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it's all still sony, and i'd still rather teabag a mime (http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/pi5send5_f-thumb.jp g) than spend any more money with them. what are you going to do, work towards a boycott of a subset of their company and reduce the effectiveness of that boycott, or boycott the whole company and ask others to do likewise?

I've always felt it should be called the iCon instead.

http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/nes/index.php

Fake shortages happen *all the time*, and in this case, one has been predicted, and makes sense to a *lot* of people. It's fully orchestrated.

I'd give you more links, but I trust you can google "Xbox 360 sell out" and related phrases yourself. Microsoft has themselves stated that they'll have a small initial supply and release *small* shipments. They could have started with a large supply, and could rapidly ramp up production ( as long as they have enough parts, I suppose ), but they've purposely choosen not to follow that route.

Frankly, it's *exactly* what Sony did for the PS2 launch, and Microsoft has taken that winning play from Sony's playbook.

Stuff like this happens all the time, particularly in manufacturing of high-end items, and this is just one more example.

I don't know, maybe it didn't work... has there been an buzz about the Xbox360 today? ;-)

You're not kidding. Heck, my PS2 still has a lot of good game-hours left in it. I'm likely to wait until well *after* the PS3 has been our for a while, check out the offerings and value among the competing next-gen packages, and pick up a system in *2007*, after it's easier to determine where the best games and value can be found.

I can wait...

If initial reports and prices on ebay are any true indicator, people might have to wait anyway if they don't already have an Xbox360 in hand... between a planned sell-out and possibly intentional small supply over the holidays, it's not looking likely that you'll be walking into some mega store and picking one of these up before the new year...

You're not kidding. Heck, my PS2 still has a lot of good game-hours left in it. I'm likely to wait until well *after* the PS3 has been our for a while, check out the offerings and value among the competing next-gen packages, and pick up a system in *2007*, after it's easier to determine where the best games and value can be found.

I can wait...

If initial reports and prices on ebay are any true indicator, people might have to wait anyway if they don't already have an Xbox360 in hand... between a planned sell-out and possibly intentional small supply over the holidays, it's not looking likely that you'll be walking into some mega store and picking one of these up before the new year...

The actual console is a far cry from the large, black and American design of the original Xbox

What? This is simply untrue, the person who posted this obviously hasn't seen the new xbox side by side with the old one.

Check these out if you dont believe me:
Gizmodo Comparison Pictures

You, sir, might be interested in one of these... or perhaps even one of these. Hope you're rich..... ;^)

Here is a rediculous patent reported just this morning.... http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/patent-69609 75-stargate-spaceship-136753.php

Yes I am able to lift 4, perhaps even 5 pounds, thank you. That's not the point. If I told you that I don't want a 1 pound cell phone, I'm sure you'd agree with me. I do own a 12" ibook (the smallest the Apple makes) and it's a monster compared to my sony subnote. To get an idea of the difference may I refer you to this link: http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/panasonic-r3-revie w-018793.php

Before you say that the pictured Panasonic does not have everything the Powerbook has - such as the SuperDrive - absolutely. It also doesn't have the floppy drive and an 8-track drive, because some people either find them obsolete or choose to leave them at home because size/weight takes a higher priority.

Reuters Article: New Xbox Set for Slow Start. Summary: Microsoft acknowleges lower than anticipated sales, but ensures investors and retailers that they will be able to maintain predictable supply rates (unlike Sony, who had wildly unreliable supply rates for ps2).

Gizmodo version: XBox 360 Tests it's brakes. Summary: Micro$oft slowing production on purpose, yo! WTFLOL!!!??

What if your cable company doesn't use Motorola boxes? What if they like Scientific Atlanta? Are suitable boxes available under that brand?

Great question.
I point you here: http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/fcc-requires-firew ire-on-all-cable-boxes-015708.php
Pardon the unformated link, but I really dislike embedding them and adding the url in [brackets].

Cable companies -- by law -- have to offer a box with FireWire.
Call and ask yours which one they offer and threaten a lawsuit if they don't offer one. ;)

I want to point out that I made this very point explicitly a couple of days earlier than the Register article in the Comments on Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/announcements/dell-open s-up-129032.php

You can already buy a watch with a synthetic diamond face for $5 - the Rado V10K. Rado is the leader in scratch-proof watches.

I wear a watch with a sapphire face and a nitrogen-hardened titanium body. I don't know the physics, but the metal is as hard as sapphire - I can scratch glass with it! So far, five years old and not a single scratch. But I do have a small dent in it from an emergency landing in a hang glider... ah, good times.

