Kat Hannaford, Author at Gizmodo

Slash Gets His Own Arcade Rocker iPhone App

He out of Guns N’ Roses must really like rhythm guitar games (or, just the cash he collects from them), fronting not only Guitar Hero but now his very own rip-off iPhone app. It’s a slightly-different version to the Arcade Rocker which has been on the App Store for a few months now, with three…

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Speeding Fine Provokes Man To Purchase Expired Police Domain

Getting a speeding fine is enough to drive anyone to road-rage, but Brian McCrary decided to do something entirely different with his rage. While browsing the local police department’s website, he saw the domain was close to expiring… Pity the police chief at Bluff City, who saw his website turn into a shrine for speeding…

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Lasers Will Be Used To Find Explosives In The Future

Lasers. They’re great aren’t they? They’re even better when they can detect explosives though, let me tell you. British physicists at the University of St. Andrews are working on a project which could end up with these affordable lasers being placed in airports and public places with high-risk security, where people generally like to take…

Privacy & Security Kat Hannaford

Why Old People Shouldn’t Use The Internet

Honestly, it’s safer for all involved if old people just stayed seated in front of The Young and the Restless. Here’s what happened a few weekends ago when a “mature” lady didn’t understand why Pac-Man was on her Google. While I do think the tech support guy could’ve been more helpful, the call below is…

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Microscope Connects To iPads Wirelessly For Extreme Close-Up Views

Designed for the beauty and education industries, this microscope peripheral can connect to iPads wirelessly, displaying video and images of skin (or whatever else you shove under the microscope) zoomed up by 50 times. It comes from Japanese company Scalar Corp, who hopes to sell 50,000 units this year. It’s looking likely to cost just…

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Lomography’s Spinner Camera Shoots 360 Panoramic Photos on Film

Pull the trigger-cord, and away the panoramic photos snap, with the camera spinning on its axis. It’s one of the coolest (and cheapest) ways to shoot 360-degree photos, and as it’s from Lomography the saturated colors and effects are guaranteed. They’re calling it the first truly-affordable infinite shot 35mm panoramic camera, and while it’s a…

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Nexus One Shoots 720p Video After Hack

Be very careful if you’re planning on rooting your Nexus One (or any phone, for that matter), to install this 720p video hack. If you know what you’re doing, please proceed… You’ll need a rooted Nexus One running CyanogenMod CM5.0.8test3 at least, and while there’s no support for Froyo just yet (not a big problem,…

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iPhone Queues? Get a Load of This Nokia C3 Queue

Spotted in Indonesia: at least 63 people queuing for Nokia’s QWERTY-equipped C3 phone. Anyone would think Apple was handing out free iPhones! According to Nokia Conversations, thousands waited to get their hands on the budget messenger phone, which launched officially in the country on Sunday. [Nokia Conversations and TheNokiaBlog via SlashGear]

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Foxconn Scrapping Suicide Compensation To Stop Deaths

Aha, now this is all making much more sense. Foxconn raised wages by 30 per cent, and then a further 66 per cent on top of that—and now has scrapped the compensation for families of the deceased. CEO Guo Tai-ming confirmed that the compensation received by families of those who committed suicide (equal to ten…

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BlackBerry Clamshell 9670 and OS 6.0 Get Shown Off On Video

The CDMA, dual-screened clamshell 9760 has got its 15 minutes’ fame on video today, but perhaps more intriguing for BlackBerry fans is the walk-through video of the upcoming software update, OS 6.0. Kudos to Driphter.com for what’s proven to be a nice, clear walk through two leaked BlackBerry products. While my heart still isn’t sold…

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Sony A390 and A290 Are Entry-Level DSLRs With Only a Quick AF Live View Difference

Two entry-level DSLRs from Sony today, both with an eye on your budget. The A390 and A290 both have 14.2MP sensors, with the only major difference being the Quick AF Live View on the former model. UPDATE The Quick AF Live View is combined with a 2.7-inch tilt LCD screen, so shooters can see what…

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Whoops: Sprint Got The HTC EVO 4G Sales Figures Wrong

Sprint initially said the EVO 4G sold more devices in one day than the Palm Pre and Samsung Instinct did in three days combined, but they’ve now stated “we inadvertently erred in the comparison,” with an analyst slashing his estimation of EVO sales from 300,000 to 150,000 for the launch weekend. [Reuters]

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DHS Testing 360-Degree Video Camera

You might think the British have it bad, being caught on CCTV camera up to 300 times a day each—but this new 360-degree video camera is being tested by the US Department of Homeland Security right now. The idea is that the Imaging System for Immersive Surveillance (or ISIS, for short) will capture all angles…

