Archive for September, 2008

Firefox 3.0.3 Now Available for Download

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

With all this talk about Chrome lately, we forgot to mention that Firefox 3.0.3 now available for download from the Mozilla website.
In order to repair a problem experienced by some users with the Password Manager feature in Firefox 3.0.2, and as part of Mozilla Corporation’s ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 3.0.3 is [...]

Bleszinski: Xbox 360 graphical limit quote “taken out of context”

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Filed under: News, Gears of War 2

During a London event where Gears of War 2 was prodominatley featured, lead designer Cliff Bleszinski attempted to clarify a point made by fellow Epic employee Rod Fergusson regarding the power of the Xbox 360. Fergusson, senior producer for Gears 2, was quoted as saying the Xbox 360 was [...]

Philips introduces Flavors LCD TVs with interchangeable frames

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment

Look out, tweens — Philips has a new line of LCD TVs aimed squarely at your wall / bedroom pedestal. Introduced over in Italy, the Flavors family will initially consist of a 22-, 32- and 42-inch set, the latter of which packs a 1080p panel, 30,000:1 contrast ratio, 5-millisecond response [...]

Here are the Duke Nukem Forever Screens [Duke Nukem Forever]

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

Yesterday we gave you the cell-phone video of the two Duke Nukem Forever screens that can be found in the XBLA version of Duke Nukem 3D, which released last week. Well, now we’ve got the .jpgs, via Duke4.net. Get ready for some stripper ass in full size on the jump. There’s also a slightly [...]

iYo YOYO Induction Charger lets you enjoy your tunes sans AC

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Filed under: Peripherals

For any iPhone or iPod user brimming with energy that might otherwise go wasted on aimless fidgeting, Swedish designer Peter Thuvander has devised the perfect way for you to marry your hyperactivity and your love for your Apple device: the iYo YOYO Induction Charger. While playing with the charger as you would an [...]

Supposed MacBook Pro redesign, meet Mr. BlurryiPhonecam

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops

Look, there are a hundred reasons to think this might be fake. That janky right corner, the inexplicable “dock in the trackpad” conundrum, the odd lighting and the entirely-too-convenient iSight self portrait. Still, whoever made this has their finger on the pulse of the Apple faithful — or pretty much anyone else that [...]

Rockbox 3.0 firmware breathes the life back into your MP3 player

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio

Well it took three years, but Rockbox 3.0 has finally made it on the scene, with a major overhaul in the sound decoding department and support for several new players. This open source firmware replacement is chock full of tasty new features, including codec support for over 15 formats like FLAC and [...]

Android Gets Built-In, DRM-Free Amazon Store [Google Android]

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Among the highlights from Gizmodo’s live coverage of the Google Android launch: The T-Mobile G1/Dream will include a DRM-free, iTunes-like MP3 store from Amazon, touting 6 million songs. It also…
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T-Mobile G1 first hands-on (updated)

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones

Yep — there it is. We finally, finally got our mitts all over the very first Android device, the T-Mobile G1 — hanging out in the crowd, waiting for the official announce, naturally — and so far we like what we see. The phone is surprisingly thinner than we thought it would [...]

T-Mobile G1 first hands-on

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones

Yep — there it is. We finally, finally got our mitts all over the very first Android device, the T-Mobile G1 — hanging out in the crowd, waiting for the official announce, naturally — and so far we like what we see. The phone is surprisingly thinner than we thought it would [...]