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It’s an ordinary camera lined with Sugru silicone rubber, which is kind of like clay but also sorta like duct tape. Once attached to something, Sugru sets itself permanently. Like this camera. Watch it roll around on the street. You can actually make your own Sugru camera and because of its soft-touch rubber silicone-esque properties,…
Around the block we go again with another rumor that suggests the iPhone 5 may be a dual-mode device with support for both CDMA and GSM wireless networks. https://gizmodo.com/could-the-next-iphone-really-be-a-third-smaller-than-ip-5757328 This latest rumor comes from TechCrunch which claims to have the logs from an app that was tested with an iOS 5 device, presumably the iPhone…
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. Facebook: We’re #3! We’re #3! In Video! We Think! Click-counting agency comScore has decreed Facebook the third-largest…
At a Seattle event, Microsoft demonstrated a way for Xbox 360 games like Kinectimals to share information with a Windows Phone handset. The connection uses a QR code that can be scanned by the handset and the Kinect. Supposedly easy enough that a child could use it, the sync requires you to scan a QR…
We all know CD sales have fallen like a drunken sorority girl in heels on an ice rink. But this infographic from Digital Music News, with 30 years of data shown in 30 seconds, really hammers the point home. The data is looking at percentages of total sales. So, for example, although format [x] might…
You may not know it, but every Gizmodo post has a soundtrack. A few times it’s in our videos. But most of the times it’s hidden. It’s the stuff we listen to when we write. The music that inspire us. https://gizmodo.com/after-watching-this-video-you-will-like-to-be-an-astro-5628171 Starting today, we are all going to start posting the songs and albums that…
Boy Genius reports that HTC is planning to unveil two new Windows Phone OS, er Mango, devices at a press event on September 1. Reportedly, the 3.7″ Eternity (on AT&T) and 4.5″ Omega (on T-Mobile) will be on display. More details at BGR.
The latest iteration of iTunes corrects a handful of bugs including problems with third-party keyboards, album artwork additions, system hangs during HD movie purchases, and prevalent issues with VoiceOver support. Details on what’s included are available at MacRumors and iTunes.
When Google bought Motorola mobility last week, it acquired nearly a century of wireless innovation. Technology Review’s got a full rundown of Motorola’s past from radios to smartphones. Here’s a few of our favorite technologies from that list. https://gizmodo.com/google-is-buying-motorola-5830842 Above is a reproduction of Motorola’s brand car radio model 5T71, first released in 1930. [Technology…
It’s Alive! is the story of how things got alive on earth, written for children, comic style. But most adults could probably stand to read it – and would enjoy it – just as much as any kid. A 2009 survey conducted by the California Academy of Sciences found that most adults flunked the most…
HP is killing everything WebOS-related left and right, and the Pre 3 is no exception. It will see release in “limited markets,” just like HP said earlier today. It won’t come stateside. According to PC Mag, is already sold out in Germany. Meanwhile, it’ll soon be released in France and the UK for a slashed…
I used to play piano so I kind of remember the basics of reading notes. But I wasn’t meant to be Mozart because of one big thing: I sucked. Also! Carrying all that sheet music was silly and annoying. iSheetMusic stores it all on your iPad. What’s it do? It’s a sheet music reader for…
The two mile radius surrounding Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant may be out of commission for longer than anyone had previously thought; according to the Daily Yomiuri, land within about 3km could be kept off-limits “for several decades.” It may also, according to the NY Times, be quite some time before residents within a 12-mile radius…
ESPN and Google has partnered up to show microdata in baseball searches. Sounds nerdy. And it is! But it’s incredibly useful for a sports fan, whenever you search for a player, team, etc., you’ll get a little blurb with relevant scores, stats, etc. tied to the ESPN result. It’s actually something Bing has had for…
Oh internet, why are you such a scary, disgusting, and weird mistress? Spoiler alert: it’s not the internet, it’s humanity, and looking at humanity in the classifieds is often like staring at an anus through a telescope. Example 1: The Roommate of Nightmares This one is right here in New York City. My buddy Patrick…
Twitter users will soon be able to see the pics they’ve tweeted and forgotten about in one place. Twitter’s new “user galleries” will aggregate said pics you’ve tweeted—via Instagram or otherwise—and put them front and center. The new galleries can be found on a user’s profile page, and can be seen in “grid view,” with…
Yes, the megaphone was attached to a podium that said “Say Something Nice”, but you half expect some New York jackass to hijack the megaphone and curse everybody out (maybe it was edited out!). But seriously, watching this will brighten up your Monday. It was a stunt pulled by the lovely folks of Improv Everywhere:…
Everyone’s favorite note taker app, Evernote, just got updated with a brand spanking new UI for the iPad but probably more importantly, rich text editing! That means you can now bold, italicize, underline, highlight, make lists, add URLs and more. The iPad app has a main window that shows all your notes on one page.…
Once-great computer company HP wants to get out of the computer business but has no concrete plan how or when and, oh btw, also wants to sell you this computer. Sadly, it’s not called the Death Rattle. It has Ethernet. Meet the HP Compaq 8200 Elite All-in-One PC! It’s got ports, and stuff. It is…
Vi Hart, the soothing voice behind stop motion science-y explanations, is back at it again. In her latest video, she’s showing you sound. Yup, she draws, annotates, illustrates, plays notes and visualizes every little nit and grit there is to know. Turns out, there’s a lot more than just beautiful voices and head-nodding instruments, there’s…
