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Google May Stop Censoring Search Results In China This Month

Google and China’s dirty laundry has been airing in public since mid-January when Google refused to continue censoring search results in the country. A resolution could be nearing though, with Google rumored to be pulling censorship this month. https://gizmodo.com/google-refuses-to-continue-censoring-results-in-china-5446712 Their clash of values has been well-publicized, with Google halting the release of certain Android phones…

Great Software Meets Great, Great Hardware: Android Running Smoothly on HTC Touch Pro2

Below, a video demonstrates Android running successfully on the HTC Touch Pro2, which is normally seen sporting the not-quite-as-fashionable Windows Mobile coat. It looks very smooth, and with that slide-out keypad and 3.6-inch screen, could be what you’ve been after. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-htc-touch-pro2-review-wait-how-much-5335326 A HTC Diamond2 port for Android didn’t work nearly as well, but judging by…

Apple Store Down for iPad Pre-Orders

Get ready, the iPad craze starts in just two hours. [Apple] https://gizmodo.com/ipad-pre-orders-start-friday-morning-at-8-30-eastern-5491490

It’s A Bike Jim, But Not As We Know It

Designed for 10 – 15 year olds (kids get all the fun, grumble grumble), this Big Eye Cruiser bike can be adapted whenever the teen has a growth spurt, with the frame stretching horizontally. The frame, with the comfortable-looking seat, can be angled to suit the user’s height, and even sex. It’s a concept by…

Chatroulette! iPhone! App!

Err…you may be disappointed though. Particularly if you were on the look-out for some manbits. Considering the iPhone doesn’t have a front-facing camera, video-chatting on Chatroulette with your iPhone just wouldn’t work. So it’s no surprise the Chatroulette! (exclamation mark their own) app is a fakey. Developers xhumans describes the app as allowing you to…

It’s Late And You’re Bored? Come Chat In #whitenoise!

You’ve learned all you need to know about commenting and our tagpages, so it’s time to have some fun. Come join the conversations in #whitenoise. https://gizmodo.com/almost-everything-you-could-want-to-know-about-commen-5465437 If you’re lost about where to start, give the debate about whether Jean-Claude Van Damme or Jackie Chan would win in a fight a try. (My money’s on Jackie…

Infographic: The Power of the Death Star vs. Power of the Force

Matt Buchanan wanted to know the exact meaning of Darth Vader’s famous words: “The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.” That’s why I made this chart. Updated: Added high resolution desktop wallpaper. Click to zoom in. As you can see, it is truly insignificant. Click and open…

One Day, Robots Will Build Sturdy Skyscrapers For Us

Dubbed a “nested skyscraper,” this building is a concept design which is intended to be particularly good at resisting the effects of earthquakes and other natural disasters. What really gets my attention though is that robots are required for construction. Yes, it looks flimsy, but the elaborate design by architects Ryohei Koike and Jarod Poenisch…

The Hifiman HM-801 Music Player Will Satisfy The Pickiest Audiophiles

The Hifiman HM-801 looks like an old portable cassette player, but apparently it might just beat out most music players in sound quality. At least that’s what CNET though when they had a listen. They even found it worth $790. https://gizmodo.com/a-pmp-this-ugly-and-expensive-had-better-sound-amazing-5253234 The Hifiman was designed with audiophiles in mind, so it comes with features such…

Even Dr. Dre Is In HP’s $40 Million “Let’s Do Amazing” Ad Campaign

HP spent $40 million on their new “Let’s Do Amazing” ad campaign. For those big bucks they managed to get Rhys Darby of Flight of the Conchords and Dr. Dre. And an odd sense of humor. A really odd sense of humor. [Engadget]

Mario’s Still Fun, Even Ultra-Simplified, Extra-Pixilated 8×8 Form

Before listening to the explanation for this project, I couldn’t figure out what was going on, but once I realized that the 64 flashing squares on the Arduino-powered display would let me play Mario, it was time to get supplies. Designed by a student from Carnegie Mellon University, this has got to be one of…

HP Let’s Do Amazing Gallery

iPad Buyer’s Guide: Super Simplified Edition (Some Jest Implied)

There are six iPad configurations to choose from and some helpful guides explaining which you should get. We thought we’d keep it simple and explain our feelings in nearly decent haiku.

Form 2 Sex Toy vs. Millennium Falcon

When it was announced, I said that the Form 2 sex toy looks like a Millennium Falcon. Manufacturer JimmyJane wrote saying that they agree, which is why they created this side-to-side comparison between the Form 2 and Han Solo’s ship. https://gizmodo.com/form-2-sex-toy-looks-like-a-stealth-millennium-falcon-5395947 Click image to zoom in In fact, if you click on this link, you…

Sony’s Ultra Compact DSLR Camera Concept May Have Powerful Touchscreen Menus

Sony’s been pretty tight-lipped about its ultra compact DSLR camera concept, but someone did share screenshots of what appears to be a rather nice menu system designed for a touchscreen. It looks like it’ll gives almost complete control to fingers. Based on those screenshots, it looks like you can control just about everything—from depth of…

The Wii Balance Board Push Up Bar

If you partake in Wii fitness regularly, you probably know that there is only one thing keeping you from having a full-fledged, muscle-building, vein-popping work-out experience: limited range of push-up motion. Thankfully, this push-up bar attachment lets you dig deep. CTA Digital’s plastic push up bar pops onto the top of your balance board, giving…

The iDongle Makes iPhone Jailbreaking Child’s Play

It used to be that jailbreaking your iPhone was a long, involved process, but worth it for the freedom. We’ve reached a new age, though, where emancipating your phone is as simple as plugging in an iDongle. Liberty! https://gizmodo.com/jailbreak-and-unlock-iphone-3-0-5302123/ The iDongle won’t unlock your iPhone directly, but it does allow you to jailbreak a fresh…

When iPhone Games Approach Art, and When They Don’t

There are a lot of iPhone games. Most of them are crap. A significant fraction are good. Few are great. Even fewer are great and original. Like this one might be! The video you’re seeing above is the opening stage of Sword & Sworcery EP, an iPhone aventure game due out H2 this year. It’s…

No Matter What, Tron Legacy Can’t Be As Bad As Lawnmower Man 2

With Tron Legacy’s breathtaking trailer, our hopes have been raised to fever pitch. Will it disappoint us? We sure hope not, but at least it won’t feature Harvey the dog loading “cybercycles” into Cyberspace, like Lawnmower Man 2. Commonly acclaimed as one of the worst movies of all time, Lawnmower Man: Beyond Cyberspace features Max…

Battlestar Galactica Meets the Beastie Boys For Sabotage Perfected

Battlestar Galactica is one of the best TV shows of the last decade. And the Beastie Boys‘ Sabotage video is one of the best music videos, well, ever. What happens when you combine the two? Sweet, sweet perfection. If you really want to be impressed, check out both the BSG remix and the original side…