Kat Hannaford, Author at Gizmodo

Laser-Cut Camera May Take Film But Is Cutting-Edge In Other Ways

Considering this is a homemade camera knocked together with a few borrowed parts, it’s surprisingly high-tech, with the main selling-point being that it was laser-cut—and that you can make one yourself. Taking both 120 and 135 film, it can also be affixed with different lenses (one from a Konica Waiwai, the other a pinhole) and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Google Shortens URLs To G.Co When Linking To a Google Page

Co-existing with goo.gl, Google’s new URL shortener will only work with Google properties, giving potential clickers a taste of what’s to come. And the bonus? It’s viddy short, at just four characters in length (plus the unique string.) [TechRadar]

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Nokia’s Sea Ray Cellphone Running Windows Phone 7 Caught On Film

Looking exactly like the phone Nokia CEO Stephen Elop showed off recently, this Sea Ray prototype has been filmed in what’s presumably the factory, running a near-final version of Mango. What a lithe little beauty we can look forward to. [WXAP via WPCentral] https://gizmodo.com/this-is-nokias-first-windows-phone-5814774

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Stephen Colbert Is Really Concerned About Hacking

The News of the World phone-hacking; the Citibank hacking; the hacking cough of cold and flu season fast approaching…oh yes, Colbert is worried about them all. [Gawker] https://gizmodo.com/if-the-news-corp-phone-hacking-scandal-were-made-into-a-5822114

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Load Tokyo Flash’s Watch With Secret Files For Your Own James Bond Experience

In the usual Tokyo Flash style, if you love this watch that much, they’ll make it. Called The Right Angle, it actually has a mini/micro USB port for connecting a USB cable, and transferring data to and from. Reading the time may look much harder than usual on this one, but Tokyo Flash has been…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Versetta’s iPad Bags Look All Business, But Are Actually Tiny Towers-Friendly

No-one need know you’re packing an iPad—unless you unzip that front pocket and reveal your weaponry. Versetta has a range of male and female-friendly bags with iPad pockets, with this Norino Attache priced at $229. [Versetta via Engadget]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

$300 Sonos S3 All-In-One Speaker Leaked On Amazon

The first truly-affordable Sonos product appeared on Amazon for a short while before being pulled—and spotted by eagle-eyes. The all-in-one speaker system has been rumored for some time, but with Amazon’s $300 listing it’s looking a darn sight more realistic. Little detail was added to the Amazon listing, but it does confirm the PLAY3US1BLK will…

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Olympus Still Doesn’t Like Your Cellphone Photography

After last week’s look at Olympus’ first anti-cellphone ad in Australia, our commenters were divided: many found it arrogant and tasteless, while the other half (and myself) thought it hilarious. Luckily photographer Mark Matthews managed to snap this new one for us—what do you all think? [Mark Matthews] https://gizmodo.com/olympus-hates-your-cellphone-photography-and-your-li-5821497

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Anonymous Is Working On AnonPlus, a Facebook For Hackers and Non-Hackers Alike

Rather than rest on their keyboards after being kicked off Google+, the hacking group known as Anonymous has created a holding page for AnonPlus, a “new social network where there is no fear…of censorship…of blackout…nor of holding back.” Unlaunched the social networking site may be, Anonymous does promise that everyone will be able to create…

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Black Lego PC Mod Has Loftier Tasks Than Just Playing Doom

Be gone with your primary colored Lego PC mods! Mike Schropp’s folding Lego PC would have a touch of the dark side to it, if it weren’t for the fact he’s using it for his medical research. Taking 2,000 black bricks to build, Schropp outfitted it with three quad-core Sandy Bridge 2600k processors, Thermaltake Frio…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

See the World’s Largest Photo For Yourself In California

The world’s largest photo, taken on the world’s biggest camera (which was actually a 6mm pinhole in the side of an aircraft hangar) will be going on display for a rare appearance, at the Culver Center of the Arts at UC Riverside from July 16 to October 8. https://gizmodo.com/five-years-on-the-worlds-largest-photo-is-still-the-wo-5804507 This is only the third time…

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HTC Status, the Facebook Phone, Is On Sale at AT&T For $50

In need of a cheap Android phone with that all-too-rare qwerty keyboard? The HTC Status is now on sale at AT&T for $50 on contract. [AT&T] https://gizmodo.com/the-facebook-phone-review-lets-just-pretend-this-isnt-5821278

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If the News Corp Phone Hacking Scandal Were Made Into a Movie…

