Roberto Baldwin, Author at Gizmodo

WSJ: Sony Gunning for Cable-TV with IPTV

After Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringe announced last week that the electronics giant was going to build “a different kind of TV set,” it’s not that big of a surprise that the companies working on something. Okay, it’s sort of a surprise. Let’s just hope Sony can pull this off. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-ceo-says-every-tv-it-makes-loses-money-5858511 According to the WSJ,…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 15 '11

Report: 35MM Projection Could Be Gone by 2015

Wanna know why movies are called flicks? It’s because of the flickering light that’s emitted from film projectors. Like smoking, smell-o-vision, and intermissions, it looks like 35MM films and their projectors are on their way out of the cinema. According to a report from IHS Screen Digest Cinema Intelligence Service 2012 will “mark the crossover…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 15 '11

What Is This?

This isn’t the teeth of a machine, the chainmail shirt your cousin uses for larping, or the DNA sequence of Justin Bieber’s love child. What you’re looking at is a fleet of hundreds of new Hondas, submerged by the horrible flooding in Thailand. The factory resides in the Ayutthaya province and Honda says that clean…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 15 '11

Toilet Trouble on Navy Carrier Leaves 5000 Sailors Doing the Pee Pee Dance

Remember when your dad would’t pull the car over so you could go to the bathroom? Now imagine that your dad is the Navy and that the car is aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush (CVN-77). Turns out the 423 toilets on the Navy’s latest ship aren’t ready to report for duty. The Navy Times reports…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 15 '11

DOJ Wants to Outlaw Lying on the Internet

It’s a cornerstone of the Internet. The fake identity. And now CNET reports that the DOJ wants to make it illegal to use a false identity on Facebook or lie about your weight on Match.com. You’re kidding right? CNET obtained a statement from the Department of Justice that’s scheduled to be delivered tomorrow to Congress.…

Social Media Roberto Baldwin Nov 15 '11

Many Bothans Died to Bring You This Working 3D Hologram

They’re calling it a 3D laser display, but I see all my holographic dreams being projected without a screen in mid-air. Now if we could only stuff it into an R2 unit. Up until now when you saw a hologram it was probably projected onto some sort of screen. Researchers at Burton Inc. (not the…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 14 '11

How to Keep Woodland Creatures Out of Your Home for Good

When it’s cold outside, you retreat to the warm comfiness of your home. Unfortunately, so do any critters that reside near your house. Besides filling your home’s nooks and crannies with poop, animals can also create potential safety hazards. Let’s stop them before they take over the guest bedroom. Rats, raccoons, opossums. Sure, in cartoons…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 14 '11

How Do You Get a Million People to Buy a Gadget That Nobody’s Even Used Yet?

The iPhone and the iPad are card-carrying members. Modern Warfare 3 is, like, the President. I’m talking, of course, about the Million-Plus Preorder Club. Now the Amazon Kindle Fire has joined the ranks. Before anyone even touched a Kindle Fire. https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-shatters-all-sales-recor-5857400 How does that happen?! Until now, Amazon didn’t even make a tablet. Sure the…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 14 '11

The Two-Beverage Water Bottle: Scotch or Whiskey? Scotch and Whiskey!

Maybe when I take long walks through my neighborhood I want more than one beverage to quench my mighty thirst. As thirsty fellow, I’m excited to learn that soon I will no longer have to choose between beverages again. We are living in a two-drink minimum future people. The $17.50 HydraDuo water bottle features two…

Gadgets Roberto Baldwin Nov 11 '11

Giant Head Costume Is Apple’s 1984 Commercial Come to Life

For a paranoid section of the population, a giant face on a monitor can be an Orwellian nightmare come true. But, a giant face on a monitor that walks around town in a white jumpsuit is actually pretty cool. Still, he should definitely keep an eye out for a girl in red shorts wielding hammers.…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 11 '11

November 16 Google Music Event Will Apparently Go to Eleven

The search giant sent out invitations to an event for November 16. The invite states that “These Go To Eleven,” a reference to the Spinal Tap joke and a clue that it’ll be talking about its Google Music service. It’s speculated that Google will introduce Google+ integration and the ability to purchase music directly from…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 11 '11

Tarantula Nebula Is the Prettiest Radiation-Spewing Spider in the Heavens

The creation of stars is a violent process that produces intense heat and radiation. It also produces incredibly beautiful images. Found in the center of the star-forming 30 Doradius region near the Milky Way, the Tarantula Nebula’s brilliant colors are a combination of X-ray and Infrared images of the multimillion-degree gases shown in blue and…

Space & Spaceflight Roberto Baldwin Nov 10 '11

iOS 5.0.1 Is Here To Fix Your Battery Issues

Apple just rolled out the update we’ve been waiting for. The one that fixes the incredible shrinking battery life. Just plug your iPhone into iTunes and start updating. No where near your computer? The over the air update of iOS 5.0.1 is available now. The update only seems to available via iTunes right now. Hopefully…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 10 '11

