Gadgets Future

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jun 8th 2008 at 4:27PM
Like something out of Bizzaro World, word on the street is that hunky dreamboat Leonardo DiCaprio will play Atari uber-nerd Nolan Bushnell in an upcoming biopic. According to reports, the film will detail Bushnell’s life from his early work at amusement parks, through founding Atari and eventually building the Chuck E. Cheese’s empire in a “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington meets Tucker” fashion. We understand there will be a thrilling montage where Bushnell soundly defeats every Atari staff member at Pong, then builds the first animatronic Jasper T. Jowls with spare parts from a 1976 Impala.

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A recently surfaced coupon code, that when applied during checkout will allow you to cut $400 from the price of a Dell XPS One (PRODUCT) Red PC. The XPS, normally priced at $1,599 will be instantly lowered to $1,199. Just configure the PC and then enter the code ZX9J$$NJNS630C during your checkout.

The (PRODUCT) Red Dell XPS One comes standard with an E4500 Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive, CD/DVD burner, hybrid analog/digital TV tuner with remote control, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 8-in-1 card reader, Bluetooth 2.0 as well as a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. The system also ships with Adobe Elements Studio, Office 2007 Home and Windows Vista Ultimate.

A few things to point out; first this coupon code will be valid on for those in the US, second we are unaware of any expiration date, which means that it could end at any time. If you are considering a purchase, better not wait that long.

Product [Dell] Via [Engadget]

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A recently surfaced coupon code, that when applied during checkout will allow you to cut $400 from the price of a Dell XPS One (PRODUCT) Red PC. The XPS, normally priced at $1,599 will be instantly lowered to $1,199. Just configure the PC and then enter the code ZX9J$$NJNS630C during your checkout.

The (PRODUCT) Red Dell XPS One comes standard with an E4500 Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive, CD/DVD burner, hybrid analog/digital TV tuner with remote control, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 8-in-1 card reader, Bluetooth 2.0 as well as a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. The system also ships with Adobe Elements Studio, Office 2007 Home and Windows Vista Ultimate.

A few things to point out; first this coupon code will be valid on for those in the US, second we are unaware of any expiration date, which means that it could end at any time. If you are considering a purchase, better not wait that long.

Product [Dell] Via [Engadget]

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by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jun 8th 2008 at 6:34PM
Someone clearly didn’t want Microsoft fans being left out at this time of extreme Apple coverage. In an interview with SFGate, Robbie Bach manages to deftly deny the rumored Xbox / Blu-Ray match-up, deny a Zune Phone is coming anytime soon (although he intimates Zune software may come to phones), but still cleverly suggests that a Zune Touch could be in the offing. Of course, by “cleverly suggest” we mean he mentions the possibility of a device with touch capabilities, which is like saying Dell might release a laptop with a keyboard. Is that device pictured above? No silly, that’s just someone’s Photoshop work. Steve Jobs — anything to say about this?

[Via wmpoweruser; Image courtesy anythingbutipod]

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by Ryan Block, posted Jun 8th 2008 at 2:46PM
Yep, Apple’s big developer conference kicks off in under 24 hours. We know some of you won’t sleep well tonight, but you’ve got some time to kill, so why not take a moment to make your original iphone feel appreciated one last time — before you kick it to the curb in favor of the new 3G model His Steveness will be announcing. Everything you need to know is below, and don’t forget to bookmark the keynote page. There there, original iPhone, it’ll be okay.

Where you need to be:
Steve Jobs WWDC 2008 keynote - live coverage
All WWDC 2008 coverage [RSS] [Twitter]

Time zones:
Local times posted here

En Español
El WWDC empieza este lunes 9 de junio a las 10:00 PST USA… ¡prepárate!

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CNET UK reviews the Nokia 8800 Arte and writes, “Its price is certainly premium and we expected the best features available. Instead, we were frazzled by the Arte’s offerings. For instance, there’s a 3.2-megapixel camera, but no flash. Kiss those romantic, candle-lit photos goodbye. You won’t be able to see anything unless the curtains catch on fire. Also, there’s Web browsing over 3G, but a relatively small screen, so compared to something like the N95, it doesn’t really lend itself to surfing.”

Read more about the Nokia 8800 Arte.

The Sci Fi Channel is working on creating possibly a brand new genre of video game or television series depending on how you want to look at it. Basically, they’ve put video game designers and television writers together to come up with a product that is both a tv series as well as a massive multiplayer game (MMORPG).

While you may be salivating at the thought of this, you’ll have to wait a bit as the target launch date isn’t until 2010. I have to admit I’m looking forward to this, as I think it’ll will be even more immersive than either a video game or a tv show can be by themselves. Good luck Sci Fi.

via LA Times.

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Previously, NDrive’s G400 was the only GPS to have an integrated breathalyzer, but now, the Italian company AvMap, has followed and added a breathalyzer into their own GPS. With a GPS unit dubbed the Geosat 6 Drive Safe, it only seems appropriate that it includes a safety feature such as a breathalyzer.

The Geosat 6 Drive Safe comes with a built-in breathalyzer that can tell you your blood alcohol level and let you know if it is advisable to drive, or if you should call up a friend.

“Thanks to Geosat 6 Drive Safe, drivers can now check their blood alcohol level before driving.

The new Geosat 6 Drive Safe comes with built-in sensor for alcohol test: this will allow the driver to decide whether they are sober enough to drive. Taking the test is very easy: select the alcohol tests button on the touch screen, get close to the sensor and blow to get the results immediately to see whether it is wise for you to be behind the wheel.”

Furthermore, it is set to come with a 4.8-inch touchscreen display, Bluetooth capabilities for hands free calling as well as text-to-speech functionality. It looks like the only safety feature is the breathalyzer, however, if they want to make it safer, they should add some feature to not allow the car start up in case the driver had one too many drinks. Because even a safety feature like this cannot stop stupidity. Otherwise, it is expected to be available in Italy sometime this month for 450 Euros.

Via [NaviGadget]

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CNET UK reviews the Palm Centro and writes, “On the consumer front, there’s a basic 1.3-megapixel camera that doesn’t do anything spectacular. You can shoot pictures and video and send them to friends via Bluetooth, email or MMS. Palm hasn’t included an LED photo light or a xenon flash, which is unfortunate for those wishing to take pictures in less than sunny conditions.”

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by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jun 8th 2008 at 10:16AMNormally we get excited when a slab of silicon makes our games run at 60 frames per-second, but in this case we’re impressed with a new chip that filters out cancer cells. The device, created by some impressive souls at Princeton and Boston University, directs and focuses streams of cells in a liquid. Like a change sorter, it then separates regular cells form unusual ones. The silicon wafer is tacked with tiny pillars that catch abnormal cells that are, in the end, potentially cancerous. The device hasn’t been used to any major extent, but we’ll keep an eye on this promising discovery.

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