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Steve Wozniak’s 9 Favorite Gadgets

With new smartphones, laptops and tablets every day, it’s easy to lose sight of how we got here in the first place. Steve Wozniak led a press tour Thursday morning highlighting some key gadgets that deeply influenced his work. “We’ve gone through more change in a single lifetime than probably any other time in history,”…

Tech News Jonathan Snyder and Brian X. Chen - Wired

Google eBooks Available Now in US With Over 3 Million Titles to Download

Last week we were all calling it Google Editions, but now their ebook download store is known as Google eBooks. It’s available now for Android and Apple devices as a free app, with the 3 million books varying in price. https://gizmodo.com/google-editions-is-your-local-book-stores-best-friend-5576623 As Google is wont to do, Google eBooks is pretty open, able to be…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Apple’s New Headquarters Will Be Designed by Norman Foster

Only just purchased from HP last month, Apple’s latest campus in Cupertino, California, will be designed by the famous British architect Norman Foster, who’s lent his hand to creations such as these. https://gizmodo.com/apple-pitches-flag-on-hps-land-making-them-the-largest-5699444 The purchase has made Apple the largest landholder in the whole of Cupertino, and by the sounds of Foster’s plans, the space…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

This Kinect-Powered Quadrocopter Is Basically a Flying Predator Alien

Uh oh. I’m not sure who gave the green light to go from “fun and playful” Kinect hacks to “terrifying Predator-vision drone” Kinect hacks. But after watching this video, it’s clear that that person has clearly doomed us all. This quadrocopter uses Kinect as a 3D radar to track objects, avoid them, and (eventually, I…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Slip Your iPhone or iPad Into an Official Pantone Case

If anyone can be considered an authority on something as essential and accessible as color, it’s Pantone. So be grateful that they’ll share their imprimatur with you with these official cases for iPhones and iPads. The Pantone Universe collection, a collaboration with the Monoco-based Case Scenario, will bring nine Pantone scratch resistant iPhone cases (Pantone…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Apple Hasn’t Killed the White iPhone 4 Just Yet

At this point, many had assumed that Apple was just going to let the problem-fraught white iPhone 4 slip away into our collective imagination. Apparently not so! New signs at Apple Stores nationwide say that it’s still coming spring 2011. https://gizmodo.com/white-iphone-4-delayed-canceled-or-both-5674799 It’s not a WHITE IPHONE 4 IS COMING banner or anything like that, but…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

George Lucas Plans to Resurrect Dead Movie Stars

According to Mel Smith—friend of George Lucas and director of Radioland Murders—the creator of Star Wars is “buying up the film rights to dead actors.” He says that Lucas plans to resurrect them in future movies using 3D technology: George has been buying up the film rights to dead actors in the hope of using…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

8 Ways to Improve Google Android

We like Google Android. A lot. But despite this summer’s 2.2 solid Froyo update, we can’t help but feel that there’s something missing. Several things actually. But here’s where they can go right. 1. Built-in Flat-Rate Music Service Ask any Android user what they really want in their smartphone, and you’ll hear the same response…

Tech News George Jones - MaximumPC

The Raunchiest Chair of All

Like the MacBook Air or HTC Legend, architect Didier Fiuza Fuastino’s chair is made from a single sheet of aluminum—but unlike those gadgets, this “Hermaphrodite” chair is designed with the genitals in mind. Warning: NSFW picture below! Supposedly the stool is modeled after the pelvis, and is designed to be straddled, as this well-proportioned laydee…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Wrap Nerds’ Gifts in QRapping Paper for Further Unlockable Treats

Not only does this wrapping paper look brilliant, but it also hides 50 video-gifts, readable using QR code apps. There are drunken carol-singers, flaming gingerbread houses, and who knows what else. 2 sheets cost $20. [QRappingPaper via JoshSpear via OhGizmo]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Apple’s Mac App Store to Launch Next Week?

