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And you know what? They spent the whole conversation talking about Gossip Girl. Well, they would’ve done—had the super-rare, never-seen-before footage not been filmed in 1922. British Pathé dug up the footage, and is on the look-out for anyone who might have some information about who the women are (or were), or those who might…
Recently, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz forecasted trouble for Google because search accounts for “99.9% of their business.” In a talk with Michael Arrington today, Google’s President of Global Sales Operations Nikesh Arora leveled this response. Giddyup. https://gizmodo.com/yahoo-ceo-takes-google-home-page-at-face-value-5528895 When Arrington brought up Bartz’s comments, Arora was quick to respond: If we are a one trick pony,…
BP will attempt to shut down the oil well that’s been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico later today. Step one: the “top-kill” method, wherein heavy drilling mud is forced deep into the well. Let’s pray it works. Video explanation: Click to view If the attempt is successful and the well is shut down, the…
Lifehacker’s got a quick Q&A with one of Chrome OS‘s UI designers. It’s quite interesting if you want to get into their mindset about how they make a browser into an entire OS. Plus, they’re thinking about touch! [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/google-chrome-s-ui-designer-discusses-shortcuts-produc-5547280
According to BGR’s source in AT&T, the next iPhone will be available in June, and “not even late June.” Such seems incredible, but not impossible, given that we haven’t seen the new iPhone appear at the FCC yet. [BGR] https://gizmodo.com/the-tale-of-apples-next-iphone-5520471
Here’s an idea I can get behind. Edible crayons! Luxirare created a box of eight colors (flavors?), using household ingredients such as nuts, sesame seeds and melted marshmallow for the white crayon. Think that sounds tasty? Wait until you hear what was used in the green crayon—peas, green beans, dried kiwi fruit, green fruity pebbles…
This afternoon, Facebook will announce the privacy changes they’ve been promising over the past several weeks. And while all we know so far is that the fix involves simplified settings, here are the adjustments they’d be crazy not to make. https://gizmodo.com/facebook-ceo-admits-they-missed-the-mark-on-privacy-5546160 PC World has a pretty robust list on the subject, starting with the biggest:…
With the new Wired app, Conde Nast has built, unequivocally, the best magazine for the iPad. And yet I find myself asking, is this it? And will it cost this much? I love Wired. I love magazines. But with the launch of the magazine app, Wired’s much-previewed, profoundly hyped and unexpectedly controversial claim on the…
Spanish photographer Chema Madoz doesn’t like digital photography, but he loves to warp reality in impossible ways. Like this spoon with a fork shadow, which is a straight photo, with no Photoshop or laboratory manipulation whatsoever. Madoz’s world ties directly into the work of surrealist artists like Dalí and Duchamp. He doesn’t like digital photography…
If the ergonomics of a tiny screen, keyboard and trackpad weren’t enough to convince you that netbooks will cease to be the phenomenon they were as tablets come into play, just look at the results of this study. Polling a sample size of “over 1,000 distributed across gender, age, income and location in the United…
Couple a white pair of these headphone stethoscopes (or are they stethoscope headphones?) with a blue pinnafore and job done, you’re practically Jack from Lost. Only, listening to Fleetwood Mac. But no-one needs to know that. They’ve come out of creative agency Antrepo Design, and while they’re not actual products you can spank a few…
In the future, we can only hope that turning on one’s faucet will require a pseudo-sexual air stroke. Groping is so pedestrian. [Jasper Dekker via Yanko Design] https://gizmodo.com/delta-touch-sensitive-faucet-review-5454014
While I might question the game of choice, I don’t think anyone can argue with the delicious awesomeness of an 18-inch PSP cake. Or is that awesome deliciousness? Either way, me want. The detailing by Debbie Does Cakes really sells it here; the speaker, the green power indicator, John Cena dominating Rey Mysterio (I think?…
Foxconn has gone into serious damage control this week, with CEO Guo Tai-ming inviting 100 members of the press to view the facilities today. Even Apple and Dell, two companies whose products are produced in Foxconn’s factories, have spoken out. https://gizmodo.com/foxconns-ceo-talks-for-first-time-about-suicides-as-11-5546958 Apple released a statement saying that they are “saddened and upset by the recent…
To get the bad news over with first: this is just a concept. Put down your Visa card. Freescale’s been exploring the various shapes and uses tablets could take over the years, with this smartbook concept being ideal for DJs. It’s shown with a dock, which has all the audio ports one could possibly dream…
I’m sure I’m not the only one who has to Google how many minutes a soft-boiled egg requires every time I attempt one. If you’ve got your iPad in the kitchen already, this app would prove very handy. You just select whether you want a soft, medium or hard-boiled egg, and the iPad app will…
Made out of paper (yes, the stuff from dead trees—I wouldn’t lie to you), these WowWee Paperjamz guitars plug into speakers or headphones and let you play actual chords (accompanied by backing tracks). Five different styles of guitar are available, with the Stratocaster offering ‘What I Like About You’, ‘Two Princes’ and ‘End Of The…
One of the main advantages of OLED is that it can be flexible—so flexible, in fact, that it can be wrapped around a pencil. Taking 2007’s .3mm prototype Sony’s made a new one just 80μm-thick. https://gizmodo.com/sony-flexi-oled-screen-is-trouble-waiting-to-happen-263366 That’s about ten times the size of a red blood cell, or just a tiny bit thinner than a…
Trendy English retailer Selfridges’ “nipple enhancers” have an alluring product description promising that “the natural look is back.” Men love a bit of silicone. But what would you think if one of these fell off during a groping session? Not exactly sexy then, are they? Still, Selfridges claims that the “Body Perks nipple enhancers are…
As if whacking GPS, 3G, an accelerometer and optical touchpads onto the new Vaio P wasn’t enough, Sony’s only gone and painted it with crocodile skin now. https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-p-is-a-worthy-upgrade-with-accelerometer-tou-5534892 Available in Japan for now, you can choose the various upgrades on offer for the innards of the croc, including a 256GB SSD or an Intel Atom…
