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Microsoft to Kinect Hackers: We Will Not Sue You!

Microsoft backpedals on its previous tough talk to potential Kinect hacker, modders and driver creators. [NPR via Adafruit via Boing Boing] https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-kinect-hacked-already-5683744

Tech News Jack Loftus

TSA Screening Soaks Bladder Cancer Survivor with His Own Urine

Thomas Sawyer is a bladder cancer survivor. He must use a urostomy bag, which collects urine from an opening in his stomach. On a recent trip he was asked to step aside for a pat-down. You know what happens next. “One agent watched as the other used his flat hand to go slowly down my…

Privacy & Security Jack Loftus

The Moped Grows Up (and Gets Expensive) with the M55 Beast

The M55 Beast hybrid bike, so named because it is beastly, will get you around town at a 40mph clip and is powered by nothing more than your ferocious peddling and the souls of small children. Ha! A lie, but I wouldn’t put soul harvesting past this monstrous, totally-for-sale construct, which boasts equal amounts of…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Gmail Import Feature Mysteriously Disappears From Facebook

Both Facebook and Google are mum on Gmail’s Facebook vanishing act this weekend, but this much is clear: You will not be importing any Gmail friends to Facebook anytime soon. TechCrunch noticed the strange disappearance late last night (there was no warning or hints it would happen). FriendFeed, which is a thing that still exists,…

Tech News Jack Loftus

iPhone Dev Team Releases Redsn0w Update for Jailbroken iOS 4.2.1 Apps

Heads up, developers: The iPhone Dev Team announced this weekend that Redsn0w 0.9.6b3 is now available. The update supports iOS 4.2.1 and will allow developers to bypass Cydia, which was broken in 4.2.1. If you want your jailbreak apps ready for the official iOS 4.2.1 release, this is your ticket to do just that. More…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Chess Terminator Robot Arm Faces Off Against Flesh and Blood World Champion

Chess World Champion Vladimir Kramnik laughs it up in this video of his match against a merciless robot arm, but on the inside, like the rest of humanity, you can see the growing sense of dread. We are doomed. Called the Chess Terminator, this little guy was actually revealed last June. This particular match, however,…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Is Apple Helping To Create Rupert Murdoch’s iPad-Only Newspaper, The Daily?

Rupert Murdoch thinks that the iPad is the beginning of the future of media. Steve Jobs agrees. That’s why—according to WWD’s sources—News Corp. is releasing an iPad-only newspaper called The Daily. Created with Apple’s help, says the Guardian: According to reports, there will be no “print edition” or “web edition”; the central innovation, developed with…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

This Is the World’s Fastest Rollercoaster In Action

We knew the world’s fastest rollercoaster was a Ferrari, but we never saw this 150mph crazy ride action. Here it is, shown by Ferrari Formula 1’s pilots Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. Zero to 62mph in two seconds. Terrifying. [Thanks Perico!] https://gizmodo.com/abu-dhabis-ferrari-world-roller-coasters-5495858

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Area 51 Receives Poor Reviews From Google Users

The mysterious Area 51 remains a place many people would love to visit. But it ain’t that great! According to humorous Google Maps reviews, one user’s spaceship has been towed and another user got arrested by the army. I love the internet when it makes me laugh like this. Check out the reviews here. [Google…

Tech News Casey Chan

Windows Phone Twitter Says Verizon Will Get Windows Phone 7 This Holiday

Verizon had said that they wouldn’t be selling Windows Phone this year. But according to a tweet from the official Windows Phone twitter account, Windows Phone 7 will be on Verizon this holiday season. Huh? https://gizmodo.com/verizon-wont-sell-windows-phone-7-this-year-5640176 The holiday season is fast approaching (hell, you could technically say it’s already here) and it’d be sorta crazy…

Tech News Casey Chan

Is MobileMe Finally Going Free?

We’ve been waiting for MobileMe to go free for a while now so we’re not holding our breath, but could iOS 4.2 really, finally bring a free MobileMe tier to users? MacRumors has found evidence in AppleAccounts.framework that suggests yes. https://gizmodo.com/will-mobileme-be-free-come-monday-5556370 According to MacRumors: The evidence comes in the form of a new private framework…

Tech News Casey Chan

The World’s Coolest Grandma Is A 91-year-old Superhero

A photographer recently noticed that his 91-year-old Grandma was feeling lonely and depressed. So to cheer her up, he decided to take pictures of her as a superhero. After she saw them, she couldn’t stop smiling. Frederika (her real name) was born in Hungary and she goes by the superhero name of Super Mamika. Her…

Tech News Casey Chan

Watch The Microwaves Inside A Microwave

Microwaves don’t just use magic to heat up food, they use real microwaves too. Here’s what those invisible microwaves look like. Zeke Kossover built a grid of tiny neon lamps inside a sheet of acrylic. He explains how this will work: Microwaves are invisible, so you can’t see them inside microwave oven, but their presence…

Tech News Casey Chan

It’s Never Too Early To Camp Out For Black Friday…Right?

