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Apple TV’s Guts Contain 8 GB Of Flash Storage

As usual, the folks at iFixIt have torn down the latest Apple gadget. They were happy to find that the Apple TV was ridiculously easy to disassemble and contains the same 8GB NAND flash chip that we’ve seen in iPads. According to iFixIt, this is what you should know about the teardown: * The Apple…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

If Mark Zuckerberg Had Written, Directed, and Starred In The Social Network

Click to viewThere are two sides to every story: the real side, and the web video parody side. This hilarious trailer for Zuckerberg is definitively the latter. Remember: you don’t make millions of friends without making Facebook all by yourself. That’s how it goes, right? [Babelgum via SplitSider]

Social Media Brian Barrett

Insulate Your Brain and Body in This Sealed Off Mini-Room

If you’re unfortunate enough to live in a region cursed with bitter winters (I know I am!), you know the pain of keeping your pad heated. One solution? Build an insulated room within a room to stay focused and toasty. German architectural firm Davidson Rafailidis created this prototype, constructed out of plastic and wood, that…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Next Year’s Xbox Live Update Needs These 8 Features

The Fall 2010 Xbox update is pretty good. There are a lot of additions of third-party content, and the UI is, you know, better. But users want more. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-xbox-software-is-here-and-its-better-5650455 Here are some ideas, dudes on the Xbox team, that I’d really want to see. Improved speed Back in 2008, when you first showed off the…

Tech News Jason Chen

Ukrainian Parents Put Kid Into Airtight Plastic Ball and Shove Her In a Lake

I love putting kids in plastic as much as the next guy, but I don’t understand why she needs all that air. When I was a young Soviet we had to share our air with everyone in the vysotki.

Tech News Joel Johnson

The Avatar Fleshlight Actually Happened

I know: you watched our Fleshlight review and thought hey, that’s great, just maybe not Avatar enough. Like, if only it were blue, and had some crazy texture. Well, creepy person, your wait is over. Meet the Fleshlight Alien. NSFW! https://gizmodo.com/i-had-sex-with-furniture-the-shameful-nsfw-fleshligh-5375323 Consider this sexy toy as either a companion product to This Ain’t Avatar XXX—you…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Sonic is Slapping a Chaos Emerald Onto Your iPhone Starting October 7th

After some franchise missteps, Sega is giving Sonic purists what they want: 2D, 90s-style gameplay. And iPhone gamers will be the first to take the Blue Blur for a spin, when Sonic 4 Episode 1 hits iTunes on October 7th. The new title will feature the same Genesis gameplay we loved back then, with some…

Tech News Sam Biddle

You Can Deposit Checks to PayPal Via Mobile Pictures Within the Next Couple of Days

You can already do a lot with PayPal on your phone: pay for Android apps, bump handsets to send money. And according to PayPal exec Laura Chambers, you’ll soon—this week soon—be able to take a picture of the front and back of a check and deposit it into your account. Only iPhone was mentioned; it’s…

Tech News Brian Barrett

How to Pick an Android Smartphone – September 2010

The last few months have been phenomenal for Android fans, with Samsung’s Galaxy line hitting all four carriers and Verizon getting a few, new, better Droids for their customers. But which should you pick? It’s actually an easy decision. And here are our individual reviews of the Droid X and Epic 4G and Evo. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-droid-x-review-5587225

Tech News Jason Chen

Gadget Deals of the Day

Quench your gadget thirst with these great deals on a Lenovo ULV Laptop, a waterproof Fujifilm FinePix Digital Camera, or even a free bottle of Budweiser. Always remember to drink and #dealz responsibly. Top Deals: • 11.6″ Lenovo IdeaPad U160 Core i5 ULV Laptop for $729 with free shipping (normally $899 – use coupon code…

Tech News Adam Harris

Take a Peek at How Detroit Lives

Once the fourth-largest metropolis in America, some have called Detroit the Death of the American Dream. Today, young people are creating the new Detroit on their own terms, against real adversity. Johnny Knoxville recently went to the Motor City to check it out for himself. http://viddler.com/v/ Click here to watch the full video and to…

Tech News Gawkercreative

A Look Inside the Unicorn Sausage Factory

Ever wonder what it’s like to sit in a business meeting at Thinkgeek? According to Wired’s Mat Honan, it involves just as much discussion of quantum physics and bacon as you’d expect. [Wired]

