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Apple’s Mysterious New York Event Is Just About Books?

TechCrunch has an anonymous source in their ear, saying this month’s alleged Apple powwow is all about iBooks. TC’s Alexia Tsotsis says the event “will not involve any hardware at all and instead will focus on publishing and eBooks (sold through Apple’s iBooks platform)” and be “industry-oriented.” This sounds rather dull, but could potentially mean…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The Trailer for the First Netflix Original Series Is Really Good

The trailer for Netflix’s first original series, Lilyhammer, is out, and while we can’t be totally sure, it looks like it may be a pretty good show! I mean, it’s Stevie Van Zandt and guns and Scandinavia. The first Netflix original series won’t be the Kevin Spacey/David Fincher vehicle we heard about last year. Lilyhammer…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

A Smart Cover For Your iPhone That’s Not Quite As Smart

When the iPad 2 was announced, its most exciting new feature was a folding Smart Cover/stand that made iPhone users a little jealous. Until the TidyTilt becomes available, since it includes the same functionality, but on a smaller scale—mostly. Like the Smart Cover, the TidyTilt attaches to your iPhone and can be rolled up to…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

T-Mobile Is Blowing Out Some Awesome Phones This Weekend

This weekend (January 6-8), T-Mobile is discounting a ton of phones, including the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Amaze 4G for a $49.99 down payment after mail-in rebate with a two-year service contract. Other phones will be available for free. Head over to T-Mobile for a complete list of the phones available. [T-Mobile]

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Military’s Craziest ‘Non-Lethal’ Weapon Idea-Book Leaked

Tasers that elicit excruciating spasms in one person at a time? Foam pellets that send an entire crowd fleeing in agony? Pfft. So 2011. Where non-lethal weapons are concerned, the future’s all about sonic microwaves that can make swimmers puke mid-stroke, and aircraft with laser beams that can redirect an entire enemy plane mid-flight. Or,…

Tech News Katie Drummond - Wired

You Won’t Believe How Much This USB Cable Costs

I’ve long been over the ridiculously overpriced-ness of idiotic Vertu phones. 300 grand for a dumbphone? Whatever, the stupid rich who spend that stupidly are beyond saving anyway. But Vertu has hit a new low (or high?) with this one: a $190 Vertu USB cable. Maaaaaaaybe you can talk me into a $300,000 phone being…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Secret Spy Toys of The KGB

Ever since watching James Bond as a child, we’ve all dreamt about spy toys. Secret cameras, hidden guns, that kind of thing. Well here’s the real deal, straight out of the KGB vaults. Pictured above, for instance, is a tiny film camera, concealed in a coat button, courtesy of English Russia. The hand held device…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe

Retrode 2 Hooks Up Old-Skool Controllers and Cartridges To Your Computer

We love a bit of retro gaming here at Gizmodo, but there’s one common flaw: playing old console games without the original controller just doesn’t feel quite right. Retrode 2 can help with that. The original version of Retrode allowed users to plug Genesis and SNES cartridges directly into a USB device and then play…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Hey Anti-Lego Feminists, “Lego for Girls” Actually Kicks Ass

The cool space fighter above was created with bricks from Lego Friends’ Butterfly Beauty Shop, Olivia’s Invention Workshop, Stephanie’s Cool Convertible, and Emma’s Fashion Design Studio. It proves one thing: feminists criticizing the new Lego Friends sets just don’t get it. When I first saw the new and controversial Lego Friends I hated it too.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

RIM’s Massive, Silly PlayBook Sale: All Models Now $299

The PlayBook was bound to go on sale again… and now it has! In fact, RIM is selling all its models for $299. Yes, the 16GB version costs the same as the 64GB model. Which is some weird-ass pricing if you ask us, but then, desperate times call for desperate measures. Each of the 16GB,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Neon Sign Is Alive And It May Save Your Life One Day

This neon sign is made of millions of living fluorescent Escherichia coli, a rod-shaped bacterium that lives in our intestines. Biologists and bioengineers at University of California, San Diego, synchronized them to glow at the same time. Why is this important? It may seem silly but, according to project director Dr. Jeff Hasty, their new…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Over 1.2 Billion Apps Downloaded Between Christmas and New Year

Between 25 and 31 December, the busiest period for app downloads all year, over 1.2 billion applications were downloaded onto mobile devices. That’s thanks to over 20 million iOS and Android devices being activated in the same period. ‘appy New Year! (Sorry.) [Flurry via Pocket Lint]

