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“Oh, hello.” I bet the fox looked real scary through that lens, like a snarling chimera. But he’s so cute! I want a fox. And now back to your regularly scheduled iPad programming. [English Russia]
Someone said to me that the iPad was more for content consumption than content creation. To that someone, Quinn, I say this: You will be able to simulate an accordion on iPad for four bucks. Hoopah! [iTunes]
One of the best XBLA titles showing up for $10 on the iPad might just sell the more “hardcore” gamers on the platform. It looks damn good, even if it’s not quite as graphically impressive as the 360 version. [iTunes]
OK Go‘s video for This Too Shall Pass is bananas, thanks to an over-the-top Rube Goldberg Machine. We’ve gotten some behind the scenes info before, but this incredibly detailed interactive floor plan takes it to a whole new level. https://gizmodo.com/ok-gos-embeddable-music-video-for-this-too-shall-pas-5483526 Just for a quick refresher, here’s the original video: The accompanying interactive floor plan lets…
According to Digitimes, Hewlett-Packard and Dell have “significantly reduced their investments” in the development and production of 10″ Pine Trail netbooks. HP might cut the size altogether, Digitimes reports, focusing instead on its 11.6″ netbooks. Sales for the 10″ machines haven’t been strong—Dell’s 10″ did, however, win our recent review showdown—and with an increasing focus…
We’re showing a lot of restraint by not turning this dealz post into an epic April Fool’s Day prank. So, without further ado, I present today’s Gadget Deals of the Day—entirely free of any misinformation or rickroll links. Top Deals: • Intel X25-V 40GB Solid State Drive for $99 with free shipping (normally $125). •…
Take the survey below, email the last question to [email protected], and you will be entered to win a Small Pixels Flip Camcorder. We’ll hook up the camcorder. It’s up to you to find the friends. Heard this guy’s available. [Rules]
Apparently the original post which cited Microsoft’s mandate of no replaceable batteries in Windows Phone 7 Series handsets was an April Fool’s joke. Ha… ha? Sincere apologies to Microsoft and to all of you for having fallen for it. Pocket Now reports that in an apparent effort to pretty up the handsets that’ll house Windows…
The first batch of iPad apps is live in the App Store, days before the device has been released to regular, non-media humans. First impressions? So many apps! Also: So expensive. Update: Here’s our list of the best. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodos-essential-ipad-apps-5507569
In the pantheon of nerd achievement, water cooling ranks near the top-somewhere between installing Linux and becoming fluent in Klingon. And there’s a reason the hardest of the hardcore prefer water cooling: It’s incredibly effective at lowering your system’s temperature. With higher thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity than air coolers, water cooling can mean…
The ITC has agreed to investigate Apple’s complaint against HTC. It’ll be a long process, and this in no way indicates how the ITC might eventually rule, but an Apple victory could mean a US ban of HTC phones. https://gizmodo.com/apple-sues-htc-for-infringing-on-20-iphone-patents-the-5483632 The suit is a sweeping accusation of patent theft, and a ruling against HTC would…
Worried that if you buy an iPad your favorite sites won’t work because of the lack of Flash? Don’t worry about it, please! Look, here are 12 sites that work! Seriously guys no Flash is no big deal! [iPad Ready] https://gizmodo.com/how-the-ipad-is-already-reshaping-the-internet-without-5504402
The iPhone is nice, but are things really so dire that J.D. Power finds every other smartphone to be below average in customer satisfaction? Are Apple fanboys really this happy? Is everyone else really this unhappy? [JDPower via Electronista] * Note that we actually may understand how averages work and that the question is more…
Seriously, Greg Packer, you are the worst. Get a job, you walking embarrassment. [TechCrunch] https://gizmodo.com/sweaty-iphone-linesitter-photoshop-contest-pure-horror-273708
Time has a terrific profile of Steve Jobs and the iPad this week, in large part because they put it in the hands of ubercomedian/ubergeek Stephen Fry. It’s a portrait of a man whose life and work are intrinsically intertwined. The hardest-hitting question of Fry’s hour-long interview—”Will you perhaps leave Apple on this high, a…
Against most predictions, Hulu’s CEO Jason Kilar has announced that they have been profitable for two quarters, generating a $100 million revenue in 2009, with another $100M coming in the first half of 2010. Good news for online TV. [NYT]
For all we’ve written and read about the iPad, there’s one thing we don’t know for sure: How people will use it. Apple and co. seem to think it’s going to be your new TV—here’s why they’re right. The Old Way: iTunes Apple’s been implicitly pitching every device with a screen as a TV replacement…
After receiving a few emails on the matter, I realized that I’d better clarify. There won’t be a new Shooting Challenge for this week. But we will post a new challenge next Wednesday, April 7th.
The number of major record labels seems set to drop to a mere three, as EMI has failed to make a deal for North American distribution rights with either Universal or Sony. Updated As I wrote about extensively here, EMI is doing very, very badly, and things have just been getting worse for them. They…
Not only has Verizon discounted the Pre and Pixi Plus to $50 and $30, respectively, not only are they eligible for a buy one get one free promotion, but now, they’re free mobile hotspots, too. [Verizon via BGR]