Why the Muppets Need to Host the Oscars (Updated w/ Muppet Reply)

Don’t try and pretend the Oscars isn’t a snoozefest. “And the winner for best… ZZZZZZZZZ.” With Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy officially out of the picture, it’s time for the Academy to step up and hire the Muppets to host. I am completely serious about this. I’m not trying to start a wacky campaign that…

Movies Roberto Baldwin Nov 9 '11

This Is Not a Test: The Emergency Alert System Is Worthless Without Social Networks

You probably won’t hear or see today’s test of the Emergency Alert System. That’s a problem. Unless you happen to be watching TV or listening to the radio at 2pm EST, it’ll pass you by altogether. It’s a wasted opportunity. But it doesn’t have to be. When I was a kid, the Emergency Broadcast System…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 9 '11

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Is the Only 3D Film I’m Excited About

Jackson is currently hard at work shooting The Hobbit in 3D. But instead of using the bulky 3D rigs commonly associated with 3D movie films. Jackson is using RED EPIC cameras and mirrors to keep the cameras mobile. Most “3D” films are crap. Sure Avatar looked good, but the story was lammmeee. Hollywood has gotten…

Movies Roberto Baldwin Nov 8 '11

Verizon Roadmap Leak Details Galaxy Nexus and Xoom 2 Launch

A leaked Verizon document on Droid Life is an unverified glimpse into the company’s future releases. Too bad it’s filled with web only and Wednesday-release weirdness. Droid Life posted the leaked “Upcoming Product Launches” document today. The big news is a release date for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus dropping on November 21 as “web only.”…

Gadgets Roberto Baldwin Nov 7 '11

Apple Kicks Developer That Found Security Flaw Out of iOS Dev Program

After demonstrating that an app can download malicious code after being accepted into the App Store, developer Charlie Miller found out that his iOS developer credentials were pulled by Apple. https://gizmodo.com/ios-security-flaw-allows-trusted-apps-to-take-over-your-5857251 Charlie Miller exposed a threat to the security of iOS devices by creating an app that could exploit a javascript exception in mobile Safari.…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 7 '11

iOS Security Flaw Allows Trusted Apps to Take Over Your iPhone

Apple’s pretty proud of its App Store approval system. Too bad security hacker Charlie Miller found a code-signing flaw that allows good apps to go bad. Here’s how an app downloaded from the App Store could become a malware threat. What Miller has discovered is that hackers can create an app that passes Apple’s strict…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 7 '11

Heat Your Home This Winter Without Burning it Down

Winter’s coming and it’s getting cold. Time to dust off the ol’ heating unit and get your home all nice and toasty. But before you strike a match or turn a dial, make sure you’re doing so safely. Before we get into individual heat sources, let’s replace the batteries in those fire alarms. A good…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 7 '11

Roberto Baldwin

WSJ: Sony Gunning for Cable-TV with IPTV

Report: 35MM Projection Could Be Gone by 2015

What Is This?

Toilet Trouble on Navy Carrier Leaves 5000 Sailors Doing the Pee Pee Dance

DOJ Wants to Outlaw Lying on the Internet

Many Bothans Died to Bring You This Working 3D Hologram

How to Keep Woodland Creatures Out of Your Home for Good

How Do You Get a Million People to Buy a Gadget That Nobody’s Even Used Yet?

The Two-Beverage Water Bottle: Scotch or Whiskey? Scotch and Whiskey!

Giant Head Costume Is Apple’s 1984 Commercial Come to Life

November 16 Google Music Event Will Apparently Go to Eleven

Tarantula Nebula Is the Prettiest Radiation-Spewing Spider in the Heavens

iOS 5.0.1 Is Here To Fix Your Battery Issues

Why the Muppets Need to Host the Oscars (Updated w/ Muppet Reply)

This Is Not a Test: The Emergency Alert System Is Worthless Without Social Networks

Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Is the Only 3D Film I’m Excited About

Verizon Roadmap Leak Details Galaxy Nexus and Xoom 2 Launch

Apple Kicks Developer That Found Security Flaw Out of iOS Dev Program

iOS Security Flaw Allows Trusted Apps to Take Over Your iPhone

Heat Your Home This Winter Without Burning it Down

Unlock 3 Free Months of NordVPN: Unlimited Streaming, Privacy, and Security for Pennies

How Roman Sailors Repaired Ships on the Fly Far From Home

Things Are Finally Looking Up for Intel and It Has CPUs to Thank for It

Spotify Reveals Its Most Streamed Music of the Last 20 Years

Feds Arrest Soldier Who Allegedly Made $400,000 on Maduro Kidnapping Polymarket Bet

The First-Ever Lego ‘Shrek’ Set Uses Its One Minifigure Perfectly

Microsoft Office 2024 Lifetime License for Mac and PC Drops 64%, Skip Subscriptions and Own Office Suite Forever

‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Is the Greatest Anime of All Time

Gamers Sue Nintendo to Get a Cut of Trump’s Tariff Refunds

Meta Is Racing to Move Faster and Break More Things

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real