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Nintendo DS Lite Is Your Outdated Handheld Deal of the Day

So you know how you tell your grandmother that you want Modern Warfare 3 the video game, but she buys you this stupid DVD set? And then you say you want Transformers 3 on DVD but she gets you Transmorphers? Some people just cannot keep up with the times. I mean, perhaps it is your…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals

Why Steve Jobs Refused a Potentially Life-Saving Surgery

Walter Isaacson, the author of the upcoming official Steve Jobs biography, told 60 minutes that Steve Jobs refused what could have potentially been a life-saving surgery. Remember, though Jobs had pancreatic cancer, he also had a very rare form that was treatable through surgery. Jobs didn’t want that surgery. Jobs’ reasoning was that he “didn’t…

Tech News Casey Chan

Everything We Know About Nokia’s (Hopefully!) Killer Windows Phones

We’re all pulling for Windows Phone. Have been for a while. Thing is, it’s just not there yet. There’s no single drop-dead-amazing god-phone on the platform. Yet. Hopefully, Nokia’s going to be pulling back the curtain on just that next week at Nokia World. Here’s what we (think we) know so far. https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-4s-is-microsofts-chance-to-catch-up-to-apple-5846929 The Phones…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

NASA To Unfurl the Largest Solar Sail Ever Flown In Space

In a series of upcoming technology demonstration missions, NASA is hoping to prove that giant solar sails are a practical way to explore the cosmos, even though warp drive engines and rocket powered spacecraft make for better movie fodder. https://gizmodo.com/this-hubcap-like-contraption-could-be-the-future-of-spa-5849042 Starting in 2015, NASA will be launching a series of three experiment driven missions, including…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

How to Stage an Internet Explorer Intervention

Problem: because of forgivable ignorance and prominent icon placement, friend/roommate/loved one still uses Internet Explorer. Solution, as engineered by Redditor Permabla: make the more attractive alternatives extremely visible. My only slight quibble: couldn’t he have pointed his hapless roomie towards Chrome? [Reddit via Geekosystem]

Tech News Brian Barrett

The Google Music “Twist:” You Can Share Songs After Buying Them

Yesterday, Google mobile head Andy Rubin said that the company’s long-awaited music store will have some kind of twist. Now we know what it is. A person in the recording industry who has been briefed on Google’s plans says that the service will allow users to share songs “on a limited basis” after purchase. The…

Tech News Matt Rosoff - Business Insider

The Weather Channel iPad App Looks a Whole Lot Different

Attempting to gain some of the visual flair that iPad apps such as Weather HD have, the Weather Channel went and revamped their own app, endowing it with stylized animations which visualize the current weather outside your window. There’s also a 3D globe chock full of weather reports to go along with full screen weather…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Did Another Nokia Windows Phone Just Leak?

We know about the impending SeaRay, set to debut next week—but has a new Finnish challenger appeared? PocketNow says this photo shows the Nokia “Sabre.” So what’s the Sabre? The blurry handset, according to PocketNow’s sources, is running Mango on a 1.4 GHz processor, 3.5-inch WVGA screen, and 1 GB of RAM. What’s that black…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Picturing the World Series of the Future

Almost 100 years ago, in the year 1912, Harry Grant Dart illustrated for Life magazine what the World Series of the future might look like. If you look closely, you’ll notice that the scoreboard shows New York is squaring off against London, as it was common for sports fans of the time to imagine that…

Tech News Matt Novak

Idiot Thief Uses Railroad Crane to Steal Jeep

If you’re going to go through the trouble of stealing a car—a highly illegal and dangerous endeavor!—it would probably be worth it to not crunch it to death with a crane as you make off with it. But then, I’m not a professional car thief, so what do I know? Early Sunday morning, some imaginative…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Windows Phones Should Be a Lot Cheaper Next Year

Microsoft’s finally getting serious about making Windows Phone a legit mobile contender, and it’s going to do it by making them way cheaper and easier to produce. Ballmer’s boys are working with Qualcomm to get prices per phone under $200, less than half of the $400 they cost to build last year. Qualcomm’s the exclusive…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

We Absolutely Do Not Need a Best Buy-Curated App Directory

On paper, Best Buy is now offering a new curated directory for Android and iOS apps. In reality, they’re just slapping their logo over the directory already offered by Appolicious and tasking a stockboy with making a few featured picks. According to TechCrunch, Best Buy Blue Shirts’ App Picks will be prominently featured, offering people…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Monster Slipper Is Sadly Too Good to Be True

