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Scientists Discover the First Planet With a Tail

Scientists have discovered the first cometary planet, one with a huge tail, a stream of gas being ripped off by solar winds at 22,000 miles per hour. This jovian world is located 153 light-years from Earth. The planet—called HD 209458b—orbits 100 times closer to its home star than our Jovian neighbor, traveling in an astonishingly…

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Design Should Not Dominate People. It Should Help People

I can listen to Dieter Rams talking about anything for hours. However, from this new and fascinating seven minute video, I would like to focus on the quote above. Watch it in context, and enjoy: https://gizmodo.com/1960s-braun-products-hold-the-secrets-to-apples-future-343641 Here is the other quote I also find applicable to the current situation: https://gizmodo.com/apple-acknowledges-iphone-4-reception-issues-says-dont-5572279 I had to do really…

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This Is How Much the New iPhone 4 Signal Bars Have Grown

As promised, the new iPhone system update corrects the bar signal display. Also as promised, it provides another “enhancement”: Taller signal bars! Free tip: If you paint flames on the back of your iPhone 4, it runs 2.3x faster. https://gizmodo.com/ios-4-1-beta-is-available-now-for-developers-5587261 I kid you not. This is 100% real, and was previously announced by Apple in…

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This the Amazing Present and the Crazy Future of Dubai’s Skyline

If you thought Shanghai’s change from 1990s city to 2010s megalopolis was stunning, get ready for this: The crazy change from the present Dubai skyline—perhaps the awesomest amazing view to date—and its gigantastic future look: https://gizmodo.com/shanghai-skyline-before-and-after-5558350 Click to enlarge Click to viewCan you locate the Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world, in the…

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Initial Reports: Software Update Doesn’t Fix iPhone 4 Antenna Problem, As Expected

Initial reports on Apple’s iOS 4.1 update confirm what we already knew and what AppleCare is telling to customers: The iPhone software update doesn’t fix the iPhone 4’s antenna problems. The good news is that it fixes the bar display. https://gizmodo.com/ios-4-1-beta-is-available-now-for-developers-5587261 According to iPhone 4 users in MacRumors forums, the iOS 4.1 update doesn’t solve…

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iPhone 4 Silent Recall: Some Readers Confirm [Updating Live]

Yesterday, a reader claimed that—after exchanging his iPhone 4—he couldn’t reproduce the sharp signal drop caused by the antenna problem. Now, some readers have confirmed the story. However, others haven’t seen any improvement in their replacement units. [Updating] https://gizmodo.com/is-apple-silently-recalling-the-iphone-4-now-5586256 Keep in mind that we only have the readers’ testimonies. For now, these should be considered…

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Forget 3D, It’s Time for Motion Sensing Movies

Wouldn’t this be fun? I want to try it with the Marx Brothers’ A Night at the Opera cabin scene. Next: Touch and Monica Bellucci.

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Toshiba Tries to Weasel Out of Free-TV-If-Spain-Wins World Cup Promotion

Since I was a kid, every World Cup would bring the same ads: If Spain wins, your TV is FREE! For decades, nobody ever won…until this victory. Now Toshiba is trying to weasel their way out of their get-your-money-back promotion. “Si la Roja gana, tú ganas” said the ad in big honking letters in magazines,…

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Is Apple Silently Recalling the iPhone 4 Now?

We’ve received only one report, so take it with a hill of salt: A Gizmodo reader claims that, after Apple replaced his iPhone 4, he couldn’t reproduce the sharp loss of signal. He says that the hardware seems slightly different: https://gizmodo.com/why-apples-iphone-4-update-wont-fix-your-reception-prob-5577812 Update: Some readers confirm, others don’t. Check it out here. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-4-silent-recall-some-readers-confirm-updating-5587029 I’ve been following…

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After Watching This, Now All I Want Is to Destroy a LaCie XtremKey

LaCie XtremKey: One of those extreme can-take-it-all USB keys that you can run over, boil, roast in the oven, drop in water, freeze, and sledgehammer—then eat it and poop it out. According to the video, it’ll keep working. The LaCie XtremKey can work 333 feet underwater. Its temperature operating range goes from -58ºF to 392ºF,…

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Lawn Mower Tricycle Doesn’t Makes Lawn Mowing Any More Fun

The concept may not be new, but the lawn mower tricycle brings biking and lawn mowing to a whole new level. The things-can’t-get-any-more-stupid-than-this level. But at least, it’s a good excuse for child labor this summer. https://gizmodo.com/bike-lawnmower-hybrids-make-lawn-upkeep-more-fun-306107

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Apple Censors Discussions On Negative Consumer Reports’ iPhone 4 Test [Updated]

