<![CDATA[Gizmodo: messages]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: messages]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/messages http://gizmodo.com/tag/messages <![CDATA[How To Comment: Link To Comments]]> The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.Have you ever wanted to link to a specific comment on Gizmodo to share with beloved Friends? It's much easier than you think, here's how:



The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.To generate a link to a specific comment all you have to do is click the Time & Date under the commenter's username and the URL in your browser will automatically point to that comment. If you want to easily copy that link just right click and Copy Link. It's that simple!


Don't have a Gizmodo comment account yet? Well here's how you get one:

1) Click the "Login" link on the top right of the page and doing so will show a drop down box for logging in. Click the "new user?" link and you'll be directed to our Registration page. Fill out the form by choosing a username, password and email for your eventual comment account.

2) Choose a post, click on it, and scroll to the bottom.

3) Fill in the comment.

4) Refresh the page to see if your comment shows up. If it hasn't within a day or two, try again with a better comment.

5) If you have any comment related issues or questions, feel free to send an email to comments@gizmodo.com.

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<![CDATA[How to Comment: Commenter RSS]]> Last week Lifehacker showed you the elaborate process needed to receive Comment Reply Notifications, but this week we'll take it a littler slower with Commenter RSS Feeds. Here's How:



If you've got that special commenter that you can't get enough of, the first step in stalking them is setting up an RSS feed that will notify you as soon as they make a comment. It's super easy! All you have to do is navigate to that commenter's profile page, I'm sure you already have it bookmarked, and in the top right corner under Giz Login you'll see a RSS Feed button. Simply click the RSS feed button and your browser or default RSS reader should do the rest.

Don't have a Gizmodo comment account yet? Well here's how you get one:

1) Click the "Login" link on the top right of the page and doing so will show a drop down box for logging in. Click the "new user?" link and you'll be directed to our Registration page. Fill out the form by choosing a username, password and email for your eventual comment account.

2) Choose a post, click on it, and scroll to the bottom.

3) Fill in the comment.

4) Refresh the page to see if your comment shows up. If it hasn't within a day or two, try again with a better comment.

5) If you have any comment related issues or questions, feel free to send an email to comments@gizmodo.com.

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<![CDATA[How To Comment: Set Up Reply Notifications]]> Lifehacker has a great tutorial on how to Set Up Comment Reply Notifications, and if you missed their post a few days ago here it is again.

The LH post explains:

When you're done with this little walkthrough, you can either grab an RSS feed that contains only replies to your comments (which you can then plug into your newsreader) or you can go one step further and set up email alerts for your comment reply notifications.

So If you're hungry for some comment reply notifications, Lifehacker's how to should whet your appetite.

Don't have a Gizmodo comment account yet? Well here's how you get one:

1) Click the "Login" link on the top right of the page and doing so will show a drop down box for logging in. Click the "new user?" link and you'll be directed to our Registration page. Fill out the form by choosing a username, password and email for your eventual comment account.

2) Choose a post, click on it, and scroll to the bottom.

3) Fill in the comment.

4) Refresh the page to see if your comment shows up. If it hasn't within a day or two, try again with a better comment.

5) If you have any comment related issues or questions, feel free to send an email to comments@gizmodo.com.

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<![CDATA[How to Comment: Friendly Messages]]> Remember a few weeks ago when we showed you how to make Friends on Gizmodo? Did you know you can leave your new friends messages? Here's how:



After you've made a friend simply click their commenter name and you'll be redirected to their profile page. Once you're at a friend's profile page click the Message link under their screen name and you'll now see a Leave a Message box followed by all their recent messages. Just type in your stupid message, select if you want to make it public and hit submit. It's that simple, but remember you can only leave messages for your friends and not just any commenter.


Don't have a Gizmodo comment account yet? Well here's how you get one:

1) Click the "Login" link on the top right of the page and doing so will show a drop down box for logging in. Click the "new user?" link and you'll be directed to our Registration page. Fill out the form by choosing a username, password and email for your eventual comment account.

2) Choose a post, click on it, and scroll to the bottom.

3) Fill in the comment.

4) Refresh the page to see if your comment shows up. If it hasn't within a day or two, try again with a better comment.

5) If you have any comment related issues or questions, feel free to send an email to comments@gizmodo.com.

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<![CDATA[15 Pneumatic Tube Messaging Systems]]> Before the internet, an actual series of tubes really was the best way to transport messages quickly. OObject has complied an amazing list of these systems—some dating as far back as the 19th century. [OObject]

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<![CDATA[Fridge Message Magnet Makes Writing Obsolete]]> Got a lot of messages to leave for your family? Don't like writing? Then this message magnet is for you. The unit comes with six small photo frames where you can put in pictures of your whole family in order to easily identify them when you need to leave them a message.

Each message can be up to 10 seconds long, which should be long enough to tell them to pick up milk, eggs, or whatever else you think you need to say. Our only complaint is the lack of support for alternative families—Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan would be disappointed.

Product Page [Discovery via Random Good Stuff]

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<![CDATA[Send Anonymous Text Messages]]> Ever want to text someone anonymously? Hit up AnonTxt and just enter in an alias, a subject, and the message itself, and it'll be quickly sped to the cellphone number of your choosing.

Of course, the message appends "anontxt" to the sender's name, so the recipient knows where it's from. So if you really want to spoof someone's phone—say to make your co-worker think your boss is flirting with her—you'll have to look elsewhere. And you can contact anontxt to block your number if someone is pranking you repeatedly.

Product Page [Anontxt - Thanks Natas]

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<![CDATA[LumiPad 'Fridge Magnet Blinks Your Messages Using Motion Sensor]]> Stick up this LumiPad refrigerator magnet, and its motion sensor will trigger your written message to start wildly flashing in your co-inhabitants' faces when they walk by.

It uses your choice of three included colored pens with special glowing ink, and when you turn on the LumiPad your missives light up like a neon sign. Available in a desktop model for around $50 and this refrigerator magnet for $40, they both use four AAA batteries, and even when they wear out, the text is still slightly visible.

This looks like a fun way to communicate, and would have been especially handy back in the days before cellphones took over the world.

Product Page [The Glow Company, via OhGizmo]

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<![CDATA[Design Concept: SMS Text In the Mirror]]> The common bathroom mirror is becoming a growth area in attention-capturing technology, and so far we've seen mirrors with advertisements, mirrors with TVs hiding behind them and a mirror-like message board from Philips. A lot of these ideas are more concept than reality, but rest assured, your solitude will be inevitably violated one way or another if you acquiesce.

The next concept we're seeing is the +336+mirror, a design by Robert Stadler that reveals messages received on your cellphone via SMS. Get close enough to the mirror and you see that text shining out at you, jarring your reverie with its urgent news, good or bad.

It's just a concept so far, but some people are actually hoping this will become a reality. Not that it's a bad reflection on you if you like this idea, but for us, those messages can certainly wait.

Designer's Site [Robert Stadler, via BornRich]

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<![CDATA[Enlightened Bra]]>
This $500 scrolling message bra is now available for custom orders and allows you to tell the world what you want to say about—and with—your mammaries.

It was originally a design project gone commercial. You can program the bra to flash any message you want, which is nice...erm.

Product Page [Enlightened via ShinyShiny]

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