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Bolle BP-10: The First Dedicated iPhone Printer and Probably the Last

Air Print is on the horizon, and it looks like it’s going to be the perfect solution for all our iOS printing needs. IN THE MEANTIME there’s the Bolle BP-10, which cradles iPhones and spits out 4″x6″ prints. Perhaps a little late to the game here, but hey, some olds don’t trust all that wireless…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

20 Years of a Guy’s Life in 20 Minutes

After buying an answering machine in 1985, Mark Craig thought it would be a good idea to save every single message during the next two decades. It turned out to be a really great idea. [Warning: Explicit language and sexual innuendo] Craig—who is a freelance director and documentary producer after working as a graphic designer…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Google Wrote a Book! And It’s All About the Internet

Google wrote a book! Good for them. It’s called 20 Things I Learned About the Web, it’s free, and it will teach you all about HTML 5 and web apps, cookies and IP addresses. Christoph Niemann illustrated. Why not! [20thingsIlearned]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

12 Mildly Ridiculous Portable Record Players

The idea of a “portable record player” is fairly ludicrous—what’s portable about having to lug around large, breakable shellac discs? These gramophones may not fit in your pocket like an iPod, but they sure do got style. For more tech that may or may not fit in your pocket, take a look at some suitcases…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

The ’80s Headphones Lucky-Dip

Urban Ears‘ ’80s headphones are pretty much the antithesis to the Aiaiai ones I’ve been rocking recently, but I suppose they’re just as hipster as each other. The TANTO cans come in random colors for ultimate joy or never-ending disappointment. https://gizmodo.com/aiaiai-tma-1-headphones-lightning-review-high-on-bass-5623686 The brightly-colored box hides the palette of surprise, and I suppose while you can…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

We’re Glad Life Isn’t as Bizarre and Frightening as These Faked Photos

Veteran CG artist Jim Kazanjian has put together an excellent series of insane, somewhat terrifying composite scenes, like something out of a long, apocalyptic nightmare. Crumbling buildings, flaming wreckage—the images are gorgeously broken, but we’re glad they’re fakes. The images incorporate hundreds of faded snapshots, but because of Kazanjian’s digital trickery, it’s nearly impossible to…

Tech News Sam Biddle

This Is How Germany Looks After the Google Street View Privacy Craze

I understand people’s fear of Google’s power. Really, I understand their privacy concerns and fully share them. What I just don’t understand is this stupidity about blurring houses in Germany’s Street View. 240,000 houses have just been censored like this. https://gizmodo.com/your-privacy-is-a-joke-for-googles-ceo-eric-schmidt-5644916 It doesn’t make any sense. When I can drive to, say, Kielganstraße 25 in…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Like Google But Slower: I Will Solve Your Problems [Updated: SOLVED]

You have problems. I am the solution. For two hours I will reveal your hidden solutions, shine a guiding light through the tangle of love, and help you find drivers for your USB devices. In real time. This has begun. While my oracular acumen is second to—wait, I must divine—only 312 others currently on this…

Tech News Joel Johnson

Droid Incredible Just a Penny at Amazon

Woo hah! Amazon’s serving up the HTC Droid Incredible for just a penny with a new two-year Verizon contract. They also have deals on the Droid X ($99), Droid II ($80) and Droid Pro ($150) through Monday. [Amazon]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Wooden iPhone 4 Backs: Tackily Awesome, or Awesomely Tacky?

When we first screwed on Material6’s wooden iPhone 4 replacement backplates, we weren’t sure what to think. Would we get looks of envy? Looks of scorn? Were they just straight up ugly? A few weeks later, we’re in love. We were worried at first. Was it a little douchey to add wood paneling to your…

Tech News Sam Biddle

How To Track Your Vehicle on the Cheap

LoJack schmojack. You don’t need some spendy radio transponder to keep tabs on that new Escalade. Uplinking your wheels to the great eye in the sky without breaking the bank is easier than you think. Standalone GPS and radio triangulation units can cost hundreds. And that’s not counting the installation and (frequently hefty) activation and…

Tech News Bryan Gardiner

An Inelegant Solution To an Unserious Drinking Problem

Classic dilemma: you’d like a shot. You’d like a beer. You have limited cabinet space. Never fear! The Shot in a Pint glass holds both beer and liquor better than you ever could. Sure, it’s not the most practical solution, since it can only hold one libation at a time. But in terms of saving…

