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Intel Smacked With Staggering $1.45 Billion Fine in Euro Antitrust Case

In the largest trust-busting fining in EU history—about twice as severe as the infamous Microsoft antitrust ruling of 2004 and a hair worse than the ensuing $1.44 billion penalty for noncompliance—Intel has been ordered to pay $1.45 billion by European Commission regulators. What the hell did they do? EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said Intel…

Tech News John Herrman May 13

Japanese Marriage Bra Gently Nudges Men Toward Nuptials, With Boobs

Triumph international, the same guys who came up with the eminently practical Chopstick Bra, have channeled their proudly insincere energies into fake-solving Japan’s declining marriage rate. Behold… The Marriage Hunting Bra. https://gizmodo.com/bra-its-whats-for-dinner-319887 The garment’s described objective is to allow marriage-minded women to essentially wear their ambitions, with a chest-mounted countdown clock (to what?) , pen…

Tech News John Herrman May 13

Samsung Ships First 32GB moviNAND Chips (Translation: More Storage In Your Pocket, Sooner)

They’re not the first major manufacturer to ship 32-gigabit NAND chips, nor are they the first to sell 32-gigabyte embedded cards. But they are the biggest, which means this step could have huge, fantastic consequences. https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-flash-chips-doubled-to-32gb-good-for-pmps-cel-5034627 Papa Samsung does have a legitimate FIRST!! claim here, in that these moviNAND cards are the only ones to…

Gadgets John Herrman May 13

Sony’s X-Series OLED Walkman Pricing and Details Confirmed: $299 for 16GB, $399 for 32GB

Sony’s OLED, Wi-Fi Walkman has been stickered with $299 and $399 prices for the 16GB an 32GB models, respectively. Now it’s confirmed, along with details like the presence of Slacker radio service and YouTube. UPDATED UPDATE: Sony has released more details, adding content partners (Slacker radio!), elaboration on noise cancellation, and gestures like “scene scroll”…

Tech News John Herrman May 13

Video: Palm Pre Unboxed

We don’t know where, when, or by whom this was filmed, but it looks very real to us, confirming our earlier suspicions that the Pre will be packaged in a box. Update: https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-box-shots-leak-suggest-pre-will-come-in-box-5249934 It’s from CES says Josh T. It’s the same difference to me, because I am indifferent to unboxing, but if this isn’t…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz May 13

Aziz Ansari Challenges IMAX CEO to Debate

Comedian Aziz Ansari lambasted IMAX’s watered-down “IMAX Experience” theaters. And he’s now challenged IMAX’s CEO to a debate. We think he should just read Mark’s feature on the subject. [Aziz is Bored, Main Street] https://gizmodo.com/cineplexes-getting-imax-but-is-it-imax-or-conspiracy-5250625

Tech News Dan Nosowitz May 13

New Apple Ad Mocks Microsoft Laptop Hunters In Usual Smarmy Way

Apple’s new ad takes solid aim at Microsoft’s recent much-talked-about Laptop Hunters ad series with the Apple style fully intact. In other words, it’s really, really smug. The ad has a Lauren-type actress give her list of specifications, and of course, bunch by bunch, the drab-suited PCs are disqualified until she gets to “something that…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz May 13

AT&T Uses Semantics to Justify Locking Down SlingPlayer For iPhone

We all know that tens of thousands of iPhones streaming TV 3G from their Slingboxes would slow down AT&T’s already saggy network. What we don’t get is how AT&T is justifying their position. Here’s AT&T’s stance: Slingbox, which would use large amounts of wireless network capacity, could create congestion and potentially prevent other customers from…

Tech News Jason Chen May 12

DIY Aged Leather-Bound Hard Drive Is At Total Odds With Your Slob Lifestyle

Sure, this mod looks great. But sooner or later, somebody’s going to ask about the contrast between this classiness and the seven pizza boxes on the floor. Created out of some beautiful leather upholstery, this mod takes Western Digital’s “MyBook” theme to its logical conclusion. The vents, for those who are wondering, are on the…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz May 12

Aerial War of the Not-Distant Future (1900)

This illustration of an “aerial battle of the not-distant future” appeared in the November 20, 1900 Duluth Evening Herald (Duluth, MN). As with most of my posts involving newspapers from Minnesota, this image was found in the microfilm library of the Minnesota History Center. A special thank you to the MNHS for keeping their facilities…

Tech News Matt Novak May 12

Card Skimmers Yield Over $2M to Thieves in NY

We’ve been hearing more about card skimmers on ATMs throughout America. Reports now say that it has gotten to the point that $2M has already been stolen via card-skimming in New York alone. https://gizmodo.com/a-man-finds-an-actual-card-skimmer-in-the-wild-in-the-5201176 Recently, four Romanians living in Florida have been charged for stealing $1.8 million from banks all around New York, including New…

