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Lousy Way Of Protesting Against Cleansing The iPad Of Porn (NSFW)

Steve Jobs dreams about “freedom from porn,” but there are some who actually enjoy naughty content. A few of them even decided to demonstrate their disagreement with Jobs’ squeaky clean vision by dirtying up iPad ads in Berlin, Germany. http://gawker.com/5539717/steve-jobs-offers-world-freedom-from-porn Ad-busting, as these folks are calling it, isn’t exactly a new practice. It’s a term…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Just an Excuse to Drool

That white thing on the wall is the Splash radiator, by Italian company Runtal. But who cares. I just want to go live there and enjoy the view. [Runtal via Trendir via unplggd]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Qik Video Chat To Cost $5/Month On Sprint EVO 4G? [Updated]

As if the extra monthly charge for 4G service isn’t enough, folks wanting to use Qik video chat on their Sprint EVO 4G devices will be stuck paying an additional $5 each month. https://gizmodo.com/htc-evo-coming-to-sprint-in-june-4g-service-to-cost-1-5511859 Somehow Fring for Android is sounding even better. [Android Guys via BGR] https://gizmodo.com/fring-for-android-is-two-way-video-calling-from-the-fut-5549494 Update: Maybe things won’t be quite so bad…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

BabyBerry: The Family Friendly Phone for the Soulless Workaholic

"BabyBerry, the baby-shaped phone that lets you frantically answer your calls and emails while appearing to spend quality time with a cherished infant." A hilarious but practical proposal by Mitchell & Webb. [BBC]

Tech News Mark Wilson

Gizmodo Japan at the Japanese iPad Launch

Here are our colleagues from Gizmodo.jp who just waited in line all night to be some of the first in Japan to get the iPad. And to celebrate, of course, they made these iPad hats. Amazing. Keep it up, guys!

Tech News Adam Frucci

Microsoft Bing To Replace Google As Default Search Engine On iPhone?

Uh oh. There’s talk that Microsoft Bing will be replacing Google as the default search engine on the iPhone. There’s certainly no confirmation, but this speculation does fit with prior reports of talks between Apple and Microsoft. Update: Maybe not? There are apparently also some sources who are saying that Apple and Microsoft are simply…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Wi-Fi-Only Nook “Lite” Approved By FCC?

We’ve heard that a Wi-Fi-only Nook “Lite” would come at the end of this year’s second quarter. Now the FCC just approved a mysterious Barnes & Noble device labeled “EBOOK, WLAN, AND USB PORTS WITHOUT WWAN.” Nice timing. https://gizmodo.com/wi-fi-only-nook-lite-coming-soon-nook-2-to-follow-5519232 I just hope that the slightly high $199 price we were told about isn’t correct. [FCC…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Kickstand Coffee: The Best Coffee You’ve Ever Had Served Off of the Back of a Bicycle

The most sustainable cup of coffee you can buy in New York City is powered by bicycle, served out of a rickshaw that transforms into a coffee bar. Mobile, sustainable, awesome coffee: That’s the idea behind Kickstand Coffee. The setup is minimal. Two carts, two bikes. Two kinds of coffee—hot, brewed via Chemex, and cold,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Question of the Day: What Are You Doing with Your Long Weekend?

It’s Memorial Day weekend! It’s a long weekend with great weather marking the beginning of summer, and it’s awesome. What do you have lined up? I’ve got a crawfish boil and two barbecues coming to me over the next three days, one per day, and I am very excited. There’s nothing quite like eating outside…

Tech News Adam Frucci

How The Camera Has Made Us All Voyeurs

Are you a voyeur? Or just a bit nosey? Happier watching from the fringes than in the thick of it? Don’t be too hard on yourself: technology may be to blame. Yes, technology may be to blame as you’ll see if you visit Exposed: Voyeurism, surveillance and the camera, an exhibition that opens at Tate…

Tech News New Scientist

Lenovo Delays Skylight Smartbook and U1 Hybrid Indefinitely

Lenovo’s attempt to herald a category of mobile devices has been put off—again—as they announced today that they’re ditching their custom Skylight Linux UI in favor of Android. It’s a significant blow to the already dying smartbook category. https://gizmodo.com/smartbooks-are-dying-on-the-vine-thats-dumb-5549504 Building their own UI from the ground up was always a questionable move for Lenovo, especially…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Hurt Locker Producers File 5,000 Lawsuits Against File Sharers

