the iPad’s data
- Pentax 40MP 645D Medium Format DSLR Unveiled
- It’s been a long time coming, but the Pentax 645D medium format DSLR has finally been unveiled by the company.
- Great Long Brother Gives The P88 An OS X Makeover
- You might remember the Great Long Brother for its rather interesting name, or the
- Happy Hour Watch Helps You Open Beer Bottles
- After getting off work, what most people would like to do nowadays is to go for their ‘happy
The Gadgeteer
- Quirky Cloak iPad case/stand available for pre-order
- Crowdsourced product development site Quirky has just made its fresh-out-of-development Cloak iPad case available for presale orders.The site describes the Cloak as being made of non-slip rubber, and features a hinged protectived cover. The case also doubles as a stand
- LightRight Professional Reflector System Review
- Taking pictures of products for our reviews is a big part of what we do here on The Gadgeteer. I’m pretty picky when it comes to my review images and am always looking for tips, tricks and of course gadgets,
- Beta Testing Opportunity for iPhone or iPod Touch Owners
- The developers at Enhanced Press are seeking beta testers for new apps that they are creating. If you interested, get the details after the jump. … Filed in categories: News, iPhone, iPad, iPod relatedTagged: iPhoneBeta Testing Opportunity for iPhone or
- MacHeist Going on Now
- MacHeist is a great opportunity to buy a number of Mac applications and donate to charity at the same time. For $19.95 you get 7+ applications.From their website:25% of your purchase will be donated to a charity of your choice
- Sony announces 3D Blu-ray players
- Sony have just announced details on their new BDP-S470 and BDP-S570 Blu-ray players – the company’s first commercially available 3D players.The entry-level BDP-S470 will be upgradeable to 3D Blu-ray via a software update, however the BDP-S570 will come 3D-ready, straight out of the box.All you need
- Well La Dee Dah!
- I’ve seen fashion designers get their fingers into every kind of pie imaginable: clothes, handbags, shoes, fragrances, even automobiles (Coach, Eddie Bauer). But now, designers are putting their stamp or rather their label on the tech world. Pierre Cardin has
- Sony Pocket Edition Reader Review
- Sony Pocket Edition reader in optional premium coverIn September, 2009, I posted a review of the new Sony Touch Edition reader (PRS-600). That reader has a touch screen, dictionary, note-taking abilities, and it retails for $299.99. It’s a fabulous reader,
OhGizmo!
- NEO SNES/SFC Myth Cart Lets You Play ‘Homebrew’ SNES Games
- By Andrew LiszewskiClearly designed for strictly playing homebrew SNES titles, and definitely not ROMS you’ve acquired from the internet, the new NEO SNES/SFC Myth Cart plugs into your Super Famicom or Super Nintendo console like any standard game cartridge, but
- Place Setting Placemats Save You The Embarrassment Of Misplacing The Salad Fork
- By Andrew LiszewskiIs there anything more embarrassing than accidentally placing the salad fork where the fish fork belongs at dinner? Or mixing up the bread plate and the soup plate? You might as well disappear from the social scene altogether
- Phantom HD GOLD High Speed Digital Video Camera
- By Andrew LiszewskiWith a price tag of around $118,000 you probably won’t want to use the Phantom HD GOLD high-speed digital video camera for capturing your child’s first steps, but on the other hand, it could make for a baby
- Nokia Patents Self-Charging Phone, Won’t Work For Lazy People
- By Evan AckermanAt the end of last month, Nokia filed a patent for a “piezoelectric kinetic energy harvester” for mobile phones. If they get it to work, it will enable mobile phones to charge themselves. Brillliant! Why didn’t I think
- British Team Constructs Coffee-Powered Car
- By Chris Scott BarrFor the coffee drinkers out there, how many cups does it take you to get through a typical workday? For many, loading up on coffee is about the equivalent of putting gas in a car. The longer
- BoostApak Says To Your Kid – “You’re The One Who Needs The Booster Seat, You Carry It”
- By Andrew LiszewskiIn some parts of the world, booster seats are required by law for kids up to a certain age or height when traveling in a car, but they also come in handy when eating at a restaurant or
- Underfull Tablecloth Encourages Spilling
- By Andrew LiszewskiThanks to the Underfull tablecloth designed by Kristine Bjaadal, you won’t have to freak out the next time a dinner guest spills red wine at the table. The tablecloth has a traditional white floral woven damask pattern, but
Gadgets Weblog
- $99 Netbook Finally a Reality
- After years of rumors and speculation, the $99 netbook finally arrives. Featuring a 400 MHz processor, 256 MB DDR, 2 GB NAND-flash, a 7 inch high-resolution TFT (800 x 480 pixels) screen, LAN: 10/100M Ethernet Access, WIFI: IEEE 802.11 b/g,
- Skype Goes Mobile With Nokia
