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The Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence Camera Will Narrate What It Sees

The mad geniuses at DARPA have their next project lined up: a camera that can guide itself and report back from the field. That kind of visual intelligence has been an exclusively human trait, until now. The plan, called “The Mind’s Eye,” is going to be outlined next at a one-day conference in DC in…

Artificial Intelligence Brian Barrett

Gadget Deals of the Day

Today’s deals are sure winners with a pack of bundled apps for Mac users, the PSP 3000 goes on sale, and if all the savings have tuckered you out, grab a free swing of some Myoplex protein shake. Top Deals: • Mac Update Promo 10 apps for $49.99 (normally $376). • PSP 3000 Slim Core…

Tech News Kevin Lee

Reminder: Send In Your Photos of Ugly Americans from St. Pat’s

You saw them: Dudes in Erin Go Bragh berets slipping in green sick and Sexy Leprechauns flashing their bloomers and otherwise atop a shamrock float. Share your photos of the ugliest messes you encountered on St. Pat’s and you could win big! In honor of Comedy Central’s new show Ugly Americans, send your best photos…

Tech News Gawkercreative

LEAK: Xbox 360 to Support USB Mass Storage

According to what looks like legitimate Microsoft documentation, the Xbox 360 will soon support USB mass storage through an official System Update. There are a few caveats, however. From the looks of it, the 360 will support pretty much any size of external hard drive (over 1GB), and this drive can be partitioned to be…

Tech News Mark Wilson

This Is Your Faulty Brain, On a Microchip

Take a good look at the downward trend of this graph—it’s important. It’s the reason why you’re only getting worse at first-person shooters and why you never feel as sharp as you were yesterday. It’s the human condition. Your Mind Is Declining Starting in your 20s—not old age—behavioral evidence suggests that you enter a linear…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Apple’s iGroups Patent Would Instantly Connect You With Nearby iPhone Humans

The Apple patent to actual Apple product ratio is pretty terrible, but sometimes you just want them to follow through. Like with iGroups! It’s a location-based social network that instantly puts you in touch with iPhone-having people around you. The technical aspect is kind of strange: iPhones exchange Bluetooth ID tokens to create little clumps…

Tech News John Herrman

Windows Phone 7 Series Promo: What Lies Beneath

The first Windows Phone 7 Series ad has debuted! And my goodness, I haven’t seen this many attractive, well-adjusted people since Joey got canceled. But let’s look a little closer, shall we? Something seems… amiss. Adorable parents. Adorable kid. Peppy music. But Anna, why are you in a record store when you could be jamming…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Upcoming Lightsaber iPhone App Pairs Via Bluetooth For Dueling Sessions

Have iPhone, download lightsaber app. It’s almost a pre-requisite for iPhone owners. From next month you’ll need a new saber app though—the Bluetooth-enabled Lightsaber Duel which pairs with other iPhone users for proper dueling sessions. https://gizmodo.com/phonesaber-strikes-back-returns-as-lightsaber-unleashe-5048330 THQ Wireless has even included 11 new Star Wars characters whose lightsabers you can use! Download it you must,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Universal to Cut All CD Prices to Below $10

Is there any doubt that the value of purchased music is plummeting? Universal, one of the big four record labels, is planning to cut the prices of almost all of its CDs to between $6 and $10. https://gizmodo.com/record-labels-change-or-die-5481545 This new test, called the Velocity program, represents a pretty serious price cut, as the average price…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Today, Steve Jobs Is Sad: The Passing of Jerome York

Apple Director and IBM ex-CFO Jerome B. York is dead following his hospitalization yesterday, after a burst brain aneurysm. He joined Apple’s board when Steve Jobs came back into the company. Needless to say, Steve is very sad: Jerry joined Apple’s Board in 1997 when most doubted the company’s future. He has been a pillar…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Ask Giz: Who Gets Custody of Shared Digital Memories When You Break Up?

