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iPad Apps August 13

Slate: Web magazine Slate has rolled out their official iPad app (I heard you like slates so I put Slate on your slate, etc), featuring the publication’s blogs, videos, and articles and focusing on readability in lieu of bells and whistles. The app, which is free and currently sponsored by Marriott (as you’ll be reminded,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Toilets, Toilets, Everywhere, Nor Any Place to Poop

“As a cartoonist-inventor, I sometimes cannot resist the temptation to illustrate a concept even while knowing it is crazy, stupid or at least poorly conceived” says Steven M. Johnson. Looking at these toilet concepts, I’m happy his will is weak. OK, now let’s destroy these before someone actually thinks they are a good idea. [Neatorama]…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Runaway Subway Blows Through Six Stations with No Driver

Passengers on the London Tube barely escaped with their lives when a defective train with no driver broke away and sped through six stations without stopping. Circle round and hear the harrowing tale of London’s ghost train of death. The runaway train was an engineering vehicle that carried supplies for Tube workers, and its rolling…

Tech News Maureen O'Connor

How Ankle Monitors Could Replace Prisons

“Traditional prison,” writes Graeme Wood in this month’s Atlantic, “has become more or less synonymous with failed prison.” One radical solution: scale back traditional prisons in favor of sophisticated monitoring devices. And it’s actually not as radical as it sounds. The problem is that traditional incarceration is increasingly expensive and exceedingly inefficient. But monitoring devices—like…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Android Apps August 13th

Retro Camera: It’s another app that transforms your Android camera into one of those hipstamatic/FX Camera-type deals. Why? Because turning modern day pictures into vintage, artsy shots never gets old! Kat says: https://gizmodo.com/retro-camera-android-app-has-yet-more-grainy-effects-to-5609945 It’s got four film cameras to “shoot” with, that in turn produce four different lomo-esque effects. It does, however, take almost 15…

Tech News Casey Chan

Say Hello to the Periscope Cam

Living on a submarine would probably get pretty miserable pretty quickly. But this wacky camera concept brings the best part of submarine life—the periscope!—to all your landlocked photographic adventures. https://gizmodo.com/submarine-powerboat-hybrid-soon-to-be-on-sale-for-3-5-5525038 Well, the periscope look anyway. The Digital Reflex Camera, designed by Yaniv Berg, drew inspiration from old school reflex cameras, which had the eyepiece on…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

iPhone Apps August 13

Splode: A beautiful chain-reaction game from the dudes who made Dr. Awesome and Doom Resurrection. Though the game play’s pretty simple right now—just tap a cluster of Splodes and hope they splode enough other Splodes—the developers are promising updates with more music and game modes. It takes some swag to obscure a decent amount of…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Add a Bit of Gizmodo to Your Facebook

Did you know that you can easily add a bit of Gizmodo to your Facebook? You’ll get all the best stories and discussions right in your Facebook feed. All you need to click that “like” button on our Facebook page. Actually, we’re making it even easier for you. You can just click the like button…

Social Media Rosa Golijan

Photoshop Express for iPad Quick Review: Avoid for Now

Like the iPhone version, the new Photoshop Express for iPad is a basic image editing program that can publish your photos in your own Adobe-based online gallery or through Facebook. It’s nice and fast. Unfortunately, it has problems. https://gizmodo.com/now-theres-a-free-photoshop-app-for-your-ipad-5611777 Photoshop Express has two main functions: Editing your photos and publish them in the web. The…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Omega Is Already Using Apple’s Liquid Metal

When we shared with you Apple’s acquisition of Liquid Technologies’ supermaterial, we noted that liquid metal is already in use across a variety of industries, from sports to aerospace. Or, you might find it on the wristwatch you have now. https://gizmodo.com/is-apple-working-on-liquid-metal-terminators-or-what-5608322 An interesting guided video through Omega’s manufacturing process illustrates how the company fuses Apple’s…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Soldiers Try To Trade Tech Support For Intel

Captain Christian Balan shows holding a spool of Cat-5 cable, eager to play tech support. If he can get the computers running in this relatively-prosperous town of 4000 people, maybe the platoon will get some tips about local insurgent activity. Captain Christian Balan shows up to the computer lab holding a spool of Cat-5 cable,…

Tech News Spencer Ackerman - Wired

Terry Crews Talks The Expendables, Action Movies, and the Joys of His AT&T MicroCell

The Expendables, in theaters today, delivers old school, ass-kicking action movie action with an entire constellation of the genre’s stars. We talked to one member of the Expendables crew, Terry Crews, about the movie, iPhone apps, and plenty more. The Expendables, directed by Sylvester Stallone, probably has more testosterone than all the other action movies…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Guidelines Reiterate That RIM Won’t Make Special Deals For Countries

