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Motorola Cliq Quick Hands On Impressions - motorola cliq - Gizmodo

@ Sep 11, 2009 11:28 AM 4 comments

I got a brief chance to handle the Motorola Cliq Android phone—no pictures yet, unfortunately—and came away pleasantly surprised. The phone itself is about as tall as an iPhone, but it's definitely thinner than most QWERTY sliders.

BioLogic FreeCharge Powers an iPod With Your Bike - Biologic freecharge - Gizmodo

@ Sep 05, 2009 04:14 AM 4 comments

So the BioLogic FreeCharge exploits this phenomenon, sticking a dyno on your wheel that charges a battery-powered USB hub. You plug something (like an iPhone) into the USB and it can recharge in about three hours.

Extreme Leisure: 10 Ultimate Ways To Spend That Extra Day Off

@ Sep 05, 2009 04:11 AM 4 comments

10 Ultimate Ways To Spend That Extra Day Off

Gizmodo - McCain Wants Predators to Provide Wi-Fi for Iranians - Wi-Fi

@ Jun 26, 2009 10:14 PM 6 comments

Reportedly, Senator John McCain wants Predators to provide with uncensored Wi-Fi coverage to the people of Iran.

Make Your Photos Look Like Google Streetview or YouTube In Real Life - Google Streetview

@ Jun 01, 2009 08:07 AM 5 comments

Here is a simple and funny way to make your still photos look like they are part of Google Streetview or an internet video, ready to be played.

Cool-er eBook Reader Review - Cool-er reader review

@ May 28, 2009 10:53 AM 5 comments

The Cool-er, a lower (compared to the Kindle) priced eBook reader that lacks built-in wireless functionality and a hardware keyboard, but adds music, an SD card slot and PDF/MP3 support. But of course, the lower price is the big draw.

Plastic Logic E Book Reader Video Tour and Hands On - plastic logic

@ May 28, 2009 10:46 AM 5 comments

Plastic Logic's device is big, over 10 inches across the screen and 7mm thin. It's touchscreen driven. What's surprising is that they'll have a store, 3G/WiFi and are coming out in Jan 2010.

SmartQ 7 Internet Tablet spotted in the wild, priced

@ May 11, 2009 02:49 AM 3 comments

A few more of the tablet's specs have emerged since our initial gander, including the fact that it'll house a 667MHz Samsung ARM S3C6410 CPU, 128MB of RAM, and 1GB of flash memory.

Gizmodo - Kindle DX Hands On - kindle dx

@ May 08, 2009 01:46 AM 4 comments

Here's a quick hands on. Uh, yeah, its bigger. The buttons feel very stiff, and the joystick is pretty similar to kindle 2's.

Gizmodo - Espresso Book Machine to Print Books on Demand, No Lattes - espresso book machine

@ Apr 24, 2009 12:19 PM 6 comments

The Espresso Book Machine—which actually is a self-contained 150 pages-per-minute printing and binding machine—can produce a full book in five minutes from a catalog of 400,000 references. It only takes one button.

Gizmodo - Viliv S5 (Netbook Meets MID) Lightning Review - Viliv s5 review

@ Apr 24, 2009 12:13 PM 3 comments

The price: $599 (configured with 4.8" WSVGA display, 60gb HD, Intel Atom 1.33GHz CPU, free spare battery, car kit and pouch)

Gizmodo - Kindle Stand Makes Reading in Bed Truly Effortless - Kindle stand

@ Apr 14, 2009 12:41 AM 2 comments

One exceptionally lazy reader has invented a Kindle stand that both holds the ebook and makes it easier to turn hit the page turning button.

Tata's $2,000 Nano car to hit Indian streets in July

@ Mar 24, 2009 12:11 AM 3 comments

According to a fresh report over at Reuters, the world's cheapest car (100,000 rupee, or $1,980) is expected to be the hottest thing around when it ships in India in a matter of months.

Ebooks: iRiver Libre Is Like a Kindle Light

@ Mar 05, 2009 10:54 PM 3 comments

The iRiver Libre doesn't feature EVDO or a QWERTY, but it is a white-framed eBook that reads PDFs, plays music and features SD-expandable storage. It's also controlled by a single joystick.

Kindle 2 Review: Sheeeyah, More Like Kindle 1.5

@ Mar 02, 2009 09:02 PM 3 comments

After spending a week with Amazon's $360 Kindle 2, I'd like to say we were wrong about it not being a big step forward, but for better or worse, it's the same Kindle as before.

