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Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse Breaks Cover In Germany

Has German retailer Notebooksbilliger spoiled Microsoft’s slow reveal of its Arc Touch Mouse? It certainly appears so, based on photos and shipping info Engadget unearthed. If you think it looks nice up top, wait until you see the party trick. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-arc-touch-mouse-coming-next-month-5605203 The Arc Touch Mouse appears to have two modes: curved for ergonomic gaming, and…

Tech News Brian Barrett

T-Mobile’s Teased HSPA+ Phone Dubbed G2

The mysterious upcoming Android phone T-Mobile has been tantalizing us with has become a bit less shadowy, now officially named the G2. The G2’s specs are still unknown, but it’ll be the first device made for T-Mobile’s speedy HSPA+ network. [T-Mobile] https://gizmodo.com/t-mobiles-teaser-site-could-be-for-android-powered-htc-5598407

Tech News Sam Biddle

Logitech K800 Keyboard Is An Enlightening Wireless Keyboard Experience

If you thought Logitech’s MK700 wireless keyboard’s concave keys were good but just too dark, the illuminated K800 will be a spot of sunshine. Yep! A spot of relatively pricey sunshine. https://gizmodo.com/logitech-mk700-wireless-desktop-features-concave-keys-t-5335437 What makes the K800 smarter than your average backlit keyboard—and possibly worth that $100 price tag—is its ambient light and motion sensors, which…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Spray-On Paint Could Turn Windows into Solar Panels

Every home has at least one window, so why not turn that window into an energy-attracting solar panel? So goes the thinking of Norwegian company EnSol, which has patented a spray-on film that turns windows into solar panels. The spray-on film saps up solar energy because it’s made from metal nanoparticles, with the Professor of…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Rumor: Jodie Fisher’s HP Work Was Cut After She Ignored Mark Hurd’s Advances

Details continue to trickle out of HP’s Mark Hurd-shaped wound, with a “person close to the investigation” telling The Associated Press that Jodie Fisher claimed sexual harassment charges after she ceased receiving work offers from HP following her rebuffal of Hurd’s sexual advances. The Taiwanese news outlet responsible for the laughable 3D animations might have…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Who Knew HTC Had Actual Physical Stores?

Nokia couldn’t sustain retail stores for long, but seemingly HTC hasn’t faced the same problem just yet—did anyone know they had stores open in Russia and the Czech Republic? https://gizmodo.com/nokias-new-york-and-chicago-flagship-stores-closing-too-5423118 PocketNow has reported that HTC opened its first ever store in Prague in the Czech Republic just last month. Coincidentally, Prague just so happened to…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Justin “I’m a Mac” Long Uses a Jailbroken iPhone

What’s this? Former Apple spokesperson Justin Long, using a jailbroken iPhone on Jimmy Kimmel Live? He’s no longer under their thumb, so can use whatever he damn well pleases—but will he use a WP7 come October? [Thanks, Tolk!] https://gizmodo.com/say-it-aint-so-apples-get-a-mac-ads-ending-5512306 UPDATE: Here’s the video:

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Xbox 360 Commercial Pulled, for Using PS3 Footage of Same Game

Ha! Hahahaha. Sorry, please excuse my laughter—I just find it hilarious that the advertising agency employed by Microsoft thought they could get away with showing PS3 Final Fantasy XIII scenes. “Wot, it’s the same game, innit?” Sparked by an eagle-eyed British viewer, who dobbed in the commercial to the Advertising Standards Authority, the commercial was…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Aging Rocker John Mellencamp Says the Internet Has “Destroyed the Music Business”

Not only has it destroyed the music business, but “it’s going to destroy the movie business,” too. Obviously Mellencamp has a new album he’s pimping out (and headlines he’s trying to grab), but the atomic bomb? Really, Mellencamp? [Reuters]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Laziness and Creativity Combine for Some High Tech Wallpaper

