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What iTunes LP Should’ve Meant

Is listening to your iTunes playlist over vinyl the most practical of ideas? Nah. But throw in a futuristic glowing ring and call to arms for playlist purists, and Martin Skelly’s Playlist Player has a friend in me. The Playlist Player is for those who put in the kind of thought into their daily soundtracks…

Tech News Brian Barrett

You Won’t Believe This Video Was Taken With a Cellphone

Sure, it was expertly shot and framed, brightly lit, and set in a striking location, but you really can’t diminish what Nokia’s N8 has done here—it’s recorded crystal-clear, camcorder-level 720p footage. Except, it’s a phone. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-n8-official-with-12mp-camera-and-720p-video-reco-5525259 This, combined with pleas from Nokia to please, please wait before passing judgment on its inauspiciously leaked prototype phone,…

Tech News John Herrman

Why HP Buying Palm Is Good for You

Rejoice: HP is buying Palm! If the boring beigeness of HP doesn’t kill it in the process, this could only be good for anyone looking for a neat, solid smartphone that beats Google and Apple in many areas. What Happened It’s not the first time Palm has come back from the dead. After Palm PDAs…

Tech News Brian Barrett and John Herrman

Incredible Perching UAV Lands On And Takes Off From Walls

This little guy is pretty remarkable: a fixed-wing aerial drone that lands by clinging vertically to a wall, and takes off from the same position. I’m not saying this is the future of spy planes—but it should be. The Perching Project comes from the Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab at Stanford University, and uses small…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Shooting Challenge: Focus Stacking

Depth of field is a key principle to photography, a combination of factors and physics that determine how much any given photo is in focus. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, I want to to break the laws of DoF. The Challenge Last week, you combined multiple photos to extend dynamic range. This week, you’ll combine…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Gadget Deals of the Day

Dealzmodo caters to everyone! Sure, ridiculously expensive TVs that are discounted to be less ridiculous might not be for everyone. But, free ice cream, is. So if you don’t find your deal today, don’t worry, Dealzmodo comes right back tomorrow. Top Deals: • 65-inch Sharp AQUOS 1080p LCD HDTV $2599 Shipped (normally $3999). • Toshiba…

Tech News Casey Chan

Explore the World of Android Apps

Gizmodo and Verizon have teamed up to bring you the brand-new Essential Android Apps Directory, a compendium of the best apps—complete with insightful descriptions and QR codes to instantly grab the apps you need. It’s a must-bookmark page for all droid owners. Click here to check it out!

Tech News Gawkercreative

Chopper 2 Uses Your iPhone As a Fancy iPad Controller

We’ve already seen some innovative uses of the iPhone in iPad gaming—specifically, as a pricey tile board for Scrabble—but Chopper 2’s iPhone-as-controller is one of the first of its kind. How’s it look? Um… awesome. https://gizmodo.com/the-real-cost-of-scrabble-for-ipad-5508312 The iPhone (or iPod Touch) controls the game over bluetooth, and shouldn’t face any approval hurdles. And if you’re…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Why Apple Just Snapped Up Siri, a Voice Search Company

Apple just dumped a truckload of money at the doorstep of Siri, a startup you’ve probably never heard of, which makes a voice search iPhone app you’ve probably never used. Why? The answer, as usual, has to do with Google. https://gizmodo.com/the-dogs-of-war-apple-vs-google-vs-microsoft-5517993 So, this Siri app, it’s pretty interesting. Here’s how I described it back in…

Tech News John Herrman

NYU’s ITP Summer Camp for Grown Up Creative Geeks

The Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU’s Tisch School is where all kinds of ridiculously creative techno-wizardry happens so it’s pretty exciting they’re seriously opening up the program with a Summer Camp for grown ups. Do check it out. [ITP]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

First-Ever Patented Motorcycle From 1894 Sells For $131k at Auction

Fetching over $131,200 when it went on auction last week, this Hildebrand & Wolfmüller motorcycle from 1894 was the first two-wheelin’ motorcycle ever to be put into production. Hailing from Germany, it’s known as a motorrad, and was found in a barn in the US, where it’s been for almost 70 years, gathering dust. It…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Art Lebedev’s Mixed Metaphor Coffee Cup: Somebody Is Going to Die

