Archive for December, 2008

Engadget’s top posts, 2008

Well, the year has come and gone, and with it, our 365 — or in this case, 366 — days of posting. We’ve seen some pretty amazing stuff, gotten to play with a stack of awesome gear, and watched the site grow by leaps and bounds (we just had our biggest day ever in October). […]

Leap year bug freezes Zunes

The day the 30GB Zune stood still - news reports of this particular Zune model just freezing up has spread far and wide across the Internet, and it shows no sign of stopping, regardless of where you are in the world. It seems as though some sort of unidentified bug has simultaneously attacked this portable […]

Dev-Team teases v2.2-compatible iPhone 3G unlock for the New Year

Ever since the Dev-Team kinda sorta promised that they would have a neatly packaged iPhone 3G unlock ready for release by the year’s end, we’ve all been waiting on pins and needles, counting down the moments until freedom was in hand yet again. Now, a cryptic message on the crew’s blog has been followed up […]

Microsoft preparing for new layoffs?

A new report from Fudzilla claims that Microsoft is getting ready to lay off 15,000 employees, or about 17% of its worldwide staff. The axe will apparently fall on January 15th, exactly one week before its second quarter earnings report, and they expect MSN division to be hit hardest, while the successful Xbox crew will […]

Zune 30GB brickification acknowledged, Microsoft says to wait it out

For all of you Zune 30 owners who woke up this morning to find your PMP frozen in despair at the thought of spending another year alone, Microsoft has finally acknowledged their boo-boo and explains it thusly: There is a bug in the internal clock driver causing the device to choke on the last day […]

Radio Flyer is on Cloud 9 with concept wagon

Radio Flyer has been putting out toy wagons since 1917, and their model has remained, for the most part, unchanged. However, the company has recently released a concept model of the Cloud 9, a wagon like no other. I believe that this concept alone will change the world of toy wagons as we […]

Cooper Cooler Chills Cans, Quickly

It is New Years Eve, and you’re probably going to want to drink some cold beverages tonight. If there is one thing I can’t stand, it’s when you go to reach for a cold one and find nothing but warm cans. “Oh, why didn’t I take the time to put the cans in […]

The Credit Card Calculator

It used to be that I’d see the occasional female wallet with a built-in calculator.  I haven’t seen one lately, but I’m sure there are still are some around.  Having a calculator in your wallet can come in handy if you’re trying to keep a tight budget.  Plus, if you are on a tight budget […]

MSI Hybrid Notebook U115

I’m sure that we are all sick of the word “hybrid” when it comes to eco-safe vehicles, and now MSI has recently unveiled the U115, a hybrid netbook computer.
So what exactly is a hybrid computer? According to MSI, it is a computer that has a solid-state disk for most of the PC […]

Lighted Bedside Organizer

If you’re a sucker for convergence devices, then the Lighted Bedside Organizer is right up your alley. Instead of getting a lamp that will tastefully decorate your room, you opt for function over form instead with this, and at least you know where all your gizmos are when you need them upon waking up from […]