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The Great Subways Of The World Are Freaking Gorgeous

There’s something blissfully futuristic about subways. Maybe it’s that these people-movers evoke space stations or arcologies. Or perhaps being shoved ass-to-shoulder together with strangers during rush hour unleashes some long-dormant pack instinct. Regardless, these metros are shiny. Designboom has a great rundown of space age subway photography, but I’m a little peeved no one gave…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 3

Woz Entertains iPad Line Sitters With Magic Trick

Our friends at Fastmac sent us this video of Woz waiting in line for an iPad, explaining why he wears a ring around his neck. It’s not for subsequently throwing into a volcano, but it’s plenty entertaining nonetheless. [Thanks Mike!]

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 3

Hey! Let’s Talk in #Whitenoise!

Need a place to gossip about that shiny gadget you saw earlier? Just wanna have some off-topic conversations with fellow Gizmodo readers? Head to #whitenoise and comment, comment, comment.

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 3

Tap Tap Radiation For the iPad Looks More Entrancing Than Any iPhone Variation

Based on this preview video, Tap Tap Radiation will be wickedly fun to play on the iPad. It definitely looks different from iPhone variations and uses all that extra screen space fantastically. Oh, and it’s of course free. Tap Tap Radiation is available in the iTunes store now. [iTunes]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 3

Steve Woz Is Already Waiting in Line for an iPad

When we asked for iPad line pictures we didn’t expect that Apple co-founder Steve Woz would be among the people caught on camera. Apparently he’s patiently waiting by the Valley Fair Apple Store in San Jose, CA. [Thanks, Parth!]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 3

Tron Press Conference: Helicopter Stunts, Protesters And Bruce Boxleitner!

Tonight, Encom’s Alan Bradley (Bruce Boxleitner) came to San Francisco to give us some hints for Tron Legacy. It was the most elaborate viral marketing event in forever: Boxleitner charmed us, protestors rioted, and someone parachuted from a helicopter! The Encom press conference was an impressive affair even before anything had happened: Disney had built…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Apr 2

Rob Corddry Interview: Gadgets Are No Laughing Matter

You might’ve recently caught Rob Corddry as the show-stealing jackass in Hot Tub Time Machine. But during our talk with him we learned two things: he’s a perfectly nice fellow, and he probably owns more set-top boxes than we do. So I don’t know if you’re familiar with Gizmodo, but we’re a technology and gadget…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Apr 2

The Real Future of Computing

For all the talk about the iPad marking a new era of computing, it’s still important to keep an eye on what’s just beyond the horizon: a future in which our gadgets shed their screens and buttons entirely. [Giz]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Apr 2

Netflix Coming to the iPhone Soon

Steve Swasey, Netflix’s VP of Corporate Communications, was asked if there’s an iPhone app in the future—after all, we are getting one for the iPad. His response? Netflix is working on it. He explains: We wouldn’t invite you to dinner without planning to serve dessert. In other words, we’re working on it so stay tuned.…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 2

GQ Looks Great on the iPad, Even If You Just Read It For the Pictures

So maybe the promo for the GQ app is a bit silly with its suggestions that you swipe, tap, and flip like a man, but the magazine actually looks rather nice on an iPad: Click to view You can purchase individual magazine issues—including back issues—through the app which is now available in iTunes for $2.99.…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 2

I Wish My Car Had Switches For Porn and Magic

I don’t know why this guy revealed what the switches in his car do, but I certainly wish my gas-guzzler could produce magic at the flick of a switch—heck, I’d settle for a card trick. [TwitPic via Reddit]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 2

Show Us Your iPad Lines

Are people near you already lining up to wait for their iPads? Show us! We want to see pictures of the iPad lines near you—be they in front of Apple Stores or Best Buys. Update: Woz spotting! Please send your pictures to [email protected] to me!-and use “iPad Line Photos” as the subject. [Thanks, Anonymous Tipster…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 2

