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Apple Acknowledges Huge iPhone Security Flaw, Calls It "Minor", Announces Fix [Iphone]
Apple has acknowledged the huge iPhone security flaw we tested and reported on two days ago, promising an update for September that will fix the hole that can expose all your private emails, text mess ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Philips Essence HDTV Eyes-On: Designed for Hanging, Has Removable Sound System [Ifa 2008]
I saw the 42-inch Philips Essence 1080p at their booth today, and there are three things I like about it beyond its minimalist design with 21mm bezel. Very much in fact: The Good: First, the fact that ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Philips Essence HDTV Eyes-On: Designed for Hanging, Has Removable Sound System [Ifa 2008]
I saw the 42-inch Philips Essence 1080p at their booth today, and there are three things I like about it beyond its minimalist design with 21mm bezel. Very much in fact: The Good: First, the fact that ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Sony Walkman S Series Hands and Ears-On [Ifa 2008]
The S in the new Sony Walkman S Series apparently stands for sensing. When Fujio Nishida talked about it, I thought the thing actually sensed your mood by some kind of magical sensors (which actually ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Miss IFA Shows Us Her Jewels, and Her Philips and Swarovski Crystals Too [Ifa 2008]
Ah Miss IFA, Miss IFA... Miss IFA with your?fake?red hair, Miss IFA with your?real?long legs, Miss IFA with your really big Philips and Swarovski Active Crystals... how much do we love thee? Let me co ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Philips 8mm-Thin 32-inch TV Is Nice But Still a Prototype [Ifa 2008]
Philips is working on their own ultra-thin backlighting technology. But compared to the absolutely stunning Sony ZX1 9.9mm-thin TV, the Philips 8mm 32-inch model is a) just too small and b) just a pro ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Sony Z4500 Motionflow 200Hz HDTV Gives Ultra-Smooth Video Action [Ifa 2008]
Another First today has been the Sony Z4500 with 200Hz Motionflow technology, which uses a special processor to interpolate frames from the original source, delivering 200 frames per second for ultra- ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Sony ZX1 9.9mm-Thick TV Gives Me a Large Hadron Collider Right in My Pants [Sony ZX1 Ultra-Thin TV Hands-On]
I just had a hands-on and ears-on and pants-in with the Sony KDL-40ZX1, which I declare as the first official superdupercool product to come out at IFA 2008. The 9.9mm screen picture quality is really ....... read more
Thu,
28 Aug 2008
Huge iPhone Security Flaw Puts All Private Information at Risk [Iphone]
There's a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2: if you have your JesusPhone password protected, using a very simple trick gives anyone full access to your cellphone private information i ....... read more
Wed,
27 Aug 2008
Video of Greenpix LED Wall Makes Us See Life in Technicolor [Massive Display]
Alexandra Lerman has sent us her short documentary on the GreenPix Zero Energy Media Wall, the mahoosive 24,000-square-foot fully (2,200m2) solar powered LED-panel wall at the Xicui entertainment comp ....... read more
Tue,
26 Aug 2008
Shapeways Allows You to Materialize Any 3D Object, Star Trek Style [On-Demand Star Trek Replicator]
While visiting the Philips research lab here in Amsterdam I came across a company that is getting the Star Trek replicator closer to everyday life. Imagine being able to create any 3D object you want? ....... read more
Tue,
26 Aug 2008
The Wrong Door: If Terry Gilliam Directed Transformers as a TV Variety Show [Robots]
Leave it to the BBC to introduce a show about robots attacking humans and generally making a mess of the landscape that's both funny and tailor-made for the ADHD audience. The Wrong Door is a violent, ....... read more
Mon,
25 Aug 2008
Philips Magnetic Tiles Let You Build Any 3D Display [Philips Research Labs Tour]
I've spent the morning at Philips Research Labs in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and I've seen some pretty amazing inventions that may not be far away from a shop near you. One of the coolest was these magn ....... read more
Mon,
25 Aug 2008
Giz's Lego Minifig Contest: Win The Best Vintage Sets Ever [Go MiniMan Go]
To mark the 30th Anniversary of the minifig, Gizmodo is celebrating a video contest with Lego. The objective: to create a movie in honor of the minifig. The short could be made using any technique you ....... read more
Mon,
25 Aug 2008
Exclusive Video: How Lego Builds the Minifigs [Minifig 30th Anniversary]
One of the best parts of my trip to Lego and exploring their factory was the minifig production lines, where the head and body of the most famous toy citizen in world gets painted and assembled at unc ....... read more
Sun,
24 Aug 2008
3D App Converts iPhone into Window to Alternative World [Magic]
If you liked Johnny Chung Lee's Wii headtracking tricks you will love iHologram, an stunning iPhone app that makes the screen look like a window to a real, parallel dimension. While it seems like magi ....... read more
Fri,
22 Aug 2008
Completely Unimpressive Robot Already Developing Bender Attitude [Robots]
One day, robots will whiz by us one one wheel at 1000mph while solving absurd equations that would take us lifetimes to calculate. But that day has not yet come. So when a robot with coordination no b ....... read more
Thu,
21 Aug 2008
Emily Isn't Real, But Would You Have Guessed? [Cgi]
The woman above is not real. I mean, she was real once, when real actress Emily O?Brien provided Image Metrics (you know their work from GTAIV) with 35 facial poses in front of a pair of digital camer ....... read more
Wed,
20 Aug 2008
Kite Surfer Goes Out During Tropical Storm, Learns Valuable Lesson About the Power of Nature [Weather]
Kite surfing is a fun sport that involves using a large kite and a surfboard to get a lot of speed up on the water. It's like wakeboarding without a boat. Naturally, you need a decent amount of wind f ....... read more
Tue,
19 Aug 2008
Treo Pro Gets a Video, Still Runs Windows Mobile [Treo Pro]
Slashgear's just found a video of the upcoming Treo Pro, a device that physically looks like the Centro, but runs the touchscreen version of Windows Mobile. The video shows you pretty much what you ne ....... read more
Tue,
19 Aug 2008