How to Pick an Android Smartphone

Check out reviews of the Droid X and Epic 4G and Evo at http://gizmodo.com/5651182/how-to-pick-an-android-smartphone

Pay special attention to the flow chart for selecting an Android phone.

How To Use Your iPhone As a Bike Computer

The LiveRider iPhone app and bike kit is meant to be the equivalent of the dashboard of your car, but on your bike.

The app lets you keep track of how far you have gone, how fast you are currently going and even lets you keep Google Maps handy in case you get lost. You might be able to do some of these features with just using Google Maps GPS, but you couldn't track your ride to the extent that LiveRider could. You can even put it in ghost mode, which is you chasing your previous rides and times, kinda like a racing game.

The kit costs $100, which includes the mount, the magnets and the adapter. The app is free, but doesn't work without the kit.

Take a look: http://gizmodo.com/5646063/how-to-use-your-iphone-as-a-bike-computer?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29

Digital Golf Glove Tells You Exactly How Hard To Grip It

The SensoGlove, a $89 golf glove, is the first digital glove that'll offer you tips on your grip. Its embedded sensors can read how well you're holding your club to ensure you apply the exact grip pressure for the perfect swing. There's a sweatproof 1.2 inch LED screen that tells you which finger needs a fixin' and the glove can even deliver audio commands to get your grip in line.

We have requested a review device so that we can provide our podcast listeners with additional information.

Tablet PCs BlackBerry PlayBook vs. iPad vs. Galaxy Tab vs. Streak

Check out the point by point comparison: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/28/blackberry-playbook-vs-ipad-vs-galaxy-tab-vs-streak-the-tale/

EVO 4G and Droid Incredible vie for title of best Android hotspot in informal test

Wireless tethering is rapidly becoming a desirable option in top-tier smartphones, but which device delivers the best? Laptop Magazine swore to find out, pitting six Android favorites (two HTC, two Motorola and two Samsung) against one another. Unsurprisingly, the HTC EVO 4G came out on top, averaging 5.09 Mbit / sec downloads and a 3.65 second page load time when 4G connectivity was present, but intriguingly enough it's the freshly-upgraded Droid Incredible that pulled the best speeds on 3G. Lest you think Motorola was trounced in this little competition, the Droid 2 actually delivered websites the fastest at 4.425 seconds on average -- besting the Samsung Epic 4G on 4G -- and Droid X owners can find consolation in the fact their handset is really good at loading ESPN for some reason.

iPad comes to Target on October 3

iPads will soon be popping up among the groceries and housewares—Target announced on Friday that it will sell Apple’s tablet device at its 1743 stores across the country.

Until now, Apple sold the iPad directly from its Website and stores, and through electronics retailers like Best Buy and MicroCenter. Some smaller retailers also sold the device through Amazon.com’s online store. Like the iPod and iPhone before it, however, the iPad is escaping into general retail stores.

First working Social Bicycles GPS-enabled bike lock pictured

It's been a little over a month since we last saw the Social Bicycles (or SoBi) bike lock concept, a simple thing that could revolutionize bicycle loaning worldwide. Now, here's the first working prototype, a GPS-enabled device that affixes to the rear wheel of a bike set to be offered up to others. Those others can call up a mobile app to locate available rides and retrieve the password necessary to unlock them. Once done pedaling they can just lock the thing up again and it's immediately added to the queue of available human-powered chariots. This version is currently being tested and, while we're still waiting for a formal release date, we're also hoping the devices get a dose of miniaturization before then -- they currently look more like briefcases than bike locks.

Take a look: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/27/first-working-social-bicycles-gps-enabled-bike-lock-pictured-lo/