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Utah Wildfire Was Started By Machine Guns

Over a hundred firefighters are currently battling a blaze in Herriman, Utah, one which has already scorched 3,500 acres and displaced 1,500 families. It was started yesterday by the Utah National Guard’s machine gun practice. The wildfire, which is already being dubbed the “Machine Gun Fire,” was sparked during target practice at Camp Williams, a…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Eat at Gizmodo’s

Welcome to Taste Test 2.0. This year’s theme: Cooking with science—it’s the new cooking with butter. We love food almost as much as we love tech—so we’re superhappy when they’re together. Stick around this week as we explore the various ways that the Gizmodo Age is changing the way that we experience the only thing…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Apple Snatches Up Facial Recognition Software Firm

Apple has shelled out an undisclosed number to acquire Polar Rose, a software firm specializing in facial recognition. Apple already uses facial recognition in iPhoto, but with the inevitable spread of FaceTime, refining their recognition tech makes sense. [9to5 Mac]

Tech News Sam Biddle

A State of the Art Camera With a 102-Year-Old Lens

Timur Civan was not content with the lens offerings for his Canon 5DmkII, so he outfitted it with a Wollensak 35mm F5.0 Cine-Velostigmat lens from 1908. That’s over a hundred years of photography history in one camera. And it works! Works beautifully, I should say. Civan posted about the unlikely pairing over on Cinema5D: I…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Flickr’s 5 Billionth Photo

As Flickr says: “Flickr members upload more than 3,000 images every minute, and yesterday yeoaaron uploaded the five billionth photo.” As yeoaaron says: “I am Mr. 5 Billion, and there ain’t nothing you can do to stop me.” And just look at the URL yeoaaron’s collage landed: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yeoaaron/5000000000/ Beautiful! Here’s to the next five billion,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Watch the Samsung Galaxy Tab In Some Hot Back-Pocket Action

We’re still not quite sure what to make of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which means this feature-heavy demo is actually pretty useful! Mostly because it shows that it’s gonna take some biggie-sized pockets to carry it around. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-tab-will-be-on-every-major-carrier-ther-5640175 All the features that we’d heard about and seen before are highlighted here: front-facing camera, Android Market,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Jailbroken iPhones Can Surf Privately With Free Cydia App “Covert”

Porn-browsers with jailbroken iPhones who wish to keep their internet habits a secret (yes, it’s a niche market, true), have been handed the free “Covert” tool on the Cydia app store, for use with the Mobile Safari browser. Redmond Pie tried it out, describing that it works right in the Safari browser, with the “private…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Casio EX-H20G Point-and-Shoot Geotags Photos Even When You’re Inside

Having a camera that knows where you take your pictures is cool, but typically it only works under an open sky. Casio’s EXILIM EX-H20G point-and-shoot has a hybrid GPS system that effectively keeps track of you even when you’re indoors. A point-and-shoot with GPS isn’t particularly impressive, but the EX-H20G is a bit different—it combines…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Pixel Qi Is Working On 7-Inch Backlit LCD/Transflective Tablet Displays

Smaller, 7-inch backlit LCD/transflective displays are on their way next year claims Pixel Qi, for use in mini-tablets and ereaders. They’ll be available to manufacturers early next year, and could be in our hands late 2011, if all goes well. Rumors persist of a smaller iPad, with many people believing that 9-inches (or in the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Rumor: HTC’s Android Tablet Powered By Tegra 2

According to sources who spoke to Digitimes, ASUS subsidiary Pegatron Technology has just received the go-ahead from HTC to build their Android tablet, which is said to be running on one of Nvidia’s Tegra 2 chipsets, and will include a touchscreen with 1280 x 720 resolution, 2GB of RAM and 32GB SSD. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Point an iPhone at the Sky, See Augmented Reality Info as Planes Fly By

Plane Finder AR adds a layer of augmented reality to its previous (and free) Plane Finder app, now charging $3 for the privilege of seeing the flight number, speed, destination and other such details of overhead planes. The same developer is making a name for itself in transportation apps, with its Airline Finder acting as…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Facebook Phone to Use Android?

