While Wired Magazine perpetuates the myth of the iPhone’s overwhelming superiority, it still has a good point; Google’s Android OS may be too raw for customers to play around with—or even pay for in the first place. That’s the worry surrounding the FCC’s recent approval of the first Android-powered mobile (manufactured by HTC).
Thanks to its status as a Google product, Android is a mobile OS that enjoyed a lot of attention when it was first announced November last year. Especially since Google touted it as an open-source alternative to the closed systems dominating mobile phones, and promised to make the source-code freely available. Read More
To be clear, the Silent Alarm Clock concept is just that—a concept. Instead of a noise, this clock-wristband setup relies on vibrations to wake up that sleepyhead. And who needs a snooze button when a shake of the wrist will do, especially when more vigorous shaking is needed to activate successive snooze modes.
If there’s only one thing wrong with this product, you can bet that it’s positively begging for a different interpretation. Read More
Now that’s out of the way, abstract photography connoisseurs may be interested in this strip camera DIY. It’s hard to see the appeal of distorted sports photography, but then again, artists are never understood in their own time! Read More
Surely advertisers would go gaga over Holosonics if its pinpoint sound technology were to prove feasible and effective. The system relies on ultrasound to project audio that can only be heard within a very specific area.
The plan is to direct advertisements to shoppers’ ears as they pass by a particular section. Useful, for instance, to upsell with related products. But it’s obvious that this technology—if fully implemented and improved upon—has potentially diabolical uses. Read More
To be clear, there are many other phones that feature a built-in FM transmitter, which routes any music played on the device to a nearby radio—a boon for those who spend hours in the car, no doubt.
But what makes the Nokia N78 stand out is how it packs a complete feature set. In other words, even if you take away the FM transmitter, the N78 is still a pretty versatile cell phone. Read More
Part of their approach should be to make their cell phones’ software available online. Most of LG’s newer phones come in smaller models, which necessitates the packaging of a mini-CD, instead of a normal-sized one, in the box. Read More
The USA may be the king of gadgets. But compared to countries like Japan and Korea, the country’s average broadband speed is a bit lacking.
But then, you probably know this. After all, this was well-discussed last year. The real question is: does the US really need a high average broadband speed? Read More
Sure, writing about cars here is a bit off-topic for The Gadget Blog. But then cars are gadgets, and once you see how funny the following are, you’ll be really grateful! Read More
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While Wired Magazine perpetuates the myth of the iPhone’s overwhelming superiority, it still has a good point; Google’s Android OS may be too raw for customers to play around with—or even pay for in the first place. That’s the worry surrounding the FCC’s recent approval of the first Android-powered mobile (manufactured by HTC).
To be clear, the Silent Alarm Clock concept is just that—a concept. Instead of a noise, this clock-wristband setup relies on vibrations to wake up that sleepyhead. And who needs a snooze button when a shake of the wrist will do, especially when more vigorous shaking is needed to activate successive snooze modes.
Surely advertisers would go gaga over Holosonics if its pinpoint sound technology were to prove feasible and effective. The system relies on ultrasound to project audio that can only be heard within a very specific area.
