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Artsy GelaSkins Might Just Prevent iPhone 4 Reception Troubles and Scratches

We’re starting to realize that we may have to hide our gorgeous iPhone 4 devices in some kind of cases or skins to keep them safe from harm and reception troubles. Thankfully GelaSkins is offering some rather good-looking solutions. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-semi-solutions-for-iphone-4-reception-problems-5573179 GelaSkins are made of 3M material and easy to apply and remove. They will run…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 2

AT&T’s Newest Commercial Looks Like A Disney Movie Trailer

AT&T had this commercial made as part of its “Rethink Possible” ad campaign. It’s called “Whole New World” and looks more like a trailer for a Finding Nemo sequel than like a commercial for a telephone service provider. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-plays-around-with-logo-design-instead-of-improving-5513936 Apparently the commercial was produced in 3D and will even show up in some movie theaters.

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 2

Facebook Will Find Your Face In That Shameful Party Photo

Facebook appears to have added a shutterbug’s dream feature: Face detection technology. As soon as you upload a picture, the feature realizes that there are humans in it and preselects their faces. You just add the poor souls’ names. The feature appears surprisingly useful, but we’ll see how well it works. For now it’s only…

Social Media Rosa Golijan Jul 1

Apple Rejects Ad-Browsing App For Being Too Useless

Oh no! Apple rejected this cute girl’s iPhone app twice because it has “minimal user functionality.” How dare they claim that an app that lets me browse those horrid iAds is useless! Jokes aside, it seems like this Ads Tube app would be amusing for a few moments, simply for the sake of getting to…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 1

Researchers Will Turn Your Kitchen Counter Tops Into Touchscreens

A research project from Intel can turn any surface into a touchscreen. Instead of propping up a tablet or putting a touchscreen computer in your kitchen, picture yourself tapping on the counter top to pull menus, look up recipes and add items to a shopping list. “There’s nothing absolutely special about the surface, and it…

Tech News Priya Ganapati - Wired Jul 1

Andrew Garfield cast as Peter Parker in the new Spider-Man

No more spidey speculation. Sony and Marvel have officially announced the next Spider-Man, and it’s that kid from the Parnassus movies: Andrew Garfield. Sony Pictures has announced that Garfield will be our new Peter Parker in the younger, rebooted pictures being directed by Marc Webb. As for what type of Parker the studio is looking…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 1

Tech Support Team to Russian Spy: “If This Doesn’t Work We Can Meet Again In Six Months”

Looks like those Russian spies who’ve been lurking around the US recently aren’t so different from you and I. They also have to deal with incredibly crappy tech support representatives, long wait times, and stupid suggestions. https://gizmodo.com/what-its-like-to-be-a-russian-spy-undercover-in-the-u-s-5575588 According to Network World, the clever spy ring being scrutinized by federal agents had quite a few technical…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 1

The iPhone 4 Is Up In The Air On A Balloon Kite

The iPhone 4 channels its inner Carl Fredricksen and takes a tour of the skies in a balloon kite. The end result may not be as picturesque as UP, but it’s still a fun ride captured by the iPhone 4. Can someone send the iPhone 4 to space already? https://gizmodo.com/this-picture-was-taken-24-miles-in-the-air-with-a-crapp-5573131

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 1

Woman Sues Movie Theater After Being Arrested For Recording Twilight

Remember the woman who was arrested for recording two minutes of Twilight in a movie theater? Turns out that after spending two days in jail, she decided to sue the movie theater in which she was caught. https://gizmodo.com/recording-two-minutes-of-twilight-could-lead-to-three-y-5418439 A 22-year-old woman jailed two days in November after being arrested for filming two brief snippets of…

Movies David Kravets - Wired Jul 1

One Spork Multitool To Rule Them All

You love sporks. You love multitools. And now? Look on with a delicate blend of respect and astonishment that the two coexist, in blissful harmony that is the CRKT Eat’N Tool. The CRKT Eat’N Tool is a bottle opener, screwdriver/pry tip, three metric wrench reliefs and a carabiner all in one. Oh, and a spork.…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 1

The Unreleased Google Voice Desktop App

Click to viewLooks like the folks over at TechCrunch somehow got their hands onto an unreleased version of a Google Voice desktop app. It’s apparently called “Gizmo5 by Google,” which fits with a previous acquisition, and works rather well. https://gizmodo.com/are-google-voice-calls-to-and-from-your-computer-coming-5400548 There’s no word on whether we’ll actually ever see this app or this particular version…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 1