Apple’s promised 90 days deadline for the Mac App Store is approaching, but people-in-the-know are claiming developers have been informed to get them ready for this week, with the actual launch scheduled for the 13th of December. [Appletell via Macrumors] https://gizmodo.com/app-store-is-coming-to-mac-5668903

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Man Behind Tron and Blade Runner’s Design Predicts the Year 2019

What will the year 2019 look like? It may not be too far away, but Tron, Aliens and Blade Runner’s concept designer, Syd Mead, has gazed into his crystal ball in this short video here. [Fastco]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

RED’s Scarlet Camera Has Been Renamed Epic Light, and Will Increase in Price

RED has already admitted that “we had no idea what we were doing,” when trying to make their first consumer camera (the Scarlet), and put the price up by another $1,000—all before it’s even launched. Now, they’ve renamed it the “Epic Light,” and “the features have changed as has the price,” promising an update in…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Facebook’s Profile Redesign is Coming Later Today, But Here’s How to Get it Now

You can quit creating those “I hate Facebook’s redesign” groups, because their latest code-tinkering…isn’t that bad? You can see what I mean by following these easy steps, to push the redesign through to your profile early: It’s really very easy. Just go to this page: http://www.facebook.com/about/profile/, then click on the green button up the top…

Social Media Kat Hannaford

Miami Forecast Calls for Light LED Rain

On display at Art Basel in sunny Miami, this LED sculpture from Troika bathes the floor with 50 light-based raindrops using a series of Swarovski crystal lenses and moving mechanical arms. Very soothing! [YouTube via Engadget]

Tech News Jack Loftus

Rare Transparent Mac SE Can’t Sell for $25,000

Originally meant for internal company use only and made with a transparent shell so Apple designers could see component placement inside a finished product, this super rare Mac SE could have been yours for a startling $25,000. The bidding’s all done over at eBay, where the seller stated that the unit s fine working order,…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Cathartic Gifts for the Addicted Gamer

Games are good for you! And odds are someone you know is aware of that, which is why they play games 24/7/365. Here’s a gift guide for that special someone who you probably haven’t seen in a month. I’ll get things started with a few of my own ideas; if you’ve got any you’d like…

Tech News Nicholas Stango

The Presentation Laser Pointer Gets a Backlit 72-Key QWERTY Upgrade

Power Point presentations and their ilk are evil, nasty things, and will continue to glaze eyeballs over for years to come, sure, but as long as the presenter’s tools stay cool we’ll be all right, right? This particular tool from Chinavision (yes, that Chinavision), retails for a modest $45 and combines the venerable laser pointer…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Three Russian GLONASS Satellites Are In the Pacific Following Catastrophic Rocket Launch

Heads up, Hawaii! Three Russian GLONASS satellites just went into the Pacific drink courtesy a failed Proton-M rocket launch in Kazakhstan. Дерьмо! For the uninitiated, GLONASS stands for GLObal NAvigation Satellite System when it’s translated from Russian (ГЛОбальная НАвигационная Спутниковая Система), and is part of a system that’s meant to rival the U.S.’s Global Positioning…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Reacquaint Yourself with Film

Remember the quaint act of developing prints? Chortle, snicker, guffaw. Now that old-timey experience can be yours with a single slick click. Take this short survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win a Fujifilm Instax Mini 25 Instant Film Camera. Oh, how novel! Standard contest rules apply. Only open…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Steve Wozniak’s 9 Favorite Gadgets

Google eBooks Available Now in US With Over 3 Million Titles to Download

Apple’s New Headquarters Will Be Designed by Norman Foster

This Kinect-Powered Quadrocopter Is Basically a Flying Predator Alien

Slip Your iPhone or iPad Into an Official Pantone Case

Apple Hasn’t Killed the White iPhone 4 Just Yet

George Lucas Plans to Resurrect Dead Movie Stars

8 Ways to Improve Google Android

The Raunchiest Chair of All

Wrap Nerds’ Gifts in QRapping Paper for Further Unlockable Treats

Apple’s Mac App Store to Launch Next Week?

Man Behind Tron and Blade Runner’s Design Predicts the Year 2019

RED’s Scarlet Camera Has Been Renamed Epic Light, and Will Increase in Price

Facebook’s Profile Redesign is Coming Later Today, But Here’s How to Get it Now

Miami Forecast Calls for Light LED Rain

Rare Transparent Mac SE Can’t Sell for $25,000

Cathartic Gifts for the Addicted Gamer

The Presentation Laser Pointer Gets a Backlit 72-Key QWERTY Upgrade

Three Russian GLONASS Satellites Are In the Pacific Following Catastrophic Rocket Launch

Reacquaint Yourself with Film

Amazon Clears Out Govee LED Smart Light Bulbs (2-Pack) at a Record Low, Each Bulb Costs Just a Few Dollars

The First Proper ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer Is a ’90s Anime Fever Dream

JBL PartyBox Club 120 Speaker Drops Back to Black Friday Pricing for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale Only

YouTuber Resolves Fraternal Disagreement With Excavator and Hilariously Large Sword

Should We Be Hyped—or Freaked Out—About Nuclear Microreactors?

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

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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