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A great PR battle has all the thrills of a well-choreographed dance. Steve Jobs charges in trashing Adobe and Flash. Adobe responds with nothing but love. https://gizmodo.com/oh-hey-steve-jobs-officially-thinks-flash-sucks-5527204 We Love Apple, We Love Choice, We Love HTML5—these are all slogans for Adobe’s new ad campaign you can find on both their site and across the web.…
Izabo is a kooky Israeli band, and while the music isn’t to my taste I’ve got a lot of love for their music video. They use a bunch of iPhones to illustrate their lyrics, often in an almost stop-motion style. Check out Izabo’s music video to ‘On My Way,’ below. [YouTube]
If you’d like to put in an order early to get your Evo on June 4th, Best Buys are taking preorders now. The catch? You have to go into the store. Preorders over the web aren’t currently available. [Best Buy via Android Police] https://gizmodo.com/sprint-evo-4g-will-have-two-way-video-chat-goes-on-sal-5537603
If you’re a MobileMe subscriber (personally, I’m waiting to see if that free offer pans out), you can sign up to be in the beta testing of newly design MobileMe webmail—a refresh that’s definitely influenced by iPad aesthetics. https://gizmodo.com/is-mobileme-going-free-soon-5536329 Old MobileMe: New MobileMe: iPad Mail: See what I mean? Apple is shifting toward a unified…
A lot of you like Gundam, but do you have room in your houses for a 5′-tall Gundam? And enough moolah in your bank account so the $3,400 sting wouldn’t be too painful? If so, proceed downstairs… Bandai’s Gundam is a 1/12 scale-model version of the RX-78-2 model, and weighs 35kg. Each statue is built…
After hearing nary a peep from the Art Lebedev guys about their Optimus Popularis keyboard from years back, they’ve taken to their LiveJournal (LiveJournal!!!) blog to say production will begin “later this year,” with “the release likely in 2011.” https://gizmodo.com/art-lebedevs-optimus-popularis-keyboard-gets-its-first-394357 That’ll give the Popularis a three-year gestation period, so we’re expecting a lot from this…
A couple of guys in their early-20s came up with a product intended for arthritis sufferers, but instead have managed to excite a lot more people in the process. Yes, tea-drinkers can get excited too, especially by a mug/kettle mash-up. Originally created for their National College of Art and Design course in Ireland, Ben Millett…
Froyo has been on the cards longer than I can remember, but thanks to a TechCrunch exclusive we now know that Android 2.2 will also support USB tethering for data connection, plus be able to create Wi-Fi hotspots. Yep, Froyo looks to be all about the connections, but it will also have full Flash support…
It’s destined to become Fujitsu’s flagship PC this year (at least in Japan), and while full specs weren’t available what we do know about this all-in-one is that it requires passive glasses, and has dual cameras for capturing 3D video. While only a Japan release has been mentioned so far, we can probably expect a…
Proof again that Paris gets all the best artworks in the world. It’s just not fair. As part of a Facebook campaign from BlackBerry, the two-storey-high phone will display messages and photos sent in by fans on Facebook. It will be on show outside the Beaubourg Esplanade in Paris from the 20th – 22nd of…
As evidenced by the video below, this piece of DIY hackery actually works. While the body isn’t a genuine Leica II camera (instead, a Zorki 1 clone), it goes nicely with the Sony DSC-WX1 innards built into it. The DIYers quite literally ripped the DSX-WX1 insides out and placed them inside the gutted Zorki 1…
Word on the street is that Sony will be announcing a proper sequel to the PSP in just a couple of weeks at E3. That’s right—we’re not talking something slimmer, more slidy-outy, or colorful. A true PSP2. UPDATE The rumors are emanating from within several gaming publishers, and with E3 just around the corner in…
Microsoft’s semi-official solution for the Kin‘s Mac syncing is by Mark/Space, the company behind Missing Sync. Since Kin’s a Windows Phone, we’re guessing this is what Windows Phone 7 Mac syncing will be like. (A cop out.) https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-kin-review-the-best-cellphones-youll-never-b-5531082 What Mark/Space is bringing to the table sounds solid: full photo syncing with iPhoto, iTunes music syncing…
Apparently Sprint and Walmart have bonded to start Common Cents Mobile, a low-cost carrier which rounds minutes down, not up. This means that instead of being charged for two minutes when you talk for 61 seconds, you’ll only be charged for one. They don’t appear to be offering any particularly amazing phones, but at least…
The Gateway NV line was one of the best laptops of 2009. I don’t know that how far adding a Core i3 processor and a dedicated social networking button will help its 2010 campaign, but it certainly can’t hurt. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-windows-laptops-from-400-to-1500-5421823 The NV59C09u, above, is the first of the new lineup to hit retailers. It’s got…
Yes, donuts are meant to be deep-fried, but who cares about that little technicality when you can make six itty-bitty bite-sized donuts at once, right on the corner of your desk! This Mini Donut Factory will cost you $20, but how is that not worth it for all the tasty, fattening oh-so-heavenly treats you’ll make?…
Macs now have Steam and we’re mostly happy. But what about Linux users? It seems that they’ll have to wait a bit longer, but “Steam content delivery platform and Source Engine are coming to Linux.” [Phoronix] https://gizmodo.com/real-gaming-for-macs-is-finally-here-with-steam-5537409
On Roosevelt Island, a narrow strip of land in New York’s East River, no one takes their trash to the curb. They just drop it down a chute, anywhere on the island, and pneumatic pipes take care of the rest. The infrastructural curiosity is the subject of Juliette Spertus’ Fast Trash!, an exhibition that looks…
Apparently if you live in Germany you can get fined for not password-protecting your Wi-Fi network. This is because courts ruled that you’re responsible for anyone who takes advantage of your Internet connection to pirate files or cause other troubles: Germany’s top criminal court ruled Wednesday that Internet users need to secure their private wireless…
Still not sure what an iPad is? Don’t worry, Apple’s latest ad for the “magical” gadget will clear things up. In case the voiceover is putting you to sleep as well, here are the words you’re supposed to take away from the video: Thin. Beautiful. Crazy powerful. Magical.
