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This Is the Best Thing in Tron Legacy

A lot of people looking for the perfect movie are going to be disappointed today. According to most reviews, Tron’s not the Messiah, just a very naughty boy. But there’s something amazing about it, something that will blow your underpants off. It’s the soundtrack. Not only the perfect Daft Punk score—which to me is one…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This Kinect Hack Lets You Chat With Holographic Friends

Video chat doesn’t sound like a very sexy hack (unless it’s sexxxy video chat, which more just a frame of mind), but UC-Davis researchers might change your mind. They’ve used two Kinects to make a 3D video chat that’s unreal. The project shown above, created by Oliver Kreylos, uses two Kinect cameras to capture someone’s…

Tech News Brian Barrett

George Clooney joins Alfonso Cuaron’s space epic Gravity, plus Edgar Wright might someday do Doctor Who!

Alfonso Cuaron has finally got two big stars for his astronaut epic. The onslaught of Doctor Who spoilers continues, and Edgar Wright discusses possibly working on the show. Seth Green talks Robot Chicken and his super-secret Star Wars cartoon. Spoilerama! Gravity Finally, at long last, Alfonso Cuaron has his two big stars for his astronaut…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Every Gadget Should Have a Home This Beautiful

Camera bags are great for the field—but what about when you take your gear back home? This gorgeous wooden camera box is perfect for the Leicas inside—though we wish all our stuff were so lucky. A similar chest with swappable slots would be pretty great, no? It might make you look like some sort of…

Tech News Sam Biddle

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

Commerce Kat Hannaford

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…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

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…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Cop Foils New Robbery While Collecting Footage from Previous One

Ohio cop Joshua Campbell stopped at a Walgreens to pick up surveillance footage of a robbery that had taken place just hours earlier—only to stumble upon a new robbery, at the same Walgreens. Which he foiled. On tape! The suspect, Donald Cotten, didn’t go down without a fight—all of which, of course, was caught by…

Tech News Max Read

This Is One Way to Define Mobile Gaming

When I asked if someone could ride a case mod to a LAN party, I didn’t think it was actually possible. Well it is. And it even has a Mountain Dew/energy drink holder, which is both sad and awesome. https://gizmodo.com/what-happens-when-you-cross-wall-e-a-remote-control-ca-5709792 Stephen Popa, the same man responsible for the remote-controlled case mod, is also the one…

Tech News Adrian Covert

TRON’s Cross-Promotional Branding Madness Continues (Xbox Controller Edition)

When you use this special, limited edition TRON Xbox controller, you channel the power of Clu and The Black Guard (aka THE BAD GUYS), which is evident by the glowing evil of the black and orange colors it’s adorned in. Only 250 of these things were made to coincide with the release of TRON: Legacy,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Skyfire’s Browser Is Coming to the iPad

Skyfire, the mobile browser that will magically transcode Flash vids into an HTML5-friendly format, is coming out on the iPad, complete with said magical Flash transcoding abilities. https://gizmodo.com/skyfire-lets-you-watch-flash-video-on-your-iphone-5680824 Wired says it will have all the same functionality as the iPhone version, plus it will have the ability to natively display Twitter, Facebook and Google reader…

Tech News Adrian Covert

When Planes Collide…

T his photo was taken in Brooklyn 50 years ago (to the day), when two airliners crashed above the New York borough. Bodies, debris and wreckage remained. In honor, Life released a full gallery of shots from the scene. Known as the “Park Slope Plane Crash,” the damage was devastating. 134 people total died, including…

Tech News Adrian Covert

How L.A. Noire Conquered The Uncanny Valley With A Tech Called MotionScan

From the moment Rockstar unveiled their trailer for upcoming detective thriller, L.A. Noire from Aussie developers Team Bondi, we’ve known that the bar for motion capture in video games has not only been raised, but sent through the roof. Animators have been flirting with the edge of the uncanny valley for years, but now using…

Tech News Nick Broughall - Gizmodo Australia

28 Days Later: Blockbuster Now Waits With Netflix

You know Blockbuster’s incredibly smug ad campaign about how they get new releases 28 days before Netflix? NOT ANYMORE! You see, in a cost-cutting move, they just agreed to deals with Warners, Fox and Universal to delay new release offerings. https://gizmodo.com/bankrupt-blockbuster-spending-millions-on-national-ad-c-5694980 Fast Company says movies from the three studios comprise nearly half of new release…

Tech News Adrian Covert

HP/Palm Trademark Three New Names

Three new product names—Myte, Gyst and Veer—have popped up in the FCC trademark database for HP/Palm, which could very well correlate to their upcoming announcements early next year. I assume this means new smartphones and tablets are on the way that aren’t Pre/Pixi derivatives, because after the lackluster year Palm had, they need all the…

Tech News Adrian Covert

T-Mobile Thinks It Can Push 3G Mobile Broadband Speeds Into 4G Territory

T-Mobile’s not quite ready to put it’s full support behind the 4G mobile broadband infrastructure. Instead, they want to take the current 3G HSPA standard they’re using, and make it as fast as 4G, reaching speeds of 650Mbps. How, you ask? According to Ars Technica, Nokia has teamed up with Nokia Siemens, and together, they’re…

Tech News Adrian Covert

This Is the Best Thing in Tron Legacy

This Kinect Hack Lets You Chat With Holographic Friends

George Clooney joins Alfonso Cuaron’s space epic Gravity, plus Edgar Wright might someday do Doctor Who!

Every Gadget Should Have a Home This Beautiful

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

Cop Foils New Robbery While Collecting Footage from Previous One

This Is One Way to Define Mobile Gaming

TRON’s Cross-Promotional Branding Madness Continues (Xbox Controller Edition)

Skyfire’s Browser Is Coming to the iPad

When Planes Collide…

How L.A. Noire Conquered The Uncanny Valley With A Tech Called MotionScan

28 Days Later: Blockbuster Now Waits With Netflix

HP/Palm Trademark Three New Names

T-Mobile Thinks It Can Push 3G Mobile Broadband Speeds Into 4G Territory

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