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R2-D2 Droid 2 Comes With Themed Dock

A collection of new images of the R2-D2 skinned special edition Droid 2 have been unlocked on Verizon’s advertorial web site, showing the phone in much more detail—and revealing this rather nice themed dock. https://gizmodo.com/beep-beep-boop-beep-verizon-r2-d2-droid-2-5610704 There’s a cool etched circuit board effect beneath the space where the Droid 2 sits, plus the back of the…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

Sharp’s Parallax Barrier Technology and 3D Camera Seen In the Flesh—and I Like

Glasses-less 3DTV sounds like the greatest invention ever, right? But secretly, I think we were all worried it would look quite rubbish. After a lengthy session with Sharp’s parallax barrier technology, I can say chin up! It’s not that bad. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-3d-technologies-5084121 Sharp wouldn’t say whether their parallax barrier technology’s actually being used in Nintendo’s 3DS,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Painting a Building With Your Smartphone

If you happen to find yourself at the ARS Electronica Center in Linz, Austria thinking, “that facade could do with a bit more color,” you’re in luck—a special smartphone application lets passersby paint the building in real time. There are actually two applications, developed jointly by the University of Saarbrücken, Germany and University of Munich,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

I Really Want One of These Mini-Me Sport Cars

The manufacturer calls these beautiful half-scale sports cars—from the Porsche 356 to the Jaguar above—”children’s cars.” Whatever. They fit an adult perfectly fine, and I’m getting one to drive straight from my bedroom to my office desk. The cars, which are manufactured with exquisite detail, include the classic Porsche 356, the Mercedes Benz 300SL, the…

Gadgets Jesus Diaz

I’ve Seen Your Future and It’s Been Edited

My friends were the first two people kicked off of an extremely popular reality show. And I couldn’t have been happier for them. When the show was being shot, they were disappointed with their performance in the competition. But by the time they saw how their characters had been edited to fit certain roles on…

Tech News Dave Pell

Fend Off Trojans, Worms, Rootkits, and Phishing Attacks with ESET Antivirus

ESET NOD32 antivirus software gives you fast, effective and easy-to-use protection without annoying system slowdowns. Smart, proactive detection blocks most known and emerging threats hours or days faster than other antivirus technologies. Key benefits of ESET NOD32 antvirus software include: * Keeps you safe from viruses, spyware, trojans, password stealers and other malware threats *…

Tech News Gawkercreative

The Wait for iPad 4.2 Seems Slightly More Unbearable Now

Apple’s previewing everything that’s new in iOS 4.2 for iPad, like AirPlay, wireless printing, and a couple surprises—text searching in Safari, finally. Just rubbing it in. The update needs to come fasterfasterfaster. [Apple] https://gizmodo.com/future-apple-gadgets-getting-airplay-wireless-music-and-5627606

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Making Beer Snobbery a More Beautiful Thing

Although we stand by our claim that canned beer can be great beer, many enthusiasts still love the bottled stuff. But what if you want to sample without commitment? Enter the BeerVault—preserving and dispensing craft brewski as needed. https://gizmodo.com/canned-beer-is-the-future-of-good-beer-5622938 The BeerVault, created by Australian design firm Jones Chijoff, sucks bottles into backlit, UV-blocking acrylic tubes,…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Rumor: Google Music Hasn’t Signed Any Labels Yet

There’s a very attractive job going at Google, with the company looking for someone to head up its Music launch later this year. Meanwhile, Android dude Andy Rubin is working with the team closely, and even meeting with record labels. Why Rubin? Well, we was the brains behind Android (with Google buying Android from him…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

A Dual-Booting Tablet Running Android 1.6 Sounds Barmy, Viewsonic

After warning us last week of their impending dual-booting tablet, ViewSonic has now spilled the beans on the ViewPad 100’s specs. I don’t think anyone will be impressed by the Android 1.6 flavor, even if Windows 7’s also there too. https://gizmodo.com/a-dual-booting-android-windows-tablet-could-make-viewso-5619359 I can’t think of many reasons why someone would want a dual-booting tablet, but…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Walkman Outsold iPod in Japan During August

This August, and after aggressive price cutting, Sony’s Walkman outsold Apple’s music players in Japan. But then again, the month’s drop in iPod sales has been partly brought about thanks to buyers waiting for Apple’s new iPods. [Yahoo]