People have been camping out at Best Buy for Black Friday 2010 since last Wednesday. But don’t laugh too hard. Best Buy gave them free iPads for being the “First Family of Black Friday”. The couple in the picture is Lorie and Ryan Davenport and they’re camping out at a Best Buy near the Tyrone…

Tech News Casey Chan

Concept Traffic Light Shows How Much Time Is Left Through A Sand Glass

You ever find yourself stuck at a traffic light that’ll just never turn green? Doesn’t it feel like forever? If traffic lights used this this concept LED Sand Glass, you’ll know exactly how much time is left. Here’s how it works: It’s an incredibly simple idea: LED lights trickle down in a virtual sand glass…

Tech News Casey Chan

Here’s A List of US Airports Currently Using Full Body Scanners

According to the TSA, there are currently 385 full body scanners in 68 different US airports. Check to see if your local airport is using these scanners to sneak a peak at your goodies. • Albuquerque International Sunport Airport • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport • Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport • Boston Logan International •…

Privacy & Security Casey Chan

Happy 25th Birthday to Windows 1.0: The Bland Bust that Started it All

Windows 95? A somewhat hazy memory at this point (whether you miss it or not). But Windows 1.0? One point oh? Mostly forgotten. But bring it up again, and all the problems and primitiveness of it might surprise you. Windows 1.0 was two years late—shipping, finally, on November 20th, 1985. Bill Gates had announced it,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Gizmodo University: Atari Punk Console Edition

Gizmodo University concludes its Discover Electronics Online series with the construction of an Atari Punk Console. Impress your friends and intimidate your enemies with Lo-Fi sound effects! And did we mention? We’ve got Certificates of Achievement! Certificates for everybody!* Welcome to the final class in our Discover Electronics Online course. Today, we’re going to put…

Tech News Gizmodo University

Bankrupt Blockbuster Spending Millions on National Ad Campaign Bashing Netflix … Again?

Recently bankrupted Blockbuster is jumping back in the game with a $15 to $20 million TV ad campaign. Reuters reports that Blockbuster is once again trying to raise awareness that it has new releases 28 days before Netflix and Redbox. But wait, wait! Haven’t we heard this before? Of course! Blockbuster’s been boasting of this…

Tech News Austin Carr - Fast Company

Every Single Mural in the World Should Be of Colossal Cats Shooting Lasers

Art—impossible to define? Maybe. Shocking, city-leveling awesomeness—impossible to define? No. Not after seeing this San Francisco mural, which shatters any concept of either art or awesomeness you might have, melding them together into one fantastic rainbow apocalypse. LASERS! Are they battling each other? Are they battling mankind? So many questions remain unanswered, and so I…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Microsoft to Kinect Hackers: We Will Not Sue You!

TSA Screening Soaks Bladder Cancer Survivor with His Own Urine

The Moped Grows Up (and Gets Expensive) with the M55 Beast

Gmail Import Feature Mysteriously Disappears From Facebook

iPhone Dev Team Releases Redsn0w Update for Jailbroken iOS 4.2.1 Apps

Chess Terminator Robot Arm Faces Off Against Flesh and Blood World Champion

Is Apple Helping To Create Rupert Murdoch’s iPad-Only Newspaper, The Daily?

This Is the World’s Fastest Rollercoaster In Action

Area 51 Receives Poor Reviews From Google Users

Windows Phone Twitter Says Verizon Will Get Windows Phone 7 This Holiday

Is MobileMe Finally Going Free?

The World’s Coolest Grandma Is A 91-year-old Superhero

Watch The Microwaves Inside A Microwave

It’s Never Too Early To Camp Out For Black Friday…Right?

Concept Traffic Light Shows How Much Time Is Left Through A Sand Glass

Here’s A List of US Airports Currently Using Full Body Scanners

Happy 25th Birthday to Windows 1.0: The Bland Bust that Started it All

Gizmodo University: Atari Punk Console Edition

Bankrupt Blockbuster Spending Millions on National Ad Campaign Bashing Netflix … Again?

Every Single Mural in the World Should Be of Colossal Cats Shooting Lasers

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

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Ranking 2016’s Superhero Debuts, 10 Years Later

Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Bans Most Social Media for Kids

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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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

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