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The Booq iPad Bag Has Pockets For All Your Little Gadgets and Gizmos

There are plenty of iPad bags which are delightfully charming but lack proper pockets for all your mobile gadgets. The Booq Boa Push bag on the other hand not only looks decent, but has plenty of room for your other gizmos. https://gizmodo.com/careful-dont-accidentally-mail-your-ipad-in-this-bag-5585429 The bag is now available for $90. [Booq Bagvia Max Borges]

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iPad Meets Bullet

There are days when I want to shoot my iPad out of frustration, but I would never actually pull the trigger—unlike these crazy folks. In retrospect, considering that the cost of the bullet, the iPad, and the filming equipment used for this video was probably worth all the publicity, maybe these iPad assassins aren’t too…

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SWAT Team Called Over Umbrella With Samurai Sword Handle

ThinkGeek is now joking that its Samurai Sword Handle Umbrella should come with a warning label: “May incite SWAT teams.” The reason? Panic on a Georgia college campus. https://gizmodo.com/samurai-sword-umbrella-fight-the-rain-with-honor-5148111 According to a ThinkGeek shopper who purchased one of these umbrellas for her boyfriend, this is what happened: My boyfriend wore the umbrella on his back…

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New Bose In-Ear Headphones Designed “Specifically For Music-Enabled Mobile Phones”

Audio equipment maker Bose will have some new in-ear headphones available on at the end of the month: The IE2, the MIE2, and the MIE2i. The latter two headphones are designed specifically for mobile phones—in-line microphones and all. The IE2 and MIE2 will be available on August 23rd for $100 and $30 respectively while the…

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Why on Earth Did Lady Gaga Visit the Apple Headquarters?

It seems that Lady Gaga stopped by the Apple headquarters in Cupertino recently. No word as to why she visited, so please give me your best guesses. [9to5]

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Thieves Will Steal Your Money Using Their Boobs Instead of ATM Skimmers

In the past we might have worried about sophisticated card skimmers, sneaky bank fees, or armed robbers when we stopped at an ATM, but based on recent events we may now have to fear attractive bare-breasted female thieves too. https://gizmodo.com/atm-card-skimmers-are-getting-frighteningly-sophisticat-5453857 Apparently a man had just finished entering his PIN into a Parisian ATM when he…

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Who Wouldn’t Buy Ice Cream From A Cute Japanese Robot?

As if ice cream doesn’t practically sell itself in the summers anyway, a Japanese theme park decided to hire a cute robot named Yaskawa-kun to hawk the delicious treat. I think you’ll understand their choice after you see a video of him at work. Yes, he really is so cute that he’ll probably sell twice…

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Google Vs. Apple: By The Numbers

>Over the years, both Google’s and Apple’s revenues climbed steadily as their respective stock prices and market shares bounced up and down. It’s confusion, but here’s a nice at-a-glance look at what’s been happening, along with corresponding key events. [Kiplinger] Updated: Kiplinger has provided an updated graphic to correct an error.

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iOS 4 Code Suggests That a Verizon iPhone and an iPad 2 Are Being Field-Tested

A clever tipster pointed the folks at BGR to something rather curious hidden within iOS 4: A block of code which allows a CDMA iPhone or iPad 2 to be activated automatically without iTunes. BGR explains that such an auto-activate code tends to show up in iOS right before a major product launch and is…

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Where Computers Lose Their Souls

We desperately hope that the computers which we ship to developing countries will be genuinely beneficial to locals, but unfortunately that isn’t always the case—more often than not, they’re simply abandoned until they’re searched for precious metals. The New York Times has done a piece on what they call a “global graveyard for dead computers.”…

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iSink U Is The Best Looking Battleship Game You’ll Find For Your iPad

There’s something incredibly satisfying about watching a torpedo shoot from your battleship and crash into your opponent’s submarine with a booming sound. There’s something even more satisfying about watching this happen from the safety of your iPad. iSinkU is an iPad version of the good ol’ Battleship game we’ve played for years. It’s got incredible…

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iPad and Kindle Screens Compared Under A Microscope

Ever wondered how the Kindle and iPad displays compare if placed under a microscope? Me neither, but some folks decided to see how things look magnified. They even got closer than the picture above: The first image shows the displays at 26x while the second gets extra close at 400x. Pretty neat, but I still…

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Add a Bit of Gizmodo to Your Facebook

Did you know that you can easily add a bit of Gizmodo to your Facebook? You’ll get all the best stories and discussions right in your Facebook feed. All you need to click that “like” button on our Facebook page. Actually, we’re making it even easier for you. You can just click the like button…

