Russia has been chosen as the first port of call for Samsung‘s new smartphone, the SGH-i400. Launched at the S60 summit in Madrid this morning, the i400 is a follow-up to last year’s i520, due to be launched over here sometime this quarter. It’s a slider phone which uses Symbian’s…
Witness the obliterating power and sheer magnificence of the new Sony CineAlta 4K SRX-R220, the projector that can display 8.850.000 pixels of ultra high definition footage in movie theaters, crazy people with really deep pockets homes and probably be integrated as weaponry in any space battle station. This technological terror…
Samsung is breaking down a barrier of sorts with its motorized wall mount, which we scooped on video during CES. They are the first TV maker to sell an automated mount that both tilts and swivels, as far as we know. The price is a couple hundred dollars less than…
Anzac Day today, so we’re on reduced activity on the local front. We’ll keep an eye on the US feed, though, so you’re not missing out. Spare a thought for those who have fought the good fight.
I guess designer portable, tabletop vacuums are an area yet to be tapped, until now. This is a miniature vacuum (think Dustbuster), but it is shaped like a cheeseburger. If you didn’t feel like enough of a pig before, try cleaning all of those crumbs off your gut with an…
When we first received an Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 1080 projector earlier this week, we were eager to take it into our test theater for a look-see, wondering just how much projector you can get for your $3000 these days. Surely there must be a catch to a 1080p projector…
Okay boozers, here’s the beer drinker’s equivalent to that stash box that looks like a Windex can. Does this look like a Craftsman toolbox? No one will be the wiser that hidden among all those other toolboxes is a refrigerator where you’ve stashed a few brewskis or maybe some sandwich…
Despite the PS3 not having any heating problems (as far as we know), Pelican‘s getting ready to release a cooler attachment for the PS3. The unit will slip on next to the disc drive, run on its own AC power and supposedly lower temperatures by up to 15 degrees. Luckily,…
There have been prototypes before but this Triumph‘s Solar Swimsuit seems to be the first that is going to be commercially available. Created by lingerie and swimwear manufacturer Triumph and photovoltaic cell manufacturer Conergy, it will provide enough power to feed a cellphone or an iPod. Spanish swimming champion Gemma…
Onkyo‘s got a press event today”in Jersey City, of all places”where they’re showing off their top-line TX-NR905. The most important thing you should know about the NR905 (and 875) is that it uses a Reon-HQV video processor. That’s the same processor that the Samsung BD-P1200 Blu-ray and the Toshiba HD-XA2…
Here’s the petition to open up the PSX’s RSX under Linux. This is why you should sign it: You see, when Sony announced that it was going to allow people to install Linux on their PS3s without going through backdoors, everyone rejoiced at all the possibilities of playing back DivX…
This Pillete concept Bluetooth headset is tiny. So tiny that it barely pokes out of your ear, making you look even crazier when you walk down the street and seem to be talking to yourself. While it doesn’t exist quite yet, it’s a look at where headset design will be…
Most of you won’t be familiar with this Famicom-styled voice recorder since the US got a differently styled NES controller, but for people who grew up in Asia in the ’80s this will feel right at home. The voice recorder features a volume slider, a place to shove two AAA…
I’ve seen some absolutely idiotic devices in the course of my storied career as a blogger, but this one really takes things to a new level. The qStart is a device that plugs into the cigarette lighter in your car. It’s got a little speaker, but this thing isn’t going…
The folks at Boeing and iRobot are joining forces to build a lighter, faster and smarter version of iRobot’s Packbot. The new SUVG Early will be used for bomb disposal and disaster relief operations. Despite its midget Johnny 5 looks, the bot will have a video camera and infrared sensors,…
Yes, folks, it’s time for your favorite part of Gizmodo, the daily roundup where we tell you just exactly what ISN’T going on with the iPhone. Bong! Her Majesty the Queen of England has not been given an iPhone to see whether she can feed the Corgis with it or…
The Etsumi Display Mirror is a mirror mounted in a simple mechanism that will allow you to frame and shoot your photographs at extreme angles. It works with any 2 or 2.5-inch screen compact camera: just attach the device on the back using two sticky strips and there you go,…
