http://thegadgetgeek.com Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:00:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Number port stats suggest curious trends in iPhone 3G launchFiled under: Cellphones, HandheldsSure, Apple alleges to have flipped over a million iPhone 3Gs at this point, but what does that mean? The devil's in the details, as always; yes, true, the first one took 74 days to reach that ... http://thegadgetgeek.com/2008/07/23/number-port-stats-suggest-curious-trends-in-iphone-3g-launch/ Nintendo says it's considering Wiimote with built-in MotionPlusFiled under: Gaming It's pretty far down on the surprise-o-meter, but it looks like Nintendo is at least considering the possibility of a Wiimote with built-in MotionPlus for further on down the road. That word comes straight from Nintendo's Katsuya Eguchi, who ... http://thegadgetgeek.com/2008/07/21/nintendo-says-its-considering-wiimote-with-built-in-motionplus/ Nokia's N810 stoops to a mouthwatering $299Filed under: Handhelds It's a common problem, really. You're eager to get Windows 3.1 back into your life, but you've no N810 to install it on. Good news retro software aficionados -- said internet tablet has just tumbled to $299.99 (at CompUSA, at ... http://thegadgetgeek.com/2008/07/19/nokias-n810-stoops-to-a-mouthwatering-299/ Lenovo's SL, R, and T series ThinkPads get the data sheet treatmentFiled under: Laptops Lenovo provided most of the basic specs for its new batch of ThinkPads when it announced 'em yesterday but, if you want to examine them right down to the very last detail, Lenovo has now ... http://thegadgetgeek.com/2008/07/17/lenovos-sl-r-and-t-series-thinkpads-get-the-data-sheet-treatment/ Microsoft brings Netflix streaming to the Xbox 360 for Live Gold membersFiled under: Gaming, Home Entertainment var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/Microsoft_and_Netflix_announce_partnership'; After months of speculation and rumors, Microsoft just announced that it's partnering with Netflix to allow Xbox 360 owners to stream movies from their Netflix ... http://thegadgetgeek.com/2008/07/15/microsoft-brings-netflix-streaming-to-the-xbox-360-for-live-gold-members/ Rock Band 2 special edition Ion drum kit and real Fender Stratocaster guitar controllers comingFiled under: Gaming Playing Rock Band sometimes feels like the real thing, but what if it looked like the real thing? Ion, who make real drum kits, have announced that they will release a premium ... http://thegadgetgeek.com/2008/07/13/rock-band-2-special-edition-ion-drum-kit-and-real-fender-stratocaster-guitar-controllers-coming/ It's iPhone 3G tear-down time It's that time again. With the first retail sale of any hotly anticipated device comes the ritualistic tear down. iFixit is with us in New Zealand for the honors on the iPhone 3G. Squeemish fanboys might want to look away. Haters, lean in and ... http://thegadgetgeek.com/2008/07/11/its-iphone-3g-tear-down-time/ Eee box gets price and package detailsFiled under: Desktops We know pretty much everything about Asus' Atom-powered Eee Box -- we even have a bevvy of pretty pictures -- but as of yet we didn't know exactly how much the little bugger was going to cost. Fret not, for ... http://thegadgetgeek.com/2008/07/09/eee-box-gets-price-and-package-details/ HTC's NEON400: a CDMA Touch Dual?Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds In HTC parlance, the "Neon" codename denotes a device of the Touch Dual form factor -- original Touch styling plus a slider keypad, a drill we all know by now. This particular form factor seems to be a pretty popular ... http://thegadgetgeek.com/2008/07/06/htcs-neon400-a-cdma-touch-dual/ Hitachi and Seiyu develop light bulb with replaceable arc tubeFiled under: Householddigg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Hitachi_Seiyu_develop_light_bulb_with_replaceable_arc_tube'; While the rest of the world goes off to win the hearts of environmentalists (and laypeople, too) with LED light bulbs, Hitachi Lighting and Seiyu are taking the road (way) less traveled. Reportedly, the ... http://thegadgetgeek.com/2008/07/04/hitachi-and-seiyu-develop-light-bulb-with-replaceable-arc-tube/