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New Studies, Cellphone Manufacturer Legalese Revive Brain Cancer Debate

Well, crap. Looks like cellphones cause brain cancer again. Or do they? Blarg! The latest troubling study, and companies’ own cellphone instruction manuals, says they might. Again. Randall Stross, writing for the New York Times reports on the latest “do they or don’t they?” findings: But the legal departments of cellphone manufacturers slip a warning…

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Is that an iPhone in your pocket or…

Today’s gadget-related double entendre is “birth control.” [Scottevest via Gear Junkie (yes, really) via InventorSpot]

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AOL “Project Phoenix” Email Hub Goes Live

Those @aol.com email domain names? With apologies to dad, total jokes! AOL hopes to change that however, and it started today with an attempt to, hrm, freshen up its fledgling brand. Meet Project Phoenix! Yes, Phoenix, as in the flaming mythological bird that was reborn from its own ashes. How apt. The rollout is currently…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Nicaragua, Costa Rica Still Butting Heads Over Google Maps Border Error

Nicaragua scoffed at an Organization of American States (OAS) condemnation regarding their Google Maps border incursion this weekend, and why shouldn’t they? Even Reuters was calling the measure a “toothless exhortation.” Coming soon: Google War? https://gizmodo.com/how-google-maps-led-to-an-accidental-invasion-5682017 Google, for its part, has since corrected the error, which they blamed on faulty U.S. State Department data. That…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Tivo Premiere Box Is Free (with Two-Year $20 Monthly Subscription)

Tivo has seemingly taken a liking to the subsidized hardware model, as Tivo Premiere is now free—provided customers sign on the dotted line for a two-year $20 monthly contract. Alternatively, one could also purchase the box for $99 and only sign on for a year-long contract. As BGR reports, this was something Tivo was testing…

Tech News Jack Loftus

DIY Levitating Jedi Training Sphere

This levitating DIY project won’t give aspiring Jedi much of a challenge (it doesn’t really move), but it’s perfect for the Star Wars fan’s ever-growing display case. Plus, DIY! All you need is one of those “magical” tchotchke desktop floating globes, some reference photos, stock card and plastic bits, and time. Using the Force might…

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Leaked Verizon LTE Modems “Coming Soon”

Two Verizon LTE modems from LG and Pantech have leaked out in an ad that all but confirms the promised 38-city high-speed wireless network activation has all but arrived. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-4g-lte-will-be-in-38-cities-by-the-end-of-the-y-5657278 The only downer for LTE aficionados appears to be that these two LTE modems will be on the husky side in terms of their size.…

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An Unboxing of John’s Phone, the Anti-Smartphone

If you recall, the adorably simple, no-nonsense John’s Phone only makes phone calls. There’s no texting, no music, and no color LCD. It’s address book is a pen and paper attached to the back. Here’s a video of it being unboxed. https://gizmodo.com/the-anti-smartphone-5671996 Is it wrong for me to want something so delightfully useless? [BuzzFeed]

Tech News Casey Chan

Why Are Chains Growing Out Of This Man’s Skin?

Apparently, a man in China had his arms chained so tightly in an illegal prison that his flesh and skin began growing over the shackles. It’s really gross and if you have a weak stomach, don’t click through. No, seriously. Zhang Chuanqiu, a 27-year-old man, was locked to a cowshed by village officials over a…

Tech News Casey Chan

I Imagine This Is What A White Christmas Looks Like In The Future

This could be how we re-create a “white Christmas” in the future when the world is dead and barren. But right now it’s an art installation called the “Hope Tree” that’s actually built with paper within a shipping container. The surface of Hope Tree is made from paper panels punched with cutouts. It’s illuminated by…

Tech News Casey Chan

You Can Use Ping On Your iPad Now

Apple just updated the iTunes app on the iPad and it adds…Ping! It was a backend update so there’s no new download necessary. Just hit up the new Ping tab on the iTunes app to get your social music-ing on. *cricket* In the tab in iTunes, You get your Ping feed, the people you follow,…

Tech News Casey Chan

A Robot Actress Stars In A Play

Gemenoid-F, a robot, is co-starring in a Japanese play where she plays the role of a caretaker. It’s a director’s dream: the robot has no ego and does what is told. Here’s a video of her in action, or “acting”. It seems like most of the action is done behind the scenes, with nothing pre-programmed,…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Declaration of Independence Carved In Wood

