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This iPad game is a wee bit psychic: its headband can sense how hard you’re concentrating, rewarding inner calm with a virtual kiss from a model trapped in the screen. And when purchased, it intuits your crushing loneliness. It’s the kind of game where when you lose, you lose, when you win, you lose, and…
A simple, skinny rectangle, Sharp’s 3D Blu-ray players pull in Netflix, Pandora and Vudu and plays back Divx files. There’s no built-in Wi-Fi, but it comes with a dongle. They’re $430 and $500. [Sharp]
Sharp’s Quattron four-color pixel tech is now in its 3DTVs, which Sharp says are the brightest 3DTVs around. It’s hard to say without setting them next to another 3DTV, but they are pretty bright. https://gizmodo.com/sharps-fanciest-new-tvs-the-4-color-le920-series-5441497 Sharps says the brightest because they’ve combined their Quattron tech with their X-Gen LCD panel. The other standout feature is…
Many would be glad to see the Golden Arches topple for reasons nutritional, but some scientists think that with the human population growing and oil production past its peak, the era of cheap, abundant food is reaching its inevitable end. Reviewing The Coming Famine, a new book by Australian scientist Julian Cribb, in the NYT,…
Netflix has issued an apology for hiring pretend Netflix fans for event celebrating their Canadian launch—and letting unwitting journalists interview them. Netflix says the PR stunt was a “corporate documentary,” which is now officially my new favorite euphemism. [Globe and Mail]
Click to viewIn the pitch-perfect style of a real Photoshop tutorial video comes a Photoshop PhotoBomb Tool how-to from College Humor. Ruin photos like never before! https://gizmodo.com/photoshops-upcoming-puppet-warp-feature-has-an-unbeliev-5508440 I mean serious, Adobe: if you can make content-aware fill work, this would be child’s play. [College Humor] https://gizmodo.com/photoshops-upcoming-content-aware-fill-feature-looks-li-5501167
Some restaurants across the world are now using iPads to show their wine lists. Stupid and overkill, you say? Not if you sell a lot more wine because of it. In just two weeks, Bone’s—which is Atlanta’s most famed steakhouse and has 1,350 labels in their catalog—sold 11 percent more wine than in the three…
Mailplane, an excellent Gmail client for Mac that many of us Gizmodoers rely on every day, just got a new upgrade (2.2) that brings support for Gmail’s actually-pretty-useful Priority Inbox, among other things. Great software that we enthusiastically recommend. [Mailplane]
When I first saw this image, I thought they were just keys out of a calculator. They are actually chairs. Too bad they are not connected to a chip and a giant display. Next: The butt keyboard. [Pangra via Obsolete]
If you’re clinging to your BlackBerry because of physical keyboard, you just lost your last excuse: this TK-421 iPhone 4 case includes a physical keyboard that flips out whenever you need some thumb-tapping typing action. The keyboard case from ThinkGeek—also available for iPhone 3GS—connects to your phone via Bluetooth and is compatible with its email,…
So you take nice pictures, but is it truly your skill or just the work of your fancy camera? For this week’s Shooting Challenge, we’re leveling the playing field by making everyone use the same lousy equipment: a disposable camera. The Challenge Acquire ONE disposable film camera, shoot the roll and send in your best…
Cheetos are manna from 7-11. But I think I’ve found a Cheeto that’s holier than Cheetos proper: Barbara’s Cheese Puffs Jalapeño. I’m a snack omnivore. I’ll chonk down artisanal salami in the same bite as a Ritz cracker. I’ll wash down Reece’s Pieces with a swig of Russian River Consecration from my dwindling supply. There’s…
How often do we text? I’ll give you a hint: it’s way more than we did a couple of years ago, and we weren’t exactly SMS slackers back then. Also revealed? The kids still love themselves some sexting. This texting mega-infographic makes me equal parts awed (4.1 billion texts a day!), dismayed (carriers make $70…
We had heard that the 5″ Streak wouldn’t be Dell’s largest play in the tablet game, and now Michael Dell has confirmed that they’re working on a 7″ Android tablet, too. Hopefully one with a recent Android build, this time. https://gizmodo.com/leak-dells-7-and-10-inch-streak-tablets-5518942 The 5″ Dell Streak, which is a bit too big for a pocket but…
Today we have an amazing assortment of #dealz from every category. Be sure to check out the Quad Core i5 HP Pavilion, the 120GB External Hard Drive, and the free scoop of Carvel Ice Cream. Top Deals: • HP Pavilion Elite HPE-410t Quad Core i5-760 Desktop for $534.99 plus free shipping (normally $705 – use…
Stephen Ross, the billionaire owner of the Miami Dolphins, wants to put a streaming video device in the hand of every NFL fan, broadcasting live footage of the game you just paid to attend. So why bother going at all? The device, called FanCast, streams video to a 4″ screen, allowing you to watch out…
Most apps appear in the App Store with little fanfare. Information Architects’ Writer arrived with a manifesto. In it, the group outlines the many decisions they made in their quest to design the perfect writing environment for the iPad. The key to good writing, they say, is focus, and the guiding principle of Writer was…
Weather apps have always confused me—why look at an app to see whether it’s raining? Just go outside and see for yourself! The Visibility app, while a really innovative idea, is another puzzling one. Surely you can recognize if there’s a high concentrate of smog in the atmosphere? Or even if you can’t, why would…
Listen, cookbooks are great. That’s fine. But do you know what else is great? Friggin’ apps. With the right apps, your smartphone or tablet is your new cookbook—and cooking instructor, and sous chef. Here are the best. iOS GOLD MEDAL: Epicurious Arguably the iPhone’s first serious recipe app, and by far its best. First and…
What’s does being shipped sound like? A student at the Royal College of Art in London shoved a dictaphone inside a parcel and sent it off to Helsinki to find out. Here, charmingly animated, is what it heard. [Motherboard.tv]
