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Donate $1 To Charity, See 99 Cents Get There

Philanthroper is a great idea for donations, one even a cheap person like me can appreciate. The base concept is this: You donate $1, they make sure 99% of that gets to the charity, not into their pockets. Disclosure: Philanthroper is run by Mark Wilson, who is also a Gizmodo Contributor. Every day Philanthroper chooses…

Tech News Jason Chen

White iPhone 4 Pops Up On AT&T Database As Scheduled

Boy Genius has grabbed an image of AT&T’s Online Account Management system that clearly shows white iPhone 4s of 16GB and 32GB flavors. Best Buy showed something similar last week! So expect it this spring, just before iPhone 5. [BGR] https://gizmodo.com/white-iphone-4-delayed-canceled-or-both-5674799

Tech News Brian Barrett

The Best Apps for Snow Junkies

Carrying a phone on the slopes isn’t just a good way to make sure you don’t freeze to death after careening off an unseen ledge. With the right apps, it can be helpful in non-emergency-related ways, too! iOS Snow Report Ignoring occasional glitchiness—particularly with remembering favorite resorts through updates—it’s hard to fault North Face’s Snow…

Tech News John Herrman

Magic Box Makes HyperJuice External Mac Batteries MagSafe-Compatible

Apple recently decided to kick HyperMac—and its delightful external MacBook batteries—out of the clubhouse for selling patent-infringing MagSafe cables. Fortunately, life finds a way. Or at least, computing peripherals do. Meet Magic Box. https://gizmodo.com/hypermac-pulling-plug-on-macbook-charging-cables-5666537 Magic Box lets you hook up your HyperJuice battery to a kosher MagSafe power adapter from Apple itself. It’s no bigger…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Hacker Squanders Great Opportunity with Sarkozy’s Facebook Account

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s Facebook account was hacked yesterday. The perpetrator wrote, “I have decided in my spirit and conscience not to run for office again,” then invited people for going away drinks next year. Eh, this one was better. http://gawker.com/5640641/french-foreign-ministrys-twitter-account-hacked-to-reflect-sarkozys-true-feelings

Social Media Jeff Neumann

Can Your Cellphone Pass Any of These Stress Tests?

No wonder those 1970s telephones are still working today. Watch Bell Performance, a rare glimpse on how handsets were made and tested in the 1970s. Can you imagine the iPhone 4 going through any of these tests? That’d be so funny. https://gizmodo.com/design-test-note-fragile-beauty-5572546

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Next iPad Will Likely Have Camera, FaceTime, and PhotoBooth Apps

Oh hay! While digging around in the recently-released iOS 4.3 Beta 2, MacRumors found three app icons that seem to confirm the presence of (at least) a forward-facing camera on Apple’s next iPad: FaceTime, Camera, and PhotoBooth. https://gizmodo.com/ios-4-3-beta-2-and-new-pre-release-apple-tv-software-no-5738055 None of the icons appear in the current build of iOS 4.2, suggesting that Apple is getting…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

How To: Recover Your Data (Mostly) Free and Easy

Accidentally hit that delete button? Having a hard drive failure? Help is here. Let us take you through the steps to get that data back in your hands. Data recovery software doesn’t have quite the same flash as anti-virus software. While new computers generally come bundled with some type of A/V application, there isn’t nearly…

Tech News Brian Mahoney - MaximumPC

This Must Be the Craziest Computer Den In America

OK, Mr. Redneck. Even if our computer rig contest is long over, you win. You got the biggest computer desktop of them all. And even if that weren’t the case, that giant anti-aircraft gun says you win anyway. [Thanks Karl!] https://gizmodo.com/giz-readers-best-computer-rigs-contest-305122

Tech News Jesus Diaz

An Open Letter to the Smiley Face Following an Insult

You know that thing people do, when they stick a 🙂 right after a rude comment? Yeah, that’s just about the most annoying thing ever, huh? 🙂 Over at McSweeney’s, Jade Ologunja spoke her mind. Dearest 🙂 , So there you are, just smiling directly at me immediately after an unfriendly statement has been typed.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The Picycle Bike Frowns In the Face of Bike Thieves

Isn’t this just the most cheery bike you’ve ever clapped eyes on? Even if technically-speaking that red frame is actually the shape of a frown. Nonetheless! The electric PiCycle has an inbuilt theft-recovery service, updating its location on your smartphone. Along with that “Find My iPhone”-style recovery service for locating the PiCycle if nasty thieves…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Worst Idea: Filming a Speeding Train Running Over You