Side by side comparison: “Let The Right One In” vs. the American remake

So, how different is the remake version of Let The Right One In, retitled Let Me In, from the original? We’ve seen the trailer – now let’s pick apart the differences between the two movies. https://gizmodo.com/first-u-s-trailer-for-the-let-the-right-one-in-remake-5577516 Both films are about a mysterious new child in a small apartment complex, and the young little boy who…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 1

Monkey See, Monkey Shoot

Apparently we’ve been so damn preoccupied with the impending robot insurrection that we didn’t notice our primate friends polishing their photojournalism skills for when they go all Planet of the Apes on us any day now. [Telegraph via Mappeal]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 1

Apple Executive: Jobs Email Exchange Is Fake

According to a Fortune story, the email exchange between Jobs and an angry iPhone 4 users is fake. They said an unnamed “top Apple spokesman emphatically denied it”. Apple hasn’t officially made any public statements on the matter. https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-to-angry-iphone-4-user-calm-down-relax-5577316 According to Fortune’s source: Asked on the record whether Steve Jobs was the author of any…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Jul 1

Cancer caused by DNA repair gone haywire

We don’t know how to cure it, but now we’ve got a better idea what causes cancer. The disease starts when cells mess up their attempts to repair damage to their DNA. There’s a certain tragic irony to this, as these terrible diseases seem to begin with cells trying to fix the far more minor…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 1

A Trip to the Money Factory

The ugly new $100 bill has a slew of advanced security features to keep people from counterfeiting it. CNET was granted access to the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, AKA the Money Factory, to see how they’re made. https://gizmodo.com/why-you-dont-want-to-counterfeit-the-hideous-new-100-b-5521284 Over a week of rigorous printing goes into every dollar bill, and CNET’s Daniel Terdiman…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 1

Crucial insights about selling your short fiction, from an editor

Your short stories are little perfect jewels, but how can you get a magazine editor to fall for them? Fantasy Magazine’s Cat Rambo gives some invaluable advice in an interview with Redstone Science Fiction. Among the other great bits are Rambo’s description of her process of reading through the hundreds of short fiction submissions she…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jul 1

Disco Chair welcomes you to the future

Meet Disco Chair. It was created out of electroluminescent wire by Kiwi&Pom, and makes me think of a happy Tron future where everything is covered in glowing shapes. According to the designers, “the chair transforms into a neon rainbow when powered. A pulse setting enables the chair to flash on and off creating an instant…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 1

Apple Store iPhone Upgrade Gives Woman Access To Stranger’s Photos and Texts

The owner of this bedazzled iPhone is Stockton, CA resident Maria Avila. When she got her handset back from an iOS4 upgrade at her local Apple Store, she found it chock full of a complete stranger’s personal data. Curious! Setting aside the oddness of going to the Genius Bar for a firmware update, it’s hard…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 1

OnStar Users Can Beam Google Maps To Their Car Starting Today

The announcement came earlier this month, but today’s the first day that GM’s OnStar eNav feature is fully operational. If you’ve got an OnStar-enabled GM vehicle (model year 2006 or more recent), you can search for a destination on Google Maps and have it sent directly to your car. Just like Ford Sync! And hopefully…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 1

Artsy GelaSkins Might Just Prevent iPhone 4 Reception Troubles and Scratches

AT&T’s Newest Commercial Looks Like A Disney Movie Trailer

Facebook Will Find Your Face In That Shameful Party Photo

Apple Rejects Ad-Browsing App For Being Too Useless

Researchers Will Turn Your Kitchen Counter Tops Into Touchscreens

Andrew Garfield cast as Peter Parker in the new Spider-Man

Tech Support Team to Russian Spy: “If This Doesn’t Work We Can Meet Again In Six Months”

The iPhone 4 Is Up In The Air On A Balloon Kite

Woman Sues Movie Theater After Being Arrested For Recording Twilight

One Spork Multitool To Rule Them All

The Unreleased Google Voice Desktop App

Side by side comparison: “Let The Right One In” vs. the American remake

Monkey See, Monkey Shoot

Apple Executive: Jobs Email Exchange Is Fake

Cancer caused by DNA repair gone haywire

A Trip to the Money Factory

Crucial insights about selling your short fiction, from an editor

Disco Chair welcomes you to the future

Apple Store iPhone Upgrade Gives Woman Access To Stranger’s Photos and Texts

OnStar Users Can Beam Google Maps To Their Car Starting Today

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