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Fujifilm FinePix X100 packs 12.3MP, Hybrid Viewfinder & retro style

Chris Davies, Sep 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

Photokina 2010 is upon us, so expect a flood of new digital cameras like Fujifilm's FinePix X100. The new compact camera delivers some seriously delectable retro style, with a 12.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor wrapped up inside, a Fujinon 23mm fixed focal length lens and - perhaps most interestingly - Fujifilm's new Hybrid Viewfinder. Read The Full Story

Palm Tungsten C gets Android 2.1 install

Chris Davies, Sep 17th 2010 Discuss [1]

Putting Android where it isn't expected has become something of a hobby for the open-source tinkerers, and we're quite impressed to see Google's OS slapped neatly onto the ageing hardware of a Palm Tungsten C. The PDA was launched back in 2003 and has a mere 400MHz processor together with WiFi b; Dmitry Grinberg thought that was a suitable challenge, and has managed to get Android 2.1 running. Read The Full Story

Columns

5 Gadgets That Changed My World, Part 1

Philip Berne, Jul 28th 2010 Discuss [1]

In the spirit of fellow SlashGear columnist Michael Gartenberg, who recently published his own list of “5 Gadgets That Changed The World For Me,” I decided to tackle my own version of this list. While Michael’s list tended towards gadgets that made a huge impact the gadget world as a whole, these are five gadgets that were not so universally important, but had a significant impact on the way I was shaped as a person, and not just as a gadget fiend.

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Five gadgets that changed the world for me

Michael Gartenberg, Jul 20th 2010 Discuss [5]

From time to time I like to think about the idea of disconnecting from the digital world for an extended period and what I’d miss as a result. In the end, I came up with five gadgets that changed the world for me, products the descendents of which I’d rather not be without on a regular basis. What’s interesting is that for me, the PC didn’t make the list. Perhaps it’s an uber-gadget that just goes without saying or it’s just not that important to me personally anymore.

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Projected Pong puts your flat into the gameplay [Video]

Chris Davies, Jul 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

"Show me a person who does not love Pong," Descartes once said, "and I will show you a person with no soul." Heady words indeed (and then he got back to rejecting religious dogma), and a sentiment obviously shared by the students at the National Institute of Design in India. They've put together a VR glove that controls a huge projected Pong wall, with the ball bouncing around various physical elements of the room as if they were part of the game. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Palm Foleo hits eBay [Update: Sold for $750!]

Chris Davies, Jun 30th 2010 Discuss [1]

Palm's Foleo was - depending on who you ask - either the ideal companion device, cruelly axed before it had a chance to shine, or a pointless distraction for the company's engineers and implicit in their downward spiral. Either way, if you've always wanted to own one yourself, now you have the chance. Ixle picked up a Foleo a month or so ago and has been blogging about it ever since; now he's putting the Palm pseudo-netbook back up on eBay. Read The Full Story

Google PAC-MAN playable logo gets permanent reprieve

Chris Davies, May 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

Google's PAC-MAN logo was one of the best surprises of last week, and faced with masses of appeals Google have done the only sensible thing and made it a permanent home. The playable doodle was only meant to be live for two days, but by "popular demand" Google have set it up permanently at www.google.com/pacman. Read The Full Story

Google Pac-Man logo is retro-awesome

Chris Davies, May 21st 2010 Discuss [1]

Google have rolled out their latest custom logo, and it's perhaps their best to date. Celebrating the 30th birthday of the original Pac-Man, they've recreated the iconic game in a playable logo complete with audio and even a two-player mode. Read The Full Story

iCade iPad arcade cabinet release “a possibility” say ThinkGeek

Chris Davies, Apr 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Grumpy old man that I am, ThinkGeek's iCade retro arcade cabinet for the iPad was the only April Fools joke that I found vaguely amusing. Promising, then, that the retailer describes it as "our most posted, tweeted and blogged about product this April Fools" and suggests that a real-world version is in fact "a possibility." Geekosystem pestered ThinkGeek about the chance of the iCade - which looks like a desktop arcade cabinet, into which an Apple iPad slots - crossing over from comedy mock-up to legitimate device, and while there are several hurdles (not least Apple themselves) it's definitely being considered. Read The Full Story

ThinkGeek iCade arcade cabinet for iPad is fake with real promise

Chris Davies, Apr 1st 2010 Discuss [1]

April Fool jokes online are generally tired, unfunny and just plain annoying, but there's usually one decent idea that slips through the net of mediocrity. ThinkGeek's iCade iPad arcade cabinet is obviously a joke - the "Availability: 80's" pretty much gives it away - but we can see plenty of people loving the concept of a proper arcade controller for some serious retro gaming with their shiny new Apple tablet. Read The Full Story

LG Serie 1 Retro Classic TV: mildly-modernized

Chris Davies, Jan 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

When does retro go too far? We reckon this Korea-only LG Serie 1 Retro Classic TV is teetering on the edge, but we still love the idea of 4:3 14-inch CRT set with 60s-futuristic stylings. Although it may look like a TV you could stumble across in a second-hand store, LG have squeezed a digital TV tuner, composite input and a proper remote control into the package, just in case you're feeling too lazy to twiddle the (working) knobs. Read The Full Story

Technics 1200 & 1210 turntables not facing axe; 2009 vinyl sales up 35% on 2008

Chris Davies, Dec 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

Excellent news, old school vinyl lovers. Despite earlier reports from Technics Australia suggesting that parent company Panasonic were planning to axe the Technics 1200 and 1210 decks in February 2010, the company has issued a statement saying they have "no current plans" to discontinue the iconic turntables. Read The Full Story