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How Your iPhone and Your Rolex Are Like Blankies

If I had access to a secret stash of iPhone knockoffs – a phone that worked identically to the real iPhone, but was a bootleg made of inauthentic parts – how much could I charge? Why could I charge that? Could I sell them for $10 less than the purchase price of a real iPhone?…

Tech News Jonah Lehrer - Wired

Toy Gun Bluetooth Earpiece Is How We Feel, Too

The Bluetooth earpiece is an essential component of any 21st Century d-bag’s uniform, a fact which has generally steered the more cynical gadget-using population away from them. But this custom Bluetooth ear piece shows that you totally get all that. You get the lameness of self-serious Bluetooth earpieces. You get the ridiculousness of conducting an…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Pretty Much Every Video Game Console Ever

If there’s a video game console or dedicated game machine not covered in this epic 23-minute walkthrough, I don’t want to know about it. In fact, there are plenty here that I don’t recognize. Well played, Elder-Geek video editor Eliot Hagen. Double bonus points if you can identify all the songs, or honestly just for…

Tech News Brian Barrett

A Dock As Magical As Your Latest Apple Product

Not many accessories beat Apple at its own game, but this one would. The Wireless Streaming Music Centre concept makes your iPod seemingly levitate while it streams music through beautifully designed speakers. Sadly, the dock is only in the pre-engineering stages over at Bluelarix Designworks. But the floating iPod, elegant look and streaming instead of…

Tech News Jeremiah Dobruck

Toy Story 3 Lego Set May Be the Saddest Toy Ever

Look, I get that there are going to be product tie-ins with Toy Story 3. It makes sense. But for that scene? Just make sure the kid you buy it for doesn’t cry easily. [Amazon via Jeff Rubin]

Tech News Adam Frucci

Adidas Releases Free MiCoach App for GPS-Enabled Training Help

Knocking off some of that summer BBQ flab will be a little easier Adidas’ MiCoach app, which helps you plan and track a cardio regimen. MiCoach uses your phone’s GPS to monitor your speed keep up with a targeted pace. After assessing just how sad of a state your body is in, the free app…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Shooting 15,000 Fireworks at Once Looks Exactly How I Imagined It

I always wondered what would it be like to put together a mass of firework launchers and fire them all at the same time. Now I know. [Random Good Stuff]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Ultimate Toolbox

This is a custom toolbox made by H.O. Studley (yes, Studley), the result of “30 years of consistently improving on the organization of the tools.” It makes that Craftsman set you got at Sears look like garbage. [PhoenixMasonry via BestMadeProjects]

Tech News Adam Frucci

Android 2.2 Updates For The EVO 4G Begin Rolling Out OTA

Woohoo! The promised Android 2.2 updates for the EVO 4G have begun rolling out over-the-air. Anyone spot it yet? [Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/android-2-2-will-begin-rolling-out-to-the-evo-4g-on-aug-5600126

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Pricing Announced For The October Release Of Office For Mac 2011

Two versions of Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac will be released some time in October, the Home and Student Edition and the Home and Office Edition. Home and Student comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Messenger, and is priced at $119 for a single-user install and $149 for a family three-pack; Home and Business also…

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Happy Birthday Gizmodo

Can you believe Gizmodo is eight years old? If you were one of the folks that visited Gizmodo back on August 2, 2002, this is what you would have seen. Not so similar to the Giz of today, but it was alive. And a short 80% of a decade later, here we are. If you…

Tech News Jason Chen

Why Did Apple Jump From 7th to 3rd World’s Largest Portable Maker?

Deutsche Bank’s analyst Chris Whitmore put all portable computers—notebooks, netbooks, and magical devices—together to see how the portable market has changed. Not surprisingly, the three million iPads sold give Apple an impressive boost. But that’s not all. https://gizmodo.com/apple-3-million-magical-ipads-sold-5569779 Whitmore argues that the growing tablet segment—which includes the iPad as well as the future HP’s Palm-based…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The House That Grew From Solid Water

I like this Singaporean house as much as my dream house—also in Singapore. It may not be by the beach, but it looks like it’s growing from solid water. The living room itself has water walls: https://gizmodo.com/who-doesnt-want-to-live-in-this-dream-house-5580961 The Tangga House—as it’s called—is built around a central courtyard, with the borderless pool surrounding two sides of…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Navy Works to Laser-Proof Its Drones

