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So, you’ve got your new laptop, and we’ve told you what to do. But might still need a bag to carry your new tool/toy around. Timbuk2 has you covered with up to 65% off their messenger bags. https://gizmodo.com/10-things-you-must-do-with-your-new-mac-5433884 There’s a fairly wide selection available, and everything in the sale section is discounted by at least…
I’m a sucker for architecture. And I’m a sucker for time lapse photography. So yes, I’m going to get this prettyful time lapse view of Dubai’s skyline—from author of the 2.3-gigapixel Burj Dubai photo—and suck hard on it. https://gizmodo.com/unbelievable-2-3-gigapixel-photo-of-the-burj-dubai-5433690 Gizmodo reader Gerald Donovan took more than nine hundred images over the course of an hour…
I want to believe that Medica really did try to cut health care costs with the light saber app, waving their humming iPhones over financial statements while wearing robes. Now that would be a board meeting. [Thanks DaSazonator and Sam]
By now you’re probably wise enough to know when not to whip out your smartphone around your significant other, but what about when you’re bored at home for the holidays? Follow this flowchart to determine when you’ve crossed the line: https://gizmodo.com/a-romance-flowchart-when-is-it-inappropriate-to-use-yo-5419435 Click the image to view a larger version. Based in New York City, Shane…
That failed terrorist attack yesterday might make international flights a whole lot less enjoyable. Passengers are reporting that new restrictions are in place, and their severity varies flight-to-flight. Among the reports, a rumor: No electronics. Updated: Gadgets OK, but restricted! Again, these are isolated incidents, and there’s still no official word from TSA. But in…
The fastest commercial train in the world is now fully armed and operational, covering the line between New York and San Francisco. OK, I lied. Actually, that’s what I wanted to write. Sadly for us, it’s in China. Developed with Siemens, Bombardier and Alstom, the new train swooshes across the red land at 245mph (394km/h).…
The Apple tablet is almost here. We hear. Actually, we’re hearing a whole lot lately. With this exhaustive guide to every tablet rumor, we’ve got the clearest picture of the Apple tablet yet. Updated constantly. The Latest News and Rumors 1/27/2010: Hello, last minute, low quality photos of a possible tablet bolted to a table.…
Playboy has a fascinating article on Dennis Montgomery, the man who conned the CIA, the Department of Homeland Security, the Navy, the Air Force, the Senate Intelligence Committee and even Dick Cheney’s office into his phony anti-terrorist decryption technology. Montgomery—then co-owner and Chief Technology Officer of Vegas-based “eTreppid Technologies” and a notorious gambler with $12…
It’s not the first with Wi-Fi, nor the first with an AMOLED screen. But the CL80’s 3.7″ AMOLED, 14MP sensor, and Wi-Fi for a good-lookin’ camera (on paper, at least). Nada on price or release date. [Samsung via Engadget]
Any Xbox purchase at Walmart will get you a $50 store gift card. That’s a good deal on its own, but the bundle deals available on their website are downright unbelievable. Plus Sears has a 12-month Live subscription for $20: For either $260 or $360 (depending on if you get the Arcade or Elite), you…
As any diligent weekend reader knows, we don’t just find and explain the news around here, we like to do stuff; hack things; make gadgets better. Here’s the cream of this year’s how to guide crop: https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-the-best-of-2009-5432485 Make Your PC and Mac Share Stuff Like Best Friends: Getting PCs and Macs to play nice over…
Giz reader BushmanLA sent in a video of his kids trying to shoot down his flying R/C drone with fireworks. From the perspective of the UAV. Some of the shots look like they’re close, but all I can think about is how fucked we are when the Terminator thing goes down and all we have…
Comcast, the largest ISP in the US, settled their $16m data discrimination lawsuit Wednesday. They didn’t admit wrongdoing and customers are only eligible for a $16 award. But, importantly, they set a precedent for other ISPs: Throttle at peril! [Yahoo]
A dress that gradually disappears as you get a magic ball near to it? Yaishplease. That’s exactly what Daan Roosegaarde, V2 Lab, and Maartje Dijkstra have created, using a flexible plastic material and radio frequency technology. Very pretty too: Called Intimacy, the dress’ smart fabric reacts to variations in the electric current, smoothly changing its…
Actor Peter Facinelli says his daughter setup a spy cam to catch Santa. Instead, he placed this video on the device. Kids have always been smart enough to bust Santa if they wanted to. Now that video tools are easy, faith in the jolly fat bastard ends when kids are old enough and curious enough…
Since the first transistor was demonstrated 62 years ago, researchers have tried to make the device smaller and smaller. Now they’ve finally achieved an extreme point in their quest: A single-molecule transistor. Yes, that’s really, really freakin’ small. Apparently this itty bitty transistor “has a benzene molecule attached to gold contacts” and “could behave just…
Poking more at the info Apple secretly registered iSlate.com a couple years ago, TechCrunch found Apple’s possibly setup a shell company called Slate Computing, which has a trademark on “iSlate.” The signatory? Apple’s Senior Trademark Specialist, MacRumors discovered. https://gizmodo.com/apple-owns-islate-com-domain-the-mystery-deepens-5434085 Regina Porter most recently signed for the “iSlate” trademark for Slate Computing this past August—showing Apple’s…
District Attorney Brett Ligon in Montgomery County, Texas will soon be using his Twitter account to name and shame drunk drivers in his area. Based on his current tweets, this is a comedy goldmine in the making. The Montgomery DA already tweets about legal events—sometimes seriously and sometimes with incredible humor—so this new program will…
Santa’s come and gone, and the wrapping paper’s been shredded to pieces. Now we wanna know what you got. Did you find everything your heart desired under the tree or were there only lumps of coal waiting? While there were many pleasant surprises, I can tell you that I most definitely did not get everything…
No matter who won this fight, we’re blaming Adam for any presents we didn’t receive. Looks like he seriously pissed off the old man in red here. Everyone all together now: Awwwwww! This is our fantastic intern Kyle along with some of his dear friends. I have a soft spot for Wilson, even when he…
