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If you were wondering just how huge the iPad was this holiday, the answer is very. Apple sold 7.33 million tablets last quarter on the way to a record profit of $6 billion. And we haven’t even mentioned the iPhones. In the company’s last quarter of selling the iPhone through a single US carrier, Apple…
If you own a Samsung Galaxy Android device, there’s a good chance you’re expecting an update to the second-most-recent release of Android, version 2.2, aka Froyo. It has not arrived! A purported insider explains why. Short version: Money. Updated. Update: Samsung’s official response: “Samsung does not charge carriers for updates to new versions of Android.…
Scottish Spirits, despite the name, is not a Scottish liquor company. It’s based in Panama. But that’s not important. What is important is that it sells whisky in a can. Real, straight whisky. 12 ounces of it. In a can. Again, it’s not scotch. That’s okay. It’s eight shots of whisky. In a can. For…
There are various iPhone remotes for TiVo that let you control your DVR to a limited extent, but the TiVo iPad Remote is basically the TiVo UI, laid out in front of you at all times. What is it? TiVo’s official remote app for the iPad. It has five “tabs”, and lets you manage your…
Todays deals include a 42″ LED LCD HDTV, a 19″ LED LCD monitor, and a free download of PDFZilla. I really wish I had an Android phone so I could do my taxes on it. Top Deals • 42″ Sceptre E420BV-F120 1080p LED-LCD HDTV for $599.99 with free shipping (normally $690 {Savings of $90 /…
All you need is a golden voice, some cats and a precocious baby. Oh, and a recording device. Take the quick survey inside, email your answer to the question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win a Kodak Playfull Video Camera. Kid, you’re gonna be a star! Standard contest rules apply. Only open to…
It’s one thing when MySpace decided to give up and give in to FaceBook, but Yahoo is…well…it’s Yahoo. Saying you no longer need a Yahoo account, and can just use a Facebook or Google account to log in, is like walking out of the trenches with a white flag saying, “please be gentle with our…
The world may never know whether Steve Jobs actually packed ninja stars on that fateful flight to Japan, but in the (extremely likely) event that he didn’t, you can recreate the fantasy on your own. In action figure form! https://gizmodo.com/was-steve-jobs-busted-for-bringing-throwing-stars-into-5637551 The newest model figurine some pretty intricate updates—a wedding band on Steve’s hand, more durable…
Hello there, I”m excited to make my first photo contest submission: I hiked up to a high point in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, to where I could watch people as they looked out at the sunset over the observatory. From where the people in my photo are standing, they can see down to West Hollywood…
Hyperfocal. The word sounds so…intense. Maybe it is. By taking your lens and aperture into account while focusing at just the right spot, you can milk every bit of sharpness scientifically possible out of a scene. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-hyperfocal-photography-5731595 OK, before moving on, let’s just air this out: Some participants half-ignored the challenge, just stopping down to…
Today, the FCC approved Comcast’s acquisition of NBC Universal, marking the first time a cable provider has controlled a major broadcast network. It’s like a media Frankenstein! Along with promising to add 1,000 hours of news and informational programming and provide cheap broadband for low-income households, Comcast has assured everyone that it will provide equal…
Looks like we didn’t have to wait until Feb. 9th after all to see HP’s webOS tablet. Engadget has what are reportedly the first pictures of the dark horse tablets that may finally step up to the iPad. Details below: https://gizmodo.com/the-palm-webos-tablets-were-dying-to-see-are-a-month-aw-5724617 As you can see from these renders, the 9-inch Topaz and 7-inch Opal tablets…
I use my iPhone constantly. Compulsively, even. It’s with me wherever I go. But you’ll rarely catch me talking on it. I hate phone conversations. And nothing has made it easier to ditch phone talking than the self-nullifying smartphone itself. Talking on the phone is awful. Unless it’s your girlfriend halfway across the world, an…
Honestly, I’m beginning to think prisoners have been receiving some sneaky electricians’ training, such is the quality of rewiring skills they possess. From rewiring Playstations into tattoo guns, Scottish crims have gone a step further down the sparky route. https://gizmodo.com/uk-prisoner-tattooing-jail-buddies-with-hacked-playstat-5545968 They’re finding much better uses for their IT classes’ computer mice, plugging them into Playstations…
This is Bongue, a music amplifier designed by Studio Toer. It certainly doesn’t look like any amp I’ve ever seen. And this video of it in all its kinetic glory isn’t doing much to clear things up. So far all I’ve gathered is that 1) My iPod is going to be dangling from this thing…
Any Verizon customer who regrets picking up a new phone between Thanksgiving and the day of the Verizon iPhone announcement won’t have to kick themselves too hard; the carrier’s granting $200 debit cards to people with iPhone 4-inspired buyer’s remorse. https://gizmodo.com/the-verizon-iphone-is-here-5730527 Take heed, though! You’re only eligible if you buy a new iPhone 4 at…
U.S. Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Daniel Spitler and Andrew Auernheimer, the two Goatse Security members who exposed a serious security flaw in AT&T’s iPad subscriber database last summer. Serves them right, I guess? http://gawker.com/5559346/apples-worst-security-breach-114000-ipad-owners-exposed As is often the case with these sorts of things, for better or worse, the two individuals who discovered…
Meet Paul. The physiology professor is an avid fan of the Ohio Stadium, and like the German Lego stadium-builder from a few years back, he used over a million bricks to create the 1:100 scale build over two years. https://gizmodo.com/750-000-brick-kennedy-space-center-is-the-mother-of-all-5018606 Measuring 2.4m by 1.8m, Paul got many of the bricks through second-hand traders’ sites, but…
Under the old plan, Sprint’s unlimited data, text and talking for most smartphones ran just $70 a month. Now every smartphone’s unlimited monthly plan will cost as much as the Evo and Epic 4G: $80 a month. It kicks in Jan. 30, so if you wanna lock in your old rate, re-up your contract before…
Victory over America’s failing, overcrowded schools! In Florida, our nation’s smartest state, they’ve figured out a successful formula for bringing down class sizes: just let the kids be taught by a computer. http://gawker.com/5719333/man-calls-911-on-the-media-asks-for-business-cards Hero Floridians who care passed an amendment limiting class sizes in the state. Oh, does that cost money? Buh? Not to worry:…
