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Comcast Injects 3,000 Hours of Streaming Video Into Xfinity TV iPad App

Comcast subscribers just got an unexpected Groundhog Day present: the cable provider’s Xfinity TV iPad app just got a 3,000 hour boost of on-demand shows and movies from HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and more. Giddyup. While the app itself is free, you’ll need to be a premium subscriber to access all that premium content. It’s open…

Tech News Brian Barrett

It’s Like Flying Really Really Close to the Ground

If you’ve always wanted to fly but were scared of hang gliding and paragliding and skydiving and base jumping, don’t worry! You can “fly” really close to the ground with this StreetFlyer. It’s like suspending yourself on a gigantic tricycle. You begin with a running start, presumably until you gain enough momentum, and then let…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Most Stunningly Spectral Light Paintings You’ll Ever See

It’s official; this blizzaster we’re stuck with has ushered in an age of glowing, fire-ringed skeletons that will send us to our maker. Either that or someone is very, very good at light painting. Okay! Quick research shows that it’s the latter. The above work—entitled Invocation For an Ice Age, which is the last thing…

Tech News Brian Barrett

AT&T’s New, Slightly More Fair Wireless Data Plans

AT&T’s got new data plans to go with the wireless hotspot feature debuting in its first 4G Android phones—which they’re “working with Apple to bring it to iPhone”—and they actually screw you less than before. So! You remember how AT&T killed unlimited data for the iPhone? And totally hosed people with the tethering plan, charging…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Here’s a Fire That Can Never Burn an iPhone

If you throw your iPhone into this fire, it will never burn. How is that possible? Because the fire isn’t real. Instead, the fireplace uses water vapor and LEDs to mimic fire. It looks pretty damn real, though. The fireplace, called Zen Fireplace, is made by GlammFire and creates a fake 3D fire by combining…

Tech News Casey Chan

Using Google’s Android 3.0 Tablet, the First Real iPad Fighter

This is how an Android tablet should feel. Android 3.0 running on Motorola’s Xoom tablet is almost iPad-like, a legitimate threat to the only successful tablet on the market right now. It’s about damn time! You can tell that the Motorola Xoom tablets running Android 3.0 are fast just from demo videos, but it’s not…

Tech News Jason Chen

Get a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48 12MP Digital Camera for $200

Get a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48 12MP Digital Camera for only $200 (with free shipping). That’s 20% off! Many more deals below. Sort by: CategoryPrice (Low to High)Price (High to Low)Free Only Top Deals • 55″ LG 55LE5400 1080p LED-LCD HDTV + LG ANWF100 Wireless Internet Adapter + LG BD530 Network Blu-ray Player for $1349 with…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals

Have a Thing for Sports Tech?

Well, after you take this survey and email the last question to [email protected], you’ll be entered to win a $150 gift card from Nike. Bring on the the distance-tracking, USB-enabled SportBand, the cardio parachute and the opponent-distracting football gloves that you’ve always wanted. Standard contest rules apply. Only open to US residents. Readers may also…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Adapting My Pandora Preferences Based On My Completely Objective Opinions About Music

Don’t you just love how much Pandora knows about you and your taste in music, and the terrible memories from your past it conjures up based on a magical algorithm? So does McSweeney’s Sarah Rosenshine. “One (Is The Loneliest Number)” THREE DOG NIGHT Thanks, Pandora! But I’m going to have to say “No” on this…

Tech News Sarah Rosenshine - McSweeney's

Tomorrow’s Google Tablets Taste Like Honeycomb

Here’s the Android 3.0 Honeycomb homescreen for tablets. It’s slightly different from Android’s phone-interface to take advantage of the larger tablet-sized screen, which means there’s even better multitasking and widgets. Updating. Besides this multitasking improvements, you also have improved notifications (popups in the bottom right corner). Developers can use these more advanced notifications using their…

Tech News Jason Chen

What Happens When Wikipedia Edits Are Printed in Real Time?

An art installation for Wikipedia’s 10th Anniversary party suspended 18 printers over a room. Why? The printers printed real time edits made to Wikipedia to show the physical record that Wikipedia’s community leaves behind. Which is, lots and lots of edits. Each printed edit gave a brief one line description of the article and the…

Tech News Casey Chan

Shooting Challenge: Levitation

Sure, you can make something float in Photoshop, but what fun is that? The Challenge Capture levitation with your camera—a person or thing (or both! or many of both!) actually floating in an actual space. Photoshop isn’t entirely banned, but there are serious rules to how you use it. More on that below. The Method…

Tech News Mark Wilson

The Real Life Civilization-Building Kit

For two years, a group of engineers has been working on the Global Village Construction Set, a collection of 40 DIY machines that can build a small, modern civilization anywhere with sun, soil, and water. Sounds like hard work. Making these machines, the group explains, is 8 times cheaper than buying them from manufacturers, on…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

