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Touch Laptops: What’s Great—And What’s Not

I’m a little embarrassed to admit how much I like the Surface RT. I wasn’t expecting a lot when I ordered it, but after a day of use, I realized this was more than Yet Another Gadget. It might represent a brave new world of laptop design. How can you not love a laptop that…

The Kindle Turns 5 Today, and It’s Come a Ridiculously Long Way

Today the Kindle turns five and it’s come a long, long way in that past half-decade. In case you don’t remember, in 2007 the first generation Kindle had a 800 x 600 screen, 250 MB internal memory, and was the only model to ever have a microSD slot. And it launched for the low, low…

The Most Unpopular Apple Employee in the World

I would have loved to have listened in on this job interview. I’m sure Mr. Sung has to take a lot of crap from wiseass Canadian Apple shoppers just because of a patent war between two companies over which he has no control. And I admire him for that. But you have to wonder—why not…

Why Facebook Is Like TV

Let’s talk Facebook. First, I’m not recommending to any of my companies that we leave Facebook. I am recommending that we de-emphasize pushing consumers or partners to like us on FB and focus on building up our followings across all existing social media platforms and to evaluate those that we feel can grow a material…

Introducing Vanessa Rae, Our Tech-Savvy Gadget Expert

Who better to turn to for advice on purchasing a new laptop, smartphone or TV than a lady who has spent a lot of time on TV herself? Meet Vanessa Rae, producer, TV personality, and DVICE’s original “digital diva.” Known for her work with the Today Show, MSNBC, and MTV, Vanessa will be live on…

John McAfee Started a Blog About John McAfee

Can’t get enough of the wild saga of murder suspect and anti-virus pioneer John McAfee? Great, because he just started a blog about his fugitive life on the lam in Belize. Bless you, internet. The blog is called the Hinterland, the same name of an upcoming graphic novel about McAfee by Chad Essley. It’s just…

Nintendo Wii U Teardown Brings Lots of Good News for Consumers

Israeli Drone Crashes in Gaza

It happens to everyone, Israel, don’t worry—one of the IDF’s drones was either shot down or malfunctioned above Gaza. Now Hamas has it. https://gizmodo.com/iran-reveals-captured-american-super-drone-and-its-com-5866347 The video doesn’t tell much (talk to us below if you can understand Arabic!), but we do know that it’s almost certainly an Israeli drone, despite the country’s denial. That tweet…

Dyle’s EyeTV Sounds Like the Worst Way to Watch TV on Your iPad

Dyle is making it possible to watch live TV on your iPad or iPhone for free (kind of) with EyeTV. That’s the good news. The bad news is it sounds like a pretty crappy way to do something that other people make easy. EyeTV, a service that works in 35 cities, is a free iOS…

Fresh-Ground Gifts for a Coffee Nerd’s Superior Palate

Yeah, the rise of artisanal coffee represents yet another insufferable trend of snobby uber-cool types everywhere. But the fact is, a delicious cup of quality coffee is truly just a GREAT thing. If someone you know wants to enter the vast world of coffee brewing and tasting, these gifts are a good way to get…

This View Down the World’s Biggest Wind Turbine Will Give You Vertigo

You’re peering down the main supporting tower of Siemens’ latest offshore wind turbine—which just happens to be the biggest of its kind anywhere in the world. Each of its blades are 75 meters long—that’s the same size as the wings that allow the massive Airbus 380 to fly—while the structure itself stands 197 meters tall,…

Watch This Wedding Photographer’s Hair Catch on Fire (Because Apparently It’s Fun)

Photographer Jacki Bruniquel’s hair got too close to a candle and caught fire while shooting Murray and Emma Burton’s wedding ceremony. Thankfully, one of the groomsmen quickly ran after her to extinguish the flames and everyone started to laugh. Because, let’s admit it, people burning is fun. At least in South Africa. The moral of…

Does Your Bottle Cap Fire Off a Cannon When You Open It?

UK booze brand Strongbow has designed what it’s touting as the world’s first digital bottle cap that doubles as a rudimentary remote. Using RFID technology, the StartCap can do everything from turning off the lights to powering up your stereo when you crack open a cold one. When the bottle cap is removed a hidden,…

Is This an Over-the-Top Watch Winder, a Spaceship, Or a Time Machine?

Reminiscent of a NASA zero-gravity trainer, or the giant machine that catapulted Jodie Foster’s character across the universe in Contact, this mesmerizing spinning contraption is actually a watch winder from Döttling. For a mere $15,000 it keeps your kinetically wound watch powered and entertains at the same time. Kinetic-automatic movement-powered watches wind themselves from the…

Anonymous Is Losing Its War Against Israel

While shells and interceptor missiles started flying between Israel and Gaza, Anonymous did what it does best: swore vengeance against a superpower. It had some swagger at first. But as the days go by, we’re seeing a weak, confused Anon, not a group of Internet freedom fighters. https://gizmodo.com/anonymous-targets-israel-by-taking-down-hundreds-of-web-5961399 If you need proof, just look at…

Rumor: OS X 10.9 Will Get Siri and Apple Maps Integration

Apple is reportedly testing Siri and Apple Maps integration for the next-gen version of its operating system, OS X 10.9. It makes perfect sense that they’d test two marquee (if controversial) features on the desktop. But that doesn’t mean they’ll be in the final product. Mountain Lion, of course, already has dictation. Rolling Siri into…

Intel CEO Paul Otellini Will Retire This May After 40 Year Tenure

At this point, there aren’t that many people who’ve worked at Intel as long as CEO Paul Otellini has. But after 40 years at the 45-year old chip maker—the last eight of them as CEO—he’s hanging up his stirrups this May. His timing couldn’t be better. Otellini ushered Intel through some of its most profitable…

OK Slingshot Man, This Poison Arrow Is Officially Going Too Far

Watching watermelons and sheets of plywood meet their demise at the hands of a twisted slingshot creation is entertaining. But Joerg Sprave’s latest creation, a custom crossbow bolt that’s been modified to deliver a lethal dose of poison, is a little disheartening since it was created for killing, not just smashin’ stuff. And it goes…

Netflix is now available on Nintendo’s Wii U despite rumors it’d be delayed ’til December. Hurry up, Hulu. [CNET]

Nokia Leak Suggests There’s a Windows Phone 7.x Between 7.8 and 8

We’ve been expecting Windows Phone 7 to halt dead at 7.8, leaving users with older handsets in the lurch. But now a leak from Nokia suggests there’s life in the old OS yet. https://gizmodo.com/sorry-but-microsoft-screwing-windows-phone-fans-is-the-5919993 A leaked slide, which has popped up on WParea (in German) hints at the existence of WinPho 7.x, presumably a further…