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Just Tap Your Phone On Every Wall and This App Will Draw a Floorplan

It’s not a bad idea to measure a room before you go out and buy a bunch of new furniture. And if you’ve got an iPhone, that becomes less of an ordeal because you can trade your tape measure for this slick app called RoomScan. It automatically generates floorplans by simply tapping your phone on…

Report: Christian Bale Could Star in the Good Steve Jobs Biopic

Still bummed about Ashton Kutcher’s I-kinda-look-like-the-guy big screen portrayal of Steve Jobs? Well hang tight, as Hollywood’s cinematic Bat-Signal for a Real Actor has been answered. Christian Bale is being rumored to take on the role in the upcoming, Aaron Sorkin-penned, project. It’s still early days for the film, but David Fincher is in talks…

I Want These Gorgeous Wood Panels on My iPhone Right Now

Those two little glass panels on the back of the iPhone 5 are a little silly. They look pretty cool, I guess. But what are you supposed to do if they break? It’s definitely not worth getting a new phone. Well, thanks to a sympathetic designer, you now have a very pretty option: wood. Richard…

Look Out For This Dangerously Convincing Apple ID Phishing Scam

Just 24 hours after the world learned about the dangerously convincing Google Docs phishing scam, a security company revealed a very similar exploit involving the Apple ID log-in screen. And, weirdly enough, it’s hosted on EA’s website. https://gizmodo.com/beware-of-this-dangerously-convincing-google-docs-phish-1546278702 Netcraft explained the scam on its blog on Wednesday. It begins with a legitimate EA.com URL that…

A Connected Scale That Adjusts Your Recipe If You’re Low on Ingredients

Is there anything worse than raiding your kitchen for a recipe only to discover you don’t quite have enough of one of the required ingredients? Going to the store is one solution, but for those of us too lazy to go that route, the iPad-connected Drop kitchen scale will actually adjust a recipe based on…

The One Thing Apple TV Needs to Take Over Your Living Room

Apple has already stopped calling Apple TV a “hobby.” It’s too important now to the company’s future, and too successful in its own right. But the thing that pushes Apple TV into your living room won’t be any one box redesign or killer app. It’ll be the remote. https://gizmodo.com/why-apple-tv-just-became-apples-most-important-product-5931185 You can find the full case…

If Apple makes this Apple TV, they will win the living room wars

This. This is what Apple needs to beat everyone: A $99 Apple TV with the graphic oomph of an iPhone 5S, plus a new larger remote that doubles as a full gamepad and a motion joystick—like the Nintendo Wiimote. If this concept becomes a reality, Cupertino really can win the living room. Images by Martin…

Apple Just Patented a System That Could Put Siri In Charge of Your Home

While we were all focused on sensors that fit on our wrists, Apple was quietly winning 38 patents for a system of sensors as big as a house. The patents describe a system that would let Siri do her job throughout your home, from reminding you to take your meds to turning out your lights.…

A Three-Pound iPhone Case Turns Texting Into a Weirdo Workout

What if every call you answered, every text you sent, and every Facebook status update you posted actually worked to improve your fitness? It’s kind of a ridiculous notion, but the ToneFone—which is basically the heaviest case you’ll ever slap on your iPhone—promises just that. So how does it work? It’s heavy, and that’s pretty…

Apple has launched a cheaper 8GB version of the iPhone 5C in Europe, making it around $80 cheaper to get the lowest specced iOS handset. There’s no word on when—or if—the phone will arrive in the U.S..

Apple Replaces Ageing iPad 2 With 16GB iPad 4

Apple has re-introduced the fourth-generation iPad , replacing the ageing iPad 2 with a single 16GB version of the newer tablet. There aren’t any changes to the re-introduced device: it simply replaces the old tablet which still featured the old 30-pin connector, sitting as a budget option in comparison to the iPad Air. As a…

Report: Apple Healthbook Will Track Your Life Down to Every Breath

For a couple months now we’ve been hearing about Apple’s plans to release a new fitness tracking system in the near future called Healthbook. This morning, 9to5Mac reports a lot of details about the rumored health-monitoring app for iOS. The app is impressively exhaustive. How is all of this possible? We’re loathe to say an…

Jony Ive Talks Design Philosophy, Patent Theft and Apple’s Future

In a rare interview, Jony Ive spoke to The Sunday Times over the weekend, discussing everything from design philosophy to travelling with Steve Jobs. Here are a few choice cuts. On the state of design: “We’re surrounded by anonymous, poorly made objects. It’s tempting to think it’s because the people who use them don’t care…

A Simple Adapter Lets the iPhone Assist in Eye Exams

We’ve already got machines that give ophthalmologists a close-up view of the inside and outside of the human eye. The problem is they’re big and heavy, expensive, and rarely accessible to those in third world nations. So researchers at Stanford University have created a simple iPhone add-on that lets almost anyone, anywhere, perform eye exams.…

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Great news friends! Not only is it Friday, but for the first time in what seems like ages, it’s probably still light out wherever you are. Take a moment, look up, and enjoy a feeble but meaningful blast of Vitamin D before you hunker down to download these sweet new apps. The glow of your…

God Help Us: There’s Now a Dedicated Selfie Section in the App Store

Just in case you were feeling a little too happy with humanity, here’s something to change your tune: Apple now has a dedicated Selfie section in the iOS App Store. Full of the likes of 1 Second Every Day, Snapchat, Frontback and all those other vital selfie sharing apps that we all need and use…

This App Guarantees You’ve Always Got a Deck Of Cards On Hand

When a deck is available, it’s probably the easiest way to start up a quick game of cards with a group of friends. But while many of us have a smartphone on hand 24/7, few of us have a deck of cards in our pockets as well. Which is why this app that creates a…

How Apple Became the Choice of Creatives Everywhere, 30 Years Ago

These days we take design on computers for granted, but 30 years ago we were still surrounded by low-res screens, clunky interfaces and command prompts. Way back then, though, was when Apple stole the lead and became the choice of creatives everywhere. This video describes how the Apple Laserwriter—a printer, of all things—cemented Apple as…

As spotted by 9to5Mac, Apple will trim its iPhone return window from 30 days to 14 as of tomorrow. Carriers had previously offered 14 days, so now at least it’s consistent across the board. Still, for Apple Store customers, that’s less than half the time to decide if parallax effect is right for you. [9to5Mac]

Report: iOS 8 Is All About Making Maps Better

Everybody knows what a disaster Apple Maps were at launch. To borrow one former Gizmodo writer’s words, they were “an apocalyptic horror show.” They have gotten better since the initial disaster, but it’s no surprise to hear reports that the next version of iOS all about making Apple Maps even better. Sources told 9to5Mac that…