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World Cup Tech: Fine-Tuning the Beautiful Game

Soccer may seem the least tech-dependent game there is; all that’s required are feet and a ball. But even our most analog sport has benefited from technological advances as far back as the first World Cup in 1930. And it’s not just balls and boots. Even the way we watch—particularly in this, the year of…

Tech News Brian Barrett and Shane Snow

Canon’s In-Camera HDR Patent Will Let You Take Pictures Like This

Canon’s looking to change the way you take HDR pictures. Previously, in order to capture images like these, you’d have to combine photos in post. With a new patent, the process will be done in-camera, at the pixel level. High Dynamic Range pictures are taken by capturing the same subject at varying exposure levels and…

Tech News Casey Chan

Want to Scuba Dive? Take Lessons Here

Want to take Joel’s advice to heart and learn how to scuba dive? PADI is the place to do it. [PADI]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

FCC Ramping Up Web Security After iPad Breach and Google Street View Wi-Fi Snooping

Unlike you guys, the FCC is taking the iPad security breach a little more seriously. The two high profile issues are causing the FCC to step up their scrutiny of online security and privacy issues. They’re calling the iPad breach a “classic security breach” and have put cyber security on high priority through their Public…

Privacy & Security Casey Chan

BP, the Man

From the apparently fantastic Mike Mitchell, cropped for your (HVGA) smartphone wallpapering convenience. For your own crops, here’s the full-size source image, in all its spewing glory.

Tech News John Herrman

Kindle 2.1 App Released, Brings New Fonts and Search Options

The iOS’s Kindle reader app has had its first update since arriving on the iPad. Beyond UI tweaks, the 2.1 version allows iPad users to increase font sizes, while iPhone users can now search within books. The next update looks even better, however, bringing dictionary definitions and Google/Wikipedia searching. [iTunes]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Flying Into the Silent World

In 1955, Jacques-Yves Cousteau and film director Louis Malle sailed 12,000 nautical miles aboard the Calypso to film the first underwater color movie. A year later, they showed everyone a whole new world, and the exhilarating freedom of diving. After writing The Silent World, Cousteau and his crew descended into the waters of the Mediterranean,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

iPhone 4 Will Also Launch at Walmart

Sure, you can buy the next iPhone from Apple, AT&T, Radioshack (and Best Buy?) on June 24th. But for the first time, Walmart will be selling an iPhone on launch day. You know, if you wanted to be stampeded. [CNET]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Spice Up the World Cup with Some Unnecessary Technology

For this week’s Photoshop Contest, lets make the World Cup a little more interesting. I mean, it’s a great sport and all, but there’s nothing that can’t be improved via robots, jetpacks and the like, right? Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with World Cup in the subject line. Save your files as…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Why You Should Scuba Dive

There are two experiences in life that never fail to give me pause: riding in a plane, looking at the earth and the patterns of nature and civilization; and strapping a tank of air and diving in the sea. Flying has become for many of us an everyday wonder, so much so that we focus…

Tech News Joel Johnson

Stop What You’re Doing and Watch the World Cup (On the Internet)

Yes! It’s that time of the every-four-years again when you get to lay down your tools and feel like a citizen of the world by enjoying some SOCCER. LifeHacker has a thorough guide to watching the matches online. [Lifehacker]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Close-Up Photos of the iPhone 4 Bumper Case

It was hard to get a read on Apple’s candy-colored iPhone 4 cases during the keynote the other day, but the industrious folks at AppAdvice served up these pretty new shots of the official iPhone case. It looks…like a bumper. It’s still not clear exactly how protective the $29 case will be, but it looks…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Google Street View Captures Couple’s First Dry Hump

There’s no more magical moment than when young love blooms: eyes meet, a gentle caress. And then comes all the awkward face-sucking and groping. That’s the part the Google Street View camera caught recently in Wolverhampton, England. The couple—Eddie Bateman and his girlfriend Hayley Moss—was understandably surprised to discover their first kiss on the internet,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Judge Smacks Down Warrantless DHS Laptop Searches

In 2008, it came to light that Homeland Security had the authority to take your laptop, hold it indefinitely, and search it whenever without warrant or probable cause. Last week, a judge rightly ruled that that’s bananas. The case in question the computer of an American citizen who was returning from a trip to South…

Privacy & Security Brian Barrett

The Pac-Man Ship That Eats Oil Spills

The Bottsand class oil recovery ships cruise just like any other vessel, until they reach an oil spill. Then, they open like Pac-Man, transforming into a machine that can clean the oil from 140 cubic meters of water per hour. Created by the Deutsche Marine—the German Navy—the Bottsand-class opens in half, creating an area to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Overseas Gizzers, We’re Aware of the Redirect Problems

Previously, if you were stationed in one of the places where we have overseas Giz sites (Australia, Germany, Japan, etc.) you could use us.gizmodo.com and skip the auto-redirecting we have and still visit the US Giz site. But, ho! It’s currently wonky right now, and even going to the US.giz URL forwards you to your…

Tech News Jason Chen

Google Publicly Pulls Microsoft Up On Security Flaw In XP

Oh, it is ON between Google and Microsoft. A Google security engineer in Switzerland warned Microsoft of a vulnerability in Windows XP, but after they didn’t fix it within five days, he went public with the hacker’s wet dream. Tavis Ormandy was the Google engineer who discovered the XP hole in the Help and Support…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Atlantis, You’ve Cleared the F-15

This is Atlantis, launching for the last time from Cape Canaveral, as two F-15E Strike Eagles watch from the distance. One of the most beautiful photos I’ve seen of a space shuttle launch. [Discover via Ruthless via Jalopnik]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

The Undersea Robot Pilots Working in the BP Oil Disaster

The Gulf oil disaster is both a testament of humans’ inability to control nature and BP’s recklessness and incompetence. Now, it’s time for technology to fix this mess. One of the essential tools to stop the disaster: Underwater robots. BP says they have contracted four different companies that specialize in underwater robots. Their machines have…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Give the Gift of Bacon. And/Or a Grill to Cook It On

A Bacon of the Month Club subscription is the perfect way to commemorate Father’s Day or graduation. This Weber grill isn’t too shabby, either. Gadgetry, nostalgia, and swine—the Gizmodo/Chase Blueprint Dads & Grads Gift Guide has great ideas for any dad, any grad, and any budget! Click here to get shopping.

Tech News Gawkercreative

World Cup Tech: Fine-Tuning the Beautiful Game

Canon’s In-Camera HDR Patent Will Let You Take Pictures Like This

Want to Scuba Dive? Take Lessons Here

FCC Ramping Up Web Security After iPad Breach and Google Street View Wi-Fi Snooping

BP, the Man

Kindle 2.1 App Released, Brings New Fonts and Search Options

Flying Into the Silent World

iPhone 4 Will Also Launch at Walmart

Spice Up the World Cup with Some Unnecessary Technology

Why You Should Scuba Dive

Stop What You’re Doing and Watch the World Cup (On the Internet)

Close-Up Photos of the iPhone 4 Bumper Case

Google Street View Captures Couple’s First Dry Hump

Judge Smacks Down Warrantless DHS Laptop Searches

The Pac-Man Ship That Eats Oil Spills

Overseas Gizzers, We’re Aware of the Redirect Problems

Google Publicly Pulls Microsoft Up On Security Flaw In XP

Atlantis, You’ve Cleared the F-15

The Undersea Robot Pilots Working in the BP Oil Disaster

Give the Gift of Bacon. And/Or a Grill to Cook It On

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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