Tech News Joel Johnson

How Spiders Took Over the Sky

Despite a modern spider’s impressive offensive arsenal of venoms and trapping silks, defensive predator-evading “dragline” silk is perhaps its most valuable asset. In this week’s excerpt, authors Leslie Brunetta and Catherine Craig discuss the incredible silk’s evolution and ingenious implementation. A spider sits motionless at the edge of a bookshelf. It senses a sudden shift…

Tech News Leslie Brunetta and Catherine Craig

Email Beats Snail Mail 81 to 1 and Most of It Is Junk

14.4 trillion emails vs 177 billion postal letters and packages. That’s the 2009 email vs snail mail score in the United States. A staggering 81 to 1 proportion. The bad: 81% of email is spam vs 47% of snail mail. That’s 11.6 trillion spam emails per year. Why doesn’t the Pentagon declare war against the…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Shooting Challenge: Silhouettes

The silhouette manages to squeeze emotion and character into a figure devoid of light. It’s a paradox in a way, to extract nuance to that without detail. And for this week’s Shooting Challenge, you must capture a silhouette. The Challenge Take a photo that includes a silhouette of a person, animal or object. We just…

Tech News Mark Wilson

World’s Largest Cinema Screen Played Movie From Nokia N8 Phone

Nokia’s rolling out the punches for their delayed N8 phone. After filming the world’s smallest stop-motion video with it, they played a movie to 1,500 Swedes on the world’s largest cinema screen—through its miniHDMI port. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-n8-official-with-12mp-camera-and-720p-video-reco-5525259 In Rosengård, Sweden, a screen measuring 51m x 28m in size was hitched up against a tower block so…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Laptop and Desktop Sales Up a Surprising 25% and 30% Each

Despite the incessant hype surrounding netbooks and (especially) tablets, NPD reports Canadian sales of laptops are up 20%, and—a real shocker—traditional desktop PCs are up 30%. The study also indicated that netbook sales are actually declining, by 25%. [NPD]

Tech News Sam Biddle

Apple TV Software Running Inside the iPod Touch

Apple TV runs on iOS, the operating system that powers the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This means two things: It can run apps and those devices can theoretically run the Apple TV core app, called Lowtide. Exactly like this. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-lowtide-5650309 This video shows Lowtide.app running inside an iPod touch 4. Developer Dustin Howett got…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Best Weather Apps

I don’t watch TV weather forecasts for the same reason that I don’t own a wristwatch: I have a smartphone, a tablet, and a computer. Here are the best apps for knowing what it’s like outside, without actually going outside. iOS GOLD MEDAL: Weatherbug My earliest memories of Weatherbug are cleaning it from relatives’ spyware-riddled…

Tech News John Herrman

The New Xbox Software Is Here and It’s Better

The Fall 2010 Xbox 360 dashboard update brings some sports, some Zune integration and a fairly sizable UI change. Here’s how it works. The video above gives you a good tour of what the updates bring. There’s the changed UI to match the flatness of Windows Phone 7 and Zune HD, the ESPN and Zune…

Tech News Jason Chen

Apple TV’s Guts Contain 8 GB Of Flash Storage

If Mark Zuckerberg Had Written, Directed, and Starred In The Social Network

Insulate Your Brain and Body in This Sealed Off Mini-Room

Next Year’s Xbox Live Update Needs These 8 Features

Ukrainian Parents Put Kid Into Airtight Plastic Ball and Shove Her In a Lake

The Avatar Fleshlight Actually Happened

Sonic is Slapping a Chaos Emerald Onto Your iPhone Starting October 7th

You Can Deposit Checks to PayPal Via Mobile Pictures Within the Next Couple of Days

How to Pick an Android Smartphone – September 2010

Gadget Deals of the Day

Take a Peek at How Detroit Lives

A Look Inside the Unicorn Sausage Factory

How Spiders Took Over the Sky

Email Beats Snail Mail 81 to 1 and Most of It Is Junk

Shooting Challenge: Silhouettes

World’s Largest Cinema Screen Played Movie From Nokia N8 Phone

Laptop and Desktop Sales Up a Surprising 25% and 30% Each

Apple TV Software Running Inside the iPod Touch

The Best Weather Apps

The New Xbox Software Is Here and It’s Better

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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

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