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This Enterprising Fool Has Already Started Waiting in Line for the iPhone 5 (Updated)

Rob Shoesmith is either the smartest man alive or the most foolish. I can’t quite decide. Why? Because Shoesmith is already in line for the not-even-announced iPhone 5. Stuuuupid, right? Well, he’s also received $64,000 worth of goods in sponsorships for doing so. The 29-year-old marketing executive for Medl Mobile, a company that makes iPhone…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Gizmodo Loves Japan Project

We think Japan is pretty swell. So with the country still reeling in the aftermath of March’s earthquake and tsunami, we’d like to do our part to aid in the recovery. And you can help! https://gizmodo.com/why-we-love-japan-5784235 The Gizmodo Loves Japan project is offering awesome t-shirts, designed by two creative agencies from Japan. All proceeds will…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

How to Inception Inception

Oh hey, a well-executed Inception meme! This is like finding an old $20 bill in your pocket. Hello, old friend! A TV, iPad, and iPhone, all stacked up—just like dreams. How do you make that noise again? BRUNNHHHHHHHHH. Remember way back, when the internet laughed and laughed and scratched its itchy head over how to…

Tech News Sam Biddle

First Look at the Official New Xbox 360: It’s R2-D2

Fanboy. There’s perhaps no franchise more immediately connected with our mental conception of a fanboy than Star Wars. Then there’s Xbox. A whole ‘nother world of chest-thumping, battle cries, and utter devotion. Those two worlds just smashed into each other at lightspeed. Meet the Star Wars Xbox 360. *** The Jedi Council is a real…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

We’ve Got 200 More Free Spotify Invites—Win One!

Spotify is great—like having an angel pour delicious gravy into your ears with a golden baster. And now it’s finally in the US! Want an account? Yes—so we’re giving some away 200 of ’em to our Facebook followers. https://gizmodo.com/is-spotify-really-your-streaming-music-savior-5821267 The Goods 200 free (the ad-supported flavor) Spotify accounts. One could be yours! And there’ll be…

Social Media Sam Biddle

That Noise Might Be a 40-Foot Sinkhole Opening Under Your Bed

The world is trying to swallow Guatemala, one terrifying sinkhole at a time. The latest occurrence woke 65-year-old Inocenta Hernandez, making her think there’d been a car crash outside. There wasn’t. The sound was a 40-foot chasm opening directly under her bed. About a million things are terrifying about this. A few feet to the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Calling All Music Fans/Unabashed Oversharers: Be Gizmodo’s Lollapalooza Correspondent

Do your Twitter fingers twitch every time you catch a show? Is your Vimeo page filled with low-light snippets of guitar solos? Well, that’s just perfect, because Gizmodo and RadioShack are looking for one talented reader to cover Lollapalooza for @RadioShackLIVE. Show us how amazing you would be at covering the hell out of something…

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Japan’s Buying All the Radioactive Beef It Can Find (And Burning It)

Japan’s nuclear beef problem is getting worse. Bloomberg reports over 1,200 cesium-tainted cows have been detected—double the initial estimate. And their meat’s already been eaten around Japan. The solution? Buy it and incinerate it. https://gizmodo.com/fukushimas-radiation-now-spreading-in-japanese-meat-5820542 The Japanese government’s declared all beef surpassing the “allowable limit” of cesium contamination will be purchased and destroyed. So that’s…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Watching a Guinness World Record Blob Jump Is Soaring Flying Fun

Ah, the blob jump. It’s the timeless practice of using people to launch people. Trust me, you’ll know what it is when you see it. This video shows a blob jump that sent someone 55 feet in the air, a Guinness world record. Done in Switzerland, the blob jump is when one person jumps on…

Tech News Casey Chan

King of the Cotton Pickers

You’re probably wearing something cotton-y right now. Cotton is fairly annoying to harvest. Mechanization was a quantum leap for the cotton industry, moving it away from archaic methods used since the days of slavery. This machine is the next step forward. Up until World War II, cotton harvesting in the South remained nearly identical to…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Elecom’s Origami-Inspired Mouse Can’t Possibly Be Comfortable to Use

My eyes love the geometric nature of the Elecom Orime mouse. Something tells me my hands would not. Complete with five buttons (concealed by the mouse’s design) and laser tracking, this RF wireless mouse is available for $85. [GeekStuff4U]

Gadgets Adrian Covert

The Nexus S Is Finally Available for AT&T

AT&T’s about to get a piece of the Nexus S. It’s up for pre-sale now and will be available at Best Buy on July 24 for $100. Samsung’s Google phone—and the best Android phone on the market—was previously available only for Sprint and T-Mobile.

