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Hands-On With HDR Photos in the Next iPhone Update

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A software update for Apple’s mobile operating system is due for release next week, and …

Travelling Around the World in a Gadget-Filled Ford Fiesta

Last weekend Jeremy Hart — Wired.com contributor and a global traveller with 120 countries under his belt — left Los Angeles for a 60 day, 21 country, 15,000 mile drive around the world — in a Ford Fiesta.
Jeremy will be filing occasional updates here and on our sister blog Autopia. Here, he’ll be …

Pogoplug iPad App Now Available in iTunes App Store, Showcases Wireless Printing

When Steve Jobs stood on stage just a couple of days ago, and announced the upcoming iOS 4.2 update, which is making its way to the iPad in November of this year, one of the features he was proud to show off was wireless printing. Considering the tablet device was missing the feature from the …

Gadget Lab Podcast: iPods, Apple TV and Samsung’s Galaxy Tab

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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This week’s episode of the Gadget Lab podcast is heavy on fruits. High on vitamin A, Dylan Tweney gushes over the pluot, a plum-apricot hybrid, while yours truly dishes out this week’s announcements of brand new Apple gear.
Apple’s iPod family all scored major …

The Hidden Link Between E-Readers and Sheep (It’s Not What You Think)

Kindle DX Promotional Photo from Amazon.com
It’s easy to figure out why e-readers and tablets are the size that they are: They’re all about the size of paperback books, whether trade (iPad) or mass-market (the Kindle 3). Some oversized models, like the Kindle DX, are closer to big hardcovers. But why are books the size that …

iHome teases first AirPlay-compatible portable speaker dock

No surprise that iHome is first out of the gate with a speaker dock that’s compatible with Apple’s newly-open AirPlay music streaming system, but unfortunately the teaser page is maddeningly light on details — all we know is that it’ll have a rechargeable battery and be available for the holidays. We’re actually pretty stoked for …

PadTab lets you hang your iPad on any flat surface

I get a lot of use out of my iPad for all sorts of stuff from surfing the web on the couch to reading books. I know some folks like to use the thing a lot for recipes in the kitchen and so on too. Once Hulu Plus lands for us all I will probably …

NASA HD iPad app launches with free content

NASA is always out to get the American public behind one of its plans for research or exploration in space. If you are an iPad user NASA has announced a new iPad application and the app looks very cool with lots of interactive features.

The app is called NASA App HD and it has all sorts …

TV Everywhere Plays Important Role In New Disney-Time Warner Cable Deal

Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) stepped to the precipice of blackout Armageddon—and wisely took a giant step back. Instead of risking their standing with subscribers and viewers, they put away the harsh rhetoric, kept working through the midnight deadline Wednesday and made a deal that keeps ABC owned-and-operated …

Amazon Kindle Searches Spike; Could It Challenge Possible iPad Mini?

In the last year, generic searches for e-readers have doubled, while Kindle-related searches have increased eight fold. With the smaller, sleeker and cheaper Kindle 3 now available Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) looks set to further capitalise on its position as a market leader in the e-reader market.

As with many gadgets, search behaviour favours branded search …