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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…
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…
Thought the situation at Nokia was dire already? They’ve just reported their first quarterly loss in 18 months, recording $521m loss, compared to the $322m profit they made in the same period last year. Sales of phones dropped 20 per cent to 88.5 million devices in the last quarter, which can partly be attributed to…
My brain hurts trying to keep all the different factions of hackers in line. After being booted off Google+, Anonymous started building their own site, AnonPlus—which has now been hacked by a group calling themselves “TURKIYE.” https://gizmodo.com/anonymous-is-working-on-anonplus-a-facebook-for-hacker-5822130 While it could be some elaborate joke played out on us ordinary non-hackin’ folk, to grab more headlines…
eBay’s CEO confirmed Tuesday they’ll be enabling customers to pay for products in a major US street store, with up to 20 national retailers adopting their payment service by 2012. How they intend to do this remains to be seen—whether they go the NFC route, or do something similar to the Pizza Express chain in…
I don’t know, gum today—when I was a kid, you could stick it behind your ear and still guarantee it’d be there nine days later. Kids of today will never know the pain of having it scraped from their hair. Developed at Bristol University in England, the Rev7 gum is amphiphilic, which means it both…
Falling into that grey “bridge” area of cameras, Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-FZ47 (or FZ48 in Europe) has a massive 24x optical zoom, and a 25mm wide-angle lens which records 1080i video. So far, so goodish. When shooting video on the FZ47, users will have full manual control over the options, thanks to the new Creative Control…
If you’re a visual type of person, then you will love the new Infographics app from Column Five Media. The app has about 50 different infographics created by the design company for its clients. There’s trivia-filled images for technology, sociology, learning and more. The app is perfect for those moments when you have a few…
Face the facts. People can’t resist the urge to snoop on each other. It doesn’t matter whether you’re married or dating. If you’re in a relationship, you have probably looked at your mate’s personal information without them knowing. Online shopping and review site Retrevo surveyed 1,000 online respondents and found that one in three people…
The William Kaufman Organization had the right idea when it built an office tower at 77 Water Street in New York City. Instead of installing drab air conditioning units on the roof, the company plopped down a 1917 biplane. The company didn’t do it for kicks, they did it for their neighbors who have to…
When there’s a photo shoot that involves mud, you can do one of two things. You can say no and miss an opportunity to capture some crazy shots or you can think creatively and cover your gear in plastic wrap. The plastic wrap idea was not mine but that of Reuters photographer Jo Yong-Hak. He…
Are you man (or woman) enough to handle a titanium drinking straw? It takes some compromises. You can’t bend it and you have to wash it after every use. But you would look very herculean sipping that frozen margarita. Besides its metallic good looks, the titanium straw has some decided advantages over a plastic straw.…
How cool would it be if you could draw on your window and have the drawings move along with the car? Cool enough to keep the kids quiet for a few hours, don’t you think? This type of interactive automobile window technology isn’t science fiction. It’s actually being developed by Toyota and the Copenhagen Institute…
Watches are one accessory that’s crying out for some green love. They’re worn daily, changed often and killed frequently with an accidental bump. Sprout understands and has developed a line of fashionable timepieces that can be tossed away without remorse. These watches are great. They are good-looking, colorful and 80-93% biodegradable. They are made of…
M3i Industries has a new product that merges two of our favorite things: guitars and lasers. And this new pickup system has the ability to record the pitch of string before your pick has even hit it. What more could your want? This way this Laser Pitch Detection (LPD) Pickup system works is ingenious. A…
Did you know that over 100 million cell phones are discarded each year in the US and only 13% of this e-waste is disposed of properly? Keep that staggering statistic in mind when you gaze on Nokia’s crazy-looking Mobile Man. Mobile Man stands six feet tall, weighs 44 pounds and is made entirely of discarded…
Apple’s Refreshes and Releases | Apple refreshed its Macbook Air and Mac Mini lines and released the latest OS X—Lion. https://gizmodo.com/everything-apples-up-to-today-5822994 The OS X Lion Survival Guide Okay, so OS X Lion isn’t perfect. But chances are, that probably isn’t going to stop you from picking it up today. With that in mind, here’s our…
Here’s a cute comic that summarizes our love-hate relationship with Netflix’s movie streaming and rental service. We love the convenience of quick and easy Netflix movies, but we really hate the B movies that dominate your catalog. We don’t blame you Netflix, we see from this comic that the movie studios have a gun to…
We already have flying robots. Robotic UAVs already dot the skies in considerable numbers for the military. But what about swimming ones? The Blackfish, a 10-foot long remote-controlled jet ski, is being tested by the Navy to defend wartime waters. Designed by British defense contractor Qinetiq, the Blackfish was developed to respond to small watercraft…
Because who doesn’t want to own a dinosaur? Hammacher Schlemmer is offering you this gargantuan, 20 foot Triceramonster that looks like it stepped out of Jurassic Park. The first one. The other two don’t count. This dinobot and its brethren have been featured in museums across the country. Packing motion-activated cameras in each eye, it…
