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Why I love the iPhone

Last IFA an iPhone Saved My Life

That avalanche of TVs, fridges, iPod docks, and iPod dock fridges that some people like to call IFA 2008 but I call Satan's Hell on Earth, agonized to its end this week. About bloody time. To me, the star of this fair wasn't the Sony ZX1, the Samsung X360 or even Addy's bags, but one now-ancient gadget that saved my life not one, but two times at the show: my good old trusty iPhone. More »

Feature

2:20 PM on Sun Sep 7 2008
By Jesus Diaz
13,379 views, 39 comments

Latest by Jackson the Narcisisst: Really like throwing that 'bloody' into posts now, eh? Picked up the vernacular that fast? more »

Apple

iPhone 2.1 and iTunes 8 Available Next Tuesday, Says Ars

Ars Technica is now backtracking from its initial prediction that iTunes 8 won't be a hit in Apple's Let's Rock September 9 event. Not only iTunes 8 will be available then, but they say Apple will also release the iPhone 2.1 update that in theory will fix its huge password security flaw. Jacqui hints that the 2.1 update will have new secret features that are absent from the beta. Repeat with me: COPY PASTE COPY PASTE COPY PASTE. And fix the bloody thing. [Ars Technica]

11:25 AM on Sun Sep 7 2008
By Jesus Diaz
10,705 views, 55 comments

Latest by B. Whaler: Year after year, I am excited for what new and exciting things Apple is going to roll out. This year is more »

Big Brother

Google Military-Controlled Satellite Reaches Orbit, We Don't Feel Lucky

According to the company, the GeoEye-1 satellite is the highest resolution commercial satellite orbiting the planet right now. It reached orbit yesterday, but in reality, it's not an ordinary commercial satellite: it's fully controlled by the Department of Defense's U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. And two guys named Larry and Sergei. More »

11:00 AM on Sun Sep 7 2008
By Jesus Diaz
25,623 views, 44 comments

Latest by heroineworshipper: Goog doesn't employ any aerospace engineers or invest any money in aerospace. They process the information that comes from more »

Dealzmodo Schealzmodo

Amazon Retires $38.45 52-Inch Aquos, Puts Orders on Hold

Error or scam, Amazon has pulled the page with the 52-inch $38.45 Sharp Aquos, probably overwhelmed by the orders from crazy Giz readers dreaming about a glorious, gigantic HDTV in their living rooms and/or toilets. Reader Max called Amazon to check on his order and they told him there was something weird going on: More »

8:22 AM on Sun Sep 7 2008
By Jesus Diaz
32,874 views, 107 comments

Latest by Somadis: Havn't you people learnt? When something is too good to be true, it probably is... more »

Minifig Contest Reminder

Army of Transvestites Celebrate Lego Minifig Anniversary

It looks like something went really wrong at the Lego factory because, when Jenny at The Bloggess opened her 30th Anniversary minifig celebration pack, she got a whole bunch of transvestite minifigs. "I think Eddie Izzard in drag is 10 times hotter than Brad Pitt covered in nougat, but this is just bizarre," Jenny says. And I agree. Seeing all those moustaches and cleavages up close is kind of disturbing: More »

11:27 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
14,473 views, 24 comments

Latest by UncleArgyll: Priscilla, Queen of the Sub-Z? more »

Dealzmodo of the century?

52-Inch Sharp Aquos HDTV for $38.45 (Or Not Really)

Right now, one of the stores at Amazon.com—myOfficeSource—is selling a 52-inch Sharp Aquos 1080P HDTV for $38.45 (thirty-eight dollars and forty-five cents). That's $2,261.54 off its list price. New, not refurbished. Obviously, something wrong—or fishy—must be happening because, right now, you can buy a bunch of products with this discount. Giz reader Cliff, who gave us the heads up, actually bought the 52-inch Aquos and got a confirmation email from Amazon in which they say his order will arrive in mid-september. Update: One reader noticed bad comments about this seller in Amazon's feedback page, so proceed with caution because this may be a scam. More »

10:12 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
99,431 views, 497 comments

Latest by volcom2218: I ordered the 26" and the transaction is pending on my Mastercard, All I can do now is wait to more »

Airplanes

Eclipse 400 Personal Airplane Is True Sports Skycar

The Eclipse 400 looks is one of those airplanes that you can only imagine in movies or comicbooks. But this is not the Avenger's Quinjet, it is very real, as the video shows. Right now it's being perfected and will be delivered to Tony Starks wannabes in just three years. Its four-seat interior looks more like an expensive sports car than a plane, and it has me saying "want": More »

9:30 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
20,483 views, 45 comments

Latest by krom: bah... no stripper pole. tony wouldn't set a foot in that plane. more »

Humor

Google Chrome Fatal Flaw Discovered, Will Destroy Lives, Dignities

Blog Vital Security has discovered a fatal flaw in Google's Chrome, which may dramatically affect the lives of the tens of thousands of people who are running the browser right now: More »

8:12 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
67,884 views, 113 comments