The Navy isn’t taking any chances. It’s pushing ahead with research to laser-proof its drones, just in case anyone else has the bright idea of using ray guns to down America’s robot planes. “Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) are an emerging weapon technology with the ability to change the face of the battlefield… As the technology…

Tech News Noah Schachtman - Wired

New Smartphone Users Prefer Android, Old Ones Prone to Ditching BlackBerry

The folks at Nielsen have crunched some numbers and noticed that over the past six months new smartphone subscribers were more prone to choosing an Android-based device than an iPhone. But that’s not all that shocking though, is it? According to Nielsen: While the iPhone has been the headline grabber over the last few years…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

A Truly Ergonomic Gaming Mouse, Shaped Like Your Hand

Damien Crossan’s gaming mouse concept looks like the offspring of a Razer mouse and Thing from the Addams Family. Ergonomic? You betcha. See if you still get RSI playing StarCraft on this 11-button monster. The scroll wheel has been relegated to the right-side, where you rest your thumb, which makes a lot more sense than…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

What Explodes When Your Gadget Explodes?

I’m used to read news about exploding cellphones, laptops on fire, and even flaming USB adapters. But what explodes when your smartphone explodes? This video shows how the components inside those gadgets overload and go boom-boom. https://gizmodo.com/a-cellphone-exploded-in-my-face-5539192

Tech News Jesus Diaz

New Solar Tech Uses Both Light and Heat to Nearly Triple Energy-Gathering Efficiency

Stanford engineers have figured out a new way to make solar panels that use both the sun’s light and heat to generate energy. It’s a discover that could double the efficiency of solar panels. With today’s photovoltaic panels, as the sun heats them up, they get less efficient. They can’t use the heat to generate…

Tech News Adam Frucci

iPhone 4 Delicious Food Cases Incorporate Bacon, Yakisoba, Tonkatsu

Gadget cases, wraps and attachments that look like food are among my favorite things in the world. These iPhone 4 food cases appeal for the same reason, even if I don’t exactly know what that reason is. You can get them at Strapya, and it comes in Bento, eggs + bacon, tonkatsu and yakisoba flavors.…

Tech News Jason Chen

CT Attorney General Investigating Apple and Amazon Over eBook Pricing

Citing “potentially anticompetitive ebook deals,” Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating the relationship between Apple, Amazon and publishers. Blumenthal claims Apple and Amazon have struck exclusive deals with publishers that would block smaller ebook distributors from offering better prices. [Office of the Attorney General via TechFlash]

Tech News Sam Biddle

How Your iPhone and Your Rolex Are Like Blankies

Toy Gun Bluetooth Earpiece Is How We Feel, Too

Pretty Much Every Video Game Console Ever

A Dock As Magical As Your Latest Apple Product

Toy Story 3 Lego Set May Be the Saddest Toy Ever

Adidas Releases Free MiCoach App for GPS-Enabled Training Help

Shooting 15,000 Fireworks at Once Looks Exactly How I Imagined It

The Ultimate Toolbox

Android 2.2 Updates For The EVO 4G Begin Rolling Out OTA

Pricing Announced For The October Release Of Office For Mac 2011

Happy Birthday Gizmodo

Why Did Apple Jump From 7th to 3rd World’s Largest Portable Maker?

The House That Grew From Solid Water

Navy Works to Laser-Proof Its Drones

New Smartphone Users Prefer Android, Old Ones Prone to Ditching BlackBerry

A Truly Ergonomic Gaming Mouse, Shaped Like Your Hand

What Explodes When Your Gadget Explodes?

New Solar Tech Uses Both Light and Heat to Nearly Triple Energy-Gathering Efficiency

iPhone 4 Delicious Food Cases Incorporate Bacon, Yakisoba, Tonkatsu

CT Attorney General Investigating Apple and Amazon Over eBook Pricing

JBL Authentics 500 Retro-Style Home Speaker Hits 40% Off, Now at Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Clearance Begins

ExpressVPN Spring Sale Special: Up to 73% Off + Free eSIM and Password Manager

You Too Will Learn to Fear the XenoFrog

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Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

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