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Generations

Ten years’ worth of Apple laptops are stacked high in this shot. I was going to list their identities, but then I realized the commenters could probably have more fun with it. Be nice (or funny). [Flickr via Unplggd]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Augmented Reality Façade Shows Building’s Real-Time Deets and Tweets

The street-facing side of Tokyo’s N Building is covered in QR codes that can be read by your phone for up-to-date information—including Twitter updates from the building’s inhabitants as they happen. The project is a collaboration between Qosmo and Teradadesign. Any mobile device that can read QR codes can access shop information, but more in-depth…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Apple, It’s Time to Delete Safari From the iPhone

It took only a few hours: Apple has banned ForChan from iTunes, a perfectly innocent, web-based, dedicated image browser for the iPhone. Its only sin: It could display porn. Well done, Apple. Let’s delete Safari now. https://gizmodo.com/apple-approves-porn-app-in-under-12-hours-5445065 ForChan could connect to any image board web page and show pictures. Photos of dogs, cats, birds, food,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

OpenGL 3.0 Support Leaks in OS X 10.6.3 Beta

Apple’s not always the quickest on adopting new standards (or even old standards). Luckily, their OS X 10.6.3 beta has revealed at least partial support for OpenGL 3.0. [Hardmac via AppleInsider]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Get All Matchy-Matchy With JVC’s iPod Nano SP-A130 Portable Speaker

Are black, silver, pink and blue the most popular iPod Nano colors? According to JVC, yes, yes they are. The SP-A130 speaker not only matches those Nanos in size, but also shade. Whilst I have a blue Nano knocking around somewhere, I do wish they’d used the same metallic paint that Apple uses. To blast…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How To Tag Any Building With Your iPhone

You know what that building across the street from you needs? A graffiti tag, from your iPhone. Here’s how you do it. F.A.T figured out the trick, which involves little more than custom Fat Tag software, AV cables, and a projector. Detailed instructions can be found here. It’s (obviously) just a projected image, so for…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Lego Steering Wheel Converts iPhone Into Tiniest Racing Simulator

So, you don’t have $191,000 for that F1 car simulator you always wanted? Don’t worry: 1) take some Lego Technic, 2) grab an iPhone, and 3) invent a way to connect your brain to a hamster. [eblogx via RandomGoodStuff] https://gizmodo.com/191-000-f1-car-simulator-costs-way-more-than-a-sportsc-5436925

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Why Did Apple Just Now Turn Off the Lights at Fingerworks.com?

Apple bought Fingerworks—a company that developed a bunch of multitouch accessories, interfaces and gestures—years ago, but left the site online until this week, even as founder Wayne Westerman popped up in Apple patents. It’s gone now. Hmmm. [MacRumors]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

FlipSync iPhone Cable Charges Your Phone While Staying Portable

It’s the simple things: the Scosche FlipSync iPhone cable rolls up into itself, making it super portable. I like it! [Oh Gizmo!]

Tech News Adam Frucci

Orange Chief Confirms Apple Tablet With Built-In Webcam [Updated]

“Oui.” That’s what Stéphane Richard—Orange’s Chief Executive Officer Delegate—answered to French journalist Jean Pierre Elkabbach on radio Europe 1, when asked about the imminent launch of the Apple tablet. He also mentions the webcam we heard about.[Updated] https://gizmodo.com/an-insider-on-the-apple-tablet-5335942 Jean Pierre Elkabbach: According to Le Point, your partner Apple will launch a Tablet… Stéphane Richard: Yes.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Price of Apple MacBook Pros Around the World

Brazil is one of my favorite countries. Cool people, great music, heavenly beaches, and caipirinhas. But if you have to buy a Mac, you are screwed. And like this graphic shows, it’s the same in other places in the world. Brazil wins, however: The price of one MacBook Pro 17″ there buys you two identical…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Superphone vs Smartphone: Who Will Win?

