LG Philips dives into the multi-touch display game at CES 2008, seen here running Google Earth. Coolness indeed, but LG’s idea of mounting dual IR-sensitive cameras on either side of the display is still flawed. Since it’s such a big screen, its two-point moving and zooming is not exactly an…
“If we get bigger than 150, we might have to go with Airbus.” Heard in: Panasonic booth…an exec saying how they could only fit one of its prototype
It’s still years away from mainstream adoption-and there are huge barriers to manufacturing the larger screen sizes-but Sony and Samsung are already slogging it out to achieve the largest screen size for its prototype OLED TVs. (Toshiba already took its 30-incher out of this year’s battle.) The active-matrix organic light-emitting…
What is it? In addition to being a plain ol’ indoor/outdoor thermometer kit, the Weather Direct 4-Day Audio Weather Forecaster has an internet connection (through a proprietary wireless link interface) to download weather predictions for the next three days. Add text-to-voice email capability (it actually reads the subjects and sender…
Monster Cable, the cablemonger that never saw a $90 cable worth $10 it didn’t like, reaches deep downmarket with iCableLink, letting you use a proper set of earphones with your iPhone instead of the included stock iPod buds. Uncharacteristically, it’s reasonably priced.
A new ad in Australia highlights the dangers of crossing the road with your MP3 player rumbling your inner ear canal at full volume. And of course, it shows the iPod in a new twist of Apple’s original silhouettes campaign, now using the headphones cable as a way to draw…
The North hall of CES is like a different planet. Car culture dominates geek culture here, but you still find weird things like this mini wall of 7 inch Kicker solo-baric L7 subs. They were outputting a low roar that felt like a massage or subtle brush against my skin…
Fat White Guy: I shouldn’t even give you coffee. Handsome Gizmodo Writer: Who? Me? FWG: Yes you, you guys
Honestly, at this point, after so little sleep, I can’t tell whether or not this is a brilliant, hilarious take on CES or the worst thing I’ve ever seen. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, as even if I wasn’t delirious with exhaustion I’d think a guy trying…
The Gadget: Sarah Meyers! The Verdict… I sleep on the couch for the three months following CES. Don’t worry honey, you know I’d never propose to an internet celebrity with such a tacky, tacky product.
The Pitch: Glasses that project a transparent virtual interface directly into your eyes, essentially bringing to life all heads-up user interface designs from every Sci-Fi show ever. The Catch: It’s not a real product yet (just a reference design), and it needs some kind of other gadget (phone, PDA, computer)…
OK, I know the piss taking shall commence in full shortly, but before you do, check out the iShoes in action. We’ve told you about the motorised footwear before, but this is our first proper foots on. Weighing in at over 5 kilograms, with a top speed of 13.5 mph…
The Creative TravelSound 80 is small sheathe that you can just slide your iPod nano into. Ooo, that’s a tight fit, baby. Once it’s nestled inside, its mini speaker blasts the tunes, sounding crystal clear for its size. Well, its sound has a rather hot high end, but what do…
In our third interview segment, we asked Bill what’s on his mind when he wakes up in the morning, and what he’s still worried about when he goes to bed at night. At first his answer was businesslike, about Microsoft’s goals. But then it took a turn for the personal….
It looks like Activision is cashing in even more on their lucrative Guitar Hero licence. The Air Guitar Rocker by Jada allows you to fake rock without your console. A belt buckle senses your air rocking (via magic pick) and sends the signal to an accompanying belt pack that both…
The Brief: Hold the Aigopen up to any content in a book (text or images), and it will read out exactly what is going on, in either Chinese or English. We were amazed with the concept, clarity of audio and miniature size. As ever, there was a catch.
CES is in full swing. But if today’s new Xserve announcements are the
Cherished CES press room cookie provider Bonnie Snyder-Lapioli tells us that 90% of the people on whom she bestows her heavenly chocolate chip cookies say “thank you.” That’s a pretty polite group! Bonnie’s baking up the cookies from dawn to dusk, with each batch taking 25 minutes from start to…
The FemiSapien is WowWee’s new female robot, a RoboSapien with a hot-ish, Barbiesque figure. For now the FemiSapien is just a toy for children, but we know what you’re thinking: “Cylon companion.” So can WowWee justify their gadget? (Or, maybe more importantly, do female robots really need any justification at…
I just checked out a rad driving simulator at the Delphi booth. It totally made me feel like I was behind the wheel, as you can see in the video. To be fair, they were showing off some pretty interesting tech, such as sensors that could tell if you were…
Turning Lamp by designer Seungchan Lee, is a revolutionary design that blends a lamp and a PC; two items that aren’t usually associated with each other. The PC sits atop a lamp stand that still has its power-pull-cord, allowing for the PC’s power to be controlled by simply pulling on…
This may be the saddest child at CES (other than our intern Benny Goldman). Hands-on impressions to follow.
We’re going into our fourth day of CES coverage, and we’ve seen some pretty sweet gadgets so far. So it’s time to put the ball in your court and ask: What’s your favourite gadget at CES? Vote or write-in your own in the comments. Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if…
Though we’re prone to turn our nose up at the majority of digital picture frames, this one doesn’t smell so bad. The Euro-born Shogo by RealEase is like an oversized PDA with built-in Wi-Fi and an intuitive touch interface. You can subscribe to public Flickr feeds, download weather forecasts, stream…
We got a chance to feel up some new arcade cabinets from manufacturer Gameboxx. They have some new models on the show floor that only need a distributor to get to your door. The first (model GBU003), is a miniature, single-player cabinet with 7″ screen, running $US699 retail (a price…
Last night, our weekend intern Eric Sheline made his mama proud by finishing fourth in the 11th annual Tiger Direct AMD Acer PC building contest. You’ll recall in years past that Blam finished both 3rd and 5th, which means that Sheline basically tied his master, and smoked over 80% of…
Sure, everyone here is bitter about Laser TVs! •New Guitar Hero guitars! •A surprise from AMD? •Us driving a BMW Sauber F1 racer! •The Delphi safety simulator! •A bunch of strange, possibly crappy, Chinese and Korean OEM stuff! •A journalist getting tasered, probably! •Surprises, oh so many exciting surprises!
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SoundTech, makers of some interesting computer/music peripherals, has announced a new guitar attachment called the Ediface. So what’s it do? How about giving your guitar all the flexibility of a synthesizer, converting notes to trumpets or…like the headline says…playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band with your real guitar?
