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Sat, Nov 21 Listen

Well, if you haven't already heard, Chrome OS is finally public! And hey, even if it won't really be available for consumer use for another year, we've already got a public preview of Chrome OS for download! We also got word that Sony's also looking at building an iTunes-like media store, Barnes Noble's sold out of the nook this holiday season, ATT lost its injunction against Verizon's ads, and Nokia's move to Maemo on its flagship devices. Oh, and if you're thinking about an HTC HD2, and...

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Mon, Nov 16 Listen

We're back, and now with an all new production setup courtesy of Shure and AVID M-Audio! Tell us how the audio sounds of us talking about our first production Palm Pixi hands-on, the (supposedly) drastic decline in Pre sales, our first road tests of the RIM BlackBerry Storm2, Dell's tiny new Blu-ray equipped Zino HD, Samsung's new smartphone OS, bada, first impressions of Qualcomm's FLO TV, and VESA's approval of the Mini DisplayPort connector. We should be back later this week (likely on...

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Thu, Nov 5 Listen

Looks like digital video is having an interesting week, between Best Buy and CinemaNow partnering up to make a huge push into device-based content distribution, as well as the rumor that Apple is pushing a $30 per month iTunes-based cable TV-killer. We also caught wind of the legal storm brewing between Spring Design and Barnes Noble, as well as a few upcoming product launches, like the Nintendo DSi XL, the HTC HD2 (in the US), and Beatles Limited Edition USB drive. We've also got hands-ons...

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Thu, Oct 29 Listen

Yeah, the PS3 is getting Netflix and the Palm Pixi is launching next month for $99, but this week we've got a boatload of Android stories, ranging from the announcement of Android 2.0 (aka Eclair), turn-by-turn GPS nav, and the first device to run it: the Motorola DROID. We've also got the scoop on the $99 HTC Eris, as well as hands-ons with the Motorola CLIQ and Samsung Moment. In other words, if you're into Android, this week's show is definitely for you.

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Mon, Oct 26 Listen

Well, it happened: Windows 7 shipped! We'll be spending some time there, as well as with some of the other huge goings on of the week, including Apple's new 27-inch iMac, Magic Mouse, and unibody Macbook (among other devices we didn't get a chance to touch on, like the Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server and new remote). Turns out this was also a big week for e-book readers, too, between the hot new Barnes Noble nook and its surprisingly familiar counterpart, the Spring Design Alex. We've also...

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Thu, Oct 15 Listen

It's been a rough week for Sidekick users (although worth noting that after we recorded this week's show, Microsoft announced wide-scale data recovery), but we're looking forward to Barnes and Noble's sexy new e-book reader which is rumored to have a multi-touch LCD. We also go into WiFi Direct this week, and catch up on the Sony Vaio X, Nokia Booklet 3G (which is hitting ATT soon), the new Sonos ZonePlayer S5, as well as getting some hands-on time with Sprint's HTC Hero.

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Thu, Oct 8 Listen

We're back! And apparently not a moment too soon, as the gadget world has been non-stop this week between the Windows phone (i.e. Windows Mobile 6.5) launch and the many devices it's running on, like the HTC HD2 and Imagio. The Kindle 2 is also finally launching internationally, while the Qualcomm FLO TV Personal Television got real, Dell announced its seriously wireless Z600 and Google and Verizon finally hooked up to get more open. Palm opened up a little, too, with its new webOS app store...

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Mon, Sep 28 Listen

We're running a little late this week, but we've up on Microsoft's supposedly-forthcoming Turtle and Pure "Pink" phones, the Courier tablet concept, Palm's lackluster Pre sales and the USB-IF's call on their spat with Apple over iTunes syncing. Also up: the PS3 Motion Controller's spring 2010 debut, Nintendo Wii price drops to $200, Intel's Light Peak optical bus sees first light, some trouble swallowing femtocells, HP's new DreamScreens, Moxi-maker Digeo's acquisition for a mere $20m, and...

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Thu, Sep 17 Listen

Another big week for gadgets around here, and we've finally got some sit-down time with the Zune HD -- and so far the outlook is good. We're also talking about the iPod touch 3rd-gen teardown that proves its missing camera, the Android-based Archos 5 media player, the new would-be Slingbox of video games, Spawn Labs's Spawn HD-720, Microsoft's Modern Warfare 2 edition Xbox 360, and the PS3 slim's 300% sales jump. We've got some laptops in the mix as well, With HP's new Envy 15 and Envy 13...

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Sat, Sep 12 Listen

Fall's officially upon us, and this holiday's big gadgets were launching fast and furious this week. From Apple's big fall music event we've got the new iPod nano 5th-gen, now with a video camera, an upgraded, faster iPod touch 3rd-gen, and a special edition iPod shuffle 3rd-gen. There was also a slew of cellphone launches as well, most notably the Centro-like Palm Pixi; the Motorola Cliq, the Android device they've spent the last couple years on; HTC new's low-end Tattoo, as well as the...

