Stories from Boing Boing Gadgets Blog

  1. In former Soviet state of Georgia, an iPad knockoff for police

    Boing Boing Gadgets Blog &bull Jan 12, 2012

    An employee demonstrates a "Police Pad" at the Algorithm factory in Tbilisi, Georgia, on January 11, 2012. Five thousand police officers will receive portable field computers, equipped with features that will assist them with their work, assembled at this factory,… Full Story »

  2. What it feels like to attend CES

    Boing Boing Gadgets Blog &bull Jan 12, 2012

    Normally, the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show marks the season when I stop reading gadget blogs. Full Story »

  3. The only three things you need to read about CES this year

    Boing Boing Gadgets Blog &bull Jan 12, 2012

    The Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas is ongoing, and it's been widely-hailed as the dullest in years. There are only three things you need to read about it. Full Story »

  4. OLPC Tablet launching this year

    Boing Boing Gadgets Blog &bull Jan 9, 2012

    The XO-3, designed to sell for just $100, has a Marvell Armada processor, 512MB of RAM and runs Android or the OLPC project's own variant of Linux. Full Story »

  5. Super Punch: "Dell laptops are terribly low quality and you shouldn't buy one"

    Boing Boing Gadgets Blog &bull Jan 6, 2012

    John at Super Punch had such a farcically bad time trying to get service on a new Dell laptop that turned out to be a lemon that it prompted him to document it in eye-watering detail in a post called… Full Story »

  6. Rare 1970s Intel 4040 CPU could be yours!

    Boing Boing Gadgets Blog &bull Jan 6, 2012

    This vintage chip is on sale; a snap at only $800,000. Free shipping! Full Story »

  7. PSP Vita sales slip in Japan

    Boing Boing Gadgets Blog &bull Jan 5, 2012

    Sony's new handheld gaming console, the PSP Vita, is selling poorly in Japan. Within days of its launch, sales were slower than everything Nintendo makes, and even the PSP Old. Will Americans want a $250 handheld game console with $50… Full Story »

  8. Barnes and Noble Nook sells like hotcakes

    Boing Boing Gadgets Blog &bull Jan 5, 2012

    Amazon isn't the only place shifting inexpensive tablets by the truckload: bookseller Barnes and Noble reports that its Nook lineup of e-readers and tablets sold well over the nine-week holiday period, with sales up 70 percent on last year. Full Story »

  9. HP unveils 27" iMac

    Boing Boing Gadgets Blog &bull Jan 4, 2012

    HP's new 27" Omni all-in one is not a clone. The photoshopped slash of reflected light is at a totally different angle. Full Story »

  10. HP Envy Spectre

    Boing Boing Gadgets Blog &bull Jan 3, 2012

    The Verge has a teaser video for HP's Envy Spectre, which appears to be an ultrabook-style laptop. The original Voodoo Envy was a good-looking alternative to the MacBook Air, with a distinctive style of its own; let's hope this new… Full Story »

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