Sunday, March 1, 2009
Gadgets
Amazon Caves to Snippy Authors: Kindle’s Text-to-Voice Feature Now Optional
10:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | We reported the Author’s Guild’s litigious anger about the Kindle 2’s text-to-voice feature, claiming it violates audio book copyrights. It’s an arguable position, but Amazon has gone ahead and caved to the literate man. More »
Phones
Asus P835 Touchscreen Phone Packs WVGA Display
9:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Asus’ out-of-nowhere P835 smartphone is packing some pretty decent specs, from an 800×480 touchscreen to HSPA support for lightning-fast downloads, but it’s still packing Windows Mobile 6.1. Still, it’s worth a look. More »
Online
How Broke Would You Have to Be to Revert Back to Dial-Up?
8:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | In an effort to cut costs wherever possible, some consumers are going back to the cheaper, crappier-in-every-way dial-up we all cast aside years ago. This recession has just gotten serious. More »
Design
Bluetooth Headsets Will Never Be Attractive or Cool
7:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | This water droplet-shaped concept from Ilshat Garipov makes a good run at it, but no matter how small or slick or arty they are, Bluetooth headsets are just never going to look good. More »
Regulars
Image of the Day: Sony’s Innovative New Business Strategy
5:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | I don’t know about this one, Howard. Will your vegetables network properly with your fish? [thanks, Edan!] More »
Phones
The Japanese Turn Up Their Noses at Your Precious iPhone
4:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Apparently our beloved national institution, the iPhone, isn’t such a big hit in Japan. It’s doing so poorly that Softbank, its Japanese carrier, is offering the 8GB iPhone free with a contract. Update: More »
Entertainment
How To: Rip Blu-ray Discs
3:00AM John Mahoney | Included digital copies are still the exception rather than the norm in the Blu-ray world. Lame. You’d like to rip those discs for playback elsewhere, right? But there is something you should know first.
Computers
Would You Buy Steve Wozniak’s PowerBook on eBay?
2:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Looks like Apple Employee #1’s old 17″, maxed-out PowerBook is for sale on eBay, remarkably devoid of Cheetos fingerprints. But who acquired it from Woz to begin with? The answer might surprise and disappoint you. More »
Science
