Jesus Diaz, Author at Gizmodo

iPhone 2.2 Release Just 10 Days Away

According to the consistently reliable iPhone Hellas, the iPhone OS 2.2 update will appear even sooner than we all expected. Barring any sudden plan changes, the iPhone Hellas people are saying the upgrade will be available on November 21. The new feature list remains unchanged from the previous beta versions, so the question here is:…

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Upgrade Your Sofa to Leopard for $149

Hi guys, John Mayer here. When I saw the Mac OS X dock icon pillows that some guy named Roberto made for his friend Michaela, I wanted my sofa to look exactly like that. I was tempted to fire up Mail and write a message to my pal Steve’s minions—asking why they didn’t have the…

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The Quiet Man Who May Become Apple King

Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky has written a fascinating article on Tim Cook, the quiet Apple’s Chief Operating Office unknown by most of the public, but a key member of the Dream Team that helped Steve Jobs to turn the company around during its dark ages. Why now? I can’t help to think that this is related…

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Giz Bingo Winner Is Now One Pizza Happier

Free pizza. Yummy. Along with free beer, life really doesn’t get any better than free pizza. Which is precisely what Maximillian Hill, the winner of Gizmodo’s MacBook Event Bingo, got last week: A large pizza with italian sausage and extra cheese. Maximillian sent us the bingo at exactly October 14, 10:30 AM east coast time:…

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US Air Force Abandoned Nuclear Bomb in Greenland

The US government plotted to hide the fact that they were constantly flying nuclear-armed B-52 bombers over Greenland during the 1960s, the BBC has discovered in a recent investigation. The operation, called Chrome Dome, was designed to instantly respond to the Soviet Union if the latter launched a nuclear missile attack against Thule, a US…

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iRiver Cell Phone Is Pure Aluminum and Touchscreen Goodness

While everyone is trying to emulate the iPhone’s look, iRiver keeps playing their own metallic tune: Following the design of the beautiful Spinn—although more conservative than their experimental products—the new iRiver cellphone also has a brushed metal look, featuring both a pad as a controlling device and a large touchscreen, which supports handwriting recognition and…

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How to Make Lego Bricks You Can Actually Eat

I have had my share of accidentally-eaten Lego pieces-specially the 1×1 bricks that I used to keep in my mouth when I was a kid-which actually explains the weird chemical components that always pop up in my blood tests. Some of them, anyway. But I digress. What is important here is that someone has actually…

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Windows 7’s New Geolocation Service Introduces Privacy Problems

Cnet’s Ina Fried is covering WinHEC, Microsoft’s Hardware Engineering Conference, and has discovered that Windows 7 has a new system-wide service that will offer very easily accessible geographical location services for all devices and programs. Unfortunately, their implementation seems half-baked in the security front, opening the door to privacy problems that even Microsoft program manager…

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MacBook Nano Looks Like It Came from Cupertino

I don’t know if these MacBook Nanos are a custom hack or if they come from some kind of shady outlet selling retrofitted MSI U100 laptops made to look like shiny-and fictional-Apple notebooks with Mac OS X installed. I do know one thing, though: I wouldn’t mind having one, specially seeing the contrast with the…

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Astronauts Getting First Space Kitchen Fridge Ever Actually Wanted a Kegerator

They may be rocket scientists and spend years training for things going awry in the void of space, but NASA has revealed that astronauts in the International Space Station will face the biggest, most dangerous challenge humans have ever encountered through thousand of years of history: Home remodeling. Next weekend, the ISS will get the…

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Circuit City Goes Bankrupt, Files for Chapter 11 Protection

After closing 155 stores last week, Circuit City has finally bitten the dust. The electronics store chain-with 721 stores in the US and 770 in Canada-has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Virginia, pressured by the recession and competition from Best Buy and Wal-Mart. However, it may not be…

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FEMA Firefighters Manual Covers UFO Attacks, Crashes

This video shows how FEMA no only deals with credible threats as hurricanes and terrorist attacks, but also with credible threats like alien attacks and UFO crashes: They have an entire chapter dedicated to this topic in their firefighters manual. Great. As if it wasn’t enough with the UK government revealing airplane encounters with UFOs…

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23 NASA Missions Omega Watches for Just $125,000

