Tech News

iTunes Match Doesn’t Actually Stream Music

A video hit the internet last night, making it look like Apple’s upcoming iTunes Match/iTunes in the Cloud service could actually stream music directly from the server. AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka says that’s not the case. It’s download only. https://gizmodo.com/itunes-match-streams-and-downloads-your-music-5835664 Apple says that what looks like a “stream” is really a simultaneous listen and download –…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Dragon Fire: Artillery Systems Don’t Get Any Deadlier

Artillery systems have been around almost as long as gunpowder and have played a prominent role in virtually every conflict since then. But they’ve never been as precise—and deadly—as the Dragon Fire II automated mortar. Developed by TDA Armaments and the US Marine Corps, the Dragon Fire II employs electric actuators to automatically aim, load,…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

MOG Now Available on Boxee

In addition to iOS, Android, Roku, and a variety of TVs, MOG’s unlimited music streaming service is now available on Boxee. The app itself is free, but the same $10/month subscription fee applies. [MOG]

Tech News Adrian Covert

Watch Bill Nye Try to Explain Irene and Climate Change on Fox Business

Check out our favorite science guy, Bill Nye, struggle to be tactful when all he wants to do is explain science to people. That’s why we love you, Bill. This Fox host loves you, too. Science, maybe less so. [Mediaite]

Tech News Kwame Opam

I Didn’t Know You Could Buy iPads in McDonald’s Parking Lots, Let Alone Wooden Ones

Poor 22-year-old Ashley McDowell was approached by two dudes in a McDonald’s parking lot claiming they were selling iPads for cheap. Good deal? She forked over $180 to the pair, only to discover they sold her a block of wood. Dick. I won’t speak to the thought process that makes a person buy an iPad…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Scientists Discover Velcro Makes Lab-Grown Muscle Stronger

We can grow lots out of labs these days. When you can grown full brains and anal sphincters in petri dishes, muscle must seem like cake. Except that it doesn’t hold up the way muscle should. The solution? Velcro. https://gizmodo.com/brains-now-grow-in-petri-dishes-5806377 Oh, Velcro. I never meant to take you for granted. As it turns out, researchers…

Tech News Kwame Opam

The Nerd Beams Music to Your Jawbone Bluetooth Headset

As goofy as Bluetooth headsets may be, there’s still people who use them on a daily basis. So what happens to those people when they want to listen to music and use a headset? They need something like Jawbone’s The Nerd. The Nerd is a little USB dongle that plugs into your computer and beams…

Tech News Casey Chan

HP TouchPad Becomes #2 Selling Tablet and Will Get Updates

The H in HP must stand for Highlander because the TouchPad cannot freaking die! Even when HP cut off its oxygen, what happens? It becomes the second-best selling tablet in the world! Now HP says they have some updates planned. Let’s not get too carried away here. First off, the article at Fast Company about…

Tech News Brent Rose

The New Windows 8 Explorer Looks Like a Mess

There are parts of Windows 8 that look really amazing (like this, holy shit!). But now, Microsoft offers up a video of the new Explorer UI. More functional, perhaps. But it doesn’t look so great. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-opens-up-about-windows-8-on-new-dev-blog-5831220 It’s worth sayin that the Windows 7 Explorer UI had gotten minimal to the point where it wasn’t simple…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Gizmodo Computer Lab For Kids Who Can’t Tech Good

We all take things for granted. Like having a school. Or a computer. That’s why Gizmodo and some friendly gadget companies are teaming up with Surf For Life, a non-profit that lets people help local causes while on vacation. In September, I’m going to El Salvador’s El Cuco region with some amazing artists, surf board…

Tech News Brian Lam

HP Exec: TouchPad Could Make a Comeback

Don’t take off your fireproof TouchPad sale bonanza boots yet, but Reuters says HP might be bringing back the extremely short-lived tab from the depths of bargain bin hell. Could it happen? Maybe! https://gizmodo.com/the-99-hp-touchpad-is-an-amazing-deal-no-matter-what-5833169 In an interview with the head of HP’s soon-to-be-tossed consumer computer division, Todd Bradley, Reuters drops a bit of a bomb.…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Technology is Making Airline Pilots More Dumberer

The rise of autopilot and other automated technologies in commercial airliners are rendering pilots into incompetent drones. Drones who don’t know what to do when a plane’s systems malfunctions. Airline officials are calling this looming disorder “automation addiction.” Lovely! The AP attributes part of this trend to FAA regulations, which force pilots to keep the…

Tech News Adrian Covert

This Machine Liquifies Human Bodies

When you die, do you want to be buried, cremated, frozen and vibrated into dust, or liquified? If you want to do the latter you need… The Resomator! It sounds like a Roger Corman movie, but this machine is real and better than cremation. The Resomator is a steel chamber that gets filled with a)…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

