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A Sad Fact: The iPod's Clickwheel Must Die

As tomorrow's Apple event looms, rumors of new iPods grow louder. And it's tough not to be at least a little excited. Ever since the original iPod was unveiled in 2001, Apple has wowed us time and time again by presenting the next piece of design evolution—an iPod that will be better than the last in every way—style, form and function. In a world when technological improvements can be hard for the naked eye to appreciate, Apple has given us the most simple metric of man's capabilities: A pocket music player.

But Apple has plateaued with the traditional iPod. In fact, each subsequent firmware update has added features that come with more confusing menus and extra clicks; meanwhile the iPhone and iPod touch seem to be able to take added features more easily in stride. And while every iPod has gotten a little bit bigger in storage and smaller in size, it has become a software-bulky device, an overweight ghost of its former understated brilliance. So whether or not we see the iPod touch nano tomorrow or not, it needs to happen soon.

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1:18 PM on Mon Sep 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
4,880 views, 48 comments

Latest by craig_16: @nXt: I tried the Squircle on a friends Zune and it was very responsive, if not quite as intuitive (for more »

review

Lightning Review: Gunnar Optiks Eye Strain-Reducing Computer Glasses

The Gadget: A pair of yellow-tinted glasses you wear at the computer that claim to reduce "Digital Eye Fatigue" and "Computer Vision Syndrome." In other words, they get rid of eye strain and headaches related to eye strain. It also claims to give you "sharper, clearer vision," as well as improve your performance because "the eyes are relaxed." How? By "improving eye focus, reducing glare and blocking artificial light." More »

12:00 PM on Mon Sep 8 2008
By Jason Chen
6,453 views, 37 comments

Latest by dan: These work by limiting the amount of blue light that gets though. Blue is the most energetic light (visible) more »

Big Brother

Google Military-Controlled Satellite Reaches Orbit, We Don't Feel Lucky

According to the company, the GeoEye-1 satellite is the highest resolution commercial satellite orbiting the planet right now. It reached orbit yesterday, but in reality, it's not an ordinary commercial satellite: it's fully controlled by the Department of Defense's U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. And two guys named Larry and Sergei. More »

11:00 AM on Sun Sep 7 2008
By Jesus Diaz
41,944 views, 47 comments

Latest by Duc: @Git Em SteveDave is starlost: It also has near IR so it can proly see through the clouds and image more »

Space

Hubble Repair Mission More Risky than You Would Ever Imagine

If you think that the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope is going to be boring, you haven't seen this video yet. Not only the astronauts will be risking their lives as usual at 366 miles above the Earth, but the sheer amount and the difficulty of the tasks—from repairing components to replacing them to installing new gadgets—makes the mission an almost-impossible one, with soundtrack to match. I never imagined this was going to be such an ambitious and daunting work. More »

7:00 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
42,281 views, 49 comments

xbox 360

The Shocking Inside Story of the Epic Defects That Killed Millions of Xbox 360s

Dean Takahashi, one of the most respected tech journos around, spent years putting together this mind-blowing expose that reveals the truly epic scale of the problems that lead to millions of dead Xbox 360s. It really is one of the most stunning flustercucks in gaming history. According to his account, Microsoft willfully ignored deep, systemic problems in the console's production that reached from chipmakers—initially, only 16 out of every 100 of its IBM-made processors worked—to production lines, where just before launch, an unbelievable 68 percent of consoles made were clunkers. More »

3:00 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By matt buchanan
136,813 views, 96 comments

Latest by fastlanestranger: "We Hate Microsoft And Everything Do" LOL Best laugh I've had all day. more »

rumors

The Mystery of iPod Nano Spy Photos

Yesterday we said that the leaked iPod nano shot looked real to us. After all, Apple seems to be going through its curved surfaces and tapered edges period. This new shot of this old-green-lime colored one however is a completely different beast. More »

1:46 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
52,513 views, 71 comments

Latest by jaymac: AW DANG! Sorry, reposted cause my first post didn't show up. more »

interview

Food Network's Alton Brown Talks to Giz: Caribbean Adventuring With a Garmin, an iPhone and a Shload of Cameras

Tomorrow night at 10PM, Food Network kicks off Alton Brown's latest TV show, Feasting on Waves, where the Mensa-smart kitchen geek and his crew hop into two 50-foot catamarans and sail around 15 different Caribbean islands in search of quality cuisine, shooting and editing the hi-def episodes right there on the boats. It turns out, despite his disdain for specialized kitchen gadgets, Brown depended on regular high-end tech to make a cooking show on a boat happen.

