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StarDunk, Where You Play Basketball In Space

Playing basketball in space is not a new idea, with Jordan’s Space Jam and Futurama’s space globetrotters already exploring the concept of weightless dunking quite well. But have you tried it? The video shows what the gameplay is like. The concept is similar to Fruit Ninja, another game we love. There’s basically one thing you…

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Apple iPhone 4 Keynote Meta Liveblog

This is Gizmodo’s liveblog for the Apple WWDC Event on 6/7. Here are some quality liveblogs: gdgt, Ars Technica, Ubergizmo, Mac Rumors, Wired, Technologizer, NYT, Mac Life, and Apple Insider. Check Gizmodo.com for more news after the liveblog’s complete. Jason Chen: Woo, liveblog day. If you haven’t been keeping up, here are the rumors and…

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iPhone OS 4.0 Liveblog Archive

Jason Chen: And it’s over! Thanks for reading. Check the main Gizmodo site for more coverage throughout the day. 11:40 AM ON APR 8 2010 Jason Chen: Q: How do you close applications? And can people use stuff other than iAd and Game Center? A: If you want to kill an app…you don’t have to. We…

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Woz Entertains iPad Line Sitters With Magic Trick

Our friends at Fastmac sent us this video of Woz waiting in line for an iPad, explaining why he wears a ring around his neck. It’s not for subsequently throwing into a volcano, but it’s plenty entertaining nonetheless. [Thanks Mike!]

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Now Google Holds a Location-Based Advertising Patent

Apple may be the current get-the-patents-then-sue-other-people-for-them guy, but Google’s loading up on their own too, and this time it’s for a subject that they really love: Advertising. https://gizmodo.com/apple-sues-htc-for-infringing-on-20-iphone-patents-the-5483632 This six-year-old patent contains details like finding where you are, adjusting the content of an ad, how (and how much) advertisers will pay for it and various…

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Terminator Salvation Blu-ray Director’s Liveblog Tonight

Check back tonight at 9PM Eastern (6PM Pacific) for our liveblog of the Terminator Salvation Blu-ray director’s commentary session. Yeah, McG is going to be narrating along with the movie, just like Chris Nolan with the Dark Knight. https://gizmodo.com/dark-knights-chris-nolan-event-shows-bd-live-is-not-qui-5114320 It’s going to be the first audio commentary that’s live streamed from off the disc, so…

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Try Out Google Wave With Fellow Readers

Got a Google Wave invite but don’t know anyone else who did? Here’s how you can test it out. Post a comment here to say you got it. Then anyone else who also got one can private message you (click on the guy’s profile, then click Messages) their Gmail address. Hook up and Wave away.…

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T-Mobile myTouch 3G Accessories Include Battery Extender, Docking Station

T-Mobile’s really emphasizing the customization with the myTouch 3G, rolling out custom shells, custom gel skins, custom wrist straps, custom pouches, custom holsters and custom wrist straps. But they also have battery extenders (nice!) and docking stations. The battery extender plugs into the bottom of the phone via miniUSB, and gives you 50% more talk…

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Apple CYOA: Page 51

You stand unblinking, knife dripping with blood, above a dead 15-year-old Hitler. You have done what so many before you couldn’t (including Tom Cruise, whose recent movie was an autobiographical account of his own attempt). Suddenly, you feel your facial hair slowly sprouting, and one testicle slowly shrinking away to nothing. You rush to a…

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Hand-burned Toy Cars Spell Disaster For Human Race

What better way to prepare your children for the coming apocalypse than to give him a car that’s already been pre-burned by hand? Not only will your kids get to know exactly how NY is going to look in the year 2076, they’ll be prepared for any car bombs, forest fires or nuclear explosions should…

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Question of the Day: What Presents Did You Score?

