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That right there is a picture of Rachel Stieringer’s baby taking some wicked bong rips. She was arrested for posting the picture on Facebook. Before you freak out: the baby passed a drug test, so this was obviously a staged shot. Anyways, there’s no way a baby has the fine motor control necessary to handle…
Nokia, in an effort to gather interest on their upcoming X3 touchscreen + keypad phone, just made an Apple-like promo video. Unfortunately, they got Homer “one transition” Simpson to direct it. Also, it’s lens-flarey. [Business Insider] And if you don’t remember what I’m talking about, here’s the dialogue from the episode where Homer keeps filming…
If you ever send a Gizmodo link to one of your friends and they ask you what Gizmodo is, this is the video that explains everything. We are Gizmodo. You are Gizmodo. This is Gizmodo.
It goes without saying that texting is startlingly popular—but what does popular even mean? Mashable has an infographic illustrating who’s texting the most (hint: teen girls), where, and how far we’ve come since the advent of the SMS. [Mashable]
That weird little Android 2.1-running, Motoblur-skinned slider that popped up in April? It’s showing its square self off again in a few more leaked shots, this time with a possible codename and a likely carrier: Motorola Chindi and AT&T. https://gizmodo.com/dubious-leak-story-comes-with-very-real-motoblur-handse-5514445 It seems like the Chindi, or whatever it’ll be called, will be a sort of…
I’d love it if someone built an app that makes everything look like 1984. I’m not asking for what hipstamatic does. I want an app that makes everything I shoot to look like a 1984 PC game. Specifically, Kings Quest. Or Police Quest, or Space Quest. Anything pre-VGA. The original Kings Quest ran at a…
There are two sides to every story, but photos only contain a single image. The dual-imaged diptychs from this week’s Shooting Challenge show us perspectives otherwise lost…along with a very strange trend/phenomenon. Can you spot it in the results? https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-double-wide-5611208 Before we move on, find full-size, dual-monitor-friendly wallpapers on flickr. Lead Shot Both shots were…
Camera: Sony alpha NEX-5 Left Picture: 1/10 sec, F25, ISO 200 Right Picture: 1/800 sec, F4, ISO 200 I was on vacation in the desert this week when I saw this challenge. I thought a diptych would be a fun way to show the after effects of a cocktail or two. I tried to keep…
Today’s Dealzmodo has some unbeatable deals on a Dual Core Lenovo G550, a 128GB Solid-State Drive, and a free Whiskey Sample. Come for the booze, stay for the #dealz. Top Deals: • 15.6″ Lenovo G550 2958-9PU Laptop for $399.99 plus free shipping (normally $450) • 128GB WD SiliconEdge Blue SSC-D0128SC-2100 Solid State Drive for $199.99…
I took these both with my Canon 7D and Canon 75-300mm telephoto. I transferred the statue shot to monochrome and sepia in Digital Photo Professional and combined the two photos into the diptych using Gimp. Let’s assume that the angel is a woman (how does one ‘sex’ an angel anyway?). So these are two different…
Got 22-inch guns? Bothered by summer overgrowth? Are you out of your mind? Then the lawnmower on a stick is the hedge trimming tool for you! Summermodo 2010 has lots of ingenious ways to add excitement to your sweltering summer afternoon. Summermodo is a constantly-updated feed of summer gear and news featured on Gizmodo. You’ll…
Yet another Taiwan publication is saying that a 7-inch iPad is coming. This rumor isn’t new. In fact, it was one of the first rumored sizes. It echoes the always-unreliable Digitimes and iLounge’s latest reports, but is it really possible? https://gizmodo.com/the-exhaustive-guide-to-apple-tablet-rumors-5434566 iLounge recently claimed that a “highly reliable source” told them of a 7-inch iPad…
Want more space on your PS3? Install a new HDD. It’s very easy. Too lazy/rich? Well, soon there will be 160GB and 320GB models for you to upgrade to, then. For $300, you can get a straight-up PS3 with a 160GB HDD. That’s shipping immediately. For $400 you’ll be able to get a 320GB PS3…
Apple has a new toy. It’s a materials company called Liquidmetal, and everybody’s talking! Problem is, nobody seems too sure what they’re talking about. So, Liquidmetal: What is this stuff? And what does Apple want with it? Liquidmetal. It’s a subtly powerful name, invoking images ranging from self-healing Terminators to Alex Mack. It’s also an…
Today, nearly three years after their filing, the United States Patent & Trademark Office awarded Apple a patent that covers the design of the iPhone’s popping character keyboard and slide to unlock functions. The patent in question, “Animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof,” is concerned with the specific design of…
Granted, it’ll take a lot of clothes trying-on, or walking-in-and-out of Best Buy branches to actually earn enough points to redeem against an iPod Touch or Facebook credits, but this Foursquare-like app sounds like a lot of fun. Having teamed up with a bunch of US chains like Best Buy, American Eagle Outfitters, Macy’s, and…
Apple’s recent hiring of Benjamin Vigier, an expert in near field communications, led many to wonder if the next iPhone could also be our next wallet. According to TechCrunch, Apple’s already testing prototypes of just such a proximity-aware iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/apples-latest-hire-might-turn-your-iphone-into-your-new-5613793 According to TechCrunch’s sources, Apple’s testing contactless payment-capable iPhones equipped with hardware from NXP Semiconductor,…
Pending confirmation by the folks at Guinness, a group of students at DeLaSalle high school in Kansas City will be able to say they’ve built the world’s most efficient electric car, a see-thru, F1-style racer that gets 300mpg equivalent. OK, they got some help from the folks at Bridgestone America, the world’s largest tire company,…
You totally hate Justin Bieber, right, because you’re a rebel, or whatever? That’s just because you haven’t listened to Bieber slowed down 800 percent. Now his new single “U Smile” is a 30-minute epic. And it sounds awesome. No, really. Courtesy of musician Nick Pittsinger, who used the free program Paulstretch, this is “U Smile”…
Sony says their new DR-GA500 headphones have “7.1 channel digital surround sound for first person shooters.” I really don’t care much about first person shooters, but I can’t resist their fantastic design, straight from the set of Tron Legacy. The headphones have an external audio processor that supports Dolby Pro Logic IIx and simulates sound…
