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Which Kindle Should You Buy?

Holy crap, we’re covered in Kindles. As of today there are six different Kindles you can choose from at 11 different price-points. How ever will you decide? Here’s a quick look at all of ’em, and our pre-release pick. https://gizmodo.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-kindles-5844649 The Kindle (cheap) This is not the old Kindle, it’s the new Kindle. But it’s…

Commerce Brent Rose

Apple’s Thunderbolt Display Has a Ton of Chips and a Freaking Subwoofer

We already knew the guts in a Thunderbolt cable were pretty impressive, but iFixit’s teardown of Apple’s 27-inch Thunderbolt display shows just how much circuitry goes into making Intel’s new transfer technology work, even in a monitor. The display’s also got a built-in Thunderbolt cable attached to a Universal MagSafe cable, so you can charge…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Like HTC, Samsung Now Pays Microsoft to Put Android On Its Phones

Samsung now pays Microsoft for the privilege of selling Android phones. Of course, it’s being called a “partnership.” And yes, we’ve seen this before: Microsoft also strong armed HTC into giving them a cut of the profits for every Android device sold. Microsoft, sitting on a stack of patents they believe have been infringed upon…

Tech News Adrian Covert

A Woman with a Toy Gun Tried to Rob a Store But Got Arrested By a Fake Cop

Wilnelia Rivera Caraballo, a 19-year-old girl, got a little tipsy and felt empowered to rob a store. So she armed herself with a toy “Uzi-type” gun, a clear plastic mask and went to work. Too bad there was a keen worker who outwitted the dimwitted half of Bonnie and Clyde. As Caraballo was threatening the…

Tech News Casey Chan

Left Behind: Another iPhone 5 Rumor, A Wireless iPad Dock, and other Stories We Didn’t Post

So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case. Another Day, Another iPhone Rumor The tear drop-shaped case pictured above is supposedly based on an iPhone…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Flickr’s New App Might Be Android’s Instagram

Flickr, who should have jumped on the Instagram filter train earlier, has finally put out an Android app and along with letting you scan photostreams, upload pictures, share photos to other social networks, you can also take filterized pictures. Woot! The app looks like a better version of the iPhone app (it’s Flickr on your…

Tech News Casey Chan

Here’s What Android Apps on the BlackBerry PlayBook Won’t Do (Um, a Lot of Things)

We’ve been hearing about Android apps on the BlackBerry PlayBook for months, but there hasn’t been much word about what they’ll look like. RIM engineers at Droidcon gave a list of Android features that won’t work on the BlackBerry platform. Here’s what’s on the chopping block: widgets and live wallpapers, apps with Google Maps integration,…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Surprise! Music Execs Love Freemium Streaming Services?

It’s a bit odd to see a major label executive saying he likes the freemium services Spotify, MOG and Rdio have established and that the industry has finally figured it out. Or is it not so odd? Here’s what Warner Music VP of Digital Strategy Michael Nash had to say to Cnet: On Spotify, Rdio,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Government Is Taking a Closer Look at Google Eating Motorola

When ginormous companies try to buy gigantic companies, there’s always cries about monopolies, anti-trustiness and all those nasty words. So it’s really no surprise that the Department of Justice is now making a “second request” for more information about Google swallowing Motorola. https://gizmodo.com/google-is-buying-motorola-5830842 Google, to their credit, is still confident that the deal will still…

Tech News Casey Chan

Seriously, Stop With the Twitter Name Dropping

As writers, bloggers, journalists, or whatever you feel like calling the people that bring you your tech news, we’re expected to do more than just throw a few words on a site, play with the super-secret iPhone 5 and call it a day. We also spend time pimping our content. But sometimes we go a…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin

Biomimicry: From Fish-Inspired Wind Turbines to the Future of 3-D Printing, and More from TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, how biomimicry works, a zombie caterpillar, the science of urban farming, DIY rocket stoves, and much more! 1. How Biomimicry Drives Sustainability: From Fish-Inspired Wind Turbines to the Future of 3-D Printing Great interview with Janine Benyus, President of the Biomimicry Institute 2. Will Your Next T-Shirt be Made from Trees?…

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Proof Amazon’s Going to Sell a Shitload of New Kindles

This email from my mother, just now. She’s never expressed interest in a tablet of any kind, ever before. She’s extremely smart, but not so interested in tech. Well, she sure is now. And there are millions like her. My thoughts? Get one.