An insane person sets up a camera to film a full-speed train passing over him, as he lies flat on the tracks. Now that we’re all caught up: Please don’t try this at home. Please don’t try this at home. The good news is, the guy survived! The bad news is, our gene pool is…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Even You Can Park Your Car in Miami’s $65 Million Parking Garage

The top floor, offering stunning city and ocean views, hosts weddings and yoga classes. Above that is the owner’s private penthouse apartment. The floors below showcase Rolls Royces, Ferraris and Bentleys. Welcome to Miami’s new $65 million public parking garage. The garage, a joint effort by a local developer and world-renowned architecture firm Herzog &…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The Greatest Miniature Golf Shot of All Time

Take one pink golf ball, one water fountain for it to float atop, one putter to strike it with, and one person to do said striking, and what do you have? You have the greatest putt-putt shot of all time. Sure, after the ball somehow manages to sink itself into the cup, the putter and…

Tech News Matt Cherette

Leaked Best Buy Intel Reckons On a $700 Price-Tag For Motorola’s Xoom Tablet

Yesterday we’d heard that the Motorola Xoom tablet was swinging into town on February the 17th, for around $800. According to a leaked Best Buy system screenshot, it’s going to be more like $700. [DroidAttic via DroidLife] https://gizmodo.com/motorola-xoom-lands-at-best-buy-february-17-5741008

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Come Learn Photography In This Camera Obscura Van

So you can go to the Adobe Photo Shop to buff up your photos, but where do you visit to actually, you know, learn how to use those darned photo-snapper things? The orrsome Roulot’ographe camera-van, in Luxembourg. [Springwise via Photojojo] https://gizmodo.com/a-real-adobe-photo-shop-5561051

Tech News Kat Hannaford

You Can Quit Washing Your Jeans—For 15 Months, Actually

When I was about 10, my boyfriend of the time (someone I swapped love-letters with, basically) wore the same pair of jeans for a month straight. I dropped him around day 10 through disgust. But 15 months? Now that’s science. College student Josh Le wore the same pair of jeans for 15 months, racking up…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Any Idiot Can Cook a Soufflé In Gorenje’s iChef+ Oven

With 65 fancy presets designed by chefs and nutritionists, or nine simple ones letting you cook basics such as “roast potatoes,” Gorenje’s iChef+ touchscreen oven displays hi-res examples of what your food should look like. Fingers crossed. [Gorenje via BornRich]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Leak: Nokia’s MeeGo-Running Tablet Appears

Spotted running what looks like Nokia’s upcoming MeeGo platform (though it’s expected to resemble something like this once finished), this tablet isn’t supported by any leaked specs yet, but we’ll find out soon, I’m sure. [MobileReview via MyNokiaBlog via SlashGear] https://gizmodo.com/nokias-leaked-future-tablet-screenshot-large-smartphone-5260260

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Slide These Desk Lamps Into Your Ideal Lighting Set-Up

This Rima desk lamp‘s so clever. Control the light shining onto your laptop or paperwork by sliding LEDs up and down the rail, even changing their color if desired. All that’s missing is a shower-curtain for privacy. [Dreipuls via Fastcodesign]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Donate $1 To Charity, See 99 Cents Get There

White iPhone 4 Pops Up On AT&T Database As Scheduled

The Best Apps for Snow Junkies

Magic Box Makes HyperJuice External Mac Batteries MagSafe-Compatible

Hacker Squanders Great Opportunity with Sarkozy’s Facebook Account

Can Your Cellphone Pass Any of These Stress Tests?

The Next iPad Will Likely Have Camera, FaceTime, and PhotoBooth Apps

How To: Recover Your Data (Mostly) Free and Easy

This Must Be the Craziest Computer Den In America

An Open Letter to the Smiley Face Following an Insult

The Picycle Bike Frowns In the Face of Bike Thieves

Worst Idea: Filming a Speeding Train Running Over You

Even You Can Park Your Car in Miami’s $65 Million Parking Garage

The Greatest Miniature Golf Shot of All Time

Leaked Best Buy Intel Reckons On a $700 Price-Tag For Motorola’s Xoom Tablet

Come Learn Photography In This Camera Obscura Van

You Can Quit Washing Your Jeans—For 15 Months, Actually

Any Idiot Can Cook a Soufflé In Gorenje’s iChef+ Oven

Leak: Nokia’s MeeGo-Running Tablet Appears

Slide These Desk Lamps Into Your Ideal Lighting Set-Up

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

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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