October 16th 2008
The EEE PC hit the scene a year ago. Seldom do we see a single gadget create an entire genre of computer but the EEE PC started the netbook genre all by itself. In celebration of the EEE PC one year birthday the geeks at Laptop Magazine threw a party, with hats a birthday cake [...]
October 16th 2008
Despite government handouts designed to protect their constitutional right to television, 10m Americans with old sets still haven’t picked up their subsidized digital decoder boxes. And it’s getting close to cutoff time: according to the plan, over-the-air broadcasts go completely digital in just four months.
The critical fact that big box retailers don’t mention when you [...]
October 16th 2008
While the etymology of gadget is a bit murky, it’s my unschooled opinion that its nautical origin feels the most correct: sailors’ slang word for any small mechanical thing or part of a ship for which they lacked, or forgot, a name. [Etymology Online]
Michael Quinion points out that Kipling popularized its use eventually, having probably [...]
October 15th 2008
• Gizmodo: The G1 phone and the Android operating system are not finished products..
• Engadget: The G1 isn’t going to blow anyone’s mind right out of the gate.
• Om Malik: Will I recommend this phone to anyone out there looking for a smart phone? The answer is yes, especially if you don’t much care for [...]
October 15th 2008
Despite government handouts designed to protect their constitutional right to television, 10m Americans with old sets still haven’t picked up their subsidized digital decoder boxes. And it’s getting close to cutoff time: according to the plan, over-the-air broadcasts go completely digital in just four months.
The critical fact that big box retailers don’t mention when you [...]
October 15th 2008
While the etymology of gadget is a bit murky, it’s my unschooled opinion that its nautical origin feels the most correct: sailors’ slang word for any small mechanical thing or part of a ship for which they lacked, or forgot, a name. [Etymology Online]
Michael Quinion points out that Kipling popularized its use eventually, having probably [...]
October 15th 2008
Gadget blogs are a far reach from being oppressive totalitarian states. But the propaganda they all push, if not carefully filtered by editors, on behalf of the CE industry, can be disgusting. BBG’s…
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Tags: Bbg, Blogs, Conglomerate, Editors, Gadget, Gadgets, Propaganda, Totalitarian States
October 15th 2008
Engadget has been selected as the “Official Blog Partner” of CES. TechCrunch, among others, are viewing it less as a prize awarded to Engadget and more like a penalty against Gizmodo for the stunt it pulled last year.
It’s impossible to understand from the press release if extra access is to be granted to Engadget, but [...]
October 15th 2008
Joel reviewed the Flip Video Mino back in July and liked it a lot. Now Pure Digital Technologies have been working with CafePress to make the gadget even better. Not only can you buy a great little portable camcorder, but you now get to personalize it too.
If you visit the Flip Video Store you now [...]
October 14th 2008
Engadget has been selected as the “Official Blog Partner” of CES. TechCrunch, among others, are viewing it less as a prize awarded to Engadget and more like a penalty against Gizmodo for the stunt it pulled last year.
It’s impossible to understand from the press release if extra access is to be granted to Engadget, but [...]
October 14th 2008
You know you have been watching a sci-fi movie or TV show that you like, and you catch yourself thinking about what you would do if you got a hold of a killer gadget like the Lightsaber from Star Wars or the Green Goblin’s Glider from Spider Man.
Today we take a look at some of [...]
October 13th 2008
The Gadget: The Epson Artisan 800 All-In-One with Wi-Fi and fax. On paper, it has all the signs of being the best AIO ever made, especially for people who want versatility but care deeply about fine…
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Tags: Aio, Artisan, Epson 800, Gadget, Lightning, Paper Signs, Versatility, Wi Fi
October 12th 2008
I can’t decide if it’s the subtle piano playing in the background or the slow, seductive movement of this 500-lb., 103-inch plasma that’s got me all hot and bothered today. I guess I could care less…
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Tags: Gadget, Inch Plasma Screen, Pure Porn, Video Porn
October 12th 2008
With City of Ember, a post-apocalyptic adventure tale starring Bill Murray, two kids, and some aging gadgetry, the mecca of Bill Murray gadget movies, Ghostbusters, has some good company. In Ember,…
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Tags: Aging, Apocalyptic City, Bill Murray, City Of Ember, Gadget, Gadgetry, Ghostbusters, Good Company, Mecca, Movies
October 10th 2008
In a market saturated by indistinguishable flash memory competitors, Eye-Fi has managed time and time again to smartly separate itself from its memory card doppelgangers… first, simply by slapping a Wi-Fi transmitter and built-in geotracking into an SD card, and now — even neater — with built-in Flickr and Twitter support.
If you download and install [...]
October 9th 2008
The term “word’s first” gets thrown around a lot with gadget releases, but with kooky creative phone maker KDDI behind the project, I’m a lot less skeptical about the claim that they have developed…
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Tags: Cellphones, Creative, Gadget, Kddi, Mobile Phone Screen, Quot, Term Word
October 9th 2008
Onkyo is poised to pack yet another wireless gadget on the 2.4 GHz band with their new MHP-UW2 headphones. However, the uncompressed connection should result in some decent CD-quality audio. (But…
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Tags: Cd Quality, Gadget, Ipod, Mhp, Onkyo, Quality Audio, Wireless Headphones
October 9th 2008
There it is again. Like a junkie hidden inside, needing its fix, something lit up at the sight of Motorola’s VC6096, even though it’s just another ugly handheld computer. And yet the sense of palpable excitement will not subside: I must hold it, play with it, and see if it’s any better than its legion [...]
October 9th 2008
In a market saturated by indistinguishable flash memory competitors, Eye-Fi has managed time and time again to smartly separate itself from its memory card doppelgangers… first, simply by slapping a Wi-Fi transmitter and built-in geotracking into an SD card, and now — even neater — with built-in Flickr and Twitter support.
If you download and install [...]
October 8th 2008
There it is again. Like a junkie hidden inside, needing its fix, something lit up at the sight of Motorola’s VC6096, even though it’s just another ugly handheld computer. And yet the sense of palpable excitement will not subside: I must hold it, play with it, and see if it’s any better than its legion [...]