RIM has posted a set of guidelines on its website that specify how countries like India can monitor its services. The rules state that they will not grant access beyond what’s legally required by local governments and any monitoring would need to be “technology and vendor neutral.” No changes (such as backdoors for a country)…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Gadget Deals of the Day

If you’re still a little hung over from last night’s #GizDay festivities, cool your throbbing headache with some extra-sweet deals on a Core i3 Lenovo Laptop, a 2TB External Hard Drive, or some free Starbucks Business Cards. Top Deals: • 15.6″ Lenovo G560 Core i3 2.26GHz Laptop for $535.80 with free shipping (normally $893). •…

Tech News Adam Harris

Are You Directionally Challenged?

Just take this little survey, email the last question to [email protected], and you’ll be entered to win a $150 best buy.com gift card that you can put toward a GPS if you so choose. Then, a future of being directed toward your destinations by a firm yet soothing voice is that much closer. Turn right.…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Google Calls Oracle Lawsuit A Baseless Attack On The Open-Source Java Community

Oracle, the company who acquired Sun Microsystems, the Java programming language and related technology in a nice package deal, accused Google of patent and copyright infringement in relation to those technologies. Based on its response, Google isn’t happy: https://gizmodo.com/oracle-files-lawsuit-against-google-for-patent-and-copy-5611746 We are disappointed Oracle has chosen to attack both Google and the open-source Java community with…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Gizmodo Day Celebrated in 70 Countries

From Buenos Aires to Buffalo, over 1,500 of you met yesterday to talk gadgets. You sent in dozens of photos on #GizDay, Twitter, and Facebook. In New York, Gizmodo staff, friends, and some lucky readers ate some Gizmodo burgers. We’re still compiling images, so please continue to send them in! Reader-Submitted Images from Around the…

Tech News Scott Kidder

Nikon D3100 Leaked Details Reveal a 14 Megapixel CMOS Sensor and 1080p Video

The September issue of Foto Digital prematurely printed specs about the Nikon D3100, which will launch around August 19. The leaked details include its 14 megapixel CMOS sensor, brand new EXPEED 2 image processor, and improved 1080p video support. The EXPEED 2 image processor will allow it to reach light sensitivities of ISO 100 to…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Meet Gizmodo’s Latest Guest Artist: Chuck “No Pattern” Anderson

Odds are high that you’ve seen Chuck “No Pattern” Anderson’s work before. He’s illustrated everything from the Windows 7 home screen to album covers to magazine art. Chuck’s latest project: making Gizmodo posts look better than ever. https://gizmodo.com/ask-the-artist-how-windows-7s-iconic-home-screen-evolv-5395720 Mr. Anderson’s client list is impressive, including Atlantic Records, Nike, Sony, Warner Brothers Records, Pepsi, Google, and…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Tarantulas Shown on 3DTVs to Cure Arachnophobia Just Seems Plain Evil

Apologies if you suffer from arachnophobia, and did not expect a picture of a tarantula to ever appear on Gizmodo. Sky seemingly thinks the only way to cure a fear of spiders is to show them some—in 3DTV. It’s largely a PR stunt designed to drum up some interest in the impending launch of Sky’s…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

iPad Apps August 13

Toilets, Toilets, Everywhere, Nor Any Place to Poop

Runaway Subway Blows Through Six Stations with No Driver

How Ankle Monitors Could Replace Prisons

Android Apps August 13th

Say Hello to the Periscope Cam

iPhone Apps August 13

Add a Bit of Gizmodo to Your Facebook

Photoshop Express for iPad Quick Review: Avoid for Now

Omega Is Already Using Apple’s Liquid Metal

Soldiers Try To Trade Tech Support For Intel

Terry Crews Talks The Expendables, Action Movies, and the Joys of His AT&T MicroCell

Guidelines Reiterate That RIM Won’t Make Special Deals For Countries

Gadget Deals of the Day

Are You Directionally Challenged?

Google Calls Oracle Lawsuit A Baseless Attack On The Open-Source Java Community

Gizmodo Day Celebrated in 70 Countries

Nikon D3100 Leaked Details Reveal a 14 Megapixel CMOS Sensor and 1080p Video

Meet Gizmodo’s Latest Guest Artist: Chuck “No Pattern” Anderson

Tarantulas Shown on 3DTVs to Cure Arachnophobia Just Seems Plain Evil

ASUS Eye Care Monitor Hits an All-Time Low, Only Hours Left to Grab a 27″ Screen at a 15.6″ Budget Price on Amazon

How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

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Meta’s Two New Smart Glasses Are Slimmer and More Like Regular Glasses

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