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Same Droid, different country. Hell, different continent. In Germany thy name be Milestone. The new name is not as tech-heavy of geektastic as Droid, but we can see the point. From here on out, things are going to be different (hopes Verizon/Motorola). The image comes from the O2 web site, where the Droid is masquerading…
We’ve been here before, so no long post necessary, but it’s worth mentioning, again, that illegal downloaders, the alleged scourge of the music industry, are really the ones who buy the most music. So says a new survey out of the U.K., anyway. [The Independent via Boing Boing]
ATI’s six-monitor-driving dual-GPU Radeon HD 5970 was caught posing on a table this weekend, as new and upcoming gadgets are wont to do. And before you ask, yes, it is still a huge honkin’ piece of kit. https://gizmodo.com/ati-radeon-hd-5800-series-is-first-to-support-directx-1-5366053 At more than a foot long, this card requires eight- and six-pin power connectors and a equally…
With the way Apple’s been making money these days, I wouldn’t have been surprised to hear they were giving out real iPods to any trick-or-treaters visiting their stores yesterday. They weren’t, of course, but the alternative was pretty cute. https://gizmodo.com/apple-made-a-lot-of-money-as-traditional-ipods-march-5319722 Seen here is a magnetized iPod bookmark. If you were a little guy or gal…
I completely forgot that I get an extra hour of that precious, precious thing called sleep tonight. Since I’m probably not the only forgetful Lucy around, here’s a reminder to set your clocks back and snooze a bit longer. Technically, the moment to hop back in time is whenever 2 a.m. strikes in your time…
I like Android and all, but one thing the iPhone absolutely kicks every other smartphone’s ass at is media playback—until now. This video of Sony Ericsson’s “Rachael” Android UI shows its media capabilities, and it looks un-freaking-believable. https://gizmodo.com/sony-ericssons-android-rachael-ui-makes-me-want-to-ditc-5310236 Looks like Sony Ericsson borrowed heavily from the Zune HD playbook for this one, but we’re not…
Since I’m feeling festive evening, I thought I would leave you with some of our Halloween posts. OK, really I just can’t pass up a chance to put up these masks of Chen and Blam again. Happy Halloween everyone! • This Is Why You Shouldn’t Put Drunk Ewoks On Live TV • Next Year, I’m…
Royal Caribbean’s record-setting $1.5 billion, 1200-foot-long, 16-deck-high, 220,000-ton, Tower-of-Babel-on-sea luxury cruiser has finally set sail from Finland to Miami. I hate to be the one to ask but, um, there aren’t any icebergs on the way, right guys? https://gizmodo.com/worlds-largest-cruise-ship-let-the-suburbs-travel-with-5018335 Royal Caribbean named this affront to god the “Oasis of the Seas,” which, yeah, is a…
id’s classic shooter has finally been (officially) ported to the iPhone. And thanks to oversight from John Carmack himself, there are a number of improvements that make it worth a purchase even for Jailbreakers. In a blog post from May, Carmack says he loves that players port Doom to every device imaginable, but he’s disappointed…
Users on Apple’s discussion board have been experiencing issues with their PCs locking out iPhones when using Windows 7 with the Intel P55 USB chipset. It’s a pretty specific combo that you’re probably not running, so don’t panic. The thread is only five pages long, but multiple users are claiming the exact same “0xE8000065” error…
Each month, the best new iPhone apps—and some older ones—are considered for admission into Gizmodo’s Essential iPhone Apps Directory. Who will join? Who will live? Who will die? The Month’s Best Layar: There’s the obvious reason to be excited about this: https://gizmodo.com/androids-best-augmented-reality-app-hits-the-iphone-5381846 Layar, the first camera-based AR app to really blow us (or anyone) away,…
Our sister site Lifehacker put together a list of ten app-based ways to boost your media center’s potential, adding support for remote controls, remote TV scheduling, Hulu Desktop and more. My favorite: Ad removal. Suck on that, ad-supported entertainment! [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/top-10-apps-that-boost-your-media-center-5393916
Geohot, the same hacker who first jailbroke OS 3.1.2, is now also the first to crack the 3.1.2 baseband. Previously, anyone who had unlocked their phone at version 3.0 or lower was fine as long as they were careful when upgrading, but anyone running 3.1 or higher was out of luck. Good news for anyone…
I can’t imagine how long it took to cut out these extremely detailed maps of NYC. By removing the bustle of street names, traffic flows and landmarks, nothing is left but the city’s organizational beauty. There are four separate 3’x4′ panels that represent Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. When they’re combined, you’ve got one…
In honor of Halloween, the Today Show had a Star Wars themed episode. The only trouble is that no one considered that sticking a bunch of drunk midgets into Ewok costume might end with dry humping, fighting, and moon-walking. According to the Warming Glow, there’s confirmation that the people inside Ewok costumes were genuinely drunk,…
New leaked documents suggest all the Droid Eris grumblings we’ve heard were true: it should launch November 6, and will supposedly run $99 after rebate. That’s pretty cheap considering it matches the specs of the $180 Hero. https://gizmodo.com/htc-droid-eris-might-be-the-cheapest-android-phone-at-5392138 What we’ve heard about the Eris being a slightly reshaped Hero is pretty much right. The spec…
HTC’s new UI patent that “organizes applications, widgets, and web pages into pages of a virtual book” may “borrow” a few ideas from Palm, but it’s cool with me. I’m all for a snazzier version of Pre’s card system. It takes all open webpages, applications, and widgets and organizes them in a way that you…
Think of this week’s round of announcements as Android’s débutante ball. She’s gone from a lovable ragamuffin to a mature OS that’s ready for the spotlight. With Android 2.0, Motorola Droid and Google Maps Navigation, she stole our hearts. Google Maps Navigation • Google Navigator for Android Review: Good For Free But Far From Perfect…
Not to say “we told you so,” but we told you so. Google won’t be releasing its own Android hardware. Not now, not ever. https://gizmodo.com/remainders-things-we-didnt-post-5387257 Head of Android development Andy Rubin states the obvious by saying it would be foolish for Google to “compete with its customers” who license the OS. In his own words,…
River Depth: 1.36 meters. Water Temperature: Warm. 1) Attempt to ford the river. 2) Call your private helicopter to airlift wagon. 3) Caulk wagon and float it across. What is your choice? Considering this thing will contain “every conceivable luxury,” fording the river seems a little dangerous. I wouldn’t want to ruin those gorgeous hardwood…