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10:00 AM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Wilson Rothman
23,556 views, 66 comments

spy shot

Unconfirmed: An Actual Picture of the New iPod Nano

Looks like we've got a supposedly legit, actual spy shot of the new iPod nano in its packaging (apparently originally posted by MacNN in an obscured form before getting cleared up). Thankfully, while it confirms everything we've been hearing about it, it's much, much prettier and Apple-y than what Kevin Rose provided us with, which looked like it was crapped out of a plastic robot Ewok or something before it had its picture taken. This, all assuming that it's actually a legit picture. Orange? My dream of a lime green nano on Tuesday now has wings. Update: We have changed the photo again for one without watermarks we just got in the mail. [MacNN—Thanks Mike]

1:00 AM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By matt buchanan
41,672 views, 126 comments

Latest by videoCWK: Isn't Kevin Rose's a mockup though? Supporting this is that his picture looked like it had the headphone jack on more »

iphone apps

The Week In iPhone Apps: Spore Origins Hands-On Edition

I've been running around at CEDIA this week, so for today's installment, on top of a rundown of our app news from the week, we had a chance to give Spore Origins for the iPhone a spin before it drops (hopefully) this Sunday. More »

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6:57 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By John Mahoney
29,631 views, 17 comments

Latest by BiZarRroBALlmeR: @chizelord: Cymbalta 30mg should take care of that more »

thank giz it's friday

10 Gadgets That Turn Your Empty Kid's Room Into a Den of Depravity (NSFW)

Sending a child off to college can be a sad, lonely time for parents. That is, until they decide to take advantage of their newfound freedom. Why not travel, take a pottery class or turn your empty kid's room into a tricked-out den of depravity? Wait, what? I can't believe I just wrote that. It's perverted and wrong...just the way you like it. So grab the Mrs. and a suitcase full of Viagra because things are about to get crazy over in the burbs. More »

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4:00 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By Sean Fallon
61,724 views, 66 comments

Latest by Shai: WTF! Some of this shit isnt even remotely possible! [www.chess.su] more »

lightning review

Lightning Review: Microsoft SideWinder X6 Gaming Keyboard

The Gadget: Microsoft's SideWinder X6, their first ever bona fide SideWinder gaming keyboard, designed especially for Sith Lords with red adjustable backlighting, a pisston of macros and a hot swappable number/macro keypad. More »

3:00 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By matt buchanan
13,357 views, 39 comments

Latest by thesum: Love the Color scheme Darth Bane pwns j00 @l1!!!shift+1!!11 more »

Dream On

Twelve of CEDIA's Most Beautifully Expensive Audiophile Speakers

Put simply, CEDIA is a trade show that trains its attendees to prep a home for MTV Cribs. Simple as that. So as a result, the audiophile gear on display is a sight (and an expenditure) to behold. Especially if your Cribs client prefers speakers that cost more than some small countries' GDPs in their champagne room to better reproduce the low-end punch of his John Mayer SACDs. More »

1:00 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By John Mahoney
13,979 views, 14 comments

Latest by videoCWK: I'm an audiophile, and I'll tell you right now, this is crap. Maybe they do sound great, but audiophile speakers more »

inspiron mini 9

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Has Hidden Built-In 3G

When Michael Dell mentioned yesterday that he thinks telcos will subsidize netbooks to sell integrated 3G services, he wasn't quite talking out of his ass—an unmentioned feature of the Inspiron Mini 9 is an integrated 3G card. The first carrier to sell the Mini with 3G is Vodafone in the UK. No carrier announcements in the US yet, but since it's HSDPA (assumedly, because Vodafone UK is, and they aren't letting you pick your 3G card) AT&T would pretty much be your only option here. Pretty nice trick up your sleeve, Dell. [PC Mag, Pocket Lint]