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Apple Is the Biggest Smartphone Company In the World

Having already bested the rest of the mobile industry in profits and revenue, Apple has finally snatched the #1 spot by volume, making it the biggest smartphone producer in the world for the first time. Apple shipped 20.3 million iPhones in the 2nd quarter, while former #1 Nokia dropped 34 percent to 16.7 million in…

Tech News Casey Chan

Lomography Paints the Town (Well, the LC-A+) Red For Russia Day

11 months before the next Russia Day, Lomography’s wrapped the classic Ruski film-camera in red goats’ leather and painted fertility symbols on it. Why they did that, I’m not sure, but I do like the soviet badge on the back. Unlike the $8 the new-Lomography founder paid for his original LC-A years back when he…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

Watch Where Your Gadgets Go When They Die

I know where my black MacBook is going after I swap it for one of those new Airs (you owe me, Mum and Dad!), but what happens after? Luckily MIT is sticking GPS trackers on gadgets, following their eventual conclusions. https://gizmodo.com/new-macbook-airs-get-hit-with-a-thunderbolt-5822966 Run by MIT’s SENSEable City Lab, the Backtalk project will culminate in an exhibition…

Gadgets Kat Hannaford

OS X Lion Might Disable Flash Hardware Acceleration

Flash on OSX Lion is a TAD BIT BUGGY right now. That’s not lost on Adobe, and they’ve posted a document of all known issues with 10.7. One issue they suspect, but can’t prove: Apple disabled hardware acceleration with Flash. Flash Player may cause higher CPU activity when playing a YouTube video. Possibly related to…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Anonymous Claims Gigabyte of Stolen NATO Goodies (Updated)

Undeterred by a rash of arrests, the hackers at Anonymous are boasting “about one gigabyte” of data from NATO. But they’re not going to publish most of it, as it’d be “irresponsible.” The rest? “Interesting data,” they say. Attacking NATO seems like an odd choice. Anonymous has very public and very strident sympathies with the…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Facebook Users Spend a Friends Episode-Length Poking and Liking; Google+ Just An Ad Break

In the 23 days since Google+ launched, users have been spending longer periods on the site, culminating in 5mins 50 secs visits on average last week. Facebook users? Why, they spent 21mins 57secs per visit. Does that make Facebook more compelling, or Google+ more efficient? [Hitwise via @ChrismoranUK via @JackSchofield]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The 13-Inch MBA Burns the Fastest 2010 MacBook Pro

Holy crud. While it’s just a benchmark test and those don’t accurately reflect yadda yadda yadda YOU GUYS. The 1.7GHz Core i5 13-inch MBA just blew the door off of last year’s 2.67GHz Core i7 17-inch MacBook Pro on GeekBench. And did more than twice as well as last year’s tricked 13-inch Air. That is…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Bjork’s First Song From the Biophilia Album Is Now Out (as an iOS App)

After all the hoopla surrounding the fact Bjork’s got a new album and that she’s releasing it as ten in-app purchases, it’s finally here, with the app itself costing zilch, and the first song just $2. https://gizmodo.com/bjork-to-release-next-album-biophilia-as-10-ipad-apps-5808477 You can pre-purchase all ten songs for $10, which would be the better option for true fans—and lest…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

This Enterprising Fool Has Already Started Waiting in Line for the iPhone 5 (Updated)

The Gizmodo Loves Japan Project

How to Inception Inception

First Look at the Official New Xbox 360: It’s R2-D2

We’ve Got 200 More Free Spotify Invites—Win One!

That Noise Might Be a 40-Foot Sinkhole Opening Under Your Bed

Calling All Music Fans/Unabashed Oversharers: Be Gizmodo’s Lollapalooza Correspondent

Japan’s Buying All the Radioactive Beef It Can Find (And Burning It)

Watching a Guinness World Record Blob Jump Is Soaring Flying Fun

King of the Cotton Pickers

Elecom’s Origami-Inspired Mouse Can’t Possibly Be Comfortable to Use

The Nexus S Is Finally Available for AT&T

Apple Is the Biggest Smartphone Company In the World

Lomography Paints the Town (Well, the LC-A+) Red For Russia Day

Watch Where Your Gadgets Go When They Die

OS X Lion Might Disable Flash Hardware Acceleration

Anonymous Claims Gigabyte of Stolen NATO Goodies (Updated)

Facebook Users Spend a Friends Episode-Length Poking and Liking; Google+ Just An Ad Break

The 13-Inch MBA Burns the Fastest 2010 MacBook Pro

Bjork’s First Song From the Biophilia Album Is Now Out (as an iOS App)

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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