Gadgets Control

by Ryan Block, posted Jun 8th 2008 at 2:46PM
Yep, Apple’s big developer conference kicks off in under 24 hours. We know some of you won’t sleep well tonight, but you’ve got some time to kill, so why not take a moment to make your original iPhone feel appreciated one last time — before you kick it to the curb in favor of the new 3G model His Steveness will be announcing. Everything you need to know is below, and don’t forget to bookmark the keynote page. There there, original iphone, it’ll be okay.

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El WWDC empieza este lunes 9 de junio a las 10:00 PST USA… (Read the full post about ‘WWDC 2008 is tomorrow: 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET, be there’…)

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CNET UK reviews the Sony Ericsson W890i and writes, “One of our pet peeves about the W880i was that its 2-megapixel camera wasn’t fantastic. We’re glad to see a better, 3.2-megapixel snapper on the W890i. Sadly, this upgraded camera still doesn’t have a flash or LED photo light, so shots in low light don’t come out well…Its camera, however, isn’t substantial enough to replace your dedicated snapper. Without a flash or LED photo light, your best bet would be to stick to daylight pictures. There’s not an autofocus option either so close-up shots aren’t clear.” Read more about the Sony Ericsson W890. (Read the full post about ‘Sony Ericsson W890i Review - CNET UK’…)

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While the FCC images usually keep most of the details tight and secure, this latest bit of information seems to be holding a little more than usual. We have here what we can only guess is the successor to the Shadow, which is officially known as the HTC CONV100 and will hit the market as the Shadow II. While the details are light, it looks like the Shadow II will offer up a nice set of improvements and include an 1100mAh battery, as well as Windows Mobile 6.1 out of the box. In addition, it is also expected to include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and come in either silver or black. As you would expect with the FCC information, pricing and availability timeframe still remains as much as mystery as it was before. (Read the full post about ‘Has the FCC leaked the T-Mobile Shadow II?’…)

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by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jun 8th 2008 at 12:26PM Here’s a little something that might put the brakes on some buyer’s 3G iphone dreams this week — a real, live shot of the forthcoming blackberry touchscreen phone, the Thunder. There’s not much info to glean from this image, save for the fact that it will be practically loaded with buttons (including send, end, back, menu, dual convenience keys, volume, lock, and play / pause) and will be headed to Verizon. (Read the full post about ‘BlackBerry Thunder touchscreen phone in live shot’…)

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by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jun 8th 2008 at 10:16AMNormally we get excited when a slab of silicon makes our games run at 60 frames per-second, but in this case we’re impressed with a new chip that filters out cancer cells. The device, created by some impressive souls at Princeton and Boston University, directs and focuses streams of cells in a liquid. Like a change sorter, it then separates regular cells form unusual ones. The silicon wafer is tacked with tiny pillars that catch abnormal cells that are, in the end, potentially cancerous. The device hasn’t been used to any major extent, but we’ll keep an eye on this promising discovery.PermalinkEmail this14 CommentsFiled under: Misc. (Read the full post about ‘Silicon wafer directs and filters out cancer cells’…)

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The Eclipse Intuit Phone may very well be just a concept, but its one that is hard to deny has some good looks. In the past, as nice an idea as a solar powered gadget would be, the overall look has not really been visually pleasing, however these images hardly reflect that feeling. In addition to the “chemically based thin solar skin” that will be able to power your phone, the Eclipse Intuit also a 5-megapixel camera with built-in photo editing software, a large touchscreen display, slide-out QWERTY keyboard with tactile feedback. The Eclipse Intuit also appears to offer up a variety of ‘buttons’ on the top depending on which mode the handset is in. (Read the full post about ‘Eclipse Intuit; a solar powered concept cell phone’…)

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by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jun 8th 2008 at 7:11AM Here’s a survival product combo we never thought of: an LED flashlight that talks you through the basic steps of CPR. It sort of makes sense, at least: high-efficiency LED in an ultra-compact AAA battery-based design that will talk you through an important emergency skill while the world crumbles around you. The whole flashlight measures 4-inches in length and sports push-button on/off and CPR read-off. Images of armageddon and self-taught nurses abound.Read PermalinkEmail this2 CommentsFiled under: Misc. gadgetsTags: technology, consumer electronics, camera, consumer technology (Read the full post about ‘LED flashlight talks you through basic CPR’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Jun 8th 2008 at 3:14AM We already knew that Chevrolet was testing out a fair bit of Volt hardware in modified Malibus, but the time finally arrived for bigwig Bob Lutz to take a test drive in one such vehicle. As General Motors forges ahead with plans to produce the vehicle and have it on the roads by 2010, Lutz was able to get behind the wheel of an “engineering development vehicle” with the 16-kwh Li-ion battery pack system; after cruising about with nary a drop of gasoline to thank, he semi-intentionally coined the experience “electrifying.” It seems the version he drove wasn’t exactly refined, thus he refrained from commenting (read: blasting) too much about the ins and outs of how it performed. (Read the full post about ‘Bob Lutz test drives a Volt mule, deems the experience “electrifying”’…)

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EDGE today released a new pen drive for “field” users who need an extremely rugged and secure portable storage solution. The DiskGo Secure Guardian is a hardware encryption-secured flash drive with rugged, anodized-aluminum housing that withstands extreme elements such as rough treatment, water, dirt, and sand. The drive boasts 256-bit AES hardware encryption, meaning your data is totally safe with the Guardian drive. It supports dual-channel SLC flash that boasts read speeds of 25MB/s and write speeds of 16MB/s. (Read the full post about ‘EDGE releases DiskGO Secure Guardian flash drive’…)

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by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jun 8th 2008 at 1:37AM
It’s been a while since we heard anything about the proposed Anaheim-Las Vegas maglev train. As of Friday, the project is moving forward as part of a transportation bill signed by President Bush that puts aside $45 million for the 300 mile-per-hour train. While the project initially called for a $3- to $5 billion budget, this little chunk of money will get things rolling (or, as the case may be, floating). The train is projected to whisk people from Disneyland to Vegas in under two hours. (Read the full post about ‘Anaheim-Vegas maglev train project gets $45 million infusion’…)

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