Google calls Nexus One a superphone, thinking that we’re all a bunch of imbeciles who would think it’s better that the rest of the smartphones. After all, “Superphone” beats “Smartphone”, right? Tell that to Batman. [JoyofTech—Thanks Robert Grossman]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Smartphone Touch Screen Analysis Tests Finger Fidelity

MOTO Development Labs devised a simple method of analyzing capacitive touch screens using drawing programs. They put the iPhone, the Nexus One, the Droid, and the Droid Eris through the paces and proved not all touch screens are created equal. Using only your fingers and a drawing app, MOTO shows how you can test out…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Hands-On: Phubby Wristband iPhone Holder

Some people like to use those armband gadget holders that hit about bicep level. But what if you love your iPhone so much, you want it to feel your heart beating? You need a wristband holder. Thanks, Phubby. Phubby (a combination of phone and cubby) doesn’t necessarily have to be used with an iPhone, but…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Apple’s Been Working on a Multitouch iWork

Interesting factoid from a former Apple designer, buried in a NYT piece about the tablet deluge at CES: Apple’s “spent the past couple of years working on a multitouch version of iWork.” Man, would that make the Apple tablet unfun. [NYT]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein on His Competition

“So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss.”—Sun Tzu, The Art of War [All Things D]

Tech News Adam Frucci

Worry Not Crusaders, I Haven’t Let Broken iMacs Off the Hook!

I promised a weekly update on yellow iMacs. But at CES, I haven’t been able to comb submissions enough to offer a proper rant. Know that I’m still on the case. And, from a quick perusal, iMacs are still shipping with yellow freggin screens. https://gizmodo.com/apple-has-thwarted-my-efforts-so-i-need-your-help-5436442

Tech News Mark Wilson

Report: Apple Tablet Slated For Aluminum Casing and Q2 Launch

Reuters today, citing unnamed sources, reports that Apple’s supply chain will begin manufacturing aluminum casings for their upcoming tablet device next month. That means a shipment could come as early as this spring. Taiwanese manufacturer AVY Precision Technology, Inc has been tapped to provide the cases, while Wintek Corp and TPK Solutions will supply the…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Hands On: BD Remote lets you Control Sony Blu-Ray Players With an IPhone/iPod Touch

The free BD Remote app lets users control their Sony BD equipment (no PS3 support, yet) via wifi from any iPhone or iPod Touch. The app launches quickly and the interface is intuitive. Pairing the device is a simple three step process that should be easy for most users. There was a very slight lag…

Tech News Don Nguyen

This Might Be the Next iPhone’s Graphics Chip

Imagination Technologies, which was responsible for the PowerVR SGX GPU chip in the iPhone 3GS, just announced the next version in the same line. Hence, this might be the next-gen iPhone GPU. And it’s a nice chip. The PowerVR SGX545 (iPhone 3GS had the SGX535) has OpenGL 3.2 and Open CL 1.0 support, runs at…

Tech News Jason Chen

Generations

Augmented Reality Façade Shows Building’s Real-Time Deets and Tweets

Apple, It’s Time to Delete Safari From the iPhone

OpenGL 3.0 Support Leaks in OS X 10.6.3 Beta

Get All Matchy-Matchy With JVC’s iPod Nano SP-A130 Portable Speaker

How To Tag Any Building With Your iPhone

Lego Steering Wheel Converts iPhone Into Tiniest Racing Simulator

Why Did Apple Just Now Turn Off the Lights at Fingerworks.com?

FlipSync iPhone Cable Charges Your Phone While Staying Portable

Orange Chief Confirms Apple Tablet With Built-In Webcam [Updated]

The Price of Apple MacBook Pros Around the World

Superphone vs Smartphone: Who Will Win?

Smartphone Touch Screen Analysis Tests Finger Fidelity

Hands-On: Phubby Wristband iPhone Holder

Apple’s Been Working on a Multitouch iWork

Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein on His Competition

Worry Not Crusaders, I Haven’t Let Broken iMacs Off the Hook!

Report: Apple Tablet Slated For Aluminum Casing and Q2 Launch

Hands On: BD Remote lets you Control Sony Blu-Ray Players With an IPhone/iPod Touch

This Might Be the Next iPhone’s Graphics Chip

Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators?

AI Just One-Shotted Another CEO

6 Magic School Anime and Manga to Discover Instead of Thinking About ‘Harry Potter’ Ever Again

Unprecedented Images Show Sperm Whales Acting as Midwives to Help a Mom Give Birth

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge

Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway’s Mystery’s Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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