Section: Audio , Video , Communications , Computers , Features , Originals , Columns , Who’s On Crack What’s the most common phrase heard around the Gadgetell newsroom?  Read More →

It’s funny how you can see something and it just so strongly reminds you of something else you’ve seen before, like this very subtle Golden Robot USB Drive that I just can’t seem to put my finger on.  Every time I glance at it I just hear this annoying voice yammering off a bunch of ridiculous survival statistics.  It’s just the strangest reaction.  Clearly this robot is nothing more than a gold robot and that’s... 

When Apple released the third-generation iPod shuffle in 2009, I saw it as a perfect example of the design hubris that many Apple detractors point to. From a usability perspective, there really wasn’t anything wrong with the second-generation iPod shuffle — it had a minimal number of buttons, true, but their functions were fairly obvious. In a textbook example of the emphasis of form over function, Apple’s third-generation... 

We close out the week with a bit for everyone. The deal highlights include a 22-inch Core i3 iMac running at 3.06GHz for $1,397. The Expercom bundle also includes 8GB of memory and three-years of AppleCare. There is also Pizza Shop Mania, a puzzle game from the iTunes App Store for the iPhone and iPod  Read More →

Epic Games, creator of the Unreal 3 game engine , has been working on getting Unreal Engine 3 running in iOS for a while now. They showed off some of their efforts with a demo of “Project Sword” at Apple’s iPod event , and Mike Capps of Epic Games talked about the direction he saw gaming on iOS devices taking in the future. The fact that the Unreal 3 engine now runs seamlessly on iOS devices is a huge deal. This is the same game... 

3D Magic announced the immediate availability of Assault Commando for the iPhone and iPod touch on Friday. Assault Commando is top-down shooter style game that send players on a mission to stop a mad scientist from taking over the world. iPhone – IPod Touch – App Store – iPod – Apple  Read More →

In the latest in a long string of murders over iPods, a 16-year-old in Salt Lake City is now being charged as an adult after the alleged stabbing of a classmate over an Apple device. Jonatan Bustos is in jail charged with criminal homicide-murder after a tussle with classmate 15-year-old Taylor Pankow over a stolen  Read More →

Plex.app has been a fantastic media center option for Macs for a few years and as of last week, also on iOS devices . Interestingly, Plex today announced a huge deal with LG which will have the Plex software built into future  LG HDTV displays, free of charge (except LG obviously has to cover the cost of additional hardware).  At some point in the future, Plex will be ported to Windows (how about that!) as well. That is an interesting option... 

There are a lot of iPod docks on the market, but not a lot of them have docking trays big enough to accommodate the iPad without snapping it in half over your knee first… a tact which has some obvious repercussions on the resulting music’s audio quality. Phillips’ latest dock changes that with a docking  Read More →

Apple’s iOS has become the third most popular platform on the Internet with marketshare that’s nealry six times larger than Android. Indeed, iOS is bigger than Linux, says Net Applications . Collectively the devices that run iOS — the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad — accounted for 1.1 per cent of all hardware on the Internet last month. Windows and Mac OS were the first and second place OS’ used on the net, with 91.3... 

It’s party time for Sony, as the planets of consumerism aligned to earn it a rare win over Apple’s iPod music-playing range. It’s the first time Walkman has outsold Apple’s music players in the region since iPod arrived in 2001. (more…)  Read More →

Bed of Nails Relaxation Mat Hello Kitty Monopoly Sony S-Frame digital photo frames announced Sony has new line of Digital Readers Belkin iPod GoStudio Recorder is so petite Virtual Mirror for augmented reality cosmetics X-Frame folding vehicle Hello Kitty iPod Dock  Read More →

If you’re like Jobs you’d say “who wants a stylus?” If you’re not Apple’s CEO, then you may want to check out Just Mobile’s Alupen. It’s crafted from premium, long-lasting alu-min-ium (Ive style) and looks awesome. It’s as tall as your iPhone, and slightly thicker than ye olde’ number 2 pencil. The stylus works great as a… stylus (didya guess?) and if you were thinking about getting... 

Section: Communications , Cellphones , Email / IM , Smartphones , Mobile At yesterdays Apple event, CEO Steve Jobs revealed they are seeing 230,000 iOS devices activated per day.  Read More →

And so my week’s stewardship of the good ship Gizmodo comes to an end. Let’s see what happened overnight, shall we? Hands On With The Galaxy Tab Words cannot convey how jealous I am of Nick right now. This Is What A 120MP Camera Looks Like Moving the megapixel race from silly to ludicrous Apple’s New iPod Touch Torn Apart By The FCC They’ve broken one already? Toshiba Folio Android Tablet Official Details The tablet race...