Tech News Gary Cutlack

Postage Stamps Go High-Tech With QR Code-Like Stamp Readable by Apps

The UK’s Royal Mail may’ve been kicking around in some shape or form since 1516, but they’ve become the first postal service to create an “intelligent stamp,” readable like a QR code by an Android or iPhone app. They’re being particularly cagey about how the stamp works, in typical Royal Mail fashion (I swear I’m…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Samsung’s Self-Proclaimed “Notebook Masterpiece” Seems More Like “MacBook Clone”

Samsung’s Seongwoo Nam says his company’s new high-end QX410 is “the masterpiece of Samsung’s computer business”—but it’s probably more like of a copy of a well-known metal-bodied old master. Still, nice island keyboard. Inside the QX410s strangely familiar aluminum case sits an Intel Core i5 (or i7 in the 14″ and 15” models), with a…

Gadgets Gary Cutlack

The World’s Slimmest OLED 3DTV May Be a Mere $9,000

After last year’s 15.1-inch beauty, LG partnered it up with a 31-inch beast. It’s officially the world’s slimmest OLED 3DTV, but that’s not saying much when Sony is the only other manufacturer with an OLED 3DTV. https://gizmodo.com/31-inch-oled-tv-will-be-shown-off-by-lg-5616825 The brief look I had at the OLED showed it was just as bright as their 15-inch model,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Twitter Adding Push Notifications to its iPhone App

Twitter is currently in the final stages of testing push notifications in its iPhone app, pending a full activation of the feature in the next iOS release. According to TechCrunch, users with iOS 4.1 and its updated Twitter client will be able to enable the feature, bringing them closer still to the dream of full…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

Of Toshiba’s Two Lumileo Pico Projectors, One Chains You Up, the Other Makes You Free

Pico projectors: remember them? They were all the rage before everyone moved on to tablets and 3DTVs. A little late to the game, but Toshiba’s two pico projectors are svelte models with a only storage and connection keeping them apart. The Lumileo P100 weighs 96g (crucial when this is very much an additional gadget and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Trouble With Robot Cleaners

Most of us are familiar with this fellow. He’s a cute little robot vacuum who’ll zip around your home to keep things tidy. He’s got plenty of quirks and troubles though—something his competition is trying to avoid. iRobot’s Roomba is one of the more familiar names when it comes to robot cleaners, but it’s also…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Watch Out for That 3D Optical Illusion on the Road!

You’re cruising down the road, nearing a school zone, when BAM! Out of nowhere, a little girl chasing her ball across the street appears. Your heart races, you slam on the brakes, and then her image dissolves. What? Two Canadian safety organizations have partnered to install a $15,000 device that projects the likeness of a…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Laser-Powered Helicopter Hovers for Hours

Lasers have recently shown they can down a UAV–but they can also keep the drones up in the air. LaserMotive has kept a 22-gram model helicopter hovering for hours at a time on just a few watts of laser power. LaserMotive won $900,000 from NASA last year by beaming power to a robot that climbed…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Flying YouTube Packets Prove Visualization Can Make Anything Pretty

Next time you’re watching an inane YouTube video, close your eyes and imagine these graceful dots instead—each representing a packet sent between your computer and YouTube’s servers. The video represents only 4 seconds of a RickRoll, slowed 12x. A lot goes on behind the scenes while you’re waiting for that forwarded clip of a cat…

Tech News Sam Biddle

R2-D2 Droid 2 Comes With Themed Dock

Sharp’s Parallax Barrier Technology and 3D Camera Seen In the Flesh—and I Like

Painting a Building With Your Smartphone

I Really Want One of These Mini-Me Sport Cars

I’ve Seen Your Future and It’s Been Edited

Fend Off Trojans, Worms, Rootkits, and Phishing Attacks with ESET Antivirus

The Wait for iPad 4.2 Seems Slightly More Unbearable Now

Making Beer Snobbery a More Beautiful Thing

Rumor: Google Music Hasn’t Signed Any Labels Yet

A Dual-Booting Tablet Running Android 1.6 Sounds Barmy, Viewsonic

Walkman Outsold iPod in Japan During August

Postage Stamps Go High-Tech With QR Code-Like Stamp Readable by Apps

Samsung’s Self-Proclaimed “Notebook Masterpiece” Seems More Like “MacBook Clone”

The World’s Slimmest OLED 3DTV May Be a Mere $9,000

Twitter Adding Push Notifications to its iPhone App

Of Toshiba’s Two Lumileo Pico Projectors, One Chains You Up, the Other Makes You Free

The Trouble With Robot Cleaners

Watch Out for That 3D Optical Illusion on the Road!

Laser-Powered Helicopter Hovers for Hours

Flying YouTube Packets Prove Visualization Can Make Anything Pretty

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