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Weather HD Gets In The Christmas Spirit, Graphically Speaking

Weather HD, the iPhone/iPad’s casual weather app, has been updated in honor of Christmasn. Now, you’ll be privvied to scenes of snowflakes, ornaments and flying reindeer. The update is free for those who already bought it. Otherwise, its $0.99. [iTunes] https://gizmodo.com/weather-hd-jumps-from-ipad-to-iphone-with-visualization-5652339

Tech News Adrian Covert

Q: What Happens When You Destroy Your Chrome OS Notebook?

A: A man in a hazmat suit comes out nowhere and gives you another CR-48. Then he’ll freeze that notebook in nitrogen and drive a spike through it. But don’t fret: he’ll have a third laptop waiting for you. [Google]

Tech News Adrian Covert

Apple’s Looking for a Few CDMA-Friendly Engineers

Fortune did some digging through the Apple job boards and uncovered a listing looking for cellular systems engineers who are familiar with the CDMA and WCDMA protocols, along with GSM, EDGE, GPRS and HSPA. AT&T doesn’t use CDMA radios, but Verizon does, of course. And if the Verizon iPhone is, in fact, on the way,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Should You Friend Your Parents on Facebook?

Should you friend your parents? Or more realistically, should you let them friend you? I’m inclined to just give a flat-out “no,” but this handy flowchart gives it way more thought than I have. Still, all I’m saying is if even Superman can’t handle being Facebook besties with his mom, what chance do we mere…

Social Media Brian Barrett

The Phrase “Breath of Life” Just Took on a Whole New Meaning

These wire creations may look like static figures, but they’re hiding a secret. With just one breath, they come to life right before your eyes, offended by the stench of all that garlic you had for lunch. Created by artist Fraser Ross, his “Breath Of Life” pieces were constructed using some old scrap electronics, a…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Cargo Holds Gallery

The ‘Cargo Hold’ restaurant is built in a replica of South Africa’s legendary ghost ship ‘The Phantom’.[Oobject] Airbus cutaway showing passenger deck and cargo hold. [Oobject] A cutaway showing of the SS Milazzo cargo hold. [Oobject] Trolley buses in stacked in giant cargo hold. [Oobject] The Cargo Bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in the…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Google Wants to Kill Yelp With a Dose of NFC

What will the first official use be for the near-field communication tech found in Google’s new Nexus S phone? It will provide a quick way to rate restaurants and businesses in the Portland, OR area using their new Hotpot engine. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-nexus-s-the-new-official-google-phone-5707215 Google is sending kits out to companies in the northwestern US city, which will…

Tech News Adrian Covert

LaCie Tank Readies Hard Drives and Small Gadgets for Combat

If you think your hard drive might get left out in the elements, thrown, or dropped anytime soon, you need the LaCie Tank. A customizable foam interior provides a snug fit for your gadget while the case offers military-grade protection. The LaCie Tank is shock and drop resistant and, since it’s IP-63 certified, it’s also…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

You are not cool enough for Star Wars

When news broke about a young girl named Katie who was bullied for liking Star Wars, it captured the sympathies of Star Wars fans everywhere. But this bullying incident actually proves that Star Wars has become synonymous with popular-kid cool. Here’s what Carrie Goldman said about her daughter Katie in the article that started the…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Coolest Shakespeare Riffs in Science Fiction and Fantasy

With The Tempest, opening tomorrow, Julie Taymor and Helen Mirren bring a splashy fantasy vibe to the Bard. But science fiction and fantasy have been playing with Shakespeare forever. Here are the greatest Shakespeare homages and cover versions in SF. Romeo And Juliet: The War: Stan “The Man” Lee’s latest project, this comic retells the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Lauren Davis

Completely crowd financed film The Tunnel could be better than The Descent

We’re absolute sluts for underground monsters and cave dwellers. So when we found out about The Tunnel (a mockumentary type movie) we were interested. But when we discovered how this horror movie was financing their production – we were invested! The Tunnel, a movie about a news crew that explores Sydney’s mysterious collection of underground…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Kids of Today Just Kill Me: the Sledding Bungee Jump Edition

At the risk of sounding like an old woman, I really despair about the youth of today. Sledding off the top of a building, attached to a bungee cord? These Ruskis have a death-wish. [The Daily What via DListed]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Stars so weird that they make black holes look boring

