Gizmo Hacker

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Clone With HTC TyTN II Tilting Screen

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:06:42 +0000

Our sister site, UberPhones has come across another one of those copycat phones from China. The victim that instance is Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1, and probably the HTC TyTN II as well. that latest copycat looks very much like the XPERIA X1, but plus has a tilting screen just like the TyTN II. Its features aren’t too shabby either (so we heard), wi…

Sharp Low-ability LCD TV Could Work With One Solar Panel

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:51:36 +0000

Sharp will be exhibiting its latest range of environmentally friendly products during the Hokkaido Toyako Summit on July 7-9 that year. One of the more interesting items is a prototype of a 26V-inch Low capability Consumption LCD TV. In terms of energy efficiency, that prototype uses about a quarter of a 28-inch CRT TV, whilst having nearly the sa…

Archos Generation 6 To be GSM-Enabled

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:36:33 +0000

Archos, the French consumer electronics company has announced in a joint statement with SFR that they will be teaming up to offer a 3G-enabled PMP by the end of 2008. The agreement Archos and SFR have signed is to integrate 3G+ HSDPA info modems into Archos players. With WIFI and now 3G, users will have the ability to download music on the move at…

Vye S41 Mini PC and Tablet Computer

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:20:57 +0000

The S41 is a mini-v which can handle full versions of Microsoft software applications such as Office. A mini-v is a new category of mobile device that is in amoung a large tablet PC and a small PDA. Since it can operate as both a tablet PC as well as a laptop it is considered to be a mini version of both; hence the term mini-v. The S41 in tablet m…

Starmac Quadcopters

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:04:49 +0000

STARMAC is a multi vehicle tryout bed used to demonstrate new concepts in multi-agent control on a real-world platform. The fleet, consisting of six quadrotor vehicles that can fly indoors and outdoors as well as being able to carry computing and sensing resources sufficient for autonomous operations. Among the computing resources on board are a l…

iPhone 3G Line Forms in NYC

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:48:23 +0000

A ten person line has been spotted outside Apple’s Fifth Avenue retail store as of that Friday afternoon. As ample supply is expected, it seems unnecessary to be waiting a full week outside the store. However, the lineup is acknowledged by both shield and Apple employees, some who have left the store temporarily to talk to those in line. Chairs an…

Wireless Child Locator

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:31:09 +0000

The Brickhouse Child Locator by Brickhouse is a device that lets you keep a constant watch on your child in public areas. that device works by attaching a tag to your child’s clothes or shoes to work as a homing device should your child leave the safety zone, the Brickhouse Child Locator will heads up you when that happens. The portable tracking d…

Most dial-up users don't want to upgrade their connections

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:53:41 +0000

Filed under: NetworkingSo here’s a bit of brilliant statistics work for you: The Pew Net & American Life research project has determined after endless polling and number crunching that 62 percent of American dial-up users have no interest in upgrading their connections to something a bit more peppy. In fact, only 14 percent of them would upgrad…

How would you change Roku's Netflix Player?

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:38:21 +0000

Filed under: Home Entertainment
Now that you’ve had a little by a month to cram down popcorn while enjoying your shiny matte new Roku Netflix Player, we’re interested to find just how pleased (or displeased) you are with the $99 purchase. Has it lived up to your expectations? Is the quality sufficient for you? How does it look on your HDTV? Is wire…

Tales From The Command Line: Where Has My Bandwidth Gone? (iftop & SurplusMeter)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:07:03 +0000

I believe I can safely say that the primary objective for users running OS X is to connect to the World Wide Web to read mail, check out web sites, chat with friends, download new apps or grab/share multi-media substance, etc. With bandwidth caps staring to become all the rage by the mega-providers, knowing how much you are consuming may be critica…