Kat Hannaford, Author at Gizmodo

This is a Toolbox With Far Too Many Uses

Like the spork or Bosch corkscrew/screwdriver, Marlon Darbeau‘s Peera is not a bench with just one function. It also doubles up as a toolbox and table, and probably even makes a sandwich if you say “please” and “thank-you” kindly. https://gizmodo.com/boschs-corkscrew-is-one-power-tool-i-wouldnt-mind-using-5713673 Darbeau works in Trinidad and Tobago, and has found success with the Peera design, exhibiting…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

EA’s Got a 99cent Sale On For Heaps of Awesome iPhone Apps

They’re saying the 99cent/59p sale is only running for a limited time, so if you want to get Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, Scrabble, The Sims 3, FIFA 11 and 60 other iOS games for peanuts, act quickly. [EA] https://gizmodo.com/gizmodos-essential-ipad-apps-5507569

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Kindle’s Android App Now Has Newspaper and Magazines for Downloading

Kindle for Android has been updated with over 100 possible periodicals downloads, along with the “move to SD card” ability which’ll save your precious memory. Plus, browse titles within the app instead of the website! It’s a free download. [AndroidCommunity] https://gizmodo.com/kindle-for-android-is-here-at-last-5574793

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A Yacht Inspired by Zebras Lacks Stripes (and the Glisten of Water On its Belly)

We’ve seen some brilliant yachts here at Gizmodo—some you can buy; most which’ll never feel the cool touch of the ocean on its belly—but it’s always the concepts which leave me most breathless. Like Feadship’s Breathe, here. Feadship comes up trumps with a new concept superyacht every year, and this year’s Breathe design doesn’t fail…

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Griffin Makes Non-Apple Cases Too, Y’Know

I suppose it makes more financial sense for the third-party accessories ecosystem to churn out Apple cases and ignore the rest, but it’s good to see Griffin recognize another tablet: the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It was beginning to feel left-out! Griffin’s no-frills Elan Passport case costs $30, and has inner pockets for credit cards and…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

BlackBerry Desktop Manager 2.0 Update Gifts Wi-Fi Music Sync for Macs

Blackberry Desktop Manager (a free download for backing-up and transferring media and data between phones and computers) has been updated for Macs with Wi-Fi music sync; iPhoto and iTunes photo and video sync; and easier video transferring without requiring video format conversion first. Download now, if you own a BlackBerry and Mac. [RIM via BerryReview]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Translate Signs and Menus Instantly Using Word Lens’ Crazy-Amazing iPhone App

Holy crap. Sometimes do you almost pinch yourself, because you just can’t believe you’re witnessing such creations in your lifetime? Word Lens, which uses augmented reality to translate things in front of you, has given me that exact feeling. Working kind of like Google Goggles in that it translates real-time images into readable information, Word…

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What Do You Get if You Connect a Bunch of Vuvuzelas to Air Horns?

Hell. That’s what. Made famous by this year’s World Cup, the humble vuvuzela’s been tricked out to become the world’s most irritating burglar alarm. Seriously, you thought the vuvuzela’s sound was bad coming through your TV speakers? Watch this, below. The UK’s Alarm Monitoring Company put the call out to customers, asking them to recommend…

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Stolen iPhone Provokes Aussie Police to Fire Up the Helicopter to Track it by GPS

Hailing from Australia myself, I know first-hand how slowly life trickles by. “A stolen phone? No worries mate, we’ll juzz git the ‘elicopter outta the shed, fire ‘er up, and chase that drongo down fer ya using GPS. True blue!” The iPhone was stolen from a hospital in Heidelberg, Melbourne, yesterday afternoon by a 16…

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I’m a Lumberjack and I’m Okay, Keeping Toasty-Warm Thanks to My Giant Bloody Furnace

Those Canadian lumberjacks must know a trick or two about staying warm. While gadgeteers console themselves in heated jackets and Slankets, lumberjacks were out there slapping bits of steel together to create the Bullerjan furnace. Toasty. [Bullerjan via Uncrate] https://gizmodo.com/power-yourself-up-for-8-hours-with-milwaukees-m12-heate-5713261

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The iPhone’s Graphics are Set to Get Even Better

Before your eyes glaze over with boredom at the news that Imagination Technologies has acquired Caustic Graphics, listen to this first: Imagination, as you know, makes the iPhone’s GPU. Caustic is famed for brilliant 3D graphics. See the connection? The acquisition was announced yesterday, as part of a $27 million deal for Imagination Technologies, which…

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UK Carrier Three Drops Data Restrictions Entirely

