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Google Streetview Camera Car Fleet Set to Invade America

Click to viewA camera-toting tipster saw what appeared to be a giant armada of Chevy Cobalt cars in the Google parking lot, getting ready to take pictures of the entire world (or thereabouts) with special 360° cameras. The tipster says he followed a Google camera van as it cruised back to its Mountain View, California,…

Tech News Charlie White Jul 17

Yellow Submarine iPod Forthcoming, Loaded with Entire Beatles Catalog?

Click to viewHi there, Beatles haters. Please skip on down to the next post, and keep listening to that crappy music that will never measure up to the virtuosity and creativity of the musical entity that defined the 20th Century. Okay, now that they’re gone, if you are wishful-thinking rumor hater, please leave too. Because…

Tech News Charlie White Jul 12

Google TV Might Watch You, According to Patent

A patent recently filed by Google for an interactive TV service is chock full of new details, but the most interesting is this one: “an image capture device (e.g., digital camera, video recorder, etc.) can be used to measure how many viewers are watching or listening to a broadcast.” According to the patent, the main…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jul 11

First Spy Pics of Upcoming TiVo Series 3 Lite?

Click to viewA tipster sent us these spy pics of what he says is the upcoming cheap version of the TiVo Series 3 personal video recorder, which is rumored to be a sub-$300 HDTV digital recorder to be available this fall. We don’t know for sure if this is for real or not, but the…

Tech News Charlie White Jul 11

Tired of iPhone? Use it for Napping

There are a few details about the iPhone that haven’t quite been mentioned yet, so we thought we’d offer a snippet or two, starting with this little feature for nap-takers: a countdown alarm. At the end of the count, choose one of those hokey iPhone ring tones to wake you up. It’s going to be…

Tech News Charlie White Jul 2

iPhone Activation Screen Gallery

Thanks to Flickr, they’re probably all out of order, but here they are, the shots of the easy-as-billed iPhone activation, minus a few shots containing personal data. What I liked was that when I entered my iTunes account login, it pulled up all the necessary info, and didn’t even ask for credit cards or anything.…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jun 29

Breaking Video: Apple Store Preps for iPhone Debut

As Zero Hour approaches, the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in NYC is now being prepared for the debut of the first iPhones. Check it out. You can even see them sitting there on the tables.

Tech News Video by Nick McGlynn Jun 29

iPhone Lines Across the USA, a Gallery By You

The moment of truth approaches on the East Coast and shadows lengthen all across America as the lines forming to get an iPhone lengthen at the same time. We’ve seen lazy-ass rentacops on Segways telling people they can’t sit, a Santa Monica newsbabe caked with makeup, and even the Philly mayor getting in on the…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 29

The AT&T/iPhone Moral Quandary

Click to viewThe iPhone is the most hyped up phone ever, and it’s coming next week. People are going to be waiting in line for hours to get their paws on it without having seen it. Hey, it’s fun to get excited about gadgets—that’s why we’re all here, right? The problem is, the iPhone is…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 22

Giant iPhones Taking Over Manhattan!

The giant iPhones are taking over Manhattan, and here’s a first look at a couple of them, unveiled and working as we spotted them today at the Apple Store in Soho. Sure, we saw them all covered up earlier today, but here they are, all naked and willing in their resplendent frontal nudity, for all…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 22

Creepy Video of Pig’s Skull Eating Using CTX Imaging

You asked for it and here it is: exclusive videos of the CTX Imaging system we showed you yesterday. Here you can see a pig eating in slow motion, starting with the X-ray movie alone and then superimposing the 3D skull. https://gizmodo.com/ctx-imaging-shows-3d-bones-in-fast-motion-total-recall-270885 CTX Imaging is a unique method that uses computed-tomography with high-speed cinefluoroscopic video…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz Jun 22

Novint Falcon Actually in the Wild

You knew the Novint Falcon 3D haptic joystick was finally shipping, but now we’ve got confirmation from customer number one, Tristan George. Tristan says he’s played the Half Life 2 mod with the Falcon and “it’s amazing, very fun to play.” https://gizmodo.com/novint-falcon-3d-joystick-finally-shipping-270019 If you don’t remember, the Falcon is a 3D joystick that actually lets…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jun 21

The Case For a Simple iPhone Service Plan

Click to viewHey you: planning on standing in line for an iPhone? What do you think of the calling plans? What about the data service? It’s okay if you don’t know much about them: they haven’t been announced yet. People have been talking about the “hidden cost” of iPhone, that is, the monthly fee that…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jun 21