Privacy & Security Kat Hannaford

Heart Rate Monitor For Nike+ To Track Your Ticker

It’s been a long time coming, but finally Nike has teamed up with Polar for a wearable heart-rate monitor that works with the Nike+ SportBand and iPod Sport Kit. Worn around the chest, the Polar WearLink+ sends the heart-rate to the Nike+ kit, which is then transferred to the NikePlus.com service for tracking against all…

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Hot Collectible Lunch Boxes Preserve the Past

Dan Zieja collects stuff. Civil War weaponry. Picture discs. Autographs. It doesn’t really matter what it is. Odds are he collects it. Photos: Jim Merithew/Wired.com But of all the many, many things Zieja has stuffed into Melodies & Memories, his eclectic record store in this suburb of Detroit, the coolest has to be the lunch…

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Sputnik Watch Goes From Concept To Reality, For $40

We feature many concepts here at Gizmodo, it’s great to actually see something put into production. This Sputnik watch has an inverted LCD screen, and displays the time and date, plus has an alarm and stopwatch. Not bad for $40. Vadim Kibardin is behind the Sputnik design, and is taking pre-orders on his email address,…

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Latest Leaked Pic of HTC Aria Comes With Rumored “Liberty” Name-Change

A clearer shot of the HTC Aria we saw last week has surfaced, however it sounds like the phone has been renamed as the HTC Liberty. Unless it’s a different Android phone altogether…UPDATE Either way, so far there’s not a lot to go on for this mysterious phone. Reports have suggested it has a resolution…

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Don’t Step a Toe On This Chinese Farmer’s Land

Most farmers will just grab a shotgun, or phone the police when confronted with trespassers. Not Chinese farmer Yang Youde though, who fires petrol bombs from his homemade cannon—one time, he even held off 100 people. Youde had leased his farm until 2019, but after learning last year that it was to be repossessed, he…

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Whirlpool Bath Tub With OLED TV Folds Into Basin

Rub-a-dub-dub, it’s Whirlpool’s Sub-Tub concept. Perfect for small flats in imaginary-land, the OLED TV lid folds down for access to the basin and mirror. Check it out: Like most good concepts, it’ll never get made, but we can certainly live in hope. It’s nice to see a bathroom fitting which doesn’t combine a bathtub/shower, or…

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Bag of Rice and Duct Tape Modify Xbox 360 Controller For Disabled Use

As you know, duct tape can be used for pretty much anything, and rice fills a large hole when needed. Coupled with some Xbox 360 controller parts though, they can make a disabled chap get his game on. With a little help from Ben Heck, Evil Controllers modified an Xbox 360 controller so muscular dystrophy-sufferer…

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Slash Gets His Own Arcade Rocker iPhone App

Speeding Fine Provokes Man To Purchase Expired Police Domain

Lasers Will Be Used To Find Explosives In The Future

Why Old People Shouldn’t Use The Internet

Microscope Connects To iPads Wirelessly For Extreme Close-Up Views

Lomography’s Spinner Camera Shoots 360 Panoramic Photos on Film

Nexus One Shoots 720p Video After Hack

iPhone Queues? Get a Load of This Nokia C3 Queue

Foxconn Scrapping Suicide Compensation To Stop Deaths

BlackBerry Clamshell 9670 and OS 6.0 Get Shown Off On Video

Sony A390 and A290 Are Entry-Level DSLRs With Only a Quick AF Live View Difference

Whoops: Sprint Got The HTC EVO 4G Sales Figures Wrong

DHS Testing 360-Degree Video Camera

Heart Rate Monitor For Nike+ To Track Your Ticker

Hot Collectible Lunch Boxes Preserve the Past

Sputnik Watch Goes From Concept To Reality, For $40

Latest Leaked Pic of HTC Aria Comes With Rumored “Liberty” Name-Change

Don’t Step a Toe On This Chinese Farmer’s Land

Whirlpool Bath Tub With OLED TV Folds Into Basin

Bag of Rice and Duct Tape Modify Xbox 360 Controller For Disabled Use

This California Billionaire Wants to Tax AI Tokens to Create a Sovereign Wealth Fund

Artemis 2 Crew Become First Humans to Travel Beyond Earth Orbit Since the 1970s

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Labubus Might Be Labu-Bust After Pop Mart Posts Record Share Loss

Cursor’s New Tool Lets Users Delegate to a Team of Coding Agents

Nvidia Needs to Remind Itself What PC Gamers Actually Want

Iran Says It Hit Oracle Facilities in the UAE

‘Invincible’ Season 4 Is Doing Right By Debbie

New Theory Says We’ve Been Overcomplicating the Big Bang

Marvel Might Have Finally Dealt With One of the Most Hated ‘Spider-Man’ Characters Around

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