Tom Boddingham only wanted a cool pair of monster foot slippers. What he received instead was a monster-sized slipper, after Chinese factory workers ignored an extremely crucial decimal point. Hurray for obvious marketing stunts! The seven foot long shoe is in all likelihood just a stupid PR publicity scam for some brand of goofy monster…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Even The Sweatiest of Fingers Won’t Slip Off this Cooler Master Gaming Keyboard

If the stresses of virtual combat are leaving your palms clammy and your keyboard covered in sweat, Cooler Master wants you to know they don’t think that’s gross. Instead, they’ve created a new specially coated mechanical keyboard so your slippery fingers don’t miss a single keystroke. Marketed under the company’s CM Storm brand, the $80…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Watch This Awesome Two-Ton Bomb Bot Survive a Brutal Explosion

Human ingenuity just built this crazy combat bot. A semi-autonomous robot that can run for 18 hours and survive deadly explosions? Totally cool, but after the machines take over… how are we going to stop it? Wired’s Spencer Ackerman just posted this exclusive video of the 4,500-pound Acer (no relation) robot. It’s terrifying as hell.…

Privacy & Security Mario Aguilar

iPhone vs Android: Who Aged Better?

Some things never change. Other things never stay the same. Take the iPhone and Android. The iPhone is an iPhone is an iPhone. Android? It went from being the ugly stepsister to the belle of the ball. No, seriously. Once upon a time, Android was the young scrappy upstart that stayed invisible for nearly a…

Tech News Casey Chan

The iPhone 4S Costs $0.49 More to Build than the iPhone 4

The fellows at iSuppli have done what they do best, breaking down the material nitty gritty of the 4S to find how much its guts are worth. The answer? Slightly, slightly more than its predecessor, at $188. https://gizmodo.com/16gb-iphone-4-parts-cost-187-51-5574423 That $188 figure is for the 16 GB model—the 32 costs Apple $207, and the 64 is…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Google+ About to Allow Pseudonyms (Yay), Google Apps Integration (Yay), and Brands (Meh)

You may recall that we had kind of a big problem with Google+’s policy of not allowing pseudonyms. Well, Google just announced they’re finally going to open the doors for them, as well as Google Apps and brand names. https://gizmodo.com/googles-real-names-policy-is-evil-5830471 All Things D is reporting that Google’s Sergey Brin and Vic Gundotra announced at the…

Tech News Brent Rose

Toshiba Crams More Pixels On An LCD than Apple’s Retina Display

Apple raised the bar with the iPhone 4 by cramming an impressive 326 pixels per inch into its display. But Toshiba has officially dethroned them by upping that to 498 pixels per inch on their new LCD targeted at compact tablet devices. Set to be officially unveiled at the Flat Panel Display show in Yokohama…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Qaddafi Has Been Killed

The new Libyan government has confirmed that Muammar el-Qaddafi, the former dictator of Libya, has been killed after his hometown of Surt was taken. Here’s a look back at the search and pursuit of Qaddafi, and some of the more extreme tools that have seen action in Libya since February. Qaddafi had been dictator of…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Nintendo DS Lite Is Your Outdated Handheld Deal of the Day

Why Steve Jobs Refused a Potentially Life-Saving Surgery

Everything We Know About Nokia’s (Hopefully!) Killer Windows Phones

NASA To Unfurl the Largest Solar Sail Ever Flown In Space

How to Stage an Internet Explorer Intervention

The Google Music “Twist:” You Can Share Songs After Buying Them

The Weather Channel iPad App Looks a Whole Lot Different

Did Another Nokia Windows Phone Just Leak?

Picturing the World Series of the Future

Idiot Thief Uses Railroad Crane to Steal Jeep

Windows Phones Should Be a Lot Cheaper Next Year

We Absolutely Do Not Need a Best Buy-Curated App Directory

Monster Slipper Is Sadly Too Good to Be True

Even The Sweatiest of Fingers Won’t Slip Off this Cooler Master Gaming Keyboard

Watch This Awesome Two-Ton Bomb Bot Survive a Brutal Explosion

iPhone vs Android: Who Aged Better?

The iPhone 4S Costs $0.49 More to Build than the iPhone 4

Google+ About to Allow Pseudonyms (Yay), Google Apps Integration (Yay), and Brands (Meh)

Toshiba Crams More Pixels On An LCD than Apple’s Retina Display

Qaddafi Has Been Killed

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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

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