When a giant star dies, it can collapse into a black hole or implode into an ultra-dense neutron star. But there are even stranger possibilities. Here are some theorized stars that make black holes look downright boring. Before we get to all the weird stars, we should probably review the stars we already know about.…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

This Latest Tron Clip Features Tony Blair, Daft Punk, and Lots of Latex

Tron: Legacy is almost upon us, and by this point I’ll take whatever I can get. Like, say, classy British actor Michael Sheen, a pretty lady, and a too-brief glimpse of Daft Punk. Sure, it’s no jousting lightcycles or behind-the-scenes or extended trailer. But it’s reassuring that even the talkier parts of Tron are at…

Movies Brian Barrett

Gizmodo’s Giving Away A Prototype Chrome OS Notebook, Here’s How To Win

Google is sending us some beautiful and super-rare prototype Chrome OS notebooks and we want to give one to you. Here’s how you can enter a random drawing for the gadget. https://gizmodo.com/chrome-os-hands-on-what-googles-computer-of-the-future-5708469 You just have to follow the @gizmodo Twitter account and tweet something including the #gizmodolovesyou hashtag to enter the drawing. We’ll pick a…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Woz Bought a White iPhone 4 From That Ballsy Chinese Teen

Our favorite Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder, has a white iPhone 4. Surprisingly, he didn’t use his Apple connections to get one though. CNN says Woz got it from that ballsy Chinese teen who sold white iPhones. https://gizmodo.com/ballsy-teen-who-sold-his-own-authentic-white-iphones-ea-5691512 In an interview at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, Woz flashed the white iPhone 4, stunning…

Tech News Casey Chan

Bradley Cooper hawks the pill that will let you access 100% of your brain/kill you

How did we miss this amazing film? Watch the viral for Limitless, a movie about a copywriter who discovers a top-secret drug which bestows him with super human abilities. But with a few small side effects – like death. This is the first real look at Limitless, which is being directed by Neil Burger (The…

io9 Meredith Woerner

This Was Leica’s First Digital Camera—20 Years Ago

I don’t remember very much from the mid-90s, but I’m certain I never saw Leica’s incredibly strange (and damn beautiful) digital camera. It had awesome giant handles, and it took gorgeous photos. 20 years ago. But the wait? Not gorgeous. Each image—weighing in at a very-impressive-for-its-time 5140 x 5140 (yes, it took perfectly square pictures)…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The WikiLeaks Saga: The Animated Edition

Confused about the WikiLeaks Saga so far? No worries! Some Taiwanese animators have created this video clip which will catch you up on most of the events—in the goofiest way possible. [NMA]

Privacy & Security Rosa Golijan

Gmail for Android Will Prioritize All Inboxes in Sight

The Android team gave their Gmail app a nice little update, which, among other things, now supports prioritized inboxes, along with improved methods of composing emails. And they’re not even waiting for the Gingerbread release to roll this out. The prioritized inbox comes with new UI elements for determining on the fly which emails are…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Weather HD Gets In The Christmas Spirit, Graphically Speaking

Q: What Happens When You Destroy Your Chrome OS Notebook?

Apple’s Looking for a Few CDMA-Friendly Engineers

Should You Friend Your Parents on Facebook?

The Phrase “Breath of Life” Just Took on a Whole New Meaning

Cargo Holds Gallery

Google Wants to Kill Yelp With a Dose of NFC

LaCie Tank Readies Hard Drives and Small Gadgets for Combat

You are not cool enough for Star Wars

Coolest Shakespeare Riffs in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Completely crowd financed film The Tunnel could be better than The Descent

Kids of Today Just Kill Me: the Sledding Bungee Jump Edition

Stars so weird that they make black holes look boring

This Latest Tron Clip Features Tony Blair, Daft Punk, and Lots of Latex

Gizmodo’s Giving Away A Prototype Chrome OS Notebook, Here’s How To Win

Woz Bought a White iPhone 4 From That Ballsy Chinese Teen

Bradley Cooper hawks the pill that will let you access 100% of your brain/kill you

This Was Leica’s First Digital Camera—20 Years Ago

The WikiLeaks Saga: The Animated Edition

Gmail for Android Will Prioritize All Inboxes in Sight

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