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Take Notes While Saving Your iPhone’s Battery With This Nostalgic Case

Before touchscreens and tablets came along, Magna Doodle was the easiest way for a kid to draw without a pencil and paper. Which is why somewhere deep down we have a soft spot for what is otherwise a ridiculous iPhone case. Its creators aren’t trying to pull a fast one either. They realize the practical…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 14

Heavily Armored iPhone Case Can Stop A .50 Caliber Round

It might add almost five pounds to the weight of your phone, but this armored iPhone case with one-inch of thick steel plating on the back is promised to stop a .50 caliber round. So what you’re really paying $650 for is peace of mind. Unfortunately you’ll want to make sure any snipers are targeting…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 14

Jittergram, 1-Bit Camera, Wavii, and More

Your camera will be set up for pictures of any style with this week’s iPhone apps of the week. Between 80s style photos, homemade GIFs, and customized filters, you’ll be a snapshot machine. 1-Bit Camera: This takes the quality of the iPhone’s 8-megapixel camera and throws it out the window, creating fun retro photos. With…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 13

1-Bit Camera: Take Your iPhone Pics Back in Time

With an 8-megapixel sensor, the iPhone’s camera has advanced quite far. But in the age of Instagram, where any yahoo with a smartphone can be a photographer, 1-Bit camera is reversing that effect. What does it do? It takes the camera on your iPhone or iPad back in time to the ’80s MacOS era. Snap…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 11

Lumia 900 Costs More to Build Than the iPhone 4S

The Lumia 900 is a hell of a phone. Plus, it’s cheap: just $100 regularly, and temporarily FREE while Nokia works out some software issues. But it’s not for lack of quality parts: iSuppli crunched the numbers and determined it costs $217 to build and manufacture. That’s more than the iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-lumia-900-review-this-might-save-windows-phone-5898783 For comparison’s sake,…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 11

Report: iTunes 11 Will Support iOS 6 and Actually Work with iCloud

According to a report by 9-to-5 Mac, Apple dev teams are already hard at work on the next major release of iTunes. Here’s what it could include Per 9to5’s sources, iTunes 11 will support iOS 6, the reputed operating system of the next iPhone. And, since Apple tends to only release major updates alongside marquee…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Apr 10

Pharmacy Perv Watched Ladies Pee with Toilet Paper iPhone Cam

Sneaky way to spy on a woman in the bathroom: hide inside her porta potty. Less sneaky: leave your iPhone running propped up on the toilet paper. Congrats, CVS pharmacy, you are today’s creepiest place. https://gizmodo.com/why-did-a-peeping-tom-hide-inside-the-toilet-of-a-porta-5814475 The Times Union reports the lame attempt of one pharmacy intern to get pee-shots of his customers. Not only…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 10

A Rare Look From Behind the Lens of a Professional Street Photographer

Great street photography takes a unique sensibility; such evocative snapshots often carry a kind of mystique with them. But professional camera wielder Markus Hartel made a video taking us right along for the ride, shooting on a rainy New York City evening. Markus’ idea was simple: mount an iPhone right next to his Leica M9…

Tech News Michael Hession Apr 10

Everything You Need To Totally Destroy Your Phone’s Beautiful Design

The hard working industrial designers behind your favorite smartphone spend months perfecting the handset’s design so it feels great in your hand, and easily squeezes into your pocket. Only to have a bevy of casemakers come along with ridiculous designs that completely negate all the effort that’s been put into the phone’s aesthetics. https://gizmodo.com/ridiculous-skateboard-iphone-case-should-also-be-outlaw-5888280 But…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

Cobra Case Poisons Your iPhone’s Aesthetics

As far as we can tell this $65 faux Cobra iPhone case serves three primary purposes: It will prop your phone up, albeit at a very low and awkward angle. It will scare the crap out of anyone not so keen on snakes. (Guilty.) It further reinforces the notion that iPhone user’s should be required…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 10

Your iPhone Will Still Shatter If You Drop It From a Roof with This Super-Case

We’ve been impressed by G-Form’s ugly, abuse-proof iDevice cases before: an iPhone was used as a hockey puck, and we beat the living hell out of an iPad. But the newest case didn’t save my iPhone from horrific suicidal death. https://gizmodo.com/an-iphone-used-as-a-hockey-puck-at-82-mph-5883334 To be fair, G-Form doesn’t say you can go tossing your Extreme Grid-clad iPhone…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 10

Hacking a BMX Bike to Spin Sick Beats

COGOO, a Japanese bike-sharing service has invented the most face-melting way to ride on a pair of wheels. It took a BMX bike and turned it into a DJ toolkit, so jumps and tricks become fresh beats. Different pieces of the rider become emcee essentials: The wheels become jog wheels; brakes do double duty as…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 10