Veoh Vid Player-Browser On the Way Any Day Now

Okay kiddies, get ready for the next video play on the Interwebs, and this one’s called Veoh. A beta version of its player will be downloadable within hours, and it brings a few new features to the Web TV watching game. This one has some serious guns behind it, too, backed by former Disney chief…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 21

NVIDIA’s Tesla Hardware, Supercomputers Fo’ Reals

NVIDIA has strapped together more graphics processing power than you can shake a stick at, and it’s named these pixel-pushing monsters after one of the gods of electricity, Tesla. Now the company has its GeForce line of graphics cards for gaming and entertainment, Quadro for design and creation and now Tesla for high-performance graphics visualization…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 20

Blockbuster’s Blu-ray Endorsement Having Major Impact on HD DVD Player Sales

Click to viewBlockbuster’s decision to support Blu-ray in all of its 1,450 stores is having a bigger impact than it seems. A tipster at an unnamed retailer tells us they’ve had more HD DVD player orders canceled over the last few days than they’ve seen over the entire life cycle. The kicker? All of them…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 19

AT&T Interviewee Line Extends Half a Block Thanks to iPhone Mania

Think Apple’s the one getting the upper hand in this iPhone/AT&T deal? AT&T’s sitting pretty too. Reader Evan sends in this picture of an interviewee line outside of the Midtown Manhattan AT&T store, all lining up for jobs leading up to the iPhone launch. Oh, but it’s not just for the iPhone. The store rep…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 19

Hands-on With Moshi’s CODEX MacBook and MacBook Pro Laptop Cases

We’ve been testing the CODEX laptop cases for the MacBook and MacBook Pro for about a week now and it’s actually quite good if you need something to carry your machine—and only your machine—from place to place. The cases are coated in “Viscotex,” which feels like a combination of vinyl and plastic and has a…

Reviews Jason Chen Jun 18

iPod Dock Bracket, Kensington SX3000R Vs. Altec Lansing iM600

Today’s bracket battle is between the Kensington SX3000R ($169.99) and the Altec Lansing iM600 ($149.99). Two docks. Two grudges. Two legit to quit. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-docks-the-sweet-16ish-bracket-265489 So who will win the battle? The iM600. Oops. Was that out loud? Design The SX3000R is a rarity among iPod docks. Instead of opting for the parallel, iPod blocks the…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jun 14

The Truth About Monster Cable, Part 2 (Verdict: Cheap Cables Keep Up…Usually)

Click to view Last Monday, Brian and I had a chance to run down to Monster HQ in Brisbane, CA to run some tests for the HDMI Cable Battlemodo. https://gizmodo.com/the-truth-about-monster-cable-266616 This time, we brought along a bag full of awesomely priced cables, mostly from Monoprice, that we were ready to run bandwidth tests on, side-by-side…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jun 14

Google Streetview Camera Car Fleet Set to Invade America

Yellow Submarine iPod Forthcoming, Loaded with Entire Beatles Catalog?

Google TV Might Watch You, According to Patent

First Spy Pics of Upcoming TiVo Series 3 Lite?

Tired of iPhone? Use it for Napping

iPhone Activation Screen Gallery

Breaking Video: Apple Store Preps for iPhone Debut

iPhone Lines Across the USA, a Gallery By You

The AT&T/iPhone Moral Quandary

Giant iPhones Taking Over Manhattan!

Creepy Video of Pig’s Skull Eating Using CTX Imaging

Novint Falcon Actually in the Wild

The Case For a Simple iPhone Service Plan

Veoh Vid Player-Browser On the Way Any Day Now

NVIDIA’s Tesla Hardware, Supercomputers Fo’ Reals

Blockbuster’s Blu-ray Endorsement Having Major Impact on HD DVD Player Sales

AT&T Interviewee Line Extends Half a Block Thanks to iPhone Mania

Hands-on With Moshi’s CODEX MacBook and MacBook Pro Laptop Cases

iPod Dock Bracket, Kensington SX3000R Vs. Altec Lansing iM600

The Truth About Monster Cable, Part 2 (Verdict: Cheap Cables Keep Up…Usually)

Trump’s World Liberty Financial Makes FTX-esque Move, Borrows Against Its Own Crypto Token

Steven Soderbergh Wanted to Take ‘Bond’ Back to the ’60s

If You Make Fart Music, ChatGPT Will Be the Most Supportive Girlfriend You Could Ask For

This Loud-Ass Party Speaker Almost Got Me High AF

VHS-Inspired ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Mod Takes Night City Back to the Future

Our Checkout Code Gives You 5 Years of ChatOn’s All-in-One AI Tools Experience for Less Than Half Price

How Should We Prepare for the Looming Quantum Encryption Apocalypse?

Picture Perfect: Artemis 2 Returns Home After a Stellar 10 Days in Space

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

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