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Gifts for Dads Still Hanging on to the Cool

Father’s Day is Sunday and you have yet to purchase a little something for dear old Dad. It’s Gizmodo and Chase Blueprint‘s Dads & Grads Gift Guide to the rescue! Let’s look at a couple of selections for the Dad who is dying to be considered a hipster. iPad For the Dad Who Doesn’t Share…

Tech News Gawkercreative

Utah Attorney General Uses Twitter to Announce Executions

I know that Twitter is becoming part of everyone’s lives, but Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff may be taking it way too far by announcing executions in real time. Three tweets about Ronnie Lee Gardner’s execution by firing squad: A solemn day. Barring a stay by Sup Ct, & with my final nod, Utah will…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Facebook Like and Dislike Button Rubber Stamps Now Available

The Facebook Like rubber stamp was so popular, that its creators are now selling them. Not only that, but they’ve created what everyone wants for the real Facebook: A dislike button stamp. Come on, Zuckerberg, you know you want it. Like them? Then hit that like button in Facebook and go buy one. They are…

Social Media Jesus Diaz

The Improved Specs of the New Xbox 360, Tested

The new Xbox 360 is the most technologically advanced yet thanks to the CPU and GPU sharing one chip on the 45nm scale. It’s quieter, cooler and less energy hungry—sucking half the power of the original. AnandTech put the new 360 through its technical paces. Their findings: • It’s “noticeably quieter,” spinning discs at 51…

Tech News Mark Wilson

I Want to Live Inside The Bookshelf Apartment

The bookshelf stair is still one of my favorite home improvements ever, but this bookshelf apartment by Rintala Eggertsson bests it by converting your whole 6,000-book library into one intimate living space. Take the video tour. Here are some great photos by Pasi Aalto: Sadly, the Ark is not a real apartment, but a structure…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

MobileMe Mail Leaves Beta and Is Available to All Subscribers

Look what’s just come out of beta and is available to everyone who’s coughed up their $99 annual fee. It’s only the new MobileMe Mail, which looks just like iPad Mail. [Apple]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Get Yer Griffin Cases Before the iPhone 4 Launch

Some of the first accessories for the iPhone 4 have appeared on Griffin’s website, six days ahead of the launch-date. The Elan passport wallet may not be as colorful as the err, Bumper, but it can store all your cards. As well as the Elan Passport wallet ($40 / £30), there’s also a Reveal case…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Solar Powered Fab Lab House May Save the World, But Not Your Eyes

On show until the end of June at the solar declathlon expo in Madrid, this Fab Lab house is already making waves due to the fact it can be built in 15 days and house a family of four. Measuring 75 squared meters, it’s the work of the Institut D’Arquitectura Avancada de Catalunya, who chose…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Palm Teases New Phones and “New Version of the OS”

After two phones (and two spin-offs) running webOS, you’d think Palm and its new owner HP would be keen to get some new devices to market. All we’ve got to go on for now is a Palm rep’s comments, confirming that they “are working on future devices,” and a “new version of the OS.” Apparently,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Digital Camera Binoculars From Thanko Are Perfect For “Ornithologists”

I think we’ve just stumbled across the answer to that age-old question, “what to buy the man who has everything.” Thanko’s digital camera binoculars! It’s essentially an 8MP camera integrated into a set of binoculars, with two different digital zooms: 4x for the camera, and 8x for the binoculars. It may not be the first…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

“Find My iPhone” App Locates Lost Apple Gadgets

Was it really only last June that Apple introduced the Find My iPhone feature? Since then it’s stopped thieves and more than paid for itself. Now there’s an iPhone app (for installing on iPhones other than your own, obviously). It’s been added to the App Store just today for iOS 3.1.3 and higher products, and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

HTC Cracks Down on ROM Hackers With Cease and Desist Letter

We’ve covered a fair few of the ROM hacks here on Gizmodo, which many parts of an extremely active network of hackers/Android-lovers have created. Now though, HTC is cracking down on them, sending Conflipper‘s community a cease-and-desist. Conflipper has been behind a few of the most high-profile hacks, but is also particularly skilled at digging…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

