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Take heart, business travelers of America! Soon you’ll be able to add “slow and spotty internet connection” to your list of gripes with Amtrak’s high(er) speed Acela line. While I’m sure Hulu will help numb the pain of rail commuting, be warned that it may only be free for a limited time. Also, be annoyed…
Wet computers—devices made of lipid-covered cells that handle chemical reactions similarly to neurons—are the key to machines with the processing power of the human brain. But for now, they may deliver drugs in a better way: The type of wet information technology we are working towards will not find its near-term application in running business…
Apple’s not always the quickest on adopting new standards (or even old standards). Luckily, their OS X 10.6.3 beta has revealed at least partial support for OpenGL 3.0. [Hardmac via AppleInsider]
Are black, silver, pink and blue the most popular iPod Nano colors? According to JVC, yes, yes they are. The SP-A130 speaker not only matches those Nanos in size, but also shade. Whilst I have a blue Nano knocking around somewhere, I do wish they’d used the same metallic paint that Apple uses. To blast…
Hey, criminals: what’s the first thing you do after breaking and entering? Take a picture of yourself with the victim’s phone, right? Well, not when that phone has Lookout, an app that automatically backs up all photos to a server. A 15-year old male in Wilsonville, OR was arrested last week and charged with first…
A firmware update will bring two great features to the Zune HD this spring. The first is native XviD support, which is self-explanatory. The second requires just a tad more explanation. The Smart DJ feature, now on the Zune’s PC software, will make its way to the HD, offering on the fly track suggestions. That’s…
Your mom may have told you not to stare directly into light bulbs or solar eclipses for hours on end, but you know what? You’re a big boy now, so enjoy blinding yourself with 2GB of data. [GeekStuff4U via AkihabaraNews]
If you buy a subsidized Nexus One with T-Mobile and you cancel your contract after the 14-day trial, it’ll cost you between $50 and $200. Sounds pretty standard, but Google will charge you an additional “equipment recovery fee.” Google has the right to charge you up to $350 if you cancel before the 4 month…
The fastest laptops usually get lousy battery life, but Asus has made a few innovations that supposedly net its memorably named UL80JT laptop an incredible 12 hours of battery life, despite its Core i7 processor. I really hope it’s true. The big change here is a real-time management system that re-clocks the processor on a…
More and more big movies—Where The Wild Things Are, to name the latest—are coming out in a single package that includes Blu-ray, iTunes-friendly Digital Copy and DVD. This proves DVD is still the best way to sell movies. I naively enjoyed the Blu-ray/Digital Copy combo for a while, during the period I was still trying…
Early last month, a young man was shot in the streets of Harlem. Now we’ve learned that his murder may have begun with an argument on Twitter which gradually escalated to the point of leaving cyberspace. Kwame Dancy and Jameg Blake grew up together and were said to have been close before some kind of…
I’ve heard of people making claims about “electromagnetic allergies,” but so far, no one has been able to prove that this is an actual, physical ailment. Still, Santa Fe resident Arthur Firstenberg was forced into homelessness by his neighbor’s gadgets. In fact, Firstenberg is suing his neighbor for refusing to turn off their cellphone, wifi,…
Lesson to Verizon: Neon-spandexed globe-trotting hip-hop-ish superstars like M.I.A. should not be subjected to three-hour tech support calls, because her resulting song “I’m Down Like Your Internet Connection” is bound to become the new “shake it like a Polaroid picture.” The best part about “I’m Down Like Your Internet Connection,” which is due to appear…
As expected following the release of the 2.1-packing Nexus One, Android 2.1‘s SDK has been officially unleashed. No unexpected changes here, but it does indicate 2.1 will be coming to other Android handsets like the Droid soon. [PhoneNews via Android] https://gizmodo.com/nexus-one-review-5443835
You know what that building across the street from you needs? A graffiti tag, from your iPhone. Here’s how you do it. F.A.T figured out the trick, which involves little more than custom Fat Tag software, AV cables, and a projector. Detailed instructions can be found here. It’s (obviously) just a projected image, so for…
A cuckoo on a wristwatch—this concept design pleases me. Although, without a working cuckoo bird, this watch would be nothing. NOTHING! [Designboom]
Sony’s new camera and camcorder lineup is a whopping 17 products strong. Why not, say, four? I give a Sony rep ten seconds to justify his gadgets. Watch him panic! https://gizmodo.com/sonys-new-camera-and-camcorders-finally-support-sd-card-5442043 Edited by Joel Johnson.
We had the idea a long time ago, so it’s pretty awesome to see some serious passive aggression being displayed in Wi-Fi network names. Seriously, grindcore at 3am? That sounds annoying. [Passive Aggressive Notes] https://gizmodo.com/great-giz-ideas-harass-your-neighbors-with-your-wi-fi-5021550
So, you don’t have $191,000 for that F1 car simulator you always wanted? Don’t worry: 1) take some Lego Technic, 2) grab an iPhone, and 3) invent a way to connect your brain to a hamster. [eblogx via RandomGoodStuff] https://gizmodo.com/191-000-f1-car-simulator-costs-way-more-than-a-sportsc-5436925
The iPhone had its security growing pains when it was first released, and now Droid has its own flaw that lets anyone bypass your password screen with just the push of a button. https://gizmodo.com/huge-iphone-security-flaw-puts-all-private-information-5042332 Normally, Droid users are asked to input a pattern using onscreen dots before they can access their homescreen. But apparently, when…
