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Frogman, a souped-up superhero take on Frogger, looks badass. Classic Frogger gameplay, with a dash of Tick-like attitude (I mean, look at that costume), and awesome-for-the-iPhone graphics. A couple years ago, this woulda been $20 on the DS. [YouTube]
If you head to Google.cn, you’ll be re-directed to Google.com.hk with a message saying “Welcome to the new home of Google China search.” So that’s that, I guess. https://gizmodo.com/google-rumored-to-shut-down-chinese-arm-in-april-5497115 Google is officially no longer censoring search results for China, sending all searchers to its uncensored Chinese-language Hong Kong site instead. Just as Google said it…
Microsoft Resarch Asia director Hsiao-Wuen Hon states the obvious: the company is already researching the “second version down the road.” Natal, like the first Xbox, is a big investment, so it’s unlikely that Microsoft would give up at one generation without giving it at least two, or maybe even three tries. So if the first…
Happy Monday folks or at least it will be after taking a look at some of our great deals. Today Alienware gaming laptops are on sale, pick up Serenity for a cheap Whedon fix, and hobomodo let’s you play ninja. Top Deals: • 17″ Alienware M17x Gaming Laptop for $1,999.00 plus free shipping (normally $2,324.00).…
Bet on the future? Torment your exes? Relive childhood, this time as a mildly creepy adult? Invent the Internet? The time-traveling device known as the Hot Tub Time Machine will exfoliate, relax, and ensconce you in the DayGlo universe of 1986. Some ideas below. And some warning signs that you may be using the device…
CTRUS. A football—as in soccer—that doesn’t use air but an inner elastic structure and an elastomer skin that perfectly simulates a real football. It’s also the ball that would avoid many referee mistakes. Many people argue that one of the beauties of soccer is the occasional mistakes made by referees, specially the offsides. But when…
The Impossible Project, a cadre of fussy men who’ve managed to manufacture new film for Polaroid instant cameras, are open for business. Forget the film—check out these vintage factory jackets! Okay, don’t forget the film just yet. There’s a wide range of cameras and film available at their online store, but it ain’t cheap. A…
We’ve all viewed our share of photography through a mirror, but I can almost promise that the entries in this week’s Shooting Challenge: Reflection in a Mirror have a few tricks you’ve never seen before. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-reflection-in-a-mirror-5495613 Dual Approaches [Ed note: two of this week’s participants worked at the same idea—capture a subject through the mirror…
Any TV show, on any screen, anytime. Free, or at least reallyreally cheap. That’s the dream. The two most obvious, potential avenues for this dream of cheap, awesome TV anywhere, anytime are iTunes and Hulu. Let’s review: Apple’s reportedly been greasing the wheels with the major broadcasters and networks for an iTunes subscription deal that…
Not shown: the carnage after the wrecking ball is swung through your wall, knocking the lights out of your entire house. [Studio Job via Dezeen via Core77]
SanDisk has figured out a way to cram 32GB of storage onto a chip the size of your pinkie that slides into your phone—if it’s got a micro SDHC slot, anyway. Which is awesome! Not awesome: It’s $200, which is as much as your phone actually cost. Oh well. It’d be kind of a steal…
Mensa—possibly definitely the world’s smartest organization—has placed Gizmodo on their top 50 websites. We’re honored to be in the excellent company of Lifehacker, BoingBoing, PopSci, The Onion and I Can Has Cheezburger. [Mensa and LIFE (image)]
Platform game. Retro look. 40 levels. The Android mascot as the main character. Free. If you’re an Android fanboy or fangirl, you have to play Replica Island. Don’t expect to buttsmash any iPhones, though. [Replica Island via Replica Island]
Watch an explosion of color and movement in this creative Sony commercial. Colorful petals blend together to form everything from a dolphin swimming in the ocean to fireworks arcing into the sky. It will make you believe that anything you can imagine can be made real. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Cras…
I think it would taste like a Flinstones pop, but that’s just me. Like all Tee Fury shirts, it’s available one day only, for $9. [TeeFury via Geekologie]
Screw combining a phone with an MP3 player, this is the sort of gadget convergence that makes a real difference in my life. [Clicker via The Awesomer]
It’s no 14-hr battery life like ASUS’ 1015 model, but the 1001PX is made from carbon fiber—just like those chopsticks you were admiring! Inside, an Atom N450 chip and 1GB of RAM hulk, ready for portable netbooking funtimes. https://gizmodo.com/asus-smorgasbord-of-eee-pcs-include-prime-1018p-thinne-5483513 It comes pre-loaded with either Windows XP or Windows 7, with the XP model coming with…
Sometimes, the hours just zoom by. Little Time, by Rafael Morgan. [Rafael Morgan via Likecool]
Hello, we’re still looking for more awesome Gizmodo interns in New York City. Are you one? We’re looking for a few different kinds of interns, with varied interests. Four different kinds, to be precise: Writing Intern: Your main task will be assisting with writing posts, but with a secondary focus on all the other intern…
The rumors were true. “In the coming months,” the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi plus will come to AT&T for $150 and $50 (with contract rebate), respectively. The big difference between this and Verizon’s Plus versions? No hotspot. https://gizmodo.com/palms-launch-on-at-t-might-be-on-hold-until-summer-5495705 In your unlimited data plan, you get AT&T Navigator (the GPS navigation service that’s basically the…