You know how most carriers claim “unlimited” data on their monthly contracts, but actually have a 1GB-or-so maximum limit? The UK carrier Three has just taken the industry in the right direction, abolishing data limits for the first truly unlimited package, The One Plan. That includes 2,000 any-network minutes, 5,000 Three-to-Three minutes and 5,000 texts—for…

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Delegate Emails in Gmail Accounts To Those Less Busy Than You

Hapless secretaries and interns, get worried—a lot more work is headed your way. Google’s just added email delegation functionality to the service, which allows other Gmail account-holders to access your email—but only the ones you invite. Mail can be sent on behalf of the account, not to mentioned viewed and organized, but you must first…

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Bosch’s Corkscrew is One Power Tool I Wouldn’t Mind Using

It’s not even lunchtime yet, but already I’m dreaming of that first glass of vino collapso. What? It’s practically the holidays. Let me get on with my boozehound ways—preferably with this Bosch power drill-corkscrew-hybrid. Doubling up as a traditional screwdriver, the IXO Vino’s obvious attraction is as a power cork-remover. Just shove the nose into…

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Riven, the Myst App-Sequel, is a Massive 1GB Download

17 years after Myst twinkled onto Mac computers, we now have Riven, the iOS game. Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but Riven’s broken the barrier for game download-size, measuring in at a bloated 1GB. Well, 1.01GB, to be exact. Understandably, its developers are cautious in the app description: “Riven for iOS is a VERY,…

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This Great eBay Scam Will Warm Your Heart

Schadenfreude. It’s when you enjoy others’ misfortune. Read BadgerMatt’s insane eBay story of how he sold tickets for $600 to a woman who then reneged on the deal (and then got her coughing-up eventually), and you’ll be feeling it too. Writing on Reddit, BadgerMatt described how he used what’s known as the “glim-dropper” trick to…

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Android’s Facebook App Has Been Updated With Chat Functionality

Hey, fire up the ol’ Android, and update that clunky Facebook app. Notice anything? It’s not as buggy! Plus, it now has Chat integration (with push notifications). It’s a free download. [Droid-Life via Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/facebook-update-for-android-released-includes-chat-int-5713559

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Heel Worn Down? Nevermind, Just 3D Print a New One

Isn’t it frustrating when a shoe part wears out, but everything else is fine? Like when the rim of your Converse cracks, but the upper looks—well, not new, but satisfactory. 3D-printing replacements could save our landfills—and wallets. I suppose it’s like going to the cobbler to get a heel replaced—instead of tossing the shoe out…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Google Voice is Now Available For iPad and iPod Touch

Following Google Voice’s arrival on the iPhone, it seems Touch and iPad owners can now get in on the action—for free. What’s Google Voice? Check out our video of the app working on the iPhone. [iTunes via TechCrunch] https://gizmodo.com/google-voice-for-iphone-its-here-5691490

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Japanese Kids Go Skydiving Over a Google Earth Projection

These giggling Japanese will make you fall in love with the country all over again. And Google Earth, which is really the star of the video. If you’ve got a harness and projector, it’d be super-easy to do this yourself. Well, a harness, projector and a Bluegrass MP3. I may be scared of heights, but…

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This is a Toolbox With Far Too Many Uses

EA’s Got a 99cent Sale On For Heaps of Awesome iPhone Apps

Kindle’s Android App Now Has Newspaper and Magazines for Downloading

A Yacht Inspired by Zebras Lacks Stripes (and the Glisten of Water On its Belly)

Griffin Makes Non-Apple Cases Too, Y’Know

BlackBerry Desktop Manager 2.0 Update Gifts Wi-Fi Music Sync for Macs

Translate Signs and Menus Instantly Using Word Lens’ Crazy-Amazing iPhone App

What Do You Get if You Connect a Bunch of Vuvuzelas to Air Horns?

Stolen iPhone Provokes Aussie Police to Fire Up the Helicopter to Track it by GPS

I’m a Lumberjack and I’m Okay, Keeping Toasty-Warm Thanks to My Giant Bloody Furnace

The iPhone’s Graphics are Set to Get Even Better

UK Carrier Three Drops Data Restrictions Entirely

Delegate Emails in Gmail Accounts To Those Less Busy Than You

Bosch’s Corkscrew is One Power Tool I Wouldn’t Mind Using

Riven, the Myst App-Sequel, is a Massive 1GB Download

This Great eBay Scam Will Warm Your Heart

Android’s Facebook App Has Been Updated With Chat Functionality

Heel Worn Down? Nevermind, Just 3D Print a New One

Google Voice is Now Available For iPad and iPod Touch

Japanese Kids Go Skydiving Over a Google Earth Projection

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