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The most popular Gizmag articles for 2008
By Tim Hanlon
21:41 December 28, 2008 PST
We've just pulled the statistics on the ten most popular articles for 2008, and as expected, a wide range of weird and wonderful things made the list - from the electronic contact lens to the cheeseburger in a can. Read on for the full list. Read More
Games that work on a netbook
By Tim Hanlon
20:46 December 28, 2008 PST
Just bought yourself a netbook and found yourself wondering what games will run without help from a modern GPU? Not to worry - there's a good ten million or so people out there in the same boat, and we've done some of the hard work for you. Read More
The $99 iPhone 3G is here
By Tim Hanlon
18:09 December 28, 2008 PST
While rumors of Wal-Mart selling a 4GB iPhone for $99 have recently been smashed, there's still one way you can get your hands on an iPhone 3G for under US$100 - provided you're not averse to compromise. Read More
The Steam Holiday Sale: 10-75% off everything
By Tim Hanlon
17:58 December 28, 2008 PST
If you forgot to get a Christmas present for yourself, now is as good a time as ever to hit Steam. With a minimum 10% off everything in the store and critically acclaimed games like BioShock and Portal available for just US$4.99, you're bound to find something suitable. Read More
Sony still losing money on each PlayStation 3 console
By Tim Hanlon
22:45 December 23, 2008 PST
According to iSupply, in November 2006 the entry-level US$499 PlayStation 3 console was made up of over 4,048 different components at a cost to Sony of $805. Two years on, they've ripped open a current revision of the game console and while there's 30% fewer parts, Sony is still making a loss of just under $50 per console - making it clear why there was no aggressive price cuts this holiday season. Read More
SnaptureFlash adds a Xenon flash to the iPhone
By Tim Hanlon
19:01 December 23, 2008 PST
Snapture Labs, the team behind the excellent Snapture camera software for the iPhone, have unveiled the SnaptureFlash - a protective iPhone case packing a Xenon flash with 50,000 lux brightness, which is about 100 times the brightness of your average LED flash. Read More
Lenovo's dual-screen ThinkPad W700ds
By Tim Hanlon
05:14 December 22, 2008 PST
Lenovo has been forced to announce the ThinkPad W700ds ahead of the planned CES announcement after a page on the IBM website went live early - and if there's ever been a laptop worthy of being referred to as "the hamburger with the lot", it's this one. The 11 pound monster sports a 17-inch display and a secondary 10.5-inch display that folds out to the right - click through for the laundry list of other features. Read More
The Top 50 Best Selling Camcorders
By Tim Hanlon
01:06 December 22, 2008 PST
Need a last minute Christmas gift, or just a way to capture the special moments over the coming holiday period? Check out this list of the 50 best selling camcorders on PriceGrabber, and the best prices available on the net. Read More
iPhone 3G Unlock complete, due for New Year's Eve release
By Tim Hanlon
21:48 December 21, 2008 PST
MuscleNerd from the infamous Dev-Team has publicly demonstrated the unlocking of an iPhone 3G, before switching to a T-Mobile SIM card and making a phone call. Dev-Team only has to package the software, codenamed 'yellowsn0w', into the slick, user-friendly form that you have come to expect from their QuickPwn tool and other software releases - and they hope to get this done in time for a New Year's Eve release. Click through for the demonstration video. Read More
The Top 50 Best Selling Home Theaters
By Tim Hanlon
23:47 December 19, 2008 PST
If you're still relying on the speakers built in to your HDTV, the home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) is an inexpensive way to make your home theater experience a lot more authentic. Here's a list of the 50 best selling HTIBs on PriceGrabber, complete with the best prices available online. Read More
The Top 50 Best Selling Blu-ray Players
By Tim Hanlon
18:13 December 19, 2008 PST
If you're not too keen on the idea of using a games console as your Blu-ray player, we can help - even if your budget is less than US$180. Here's a list of the best selling Blu-ray players on PriceGrabber right now, with links to the places offering the best prices available on the net. Read More
The Top 50 Best Selling PlayStation 3 Games
By Tim Hanlon
21:22 December 17, 2008 PST
Whether you need help finding a last minute Christmas gift idea for the gamer in your life, or your personal games library is a little long in the tooth and in need of a fun injection, we've got you covered. Here's a list of the 50 best selling PS3 games right now on PriceGrabber, with links to the cheapest online retailers you can buy them from. Read More
PlayStation Home beta opens to all users on December 11
By Tim Hanlon
17:43 December 10, 2008 PST
Sony's answer to Second Life isn't quite ready to lose it's beta tag, however the doors are being opened to the general public at some stage later today. You'll need to reboot your console and sign in to a PlayStation Network account before the icon appears in the XMB. Read More
New releases on Blu-ray: December 9, 2008
By Tim Hanlon
17:03 December 8, 2008 PST
This week brings a relatively huge number of new releases on Blu-ray, including the eagerly awaited Batman movie The Dark Knight, kid-friendly Horton Hears a Who! and cult comedy classic Super Troopers. Read More
Guitar Hero World Tour vs Rock Band 2
By Tim Hanlon
22:21 December 7, 2008 PST
After initially shunning the idea of the full band game, Activision caved, and decided to bring the Guitar Hero franchise up to par with the release of Guitar Hero World Tour - just in time to compete with MTV's sequel to Rock Band, the game that brought music video games to the next level last November. We've spent (far too much) time with both games to bring you this in-depth comparison. Read More
The Pyranna eats clamshell packaging for breakfast
By Tim Hanlon
17:58 December 4, 2008 PST
Despite an Amazon-led initiative to rid the world of the frustrating (and dangerous) "clamshell" packaging we all love to hate, you're likely to receive or give at least one item this Christmas that's trapped behind a near-impenetrable clear plastic exterior. Enter the Pyranna. Read More
Where's the "Who's that guy?" button?
