Gary Cutlack, Author at Gizmodo

Memoirs of a Highly Visible Man: Julian Assange Signs $1.3m Book Deal to Cover Legal Costs

Julian Assange is claiming he “has to” write his memoirs, to help cover legal fees and the astronomical running costs of WikiLeaks. If ever a book deserved to be leaked in draft PDF form online prior to publication, it’s this. According to the Guardian, Assange told the Sunday Times “I don’t want to write this…

Books & Comics Gary Cutlack Dec 27 '10

Enjoy Living Out of a Suitcase?

Make getting evicted from your home easy with the Traveller’s Closet, a concept suitcase that comes compartmentalized into drawers—and its pulling handle extends to become a hanger rail. You’d never have to pack/unpack/pack again. [Psychic Factory via Yanko]

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 27 '10

“Mint, Flawless” Prototype Apple Macintosh Portable Doesn’t Power Up

If you’re a left-handed Apple fan this prototype Mac Portable is the perfect novelty. The test machine’s trackball is placed to the left of the keyboard, but was switched to the right on the final retail machine. https://gizmodo.com/macintosh-portable-turns-20-gets-undressed-in-front-of-5364075 Prototype hardware is usually rather strictly protected by the owner—and the seller points out this test Mac…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 27 '10

Samsung’s Full-Power Galaxy Player Will Be At CES 2011

There was a bit of a false start regarding Samsung’s iPod Touch rival, with the long-awaited Galaxy S-without-calling-options turning out to be a disappointingly lower-spec device. Now Samsung’s doing it properly with this. https://gizmodo.com/the-galaxy-player-looks-like-one-sweet-android-ipod-tou-5670624 It’s the latest Galaxy Player and this one has much, much more in common with the winning Galaxy S series of…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 27 '10

Facebook Adding Facial Recognition to its List of Frightening Features

Facebook has announced its latest plans to assimilate our lives—facial recognition. In a few weeks, the social network will scan pics you upload and attempt to identify your friends—then tag them. It’s OK, you can turn it off. The feature will attempt to “suggest the name of the friend” in your photos if it can…

Social Media Gary Cutlack Dec 16 '10

Android-Powered Dell Venue Loses the QWERTY Keyboard

Korean carrier KT has shown off a heap of Android phones it’s launching, with the highlight being the Dell Venue—the expected Android remake of the Windows Phone 7 Venue Pro. It launches there this month. The Android version of the Dell Venue will arrive with a 4.1″ Gorilla Glass-fronted AMOLED screen and ditches the sliding…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 16 '10

Ebert on Tron Legacy—Plot Is “A Catastrophe”

Movie critic Roger Ebert has completed his review of Tron Legacy. He says the 3D action sequences are great, but you might want to bring a phone or beer bottle label along to amuse you during the plot bits… The first few paragraphs of Ebert’s Tron Legacy review handle the deep, philosophical issues like “How…

Reviews Gary Cutlack Dec 16 '10

Ad-Supported Free Version of Flight Control Now On iTunes

Firemint, maker of the superb line-drawing game Flight Control, has released a demo version on iTunes. If you would like to see what the fuss is about or are a big fan of the movie Pushing Tin, it’s there now. The interesting thing about this retroactive sampler release is it’s not a mere demo—it’s what…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 16 '10

Sphero, The Open Source Remote Control Ball For Your Smartphone

Sphero is a rubber ball, but because today’s kids are too lazy to actually throw, bounce, play with or even pick up a physical ball, it’s been updated with full smartphone friendly remote control movement. The ball is controlled via Bluetooth, with support for tilt sensors letting you have all the fun of ball games…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 10 '10

Angry Birds Firing Themselves at PC Gamers

Famed Finnish mobile developer Rovio has announced a PC version of its smash physics game, along with its “Bad Piggy Bank” in-app carrier payment system for the Android release. The slightly disappointing news is that in-app billing via the Bad Piggy Bank will launch on Finnish carrier Elisa first—with other global networks yet to join…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 10 '10

Self-Healing Polymer Uses Light to Rebuild Itself

A new form of “shape memory polymers” have the ability to return to their previous form once damaged, thanks to embedded fiber optics that let them warm themselves back to health with light. The materials, which are being worked on by engineer Henry Sodano’s team at Arizona State University, are filled with a mesh of…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 10 '10

Rioting London Students Created Live Google Maps War Room

London was besieged by angry students last night, as they took to the streets to protest changes to university fees. The educated bunch took time out from taunting police and smashing things to chart the riot, live, on Google Maps. The map used is still online here, and although the action has ended you can…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 10 '10

iPad Now Even More Justifiable as a Business Expense

Google’s Docs team has brought full desktop Google Docs support to iPad. Previously, iPad users have been pushed to the mobile tool, but are now able to use the tablet’s bigger screen for serious spreadsheet editing. [Google Docs via 9to5Mac] https://gizmodo.com/now-you-can-edit-google-docs-on-ipad-iphone-and-androi-5692386