This has been some time coming, but today it’s official: the producers of The Hurt Locker have filed suit against 5,000 people for illegally downloading their movie. Read the full complaint after the jump: https://gizmodo.com/hurt-locker-producers-take-up-arms-against-pirates-5537281 Click to view dcd-04502992578 – The suit from Voltage Pictures asks that defendants destroy all P2P copies of The Hurt…

Tech News Brian Barrett

The Education of a Superhero

What did Peter Parker write essays about? How did Lois Lane manage to get a measly C- on her final paper in Journalism 230? Here’s a look at what our favorite comic book characters might’ve done in their university years. These mocked up term papers came out of the minds of the clever folks at…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Skype App Coming to Android Marketplace Soon?

Despite talk of an exclusive agreement with Verizon, the folks at Skype are now saying that a Skype app will hit the Android Marketplace later this year and be available to everyone regardless of carrier. [SkatterTech via Android Central]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Fastest Integrated Circuit Doubles the Previous Record, Getting Close to One Terahertz

Following up on a 2007 world record for the fastest transistor speed, Northrop Grumman announced today that it has shattered the world record for integrated circuit performance, nearing one terahertz. The new circuit layout operates at 0.67 terahertz, or 0.67 trillion cycles per second, more than doubling the frequency of the fastest known IC in…

Tech News Popular Science

Running Out of Digital Space?

Then enter to win this 320GB portable hard drive. Just take this survey and email the last question to [email protected]. If you win, your internal hard drive will thank you very much. [Rules]

Tech News Gawkercreative

AT&T Will Sell iPhone Insurance For $13.99/Month Through App Store

Looks like we’ll finally be able to insure our iPhones through AT&T soon. Word is that the carrier will allow us to purchase the iPhone insurance service right through the Apple App Store for $13.99 per month. The folks at BGR have gotten their hands on some images describing AT&T’s plans for this insurance service…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Interactive Timeline of the BP Oil Disaster

Mother Jones put together this timeline of news about the BP oil spill that I’ve found contextually useful in absorbing how absolutely screwed the Gulf of Mexico really may be. [MotherJones.com]

Tech News Joel Johnson

Gadget Deals of the Day

Dealzmodo loves a long weekend. Savings always come when there’s time and money to be spent. So kick back, re-live Life with David Attenborough instead of Oprah or buy a laptop and use it on the beach. Enjoy it. https://gizmodo.com/review-life-proves-that-reality-beats-cg-every-time-5496573 Top Deals: • 15.6″ Lenovo ThinkPad L512 Core i3 Laptop for $569.05 plus free shipping…

Tech News Casey Chan

Apple Patent Application Describes Cloud-Based Media Playback Technology

Apple filed for a patent on what appears to be cloud-based technology that allows you to pause music or video on one device and continue playing it on another—from the same spot. [USPTO via Apple Insider via Engadget]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Lousy Way Of Protesting Against Cleansing The iPad Of Porn (NSFW)

Just an Excuse to Drool

Qik Video Chat To Cost $5/Month On Sprint EVO 4G? [Updated]

BabyBerry: The Family Friendly Phone for the Soulless Workaholic

Gizmodo Japan at the Japanese iPad Launch

Microsoft Bing To Replace Google As Default Search Engine On iPhone?

Wi-Fi-Only Nook “Lite” Approved By FCC?

Kickstand Coffee: The Best Coffee You’ve Ever Had Served Off of the Back of a Bicycle

Question of the Day: What Are You Doing with Your Long Weekend?

How The Camera Has Made Us All Voyeurs

Lenovo Delays Skylight Smartbook and U1 Hybrid Indefinitely

Hurt Locker Producers File 5,000 Lawsuits Against File Sharers

The Education of a Superhero

Skype App Coming to Android Marketplace Soon?

Fastest Integrated Circuit Doubles the Previous Record, Getting Close to One Terahertz

Running Out of Digital Space?

AT&T Will Sell iPhone Insurance For $13.99/Month Through App Store

Interactive Timeline of the BP Oil Disaster

Gadget Deals of the Day

Apple Patent Application Describes Cloud-Based Media Playback Technology

Apple Offers Rare Olive Branch to Liquid Glass Haters

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

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