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The new Intel Core i5/i7 MacBooks come with “automatic graphics switching technology” to instantly toggle between Intel’s onboard graphics and more powerful Nvidia hardware. Sound familiar? Well, weirdly, it’s not Nvidia’s Optimus switcher—it’s something entirely new. https://gizmodo.com/new-macbook-pros-feature-core-i5-and-i7-processors-5515928 Nvidia’s Optimus, which allowed for basically what Apple is talking about here, was—and apparently, is—a Windows-only solution. And…
Someone said that this concept for a Nazi UFO cockpit looked like the cockpit of Darth Vader… if Darth Vader were a robot operated by evil hamsters. Somehow, that concept makes complete sense to me. https://gizmodo.com/inside-a-nazi-ufo-5515450 Iron Sky is a movie about an alternate reality in which Hitler sends Nazis to the Dark Side of…
Classical artworks might seem boring, but applying the 3D treatment reveals some highly comical surprises behind the frame. Give it some time—the good stuff starts about 30 seconds in. I know, I know, this is just a viral video from Samsung to push their 3D LED TV technology. So sue me! It’s still funny. And…
Just when you were starting to get the hang of all those crazy multitouch gestures designed for your fingers, a group of German researchers wants to put your other extremities to work. Multitoe (really) takes touch-based computing down a level. The Multitoe floor identifies users based on their footprint, and a short hop brings up…
It’s hard to imagine something as simple as the shoebox being completely overhauled. But Puma and Fuseproject have done just that, in a design that will completely transform the brand’s supply chain—saving millions in electricity, fuel, and water. “Rethinking the shoebox is an incredibly complex problem, and the cost of cardboard and the printing waste…
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Do you wear silly hats? Glasses that cover more than 35% percent of your face? Have a beard, even though you can’t fully grow one? Wear jeans that fit extraordinarily well? Love coke? Then you’ll adore Microsoft’s Kin, in theory! https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-kin-the-perfect-phone-for-sidekick-fans-5515236 If there’s one word that comes to mind when you see Microsoft’s Kin marketing…
This concept Sony DSLR design was created by industrial design student Ryan David Francis. Its unique shape is provides more room for your face for people who prefer the viewfinder to using the LCD screen. [Coroflot via Core77]
We spent hundreds of dollars and countless man-hours reviewing the first batch of iPad apps just to save you the trouble. Here is our complete compendium of reviews, sorted by category, ranked by preference. In other words, follow each of these links for a simple list of applications broken down by iTunes umbrella topics. The…
Check out what your commenter pals are reading besides Gizmodo (gasp!) by peeking at their My Fusion Sites—you’d be surprised how many of the tech-obsessed are also Defamer fans (gasp redux!). Click here, look around, and bust your friends. Then, create your very own Gawkmodo or Jalopspin or Kotako9 so they can properly reciprocate. It’s…
The new ARRI Alexa, a $60,000 professional 2K camera, shows off its chops in this gorgeous footage of a violin maker at work. The amazing part? You’re seeing the camera working with the light of two, 100W desk lamps. The video itself was shot at 800 ISO, which has been described by DP Tom Faehrmann…
Here’s a Photoshop Contest I shouldn’t have done: using staff photos as source material. You really dug deep for some of these, you bastards. First Place—Bobo the Teddy Second Place—Carlos Rodas Third Place—Ron Cassel
A design patent, to be exact, meaning: You can’t make a brazen copy of the iPhone and iPod Touch’s “ornamental design,” or else you’ll get sued to death. Of course, this isn’t just about crude knockoffs. The hardware design patent, which includes illustrations and descriptions of what are clearly first-gen iPhone and iPod Touch devices…
The new 17 and 15-inch MacBook Pros with Core i5/i7 processors are fast. Fast. Overall I’d say they’re about 50% faster than the last gen Core 2 Duos, which is about the same bump the iMacs got with Core i7. https://gizmodo.com/new-macbook-pros-feature-core-i5-and-i7-processors-5515928 Here are benchmarks to show exactly how much faster. About 50% faster in the…
Obsolescence, meet iPhone. It’s true, iPhone OS 4 won’t touch the original iPhone at all. But even the iPhone 3G is getting shafted quite a bit with iPhone OS 4. https://gizmodo.com/how-fast-will-iphone-and-ipad-hardware-become-obsolete-5515066 There’s three two major things we noticed missing from iPhone 4.0 on the iPhone 3G, after running this checklist of new hotness. https://gizmodo.com/the-hidden-secrets-of-iphone-os-4-5513121/?skyline=true&s=i No…
The US Navy’s unmanned “Fire Scout” helicopter was out minding its own business on a trial run, when its home base warship detected a suspicious speedboat on radar. That’s when Robocopter kicked into high pursuit—filming the whole way. The subsequent three-hour chase finally ended when the speedboat rendezvoused with a fishing boat, at which time…
This whole Apple/Adobe spat is about to get a lot uglier, according to IT World. Their sources say Adobe is prepping for a major lawsuit against Apple in the coming weeks. The updated SDK that was released with the iPhone 4.0 dev kit seems to be the last straw, with its new rules banning apps…
Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto died in a hospital after being shot in a Bangkok protest Saturday. His legacy, beyond his two children, will most likely be the seven minutes of footage found in his camera, turned in by protesters. Reuters hasn’t released the full, uncut footage of the event, but they have shared a few…
Mmm, perforation. 1,000fps may’ve impressed with the previous model, but a whopping 2,800fps at 1080p? Wow. If you crank the resolution all the way down to VGA, you can even shoot in 6,300fps. https://gizmodo.com/phantom-camera-1000-frames-per-second-scary-people-d-5485793 Flex is the latest model from Vision Research, whose professional Phantom line of camcorders tends to the more expensive side of…
Dumbphones are dead, right? So why—at the time of the great Windows Phone 7 resurrection—is Microsoft pushing a totally separate phone platform that doesn’t even run apps? The answer is borderline insane, but just might work. https://gizmodo.com/dumb-cellphones-must-die-5279250 When I first saw the two-pronged strategy, with Windows Phone 7 on one side, and the Kin phones…
