by Darren Murph, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 8:52PM Motorola so had this down pat last year, but we suppose O2 is just showcasing its pedal-powered charging system now that such devices are all the rage. Just days after we had a look at two unorthodox chargers from Orange, along comes rival O2 with a bicycle-related alternative. Reportedly, the eco-friendly device will be demonstrated at the O2 Wireless Festival in London’s Hyde Park, but unfortunately, each of the demo bikes will be stationary. (Read the full post about ‘O2 showcases pedal-powered cellphone charger’…)
Whoa. This is heavy Doc. It appears that an inspired-by version of the Official Shoes of Wired’s Gadget Lab, the Nike McFly 2015’s, will be made available by the end of July and will be renamed as the Nike Hyperdunks. I know what you’re thinking (Chicken, McFly!), but get a hold of yourself. They won’t include the awesome air-pressurized auto-lacing mechanism from Back to the Future II. Instead, the shoes will include so-called ‘Flywire technology,’ which is really PR-speak for the latest and greatest of ultra light materials. They sport the same high-ankle boot style of the original movie, and will be available in late July. (Read the full post about ‘Great Scott! The 2015 McFly Sneakers Are Now (Somewhat) Real’…)
I must agree with Morgan Webb - the Gizmodo venture down into the Lego vault that has every single Lego set ever made is truly amazing, and even though it’s only 2 minutes long, this video totally captures my childhood Lego memories. What’s even more remarkable is how the author and myself almost have the same single memorable Lego kit - the Lego Space Galaxy Explorer (except mine was the kit with the attached space station - yay me ). Posted in Miscellaneous Tags: mobiles, sat-nav, Hi-fi, games (Read the full post about ‘Inside the Lego time machine’…)
by Darren Murph, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 7:49PM
Here’s a peculiar one. Medion’s Akoya Mini — you know, just one of the legions of low-cost laptops you’ve barely heard of — is finally on sale after being showcased at Computex. But it’s not the mere fact of being on sale that’s intriguing; for whatever reason, Medion has decided to offer the unit up in Austria’s Hofer, which is the foreign equivalent of America’s Aldi. (Read the full post about ‘Medion’s Atom-powered Akoya Mini laptop now on sale’…)
by Nilay Patel, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 8:54PMWhat’s that, you didn’t know AT&T was based in Texas? Yeah, ever since all those mergers (re-)created AT&T, its HQ has been in the former SBC offices in San Antonio, which is why certain services tend to roll out there first. It looks like the Alamo City isn’t quite big enough for Ma Bell, though — it’s just announced that it’s moving its corporate headquarters to Dallas in order to be closer to the airport. Yes, the airport. Dallas-Fort Worth Internation is country’s third-largest airport, and AT&T wants travel to and from HQ to be more convenient and cost-effective. (Read the full post about ‘AT&T moves HQ to Dallas from San Antonio’…)
The MSI Wind was officially announced back in mid-May and now it has turned up on the FCC website. Along with the traditional filing the user manual is up and available for download (PDF link), but the Wind was also opened up and showed off all of its internal glory. Hey, its always fun to see those internal images, especially when its not yours that you are messing with. Keep reading to check out a few more internal MSI Wind images. Read [FCC] Via [jkkMobile] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘MSI Wind lands at the FCC, gets torn open’…)
by Ryan Block, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 6:14PM
Hey, if Bill can give away tens of billions of dollars, the least we can do to celebrate his last day is to give away some Microsoft-powered stuff, right? Next up: a full, non-upgrade copy of Windows Vista Ultimate.
(Read the full post about ‘The Bill Day giveaway (part 4) - Windows Vista Ultimate’…)
by Engadget staff, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 3:33PM
Damn, Bill, you have come a LONG way. Look at you there back in ‘82, you handsome devil. As part of our tribute, let’s take a quick look back at the top ten greatest (and not so great) products created on Bill-time, shall we? Don’t worry, it’ll only sting a little.
Internet Explorer (IE)
Introduced 1995
It’s really easy to simply remember “Internet Exploder” as the standards-breaking, web-forking, buggy, monopoly-causing app that helped shape Bill’s old image as the evilest baron of all technology companies. (Read the full post about ‘Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) - the Microsoft years’…)
Around the time that I started noticing Wall-E, Disney/Pixar’s new epic silent robot love story, I was in the midst of a Star Trek: The Next Generation marathon. I saw a movie that could combine the science fiction mainstays that raised me to be a good citizen with Pixar’s brilliant technology and storytelling expertise. I saw production stills and clever trailers that made me plainly giddy at the chance to see this new movie. I don’t want to say that the film didn’t live up to that hype, but something definitely didn’t sit right with me once I left the theater last night. Wall-E is the story of a robot left on Earth 700 years ago to clean up the mess that humans had made. (Read the full post about ‘Quick Review: Wall-E’…)
by Ryan Block, posted Jun 27th 2008 at 10:49AM
As part of our ongoing Bill Gates Day coverage, we present to you the Bill Engadgethology. (Read the full post about ‘The Bill Gates Engadgethology’…)
