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Hanvon’s Ereader Uses a Color E-Ink Display, and Will Be the First to Go on Sale

The same Chinese company that took hammers to an apple-shaped ice-sculpture is claiming they have the first color ereader using e-ink, due in China in March. Bet the battery life’s far greater than the color Nook’s, which uses an LCD. https://gizmodo.com/chinese-company-with-ipad-rival-smashes-up-apple-logo-i-5542360 Hanvon’s ereader has a 9.6-inch e-ink display, and will go on sale in March…

Did You Oversleep Because Your iPhone OS Alarm Failed Today?

Remember the iPhone recurring alarm DST bug that affected Australians and Europeans, making them oversleep? Well, I didn’t. It just happened to me and I’m sure it has happened to you too. If it did, write to us in the comments. https://gizmodo.com/if-you-have-an-iphone-you-may-oversleep-when-daylight-5659087 The United States changed to Daylight Saving Time yesterday. Apple’s iOS has a…

A Phosphorescent Paint Reminder to Get You Out of Bed

A nerdy night-light for the art buff, Dolce Press‘ glow-in-the-dark print was made in a run of 100, so get in quick if you want a limited-edition well-wishing print for the wall. They’re $48 each. [Dolce via InspirationalGeek]

A Surefire Way to Get Some Unwanted Attention for Using an iPhone 4

As you check Twitter on your iPhone 4, passersby will think you’re utterly insane, inspecting the back of the phone so intently. Little do they realize you’ve actually got an iOS 4 homescreen decal on the back… [Etsy via NerdApproved]

MacBook Air’s SSDs Will Be Sold to Other Companies by Toshiba

The very same Toshiba SSDs that Apple uses in its MacBook Airs are now being offered to other companies who may or may not be green-eyed with envy at the slinkiness of the Airs. Available in 64GB and 128GB capacities (both measuring 2.2mm in height) and a 3.7mm tall 256GB option, the Blade X-gale SSDs…

Row, Row, Row Your Paper Boat, Gently Down the London Thames…

We might still be waiting for the first paper plane to carry a human from A to B, but a German-made paper boat has floated successfully down the London Thames, with the suitable name of “HMS Origami.” German “artist” Frank Bolter cheated in some way, as the paper he used wasn’t normal construction paper you…

Windows Phone 7 Now On Sale: HTC HD7, HTC Surround and Samsung Focus

Hey, would you look at that—November 8th, and three WP7 phones have gone on sale in the US as promised. T-Mobile’s got HTC’s 4.3-inch HD7, whereas AT&T has the slide-out speaker-toting HTC Surround and Samsung’s thin Focus. https://gizmodo.com/htc-hd7-hello-all-4-3-inches-of-windows-phone-7-5660613 T-Mobile is selling the HD7 for $200 upfront on a two-year contract, or for $500 minus a…

Is LG’s Latest Gadget a Camera Or a Phone?

It was inevitable that a manufacturer would one day stop cramming camera guts into a phone, and instead squeeze phone components into a camera. This is what LG did with the L-03C, which has specs to rival your own point-and-shoot. Ok, so maybe not your favorite compact. Maybe just the one from a few years…

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A Stray Tweet Suggests Nexus One Will Be First With Gingerbread This Week

It’s logical for Google to launch Gingerbread with the Nexus Two. After all, the Nexus One was first with Froyo. But if the Nexus One receives the Gingerbread update first, does that mean the Nexus Two is delayed? https://gizmodo.com/rumor-nexus-two-will-be-announced-november-8th-same-d-5675727 A tweet from a Twitter user by the name of Alvaro Fuentes Vasquez (who apparently works…

This Is Tom Cruise Jumping Off the Tallest Skyscraper In the World

They are filming Mission Impossible 4 in Dubai right now. Our friend and local Dubai photographer Gerald Donovan took this photo of none other than Tom Cruise jumping off the Burj Khalifa, formerly known as the Burj Dubai: https://gizmodo.com/dubai-skyline-sunset-time-lapse-provokes-inevitable-ooo-5434624 They’ve been busy filming stuff for Mission Impossible 4 on the Burj Khalifa for the last…

The Walking Dead teaches us that racism will survive the zombie apocalypse

Tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead, “Guts,” wasn’t as pensive at the season premiere, but it offered up an enjoyable, panicked escape from Atlanta. We also learned that being a crazy white supremacist is an old habit that dies hard. NOTE: For this recap, I’ve assumed the Pro/Con format of my colleague Meredith’s ridiculously entertaining…

Infinity Blade Is the Only iPod and iPhone Game I Want

Remember Epic Citadel and the “Project Sword” combat demo shown by Epic Games? That game’s official name is Infinity Blade. Its unofficial name is Fucking Hell Gimme This Game On My iPad Now Now Now. NOW, goddamnit. Here’s the new trailer. https://gizmodo.com/that-gorgeous-epic-citadel-iphone-demo-you-can-downloa-5627714 The trailer looks as amazing as the demo. The game was developed by…

Smallville promises exhibitionist sex, delivers a very special Thanksgiving

Oh, Smallville. Remember how you teased us with Darkseid and Lex Luthor’s machinations from beyond the grave earlier this season? Well, that’s all been swept under the rug. Friday’s so-so episode, “Ambush,” gave us a clichéd holiday from hell. To be fair to “Ambush,” it did start with perhaps the most pornoriffic Smallville opening in…

Our minds use syntax to understand actions, just like with language

Syntax is found in all languages: verbs, subjects, and objects are arranged in predictable patterns that allow us to comprehend the action being described. And syntax goes deeper than language, as it’s actually hardwired into our understanding of the world. Although different languages arrange the main parts of a sentence in different ways, all languages…

The official plot synopsis for Duncan Jones’ new mind-swapping thriller, The Source Code

Want some spoilers from Moon director Duncan Jones’ upcoming flick The Source Code? Here’s the official synopsis of the film from the American Film Market — Jake Gyllenhaal must relive the fates of doomed individuals on one extremely bad day. The Source Code comes out April 15th, 2011; here’s the official rundown: Captain Colter Stevens…

Possible Palm Devices Revealed in WebOS 2.0 Code

A bevy of potential Palm handset codenames have been revealed in a snippet of WebOS 2.0 code this weekend. If you’re curious, have a look at what we won’t be officially calling five Palm devices if they officially launch in the future: Broadway, Windsor, Mantaray, Roadrunner and Stingray, come on down, you’re the alleged Palm…

Grip-Happy Compliant Electroadhesion Sneaking Into Everyday Usage

More than two years ago SRI International was marching robots up walls using little more than static electricity. Today, they’ve moved onto bigger and better things, like gripping a banana using the same technique. Meet “compliant electroadhesion.” https://gizmodo.com/robot-climbs-walls-with-static-electricity-392110 As was the case back in 2008, electroadhesion still requires very little power to function. According to…

Meet Finland’s All-Knowing 3D Speed Camera

In Finland there are cameras. Automated cameras. They observe the roads, watching for speeders. Nothing new, right? Wrong. These silent watchers can ding drivers for pretty much everything else too. Items like insurance, taxes, seat belt usage and tailgating—all checked in the blink of an eye! Called ASSET (Advanced Safety and Driver Support for Essential…

In Arthur Clarke’s Fountains of Paradise, man makes tidy work of the heavens

If cleanliness is next to godliness, then I can’t help but think God must like 1980’s Hugo-winning novel, The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke — even if it’s all about getting in His face. It maybe seems odd, at first, to learn that Clarke ultimately identified himself as an atheist. Given how much…