- Further complimenting recent studies that have discovered many smartphone users are using their handset for social services, popular Internet service Skype has released software for Nokia's Symbian operating system, expanding its reach to more than 200 million smartphones around the
- 411.ca Puts Information At Your Fingertips
- Canadian tech aficionados have reason to celebrate with 411.ca, a new, free search engine that combines the best features of a traditional phone book including specific business and person search options and the ever-popular reverse lookup capability. 411.ca is all
- iPhone Losing Ground to Google Android
- According to Quantcast perhaps Apple's immensely popular iPhone OS isn't immune to competition after all. According to the results of a recent study, Quantcast revealed that iPhone OS, which yet boasts the largest share of mobile users accessing the web,
- Saving Money is Always in Style
- Who doesn't get excited about saving a little money? It seems like the web has no shortage of coupon sites but few are as all-encompassing as Offers.com and better still, no registration or signup is required to capitalize on the
- Microsoft to Release Their Own Handsets
- Taking a chapter out of Google's book, it looks like Microsoft isn't going to be content to simply offer mobile operating systems much longer as indicated by their announcement to launch two of their own smartphones in either May or
- The Global App Store Concept Shows Promise
- Apple receives much of the credit for standardizing the means in which applications are purchased and downloaded through their vastly successful App Store and obviously, wishing to capitalize on this success, just about every other smartphone brand on the market
Gadgetizer
- Sony Shows Off Japan’s 3D TV Pricing & Release Dates
- Well, it looks like it’s a good day in Japan with Sony just revealing the release dates and pricing for their new 3D TVs.The new 3-D televisions will range in price from $3,222 on up to $6,444. Shipping dates for
- Aero 600W Portable Wind Generator Concept
- Now that’s going green. Check out this new Aero 600W Portable Wind Generator Concept that we’re crossing our fingers will drop the concept part and start production soon.Designed to provide people in disaster and construction zones instant power, this portable
- Kristi Kuusk’s LED Light Skirt Fashion Gadget
- Talk about lighting the room up when you enter. University of São Paulo fashion design student Kristi Kuusk has recently created an LED lighted skirt.This simple crocheted skirt will light up the night with LED lights, but only when the
- Thanko Speaker Mouse Gadget
- Say hello to the new Thanko Speaker Mouse which aims to help you be clearer while Skyping and VoIPing.With a built-in speaker at the top of the Thanko mouse, this little guy won’t make you feel like you have to
- Google Chrome OS Business Version Coming 2011
- How’s that old adage go…? You can’t have enough good things? Well, this is just the case with Google’s OS Chrome which will apparently be seeing a business version next year.Announced at the RSA Conference, Google will be releasing a
- Bluetooth 4.0 Reveals New Features
- The newly announced Bluetooth 4.0 will get you a little tingly with their latest developments.From the ability to use Bluetooth in small devices such as watches and pedometers to a new adoption of low-energy specification, this new upgrade will have
- iPad Release Date April 3, Pre-Order March 12
- Well you can start peeing in your pants, Apple’s iPad has received not only an official release date but also a pre-order date.You can start pre-ordering the new Apple tablet come March 12 and receive it April 3. Happy Easter
Popgadget
- Barbie Gets Geeked
- A few weeks back, I reported that Mattel was holding open votes to decide Barbies 126th career. Among the choices were News Anchor, Architect, and Computer Engineer. Im happy to announce that the people have spoken and we now have
- Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition
- This variation of the popular Nokia 5800 Xpress Music edition makes the most of Nokias Ovi Maps that was recently re-vamped into a free forever app. The Ovi Maps app features coverage for over
- Cosmetic Mirror Lets You Try on Makeup Virtually
- Its not a magic mirror, but its still pretty cool. The Digital Cosmetic Mirror allows women to try on make up without having to go through the time consuming step of applying the makeup. Created by cosmetics company Shiseido, the
- PSP Gets Fashion Forward
- You seen fashion PCs, catwalk-worthy phones, and even haute couture-inspired cars. Now meet the fashion handheld console. A Japan-exclusive, Sony is releasing the “Jill Stuart Sweet Limited Package” a blossum pink PlayStation Portable. This special edition console was created in
- iPhone App Makes Sure Your Date is Safe
- Even though dating should be about having fun and meeting new people, its also about finding out if this person is potential mate material. I mean you want to know if the person sitting across from you has had serious
- Is the Apple iPad "magical"?
