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We’re back from the weekend with some excellent #dealz on a Quad Core i7 HP Laptop, some Ultimate Ears Noise Isolating Earphones, and a free 5 Track Sampler from the soundtrack of the upcoming movie, The Social Network. Top Deals: • 15.6″ HP dv6 Select Quad Core i7 Laptop w/ 8GB RAM for $949.99 plus…
Oh, how we laughed at the ClamCase concept, which turned an iPad into a laptop. Then, when this Chinese OEM turned up on FCC, we finally understood. Now? Now you can pre-order one from Brando, for $70. [Brando via CrunchGear] https://gizmodo.com/clamcase-turns-your-ipad-into-a-laptop-5532077
There’s not much else to say about OK Go’s new video, except that 1) it’s awesome, 2) it features awesome dogs, and 3) the song—White Knuckles—is awesomely good, to the level of the best Prince. Actually, there’s a lot more to say. This is how it all happened: OK Go approached training company Talented Animals…
Is this the first picture of the BlackBerry Storm 3? BerryReview thinks so, after a tipster sent it to their mailbox. And I’m inclined to agree—although I wasn’t expecting that trackpad. If we recall, the Storm 2 and the original Storm both leaned heavy on BB touchscreen-tech SurePress. This Storm 3, though, possibly conceding a…
iTunes is slow, bloated, cluttered, and generally maddening to search through. iTunes Instant, a super simple iTunes and App Store search cobbled together by a 15-year-old whiz kid, is the exact opposite. Which is to say it’s a godsend. Google Instant is lightning fast, no doubt, but Google was pretty quick to begin with, so…
We still have two days left in summer, but the leaves are already changing. In a few weeks, I’ll officially announce a Fall Leaves Part II Shooting Challenge. But you can start taking qualifying photos…NOW. Yes, in a rare Shooting Challenge rule adjustment, I’m going to allow you to take photos of autumn’s leaves from…
When you turn the latest Sports Illustrated iPad issue to the portrait position, like a book, nothing happens. Just an error message. That’s because Sports Illustrated is too poor to offer it in anything but the landscape format. The issue, says Time’s Josh Quittner, who’s been guest editing the iPad edition of SI, is that…
The play-whatever-you-throw-at-it Swiss Army Knife media player VLC is now available as an iPad app. And it’s free! So unless you get some sick pleasure out of transcoding, dust off some DivX files and try it out. [iTunes via CrunchGear]
If a $400 Android tablet—with a docking printer thrown in for good measure—sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is, kind of. But HP’s Photosmart eStation does looks very close to awesome. The price is definitely right; $400 for an Android 2.1 tablet plus a printer sounds too good to be true. And…
LIFE brings us a beautiful gallery of chefs who scoff at culinary tradition and break rules by smashing the line between the kitchen and the lab. The cheeky “alphabet soup” seen above is actually cut from a delicious strawberry foam. Though not all of this new generation of chefs accept the term, the trend of…
While they’re back online now, for a while there both the Motion Picture Association of America and Recording Industry Association of America’s websites were under DDoS attacks from piracy-lovin’ 4chan members. What caused 4chan to focus its attention on these two sites? In the MPAA’s case, it was after an Indian anti-piracy company’s CEO boasted…
Try not to get too excited, guys, but Peek 9 is here. It’s not as worthless as TwitterPeek, but that’s vastly different from being worthwhile. Honest question: who in blue blazes buys these things? How does Peek stay in business? https://gizmodo.com/worst-gadgets-gallery-5431759 Here’s the full Peek 9 feature rundown, much of which has been available since…
You already had some music choices with TiVo Premiere—Rhapsody and Music Choice have been available for some time—but now Pandora’s joined the party. Sad news, though, for those of you clinging to your prior-generation TiVos: this app’s for Premiere-only. TiVo Launches Pandora Application Offering Personalized Internet Radio on TiVo Premiere Boxes TiVo Further Expands Music…
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Only a year ago we heard that Napster wasn’t keen on launching phones apps, simply because the licensing fees were too expensive. They seemingly got over that small issue, as you can now download their “free” iPhone App. https://gizmodo.com/why-we-cant-have-a-napster-iphone-app-or-android-app-5350383 I say free, but while it’s free to download from the App Store, you must be…
Dragon Dictate 2.0 has roared onto OSX, harnessing a new and improved Dragon 11 engine and sporting a revamped UI. What that means for you is that it’ll be easier (and more accurate) than ever to not only dictate text into your computer, but also edit documents, switch between programs, search Google, and plenty more.…
Early next year Olympus will be selling a new flagship compact camera, their first with an inbuilt Zuiko lens. While details are scarce (there’s nary a name to wishlist yet!), it looks something like this… Their claim about it being their new flagship compact camera seems a little strange when you consider their PEN series,…
Google Earth for iOS just got an update that adds a host of underwater and ocean surface content, as well as spiffing things up for the Retina Display. I consider it the only safe way to explore the ocean. [iTunes]
This coffee sucks. It’s the second cup I’ve made in a row. It’s sour and grassy. It should taste like red grapes and strawberry. I know exactly how bad it is, and I haven’t even tasted it yet. People accept scientific measurements as the truth about a lot of things. Mass. The temperature at which…
Google has made it official: full-fledged Docs will arrive on the iPad. You’ve been able to view work all along, but Google will soon flip the switch allowing edits—providing some nice competition for Apple’s own iWork for iPad. [Google via Business Insider]
