Dear Commenters, We Need To Talk…Again

May 13, 2011 – We've talked about how the commenting system and those crazy tagpages work, but it seems that it's time for a different sort of discussion. Apparently time to talk about trolls, jerks, doo-doo heads, lousy commenters, the banhammer, and the AUTOBAN. Just as a writer, editor, or comment... More »

Admit It, You’d Do This If You Had a Virtual Reality System

March 30, 2011 – What the hell are you supposed to do in a virtual world anyway—choose between red and blue pills? I can barely figure out what to do in some daydreams, so I can't even imagine how quickly a virtual reality world would become dull enough for old hobbies to seem fun again in comparison. More »

Like a Gizmodo Staff Member? Here’s How to Show It

March 30, 2011 – After reading our posts day after day, you've probably grown to like—or maybe hate—a few of us. Well, we'd love it if you'd express any positive feelings by showing us just how much you like us on our Facebook pages. You see, most of Gizmodo's staff members maintain individual Facebook... More »

BP Employee Lost Laptop Containing Personal Data of Oil Spill Victims

March 29, 2011 – Uh oh! During some "routine business travel," a BP employee managed to lose a laptop which contains the personal data of the thousands of Louisiana residents who filed compensation claims after the Gulf oil spill: BP spokesman Curtis Thomas said the oil giant on Monday mailed out letters to... More »

Camera+ App’s Newest Feature Has a Rather Awesome Promo Video

March 29, 2011 – Oooh! The popular Camera+ iPhone app has a neat new feature which will adjust photos and bring out initially hidden details. Or something like that. We were too distracted by this awesome promo video to catch all the information. The update containing the Clarity feature is free if you already own... More »

Amazon Cloud Player Goes Live, Will Let You Upload and Stream Your Music for Free

March 29, 2011 – As we've speculated it might, Amazon has announced its own cloud-based media streaming service. It's called the Amazon Cloud Player and you can start using it right now. It looks like you'll start out with 5 GB of free Cloud Drive storage, but be offered the chance to upgrade to 20 GB with an MP3... More »

Let’s Try to Guess How Much This Fancy iPhone Case Will Wind Up Costing

March 28, 2011 – This is an iPhone case designed by fancy-pants watchmaker De Bethune. It's made of full-grain alligator leather and has a pocket watch with a DB 1024 movement built in. More »

Will You Marry Me? There’s an Engraved iPad 2 in It For You…

March 28, 2011 – I've got nothing against silly marriage proposals—as long as they suit the personalities of the individuals getting engaged—but I still can't help but chuckle over how a 9to5Mac reader proposed to his Apple-loving sweetheart. You see, 9to5Mac reader Jordan apparently stayed up late and... More »

Tethered Jailbreak Already Available for iOS 4.3.1

March 25, 2011 – iOS 4.3.1 was just released earlier today, but there's already a tethered jailbreak available for it—which'll work assuming you're not using an iPad 2. For full instructions on how to jailbreak your iOS 4.3.1 device using the PwnageTool, head over to Redmond Pie. More »

How to Properly Entertain Yourself Using the Color App

March 25, 2011 – Some folks are still wondering why they should bother using Color—one of the strangest new photo sharing apps. Well, here's a reason: To amuse yourself by creeping out strangers. All you really need to do is find someone who is alone on an empty street and step close enough to be within the... More »

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Strange Device Adds Tactile Feedback to Ebooks

March 25, 2011 – Do you ever wish that your slender ebook reader was encased in a clunky fake book just so that you can pretend that you're flipping through real pages? More »

Clever iPhone App Only Shows You the Best of Everything

March 24, 2011 – The Village Voice has just put out a clever iPhone app called Best Of. The app basically uses your location to help you find every place that was voted the "best of" something—be it restaurant or hot dog. The great thing about the app is that it's "utilizing the picks from publications like... More »

Like a Gizmodo Staff Member? Show It by Becoming His or Her Fan on Facebook!

March 24, 2011 – After reading our posts day after day, you've probably grown to like—or maybe hate—a few of us. Well, we'd love it if you'd express any positive feelings by showing us just how much you like us on our Facebook pages. You see, most of Gizmodo's staff members maintain individual Facebook... More »

How to Properly Seduce a Girl on the Internet

March 15, 2011 – Watch this video—and then watch it again. Take some notes, too. The video shows you how one guy managed to charm and seduce a girl on the Internet over the course of one very over the top Chatroulette session. More »

Forget Sharing Photos and Start Sharing Musical Moments

March 15, 2011 – There are plenty of apps which allow you to share photos with friends—Path and Instagram, for example—but the Soundtracking iPhone app wants to let you share something more: More »

The Beautiful Process of Making DVDs

March 14, 2011 – I didn't think that the process of making DVDs could be pretty, but this collection of photos proved me wrong. Take a look. From the tiny sparkling pieces of polycarbonate which are turned into a hot mess so that they can be shaped into DVDs to the rows and rows of cooling discs—there really... More »

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Pop-Up Restaurant Will Sit Atop Famous Buildings and Mountains

March 11, 2011 – Swedish appliance giant Electrolux is commissioning a series of restaurants to temporarily sit on top of famous buildings and mountains in Europe. Yes, the idea is insane and no, we have no idea how they got permission to do this. The Cube is the French Spiderman of fine dining and then some. More »

Grab an iPad and Find Out Why Alice Abandoned Wonderland for New York

March 10, 2011 – Almost a year ago, I fell in love with the Alice for iPad app. I declared it the cleverest iPad book yet and happily recommended to friends. Now I get to recommend its silly sequel, Alice in New York. Now before you yell at me for recommending yet another nine dollar iPad app, you must understand... More »

Infinity Blade Gets an iPad 2 Update

March 10, 2011 – Infinity Blade is among the Gizmodo staff's favorite iOS games and it's getting an update to coincide with the iPad 2 launch. Supposedly this update will have "new optimizations specifically for iPad 2" and take "advantage of the processing power of iPad 2." What that means, we don't know. More »

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