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With Stieg Larsson books for £2.70 and the Twilight series going for a little over £3 each, Amazon’s UK Kindle Store has opened up shop finally. This comes after they finally launched the Kindle pond-side last week (available for pre-order at the moment, shipping at the end of the month), after months of only being…
At least Uhura won’t be needing a neckrub when she gets home from work, meaning you can spend more time rewatching Plato’s Stepchildren. Oh. [Xadamdx]
Steve Jobs eats! Oh no wait, he doesn’t—at least, not at Flour + Water, which is the pizza joint du jour in San Francisco that couldn’t find him a table, causing him to walk out. Rest assured though, the restaurant has promised him a table with his name all over it the next time he…
Hailed as the inventor of the modern longboard, Bill Stewart‘s created the one-of-a-kind Night Stalker, which has headlights and LED-embedded side fins making it safe for night-surfing. Just imagine what a shark in headlights looks like, though. Shudder. On the 14th of August, the board will be auctioned off as part of Billabong’s Art of…
Color photography’s been kicking around since the mid-1800s, but it wasn’t until 1935, when Kodak put the first color-film out, that people started using it. Nonetheless, color photos from Depression-era America are scant, which is what makes these so wonderful. The collection of photos was taken between 1939 and 1943 across America, by the Farm…
An update to Logitech’s original 7.1 surround sound gaming headset, but wireless. Logitech says the G930 uses “gaming-grade wireless” tech, whatever that actually means. But what happens if you’re in the middle of a frag session and the batteries die? The charging station basically turns it into a standard USB 7.1 gaming headset, so you…
The G700 isn’t the follow up to the G500 I’ve been waiting for: It’s Logitech’s first MMO mouse, with 13 fully programmable buttons. Not quite as insane as some others, but it looks like you can actually hold it. [Logitech] https://gizmodo.com/logitech-g500-gaming-mouse-review-itll-get-you-killed-5376908
Yup, people do love Android: Eric Schmidt‘s claimed that 200,000 Android phones are sold every day, with market tracker NPD stating that 1/3 of all smartphones sold between April – June were Androids—mostly Motorola Droids. [Reuters, Reuters]
According to the NYT, it seems that Google and Verizon are potentially plotting to overthrow net neutrality: Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for…
Turns out that closet astronomy lover Dr. Dre is working on a highly experimental, entirely instrumental surround sound interpretation of how planets sound. He decided to take on this project after spending two years “learning the personalities of each planet.” This is how Dr. Dre himself described the project in an interview with Vibe magazine:…
The secret stairs bookcase was clever and beautiful. This climbing library is clever and beautiful and comfy. Like the stair bookcase, you can go up and down, but you can also use it to lay down and read comfortably. https://gizmodo.com/stairs-bookcase-actually-makes-me-want-to-move-to-londo-358636 See that red cube sticking out of the wall? That’s the library. It’s part of…
I’m disappointed that the Drymate dryer is only a concept, because I’d love to have it pretty up my laundry room while confusing people with it’s mysterious vacuum condensation technology. I’d finally want to do laundry. [Coroflot via Appliancist]
Watching that brick totally destroy that washing machine over the weekend was very amusing! Watching it totally destroy a poor little anthropomorphized washing machine will crush your heart into a million pieces. Those eyes! [BoingBoing] https://gizmodo.com/dont-throw-a-brick-into-your-washing-machine-5601339
The instant messenger conversation pictured here took place during a woman’s most terrifying moments. She was tied up to her bed and typing with her toes while fearing that an armed home invader would return. Apparently 39-year-old Amy Windom was tied up to her bed by an armed man who went through her belongings and…
Rapportive is a plugin for Firefox, Safari and Chrome that adds a sidebar to your Gmail messages, inserting data pulled from Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and elsewhere, as well as giving you room to take notes on your contact. It’s very similar to Xobni, an add-on for Outlook that does all this stuff as well…
We’ve seen illustrations like this before, but somehow I still enjoy seeing a twisted look into the anatomy of a gadget—in this case a Playstation 3 controller. [DeviantArt via Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-wii-anatomy-art-is-perfectly-twisted-5356171
Racer is a reality-based video game. Instead of rendering a simulated car running through a virtual track, Racer lets you control a model car through a real track using wireless video. I want this, internet playable and with real cars. I have the feeling that this could be a big success, because of the sense…
We’ve discussed the exploit affecting iOS devices and that it should theoretically be a simple fix, but now Apple has gone on record and said that it has a solution already: https://gizmodo.com/apple-security-breach-gives-complete-access-to-your-iph-5603319 We’re aware of this reported issue, we have already developed a fix and it will be available to customers in an upcoming software…
While Apple’s Bumper is a decent way to prevent iPhone 4 reception problems, it unfortunately—and somewhat obviously—doesn’t keep the device all that safe if it takes a fall. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-semi-solutions-for-iphone-4-reception-problems-5573179 The NYT’s Nick Bilton discovered this sad fact earlier after dropping a Bumper-clad iPhone 4 onto concrete. Thankfully for Nick, the device he was using is…
A while back, LucasFilm sent a Cease and Desist letter to the makers of the crazy-powerful Spyder III Arctic laser because they felt that it resembled lightsabers too much. They have retracted that letter in an amusing way. https://gizmodo.com/lucasfilm-thinks-the-spyder-iii-arctic-laser-is-a-littl-5576742 Basically LucasFilm’s lawyers sent another letter explaining that they’ll retract the Cease and Desist as long…