When memories can live forever online, there’s bound to be relationship issues, so we enlisted our favorite love doctor, Debby Herbenick, to share some advice. The question: When it’s all over, who gets custody of those shared digital memories? We humans love our photos. Thanks to digital cameras, we take thousands more photos than we…

Social Media Dr. Debby Herbenick

Google’s Letter From Chinese Ad Partners Demanding Compensation Is Fake

That letter Google received from 27 Chinese companies demanding compensation if the search giant pulls out of the country was as authentic as the average Chinese-bought Louis Vuitton handbag, as it turns out. https://gizmodo.com/google-exiting-china-sucks-just-as-much-as-censorship-d-5495491 Bloomberg has quoted Gao Min from Google ad sales as saying it’s “likely a fake,” after 22 of the companies mentioned…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

New Lipstick Changes Colors When Ladies Are Horny

Science! That is what explains how Mood Swing Emotionally Activated Lip Gloss works, I assume. The makers claim that when a lady wearing it is in the mood for carnal pleasures, it turns deep red. How does it work, you ask? By “reacting with a girl’s body chemistry.” Oh, I see, well that sure explains…

Tech News Adam Frucci

Cardboard Record Sleeve Doubles as Record Player

This is pure genius: Audio engineering company GGRP Sound sent a 45rpm record in a corrugated cardboard sleeve that doubles as a record player. You can put it together one single step. Once is in position, you can play and scratch using a pencil. Clever. [Ads of the World]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Is Charter Tricking Customers Into Renting Unnecessary Routers?

One savvy Reddit user seems to think so! Also: hoards of other disgruntled and/or confused customers, according to Google. The scam? Charter’s convincing customers that their perfectly good router hardware—including the Linksys WRT54G—just doesn’t work with the ISP. As reported by ZachSka87: I use a LinkSys router. I’ve had it set up and working perfectly…

Tech News John Herrman

BlackBerry Slider Phone’s Rumored Launch Is Next Month

BlackBerry’s ugly leaked slider phone—supposedly dubbed the Talladega—might be released next month, if Engadget’s translation of a Korean interview with the CEO of a RIM supplier is anything to go by. Being a BlackBerry user myself, I can’t help but feel a bit dismayed by the pictures that we’ve seen of it…though maybe I’m finding…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Legendary Microsoft Game SkiFree Now Free for the iPhone

This news would have made my week if not for one little caveat: “Upcoming Features Include: Snow Monster.” It’s like a Rolling Stones reunion tour without Keith Richards. [iTunes via SAI]

Tech News John Herrman

Windows Phone 7 Will Get Copy & Paste…After Launch?

We’ve lamented WP7’s lack of copy & paste (though we haven’t missed the irony), but now trusted Windows blogger Long Zheng is reporting that all hope is not lost: https://gizmodo.com/hey-microsoft-dont-f-ck-up-windows-phone-7-5495005 As it turns out, the development team actually knows exactly how they will be implementing copy & paste in WP7S but did not believe it…

Tech News Mark Wilson

Rupert Murdoch Says Bigger iPads Are Coming

Rupert Murdoch says “the iPad will be pretty small to start with, but there will be more iPads…” Oh, really? REALLY RUPERT? Who said that? Did Steve tell you that, perchance? Steve… Yes, we know you like Google very, very much too. [9to5]

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Back Up Your Cloud-Stored Memories With These Free Tools

Today I’d like to talk to you about…backing up. I don’t just mean connecting an external hard drive to your laptop and transferring all your files over. I’m talking ’bout backing up the cloud. Has the thought of losing all your Gmail emails, Google documents, Flickr photos and tweets scare you? You may think storing…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Pentagon’s Artificial Intelligence Camera Will Narrate What It Sees

Gadget Deals of the Day

Reminder: Send In Your Photos of Ugly Americans from St. Pat’s

LEAK: Xbox 360 to Support USB Mass Storage

This Is Your Faulty Brain, On a Microchip

Apple’s iGroups Patent Would Instantly Connect You With Nearby iPhone Humans

Windows Phone 7 Series Promo: What Lies Beneath

Upcoming Lightsaber iPhone App Pairs Via Bluetooth For Dueling Sessions

Universal to Cut All CD Prices to Below $10

Today, Steve Jobs Is Sad: The Passing of Jerome York

Ask Giz: Who Gets Custody of Shared Digital Memories When You Break Up?

Google’s Letter From Chinese Ad Partners Demanding Compensation Is Fake

New Lipstick Changes Colors When Ladies Are Horny

Cardboard Record Sleeve Doubles as Record Player

Is Charter Tricking Customers Into Renting Unnecessary Routers?

BlackBerry Slider Phone’s Rumored Launch Is Next Month

Legendary Microsoft Game SkiFree Now Free for the iPhone

Windows Phone 7 Will Get Copy & Paste…After Launch?

Rupert Murdoch Says Bigger iPads Are Coming

Back Up Your Cloud-Stored Memories With These Free Tools

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

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Dyson V15 Detect Plus Cordless Vacuum Is a Late Spring Sale Deal at a Record Low on Amazon

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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