Mark Wilson, Author at Gizmodo

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Wish Good Will to All Men

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, along with their Apple commercial alter egos, have enjoyed their share of repressed sexual tension hostility/rage. Today, through the help of everyone’s favorite online elf dancing tool, they put all the cheap geek jabs aside in honor of the season. On a side note, wouldn’t it be great to watch…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 25

Where Did You Shop For Evil Holiday Consumer Goods?

It’s Christmas Eve, and apparently that means people are making their last, mad dashes to immortalize their kinship through iPods and GPS systems. It’s clearly too late to be shopping online for your holiday merchandise, but numerous inquiring minds need to know (OK, just ours), where did you do your holiday shopping this year? Gawker…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 24

Buy TVs in Jan, Cameras in Feb, And a Calendar for Everything Else

PCWorld has published a slew of interesting articles to keep in mind when we’re all so busy spending our money. They’ve broken down the best times of year to buy the tech you’ve been craving for the lowest price. We, being constantly diligent in saving you time, have broken down their tips by item for…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 24

ATTENTION LAST MINUTE ONLINE SHOPPERS

Ding ding ding. You’re officially fucked! If you wanted to get your package by Christmas from Amazon and a number of other online retailers, it’s too late now no matter how much you spend. Time to face the crowds.

Commerce Mark Wilson Dec 22

AT&T’s Top Ten Ringtones of the Year

And the award goes to…major corporations who are making a killing on ringtones. AT&T compiled a list of their top selling ringtones of the year, and while comfortably hiding their massive erections behind the podium, announced them to the world: 1. Shop Boyz – “Party Like a Rockstar” 2. Mims – “This Is Why I’m…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 22

Asus U2 Laptop Rocks So Much Harder Than Bono

Asus has taken the gloves off, and with the world’s eyes on the company in the wake of the widely successful Eee PC, they have the opportunity to upsell us with the sleek laptop designs they’ve promoted for a long time now. Their U2 notebook is ready for the challenge, a 11.1″ widescreen Centrino laptop…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 22

Wii Headtracking Creates 3D Window Display

Johnny Chung Lee is the PhD student from Carnegie Mellon University who has been rocking Nintendo fanboy hearts pretty hard by making the Wiimote do some spectacular feats. We first saw him track his fingertips on the screen for a “Minority Report” type of interface. Then he created an interactive whiteboard. Now, he’s managed to…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 22

We Wish You a Tacky Christmas

There are those who celebrate the holidays as a time for friends, family and merriment. There are others who feel that this time of year solely exists as a canvas for their oil paint that is horrible Christmas lights. Here are the best/worst of what you sent, depending how you look at it. Our winners…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 21

Bill Gates Invests $392 Million in Mexican Beer

When you’re Bill Gates, you’ve gotta party just as hard as you work. And you’ve got to invest just was hard as you party. Maybe that’s why Bill Gates just invested $392 million in Mexico’s second largest brewer, Femsa. You know them as the company that makes Tecate, Sol, Superior and Kaiser. The company does…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 21

Tentacle Chandeliers (To Class Up the Place)

By artist Adam Wallacavage, these “Pulsatilla” chandeliers are both a bit gorgeous and disturbing. But replace that light bulb with a vagina, and you have at least one Gizmodo writer’s ultimate fantasy. This particular model is sold out, but hit the jump to see more octopus/tentacle chandeliers. $10,000 $8,500 Collect all three. [gallery via boingboing]

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 21

Last Call for Crazy Christmas Lights

Do you, a loved one or a neighbor you don’t know at all suffer from an affliction of either absurdly tacky or absolutely awe-inducing holiday decorations? Then this is your last call to send them in to be immortalized on the pages of Gizmodo. We need all entries by today. So procrastinators, congrats, you made…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 20

Sony Makes Optical Multitouch Screen of their Own

Many companies are now figuring out the secrets of multitouch displays, and Sony has now developed one of their own. Their polysilicon film display uses integrated optical sensors (a la this Sharp, we believe) to support up to five points of contact on the device, or just enough for every finger on one hand. And…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 20

