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When the inevitable police report is filled out, expect all the old cliches. “She seemed so harmless,” the neighbors will say. “We never thought so much evil could be hiding under such a cute little bow.” But we knew better. https://gizmodo.com/hello-kitty-expands-upon-arsenal-with-ar-15-rifle-338916 The provenance of this Hello Kitty chainsaw, complete with a splatter pattern of purple…
When the SlingPlayer iPhone app launched last May, it was hamstrung by AT&T’s insistence that it stream video only over Wi-Fi. It was an untenable position, given that MLB.com and others already stream over 3G. Today, finally, the carrier relented. https://gizmodo.com/slingplayer-mobile-for-iphone-review-wi-fi-only-30-5250885 This has been in the works since mid-December, and both companies still need Apple’s…
The limited edition Hermès-designed M7 camera from Leica has been taken out of its silk-lined box by The Purse Blog, and while they don’t go into actual review mode, the unboxing pics are more than enough for me to leer at. https://gizmodo.com/leica-m7-hermes-edition-your-bank-account-cant-handle-5406164 Vlad from The Purse Blog only comments on a few specifics of the…
3D glasses were never going to win you any style points (however good these bikini babes may look in them), but at least now hipsters won’t have to compromise their street cred while watching Avatar. [Play.com via FashionablyGeek via Katiesol] https://gizmodo.com/the-fashion-of-3d-glasses-always-out-of-style-5443236
Very quietly, Apple has expanded iTunes’ web presence: Now you can preview iPhone and iPod touch apps in your browser, without opening iTunes, which we saw last November for music. https://gizmodo.com/itunes-enters-the-web-browser-with-itunes-preview-5403986 It allows you to click on an App Store link and be taken to a website showing the app’s details, so you know what…
Samsung’s barely released details about its new operating system Bada (indeed, for a while there we weren’t even sure it was an operating system), but they’re already talking tough. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-bada-details-fleshed-out-3g-multitouch-handset-5421422 We do know now at least that the first Bada phone will be released in late March/early April, with Samsung’s mobile division President, Shin Jong-Kyun…
Don’t shy away at the sound of that “S” word. I’ve got some reassuring news for anyone who’s ever thrown their N95 across the room in horror. Starting today, Symbian^2 will be offered as a free open source download for anyone wanting to tinker with it. The details are a bit thin on the ground…
Mike Nash, Microsoft’s VP of Windows Platform Strategy had a pretty heady resume at Microsoft—he was the first product manager on Windows NT marketing, among other creds over 19 years there—but he’s bailing for Amazon, to join the Kindle team. He specialized in building ecosystems, and taken in conjunction with Amazon’s purchase of multitouch firm…
So you have an old USB HDD enclosure and a plain ol’ DVD drive, but what you really need is a shiny external DVD Drive. Today you’re in luck, because our friends at Lifehacker have instructions for a DIY frankendrive. https://lifehacker.com/gut-an-old-usb-hdd-enclosure-to-make-an-external-dvd-dr-5463413 This is a neat way to use parts that you’ve got sitting around, but…
“Where Is My Phone” is a clever little app designed to help you locate your misplaced iPhone simply by whistling. But I think we can agree that there are better uses for whistle-triggered sound effect playback than finding your phone. Turning your iPhone into a remote controlled whoopee cushion is what I had in mind.…
A list of things wrong with this shirt: 1. Batman has speakers, very excellent ones, built into his cowl. 2. They are wireless. 3. He uses a Zune HD. [Mysoti via Fashionably Geek]
It’s tough to motivate yourself to keep remotes, add-ons, and games organized. But when the organization system simply depends on shoving a console and all that junk onto an acrylic base that actually looks good? Suddenly things are neat. The Wii Pedestal Base will make your room look somewhat more stylish for a mere 25…
The Locked ON Proximity Sensing t-shirt is a stone cold radar-detecting piece of apparel. When separated from companions, its radar screen stays in scan mode. But get within a few meters of another Locked ON wearer? Target detected, baby. The decal on the front of the shirt is removable, since you probably wouldn’t want to…
HT4Sight seems like something only available to rogue agents who break people’s legs and shout out their lungs every time they want to know where a nuclear head is, while nobody—except a hacker with permanent PMS—believes in them. Except that HT4Sight is real, and available to anyone with deep enough pockets. The system allows anyone…
Discover Magazine has a great article on the real science and logic of the paradoxes of time travel. Just what is possible and what isn’t? Prepare to have your brain at least partially melted. Sure, it doesn’t address anything pesky like parallel timelines, but it does talk about the impossibility of changing something that’s already…
Appropriately following our explainer on why HTML5 won’t save the internet (yet) and the embedded discussion about video codecs and the future of internet video, MPEG LA—who licenses the h.264 codec—has announced they’re going to continue H.264’s royalty freeness for free internet video through 2016. https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-why-html5-isnt-going-to-save-the-internet-5461711 Which sounds like it melts some of Mozilla’s core…
We’ve heard rumors that Sony’s PS3 motion controller would be called Arc. Now we’ve got Brian Farrell, President and CEO of game developer THQ, referring to device by the same name. It’s not conclusive, but it’s certainly more evidence. [Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/rumor-sony-to-call-its-motion-controller-arc-5451837
The Tough Guy Challenge is an annual competition in England that pits its participants against mud, ice, and fire. Sounds terrible—unless you’re part man, part machine. But how did RoboCop fare against Superman and the Spartans? From the looks of it, pretty well! The winner of the race, though, was a man named Paul Jones,…
After the iPad was announced for $499, (a few) people asked, “What about JooJoo?” the first $499 web tablet, formerly known as CrunchPad. Well, it’s on. JooJoo’s now in full production, and plans to open a web app store. https://gizmodo.com/fusion-garage-joojoo-tablet-hands-on-5421614 I talked to Fusion Garage CEO Chandra, who said they’re not only getting another round…
So, Comcast has some public image issues. And what do you do when you want to fix the perception but not the underlying problems? Change your name! Change it to the worst, pseudo-pornographic, retro-futuristic garbage marketing dollars can buy. https://gizmodo.com/customer-satisfaction-survey-scores-apples-good-dells-5217794 Do you get it, people? It’s infinity, which is awesome, and X, which is dangerous.…