The folks in Europe and Asia have already gotten their presents, and the rest of us in the States will be joining them very soon. So, what did you guys score? New gadgets? Clothes? Movies? DVDs? Games? A coupon for one free sexy time with Jesus Diaz? Let everyone know and we’ll see who made…

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Hello Kitty Waist Slenderer

Everybody loves a slender waist, and what better way to get one than with the world’s most whored out cat? Just slip on the Slender Shaper, flip the switch to “Svelte,” and you’ll go from a size 6 to a size 2 in no time. Or not, since these things don’t actually work. [Tokyo Times]

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MadCatz HDMI Conversion Kit Brings HDMI to Premium, Core Xbox 360s

The last time we saw HDMI cables for the Xbox 360 it was from the now out-of-business Lik-Sang. This HDMI Conversion Kit however, is from MadCatz, who have brought interesting and innovative products to market without going arse up. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-hdmi-cable-announced-sorta-173678 The concept is simple. Plug this into the back of a Core or Premium machine—the…

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Guitar Hero + Office Christmas Lights = Crazy Ridiculous

One of the developers at NI (we think this is National Instruments) took a guitar hero guitar, a copy of Frets on Fire (the open source PC version of Guitar Hero) and the office Christmas lights and rigged the three up to a cacophonous symphony of light and sound. Essentially, whenever he does something in…

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PlayStation 3 Settings Tweak Noticeably Improves Visual Quality

It’s been a year since the PS3 was released, but TechBugTV and gametrailers.com have just figured out that you can tweak two settings to make the visual look not “washed out”&m—the main complaint people have when comparing PlayStation 3 graphics to Xbox 360 graphics on the same game. All you have to do is go…

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Best Gift Ever: An iPhone Book

Still looking for a last minute gift? Might we recommend the How to Do Everything with Your iPhone? Not only does it go great as a gift if your other present is an iPhone, it works as a standalone gift as well. Don’t believe me? Is it because I wrote it with Adam Pash of…

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How to Turn Your Body Into a Hairless Wonderland With Gadgets: Part 2

In our first hairless wonderland feature, we took a look at how you could rid your entire body of hair using three simple gadgets. The Mangroomer, the Flowbee and the Philips Bodygroom allow you to make sure your back, head and crotchular regions are free of any unslightly plumage. But what about the most important…

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It’s NORAD Santa Tracking Time!

Once again, it’s time to entertain the fruit of your loins with a little web application we like to call “tracking Santa as he makes his deposits around the world”, or what NORAD calls “NORAD Tracks Santa” (we’re much more creative, methinks). This year NORAD’s hired a flash designer and spruced up the site a…

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Windows Sideshow for Vista Comes to iPhone

If we had to find one way for the iPhone and Windows Vista to interact, it probably would have been via SideShow, Vista’s secondary-display technology that gives you a small portable control board that you can tote around. The people at Ikanos Consulting have been fooling around with a SideShow webserver and are creating an…

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Pleo Holiday Behavior Gives You an Xmas Dino

If you’re one of the lucky ones who are getting a Pleo under the tree this year, you can enhance his “holiday” spirit with the holiday behavior pack. All you need is a blank SD card and the ability to load that up with the new programming before you shove it into Pleo’s gut and…

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StarDunk, Where You Play Basketball In Space

Apple iPhone 4 Keynote Meta Liveblog

iPhone OS 4.0 Liveblog Archive

Woz Entertains iPad Line Sitters With Magic Trick

Now Google Holds a Location-Based Advertising Patent

Terminator Salvation Blu-ray Director’s Liveblog Tonight

Try Out Google Wave With Fellow Readers

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Accessories Include Battery Extender, Docking Station

Apple CYOA: Page 51

Hand-burned Toy Cars Spell Disaster For Human Race

Question of the Day: What Presents Did You Score?

Hello Kitty Waist Slenderer

MadCatz HDMI Conversion Kit Brings HDMI to Premium, Core Xbox 360s

Guitar Hero + Office Christmas Lights = Crazy Ridiculous

PlayStation 3 Settings Tweak Noticeably Improves Visual Quality

Best Gift Ever: An iPhone Book

How to Turn Your Body Into a Hairless Wonderland With Gadgets: Part 2

It’s NORAD Santa Tracking Time!

Windows Sideshow for Vista Comes to iPhone

Pleo Holiday Behavior Gives You an Xmas Dino

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

Sun’s Latest Outburst Complicates Planned Launch of Artemis 2

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets