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True Love at Gizmodo Gallery

Karen Loves Hector. Hector Loves Karen. They both love Lego. Hector and Karen are 17. They met in high school when they were 15, in guitar class. True love happens at Giz Gallery. P.S. yes, that’s an OMG ponies signature underneath their names. Typical. Gizmodo Gallery 2009 Groupe 267 Elizabeth Street New York, NY 10012…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 24 '09

ARider Turns The iPhone Into a Heads-Up GPS Display For Cyclists

Japan’s Ubiquitous Entertainment have developed a prototype device called ARider that allows cyclists to navigate via their iPhone 3GS using a heads up display. Of course, the whole setup seems a bit precarious for you and your precious phone. First of all, using a HUD while cycling is inherently dangerous—but the display is retractable, so…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 24 '09

Hacked Big Mouth Billy Bass Fish Subs “Take Me to The River” For Tweets

Just when I thought that singing Big Mouth Billy Bass fish couldn’t get more annoying some guy hacks it to say Twitter updates. An ARM microcontroller was implanted in his head enabling him to read tweets aloud. When you look past the annoying voice of the fish, the technology is pretty cool. Dan Ros implanted…

Tech News Joanna Stern Sep 24 '09

A Microchip Placed in the Eye Could Allow the Blind to See

MIT researchers are just three years away from developing a retinal implant that can send visual information directly to the brain. Although it won’t completely restore an individual’s vision, they would be able to navigate rooms and recognize faces. [Wired]

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 24 '09

Now Available

The Fonera 2.0n router is out today. The n means, of course, that it is updated with an 802.11n radio. But you knew that already. • The Fonera 2.0n is now shipping to U.S. soil. Obviously, the big update here is the inclusion of 802.11n, but Fonera didn’t stop there. There’s NAS support, BitTorrent support,…

Tech News Chris Jacob Sep 24 '09

Swiss Military Wristwatch Can Handle 20,000-Foot Depths, Gunshots, Dynamite

Just in case you ever find yourself diving the Marianas Trench, you can take comfort in the knowledge that your Swiss Military “20,000 Feet” wristwatch won’t be crushed into oblivion with you. Apparently, the wristwatch holds the Guinness record for durability at extreme depths. As you can see from this video, the watch can also…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 24 '09

Mikey Review: Fine-Tuning the iPhone’s Audio Recorder

Mikey is an external microphone for the iPhone/iPod with three sensitivity settings that allow you to record everything from lectures to rock concerts. The Price $80 The Verdict Mikey is a nice, solid-feeling little mic for the iPod or iPhone. When used as a voice notes recorder, holding it up to your mouth, the standard…

Reviews Adam Frucci Sep 24 '09

10 Best Robot Bodies To Jack Your Brain Into

Yesterday, we showed you the best robot bodies to download your brain into. But what if you don’t want to lose your meat body? Here are 10 robot bodies you can jack into, without leaving your body, like in Surrogates. https://gizmodo.com/10-best-robot-bodies-to-load-your-brain-into-5365553 Futurama, “Parasites Lost” Fry eats a dodgy egg-salad sandwich at a spaceship rest area,…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 24 '09

How to Save Money On Your AT&T iPhone Bill Right Now

Oh, those nice people at AT&T, always thinking about us: If you have an iPhone rate plan other than the Unlimited, you can now save some dollars. However, it’s not automatic. Update: False alarm, there’s no change in pricing. If you have the Nation 450 with rollover you can save $6 per month. If you…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 24 '09

Solid Hardwood Vers iPhone Case Has Time Window

There will be no jokes about penis erections in this $40 Vers iPhone Case post, made of solid bamboo or other hardwoods. Thank you. Have a good day. [Vers via Likecool]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 24 '09

Poster Mashups Cast Classic Movies in a New Light

The recent movie mashup contest at b3ta.com asked members to combine two popular movies into a single, iconic movie poster. From Alien meets E.T. to Donnie Darko recast as Harvey, many of the results are truly clever and inspired. [b3ta.com via Neatorama]

Movies Lauren Davis Sep 24 '09

Rumor: Verizon Ditching Palm Pre, Screwing Both of Them

Uh, I’m not sure if this would be worse for Palm (who needs to be on more carriers) or for Verizon (who has the shittiest smartphones around), but TheStreet hears “Verizon has decided not to support the Pre.” Crazy. https://gizmodo.com/why-verizon-customers-cant-have-nice-things-5361903 Let’s just say It’d be terrible for both of them, not too mention a bizarre…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Sep 24 '09