Almost one year :-)

Here's the joint press release from Siemens and Skype:

http://www.skype.com/company/news/2004/siemens.htm l

There may still be a market because Gizmodo states that Siemens does not deliver their adapter to the U.S.:

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/siemens-sk ype-usb-adapter-not-coming-to-us-025688.php

For anyone else who don't usually pay attention to this sort of thing (like me), it seems As Seen On TV is an unknown user on /. who appears to be an Apple insider. This is why As Seen On TV has about a scrumtrulescent 5 bajillion /. friends.

Well you can drive over a nano and it won't break, so I'm guessing the nano is a bit stronger than your average non-clamshell model cellphone.

The thing is, the nano is thin like a cell phone.

About that. I've been thinking that the nano would make a perfect cellphone. Why not kill two birds with one stone: cover the nano and make it a cellphone? I mean there are several ways to do it. I personally like the slider version best, given the size of the nano. Sure, it wouldn't be as "nano" after you put the cover on it (maybe the size of the mini), but it would still be small enough.

Anyone want to comment of the feasability of this? Would it be possible to add cellphone functionality to the nano? Would it be possible to add a menu system to apple's existing one or does apple not allow that? What additional functionalities could be added besides a cellphone in the same case? Cameraphone? Audio recording? Anyway I was just curious because if this is possible it could be a huge hit.

Because they already have them for $2

It looks like John Deere has bought this Finnish company (Plustech Oy). Finding information about it at the JD site seems to be impossible.

No joke. It is pure hype that makes people think the Ipod is well designed.

The click wheel is a terrible interface. What, is there a little piece of string in there that connects the click wheel to the menus? The screen menus go up/down/in. Wheels go around. The metaphors just don't link up at all.

Then again, as the IProduct parody says, Jobs could take a dump in a white plastic box and people would line up to buy it, and they would feel smug and superior for doing so.

Gizmodo found a hidden video button in iTunes 5 and Mac Rumors discovered iPod's trademark expanded to include video support.

The "iPod doesn't have enough CPU to handle OGG" thing is a myth.

they certainly had some crappy ideas on design. :-)

Gizmondo
Gizmodo

Because they're both gadget-related, it's really easy to slip up.

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/full-me tal-keyboard-117394.php

http://www.globalsources.com/gsol/I/Metal-keyboard -manufacturers/b/2000000003844/3000000157586/21651 .htm

and then there's the alleged Google OS screenshots that have been circulating lately

I wouldnt be surprised if they re the result of some photoshopping contest though

Why not a HUMMER? :)

• Female Android
• Guard Robot
• Girlfriend Lap Pillow
• Ball-shooting Mecha
• Sensitive Skin

So, what you'd get is a female android robot with sensitive skin and a comfy lap to rest your head on, that can sense intruders and fires when you're away, put out the fires and shoot the intruders (maybe with pepperballs?), and send you streaming video of what's happening. Tack on a little Scooba functionality and it could keep the floors clean when there are no fires or intruders.

Yup, that would be one hell of a robot.

The total cost of ownership is more like 650. Even with the 400 dollar version you still will want to buy a few add ons, such as an XBox Live subscription, a 2nd wireless controller, and Wireless Ethernet adapter.

The 300 low end box is just a marketing ploy.

Holographic, as in

Although the HelioDisplay uses lasers, the images are not holographic.

It is, however, an hovering 2D image which is as cool now as the first time I saw it (1986)

Interactive 3D Display: Its Here!
Posted on 08.17.05 @ 7:05 am
  Story by Asim Waqar

Originally mentioned at Gizmodo as a prototype in 2003, IO2 Technology has just completed the production unit and provided the details behind the revolutionary HelioDisplay which produces interactive 3D dsiplays in thin air (via lasers) from common sources.

The HelioDisplay technology page lists some of its remarkable features:

Inputs from most regular sources: PC,TV, DVD, HDTV, Video game consoles
Projects a 22 to 42 (depending on model) diagonal image that floats above the device
It is interactive, like a virtual touch screen: a hand or finger can act as a mouse
Although the HelioDisplay uses lasers, the images are not holographic
Possible uses for this product include advertising, entertainment facilities, design prototyping, teleconferencing etc. Obviously the applications for such a product are endless. Most importantly it may convince my wife to finally allow the purchase of the Brook Burke Swimsuit calendar for testing purposes! This of course relies heavily on pricing (TBD) and other more, um, personal matters.

Apparently the product is ready for release; visit the product page here which looks like its being updated right now.

Visit the IO2TECHNOLOGY company homepage here.

Forget email, set her up with Packet8 or Vonage VOIP with a videophone, and get her kids the same. Set up a big speed dial to dial her kids.

HOW IT WORKS
BlackDog is a fully self-contained computer with a built-in biometric reader and a host of other powerful features. Unlike any other computing device, BlackDog is completely powered off of the USB port of your host computer - no external power adapter required!