Absolute. Spacenerdgasm. 23 Omega Speedmaster Watches. In a cool space suitcase. The first is a replica of the original 1957 Speedmaster Broad Arrow, while the next 22 of them are the NASA missions ones, with patches on the 9 O’Clock position from the coolest NASA missions ever. From the 1965 Gemini V launch to the…

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Gold Retro iPhone Handset Is Perfect for Gangsta Dorks, DePalma Movies

If you bought the white iPhone because the black was too passé and they didn’t have the leopard prints model available, then you can compensate for the lack of bad-enough taste by buying this gold retro handset. It’s just like any other retro handset available, but you can connect it to the stereo/microphone jack of…

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BlackBerry Storm Priced at $200, Delay Caused by Software

According to the deep throats at Verizon, we will have to wait a little bit longer to buy the BlackBerry Storm. The original November 14 launch date has been delayed as we’d heard because of a “software glitch.” It also looks like it’s now headed on direct collision course against the iPhone, specially for businesses:…

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Verizon to Announce Unlimited Web $10 Connect Plan

One of our Verizon sources have also told us about a new plan called Connect, which is basically aimed at web-enabled cellphones, but not smartphones. According to him, the Connect option will be available on November 16 and it will be cheaper than the Vcast service, providing with unlimited mobile web for just $10 on…

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25% Off Blu-ray Sale on All Titles, Including Iron Man, Futurama, and the Godfather

Here’s a really good one: an offer to get any Blu-ray title for 25% less until November 23rd. Yes, all titles. This includes top movies like Iron Man, Godfather: The Coppola Restoration, Ultimate Matrix Collection, Futurama: Bender’s Game, James Bond’s Casino Royale, Terminator 2, Spiderman, Die Hard: The Ultimate Collection, or the Nightmare Before Christmas,…

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AMD Employee Stole $1 Billion In Secrets From Intel

Former-Intel employee, current-AMD employee, and probable future-Federal prison resident Biswamohan Pani is the guy who stole a whole bunch of confidential information from Intel, according to the FBI. Now, Federal prosecutors have officially charged the 33-year-old engineer for stealing more than one billion dollars in trade secrets from Intel. One billion, with B of “Bloody…

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Tomy Xiao TIP-521 Is Polaroid Wannabe Without All the Charm

The Tomy Xiao TIP-521 digital camera uses its built-in Zink printer to print borderless 2 x 3-inch full-color photographs in less than 60 seconds. In other words, more or less the same as a 30-year-old Polaroid instant camera, but without the completely irresistible charm of seeing a blurry image with crappy color appear right in…

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What it Looks Like When a Predator Drone Vaporizes People

Click to view If you ever wondered how it looks to obliterate a group of alleged terrorists from an unmanned air vehicle, this video is your answer. What you see here is a group of people trying to put together an improvised explosive device in Iraq, only to be vaporized by a Hellfire missile launched…

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iPhone 2.2 Release Just 10 Days Away

Upgrade Your Sofa to Leopard for $149

The Quiet Man Who May Become Apple King

Giz Bingo Winner Is Now One Pizza Happier

US Air Force Abandoned Nuclear Bomb in Greenland

iRiver Cell Phone Is Pure Aluminum and Touchscreen Goodness

How to Make Lego Bricks You Can Actually Eat

Windows 7’s New Geolocation Service Introduces Privacy Problems

MacBook Nano Looks Like It Came from Cupertino

Astronauts Getting First Space Kitchen Fridge Ever Actually Wanted a Kegerator

Circuit City Goes Bankrupt, Files for Chapter 11 Protection

FEMA Firefighters Manual Covers UFO Attacks, Crashes

23 NASA Missions Omega Watches for Just $125,000

Gold Retro iPhone Handset Is Perfect for Gangsta Dorks, DePalma Movies

BlackBerry Storm Priced at $200, Delay Caused by Software

Verizon to Announce Unlimited Web $10 Connect Plan

25% Off Blu-ray Sale on All Titles, Including Iron Man, Futurama, and the Godfather

AMD Employee Stole $1 Billion In Secrets From Intel

Tomy Xiao TIP-521 Is Polaroid Wannabe Without All the Charm

What it Looks Like When a Predator Drone Vaporizes People

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

Report: FDA Set to Unban RFK Jr.’s Favorite Peptides

Source Code for Anthropic’s Claude Code Leaks at the Exact Wrong Time

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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