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Frustrated after seeing his father try to make a replacement car key without the ID code, Steve Randall and Ted Schwarzkopf created the Electronic Key Impressioner. If it works, it could be great news for locksmiths. And maybe thieves too. The Electronic Key Impressioner plugs into the car keyhole and, after aligning it properly, it…
If you go out to party with your friends and leave your significant other at home, chances are that he or she wouldn’t be very happy. Fortunately, here’s the perfect solution. The video is in Spanish, so read below to understand what’s happening before playing it The promotional team of Andes—a very popular beer in…
In former VP Dick Brass’s stabbing assault on Microsoft, he pointed to how his tablet projects were strangled to death by competing groups inside the company. So it’s interesting to see the record of infighting go back further. https://gizmodo.com/how-innovation-dies-at-microsoft-5464229 First, Microsoft didn’t give Brass as many engineers as he wanted—just six, instead of the 20…
The math itself doesn’t make much sense, but I like the concept of this formula to calculate the real size of your gadget. One thing is clear: the Apple fanboy constant automatically sets the weigh to near-zero. [Not Quite Wrong]
According to a leak spotted by Ars, if you buy Microsoft Office 2007 anytime between March 5 and September 30 of this year, and you activate the product and save your dated receipt, you can get Office 2010 for free. Ars has more details, but slow down, there’s a catch: The info was yanked after…
I’d buy an iPad just to read comic books. Think I’m nuts? I probably am, but see how you feel after this first look at what Panelfly, maker of a popular comic book iPhone app, is building for the iPad. https://gizmodo.com/panelfly-iphone-comicbook-reader-is-crying-for-the-appl-5346869 Instead of simply scaling up the existing iPhone app, the folks from Panelfly put…
A tiny but significant factoid in Sony’s earnings report from the WSJ: “Sony loses about six cents for every dollar of PS3 hardware sales.” Educated guesser of component prices iSuppli had deduced that Sony was finally eking out a little bit of profit on every PS3 Slim they sold, thanks to lower costs, but apparently,…
How did one of the world’s largest search engine companies wind up deciding to collaborate with the one federal agency most renowned for spooky spying? Let’s review. Someone hacked Google. Google hacked right back. Then Google decided to piss some people off by refusing to continue censoring search results in China—the country of origin for…
Hey, T-Mobile customer, do you have any idea that your wireless carrier is actually owned and operated by German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom? No? Well, ignore everything I just said, because it probably won’t be true soon. If you’re interested in why DT would spin off their entire US arm, it’s just a matter of…
In today’s Remainders: ideas! Ideas of all sorts, ranging from the very good—a ketchup package that allows for dipping—to the very bad—cutting a power cord with scissors—and including no less than two ideas somewhere in between! Catch Up Dave Ciesinski, vice president of Heinz, gets it: “The packet has long been the bane of our…
After former VP Dick Brass publicly excoriated Microsoft’s management and philosophy in an NYT Op-Ed this morning, the company had three good options: fully discredit his claims, let it pass, or admit shortcomings. Or, I guess, none of the above. https://gizmodo.com/how-innovation-dies-at-microsoft-5464229 Microsoft’s response came in the form of a blog post from the company’s VP…
Watch this crazy Chinese hacker turns his laptop into a giant touchscreen cellphone. I’m not sure if this is real or not, but I want to believe it is: Click to view Now, if only Andre the Giant was alive. [Motherboard]
It probably won’t result is as many hilarious candids as Street View, but the rumored “Google Store View” sure sounds handy. Presumably, it will eventually let you check out the interior of any participating retailer through Google Maps. https://gizmodo.com/google-street-view-spots-one-chunky-mans-funky-truck-pa-5429167 The report comes from Search Engine Land, which was contacted by a New York company called…
Admit it. As confusing and impractical of a concept that the Gesture Cube may be, If Apple had announced this instead of the iPad, the world would have gone freaking nuts. [Gesture Cube via CrunchGear]
I love South African Kulula airlines’ new airplane paint jobs. Called Flying 101, it shows all the elements of the aircraft over its entire surface, from the nose cone to the tail’s rudder, going through the gallery and the toilet. It’s not as detailed as I would like it to be, but it looks good.…
On today’s dealz our favorite Hackintosh is up on the DealzBlock for an astounding $249. Check out some gargantuan HDTVs in our home entertainment section, and get for free what you’ve only dreamed of—adhesive notepad samples! https://gizmodo.com/how-to-hackintosh-a-dell-mini-10v-into-the-ultimate-sn-5389166 Top Deals: • 10″ Dell Mini 10v Netbook for $249 plus free shipping (normally $279). • 50″ Samsung…
The strap that comes in the box with your camera sucks. It’s thin, so it digs into shoulder if you’re lugging heavy gear, and fails to be super versatile. The Lumaloop’s a sling-style camera strap that’s designed to be better. Price $60 Sling Shooting There are three major differences between Lumaloop and your standard strap:…
A small, but interesting note: Apple’s published an “App Store Tip” for developers that it’ll reject apps which “use location-based information primarily to enable mobile advertisers to deliver targeted ads based on a user’s location.” It’s not to protect you. Instead, what Mac and iPhone developer Craig Hockenberry almost certainly correctly surmises, “Looks like Apple…
This prettyful simple bar is not a spare part from a Wipeout racer, but the Linos Portable USB vinyl record player. How does it work? Quite simply, it seems. The bar has two parts. Take out the bottom base, place the long play album or single on top, and then sandwich it with the overarching…
Have you guys heard?! Comcast’s brand is so irreparably tainted by their horrible service, they’re changing it to Xfinity! Yes, Xfinity. Hilarious! Let’s help them transition by making some ads for them. https://gizmodo.com/comcast-rebrands-itself-as-xfinity-seriously-thats-5463652 Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with Xfinity Ads in the subject line. Save your files as JPGs or GIFs…