Charlie Kested, a 81-year-old Navy Veteran, has spent the last 10 years hand carving every single letter, word and line of the Declaration of Independence out of wood. The result is beautiful: dark walnut words, Baltic birch background and awe-inspiring patriotism. The carving is huge, just as tall as Charlie Kested himself, and incredibly detailed,…

Tech News Casey Chan

Why Netflix Isn’t On Android Yet (and Only Some Android Phones Will Get It)

Netflix says: “The hurdle has been the lack of a generic and complete platform security and content protection mechanism available for Android.” They can’t get Netflix on Android because they can’t get a secure DRM system across Android devices. According to Greg Peters, from Netflix product development, the difficulty in securing a common DRM system…

Tech News Casey Chan

Lenovo IdeaPad U260 Has A 12.5-inch Screen And Is Less Than An Inch Thick

The ultraportable Lenovo IdeaPad U260 is set to release November 15th (this Monday) for $895. It’s under an inch thin and Lenovo is calling it the first laptop to have a 12.5-inch display with an HD 16:9 screen. Lenovo is using a single piece design made of magnesium-aluminum alloy for the first time, and the…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Universal Pillow Remote Of My Lazy Dreams

After waiting years for it to become reality, there is now an honest to god universal pillow remote. Screw a Harmony, I’ll take the most comfortable and most impossible to lose remote there is. It’s only 30 bucks at Brookstone too. https://gizmodo.com/cushion-control-channel-changing-via-rump-254335 Just look how awesome using it will be. Resting your head and changing…

Tech News Casey Chan

This Guy Went To Jail Because He Posted Naked Pictures Of His Ex-Girlfriend On Facebook

This guy, Joshua Ashby, is in prison right now. Why? Because in what the judge called an “irresponsible drunken rage”, Joshy posted naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook after they broke up. After Ashby, a 20-year-old New Zealand painter, and his girlfriend of five months broke up, he reacted like any psycho ex-boyfriend would:…

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Gizmodo University: Flippin’ Switches

It’s Saturday, it’s noon; that can mean only one thing: It’s time for Gizmodo University! We’ve got an action-packed lesson today as our intrepid Sparkle Labs host (and proud new papa) Ariel takes a look at switches, sensors, and detectors! We hope you enjoyed the guest lecture last week and now have a stronger grasp…

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I’d Wear This G-Shock Watch Made From Paper

Somebody was obviously paying attention during arts and crafts time in school because this paper model G-Shock is pretty impressive. It nails all the sporty detail of G-Shocks with colored paper and if it really worked, I’d totally buy one. Unfortunately, this paper G-Shock is just an art piece by Lobulo Design. But if anyone…

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Blood Camera to Spot Invisible Stains at Crime Scenes

Call it CSI: Abracadabra. A camera that can make invisible substances reappear as if by magic could allow forensics teams to quickly scan a crime scene for blood stains without tampering with valuable evidence. The prototype camera, developed by Stephen Morgan, Michael Myrick and colleagues at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, can detect…

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New Studies, Cellphone Manufacturer Legalese Revive Brain Cancer Debate

Is that an iPhone in your pocket or…

AOL “Project Phoenix” Email Hub Goes Live

Nicaragua, Costa Rica Still Butting Heads Over Google Maps Border Error

Tivo Premiere Box Is Free (with Two-Year $20 Monthly Subscription)

DIY Levitating Jedi Training Sphere

Leaked Verizon LTE Modems “Coming Soon”

An Unboxing of John’s Phone, the Anti-Smartphone

Why Are Chains Growing Out Of This Man’s Skin?

I Imagine This Is What A White Christmas Looks Like In The Future

You Can Use Ping On Your iPad Now

A Robot Actress Stars In A Play

The Declaration of Independence Carved In Wood

Why Netflix Isn’t On Android Yet (and Only Some Android Phones Will Get It)

Lenovo IdeaPad U260 Has A 12.5-inch Screen And Is Less Than An Inch Thick

The Universal Pillow Remote Of My Lazy Dreams

This Guy Went To Jail Because He Posted Naked Pictures Of His Ex-Girlfriend On Facebook

Gizmodo University: Flippin’ Switches

I’d Wear This G-Shock Watch Made From Paper

Blood Camera to Spot Invisible Stains at Crime Scenes

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