Tech News Brian Barrett

You Can Finally Gift Amazon Kindle Books

A weird oversight for a long time, you can finally give Kindle books as gifts. Recipients don’t need a Kindle, just an email address. But you still can’t give them Harry Potter Kindle books, since they don’t exist. [Amazon]

Commerce Matt Buchanan

I Can’t Keep It In My Pants

On the day of the San Francisco Giants World Series parade, I headed to the corner of California and Montgomery where I was sure I had a good vantage to watch the players roll by in their rubber-wheeled cable cars. My wife was thinking the same thing about her view as she held our four…

Tech News Dave Pell

Hey Chicago, Prove that the Second City is #1

Do you enjoy the following things: the Sears Tower, long walks on Lake Michigan and deep-dish pizza? Then you may also enjoy this short survey. Email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win a Garmin GPS—perfect for finding your way to the Loop…that’s a Chicago-y thing, right? Standard contest rules apply.…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Razer Nostromo Gaming Keypad Gets Cutting Edge, Again

The Belkin n52te SpeedPad set the bar for one-handed gaming peripherals that looked like they could control alien spacecraft. It’s successor, the Razer Nostromo keypad, maintains the look, and it’s been updated to support more instantly-switchable keymaps and gaming profiles. https://gizmodo.com/belkin-n52te-speedpad-more-one-handed-gaming-307029 The Razer Nostromo’s got all the new chipsets and drivers that have cropped up…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Google Obliges, Will Delete all Data Collected by Street View Cars

Google’s agreed to no-longer accidentally collect Wi-Fi data from passing Street View cars, but today relented and said all the personal data collected would be deleted—in the UK, at least. [Daily Mail] https://gizmodo.com/your-wi-fi-networks-can-rest-at-ease-promises-google-5668686

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Imperial Weather Report

Let’s see. Planet Hoth: Snow, snow, snow, more snow. Tatooine: Double sunny hot all week. Cloud City’s gonna be cloudy. Galactic Empire weather seems quite predictable. Unless you are in Alderaan on a Tuesday. My advice for you: Stay in bed. These great Mac OS X Dashboard’s Weather widget mods—which use Celsius, the only temperature…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

What We Want From Windows 8

For the 25th anniversary of Windows, MaximumPC examines the future of Microsoft’s flagship operating system. For better or for worse, the fact remains that on November 20, 1985, Microsoft released the very first version of Windows. If we asked you to use just a single word to define the 25-year history of Microsoft’s OS, we’re…

Tech News George Jones, Gord Goble, and Michael Brown - MaximumPC

Rumor: Motorola’s Olympus is a Dual-Core Android Phone

LG’s got a dual-core phone in the works, judging by the leaked photos from the other day, but according to AndroidAndMe’s sources, Motorola’s Olympus is set to run on a Tegra 2 platform too. There aren’t any leaked photos of the device just yet, but it looks like it’s headed AT&T’s way. As ever, if…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Bolle BP-10: The First Dedicated iPhone Printer and Probably the Last

20 Years of a Guy’s Life in 20 Minutes

Google Wrote a Book! And It’s All About the Internet

12 Mildly Ridiculous Portable Record Players

The ’80s Headphones Lucky-Dip

We’re Glad Life Isn’t as Bizarre and Frightening as These Faked Photos

This Is How Germany Looks After the Google Street View Privacy Craze

Like Google But Slower: I Will Solve Your Problems [Updated: SOLVED]

Droid Incredible Just a Penny at Amazon

Wooden iPhone 4 Backs: Tackily Awesome, or Awesomely Tacky?

How To Track Your Vehicle on the Cheap

An Inelegant Solution To an Unserious Drinking Problem

You Can Finally Gift Amazon Kindle Books

I Can’t Keep It In My Pants

Hey Chicago, Prove that the Second City is #1

Razer Nostromo Gaming Keypad Gets Cutting Edge, Again

Google Obliges, Will Delete all Data Collected by Street View Cars

The Imperial Weather Report

What We Want From Windows 8

Rumor: Motorola’s Olympus is a Dual-Core Android Phone

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