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Thu, Sep 3 Listen

Well, Apple finally announced its fall iPod event for September 9th, Microsoft finally cut the Xbox 360's price by $100, and the Zune HD may be Zune to end all other Zunes, but it's also IFA week, which means the announcements are just getting started. The first of the Windows phones (i.e. Windows Mobile 6.5) was announced in Germany, HTC's Touch2, along with the Sony VAIO X, Nokia Booklet 3G and Nokia N900 pricing (it's not pretty), the capacitive-touch Nokia X6, Creative's ZEN X-Fi2,...

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Thu, Aug 27 Listen

Dunno about you, but we definitely weren't anticipating this week's onslaught of big stories. Announced and/or launched this week were the newest (aspiring) Kindle-killer, Sony's Reader Daily Edition; the Nokia Booklet 3G, Espoo's first-ever PC; and, at long last, Apple's hotly anticipated Snow Leopard. But that wasn't even all -- turns out Qualcomm's FLO TV Personal Television could be just around the corner, while the Rhapsody iPhone app might turn the tide for music on the iPhone...

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Sun, Aug 23 Listen

Undoubtedly Sony's PS3 Slim stole the show this week, but outings of the forthcoming Dell Mini 3i and Nokia N900 managed to keep things interesting -- although perhaps not as much so as the new low-light optimized Canon PowerShot G11, PowerShot P90, and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1. We also got a pair similarly innovative products from Logitech, the Performance Mouse MX and Anywhere Mouse MX -- optical mice capable of tracking on glass. Indeed, this summer is becoming generous with new essentials...

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Thu, Aug 13 Listen

If any of the game consoles had a good week this week, it was surely Xbox, between the rollout of its latest big update (including full games on demand, and tons of fixes), to its hot new version of Netflix -- which is now exclusive to Microsoft in the console space. We also dig into Logitech's new flagship Harmony remote, the RF-enabled 900, as well as the Zune HD's prospective price and release date (sorry, we recorded the show before the news broke), and Apple's reintroduced matte display...

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Sun, Aug 9 Listen

Sorry we're a couple days late this week -- travel and our launch party in SF held things up just a bit -- but hey, it's our big five-oh! Join in as we rap on Schmidt's departure from Apple's board, our first impressions of the Zune HD, Nikon's projector-equipped S1000pj, and the, um, "Shack." Just for good measure, we've also got a little from last Tuesday's party with Peter and I discussing some ideas about the future of the gdgt, as well as a little audience QA. See you at 100! Actually,...

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Thu, Jul 30 Listen

With this week's latest report, Apple's mythic tablet seems a step closer to reality, even despite some related and tantalizing (but still hard to believe) rumors that Verizon is pushing up its LTE launch for just such a device. Creative also announced its oblique new Zii EGG handheld for developers and OEMs, while Sprint was down on customers and cash, but still snagged Virgin Mobile for a few hundred mil.Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Mux Mool (Night Court),...

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Fri, Jul 24 Listen

Things got a little weird this week between Amazon digitally burning copies of Orwell's 1984 (it's complicated), and Toshiba getting ready to do a Blu-ray player after losing almost a billion dollars on HD DVD. But according to a new report, the format is showing signs of life -- as are Apple's next-gen iPods, according to rumors. Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Mux Mool - Night Court, Michna - Triple Chrome Dipped, courtesy Ghostly International and RCRD...

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Fri, Jul 17 Listen

It was a sleepy week for news, but rumblings of Mojo SDK opening up to developers -- and a war brewing between Palm and Apple over the iTunes Pre syncing -- shook it up a little. Fuji's forthcoming 3D camera also caught our stereo-eyes, but the jury's going to be out until we see the thing for ourselves. Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Mux Mool - Night Court, Michna - Triple Chrome Dipped, courtesy Ghostly International and RCRD LBLSubscribe: iTunes | Zune | MP3...

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Thu, Jul 9 Listen

We're back with our first regular show since launching the site! Things are a little mid-summer-slow right now, but that didn't stop Google from taking the chance to blow a few minds by announcing its Chrome OS for netbooks. Unfortunately, it won't be out until the second half of next year -- but in the here and now Sony launched its $500 Vaio W netbook, Palm officially started prepping for the launch of the GSM Pre, and Lenovo's ThinkPad T400s are making their way to eager hands (including...

gdgt weekly 045 - the launch show

Wed, Jul 1 Listen

We can hardly believe it ourselves, but we've finally launched! Of course, gdgt weekly listeners are truly the gdgt first adopters, so this week we're giving you a show introducing the site: where gdgt came from, a whole lot about what it does -- and can do for you -- and even a little about we're going.Seriously though, we have to thank you -- the gdgt weekly listener -- for tuning these past few months, and we hope you enjoy the site.Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent...