How To Build Your Own Tablet For $400

If you are not sold on the iPad and are tired of waiting for tablets from other PC makers to show up, try getting your hands dirty with a tablet you can build on your own. Liquidware, an open source hardware company, is selling a $400 tablet starter kit. The DIY tablet is mainly targeted…

Tech News Priya Ganapati - Wired

Yes, Some Guy Is Already In Line For The iPhone 4

Once again, someone has started camping out for an Apple gadget obnoxiously early. I’m just surprised that it doesn’t appear to be our old pal Greg Packer who’s waiting in front of this Dallas Apple store. [Dallas News via Engadget] Click to view

Tech News Rosa Golijan

OnLive Streaming Game Service Launches, First Year Free

The OnLive service which renders console and PC games in the cloud and then streams them to your PC or Mac has gone live today. And you can get the first year of OnLive membership for free. Note that what you’re getting for free is the OnLive membership—which is normally $4.95/month—and not the games. Prices…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Reminder: AT&T MicroCell 3G Data Usage Counts Toward Your Monthly Limit

AT&T’s MicroCell boosts cellphone reception by hooking into your broadband connection. To keep your monthly minute allotment from being used up, AT&T offers an unlimited voice plan for the MicroCell. They don’t offer something like that for 3G data though. An AT&T spokesperson gave this explanation after some folks complained about the lack of unlimited…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Droid 2: First Impressions

Gizmodo reader Zack recently had a chance to play with Verizon’s next offering, the Motorola Droid 2. He sent us his impressions, some details about the specs, and a few extra pictures. Zack wrote: I am a summer intern at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) this summer and today there was a tech show on…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Germaphobes Can Boil This iPad Case To Sanitize It

The iSkin Duo is a simple-yet-clever silicone iPad case. It comes in several colors, doesn’t prevent your devices from being docked, and has an embedded antimicrobial protection. Oh, and you can sanitize it by sticking it into boiling water. The case keeps your iPad from smelling and looking like a gym locker because it has…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

What 25,000 Barrels of Oil a Day Looks Like

Estimates of how much of BP’s oil is gushing into the gulf each day range from 25,000 to 40,000 barrels’ worth a day. Here’s what the low end of that looks like stacked to the heavens. The animation was made using the Unreal Development Kit, and simulates 25,000 barrels stacked 15,000 feet into the air,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Google Employees Sleep In Alien-Like Pods

How does Google keep its employees fresh for long days and nights of working? With sleep pods. FT reporter Richard Waters was in Google’s Mountain View headquarters yesterday and snapped this photo of an anonymous Googler catching some rest. When Richard walked past the pod later, he said a pair of female legs were sticking…

Tech News Jay Yarow - Business Insider

Gifts for Dads Still Hanging on to the Cool

Utah Attorney General Uses Twitter to Announce Executions

Facebook Like and Dislike Button Rubber Stamps Now Available

The Improved Specs of the New Xbox 360, Tested

I Want to Live Inside The Bookshelf Apartment

MobileMe Mail Leaves Beta and Is Available to All Subscribers

Get Yer Griffin Cases Before the iPhone 4 Launch

Solar Powered Fab Lab House May Save the World, But Not Your Eyes

Palm Teases New Phones and “New Version of the OS”

Digital Camera Binoculars From Thanko Are Perfect For “Ornithologists”

“Find My iPhone” App Locates Lost Apple Gadgets

HTC Cracks Down on ROM Hackers With Cease and Desist Letter

How To Build Your Own Tablet For $400

Yes, Some Guy Is Already In Line For The iPhone 4

OnLive Streaming Game Service Launches, First Year Free

Reminder: AT&T MicroCell 3G Data Usage Counts Toward Your Monthly Limit

Droid 2: First Impressions

Germaphobes Can Boil This iPad Case To Sanitize It

What 25,000 Barrels of Oil a Day Looks Like

Google Employees Sleep In Alien-Like Pods

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

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MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

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