All The Daily Details

This morning we got all the details on Murdoch’s The Daily iPad newspaper, leaked by Rupert himself. Now, the app is ready for download. $40 will get you a subscription to 365 days of these contents: • Over 100 pages of original news, life, entertainment, opinion and sports-every single day of the year • Original…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Mad Catz Now Has the Power to Sell Xbox 360-Branded Headphones

Next time you’re out a-shopping for wireless headphones and you spot some Xbox 360-branded ones, they’ll most likely be made by Mad Catz‘s Tritton brand. On sale late-2011, Microsoft will help design them apparently. MAD CATZ AND MICROSOFT CORPORATION ENTER INTO EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT TO PRODUCE LICENSED, CO-BRANDED WIRELESS HEADPHONES FOR XBOX 360® San Diego –…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Soviet Safety Posters Were Terrifying and Slightly Hilarious

Working in any hazardous factory isn’t a treat, but at least you aren’t met with these horrifying posters, which make it seem like you could be impaled or electrocuted at any moment. That hair-in-drill one looks like it REALLY HURTS. Of course, work safety is serious business, and I’d rather be freaked out by a…

Tech News Sam Biddle

I Must Get These Lego Classic Space Minifig Cufflinks

I have never seen these Lego Classic Space Minifigs before. Needless to say, I’m getting a pair right now because they are so cute and amazingly retro that they blew my underpants off. You can get the space minifig ones at Nuji for a ridiculous $17 a pair. And if they are sold out, maybe…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Get Your Verizon iPhone Feb. 10th at 7AM Sharp (Updated)

Okay, time to take that big red Sharpie out: the Verizon iPhone will officially be on sale in Apple and Verizon stores on February 10th at 7am. Mark those calendars, and set your alarms. Updated: Pre-orders will begin tomorrow online through both the Apple Store and Verizon. Then, on February 9th, you’ll be able to…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Self-Cleaning Gym Gear Targets Bacteria, Sweat

What if your gym gear cleaned itself, destroying harmful bacteria in the bargain? And what if that same magical gear came from Pittsburgh Steelers legend Franco Harris? The SilverSport line of towels and mats can, and does. Wired explains how. Sanitization at the gym has moved beyond wiping down the bench or bike with a…

Tech News Kyle Stack - Wired

Video Stream App Turns Your iPhone Into a Set Top Box for Your TV

Getting all those video files you’ve accrued on the big screen is perhaps the most pressing challenge of our time. The newly-updated Video Stream app will let you stream files and control playback with another iOS device, no AppleTV required. Video Stream, like AirVideo or StreamToMe, is an app that streams video from PCs and…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Comcast Injects 3,000 Hours of Streaming Video Into Xfinity TV iPad App

It’s Like Flying Really Really Close to the Ground

The Most Stunningly Spectral Light Paintings You’ll Ever See

AT&T’s New, Slightly More Fair Wireless Data Plans

Here’s a Fire That Can Never Burn an iPhone

Using Google’s Android 3.0 Tablet, the First Real iPad Fighter

Get a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48 12MP Digital Camera for $200

Have a Thing for Sports Tech?

Adapting My Pandora Preferences Based On My Completely Objective Opinions About Music

Tomorrow’s Google Tablets Taste Like Honeycomb

What Happens When Wikipedia Edits Are Printed in Real Time?

Shooting Challenge: Levitation

The Real Life Civilization-Building Kit

All The Daily Details

Mad Catz Now Has the Power to Sell Xbox 360-Branded Headphones

Soviet Safety Posters Were Terrifying and Slightly Hilarious

I Must Get These Lego Classic Space Minifig Cufflinks

Get Your Verizon iPhone Feb. 10th at 7AM Sharp (Updated)

Self-Cleaning Gym Gear Targets Bacteria, Sweat

Video Stream App Turns Your iPhone Into a Set Top Box for Your TV

Elon Musk’s Lawyer Claims Jury’s 420 ‘Joke’ Proves He Didn’t Receive a Fair Trial

‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Is a Genre Blending Delight

Leaked Anthropic Model Presents ‘Unprecedented Cybersecurity Risks,’ Much to Pentagon’s Pleasure

Don’t miss out: Bitdefender, One of the World’s Best Antiviruses, Is Now on Sale

The Secret to Better Sperm? It’s Probably Already on Your Schedule

Lego Is Leaning Into Your Marvel Memories With a New Helicarrier Set

Toshiba’s 65-inch Smart Fire TV Now Matches 43-Inch Pricing After 44% Drop on Amazon

Kash Patel’s Email Account Hacked, Iran-Linked Group Takes Credit

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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