Friday, August 3, 2007
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16% want an iPhone
11:36PM Seamus Byrne | According to survey company Changewave, up to 16% of those buying mobile phones in the next six months are planning to buy an iPhone. [ macoworlduk] More »
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Man Goes Through Vasectomy to Get iPhone
11:30PM Seamus Byrne | A Gizmodo reader underwent a vasectomy to get an Apple iPhone, following wife’s orders after a roadtrip with his kids to Boise, Colorado. But fear not, dear readers-with-your-manly-parts-still-intact, because his amazing tale of heroic Apple fandom doesn’t include any Bobbit-style genital violence. Keep reading to know why and the —strange— happy finish. More »
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Skyscraper Photo PC’s Case Made Entirely of Wood
11:20PM Seamus Byrne | We’re big fans of master craftsman and computer constructor Jeffrey Stephenson’s work, and now he’s outdone himself with the Skyscraper Photo PC, made entirely of basswood and mahogany veneer. We’ve shown you some of Stephenson’s work before, the beautiful Decomatic Model 12, and now it looks like he’s outdone himself with this case mod with a flat panel display out front to show off your favorite pics or vids. galleryPost('stephensoncase', 4, 'Skyscraper Photo PC'); More »
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Samsung Beats Motorola for #2 Mobile Ranking
8:27PM Seamus Byrne | For the first time ever, Samsung has kicked Motorola out of the second position in the worldwide cellphone manufacturers ranking. Dropping its market share from 22.1% to 13%, this ends four years of Motorola being #2 behind Nokia. Comparing their handsets, the only thing that surprises us is that they didn’t overtake them at least a year ago. How was it for the rest, including Apple? More »
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Building Demolished from the Ground Up Looks Better than New
7:44PM Seamus Byrne | A 15-story office block in the heart of London is being demolished backwards in order to build a skyscraper in its place. Demolishers are working up from the ground level upwards, dismantling each floor to reveal the concrete core of the P&O building. Find out why, and the new skyscraper replacing it, after the jump. More »
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ost LED Alarm Clock – Bend Time and Space
6:57PM Seamus Byrne | This alarm clock is made up of four 1″x1.5″ cubes that can be moved around independently – if you’re running late you can just rearrange the cubes to suit. More »
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Nissan Skyline Now Bouncier for Pedestrians
6:34PM Seamus Byrne | Nissan have announced a cunning new safety feature, aimed at pedestrians rather than drivers. In the event of an accident, the hood on the Skyline Coupe immediately pops up a few inches, creating a softer landing spot. Note the word, softer, not soft – getting hit by a Nissan is still going to sting. It should be released in the fall, and will hopefully spread to all models eventually. [Japan Today] More »
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Rock Out All Day (and Night) with Transcend’s T.sonic 840 DAP
2:20PM Seamus Byrne | In a world of complex do-it-all gadgets, the T.sonic 840 might seem a little bland. It’s a fairly basic digital audio player, supporting everything you’d expect in the audio (MP3, WMA, WAV, WMA-DRM10) and visual (JPG, BMP) departments. But it is the simple yet functional approach that allows Transcend’s latest gadget to pump out tunes for thirty hours on single charge. The 1.8″ color TFT-LCD displays everything including the karaoke lyrics scroller and will even do text, if you’re into reading on tiny screens. It will even help you in your Spanish classes. ¿Qué? More »
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12:10PM Seamus Byrne | We have an update on the UWB wireless docking solution from Toshiba, and the bad news is they are still waiting on it to pass muster with the local regulators. Tosh is eager to hand it over, but they have to wait on the approvals before it will get a run.
The mothership gave us a more detailed look at the device a few days ago. -Seamus Byrne More »
Toshiba UWB wireless docking: no luck for Oz yet
12:10PM Seamus Byrne | We have an update on the UWB wireless docking solution from Toshiba, and the bad news is they are still waiting on it to pass muster with the local regulators. Tosh is eager to hand it over, but they have to wait on the approvals before it will get a run.
The mothership gave us a more detailed look at the device a few days ago. -Seamus Byrne More »
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12:06PM Seamus Byrne | From the heavyweight Qosmio G40, to the ultralight Portege R500. 12.1-inches, 19.5mm thin, and under 1kg – complete with a 64GB SSD storage option instead of a hard disk.
You also get a DVD writer built-in (only does single layer discs), LED backlight, 802.11n (no built-in HSDPA like in the US, not yet anyway), Bluetooth, and using the ultra-low voltage Core 2 Duo the R500 claims a battery life around 12.5 hours.
$3300 for the 120GB HDD model, or $4125 for the 64GB SSD. -Seamus Byrne More »
Toshiba Portege R500
12:06PM Seamus Byrne | From the heavyweight Qosmio G40, to the ultralight Portege R500. 12.1-inches, 19.5mm thin, and under 1kg – complete with a 64GB SSD storage option instead of a hard disk.
You also get a DVD writer built-in (only does single layer discs), LED backlight, 802.11n (no built-in HSDPA like in the US, not yet anyway), Bluetooth, and using the ultra-low voltage Core 2 Duo the R500 claims a battery life around 12.5 hours.
$3300 for the 120GB HDD model, or $4125 for the 64GB SSD. -Seamus Byrne More » 