How to Unlock Your AT&T iPhone

AT&T is now unlocking iPhones, which is awesome, but also a hassle if you don’t live near an AT&T store. So here’s a quick how-to on unlocking your phone without ever leaving your house. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-will-unlock-off-contract-iphones-starting-sunday-5899826 Are You Qualified? You need to meet three criteria to qualify to unlock your phone: Your account can’t be in…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Apr 9

AT&T Will Unlock Off-Contract iPhones Starting Sunday

According to 9to5Mac AT&T is going start unlocking iPhones for customers who have fulfilled their contracts or paid an early termination fee. That’s great news for anyone looking to take a paid-off iPhone to a new carrier. According to the statement AT&T gave 9to5Mac, this could be your lucky Sunday if you’re an out of…

Tech News Mat Honan Apr 6

Chinese Kid Sells His Kidney for an iPad and iPhone, Suffers Renal Failure

Though you might say you’d give your left arm for an iPad, you only mean it figuratively. But one Chinese teen actually sold his kidney to make enough money to buy the Apple tablet and an iPhone, and now five people have been charged with intentional injury in the case. https://gizmodo.com/teen-sells-his-kidney-for-an-ipad-2-teen-now-regrets-i-5807795 The bottom line? A…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 6

Choreograph a Glowing Multi-Sphero Ballet

The answer to the question “why do I need a remote control ball?” seems to be coming in the form of apps that are making Orbotix’s Sphero a must-have toy. Including the recently-announced MacroLab that lets you choreograph multiple Spheros into elaborate routines. In addition to letting you program and string together a series of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 4

The iPhone 5 Is Coming Out in June, Says Parking Lot Attendant

When will the iPhone 5 come out? We’re not sure. But the answer is June, according to this Chinese lady in a remote booth. A Tokyo TV crew accosted the woman, stationed outside Foxconn’s hermetic overtime centrifuge, regarding any new iPhone rumors. She stated, from inside her small parking lot chamber, that the iPhone 5…

Tech News Sam Biddle Apr 3

How the iPhone Saved a Child From the Bottom of a Well

Here’s a new spin on one of Apple’s old marketing campaigns: if you don’t have an iPhone, you can’t rescue a baby from the bottom of a well. A savvy team of emergency workers in Mengzi City, China retrieved a child from the depths of a 40-foot well by lowering an iPhone rigged to the…

Tech News Leslie Horn Apr 3

Underwater iPhone Case Only Lets You Use the Camera App

It might be waterproof to 100 feet, but TAT7’s iPhone Scuba Case only includes three strategically-placed mechanical buttons for launching and operating the default camera app. So updating your Facebook profile from Davy Jones’ locker isn’t going to happen. The $85 case can be installed in just seconds—you literally just slide your phone in and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 29

iPhone 4 Owners Who Refused a Free Bumper Can Now Claim $15

Good news for iPhone 4 users who prefer to let their handset roam naked: It’s now possible to claim a $15 settlement in lieu of the free bumper that Apple gave away over the antennagate debacle. https://gizmodo.com/stop-ruining-your-phone-with-a-stupid-case-5880520 Some restrictions apply, of course. To be eligible, you must have experienced antenna issues, been unable to return…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 29

Take Notes While Saving Your iPhone’s Battery With This Nostalgic Case

Heavily Armored iPhone Case Can Stop A .50 Caliber Round

Jittergram, 1-Bit Camera, Wavii, and More

1-Bit Camera: Take Your iPhone Pics Back in Time

Lumia 900 Costs More to Build Than the iPhone 4S

Report: iTunes 11 Will Support iOS 6 and Actually Work with iCloud

Pharmacy Perv Watched Ladies Pee with Toilet Paper iPhone Cam

A Rare Look From Behind the Lens of a Professional Street Photographer

Everything You Need To Totally Destroy Your Phone’s Beautiful Design

Cobra Case Poisons Your iPhone’s Aesthetics

Your iPhone Will Still Shatter If You Drop It From a Roof with This Super-Case

Hacking a BMX Bike to Spin Sick Beats

How to Unlock Your AT&T iPhone

AT&T Will Unlock Off-Contract iPhones Starting Sunday

Chinese Kid Sells His Kidney for an iPad and iPhone, Suffers Renal Failure

Choreograph a Glowing Multi-Sphero Ballet

The iPhone 5 Is Coming Out in June, Says Parking Lot Attendant

How the iPhone Saved a Child From the Bottom of a Well

Underwater iPhone Case Only Lets You Use the Camera App

iPhone 4 Owners Who Refused a Free Bumper Can Now Claim $15

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