To access and use your BlackDog, you merely plug it in to your host computer's USB port* and BlackDog takes over! Your host machine's monitor, keyboard, mouse, and Internet connection are taken over by BlackDog for the duration of your session, when you are done, you simply remove BlackDog and everything on the host is returned to its original state.

BlackDog datasheet

Use the Coolest door ever.

First off, the original iPod does indeed have the horsepower for Ogg

Great info here: http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/ogg-on-ipod-why-th e-ipod-may-not-have-the-horsepower-for-ogg-015607. php And at the bottom of the page, there are 2 other interesting links.

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/home/make-fire-from -water-116027.php The flame is tiny, well the hydrogen flame is anyway, the damn flame sculpture is huge in comparison! I guess they realized producing a real fire from electricity and water was a little much.

Looks like they changed the name...

Here's the original name

Well, I have a right to my opinion too, and it's based off of the simple economic prinipal of the law of demand.

Exactly correct. Which is why iAudio, iRiver, Neuros, Samsung and others DO offer Ogg Vorbis in their hardware. You don't really think they're doing it out of the goodness of their hearts, do you?

There was a large number of people who simply refused to buy an "mp3 player" until it also played Ogg. These companies saw that, and responded.

I know: I was one of those hold-outs. Six months ago I bought a 20GB iRiver H320 for $214 from Best Buy. About the size of an iPod, you should see the ipukes jaws hang slack when they see my H320 playing an episode of Futurama, or LOTR! lol!

Apple fanatics...*shakes head*
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/images/iProduct.gif

It's still nowhere near as tiny as the iPod Flea!

There's clearly some mast capability, probabu much as you say (Hadn't thought about the screwholes supplying the 5vDC) http://www.gameseek.co.uk/productdetail/PSPfhyaqce 6he5x223r/
http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/e3-sony-psp-keyboa rd-016141.php

The top one was the first thing I thought of when I read the story... "Why would someone bother with this when a more appropriate-sized keyboard has already been announced?"

In an interview linked to by Gizmodo (http://www.gizmodo.com/) he said $200 is very optimistic and $300 is just optimistic. If it had enough application support I might buy it.

Not really. I read Gizmodo and Engadget, and many of their articles are "our partner site Foo found a cool site on news.com please go through our partner site so we get more ad impressions."

Slashdot's almost as bad, what with the OSTG cross-promotion and the self-aggrandizing bloggers that submit articles they "wrote," but blogging generates an awful lot of corporate-style noise.

Frankly, I prefer television news to the stream of idiocy that people spew in the "blogosphere."

If anything comes of this, it might be a good solution, but I haven't heard any follow-up, so who knows:

Treo 650 Will Work Seamlessly With Exchange

I've heard it from a reliable commentator that the Sharp Zaurus is the most popular PDA in Japan...

The interesting thing is that the latest Zaurus, the SL-C3100, the successor to the C3000 (which was the first ever PDA with a built-in hard drive), is marked as FCC approved. Hopefully Sharp will bring the Zaurus back to the North American market sooner than later, to make up for pulling the much missed 6000L model (which they initially rebutted but later turned out to be effectively true when they disappeared from retail sellers like amazon).

holy crap!

Here. Enjoy.

From here: 2-way SPEC systems

SPECint_rate2000
2200 Opteron 68.1 64.2
2200 PowerPC 970 21.5 20.2
SPECfp_rate2000
2200 Opteron 69.1 63.9
2200 PowerPC 970 20 19.2

I see, if by smoke, you mean have 1/3 the performance of an Opteron. And for Pentium M, SPECint2000, since they don't make dual PMs
2000 Pentium M 1541 1528
2200 PowerPC 970 1040 986
SPECfp2000
2000 Pentium M 1088 1087
PowerPC 970 not on chart or not tested.

From the data, its clear that the G5 sucks ass, and that the superior performance of the x86 is the reason behind Apple finally switching. I can't wait for the day that the Apple uses Intel, so I don't have to hear any more morons that know nothing about processors or performance, and are so obsessed with Apple produced they'd buy a freakin iProduct

A summary of what processor to buy: Raw throughput, POWER5, poor man POWER5, Opteron, shiny case, G5.

It's in the works. I dug up a shot of an enginering prototype

Someone also seems to be working on a clock that's made from a piece of paper that's as thick as a clock

I hope this helps.

-Peter

Another example of a paper thin watch is one showcased by Seiko around two months ago.

linky: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/clocks-and- watches/seikos-epaper-watch-prototype-039344.php

/. needs to start getting the news a little faster. For example, the earthquake warning that came a full 14 hours after the earthquake. This story was run on Gizmodo yesterday. http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/index.ph p#bt-mixes-home-with-mobile-108065