How to Sync Your Pre With iTunes When iTunes Sync Goes Down

What does it mean for you when the USB Implementer’s Forum tells Palm that they should stop spoofing an iPod in order to get their Palm Pre to sync with iTunes? What should you do now? A couple things. https://gizmodo.com/apple-1-palm-0-on-itunes-synchronization-war-5365950 First, you should be safe in continuing to use iTunes as your music organization library.…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 24 '09

New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia

A new species related to the shark has been discovered in Southern California. Not only does this bad boy have a venomous spine and retractable sexual appendages on the forehead, but it’s got one bad ass name: meet Ghostshark. Physorg has the report from the Zootaxa journal detailing this clever little descendant from the sharks,…

io9 Meredith Woerner Sep 24 '09

Piet Portable Fireplace Looks Like Something NASA Would Make

Astronauts making s’mores in a fireplace on the ISS? Not likely, but if NASA ever did develop a portable fireplace it might look something like the Piet. The Piet features a ceramic shell, brass reflector plates on the interior and a layer of rock wool fire insulation in between. It also burns ethanol instead of…

Tech News Sean Fallon Sep 24 '09

iPhone Navigation App Battlemodo, Part II: The Best Cheap GPS App

When I published the turn-by-turn navigation app battlemodo, many readers asked me to evaluate some other popular choices. Because everything I do, I do for you, here are CoPilot, GoKivo and Sygic, a.k.a. the best of the rest: https://gizmodo.com/the-best-iphone-navigation-app-telenav-vs-navigon-vs-5343981 I must make it clear that the reasons for choosing TomTom, Navigon and TeleNav for the…

Reviews Wilson Rothman Sep 24 '09

An Important Message About Apple Industrial Design from Jon Ive

Really Jon, whatever it is that you are having at the “communal design area,” send some over: We have assembled a heavenly design team. By keeping the core team small and investing significantly in tools and process we can work with a level of collaboration that seems particularly rare. Our physical environment reflects and enables…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Sep 24 '09

Watch: Live Streaming Video From Inside Giz Gallery

Hey, people who couldn’t make it to Giz Gallery: save your excuses. I don’t want to hear them, you make me sick, you’re a failure as a reader, etc etc etc. Nonetheless, we’ve got some video streams for you, coming live from inside our temporary monument to technology, gadgets and pancakes—one from the front: Watch…

Tech News John Herrman Sep 24 '09

Finally, A Personal Transportation Device That Looks Dorkier Than A Segway

Behold the personal transport of the future! It looks like a boombox, but Honda’s U3-X is a unicycle-like personal mobility device, that you can steer by leaning in the direction you want to go. It’s small, unobtrusive, and sexy! Reporters got a test drive of the U3-X today in Tokyo. According to Associated Press: Honda’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Sep 24 '09

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

Tow-behind tailgating stations, intentionally flammable cufflinks, and indestructible coolers – grab some virtual utensils and dig in with the week’s best from Uncrate. This week at Uncrate: We take out the trash in Vipp Waste Bins, expand our bar entertainment options with the Tavern Puzzle Collection, and add some flavor to our annual sunflower seed…

Tech News Charles Starrett Sep 24 '09

True Love at Gizmodo Gallery

ARider Turns The iPhone Into a Heads-Up GPS Display For Cyclists

Hacked Big Mouth Billy Bass Fish Subs “Take Me to The River” For Tweets

A Microchip Placed in the Eye Could Allow the Blind to See

Now Available

Swiss Military Wristwatch Can Handle 20,000-Foot Depths, Gunshots, Dynamite

Mikey Review: Fine-Tuning the iPhone’s Audio Recorder

10 Best Robot Bodies To Jack Your Brain Into

How to Save Money On Your AT&T iPhone Bill Right Now

Solid Hardwood Vers iPhone Case Has Time Window

Poster Mashups Cast Classic Movies in a New Light

Rumor: Verizon Ditching Palm Pre, Screwing Both of Them

How to Sync Your Pre With iTunes When iTunes Sync Goes Down

New Species Of Sharks Discovered Sporting Forehead Genitalia

Piet Portable Fireplace Looks Like Something NASA Would Make

iPhone Navigation App Battlemodo, Part II: The Best Cheap GPS App

An Important Message About Apple Industrial Design from Jon Ive

Watch: Live Streaming Video From Inside Giz Gallery

Finally, A Personal Transportation Device That Looks Dorkier Than A Segway

Man Stuff – The Best of Uncrate

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