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Loathe them all you like (except when it’s midnight; you’ve had a few drinks, and have 20 minutes to kill before your bus comes), McDonalds has done good with this billboard that lets iPhone users play Pong. It’s that simple. Wandering Swedes don’t have to download an app to play the game, either—they just have…
Some lawmakers in New York have finally decided that prosecuting teens under child pornography laws for sexting is ridiculous, and on Friday proposed the “Cyber Crime Youth Rescue Act” — which, if passed, would create a “educational reform program” to teach teens about the dangers of sexting. Members of the State Assembly want kids to…
They’re just getting smaller, aren’t they? The GF2 was 19% smaller than the GF1, and there’s a good likelihood the GF3 will be even smaller. Due to be announced soon, the GF3’s rumored to be almost totally controlled by touchscreen. https://gizmodo.com/panasonic-lumix-dmc-gf2-a-tiny-micro-four-thirds-camer-5681020 4/3 Rumors has heard that this model doesn’t have a hotshoe, and has the…
Just in case you had any doubts over the fitness the Kinect and PS Move actually demand of you, THQ’s teamed up with Adidas to bring its MiCoach fitness tracker to your loungeroom early next year. https://gizmodo.com/adidas-micoach-pacer-review-like-nike-only-better-5479456 If you’ve already got one of the MiCoach heart-rate monitors, you’ll be able to use it for real-time…
A start-up by the name of SuVolta has done what other manufacturers seemingly can’t, and created processors that consume less power than before. License the technology to bigger companies, Fujitsu is already signed on as their first customer. It’s not just the design of the chips which has enabled SuVolta to make them more energy-efficient.…
After renaming the Scarlet as the Epic Light, RED’s referring to it as Scarlet again—but more importantly, they’ve finally uploaded footage of the Scarlet 8x fixed lens shooting at 120fps. If you’ve forgotten the specs, here’s a refresher: https://gizmodo.com/the-more-we-know-about-the-red-scarlet-camera-the-bett-5415748 * Increased REDCODE data rates * New FLUT Color, Gamma and Sensitivity Science. Now same as…
Until now, you could only see a real-time stream of photos on the Instagram app. With a new update pushed out, however, you can now see all the photos you’ve ever “liked,” plus store profile photos in your iPhone’s photo library as well as in Instagram. [iTunes via TechCrunch]
The very same hackers, Lulzsec, who targeted Sony recently, went after Nintendo’s US website too, and posted a configuration file as proof of their evil-doings (though no customer information was compromised.) According to their Twitter account, “we just got a config file and made it clear that we didn’t mean any harm. Nintendo had already…
If and how Apple fixes the notification system tomorrow is anyone’s guess. But the above image, courtesy of TechCrunch, seems to suggest something akin to accessing an active phone call from the springboard will be the solution. Any guess beyond that is an even bigger speculation. This doesn’t look as great as we hoped notifications…
WWDC 2011 | We’re liveblogging right now The WWDC 2011 Meta-Liveblog Starts Now WWDC is finally upon us. iCloud! iOS 5! OS X Lion! And probably a few surprises that Apple didn’t bother pre-announcing. Whatever happens, we’ll be liveblogging today’s events from our undisclosed remote bunker. More » https://gizmodo.com/icloud-is-coming-to-wwdc-5806910 What We Know About Lion and Why…
The Internet has changed the way that we all live our lives. It’s also invented a whole host of ways to suck all of your time away. Here are some of the best. There was a time when the only way to pass a rainy afternoon was talking to the people in your house and…
We’re getting a better and better idea of what iCloud’s going to look like—music streaming, maybe something Time Capsule-y. But not the whole picture. The typically accurate John Gruber suggests a handy way to conceptualize iCloud: https://gizmodo.com/apples-icloud-to-launch-as-a-free-service-then-cost-25-5808045 Don’t think of iCloud as the new MobileMe; think of iCloud as the new iTunes. Albeit it’s what…
Playing with xploderz looks like shooting paintballs only without the paint. Or the pain, even after flying at your target from 85 feet away. Check them out for anywhere from 15 to 70 bucks. [Amazon via The Awesomer]
AT&T CEO Ralph de la Vega stated in an interview at the D9 conference last week that his company is working on even smaller SIM for smaller, thinner phones. While he shied away from drawing a direct link between AT&T and Apple on the decision, he did call the move “a no-brainer.” This jibes with…
You have to hand it to them for going ahead with the prank, but is Windows fanboyism this serious? Especially since they screwed up where the blue and green should be. Stupid. [Laughing Squid]
Tesla Motors has dropped a crop of photos of what it’s calling the Tesla Model S “Alpha,” which appears to be a more production-intent version of the until-now-more-likely-vaporware-than-not electric sedan concept. [Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/tesla-model-s-sedan-concept-first-official-pictures-5185534
In the realm of laws decrees that don’t make sense in the real world: France has officially banned Twitter and Facebook from being spoken by news anchors unless they’re part of a news story. Formspring must feel pretty lucky. The ban comes out of a decree made back in 1992 that prohibits advertising for companies…
The above tutorial video features what’s at least the latest build of the Droid 3. It features Micro-USB, mini-HDMI, a five-row keyboard, and an 8MP camera that can capture 1080p HD videos. It looks bulky as hell though. [Engadget]
We’ve seen flamethrower trombones before, but those were peacekeeping machines compared to this one. This trombone shots fireball with a 21-foot range, has a 150 foot concussion wave and most importantly, is audible 2 blocks away. So much powah. [The Awesomer] https://gizmodo.com/flamethrower-trombone-revenge-of-the-marching-band-5620482
The latest Kinect feat is part of the wi-Go project, as designed by Luis de Matos. With the help of a laptop and a Kinect, this shopping cart can make the lives of the disabled, elderly, or pregnant women easier. [Engadget]
