Friday, August 21, 2009 - Page 2
Cameras

Weekend Gadgets: Samsung Ultra Touch

Gizmodo AU

This weekend I’ll be playing with the Samsung Ultra Touch (dumb) phone, as well as the Panasonic Lumix FP8 compact snapper. And if I’m really lucky, I’ll be buying a new car…

Mobile

Look Familiar? Bell Canada’s Palm Pre Ad Mimics The iPhone

What’s more unsettling than Tamara Hope’s Palm Pre ads? Just how similar Bell Canada’s Pre ad looks to the iPhone spots we’ve seen for years. Everything from upbeat music to the disembodied hand is there. Watch them side-by-side:

Gaming

Samsung’s Icon Phone Range Has An OS For Everybody (Except OS X)

Gizmodo AU

Like a shotgun in the face of dumbphone owners everywhere, Samsung has blasted its new Icon range of smartphones onto the Australian market. The highlight? The Android powered Galaxy.

Gaming

A Quick Update On The PlayStation Motion Controller

With the PS3 Slim hogging the limelight, you may have missed Sony’s update on its motion sensing controller. This reel from GamesCom shows it waving about as a wand, flashlight, and yep, even a hair brush.

Cameras

Canon Powershot D10 Waterproof Camera Review

The Canon Powershot D10 will never, ever fit into a pocket unless you are MC Hammer, circa 1990. That’s because it houses a telescoping lens in a bulging case, making it look like a sub. Still, shots are pretty.

Geek Out

Tasers Include Hidden Feature: Set Suspects On Fire

Poor Officer Lanham of the Lancaster PD: A day after he got his shiny new Taser he had to go through some additional training. Turns out that firefighting skills are a must after tasering a guy who’d been huffing keyboard cleaner.

15-Metre Michael Jackson Gundam Almost Destroyed Las Vegas

Las Vegas is the most horrible place on earth, so I’m almost sad it wasn’t destroyed by a 15-metre robot Michael Jackson wanted to build in his image that would stomp around the desert. No, I’m not making this up.

Cameras

Remainders — Things We Didn’t Post

Hey Keith Richards, What’s Dangling From Your Ear?…Yahoo Tells Firefox Users to Pick “Safer” IE8…Kodak Admits It Has a Product Naming Problem…An Apple TV People Might Actually Want…Nokia, Cellular Equipment Maker to the Evil Doers…

Embossing Braille Labelmaker Listens, Gives You Something To Touch

Designed by Danny Luo, this embossing Braille labelmaker may look like a flashlight, but in reality it’s a innovative tool for the sight-impaired: speak into the wide end and the labelmaker will spit out labels with embossed Braille characters

Philips SBD8100 Has A Twirly Dock For Video Viewing

Gizmodo AU

I have a huge weak spot for gimmicky mechanical parts in my home audio gadgets. I bought a Pioneer stereo when I was 21 based purely on the vertical sliding CD with touch sensitive controls. Which is why I love the Philips SBD8100 iPod dock, which will rotate your iPod or iPhone to landscape mode so you can watch videos properly.

Subscribe Contact