Apple has deleted at least six threads talking about Consumer Reports’ iPhone 4 tests. Customers on Apple’s support boards were discussing the publication’s negative report, which demonstrated that the design flaw could affect all users. [Updated] https://gizmodo.com/on-testing-consumer-reports-retracts-iphone-4-recommen-5584887 The threads were cached by Bing before getting deleted by Apple. It is not the first time that…

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How to Access Internet With the iPad 3G Without Paying Extra

You don’t have to pay AT&T twice to access the internet with your iPad 3G if you have an iPhone 4. You can use the iPhone 4 Micro SIM card as long as you introduce the use the settings above. Just put the iPhone 4 Micro SIM card into the iPad 3G. Then go into…

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Unemployed Astronauts

In 2012, when the space shuttle Endeavour launches for the last time, the United States’ manned space program will be over for the foreseeable future, killing the dreams of millions of kids nationwide. Hopefully, American astronauts won’t end like this: https://gizmodo.com/the-last-space-shuttle-tank-5582848 Great—and kind of depressing—photographies by [HunterFreeman]

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Larry Page Calls Steve Jobs a “Little Bit” of a Liar

After Apple and Google’s romance ended, we knew that many fandroids disputed Steve Jobs’ story of Google stealing the idea of the iPhone for Android. Now, Larry Page accuses Jobs of rewriting history. However, maybe the history rewriter is Page. https://gizmodo.com/how-apple-and-googles-romance-turned-to-hate-5483662 Page said that Steve Jobs’ story—which said that Google created Android to compete with…

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The World’s Tallest Tent Is 490-Foot High

This is the impressive Khan Shatyr, the world’s tallest tent at 490 feet (150 meters). They are building it in the capital of Kazakhstan, and it will include a leisure park, shops, restaurants and an artificial beach. Very pretty. And now, the national anthem of Kazakhstan. Very pretty too. [Khan Shatyr via Yeinjee via geekosystem]

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The Best and Strangest Views of Solar Eclipses from Space

This Sunday there will be a total solar eclipse over the south Pacific Ocean, Chile and Argentina. Watching solar eclipses from Earth is a rare occurrence. Watching them from space is extraordinarily rare. Here are the best photos and videos. The first time that a solar eclipse was observed from space was in November 1966,…

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The Hand of God Plays Touchgrind

Remember Touchgrind, the skateboarding simulation for iPhone and iPad? Well, it seems God likes to play it to. But to Him, the entire world is his iPhone. Let’s hope He doesn’t drop it. https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-touchgrind-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch-5100398

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I Wish The Smart Tank Were Real

It would be the only way these low-cost, low-consumption, small-footprint little cars would have success in the Land of the Free, the pickups, the minivans, and the Hummers.

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The Last Space Shuttle Tank

Sadness. With only two missions to go after the last launch, this is the latest shuttle tank ever to be manufactured. Designated E-138, it rolled out NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, to the beat of the Storyville Stompers. https://gizmodo.com/atlantis-youve-cleared-the-f-15-5561029 As the traditional brass band played, hundreds of tearing employees—many of whom have been…

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Scientists Discover the First Planet With a Tail

Design Should Not Dominate People. It Should Help People

This Is How Much the New iPhone 4 Signal Bars Have Grown

This the Amazing Present and the Crazy Future of Dubai’s Skyline

Initial Reports: Software Update Doesn’t Fix iPhone 4 Antenna Problem, As Expected

iPhone 4 Silent Recall: Some Readers Confirm [Updating Live]

Forget 3D, It’s Time for Motion Sensing Movies

Toshiba Tries to Weasel Out of Free-TV-If-Spain-Wins World Cup Promotion

Is Apple Silently Recalling the iPhone 4 Now?

After Watching This, Now All I Want Is to Destroy a LaCie XtremKey

Lawn Mower Tricycle Doesn’t Makes Lawn Mowing Any More Fun

Apple Censors Discussions On Negative Consumer Reports’ iPhone 4 Test [Updated]

How to Access Internet With the iPad 3G Without Paying Extra

Unemployed Astronauts

Larry Page Calls Steve Jobs a “Little Bit” of a Liar

The World’s Tallest Tent Is 490-Foot High

The Best and Strangest Views of Solar Eclipses from Space

The Hand of God Plays Touchgrind

I Wish The Smart Tank Were Real

The Last Space Shuttle Tank

JBL Authentics 500 Retro-Style Home Speaker Hits 40% Off, Now at Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Clearance Begins

ExpressVPN Spring Sale Special: Up to 73% Off + Free eSIM and Password Manager

You Too Will Learn to Fear the XenoFrog

Amazon Echo Dot Sees Its Last Price Drop in the Spring Sale, Final Hours Tick Down Ahead of an Uncertain Prime Day

Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

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