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Google Calls Oracle Lawsuit A Baseless Attack On The Open-Source Java Community

Oracle, the company who acquired Sun Microsystems, the Java programming language and related technology in a nice package deal, accused Google of patent and copyright infringement in relation to those technologies. Based on its response, Google isn’t happy: https://gizmodo.com/oracle-files-lawsuit-against-google-for-patent-and-copy-5611746 We are disappointed Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with…

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Meet Gizmodo’s Latest Guest Artist: Chuck “No Pattern” Anderson

Odds are high that you’ve seen Chuck “No Pattern” Anderson’s work before. He’s illustrated everything from the Windows 7 home screen to album covers to magazine art. Chuck’s latest project: making Gizmodo posts look better than ever. https://gizmodo.com/ask-the-artist-how-windows-7s-iconic-home-screen-evolv-5395720 Mr. Anderson’s client list is impressive, including Atlantic Records, Nike, Sony, Warner Brothers Records, Pepsi, Google, and…

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Extremely Thin, 3G-Capable Sony Readers Coming Soon?

Rumor is that there’s a new batch of Sony Readers coming soon: The PRS-350 and the PRS-650. They are described as being under 10mm thick and all-around better than previous models. The PRS-650 should be Wi-Fi-enabled and possibly 3G-capable and the slightly larger of the two models with a six-inch screen. There’s no official word…

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The Traditional “Turning of the LEGO Bricks” Ceremony

Recently construction began on the second LEGOLAND Discovery Center in the United States. But before any real work could be done, a “Turning of the LEGO Bricks” ceremony had to occur. Yes, it’s as silly as this picture suggests. Basically thousands of those lovely LEGO bricks were poured onto the ground as the local mayor,…

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How To Properly Wrap Up Your MacBook Power Cord

Click to viewOdds are high that you’re not wrapping your Macbook’s power cord up properly when you shove it in a bag. This video will show you what you should be doing to avoid damaging the delicate cable. [Tested via Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/learn-to-properly-coil-your-macbooks-power-cord-5611626

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Now There’s A Free Photoshop App For Your iPad

We’ve had a Photoshop app available to our iPhones for a while, but now we can finally do some crazy image editing on our iPads as well. The app is free, comes straight from Adobe, and is called Photoshop Express. https://gizmodo.com/hey-look-its-adobe-photoshop-on-the-iphone-and-its-fr-5378149 The iPad app is actually a version of the Adobe Photoshop.com Mobile app that…

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Suit Filed Against HP’s Board Of Directors Over Former CEO Mark Hurd’s Resignation

A lawsuit has been filed against the HP board of directors on behalf of an HP shareholder. The suit is alleging that the directors “violated their fiduciary duties in connection with the events surrounding the resignation” of former CEO Mark Hurd: https://gizmodo.com/apparently-former-hp-ceo-mark-hurd-was-a-thug-5609780 Among other things, the 45-page suit alleges that H-P’s board violated its corporate-governance…

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The Booq iPad Bag Has Pockets For All Your Little Gadgets and Gizmos

iPad Meets Bullet

SWAT Team Called Over Umbrella With Samurai Sword Handle

New Bose In-Ear Headphones Designed “Specifically For Music-Enabled Mobile Phones”

Why on Earth Did Lady Gaga Visit the Apple Headquarters?

Thieves Will Steal Your Money Using Their Boobs Instead of ATM Skimmers

Who Wouldn’t Buy Ice Cream From A Cute Japanese Robot?

Google Vs. Apple: By The Numbers

iOS 4 Code Suggests That a Verizon iPhone and an iPad 2 Are Being Field-Tested

Where Computers Lose Their Souls

iSink U Is The Best Looking Battleship Game You’ll Find For Your iPad

iPad and Kindle Screens Compared Under A Microscope

Add a Bit of Gizmodo to Your Facebook

Google Calls Oracle Lawsuit A Baseless Attack On The Open-Source Java Community

Meet Gizmodo’s Latest Guest Artist: Chuck “No Pattern” Anderson

Extremely Thin, 3G-Capable Sony Readers Coming Soon?

The Traditional “Turning of the LEGO Bricks” Ceremony

How To Properly Wrap Up Your MacBook Power Cord

Now There’s A Free Photoshop App For Your iPad

Suit Filed Against HP’s Board Of Directors Over Former CEO Mark Hurd’s Resignation

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

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Nvidia Needs to Remind Itself What PC Gamers Actually Want

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‘Invincible’ Season 4 Is Doing Right By Debbie

New Theory Says We’ve Been Overcomplicating the Big Bang

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