gdgt weekly 044 - 06.25.2009

Thu, Jun 25 Listen

Well, HTC and Android sure had a big week: not only did T-Mobile announce the myTouch 3G (aka Magic / Ion), but HTC's long-awaited Hero made a splash with the first implementations of multi-touch and Flash Lite on the platform. Also floating around: HP's new web-connected (and supposedly very "photo," "smart," and "touch"-oriented) printer, and Lenovo's sleek but powerful ThinkPad T400s. Oh, and just a reminder: if you haven't already signed pre-registered for gdgt, get it on! You won't be...

gdgt weekly 043 - 06.18.2009

Thu, Jun 18 Listen

There's a glut of new gadgets rolling out over the next couple of weeks, so you know what that means: time for some hands-ons. We've got first impressions of some the iPhone 3G S, naturally, but we're just as stoked that Amazon's new Kindle DX made its way into our grubby mitts, as did Nokia's new N97. Summer blockbuster gadgets? Yeah, we can get behind that kind of a trend.Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Mux Mool - Night Court, Michna - Triple Chrome Dipped,...

gdgt roundtable - Palm Pre

Fri, Jun 12 Listen

We've all been waiting for this show a long time -- years it feels like. Yeah, this week it's all about the Palm Pre. We're going to dig deep on webOS, the Pre, the Palm reboot that brought them into being, and even on how the newly announced iPhone 3G S and $99 iPhone 3G might affect Palm's plans.Joining us this week with their thoughts and impressions are the one and only Leo Laporte and Engadget Mobile's own Chris Ziegler. But stick around until the end, because we're also going to take a...

gdgt weekly 041 - 06.06.2009

Sat, Jun 6 Listen

Between Palm's big launch, E3, and WWDC right around the corner, this was clearly a massive week for the gadget world. So we're digging into the Pre -- but only a little, since you can expect a roundtable on that soon enough -- and taking a good, long look at Microsoft's and Sony's big announcements in the way of motion (i.e. Project Natal and PS3 motion control) and full downloadable games (PSP Go, Xbox "Games on Demand").Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Mux Mool...

gdgt weekly 040 - 05.30.2009

Sat, May 30 Listen

It wasn't a small week for gadgets between the Zune HD finally getting official (and we've got the inside dirt, as well as hands-on impressions), the Pre's newfound iTunes syncing and plans for Verizon in 2010 laid bare, and Cupcake finally landing on our G1s. Unfortunately, not everyone made it out alive: OQO officially shut down and Psystar filed bankruptcy.Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Mux Mool - Night Court, Michna - Triple Chrome Dipped, courtesy Ghostly...

gdgt weekly 039 - 05.21.2009

Thu, May 21 Listen

We're a little relieved Palm's finally announced the Pre launch date and price (even if it does have a rebate), but we're still dying to get our hands on a device. Also up this week: Dell's rubbery education-oriented Latitude 2100 netbook, Napster's newly announced third incarnation as streaming music library, and hands-on with HTC's Touch Diamond2.Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Mux Mool - Night Court, Michna - Triple Chrome Dipped, courtesy Ghostly...

gdgt weekly 038 - 05.14.2009

Thu, May 14 Listen

This week, in an unusual show of solidarity for spreading around the 3G love Verizon and Sprint both announced the MiFi 2200 personal mobile router -- but ATT had other plans for people wanting to use its 3G network for streaming video with SlingPlayer. We also get into Microsoft's new Zune Pass ad (you know, the one that knocks the iPod), JVC's new live 4K camera, and installing CableCARD on your existing Media Center PC, which is sure to be great fun.Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan...

gdgt weekly 037 - 05.07.2009

Thu, May 7 Listen

Nothing like a Kindle announcement to kick up some dust on an otherwise slow week, and the new 9.7-inch DX was no exception. Also on deck: Microsoft's possible new motion controls, RIM's BlackBerry Curve overtakes the iPhone 3G in sales, and a little on streaming home audio.Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Mux Mool - Night Court, Michna - Triple Chrome Dipped, courtesy Ghostly International and RCRD LBL

gdgt weekly 036 - 04.29.2009

Wed, Apr 29 Listen

We're more than a little excited that Samsung announced the first major Android cellphone release outside HTC, but a slew of Microsoft and Apple (with Verizon) rumors certainly made us sit up and take notice. We're also talking Bluetooth headsets (such as Aliph's new Jawbone Prime and Plantronics's Voyager Pro), as well as a bit of DOCSIS 3.0 cable internet rollout.Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Mux Mool - Night Court, Michna - Triple Chrome Dipped, courtesy...

gdgt weekly 035 - 04.23.2009

Thu, Apr 23 Listen

It's a damned shame Ugobe's death means Pleo will go the way of the dinosaur, but as you'll soon find out, it certainly won't budge our deep love for robots. In cheerier news, elsewhere T-Mobile launched their first 3G Sidekick, while Bluetooth 3.0 + HS got official with fast 802.11 wireless transfers, and Microsoft's Windows 7 Starter edition (namely, it's three app cap) came home to roost.Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan BlockProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Mux Mool - Night Court, Michna - Triple...

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