Samsung X360 ultraportable dips below $800 mark

@ Mar 02, 2009 09:00 PM 2 comments

The originally $1900-ish laptop is now going for $750 after rebate on Amazon.com, and that includes 3GB of RAM and Vista Biz to boot. Sure, the 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo SU9300

Asus: Asus P835 Touchscreen Phone Packs WVGA Display

@ Mar 01, 2009 11:34 AM 3 comments

Asus' out-of-nowhere P835 smartphone is packing some pretty decent specs, from an 800x480 touchscreen to HSPA support for lightning-fast downloads, but it's still packing Windows Mobile 6.1. Still, it's worth a look.

Onyx International to unveil the Boox e-reader at CeBIT - Engadget

@ Mar 01, 2009 11:33 AM 1 comment

The device boasts a 6-inch e-ink touchscreen with 16 shades of gray, 512MB storage, WiFi, support for various formats (including EPUB / PDF / HTML / TXT / CHM / MOBI / JPG / BMP / PNG / GIF / TIFF / MP3), and text to speech (but sadly, no Tom).

Smartphone: Toshiba TG01 May Be Best Windows Mobile Answer Yet to iPhone and Android Camps

@ Feb 03, 2009 11:26 AM 3 comments

There may not be a Zune Phone, but coming from Toshiba—the Zune manufacturer—the new Windows Mobile 6-based TG01 smartphone is close enough. And with a 4.1-inch screen and being 9.9mm thick, it looks extremely good.

Concept: iPhone 4G Concept Is a MacBook In a Phone

@ Feb 03, 2009 11:25 AM 1 comment

Oh. So. Pretty. It needs some small aesthetic fixes here and there, but boy I would like to see something along these lines coming from Apple. And I like the fantasy specs too.

PRT System: Driverless, Electricity-Run Taxis Will Dominate UAE Eco-City

@ Feb 03, 2009 11:16 AM 3 comments

The United Arab Emirates is planning a bunch of “personal rapid transit” devices: driverless taxis that run on electricity and could hit the streets of Masdar as early as this year.

Palm Pre: The Definitive FAQ

@ Jan 23, 2009 12:28 PM 3 comments

Behind on the latest Palm Pre and WebOS news? Get all caught up on the latest details with our definitive data sheet and FAQ that we'll constantly update as news comes in.

Obama: Will Obama Have a Computer in the Oval Office?

@ Jan 23, 2009 12:27 PM 3 comments

Will Obama have a computer on his desk in the Oval Office? Slate's Explainer tackles this critical question and reveals along the way that it almost doesn't matter, because the White House internet sucks hard.

Google Reader (1000+)

@ Jan 23, 2009 12:00 PM 3 comments

If a pink MSI Wind isn't the way to your significant other's heart, Samsung has an alternative for you in the form of a rose-colored NC10. The similarly-spec'd 10.2-inch netbook sports a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, and Windows XP Home.

Windows 7 put up against Vista and XP in hardcore multicore benchmarks, XP wins - Engadget

@ Jan 23, 2009 11:57 AM 3 comments

That's at least the word according to InfoWorld, which pitted all three systems against each other in a suite of tests designed to suss out how each performed on modern multicore systems

Lowrance rolls out Outback, Safari, Sierra GPS units - Engadget

@ Jan 23, 2009 11:49 AM 2 comments

These each boast 2.7-inch LCDs, along with a microSD card slot, all the usual outdoor-friendly GPS features, and some nifty additions like a barometric altimeter and 3D electronic compass on the higher end models. Look for them to be available in May for between $230 and $550.

Foxit takes on the eBook world with low(er) cost eSlick

@ Dec 19, 2008 01:49 AM 3 comments

The $259 eSlick is expected to arrive courtesy of Foxit this January, and if you jump in early, you'll be able to get it for just $229

Better Place's $1 billion electric vehicle grid headed to Bay Area

@ Nov 23, 2008 04:03 AM 1 comment

The plan just endorsed by the San Jose, Oakland, and San Francisco Mayors (without coughing up any money), is expected to result in 250,000 charging ports (for topping off charges), 200 battery-swap stations (for trips over 100 miles), and a driver service center by 2012 -- network planing and permitting will begin in 2009 with infrastructure deployment set to kickoff in 2010.

Destruction: A Look at the Nokia Damage Test Labs

@ Nov 21, 2008 07:35 AM 2 comments

Nokia sent over a bunch of info detailing how their test centers operate, leaving me fully convinced this would indeed be my dream gig.

Flight Test: Porn and VOIP Confirmed at 35,000 Feet

@ Nov 21, 2008 07:30 AM 1 comment

Jalopnik's Road Test Editor Wes Siler is currently at 35,000 feet, flying American Airlines from LA to NY. Since his Boeing 767 had the recently launched Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi, and since he was already using it to get his work done, we decided to see how far the service could go in terms of in-flight comforts

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