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Apple Issues Update for Current-Gen iPod Nano…Barnes & Noble Giftcards Won’t Buy Ebooks, Screwing Some Nook Pre-Orderers…Dell Mini 3 Officially Launched in China…Palm Stock Skyrockets After Nokia Takeover Rumor… Apple Issues Update for Current-Gen iPod Nano Apple quietly issued a firmware update for its newest, video-taking iPod Nano, and it’s pretty minor but does fix…
There are two types of people in the world: People that get excited about filling the shit out of their taxes with a Gundam pen, and people who are dead inside. Who are you? [Strapya via Technabob via Dvice]
So, Best Buy’s new store in NYC is going to be open 24 hours during the week. Apple also has a 24-hour store in NYC, but this could be way better. I have some pitches for you, Best Buy. https://gizmodo.com/new-nyc-best-buy-to-be-open-24-hours-during-the-week-h-5398919 1. Capsule Hotel Say you’re in Union Square, it’s 4am, and you’re drunk. Far too…
The Finger Touching phone concept is perfect if you’re not brave enough to have a phone embedded under your skin, yet still want to look trendy and futuristic. Granted you’d look dorky talking into your hand, hologram buttons or not. https://gizmodo.com/digital-tattoo-interface-turns-your-skin-into-a-display-5401714 The idea is that the phone’s keypad is projected onto your hand and the…
Wired thinks that Roy A. Gallant’s 1950 classic science books need to be updated with 21st-Century style and information. They’re right, but while their artwork may be flashier and more accurate, it is not necessarily clearer. Take these two examples. In the first one, you can try to see how earthquakes propagate through the entire…
The millions of Xbox Live players who were banned because of their modded Xbox 360 consoles may get a second chance with some firmware workarounds. Beware though, it’s a complicated process. First you’ll need to get iXtreme LT, which’ll attempt to return your console to a playable state. The catch is that you need to…
The first HUBO robot innocently rode a Segway. The HUBO 2 looks like he’s ready to turn into a killer ninja-bot as he practices tai chi, hones his swordsmanship, and still has time for a drink. https://gizmodo.com/hubo-the-first-robot-to-ride-a-segway-265301 We are so screwed. [Plastic Pals via Crunchgear]
7.08GHz. That’s the record-shattering speed an AMD Phenom II processor was overclocked to using a massive amount of liquid helium. You can watch the whole process in this documentary video set to one kickass soundtrack. [Crunchgear]
This microphoned submarine glider has been collecting ocean sounds for a few weeks. When it is plucked from the sea in a few more, researchers will use software to parse its audiofiles for rare beaked whale songs. [Wired]
Look, it’s the box art from Star Trek Online (along with new screens and impressions)! Also read on for the latest infotainment regarding Diablo III, a Diablo clone, the Avatar game and, of course, Modern Warfare 2. Even More Star Trek Online Screens Confession: I downloaded these off Atari’s press site, just for my own…
This is the Shinshin ATD-X, the prototype of what could be Japan’s very own stealth fighter if they don’t get to buy Lockheed Martin F-22s. It’s very sleek, but I’m sad it doesn’t transform like a Varitech. The Japanese military seems to be very happy about it, although it’s not clear it will ever pass…
In this week’s slightly more transparent app roundup: Malls, navigated! Instant messages, never ignored! Browser, bettered! Messaging, replaced! Hotel rooms, snagged! Photos, translated! Ghosts, faked! Blu-ray movies, supplemented! And more… https://gizmodo.com/apple-app-store-approval-process-becomes-slightly-less-5402507 If you want to view this gallery as a list, click here https://gizmodo.com/this-weeks-best-iphone-apps-5404471 Point Inside: Fact: stepping foot in a suburban mall can drain…
The DSi’s camera is probably the lowest-quality camera device you can buy today that can still counts as a camera. But, it’s still a camera, and your kids might enjoy making their photos slightly more interesting than the default shots. Thrustmaster’s $20 kit offers variable color filters, a macro lens, a telephoto lens and a…
Jerome O’Hara and George Perez were more than happy to generate false records concealing Bernard Madoff‘s ridiculous Ponzi scheme until the crap hit the fan. They took hush money at that point, but I doubt that’ll comfort them in prison. The pair supposedly had an eventual “crisis of conscience” and told Madoff that they would…
I don’t speak Russian, so I don’t really get what’s going on here, but I think this guy is just filtering water through magnets and millet. I’ll stick to a Brita pitcher, thanks. [Webpark.ru via Boing Boing]
Yes, it’s the RoboCop question. How much of your body would you have to replace with machines before you could no longer be considered human? Let’s break it down into percentages. What Percentage of Our Body Would Have To Be Replaced Before We Ceased Being Human?(poll)
Have you ever got hit with a $1.99 data charge on your Verizon bill for accidentally hitting a button that connects you to “Get It Now” or “Mobile Web?” This design “flaw” might be netting Verizon $300 million per year. A tipster writing to David Pogue claims to work at Verizon, and he explained his…
While it would be a shame to lose the understated flare of Jonathan Ive design, the prospect of a glowing Apple logo embedded in the rear of my skull would be a worthy trade. That is, until my AT&T reception cuts out and my corneas fill with that damned spinning beach ball. (Click each image…
Today in Now Available: the Sonos ZonePlayer S5, a wireless speaker system controlled by the iPhone and iPod Touch; the Yamaha MCR-140 wireless iPod dock; the Lenovo U150 ultraportable laptop, and the game-changing FLO TV. The Sonos ZonePlayer S5, an all-in-one wireless speaker system for iPod Touches and iPhones that is pictured above, is now…
One idea behind a “cyborg life” is that we look to machines to take on critical, physical roles. These 10 machines illustrate how we have already begun passing the torch on tasks we are getting to lazy to do ourselves. Remember handwriting? We have all but abandoned it, but the torch is being taken up…