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Google Violated Its Own Evil-Free Policies While Promoting Chrome (Updated)

The first rule of not being evil is: don’t do things you think are evil. So it’s a shame that Google has violated its own policy by giving bloggers cash in exchanges for writing about its browser, Chrome. Google, or perhaps more likely its advertising firm Unruly, has managed to sponsor bloggers to chew the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Daily Desired: Audiophile Headphones You Can Actually Afford

The new HiFiMan HE-400 headphones are equipped with some of the best sound technology out there, and this $350 pre-order makes them on of the sweetest deals in audio gear. These HiFiMan cans are the least expensive planar magnetic headphones we’ve ever seen. Planar magnetic drivers aren’t new tech, but they aren’t widely used despite…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Walkman Flask Holds Other Kinds Of Mixes

The next time you find yourself in 1983 trying to sneak some hooch into your high school prom, you’ll have no problem fooling your principal with this Drinkman flask disguised to look like Sony’s classic cassette Walkman. Flask creator Mustard claims it won’t be available until mid-May, so for the time being we can only…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Why You’d Never Know There Was A Mouse In Your Soda

Pepsi is being sued by a Madison County, Illinois man who claims he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Ho-hum, right? But wait, Pepsi came up with the greatest defense ever: you’ll never know you’re drinking mouse! A little back story. In 2009, Ronald Ball says he bought a can of Mountain Dew from…

Tech News Mat Honan

Belarus Is Now Home to the Internet’s Most Insane Law

Belarus: small. Proud. Kvass-drinking. A long history of dubious human rights and piddling dictatorship. And now, bound to a law that makes it illegal to browse foreign websites. Поздравляю! According to the Library of Congress, the new law, which makes SOPA look like a lollipop handout, might make hitting Facebook a little tricky outside of…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Bio-Engineering Board Game Sounds Like More Fun Than Running a Monopoly

The best board games also teach important life skills. Scrabble improves spelling. Monopoly imparts valuable business strategies. And now Strain can make you a genetic engineer on par with Dr. Moreau. I don’t know about you, but $25 for the opportunity to develop my own mutant creation and wipe out fellow players with toxins and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

What if Your Birthday Was on Monday Every Year?

So the Gregorian calendar is kind of a pain, right? Thirty days has September, April, June… and all that? Who can even remember that? Most of it doesn’t even rhyme. A new calendar proposed by two scholars from Johns Hopkins University would eliminate the need for that little ditty. Though you might need a new…

Tech News Kristen Philipkoski

A Borg Implant Lets This Beanie Play MP3s—Resistance Is Futile

Even with touchscreen-friendly gloves, operating your smartphone on the snowy slopes is impractical and downright dangerous. You need a hands-free MP3 solution like this teched-up beanie that simply requires you to submit to the Borg collective. As MP3 players go you’re looking at 2GB of storage and 6 hours of battery life—normally not even worth…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Apple’s Mysterious New York Event Is Just About Books?

The Trailer for the First Netflix Original Series Is Really Good

A Smart Cover For Your iPhone That’s Not Quite As Smart

T-Mobile Is Blowing Out Some Awesome Phones This Weekend

Military’s Craziest ‘Non-Lethal’ Weapon Idea-Book Leaked

You Won’t Believe How Much This USB Cable Costs

The Secret Spy Toys of The KGB

Retrode 2 Hooks Up Old-Skool Controllers and Cartridges To Your Computer

Hey Anti-Lego Feminists, “Lego for Girls” Actually Kicks Ass

RIM’s Massive, Silly PlayBook Sale: All Models Now $299

This Neon Sign Is Alive And It May Save Your Life One Day

Over 1.2 Billion Apps Downloaded Between Christmas and New Year

Google Violated Its Own Evil-Free Policies While Promoting Chrome (Updated)

Daily Desired: Audiophile Headphones You Can Actually Afford

Walkman Flask Holds Other Kinds Of Mixes

Why You’d Never Know There Was A Mouse In Your Soda

Belarus Is Now Home to the Internet’s Most Insane Law

Bio-Engineering Board Game Sounds Like More Fun Than Running a Monopoly

What if Your Birthday Was on Monday Every Year?

A Borg Implant Lets This Beanie Play MP3s—Resistance Is Futile

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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