Tech News Andi Wang May 12

Udo Kier’s Sexy Apocalyptic Sexy Webcam Show Of Sexiness

That Udo Kier is such a webcam slut. For $5.99 a minute, he’ll get on cam and tell you about any apocalypse you want: solar flares, global warming… and then he’ll take his glasses off. Sexy! We already appreciated the immense sassiness of Udo last week, with a clip from Uwe Boll’s Far Cry. And…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders May 12

Living in a Sci-Fi World with Futuristic Megastructures

Here’s a look at what our worlds might look like if we lived amongst futuristic megastructures, including modernized Arcosanti ruins, Blade Runner’s Off-world, or even EPA/Simpsons-esque domes in the middle of Manhattan. Head to the source for a full gallery. [Oobject]

Tech News Andi Wang May 12

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) • BlackBerry Tour shows up in Bell’s inventory for $600. We hate to say we don’t care about Canadians, but we don’t really care about Canadians. [Boy Genius Report] • D-Link routers get CAPTCHA protection, solving a problem nobody really has. It’s like trying…

Tech News Jason Chen May 12

JVC’s First 8K Projector and 4K Live Camera Are Under $200K

JVC latest projectors—one at 8K (8,192×4,320pixels) and the other at 4K (3,840×2,160pixels)—come with 10,000 lumens of brightness and produce a 5500:1 contrast ratio. JVC has also created a prototype of their new 4K handheld camcorders, which shoot in 4240p and was made to be more of a broadcasting camera. Although release dates and prices are…

Tech News Andi Wang May 12

Apple Gets a Speed Bmup

As seen in Apple’s Cupertino parking lot. [Valleywag] http://valleywag.gawker.com/5251304/why-apple-is-doomed-without-steve-jobs

Tech News Jason Chen May 12

Looking at Porn at Work Makes You a Hacker

A man from Ohio was recently sentenced to 15 months in prison after being convicted of “hacking” for using his work computer to look at pornography and upload nude photos of himself to adult websites. In the span of 5 months, Richard Wolf spent approximately 100 work hours using his work computer for personal use,…

Tech News Andi Wang May 12

TwistTogether Lamp Is Basically a Fancy Nightlight Toy

Proclaimed as the Lego of lights, the TwistTogether Lamp is a colorful lighting display made up of LED-filled blocks that can be stacked, twisted and reconfigured to create unique designs. Although the lamp is powered solely through one block, twisting on additional blocks onto the original one will cause the array to light up. For…

Tech News Andi Wang May 12

Nest Box with Infrared Camera Redefines Birdwatching

Perfect for couch potatoes who are addicted to reality television, the Nest Box is a birdhouse with a built-in hidden infrared camera that will wirelessly transmit audio and video to your TV. Made out of weatherproof pine wood, the £139 ($211) Nest Box works in degrees from -10 to 50°C during both night and day,…

Tech News Andi Wang May 12

Cable Industry Starting To Realize That They Need To Let Go Of the Box

An interesting article published on the CableFax industry webpage argues that vendors and suppliers need to loosen their grip on the set-top box in order to keep up with our increasingly open source culture. But perhaps it’s time to examine the cable industry’s lease model. Is having all of those logo-branded boxes on the balance…

Tech News Sean Fallon May 12

Intel Smacked With Staggering $1.45 Billion Fine in Euro Antitrust Case

Japanese Marriage Bra Gently Nudges Men Toward Nuptials, With Boobs

Samsung Ships First 32GB moviNAND Chips (Translation: More Storage In Your Pocket, Sooner)

Sony’s X-Series OLED Walkman Pricing and Details Confirmed: $299 for 16GB, $399 for 32GB

Video: Palm Pre Unboxed

Aziz Ansari Challenges IMAX CEO to Debate

New Apple Ad Mocks Microsoft Laptop Hunters In Usual Smarmy Way

AT&T Uses Semantics to Justify Locking Down SlingPlayer For iPhone

DIY Aged Leather-Bound Hard Drive Is At Total Odds With Your Slob Lifestyle

Aerial War of the Not-Distant Future (1900)

Card Skimmers Yield Over $2M to Thieves in NY

Udo Kier’s Sexy Apocalyptic Sexy Webcam Show Of Sexiness

Living in a Sci-Fi World with Futuristic Megastructures

Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post

JVC’s First 8K Projector and 4K Live Camera Are Under $200K

Apple Gets a Speed Bmup

Looking at Porn at Work Makes You a Hacker

TwistTogether Lamp Is Basically a Fancy Nightlight Toy

Nest Box with Infrared Camera Redefines Birdwatching

Cable Industry Starting To Realize That They Need To Let Go Of the Box

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