The phone-hacking scandal that saw Rupert Murdoch close the UK’s News of the World newspaper and several high-profile resignations has reached a crescendo. Thankfully there’s a faux movie trailer to make light of the situation. [Thanks, Petah!] https://gizmodo.com/rise-of-the-hacker-journalist-5818184

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Sony-Microsoft.com Domain Registration Was Merely a “Defensive Domain Hold”

According to a Microsoft spokesman, the Sony-Microsoft.com and Microsoft-Sony.com domain registrations last week were nothing but “a defensive domain hold,” in case of cybersquatting I suppose. I’d be inclined to believe them, if it weren’t for this little rumor of them teaming up for a console. [@fxshaw via Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/why-does-sony-microsoft-com-exist-5821509

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Train-Graffiti Device Sprays Paint From 22 Cans At Once

Not advocating this in any shape or form, but Dtagno’s built a large pole for housing 22 spray-cans that simultaneously attack passing trains with graffiti. If only the Berlin street-artist could put that enthusiasm to better use. [Dtagno via HuffingtonPost]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Hotmail Users Banned From Setting “Password” and “Ilovecats” As Passwords

Obvious passwords such as “password,” “123456” and “ilovecats” have been put on the blacklist by Microsoft for new Hotmail users, in a mammoth attempt at curbing hacking. This may be a ban that rolls onto existing users, so if anyone out there still uses Hotmail, a.) wtf are you thinking? and b.) change it before…

Privacy & Security Kat Hannaford

Just 224 Tweets Were Sent On Twitter’s First Day Of Business

Twitter is celebrating its fifth birthday today (marking it from the day the service opened its doors to the public as Twttr), and has told that on that fateful day in 2006, just 224 tweets were sent. Nowadays, we tweet that same amount in just a tenth of a second. [@Twitter]

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Segway Company Owner Died Because Of His Politeness, Coroner Tells

The coroner working on the case of Jimi Heselden’s death last year has ruled it was an accident, seemingly due to allowing a dog-walker to pass him on the narrow cliff-path, making him reverse and fall 42ft. [BBC] https://gizmodo.com/segway-company-owner-dies-after-driving-segway-off-clif-5648709

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Breil Watches Ooze Intelligence, Style and a Bit of Sex Too

It’s easy to see where designer Matthew Lovell took his inspiration for in these Breil watches—the clue’s in the first two letters of their name. Unfortunately they’re just pixels on a screen for now 🙁 [Coroflot via DesignBuzz] https://gizmodo.com/brauns-watches-are-straight-outta-the-dieter-rams-desig-5791537

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Would You Eat Jello Made From Humans?

I have an on/off relationship with gelatin as is, but human-derived gelatin? Ugh, someone pass me the agar-agar, please. Scientists are exploring this closer-to-home substitute to rule out possible infections carried from the animals the gelling agent is made from. Apparently there are also issues with ensuring a level of consistency with gelatin, due to…

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Laser-Cut Camera May Take Film But Is Cutting-Edge In Other Ways

Google Shortens URLs To G.Co When Linking To a Google Page

Nokia’s Sea Ray Cellphone Running Windows Phone 7 Caught On Film

Stephen Colbert Is Really Concerned About Hacking

Load Tokyo Flash’s Watch With Secret Files For Your Own James Bond Experience

Versetta’s iPad Bags Look All Business, But Are Actually Tiny Towers-Friendly

$300 Sonos S3 All-In-One Speaker Leaked On Amazon

Olympus Still Doesn’t Like Your Cellphone Photography

Anonymous Is Working On AnonPlus, a Facebook For Hackers and Non-Hackers Alike

Black Lego PC Mod Has Loftier Tasks Than Just Playing Doom

See the World’s Largest Photo For Yourself In California

HTC Status, the Facebook Phone, Is On Sale at AT&T For $50

If the News Corp Phone Hacking Scandal Were Made Into a Movie…

Sony-Microsoft.com Domain Registration Was Merely a “Defensive Domain Hold”

Train-Graffiti Device Sprays Paint From 22 Cans At Once

Hotmail Users Banned From Setting “Password” and “Ilovecats” As Passwords

Just 224 Tweets Were Sent On Twitter’s First Day Of Business

Segway Company Owner Died Because Of His Politeness, Coroner Tells

Breil Watches Ooze Intelligence, Style and a Bit of Sex Too

Would You Eat Jello Made From Humans?

Anthropic Can’t Cover Up Its Claude Code Leak Fast Enough

Zach Cregger Recruits Second Zach for His Aunt Gladys Spinoff

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How Adult Swim Skipped the April Fools’ Nonsense and Dropped a ‘Smiling Friends’ Claymation Horror Short Instead

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