By Tim Hanlon
17:20 December 4, 2008 PST
Now that our living rooms are equipped with massive flat screen TVs pushing 1080p resolution at a film-mimicking 24 frames per second, and 5.1 surround systems providing reference quality cinema sound (and all this source material coming off a single disc of 50GB capacity) I ask you this: When do we get a "Who's that guy?" button. Read More
Sandisk Cruzer Enterprise: the first secure flash drive to support OS X
By Tim Hanlon
15:58 December 4, 2008 PST
When we pointed out that the AES encryption functionality on board Iomega's eGo Encrypt hard drive didn't function under OS X, turns out we might have been unfairly singling it out - as Sandisk's Cruzer Enterprise has just claimed the title of the world's first encryptable flash drive to fully function on Macintosh operating systems. Read More
Fujitsu Siemens GraphicsBooster
By Tim Hanlon
21:48 December 3, 2008 PST
Fujitsu Siemens has announced one of the first portable external graphics cards, the GraphicsBooster. Featuring an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 graphics card with 512MB dedicated memory and DVI-I and HDMI outputs, it's enough to turn your laptop into a quad-screen-pushing, Crysis-playing beast. Read More
Iomega Encrypt and BlackBelt hard drives
By Tim Hanlon
18:18 December 2, 2008 PST
In this day and age, it's not just the tinfoil hat crowd who are likely to find themselves a little paranoid about their precious data. Iomega has announced two new entries to their eGo portable range, the ultra-rugged eGo BlackBelt and the government-grade encryption packing eGo Encrypt. Read More
NewerTech Voyager quad interface SATA drive dock
By Tim Hanlon
16:57 December 2, 2008 PST
NewerTech's Voyager is a hot swappable docking station for 2.5" and 3.5" SATA hard drives of up to 2TB capacity. With support for Mac and PC, with interfaces for FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0 and eSATA on board, you'll be hard pressed to find a computer that won't talk to it. Read More
The Top 10 iPhone Applications for 2008
By Tim Hanlon
16:09 December 2, 2008 PST
Apple has released statistics on the most downloaded iPhone applications of 2008, with a top ten list each for free and paid applications. One thing is for sure - iPhone developers looking to make a living should be concentrating on designing the next big iPhone game. Click through for the lists. Read More
Gears of War 2 Review (Xbox 360)
By Tim Hanlon
20:48 December 1, 2008 PST
The original Gears of War arrived to universal acclaim in 2006, including our Game of the Year award, for it's gritty look and feel, beautifully tuned gameplay mechanics and ridiculously addictive multiplayer game. Two years later (to the day) Epic's beast is back - and it's badder than ever. Read on for our full review. Read More
Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 Reviewed
By Tim Hanlon
19:36 November 25, 2008 PST
Netbooks are typically a "me too!" product, created by manufacturers who think their Intel Atom-based, small form factor notebook is going to stand out from the countless others, despite little to no attention being paid to the areas that could differentiate their product from the rest. Lenovo's IdeaPad S10 is a welcome deviation from the norm that's just as suited to the touring musician as it is to the couch surfer. Read on for our full review. Read More
The Top 50 Best Selling LCD Monitors
By Tim Hanlon
04:08 November 24, 2008 PST
Need to replace that old, eye-straining CRT monitor from ten years ago, or just looking for a Christmas gift idea for someone special? We can help. Here's a list of the 50 best selling LCD monitors right now on PriceGrabber, with links to the online retailers offering the best prices. Read More
John Wassner
- November 27, 2009 @ 01:40 UTC
