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Before being sentenced to life in prison for first-degree homicide, Kevin Singer was an avid fan of tabletop roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons. His appeal to unban the game in prison failed though, so he won’t be rolling anymore d10s. Apparently officials at Wisconsin Waupun prison feel that D&D “promoted gang-related activity and was a…
Bill Gates is about the most mild-mannered and genuinely nice, um, unbelievably rich head of a multinational monolithic corporation that you could imagine. So why is Jon Stewart antagonizing him with anti-Zune and pro-iPhone barbs? Oh, right. Because it’s funny. Warning: Clips are from Hulu, which means they’re US-only. Sorry, foreigners, but, well: U-S-A! U-S-A!…
GeoHot, one of the fathers of the iPhone’s jailbreak community, has just released the exploit that’ll unleash all sorts of promising PS3 hackery, just like he promised. We can’t wait for the homebrew and, frankly, piratical features this enables. https://gizmodo.com/father-of-jailbreak-claims-to-have-hacked-playstation-3-5455326 From the source: This is the coveted PS3 exploit, gives full memory access and therefore…
Can’t check our liveblog of Apple’s Tablet Event tomorrow? Don’t worry, we’ll be updating our Facebook and Twitter pages with the breaking news. If you’re not already a Gizmodo Fan or Follower, getting into it is super easy, just follow the links below: https://gizmodo.com/apple-tablet-event-liveblog-were-here-5457641 Gizmodo @ Facebook Gizmodo @ Twitter Our live coverage of the…
This looks so much like Mars I can almost see the Rover in the background. But it’s not another planet—it’s one of a series of incredible small-scale models by artist Matthew Albanese. Wait until you see the volcano. Albanese calls the series “Strange Worlds,” although the strangest thing about them is the materials they’re made…
In 1924, George Mallory and Andrew Irvine set off to become the first men to climb Mount Everest. Among the gear they packed was a Vest Pocket Kodak camera. They disappeared. Today, a search for their camera could rewrite history. It was nearly thirty years later, in 1954, that Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay…
Book publishers’ last-minute negotiations with Apple revealed by the WSJ: Apple is pushing for bestsellers to cost $12.99 or $14.99—and some books $9.99—with Apple taking a 30 percent cut, like iPhone apps. Publishers set the ultimate price, though. Despite the higher price to customers, selling books through Apple could actually make less money per book…
Without any mention of hardware or software, The Doghouse Diaries pretty much nails a list of what we can expect from the tablet. Or rather, how we’re all going to react to it. Look out for 19! [The Doghouse Diaries]
Japan’s latest Xbox 360 ads follow the trials of 3-6-0, a salaryman for the Xbox Mission Department with the duty of scoring big name games. Watch the rest of the saga unfold at: [Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/new-xbox-japan-ads-are-reminiscent-of-old-dreamcast-ads-5457124
The latest version of the Zune software, 4.2, was just released. Not all that much changed, but the update lays the groundwork for some more significant feature additions to Zune software and the Zune HD, most importantly in codec support. Microsoft is just calling this a “maintenance” update, and there are only a couple actual…
It’ll all be over soon. The mystery. The anticipation. The rumors. Oh, the rumors. After the tablet is announced tomorrow, another stage in the gadget life cycle will begin. So take one last soak in every tablet rumor worth reading. https://gizmodo.com/apple-tablet-event-liveblog-were-here-5457641 We’ll be continuously updating our ongoing rumor roundup until our liveblog actually starts tomorrow…
Droid draggin’? Apps crawlin’? Android creepin’? Then maybe you should overclock your Droid to 1.1GHz, like this guy! But really no, don’t. The boys at AllDroid have figured out how to overclock the Droid’s ARM Cortex A8, normally clocked at 550 MHz, to 1.1GHz. That’s twice the frequency, in case you’re comically terrible at math,…
Last week Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy claimed that they had a soda-powered RC car in the works, and they have delivered on that promise with the “Ene Pocket.” https://gizmodo.com/soon-toy-cars-will-be-powered-by-mountain-dew-5454163 The car runs on Sony’s Bio Battery which, in turn, gets its energy from breaking down sugars like those found in soda and fruit drinks. Therefore,…
It’s pretty much agreed that the magical thing about the Apple tablet, the reason it could succeed where every other has failed, is going to be the interface. The software. But what’s under the hood? There are two arbiters of what’s inside the tablet. The software, and the battery. If it’s running an enhanced version…
According to Rodney Charters, director of photography on 24, print media might not be the only thing Apple’s tablet is saving in coming months. Charters cheerfully Tweeted that Jack Bauer might wield the ubergadget later this season on 24. https://gizmodo.com/pondering-the-apple-tablets-print-revolution-5456803 The production team on the show, which recently aired the fifth episode of its eighth…
You might think this 9" PLEN hobby robot a little on the pricey side, but that’s before you’ve seen him dance. Or skateboard! Better yet, you can control him with and Android app from your phone, via Bluetooth. The $3,000 robot from Akazawa is part of a limited edition of 50, so if you do…
In today’s Remainders, the tablet-confirming Tweet from a German retailer that wasn’t really from a German retailer, a video of the Air Force smushing faces with seven Gs, an iPhone app that keeps track of all those rumors, and more! Markt Up This morning, technology websites were buzzing with news that the Apple tablet’s price…
It’s rumored by some that Apple will announce that the iPhone is becoming available from carriers other than AT&T on Wednesday. That would mean you could leave AT&T while staying with Apple, among other interesting things. Price War If you want an iPhone in the US, you’re stuck with AT&T. If the iPhone becomes available…
This candy apple Sophie Madeleine limited edition LP is just oozing with style that no one can digitize. [Sophie Madeleine via boingboing]
Check your watch. Fist pump. Clap. Raise the roof. Release mosquitoes. Fist bop. Wave your lighter. Repeat as necessary. That’s the Bill Gates Boogie. [Guest of a Guest and CrunchGear]