TSA Get It Right By Catching a Guy Trying to Smuggle Snakes and Tortoises in His Pants

It was a red letter day for the TSA last Thursday. The security officials at Miami International Airport managed to apprehend a man trying to sneak seven snakes and three tortoises in his pants on a plane heading to Brazil. It all sounds like very strange heist movie, but the smuggler was promptly arrested and…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Japanese Government Finds Areas Around Fukushima More Dangerous than Chernobyl Standards (Updated)

You know what happens when 168 Hiroshima bombs’ worth of radioactive crap is released in one spot? It’s going to leave a mark. The Japanese gov’s released a map that shows 34 locales surrounding Fukushima are worse than Chernobyl’s threshold. https://gizmodo.com/fukushima-has-leaked-168-hiroshima-blasts-of-radiation-5834721 The measurements, made available by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Wacom Inkling May Become My Favorite Gadget of All Time

Being an obsessive compulsive sketching bastard, I’m all shades of erect looking at the new Wacom Inkling. With an exquisite design and 1024 levels of pressure, it looks like the perfect device for anyone who sketches anything, from illustrators to architects. While there are other ink-to-digital pens out there, the difference here is Wacom’s pressure…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

How to Confound Traffic Using the Cross Walk Button, and More from TreeHugger

We dish on what Steve Jobs did right, what Tim Cook could do right, the mysterious disappearance of a Fukushima robot operator’s blog, iPads taking over airlines, and more! 1. Tesla’s Elon Musk Bets $1 Million (for Charity) that Model S Will be Ready on Time Since all the money is going to charity, I’m…

Tech News Jaymi Heimbuch - Treehugger

TDK Goes High-End With Their BA-200 Earbuds

Already peddlers of boomboxes and headphones, TDK has decided they’ll make earbuds, too. And it’s not the cheap iPod-quality earbuds they’re offering, but rather dual-driver in-ear noisemakers. https://gizmodo.com/tdk-3-speaker-boombox-papercuts-would-be-a-better-use-5814251 The TDK BA200 feature balanced, dual-armature drivers with noise-isolating tips and an over the ear wire design. At $250, these look to be competing with the likes…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Federal Court Says You Can Record the Cops

Remember that nutcase cop who arrested a bystander for recording a public crime scene? Yeah, that was a violation of the First Amendment, according to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston. This is great news. https://gizmodo.com/berserk-cop-arrests-photographer-for-standing-on-sidewa-5826912 The ruling originates with a suit filed by Boston attorney Simon Glik, who was…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Foursquare for Android Is Now Prettier and More Connected

Foursquare’s most recent update for the Android has been pushed live (I actually received my update notice while writing this post) and offers a bevy of new features and menu redesigns. Here are some of the highlights. As soon as you start the app, you’ll notice a redesigned title bar with more space between tabs…

Social Media Andrew Tarantola

iTunes Match Doesn’t Actually Stream Music

Dragon Fire: Artillery Systems Don’t Get Any Deadlier

MOG Now Available on Boxee

Watch Bill Nye Try to Explain Irene and Climate Change on Fox Business

I Didn’t Know You Could Buy iPads in McDonald’s Parking Lots, Let Alone Wooden Ones

Scientists Discover Velcro Makes Lab-Grown Muscle Stronger

The Nerd Beams Music to Your Jawbone Bluetooth Headset

HP TouchPad Becomes #2 Selling Tablet and Will Get Updates

The New Windows 8 Explorer Looks Like a Mess

The Gizmodo Computer Lab For Kids Who Can’t Tech Good

HP Exec: TouchPad Could Make a Comeback

Technology is Making Airline Pilots More Dumberer

This Machine Liquifies Human Bodies

TSA Get It Right By Catching a Guy Trying to Smuggle Snakes and Tortoises in His Pants

Japanese Government Finds Areas Around Fukushima More Dangerous than Chernobyl Standards (Updated)

Wacom Inkling May Become My Favorite Gadget of All Time

How to Confound Traffic Using the Cross Walk Button, and More from TreeHugger

TDK Goes High-End With Their BA-200 Earbuds

Federal Court Says You Can Record the Cops

Foursquare for Android Is Now Prettier and More Connected

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

UGREEN Bluetooth Tracker 4-Pack Now Just $7 Each With iOS and Android Support, While AirTag Stays at Full Price

Trump Posts Concept Art of His Presidential Library, and It’s AI Slop

Forget Tower Desktop, GMKtec Mini PC Drops to a Record Low as Amazon Clears Out Final Spring Sale Stock

‘Fallout’ Season 2 Was a Hit Despite That Unsatisfying Release Strategy Change

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

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?

Let us help find what you are looking for...