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If you’re not on the Google beta channel, here’s another couple of reasons to make the switch: The latest version has Google Instant search baked in for Windows users, and in the Mac version, an Expose-like tab management feature (swipe with three fingers, and all your tabs arrange themselves accordingly, like Expose). To enable them,…
There are just four days until the international winner of the James Dyson Awards is announced from one of the following 15 finalists. Some amazing inventions are up for it, including that water sterilization bottle from the UK. https://gizmodo.com/high-tech-water-bottle-uses-uv-light-to-sterilize-water-5604142 Check out the finalists in the video montage here, and fight it out in the comments…
Remember our good friends at that Taiwanese news video production company? They’ve condensed the Facebook movie The Social Network into two minutes—but that’s just long enough to scare us witless with animated scenes of Zuckerberg shagging. Really, if there’s ever anything you wish you could unsee more in your life, it’s probably that. Or maybe…
Here’s a headline you won’t ever see: “Apple Announces Trapper Keeper for iPad!” The plastic cases are about as far removed from Apple’s design traits as you can get. But Booq has no qualms with a higher-end version, oh no. There are several different versions available—a nappa leather one in gray or sand and turquoise…
A bunch of new countries have been handed the responsibility of buying and selling Android apps today, with Google switching on support for selling paid apps in 20 more countries, and 18 more countries can buy those apps. If you live in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Mexico,…
They may not sell many cellphones outside Japan, but considering how well-respected Panasonic’s Lumix camera range is around the world, a “Lumix phone” would actually do very well. Given the OS matches up to the phone’s awesome-sounding specs, of course. Weirdly, Panasonic’s already announced specs for the phone prior to a launch event they’re holding…
Two years on from taking over Old Billy Gates’ role, and Steve Ballmer’s not doing too badly. WP7 has got people excited, and Windows 7 is actually being used. Yet, he got half the usual bonus last year. According to Microsoft’s annual proxy statement, Ballmer received “just” $670,000 in bonus for the last financial year.…
Did you know you can customize Flip’s camcorders with any image you want? Gizmodo reader Trina used a photo of a retro film camera for her skin, no doubt inspired by the Leica iPhone 4 case that everyone loved. https://gizmodo.com/heres-a-way-to-make-your-iphone-4-really-look-like-a-le-5612860
Symbian’s so unpopular, even Nokia’s said they’re going to leave it for their cheap phones and pursue MeeGo for the N-Series. Samsung’s closing shop on Symbian, ceasing support at the end of the year. And Sony Ericsson? They didn’t say never, but their spokesman Aldo Liguori sounds pretty final when he told BusinessWeek that “we…
I thought that this was a naked girl laying on a rug, rising one of her legs up in the air. But someone told me that it was a man laying down and a girl on top. Seriously. Surprisingly, it was a close enough guess. Looking at the photo title, it’s actually two girls: Priska…
Forty people jump from bridges in Belgrade, Serbia each year. Working with ad agency McCann Erickson, the Belgrade government installed a projector underneath the bridge that shines the message “You Are Not Alone”. It’s only visible from above. If you struggle with suicidal thoughts please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255.
Apparently there’s not any pavement left to conquer, so the expeditioners at Google Street View have ventured to the frosty South Pole to let you stroll around online. My question is why are there so many people just hanging out? Brian McClendon, VP of Engineering at Google Earth and Maps, snapped the footage while on…
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I installed a ColorWare Grip on my iPad earlier. It’s lovely: milled from solid aluminum and surprisingly comfortable to use one-handed. I intended to write a cheery post about it until I saw the price: $300. Is that a joke? “Hey, it’s Rosa from Gizmodo. I just have a quick question about the Grip.” I…
An industrious Etsy seller is peddling a series of Robolamps: part sculpture, part light fixture, all terrifically neat. And you could probably make your own. As Cool Material points out, it looks as though these Robolamps are made—meticulously, cleverly made—from parts you could find in a Home Depot. A little PVC pipe goes a long…
These pictures look the same—but they’re not. Because the sign on the right, hypothetically, takes up nearly 40% less space. That’s the version in WebP, Google’s plan to speed up the internet by slimming down its images. What is WebP? It’s a new graphics format that Google hopes will make file transfers faster than currently…
Taxi top displays, those triangular advertisements on top of NYC cabs, are getting a facelift. And even though it looks like the base of an iMac is now attached to the roof, I think it looks good. Or at least better. The plastic triangles of yore are going to be replaced with these sleek (almost…
HP has named Léo Apotheker as its next Chief Executive Officer and President, effective November 1st. Apotheker was previously the CEO of SAP, the world’s largest business software applications corporation. “Léo is a strategic thinker with a passion for technology, wide-reaching global experience and proven operational discipline – exactly what we were looking for in…
We already showed you the best weather apps on both iPhone and Android, but Weather HD is a weather app in an entirely different category. It’s a weather app for people who don’t really care about the weather. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-weather-apps-5651021 Just like on the iPad, Weather HD shows you your current temperature, the high, the low,…
We’re not sure what’s gotten into iTunes today—perhaps someone’s just in a great mood—but a bevy of fantastic games are deeply discounted. Check out the best of the slash-priced titles, and get it while you still can. Free: • ESPN’s ScoreCenter XL For only $0.99, you can pick up • Classic titles Secret of Monkey…