Without the lights, this looks like the sievey thing that goes in my juicer. With the lights going flashy-flash it looks like something from Buck Rodgers’ foppish wardrobe – let’s face it, it still doesn’t look like what it is, which is a watch. It goes by the name of…
These sexy new Bluetooth headset designs from Motorola won’t be available in stores any time soon. As part of the launch of the new H800 Slider Bluetooth Headsets, these concepts were shown off to highlight the laser etching possible on this new line. The H800 is comfortable too. Comes with…
This bicycle lift from some Norway may be old hat for them, but totally blew our minds when we saw it earlier today. Picture a guided train track railing that you stick your foot on while you ride your bike that will guide you up a hill. The entire idea…
If you’re used to having your one-bedroom apartment littered with Chinese takeout boxes, then these Take Out Container Lamps should bring a bit of kitsch. They’re available in broccoli green, eggplant purple, hot and spicy chicken red, vomit yellow, and cost only $14.95 each. We’re always fans of stuff shaped…
The GhostRadar is all about spotting dead people. How? Hey! What’s that over there! Like any good supernatural product, there are some wonderfully non-committal disclaimers on the site, just in case you think this is going to turn you into the fifth Ghostbuster overnight. GhostRadar does not guarantee to detect…
If you didn’t manage to grab a Wii at Best Buy this past weekend, here’s some good news. Nintendo just announced that they’re going to ramp up production of their consoles. Despite rumors that they were holding back consoles either to increase demand or for the end of the fiscal…
Windows Mobile users who are already on the BlackBerry network thanks to the latter’s BlackBerry Connect service will be happy to hear that RIM‘s bringing even more BB apps to your phone. Running only on Windows Mobile 6 devices, the app will add support for “email, phone, calendar, address book,…
So the story goes as follows: Nintendo releases DS. DS becomes instant bestseller. Touchy-screen dual number becomes next game fetish. NTT DoCoMo and Mitsubishi think it may be a good idea, announce DS-like phone. Big N releases Wii; becomes instant bestseller. Wiimote becomes next game fetish device. Same suspects release…
When we hear about these light-speed texting champions, our jaws drop. This year’s prize winner for the LG National Texting Championship is 13-year-old Morgan Pozgar, who managed to bang out the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious in 15 seconds without one single spelling error. Damn! For her next trick, her parents are making…
You stand in a bathtub when you shower? What a plebe. Me? Oh, I only bathe in the finest of showers, such as this Teuco Evolution E2. It features such amenities as a steam inlet and aromatic herbs dispenser, cromoexperience lamps, and surround sound. Do I know what a cromoexperience…
Do you have a refrigerator you need to move? An uncooperative roommate who won’t get off the couch and get a job? A need to impress the guys down at the gym with your amazing lifting skills, no matter what? Well, good news, wussbag. Starting next year in Japan, you’ll…
The chairman of the British Health Protection Agency is worried about all that Wi-Fi coverage everywhere. Sir William Stewart is calling for a formal investigation as to whether all that wireless radiation from Starbucks, your house and free municipal access is giving you health problems. Good thing you’re not this…
Hyrbid laptops have officially arrived, and Samsung‘s R55 is the company’s first to feature both an 80GB 5,400rpm drive alongside an additional 256MB flash drive. Samsung claims the hybrid hard drive consumes 32% less power, offers a 26% increase in data reading and boosts data-writing speed by 71%. That kinda…
Nope. Nada. Zilch. No idea. Beats us, kiddoes. All we know is that this tantalizing clip”five seconds, at most”of a new Sony Ericsson was put up over the weekend. And nothing on the SE website in Japan seems to correspond to it. Curioser and curioser, said Alice. ” Ad Dugdale…
Kohjinsha has added touch capabilities to the 7″ 800 x 480 screen on its Japan-only SA1F00 UMPC tablet computer, letting you massage your way through Windows XP Home even when it’s running as slow as Keanu Reeves putting frozen Heinz Ketchup on a bullet-time burger. That’s because rather than jumping…
After 3’s X-Series plans hit the market a few weeks ago, it was only a matter of time before other phone companies soiled themselves scrambled to offer some competitive data pricing. So Virgin Mobile has popped up with a $10 / 1GB data deal. It doesn’t have all those extras…