9:00 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By matt buchanan
23,149 views, 34 comments

Latest by endless: @kaizoku80: that is EXACTLY what i was thinking. will a PAYG sim work in this sucker? more »

cedia 2008

Panasonic 65VX100U Premiere Plasma Is a Kuro Killer?

Tonight in Denver, Panasonic revealed its newest plasma technology, the 65" custom-install-only VX100 monitor, whose specs meet or beat Pioneer's hallowed Kuro. That means 60,000:1 contrast ratio with 7,160 shades of gradation for visible detail in the darker shadows. At 65 inches, you will pay $10,000 a panel, but not to worry: Panasonic will roll out a 50 incher soon, which is sure to be (a teeny tiny tad) cheaper. We sat in a dark room and got to compare the VX100 with its predecessor, the 65PF. Though the results in the room were startlingly vivid, you can get a sense of what's going on here in our still shots:If you're really crazy about TV technology, jump for a second gallery of slides from the presentation—but, as they say on MythBusters, there's some "science content" ahead, so put the drink down and focus... More »

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8:52 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By Wilson Rothman
10,676 views, 21 comments

Latest by chadmak09: Panasonic will be building glass for pioneer to pioneer spec. thats it. thats all. Panasonic is not making kuro plasmas.So more »

microsoft ad

The First Bill Gates + Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft Ad Makes No Sense

Besides the slick and probably expensive editing designed to make Jerry Seinfeld look like the more awkward of the pair, there's not a whole lot of special effects in this clip. In fact, there's not really a whole lot of anything, including laughs, information or pimping of Vista. It's kinda like Seinfeld's really long, really rambling Superman ad for Amex he did a few years back. We hope the rest of the campaign is better. More »

8:43 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By Jason Chen
147,474 views, 206 comments

Latest by ejl10: I can dig it. Even we fruit product fanboys know that Jerry and Bill go together like PB and more »

iphone

EA Announces SimCity and The Sims 3 for the iPhone: Spore Coming on September 7th

EA has announced that nine new titles are currently in development for the iPhone: Yahtzee Adventures, EA Mini Golf, Lemonade Tycoon, Mahjong, Monopoly: Here & Now The World Edition, SimCity, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 09, Need for Speed Undercover, and The Sims 3. Many of these titles have been mentioned before, but I was pretty pumped to hear about SimCity and the Sims 3 being added to the list. EA has also revealed that they are shooting to release Spore Origins on September 7th—the same day it is released on the Mac and PC. Hit the jump for some new Spore screenshots and the official press release. More »

6:16 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By Sean Fallon
23,387 views, 24 comments

Latest by capnrob: @OMG! Ponies!: So install Frotz. It's in the App Store, it's free, and it works okay. That and one more »

zune

120GB Zune Purchased at Fry's for $250: Unboxed for Good Measure

It appears that at least one lucky shopper at a Fry's in Atlanta managed to get their hands on a 120GB Zune before its official release, and there are even unboxing pics (after the break) and a receipt to prove it. If you look closely, it rang up at $250—backing up recent rumors about the price. [Thanks Joe!] More »

4:15 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By Sean Fallon
15,760 views, 68 comments

Latest by im.thatoneguy: Hope the new software release comes with this. I love my 30gig Brown Zune "Count Chocula". more »

rumors

New Nintendo DS Debuting Mid-2009, Sources Say

Kotaku is claiming that Nintendo will debut a new Nintendo DS in April or May of 2009. According to their sources, the new DS model's features will be similar to the next-generation DS wishlist we published last year. More »

3:25 PM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By Jesus Diaz
16,512 views, 32 comments

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