Pizza Box PC Mod Arbitrarily Wins 2007

A modder has officially combined a pizza box and a PC. It’s like a stereotype incarnate and it smells delicious. We just wish that the disc tray were modified to eject a steaming slice of pie. Oh, and it’d be OK if cheese got stuck somewhere in the middle, stretching and wrapping around the optical…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 20

Fake Fur Coat Goes LED Insane

Some people light up the room naturally. Others of us need help. And adding 400 LEDs to what is pretty much the epitome of pimpwear already is the perfect fashion storm to make you the star of this year’s office festivities. When first activated, the lights alter colors in sync. But over time, this synchronization…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 20

New PSP Firmware Available, Too

Last night we mentioned that new PlayStation 3 firmware 2.1 was available (specs here, testing here). But we should also point out that PSP firmware 3.8 is available now as well. The big new feature? The device is now internet radio ready. You’ll also score some fancy new visualizations. No, it’s not a pocket DVR…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 18

PS3 Game Developer Claims to have Crossed Uncanny Valley

We’re fascinated with the battle against uncanny valley—that point in graphics or robotics where the human likeness isn’t quite reached, which in turn repulses the viewer. And while we’ve seen graphics card makers and robot designers tackling the problem before, for the first time a video game developer claims to have bridged the gap. Quantic…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 18

Cellphones Conquer Land Lines for First Time in 2007

According to a recent piece in the NYTimes, 2007 will be the first year in which the dollars spent on cellphone subscriptions trump traditional land lines. Among other points, they site that in 2006, households spend an average of $542 on residential lines while only spending $524 on wireless services. Add another year of cellphone…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 18

iPod Touch Dissected, Analyzed

While the iPod touch has been out for some time now, market-research firm iSuppli has finally completed their extremely thorough tear-down of the device. Because while Apple’s name goes on the box, about a million other names comprise the hardware itself…most of which aren’t exactly labeled “Toshiba” and “Samsung.” We’ve listed the component price breakdown…

Tech News Mark Wilson Dec 18

For the Man Who Has Everything: Sony Blu-ray Jacket

So that special someone in your life already owns Blu-ray and HD DVD. What else could you get them this Christmas? Some might say, hey, get him Blu-ray and HD DVD movies. But those some would be wrong, very wrong. Instead we have this to offer you, an “extremely rare” official Sony Blu-ray jacket. Speculated…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 18

PlayStation Firmware 2.1 Brings Blu-ray 1.1, DivX and World Peace

Click to viewAccording to the UK PlayStation page, new firmware 2.1 could be hitting tomorrow (technically their lead is “An update to the PS3 system software was released on December 18, 2007”) and it’s brought treats for everyone in the class. First and foremost, we finally get Blu-ray Profile 1.1, otherwise known as the “final…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 17

Mark Wilson

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs Wish Good Will to All Men

Where Did You Shop For Evil Holiday Consumer Goods?

Buy TVs in Jan, Cameras in Feb, And a Calendar for Everything Else

ATTENTION LAST MINUTE ONLINE SHOPPERS

AT&T’s Top Ten Ringtones of the Year

Asus U2 Laptop Rocks So Much Harder Than Bono

Wii Headtracking Creates 3D Window Display

We Wish You a Tacky Christmas

Bill Gates Invests $392 Million in Mexican Beer

Tentacle Chandeliers (To Class Up the Place)

Last Call for Crazy Christmas Lights

Sony Makes Optical Multitouch Screen of their Own

Pizza Box PC Mod Arbitrarily Wins 2007

Fake Fur Coat Goes LED Insane

New PSP Firmware Available, Too

PS3 Game Developer Claims to have Crossed Uncanny Valley

Cellphones Conquer Land Lines for First Time in 2007

iPod Touch Dissected, Analyzed

For the Man Who Has Everything: Sony Blu-ray Jacket

PlayStation Firmware 2.1 Brings Blu-ray 1.1, DivX and World Peace

I’m Worried About the Helpless AI Disruptors of the Future

Russia Allegedly Swung at VPNs but Accidentally Hit Its Own Banking Sector Instead

Ryan Coogler Is Shifting ‘Animorphs’ Into a Disney+ Show

No Fooling, ‘Spaceballs 2’ Will Hit Theaters April 2027

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