Sometimes, reaching for that lamp is just too much work. The Living Wall lets you hit the lights with a swipe of your hand. I hope they give you a choice of colors. [High-Low Tech via Inhabitat]

Tech News Christina Bonnington

I Want to Ride My Tricycle, I Want to Ride My Trike

I want to ride my tricycle, but I’m afraid I’d break my spineeee. Good thing it’s just a sculpture on display in San Francisco, although I’d love to see this wheeling down the street. [Sergio Garcia via Laughing Squid]

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Forget 1’s and 0’s—The Microchip Gets Rethunk Using Probability

Today’s computer chips spend a lot of time on probability-based calculations, from your Amazon recommendations to determining fraudulent credit card purchases. By using probability instead of 1’s and 0’s, those statistical calculations can be done more simply, efficiently, and faster. Lyric Semiconductor has rewritten microchip functionality from scratch. Instead of building a chip using digital…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

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]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

A clone who can live for 20,000 years

One of the great mysteries of plant biology is a seemingly immortal tree called the Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides), which reproduces by growing clones from its root system. A new study suggests that the trees live for 20,000 years. Because these aspens live for so long, nobody had been able to determine exactly how many…

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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…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Ubuntu Users Will be Touching, Tapping, and Sliding With Impending Update

Multitouch is landing in Ubuntu’s upcoming 10.10 release, with a particular eye on Unity, the netbook-optimized flavor of the popular Linux distribution. The new features are expected to eventually support a variety of touch devices, including Apple’s Magic Trackpad. Canonical, Ubuntu’s corporate parent, has already developed a software framework called uTouch, aimed at simplifying the…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Cyberwar Against Wikileaks? Good Luck With That

Should the U.S. government declare a cyberwar against WikiLeaks? [View a larger map of insurance seeders on Google maps.] On Thursday, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told a gathering in London that the secret-spilling website is moving ahead with plans to publish the remaining 15,000 records from the Afghan war logs, despite a demand from the…

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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…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

A Glimpse Into the Strange World of Today’s Digital Youth

Most of the youngsters who will be starting college this Fall were born in 1992. To help professors bridge that generational chasm, Beloit College prepares an annual list of cultural and technological touchstones for incoming freshman. Man, kids are weird. Every year since 1998, Beloit has compiled the list as a “catalog of the rapidly…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The iPad Madman: Murder Attempt and Amputation Alleged

The man charged with taking off a Colorado shopper’s finger while stealing his iPad is in trouble again: He’s charged with trying to have his victim killed. Apple lovers are a passionate bunch, just usually in a more productive sense. Brandon Darnell Smith, 21, allegedly sent a letter from jail ordering the hit, according to…

Tech News Ryan Tate

Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse Breaks Cover In Germany

T-Mobile’s Teased HSPA+ Phone Dubbed G2

Logitech K800 Keyboard Is An Enlightening Wireless Keyboard Experience

Spray-On Paint Could Turn Windows into Solar Panels

Rumor: Jodie Fisher’s HP Work Was Cut After She Ignored Mark Hurd’s Advances

Who Knew HTC Had Actual Physical Stores?

Justin “I’m a Mac” Long Uses a Jailbroken iPhone

Xbox 360 Commercial Pulled, for Using PS3 Footage of Same Game

Aging Rocker John Mellencamp Says the Internet Has “Destroyed the Music Business”

Laziness and Creativity Combine for Some High Tech Wallpaper

I Want to Ride My Tricycle, I Want to Ride My Trike

Forget 1’s and 0’s—The Microchip Gets Rethunk Using Probability

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

A clone who can live for 20,000 years

iPad Meets Bullet

Ubuntu Users Will be Touching, Tapping, and Sliding With Impending Update

Cyberwar Against Wikileaks? Good Luck With That

SWAT Team Called Over Umbrella With Samurai Sword Handle

A Glimpse Into the Strange World of Today’s Digital Youth

The iPad Madman: Murder Attempt and Amputation Alleged

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