Commerce Sam Biddle

Daily Desired: The Toughest Backyard Grill In the World

A Weber grill is just a glorified hunk of cheap metal. Don’t believe me? Heat the grates up to 1000 degrees and watch the thing fall apart. This grill is for people who want to cook for real. The Engelbrecht 1000 Series Braten Grill is a tank from top to bottom. Other grills look hardcore,…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

The Paleofuture Blog is moving!

I started the Paleofuture blog in 2007 as part of a writing class I was taking at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. At the time I thought that I’d maybe keep it up for just a couple of months. Little did I realize that writing about the history of the future would become such a huge…

Tech News Matt Novak

Amazon’s Still Selling the Kindle Keyboard for $99

The Kindle Touch and the new Kindle look a lot like a realization of the eReader’s manifest destiny. But what if you just want a damn keyboard to browse the web or search your book? Amazon’s got you covered. The Wi-Fi-only Kindle 3 with special offers is now down to $99, from $114 before today.…

Commerce Kyle Wagner

How Roger Ebert Found His Voice Again

Roger Ebert remains one of the most influential voices in film, but when a failed surgery related to thyroid cancer left him without the ability to eat, drink, or speak, he had to reinvent the way he communicated with the world. After losing my speech, there was never a single day when I realized that…

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This 90 Percent Successful Vaccine May Be Our Best Chance to Eradicate AIDS

Spanish researchers have completed the first human trial of a new vaccine against HIV. It has been successful in 90% of the HIV-free volunteers during phase I testing. This vaccine brings great hope to eradicate this plague forever. The team lead by Dr Mariano Esteban, a researcher at the Spanish National Research Council’s Biotechnology National…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Massachusetts Man Planned to Destroy Capitol and Pentagon with Explosive-Packed Remote Airplanes

So what do you do when you’ve graduated college and are sitting around Massachusetts? Conspire to blow up the two greatest symbols of American global power: the US Capitol and Pentagon. With a giant, C-4-laden toy plane. According to feds, who’ve now busted 26-year-old Rezwan Ferdaus, the chap was going to ram remote controlled planes…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Now You Can Obsess About the State of Your Garage Door from Anywhere on the Planet

You’re already 20 minutes late for work and you’re panicking, only remembering the coffee on your roof as you pull out of the driveway. Two blocks later, it hits you—Did I remember to close the garage? This new garage door opener lets you check without circling back. The AssureLink Garage Door Opener by Craftsman works…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

How to Look Amazing* in Pictures: Secret Tips From a Supermodel

You know who doesn’t look good in pictures? You, probably. Me. Most of us. Sure, sometimes you’re Gerard Butler, but most of the time you’re Gerard Depardieu. You know who does know how to look good? Supermodel Shalom Harlow. She hooked us up with some exclusive tips on looking as good as possible when the…

Tech News Brent Rose

Which Kindle Should You Buy?

Apple’s Thunderbolt Display Has a Ton of Chips and a Freaking Subwoofer

Like HTC, Samsung Now Pays Microsoft to Put Android On Its Phones

A Woman with a Toy Gun Tried to Rob a Store But Got Arrested By a Fake Cop

Left Behind: Another iPhone 5 Rumor, A Wireless iPad Dock, and other Stories We Didn’t Post

Flickr’s New App Might Be Android’s Instagram

Here’s What Android Apps on the BlackBerry PlayBook Won’t Do (Um, a Lot of Things)

Surprise! Music Execs Love Freemium Streaming Services?

The Government Is Taking a Closer Look at Google Eating Motorola

Seriously, Stop With the Twitter Name Dropping

Biomimicry: From Fish-Inspired Wind Turbines to the Future of 3-D Printing, and More from TreeHugger

Proof Amazon’s Going to Sell a Shitload of New Kindles

Daily Desired: The Toughest Backyard Grill In the World

The Paleofuture Blog is moving!

Amazon’s Still Selling the Kindle Keyboard for $99

How Roger Ebert Found His Voice Again

This 90 Percent Successful Vaccine May Be Our Best Chance to Eradicate AIDS

Massachusetts Man Planned to Destroy Capitol and Pentagon with Explosive-Packed Remote Airplanes

Now You Can Obsess About the State of Your Garage Door from Anywhere on the Planet

How to Look Amazing* in Pictures: Secret Tips From a Supermodel

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The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in April 2026

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SpaceX Files Confidentially for IPO, Reports Say

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