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HTC Rosie Screenshots
Main Screen: We’ve seen the videos from Haykuro’s HTC Hero ROM and apparently the brand new UI is called “Rosie”. The upcoming June 24th HTC Event flyer shows a hipster laying in the grass with a rose laying on his chest, further proof that the issue at hand will be the announcement of the
Nokia Hybrid Slider E75: For People Who Enjoy Lots of Buttons
The long-since-leaked E75 has been announced by Nokia, offering bring a new form-factor to Nokia's smartphone lineup. We've known about the E75 since November, but here's the rundown: a 2.4in, 240x320 screen, S60 OS, full 3G capabilities (CDMA and GSM), 3.2-megapixel camera, 4GB of storage wit![E-Fuel MicroFueler Turns Sugar, Stale Beer Into Gas For Your Ride [Alternative Fuels]](http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/04/E-Fuel_MicroFueler.jpg)
E-Fuel MicroFueler Turns Sugar, Stale Beer Into Gas For Your Ride [Alternative Fuels]
The dream of a home ethanol pump has been realized, says the New York Times, thanks to inventor named Floyd S. Butterfield. One of the world's only celebrated non-hillbilly still-makers, Butterfield has invented the $10,000 E-Fuel 100 MicroFueler, a gadget that combines heaps of sugar and a sprinkli
What is Google Wave?
Google Wave is a real-time communication platform. It combines aspects of email, instant messaging, wikis, web chat, social networking, and project management to build one elegant, in-browser communication client. You can bring a group of friends or business partners together to discuss how your d
Ecosquid Is Like Expedia For Gadget Selling, Recycling
Services like Gazelle and ecoNew are great, because you can sell them your old, unwanted gadgets for a decent price, and they'll be recycled, which is better than just throwing them in the trash. Ecosquid makes this process easy. Instead of manually entering in your info on multiple sites, Ecosqu
Google Launches Voice Actions for Android
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGbYVvU0Z5s&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] At today’s press briefing it was revealed that one 1 out of every 4 searches made on an Android phone is done so by voice. While this number comes as a bit surprising, Google doesn’t quite see it that w
Quantum Chess Kills Computers
An undergraduate computer science student has created a "quantum chess" game that stumps computers' ability to search all possible outcomes of possible moves by having chess pieces mimic particles that are subject to quantum mechanics. The chess pieces follow the principle of superposition: they
Apple iTunes 7.7.0
iTunes lets you create your own personal digital music library, allowing you to manage and play your music collection with drag-and-drop simplicity. iTunes, the software part of the equation that lets you pack 7,500 songs in your pocket, automatically synchronizes with the sensational new iPod atBroadcom Wi-Fi Chips to Have Skyhook Wi-Fi Positioning Built-In
Posted by AceNik on Oct 12, 2008•
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Broadcom already makes a boatload of the GPS chips found in mobile phones and other location-aware gadgets, and now they’re adding Skyhook’s Wi-Fi positioning service to most of their mobile Wi-Fi chipsets, spreading the location-based love even without GPS. This is how iPhone regular finds your location in addition to using nearby cell towers (Skyhook IDs your position by comparing to those of known hotspot SSIDs in the vicinity), so look for even more location-based services coming to more phones in the future. [CNet]
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