The battery’s power level rises with the temperature—not the amount of caffeine. Bleary-eyed and hungover, somebody’s going to find this out the hard way. That’ll be that screeching sound, trailing in the distance. [Art Lebedev via Unpluggd]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Looking Into My Genome Reveals Risks I’ll Never Unsee

At the advice of many medical experts, I’m leaving the following article, in which I’ll discuss my personal probabilities of disease based upon my genetics, unsigned. While the 2008 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) protects individuals from being denied health insurance or employment based upon their genetic code, health insurers can still weigh your genetics…

Tech News Gizmodo.com

The Final Details on the iPad’s 3G Data Plans

I’m already a firm believer in the iPad 3G and its no-contract data plans, but AT&T’s released the nitty gritty details, in case you wanted to check the fine print. Pretty much the same, but a few new bits. https://gizmodo.com/you-should-get-3g-on-your-ipad-5505581 For instance—and a big thing if you’re trying to stretch out the $15/month 250MB plan—is…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Poseidon 37: A Floating Power Plant For the Roughest Seas

This is Poseidon 37, a floating power plant with the durability of an oil rig and the efficiency to generate up to 50 gigawatts of hydro and wind power a year. I’m assuming the trident is underwater in this shot. The commercial plant prototype being built by Danish company Floating Power Plant measures 230 meters…

Tech News Brian Barrett

T-Mobile Won’t Charge You for Using Too Much Data, But They Will Slow You the Hell Down

Instead of charging you overage fees for using more than 5GB of data in a month with one of its webConnect 3G data plans, T-Mobile’s just going to slow your internet down instead. A novel trade-off, though I’d prefer to choose whether I get hit with fees or slowdowns. Instead of overage charges, T-Mobile will…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

China’s 21-Foot-Tall Baby Is Here to Creep Out the World

This 21-foot-tall baby was created by the special effects mavens behind Alien vs. Predator. It was built to represent the cities of future generations, or something. But really, it’s just unsettling. [io9] https://gizmodo.com/21-foot-tall-robot-baby-to-defend-peoples-republic-5526040

Tech News Adam Frucci

The Center of Apple’s Universe

Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 makes it more clear than ever what Apple’s real priorities are: iPhone and iPad. Mac OS X is an also ran. In fact, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Apple only makes the iPhone and iPad—Mac OS X is barely mentioned, and almost in passing. Its most conspicuous absence, and most…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Halo 2 Superfans Refuse to Let the Dream Die

Two weeks ago, Microsoft killed Xbox Live support for the original Xbox, making it impossible to play old games like Halo 2 online. But 13 people are still playing by keeping their old consoles on and connected 24/7. https://gizmodo.com/original-xbox-live-dead-from-today-5516826 There used to be a lot more people staying online, but crashing consoles and timed out…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Air Force’s Falcon Hypersonic Glider Disappears Mysteriously

The Air Force’s Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2—designed to attack global targets at Mach 20—has disappeared nine minutes into its first test flight, just after separating from its booster. Contact was lost, and it hasn’t been found yet. The Falcon was supposed to splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a 30-minute, 4,100-nautical-mile test flight.…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

What iTunes LP Should’ve Meant

You Won’t Believe This Video Was Taken With a Cellphone

Why HP Buying Palm Is Good for You

Incredible Perching UAV Lands On And Takes Off From Walls

Shooting Challenge: Focus Stacking

Gadget Deals of the Day

Explore the World of Android Apps

Chopper 2 Uses Your iPhone As a Fancy iPad Controller

Why Apple Just Snapped Up Siri, a Voice Search Company

NYU’s ITP Summer Camp for Grown Up Creative Geeks

First-Ever Patented Motorcycle From 1894 Sells For $131k at Auction

Art Lebedev’s Mixed Metaphor Coffee Cup: Somebody Is Going to Die

Looking Into My Genome Reveals Risks I’ll Never Unsee

The Final Details on the iPad’s 3G Data Plans

Poseidon 37: A Floating Power Plant For the Roughest Seas

T-Mobile Won’t Charge You for Using Too Much Data, But They Will Slow You the Hell Down

China’s 21-Foot-Tall Baby Is Here to Creep Out the World

The Center of Apple’s Universe

Halo 2 Superfans Refuse to Let the Dream Die

Air Force’s Falcon Hypersonic Glider Disappears Mysteriously

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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