Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Axiotron’s Modbook Now Shipping

9:45AM Haroon Malik | We previously brought you news of Axiotron’s brilliant Modbook, which is essentially the first real Macbook tablet. Although it’s Apple authorized, it is not an official Apple product, obviously. Nevertheless, the guys at Axiotron have gone to work on an item all fanboys are lusting after, and the end result is looking rather tasty. More »

Happy New Year From Gizmodo AU!

7:00AM Anna King | As we stab away at the keyboard in a drunken stupor hazy daze on this much too sunny New Year’s Day, Gizmodo AU would like to wish all its readers a fantastic 2008! We’ll be back tomorrow to post all the latest tech and gadget news, reviews and goss. More »

Gizmodo Reader of the Year: David Bacio

6:49AM Jason Chen | Our official Gizmodo Reader of the Year for 2007 is David Bacio, also known as Deputy Sheriff David Bacio. He was one of the runners-up in the Inappropriate Gizmodo Browsing contest, submitting a picture of himself in front of a computer reading Gizmodo while at the station. So why is he the reader of the year? Because some douchebag called up his Sheriff, made a complaint, which ended up in a punishment for him just for being a loyal Giz reader. More »

A Brief History of the Times Square Ball on its 100 Year Anniversary

5:24AM Mark Wilson | Most of us know the Times Square Ball as the symbol of the new year, fresh starts and the last moment of celebration before you puke up cheap champagne. But it’s also an interesting gadget, so to speak, changing with the times alongside consumer trends. So for its 100th birthday, we’ve made a mega timeline (big size after jump) to show the ball through its various tech fashions. And it’s pretty neat. Yes, we just said neat. More »

Next-Gen Asus Eee PC Packs WiMax, 8.9-Inch Screen

4:55AM Matt Buchanan | It looks like the next version of the Eee PC will feature WiMax goodness, per this listing for a CES event on Asus’s site: WiMAX Today. WiMAX Tomorrow: An Official ASUS/ Intel/ Sprint Joint Launch Join ASUS, Intel and Sprint to learn about the state of WiMAX technology, preview next-generation mobile solutions (including the next generation EeePC) and immerse yourself in tomorrow’s wireless protocol. That’s on Jan. 7, and we’ll definitely be there. Now about the bigger screen. More »

Official Nintendo Fix for Malfunctioning Wiimotes: Smack It

4:20AM Adam Frucci | Everyone knows that when all else fails, smacking a malfunctioning device might just solve the problem. It works with TVs, it works with computers, and it works with just about anything. Well, sometimes. But would you expect that to be an official solution to malfunctioning gadgets? Because it’s exactly what Nintendo support is telling people to do to wonky wiimotes. More »

iTunes Rentals Adds Disney to Stable, Might Not Get Others

4:00AM Jason Chen | It comes as no surprise when we hear that Disney has just joined Apple’s movie rental service (following Fox, late last week) seeing as Steve Jobs says “I”m hittin’ that” to both companies, but it does surprise us when Variety reports that Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. would not participate because of “various competitive reasons”. More »

Alpine IDA-X100 iPod Headunit: Cool UI, Tags HD Radio Songs for iTunes Purchase

3:40AM Brian Lam | The Basics: Alpine’s IDA-X100 is a foreign affair coming stateside in the spring. Not only does the 2.2-inch touchscreen mime the iPod’s UI, but it has Bluetooth audio streaming, a USB port for memory stick audio playback, HD/Sat radio readiness, a “Tag and Sync” function that allows for keying of HD radio songs for later purchas eon iTunes, AAC and WMA support. It also has IMPRINT tech for mapping a car’s acoustical peculiarities and overcoming. The line, a follow up to the IDA-X001, includes X200 and X300 models lower down the food chain that lack the nice screen. A pity they don’t get that cool flip clock. More »

E-Lead’s New “Noahpad” UMPC: As if the Market Wasn’t Crowded Enough

3:30AM Sean Fallon | E-Lead is the latest company to jump on the Eee PC-esque UMPC bandwagon with the new “Noahpad” (aka “classmate, roommate, and travelmate”) device it plans to unveil at this years CES. Like many of the UMPCs out there, this PC will be running on Linux —specifically Ubuntu 7.10. It will also have the ability to run XP using its 1GHz VIA C7 Eden processor, 30GB hard drive, and 512MB of RAM. More info and additional pictures after the break. More »