Most Standard USB or Wireless Keyboards Will Work With the TiVo Premiere

We had plenty of complaints about the QWERTY remote for the TiVo Premiere, but it turns out that any ol’ USB and “most standard IR or RF HID-compliant wireless keyboards” will work with the device. Dave Zatz proves it: The keyboard mapping isn’t completely perfect yet—for some reason the backspace and space bar are elusive—but…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 2

A Working 62-lb Remote-Controlled Excavator Can Hardly Be Called a Toy

Let’s say you want to dig yourself up a little garden or terrorize the local rodentia. Or both! Well, meet the EC280 Excavator. It’s a tiny little monster with a kickass demo soundtrack. Everything about this is ridiculous and wonderful. It’s a 1:14.5 scale replica of a hulking Cat excavator, but don’t worry about that…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 2

Kindle iPad App Officially Available in iTunes

We wondered about the Kindle iPad app and whether we’d get to purchase ebooks with it despite the competition it poses for Apple’s iBooks app and store, but here we are. It’s official, purchase options and all. [iTunes via Amazon]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 2

Imagine the US Postal Service Opened, Scanned, and Emailed All Your Letters

Think about it: US Postal Service employees actually opening and scanning all your letters, and then sending you emails with their content with the option to receive the physical letter if you choose to. Scarily unreal? Not if you’re Finnish. If you live in Finland, that’s exactly what the government wants to do to “reduce…

Privacy & Security Jesus Diaz Apr 2

This Is What Makes the iPad 3G Different From What You’ll Buy Tomorrow

We’ve already seen the insides of the Wi-Fi only iPad, but now the 3G version of the shiny Apple device is baring its soul—its communication board. [iFixIt]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 2

How to Improve Nuclear Fusion? With a LASER PUNCH.

Nuclear fusion is a tricky business: the last thing you want is any of the residual radioactive isotopes leaking out from the reactor. So how might California’s National Ignition Facility mitigate that possibility? By laser punching. Obviously. The NIF may begin nuclear fusion later this year, according to the New Scientist: To kick-start the reaction,…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 2

The Six Types of iPad Fans and Critics

Everybody, it seems, has a damned opinion about this iPad. And since everyone is so happy to tell the internet what that opinion is, it’s very easy to fit them all into neat little categories. The Fanboy This guy will buy anything Apple releases, no matter what, so of course he pre-ordered an iPad as…

Tech News Adam Frucci Apr 2

Buying an iPad Day Zero: The Survival Guide

You didn’t preorder an iPad. But you want one now. Can you still buy one? Where do you go? What’s it going to be like? This is what you need to know to buy an iPad tomorrow. Updated. The Apple Store Are there gonna iPads for people who didn’t preorder? Yes. In fact, the Apple…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 2

The Great Subways Of The World Are Freaking Gorgeous

Woz Entertains iPad Line Sitters With Magic Trick

Hey! Let’s Talk in #Whitenoise!

Tap Tap Radiation For the iPad Looks More Entrancing Than Any iPhone Variation

Steve Woz Is Already Waiting in Line for an iPad

Tron Press Conference: Helicopter Stunts, Protesters And Bruce Boxleitner!

Rob Corddry Interview: Gadgets Are No Laughing Matter

The Real Future of Computing

Netflix Coming to the iPhone Soon

GQ Looks Great on the iPad, Even If You Just Read It For the Pictures

I Wish My Car Had Switches For Porn and Magic

Show Us Your iPad Lines

Most Standard USB or Wireless Keyboards Will Work With the TiVo Premiere

A Working 62-lb Remote-Controlled Excavator Can Hardly Be Called a Toy

Kindle iPad App Officially Available in iTunes

Imagine the US Postal Service Opened, Scanned, and Emailed All Your Letters

This Is What Makes the iPad 3G Different From What You’ll Buy Tomorrow

How to Improve Nuclear Fusion? With a LASER PUNCH.

The Six Types of iPad Fans and Critics

Buying an iPad Day Zero: The Survival Guide

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