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In Fox vs. Duck, you are the duck, and you need to survive constant attacks by fox and fish alike. Like the best iPhone games, it’s simple but addictive. Your ducks get dropped down from the sky onto a pond populated by a hungry fish and watched over by a fox on the side. You…
We already know 4G data is going to be good in getting massloads of data to your laptops on the go, but how good is it for phones? For example, is Sprint’s upcoming HTC WiMax phone going to be useful? https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-why-wimax-and-lte-wireless-4g-data-will-b-5168035 Yes and no. Mostly yes. Here are some reason why (and why not) WiMax…
On December 10, 2009, Google applied for a trademark on the Nexus One name, but it looks like they’ve been rejected: https://gizmodo.com/google-applied-for-nexus-one-trademark-5427455 The application was refused because of “likelihood of confusion” with an existing trademark of the word “Nexus”, which was registered by Integra Telecom, a telecommunication services company, in 2008. Google’s intending to challenge…
We knew vaguely that Google was looking toward the living room, but the NYTimes has the details on Google TV, an ambitious platform to deliver web content to Android-based set-top boxes and TVs through partnerships with Sony, Intel, and Logitech. https://gizmodo.com/googles-testing-a-tv-search-service-5488634 Google hopes that the new platform will succeed where dozens of lesser efforts have…
“Oooooh…hmmmyes, please. Up to the left, to the left, up, up, no, a little down, doooown, theretherethere… A little to the right? Oh yes. Theeeere! Aaaahooooohuuuuh. So good.” This is how I wish the Drops worked. But it’s still neat. The Drops concept is very pretty. Like a tactile Facbook, only for your dearest ones.…
We heard whispers of it yesterday, but now Verizon has confirmed it: https://gizmodo.com/over-the-air-android-2-1-updates-for-droid-may-start-th-5495069 The Android 2.1 upgrade for the Droid by Motorola is being deployed to a small number of Verizon Wireless test users tomorrow afternoon. It is expected the broader phased rollout to all DROID by Motorola users will begin shortly thereafter. The upgrade…
Scientists have already created mini-cyborgs out of living cells and semiconductor materials, but now biological cells can also contain tiny silicon chips, which could become sensors that monitor microscopic activities, deliver drugs to target cells or even repair cell structures. According to Nanowerk, experiments found that living human cells can ingest or receive injections of…
We collect an astonishing amount of digital information. But as the Economist recently pointed out in a special reports, we’ve long since surpassed our ability to store and process it all. Big data is here, and it’s causing big problems. Walmart’s transaction databases are a whopping 2.5 petrabytes. There are more than 40 billion photos…
Well isn’t that nice! Silicon Alley Insider has it on good authority that Gizmodo is one of the tech sites Steve Jobs has bookmarked in Safari on his iPad. Hi, Steve! We knew he was a fan, but I’m glad to see he’s keeping up with us tablet-style, even after letting Bill Gates’ byline run…
It’s the oldest trick in the book—reflect any object in a mirror and said object becomes infinitely more artsy. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, let’s show the world why mirrored surfaces have still got it. The Challenge Shoot whatever you want, as long as it includes a mirror/reflection somewhere in the photo. HOWEVER, let’s focus…
Perhaps spurred on by yesterday’s flurry of Google phone activity, Sprint confirmed that the Nexus One will be coming to its network, though the price and date are yet to be announced. https://gizmodo.com/3g-ready-nexus-one-now-available-unlocked-on-at-t-5494635 Let’s recap: T-Mobile: Check. AT&T: Check. Verizon: Soon to be a check. Sprint, now: Also soon to be a check. Popular little…
What makes a great deal? Savings of course, like with today’s 47″ inch HDTV from Hitachi, get a Lenovo ideapad on the cheap, and with the warmer weather have yourself a free ice too. Top Deals: • 47″ Hitachi V Series UT47V702 LCD TV for $845 with free shipping (normally $1020). • 14″ Lenovo IdeaPad…
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It’s no secret that Palm is hurting, and hurting bad. But we knew that they at least had something on the horizon: the launch of two devices on AT&T, with all signs pointing to them being updated versions of the Pre and the the Pixi landing sometime in April or May. Well, according to John…
One day, the little green humanoids with three eyes or the big purple tentacle thingies will come for real. And then, humans and giraffes and orangutans and fish and jam all over the Earth will exclaim: PHOTOSHOP! [MakeUseOf]
According to iLounge, Apple is instituting a ban on all protective screen film products from its online and retail stores starting in May. It’s a move that’ll take away some of Apple’s most popular third-party products. But what for? Apparently the ban is going to cover both film-only products and cases that incorporate protective screens.…
Bits don’t have expiration dates. But memories will only live forever if the media and file formats holding them remain intact and coherent. Time can be as deadly to data storage as it is to carbon-based life forms. There are lots of ways data can die: YouTube can pull a video offline before anybody snags…
At age 74, Bruce Maynard has decided to walk across America. But he refuses to go without creature comforts like his cellphone, let alone camping gear and food. So he’s enlisting the help of a solar-powered stroller. Dubbed “Sam,” the once jogging stroller has been fitted with an intimidating solar panel that will, among other…
It’s too easy to pat Google on the back for taking such a firm stance against China. The two behemoths’ fingers are twitching by their sides, ready to whip their pistols out. But what of the repercussions on the spectators? https://gizmodo.com/google-refuses-to-continue-censoring-results-in-china-5446712 It wasn’t until January 2006 that Google.cn launched, with their Vice President of Global…
Sure, Digital Storm’s new DaVinci workstation is designed for pros in fields like video editing, it sure looks like a rig a rich nerd would bring to a LAN party. The DaVinci sports an Intel i7 980X and NVIDIA’s Quadro graphics card, both of which are pretty top of the line. And you’ll pay for…