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 10 '10

You Should Be Able To Guess What iAmiga Does…

The telltale lowercase letter. The word Amiga. Yes, it’s a fully working Commodore Amiga emulator for iPhone and it’ll be launching soon—pending deals with the original software publishers to ensure it’s all 100% legal and legit. Developed by Manomio who has already created a Commodore 64 emulator for iOS and successfully navigated the legal minefield…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 10 '10

Strike Fear Into The Heart of Nobody With The PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter

Maybe if this PlayStation Move gun came in black it’d be a little more manly. But in white, with the Move’s colored globe poking out of the end, it’s as frightening as having a custard donut waved at you. Designed to help make Killzone 3 more of an interactive, active, really-like-shooting-someone experience, it launches alongside…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 10 '10

Nokia Gets Stuck in the Same Old Loop

Loop has been created by Nokia to give Nokia N8 and C7 owners something to boast about. The app’s exclusive to those two phones and lets users create their own music tracks by sampling and mixing the world around them. You load up a default background sample loop or take the time to create your…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Dec 10 '10

Future Electric Car Chargers Will Follow You Around

It’s bad enough worrying about losing your life-enabling smartphone connection due to a battery mismanagement crisis—but what happens when your car goes flat? A new wave of mobile car chargers could stop that nightmare scenario from unfolding. Researchers at Mitsubishi’s test labs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, think the answer could be a network of movable charging…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Sep 6 '10

Five of the Best Tablets Revealed So Far

We’ve seen numerous announcements of tablet computers in recent weeks, as the R&D labs of the world push out their hastily assembled attempts at competing with Apple’s game-changing iPad. But are any of them up to the job? Last week alone saw ViewSonic, Toshiba and Samsung all officially unveil new models of keyboard-less computer, with…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Sep 6 '10

Bye Bye Brain Says Hello to Windows Phone 7

It looks like Windows Phone 7 is going to have at least one pretty game on it when it arrives, in the shape of Bye Bye Brain—a 3D zombie-based tower defense game. Built using Microsoft’s free-to-everyone XNA development tools, Bye Bye Brain takes the appearance of the micro-management defense genre to the next level, letting…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Sep 6 '10

Tiny Solar Cells Can Rebuild Themselves

Minuscule solar cells that can fix themselves using the same building blocks as plant cells have been demonstrated, with our old friend the carbon nanotube one of the key components that holds these self-healing power units together. The photoelectrochemical cells, built from proteins, nanotubes and plant lipids, are clever enough technology to begin with, but…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Sep 6 '10

Gary Cutlack

Memoirs of a Highly Visible Man: Julian Assange Signs $1.3m Book Deal to Cover Legal Costs

Enjoy Living Out of a Suitcase?

“Mint, Flawless” Prototype Apple Macintosh Portable Doesn’t Power Up

Samsung’s Full-Power Galaxy Player Will Be At CES 2011

Facebook Adding Facial Recognition to its List of Frightening Features

Android-Powered Dell Venue Loses the QWERTY Keyboard

Ebert on Tron Legacy—Plot Is “A Catastrophe”

Ad-Supported Free Version of Flight Control Now On iTunes

Sphero, The Open Source Remote Control Ball For Your Smartphone

Angry Birds Firing Themselves at PC Gamers

Self-Healing Polymer Uses Light to Rebuild Itself

Rioting London Students Created Live Google Maps War Room

iPad Now Even More Justifiable as a Business Expense

You Should Be Able To Guess What iAmiga Does…

Strike Fear Into The Heart of Nobody With The PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter

Nokia Gets Stuck in the Same Old Loop

Future Electric Car Chargers Will Follow You Around

Five of the Best Tablets Revealed So Far

Bye Bye Brain Says Hello to Windows Phone 7

Tiny Solar Cells Can Rebuild Themselves

The First Look at the ‘Elden Ring’ Movie Set Reveals an Infamous NPC

Data Centers Used to Be Movie Set Pieces. Now They’re the Villain

Google Nest Doorbell (3rd Gen) Now at Black Friday Prices on Amazon for 2025 Model Clearout, an Easy Entry to Google Home Security

Anker SOLIX C300 Portable Power Station Is Back at a Record Low, No Need to Carry Multiple Small Power Banks With This One

Watch a Game Collector Recreate 1974’s Nintendo Arcade Target Shooter ‘Wild Gunman’

Watch the ‘Game of Thrones’ Cast Film Their Final Scenes

DJI Pushes Drone Deals as Mini 3 Fly More Combo With RC Drops Below Black Friday Price on Amazon

Surprise! ‘Rings of Power’ Season 3 Is Arriving Earlier Than Expected

WD_Black SN7100 1TB NVMe SSD Drops to Almost 50% on Amazon, Grab This Before Storage Prices Get Even Worse

This PIA VPN Discount May Be the Next Best VPN: Only $1.75/mo + 2 FREE Months

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee