http://gadgetpimp.info Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:03:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What if you could turn your skin into a touch-interface? That’s the idea driving Skinput, a system that takes advantage of the vibrations generated when we tap our body. The prototype is accurate enough that different parts of the body can be turned into switches that control a variety of ... http://gadgetpimp.info/2010/03/07/skinput-makes-the-human-body-an-interface/ I suggest you jump straight into Mass Effect 2, even if you haven’t played or finished the first game. Like its predecessor, Mass Effect 2 plays like a movie, where you are its star attraction, the best hope of the galaxy, and a fearless leader all in one. From the opening ... http://gadgetpimp.info/2010/03/06/mass-effect-2-has-robbed-me-of-sleep/ Here’s something to try out, Android users. Gesture Search has made an appearance on Google Labs, and is available as a download for devices running Android 2.0 or later. Do you find it hard to find a contact or locate an application from a list of hundreds of items on an ... http://gadgetpimp.info/2010/03/05/gesture-search-beta-hits-android/ But not big enough that you’ll have a hard time carrying it around. The HTC HD2 is easily the best example of the slate smartphone form factor, which is all screen and pretty much nothing else. It’s also the smartphone with the biggest display I’ve ever seen. Nothing I’ve ever ... http://gadgetpimp.info/2010/03/05/10-minutes-with-the-htc-hd2-it%e2%80%99s-big/ From Dell.Com: Pay $400, and you get a 17″ laptop with the following specs: Intel Pentium T4300 (2.1 GHz/800 MHz FSB/1 MB cache) 2 GB of DDR2 RAM 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD 8X CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam Glossy widescreen 17.0 ... http://gadgetpimp.info/2010/03/04/dell-studio-17-for-399/ The news is a few hours old now: Valve recently distributed mock ads that, if anything else, implies that Steam will be available for Mac OS X. Valve’s Steam is a popular online store for games. Customers browse the catalog of popular PC games—which includes recent hits like Modern Warfare 2 ... http://gadgetpimp.info/2010/03/04/so-is-steam-coming-to-the-mac/ Yesterday, Apple sued HTC, alleging that the Taiwanese smartphone maker is violating 20 of Apple’s patents. Most of these patents are about the software, specifically the user interface. Highlights of these patents include diagrams detailing flick scrolling, and a swipe-to-answer feature. No one doubts that the iPhone was the first gadget ... http://gadgetpimp.info/2010/03/03/why-did-apple-sue-htc/ Remember when you started using Word? What about Excel and Powerpoint? Turns out some of the most popular desktop applications today—including flagships of Microsoft’s Office suite—are older than preteens. Pingdom looked into the history of widely-used software like Photoshop, iTunes, and relative newbies like Chrome, and found that none of the ... http://gadgetpimp.info/2010/03/03/most-popular-desktop-software-is-really-old/ Here’s a concept car that appeals to both environmentalists and road warriors. The Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid debuts today at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Just like any other hybrid, this Spyder relies on an electric-gasoline engine tandem to keep gas consumption down, while retaining power. But not just any hybrid ... http://gadgetpimp.info/2010/03/02/porsche-918-spyder-hybrid-78-mpg32-to-60/ As part of Nokia Showcase 2010 in Bangkok, Younghee Jung talked about the design process of Nokia, specifically with gestures. The phone maker maintains teams in London, China, and the US, who actually travel around to get input from people all over the world. But interesting things also happen within the ... http://gadgetpimp.info/2010/03/02/nokia-concept-sketches-muting-your-phone/