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Gadget Deals of the Day

It’s day two of my reign and the DVD sales keep getting better. Yesterday, The Wire, today the Bond series—which means we are inexorably building up to one thing: A Shot at Love 2 with Tila Tequila. Top Deals: • HP Pavilion p6580t Core i5 Desktop for $624.99 with free shipping (normally $899.99 – use…

Help Create Some New iPhone Features

The new iPhone is coming next week! And while we’ve already got a pretty good handle on what it’ll look like, this week’s Photoshop Contest is to give it some features you might not expect. Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with iPhone 4 Features in the subject line. Save your files as…

New Bing Maps Cut the Chaff and Leave a Treasure Map

Online maps have the same problem as online search and online anything: information overload. That’s why these Bing Destination Maps that sketch your location aren’t just whimsical and practical. They’re incredibly useful as well, especially in cities. Plus: treasure maps! The program’s a little slow to load—it appears to still be in test mode—and doesn’t…

Hey, AT&T! We Want Rollover Bytes

AT&T killed all-you-can-eat wireless data. Which sadly was inevitable. But if I’m paying for bytes like I do for minutes, why don’t I get rollover data, too? The premise of AT&T’s new wireless data plans is simple. They’ve gone to the same pricing model for data that they’ve always had for voice. Just like paying…

At This Monday’s Apple Keynote? Help Us Liveblog

It’s no surprise: Apple has not responded to our requests to attend the WWDC keynote on Monday at 10am PST. But we’ll still cover the news. Want to help? If you’re going to the keynote, and want to be a part of the exciting Apple coverage that so many of your fellow Gizmodo readers enjoy,…

Meet Neil, A Real-Life Cyborg Who Hears Colors

28-year-old Neil Harbisson has achromatopsia, which means he only sees in black and white. You’ll notice in his photo however, that he’s wearing a camera mounted to his head. This converts colors into soundwaves—making him “hear” colors. It’s almost like a form of synesthesia, where one of the forms makes people see colors for specific…

Video of SpaceX Falcon 9 Successful Launch

SpaceX is about to launch their Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, carrying a Dragon spacecraft prototype. In theory, the new ship will haul cargo and crews of seven astronauts to the ISS. Update: Launch has been aborted at the last second. No news on what happened, but they still have time to re-start…

“Do Not Be a Goddamned Liar”, from Sh*t My Dad Says: The Book

“You have shamed the entire scientific community. Fucking Einstein, everybody.” Justin Halpern was a writer trying to eke out a living in Los Angeles when he started quoting his father on Twitter. That stream, “@shitmydadsays,” was so hilarious that many people thought it was a hoax. Turns out Justin’s dad is real—and now there’s a…

Qik Premium Service Costs $5 for Android

As rumored, Qik has outlined its premium service subscription, which will cost $5 a month from July 15th. Before that date, all the new features are free to try out now—including higher than VGA video quality, unlimited video archiving, video mail, the ability to upload and share video with the camera, automatic downloads to your…

NPR Video Wins the Internet and My Heart

All Things Considered, auto-tuned! Tote bags, unboxed! When NPR does an internet parody, folks, they do it right. Including—of course—a special Chatroulette surprise. The short video was made to introduce NPR President & CEO Vivian Schiller before her presentation at D8 this week. I just hope she’s back for D9, so my dreams of lolTotenbergs…

Sprint OTA Update Patches Evo Root Access

If you planned on rooting your Evo to install Android 2.2, know that Sprint is sending out an OTA update to fix a storage bug that will also block root access to the phone (at least until another method is discovered). Having said that, installing 2.2 on the Evo seems like a real pain at…

Lego Circular Saw

I really got excited when I saw this circular saw made entirely out of Lego except for the blade, which is very real. Then I watched the video: Turns out the blade’s teeth have been rounded, so it can’t cut. And even if it had sharp carbide tips, the 9V Lego motor mechanism won’t be…

AT&T Considering Selling Unlimited iPad 3G Plan WIthout the iPad

Apparently there’s some stampede on 3G iPads, which are in short supply, so that new customers can activate $30 3G unlimited plans before Monday, when they’re banished forever. As a solution, AT&T is considering selling the iPad 3G data plan without an iPad 3G over the weekend—one that could be linked to your iPad if/when…

This Is What Happens When You Re-Upload a YouTube Video 1,000 Times

One year ago, someone decided to test the image and sound degradation that occurs when you upload a video to YouTube, then download the YouTube result, and upload it again. He did it 1,000 times, with trippy results. The process is simple, analogous to the effect of photocopying a photocopy again and again. Every time…

This Tiny Cocktail Arcade Is a Tiny Dream Come True

Remember that 12-game mini arcade from a few months ago? It’s already obsolete, thanks to this miniaturized, fully functional two-player cocktail arcade capable of playing thousands of games. Here’s how Sam Seide made it, and how you can own it. For all the talk of netbooks being dead, the fact that this runs off of…

Tips to Extending HTC Evo Battery Life (And Brief Rant)

If the Evo has a flaw, it’s battery life. While run time’s impressive as a wireless hotspot, it’s unoptimized in every other regard. MobileCrunch assembled a list of tricks to extend battery life. Combined, they’ll buy you 2+ more hours. (If you want those tips, head to MobileCrunch. I’m just here to rant a bit.)…

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Robot Unicorn Attack Is the Pinkest iPhone App You Can Get Away With

Adult Swim’s popular online flash game ROBOT UNICORN ATTACK (capitals justly deserved) is now available in downloadable iPhone app form. This will be the best $2.99 you’ve ever spent at the App Store. It’s the legitimate excuse you were digging around for, to have something pink, sparkly, rainbow and unicorn-y on your iPhone. With an…