- Today was 2010s first iDay- the announcement of a new or updated Apple product, predictably following months, or in this case years of feverish speculation. Steve Jobs gave the gathered press the first glimpse
- LG's Lotus Gets Elite
- LG and Sprint are continuing their partnership with the release of the successor to the stylish Lotus phone. The LG Lotus Elite has all the looks of the original Lotus, but has stepped it up a notch with a few
Gadgetell
- GDC 2010: PS3 motion controller will feature “nunchuk” attachment
- FROM GAMERTELL - Sony may release an attachment to its motion controller that is similar to the Wii’s nunchuk. MORE »Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
- Power Gig: Rise of the SixString uses an electric guitar as a controller
- FROM GAMERTELL - Seven45’s forthcoming PS3 and Xbox 360 game, Power Gig: Rise of the SixString, will actually use a six-string electric guitar as a controller. MORE »Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this
- More and more states considering Internet sales taxes
- Section: Web, Websites Amazon affiliates in Colorado were informed yesterday that they were no longer welcome in the e-tailing giants program, which paid them a small fee for referring customers. Why? Blame the
- Use Twitter to stop zombies in Tweet Defense
- FROM GAMERTELL - Promethium Marketing and GrinLock Limited’s Tweet Defense, a tower defense game where you defeat zombies using your Twitter account stats, is now up at the iTunes store. MORE »Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell.
- Apple’s iPad ad reveals new details
- FROM APPLETELL - Apple’s iPad ad offers some real information about the iBookstore, how documents may be stored on the iPhone, and a little more about the rumor that just won’t die, a front facing camera. MORE »Full Story »
- Gamertell Review: Alice in Wonderland (the movie)
- FROM GAMERTELL - Tim Burton and Disney’s latest adaptation of Alice in Wonderland is a delight. It leaves a definite impression on viewers, with strong characters and an engaging story that stumbles only once. It leaves you wanting more. MORE
- Adobe fires against iPad: HP Slate is where it is at
- Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Netbooks, Software / Applications, WirelessAdobe has come out swinging in support of the HP Slate, that other tablet we’ve been seeing since January. The HP Slate runs
The Gadget Blog
- Skinput Makes the Human Body an Interface
- What if you could turn your skin into a touch-interface? That’s the idea driving Skinput, a system that takes advantage of the vibrations generated when we tap our body. The prototype is accurate enough that different parts of the body
- Mass Effect 2 Has Robbed Me of Sleep
- I suggest you jump straight into Mass Effect 2, even if you haven’t played or finished the first game. Like its predecessor, Mass Effect 2 plays like a movie, where you are its star attraction, the best hope of the
- 10 Minutes With the HTC HD2: It’s Big!
- But not big enough that you’ll have a hard time carrying it around. The HTC HD2 is easily the best example of the slate smartphone form factor, which is all screen and pretty much nothing else. It’s also the smartphone
- Gesture Search Beta Hits Android
- Here’s something to try out, Android users. Gesture Search has made an appearance on Google Labs, and is available as a download for devices running Android 2.0 or later.Do you find it hard to find a contact or locate an
- Dell Studio 17 for $399
- From Dell.Com: Pay $400, and you get a 17″ laptop with the following specs:Intel Pentium T4300 (2.1 GHz/800 MHz FSB/1 MB cache)2 GB of DDR2 RAM160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD8X CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)Dell
- So is Steam Coming to the Mac?
- The news is a few hours old now: Valve recently distributed mock ads that, if anything else, implies that Steam will be available for Mac OS X.Valve’s Steam is a popular online store for games. Customers browse the catalog of
- Why Did Apple Sue HTC?
- Yesterday, Apple sued HTC, alleging that the Taiwanese smartphone maker is violating 20 of Apple’s patents. Most of these patents are about the software, specifically the user interface. Highlights of these patents include diagrams detailing flick scrolling, and a swipe-to-answer