Facebook’s spokespeople may’ve already denied they’re working on a Facebook phone, but the rumors keep on rolling—particularly about the two employees at the heart of the story (ex-Firefox man Joe Hewitt, and ex-Chrome OS chappy Matthew Papakipos). https://gizmodo.com/update-facebook-denies-creating-a-facebook-phone-5642159 Silicon Alley Insider mined Joe Hewitt’s Twitter account yesterday, where they discovered someone who really doesn’t like…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Retro Fujifilm FinePix X100 Camera Will Give Leica’s X1 a Run For Its Money

Fujifilm’s FinePix X100 is a real mixed bag. The lack of interchangeable lenses is disappointing, but then the hybrid viewfinder (for switching between the optical and electronic viewfinder), 23mm f2.0 lens and general gorgeousness of this camera compensate some. Using a 12.3MP APS-C sensor, it can shoot video in 720p. The expandable ISO range is…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

PlayStation Move Controller is a Cheap Cellphone, Minus Calling Capabilities

On one hand, the Move controller is a very pricey gaming controller. On the other paw, iFixit’s tear-down revealed “it’s quite the bang for the buck,” with a processor, accelerometer, gyroscope, Bluetooth, vibrating motor and MEMS compass tucked inside. https://gizmodo.com/sony-move-review-dont-be-wii-2-0-5640908 iFixit’s rip-apart didn’t reveal much that we didn’t already know about the spec, but apparently…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Tron Light Drive Video Is Hypnotizing and Way Too Short

The Light Drive time lapse—set to Tron Legacy’s soundtrack—mesmerizes me to no end. Especially knowing its ingenious mechanics. Like the universe-is-collapsing Inception-inspired Universe time lapse, play this one in HD, full screen, and with blasting headphones on. https://gizmodo.com/tron-legacy-trailer-officially-released-5322478 Created by brilliant jack-of-all-trades Kim Pimmel, this vortex of light was shot with a Nikon D90, which…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The New Flip HD Pocket Cams: Like the Old Flips, But Smoother

When a product’s sole tenet is simplicity, revisions can be tricky. The new Flip MinoHD and UltraHD cameras play it safe: the video’s still 720p, but it’s 60fps and image-stabilized, and the devices look familiar but the Ultra’s now accessory-friendly. https://gizmodo.com/flip-slidehd-review-too-much-to-be-good-enough-5515694 Flip’s four new cameras—an 8GB and 4GB UltraHD ($199 and $149) and 8GB and…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Mario’s Guts Aren’t Made of 8-Bit Pepperoni Pizza

After looking at this Mario’s sculpture—which should be included in the Bodies exhibition—I’m craving for an ultra-realistic version of Nintendo’s game. One that would get the 25-year-old plumber’s guts spilt each time he gets smashed. [Jason Freeny—Thanks Lolo!] https://kotaku.com/happy-25th-birthday-super-mario-bros-5636283

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Intrigue of Human-Powered Appliances

“I am not sure why human-powered appliances intrigue me so much. They amuse me. I have designed, but never built, several such devices.” There are a few good reasons – and many fairly silly reasons – why one might wish to convert a washing machine to pedal power. But perhaps the rationale for doing so…

Tech News Steven M. Johnson - Neatorama

Human Fiber Optics Could Give Senses to Artificial Limbs

DARPA, working with the Southern Methodist University Neurophotonics Research Center, is currently developing a system of wild new fiber optics that could give a sense of pressure and feeling to artificial limbs. Aside from the obvious benefits that a future amputee victim might experience, the implants could also curb tremors, manage pain or treat spinal…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Slide Into Home

The Indonesian “Play House,” designed by architects at Aboday, boasts clean lines, high ceilings and something that’s especially awesome for the lucky little 5-year-old punk who uses it: a two-story polished concrete slide that goes from bedroom to kitchen. There’s a bit too much concrete for my liking spread throughout the 150 square meter structure,…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Utah Wildfire Was Started By Machine Guns

Eat at Gizmodo’s

Apple Snatches Up Facial Recognition Software Firm

A State of the Art Camera With a 102-Year-Old Lens

Flickr’s 5 Billionth Photo

Watch the Samsung Galaxy Tab In Some Hot Back-Pocket Action

Jailbroken iPhones Can Surf Privately With Free Cydia App “Covert”

Casio EX-H20G Point-and-Shoot Geotags Photos Even When You’re Inside

Pixel Qi Is Working On 7-Inch Backlit LCD/Transflective Tablet Displays

Rumor: HTC’s Android Tablet Powered By Tegra 2

Point an iPhone at the Sky, See Augmented Reality Info as Planes Fly By

Facebook Phone to Use Android?

Retro Fujifilm FinePix X100 Camera Will Give Leica’s X1 a Run For Its Money

PlayStation Move Controller is a Cheap Cellphone, Minus Calling Capabilities

Tron Light Drive Video Is Hypnotizing and Way Too Short

The New Flip HD Pocket Cams: Like the Old Flips, But Smoother

Mario’s Guts Aren’t Made of 8-Bit Pepperoni Pizza

The Intrigue of Human-Powered Appliances

Human Fiber Optics Could Give Senses to Artificial Limbs

Slide Into Home

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