Latest by poserman: ohhhhhhh is that some brandi belle? :) anyways, i don't like chrome. too childish. i like opera more »

Apple

First Photo of Apple Let's Rock Event

It's happening. The Let's Rock Apple event has started to roll. Here's the first photo outside the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California. [iPhone Savior]

7:34 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
12,059 views, 25 comments

Space

Hubble Repair Mission More Risky than You Would Ever Imagine

If you think that the final mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope is going to be boring, you haven't seen this video yet. Not only the astronauts will be risking their lives as usual at 366 miles above the Earth, but the sheer amount and the difficulty of the tasks—from repairing components to replacing them to installing new gadgets—makes the mission an almost-impossible one, with soundtrack to match. I never imagined this was going to be such an ambitious and daunting work. More »

7:00 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
38,783 views, 48 comments

What's Playing, Pussycat?

Hello Kitty DJ Speaker Brings Out the Disco Pussycat Lover In You

Who else would spend $25 in a Hello Kitty Action DJ Speaker—which moves pretending she's a DJ at the rhythm of the music played in your digital audio player—but a twisted disco pussy lover with probably too much Jack Daniel's running through his veins and listening to ABBA right now? More »

4:00 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
4,845 views, 28 comments

Latest by Weihovah: i want the niki belucci version more »

Nintendo

NES Games Renderings Make Great Background Desktops

If you are sucker for all things 8-bit and all things NES—like I am—you will love these three-dimensional renderings of classic Nintendo Entertainment System games by Justin Buonvino. So much that you will put them on your desktop background, just like a did one minute ago. More »

3:30 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
27,931 views, 28 comments

Latest by mr_c0w: i for one would like to see a remake of zelda like this a la megaman powered-up more »

rumors

The Mystery of iPod Nano Spy Photos

Yesterday we said that the leaked iPod nano shot looked real to us. After all, Apple seems to be going through its curved surfaces and tapered edges period. This new shot of this old-green-lime colored one however is a completely different beast. More »

1:46 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
49,409 views, 71 comments

Latest by jaymac: AW DANG! Sorry, reposted cause my first post didn't show up. more »

Useless gadget for most

Condom Dispenser Sets the Bar Too High

At last. Female sex pros and male overachievers rejoice—as the rest of us scratch our heads and look somewhere else while the level indicator on this $28 condom dispenser keeps going down at the same rate of our hand cream dispenser. [Uncommon Goods via Random Good Stuff]

12:00 PM on Sat Sep 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
9,330 views, 33 comments

Latest by mr_bigglesworth: i bet i can use WAY more hand cream than he can use condoms!!!!.....ohh........i mean......um.... more »

Gadgets

OSIM uSpace Full Body Massage Chair Balances Your Body, Bank Account

At $6,000, this OSIM uSpace full body massage chair better do what it says in addition to just looking all sci-fi and space Pac-Manish. According to the manufacturer, the chair fixes you using mood lighting, massage, and music. They say the uSpace has three different modes: "revitalize", "relax" or "balance" you. More »

2:15 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By Jesus Diaz
3,693 views, 22 comments

Latest by jfreel: This chair looks like it may service me sexually if I were to ask it nicely enough. more »

8-Bit

Pixel Drink Coasters Can Have Any 8-Bit Shape You Want

These pixel drink coasters are made of paper and come in 50-unit packages for $8. Nothing special there until you notice that they have different shapes, which are not actually made at the factory: The coasters come in a single sheet, folded in 50 segments that you can cut in any way you want using the one-centimeter-long square perforations that divide each segment into 110 pixels. The results are beautiful, including an obligatory Space Invaders theme. More »

2:00 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By Jesus Diaz
10,726 views, 17 comments

Latest by Purple Dave: You can be even more creative with your designs by building your own damn coasters...out of LEGO bricks. Heck, use more »

Apple

Manga Jobs and Wozniak Dream Up Apple

Lisa Katayama at Boing Boing has found a manga gem from the 80s: the story of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, from the moment Woz started to get interested in gadgets until the Apple II was created and launched. Into space apparently. Truth is that I don't have a clue of Japanese, so that's probably why I find it funny, thinking about what the hell they are saying, and why on Earth there's an space octopus involved in this whole thing—I just like to imagine that's related to Jobs' experiences with LSD. [Otaden via Boing Boing]

12:00 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By Jesus Diaz
7,544 views, 11 comments

Latest by OMG! Ponies!: *sniff sniff Do you smell that? Smells like contest. Can we mash this into our Chrome Comic entry? If so, I think more »

iPod Bike

Polygon Bike Has Integrated iPod Charger

I don't know what to say about the Polygon Bike, a concept that has an iPod-compatible charger powered by yourself. On one side, the bike-dock combo is just way too much. On the other, it may be actually useful for those days that you forget to charge it at home. The bike also has other useful features. More »

11:30 AM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By Jesus Diaz
8,482 views, 31 comments

Latest by mergedwarrior: I'd buy it if I could plug something else besides an iPod into it. more »

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