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While we were distracted by the Apple TV 3.0 update, there’s been a new gadget waiting in FCC documents. Something called the FlipShareTV which is apparently intended as a companion to Cisco’s popular Flip video recording devices. https://gizmodo.com/12-things-you-need-to-know-about-apple-tv-3-0-5393023 We don’t know too much about the gadget at this point. There’s no release date and no…
If there’s one Apple product that lives outside the Reality Distortion Field, it’s Apple TV. But hey wait, 3.0 is out, doesn’t that change everything? Well, considering Apple rolled it out on a Thursday afternoon with no fanfare, whattaya think? https://gizmodo.com/apple-tv-3-0-software-is-out-new-interface-looks-fugly-5392855 1. New Home Screen and Tweaked UI The old home screen had a grid…
If I wasn’t so worried about traumatizing the kids in my neighborhood, dispensing trick or treat candy in this creepy spider bot pumpkin would be awesome. It runs C on an Axon microcontroller. It uses all digital servos and can lift over twice its body weight. The software (soon to be given out open source)…
We didn’t see much of a difference between DirectX 10.1 and 11, but if you’re a Windows Vista user who did and has been waiting impatiently: be happy because DirectX 11 is now finally available through Windows Update. [DailyTech] https://gizmodo.com/directx-10-1-vs-directx-11-can-you-see-the-difference-5368037
OK Palm, it was cute the first time you cracked iTunes to sync with the Pre. And Apple, I guess I can understand why you’d want to keep control over your software. But really guys? Still? You look silly. https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-to-sync-directly-with-itunes-5271917 Even Palm, who used this feature as a symbol of their underdog status, repeatedly defied…
The makers of the Gerber Shard claim that their airplane-safe keychain tool can perform seven handy tasks. But for the life of me, I can only see three or four. Help me out here, commenters. [Gerber via Uncrate]
Now that Windows 7 and Snow Leopard are both out in the wild, it is time, once again, to take stock of the state of home computing. That is to say, are you using a Mac or a PC? Before you answer the poll, keep this in mind: work machines don’t count. Presumably, you made…
The Scosche PowerFuze Pro will charge the hell out of your USB devices whether you are plugging it into the wall or into your car. Plus, when the car adapter is attached to the main unit, you can charge up to two USB devices at once. It’s a pretty versatile device for $35 (without iPhone/iPod…
When I think about all of the money I spent on college tuition only to find that the internet is riddled with free technology courses from prestigious schools like MIT. To make things easier, OnlineCourses has put together a list of 100 open tech courses and broken them down into 10 categories: Computer Science and…
The Droid, and Android 2.0 as a whole, isn’t going to kill the iPhone. That’s ridiculous. Teamed with the iPhone, though, it just straight up murdered Palm—the same way that Microsoft brought Apple to its knees decades ago. Reviews aren’t even hitting yet, but the early consensus is clear: Android 2.0 is the first version…
Apple TV 3.0 just dropped and they promise it’ll make your HDTV “everything it should be.” But what to do if you don’t have an HDTV to begin with? Today’s Deals can help you sort that out. https://gizmodo.com/apple-tv-3-0-software-is-out-new-interface-looks-fugly-5392855 Top Deals: • 12″ Lenovo ThinkPad X200 CULV Tablet Laptop for $1,207 plus free shipping (normally $1,879…
As if you didn’t see this coming, iTunes 9.0.2 is here, just in time for Apple TV 3.0 (the third strike?). The other changes are just iTunes 9 additions, padding out the otherwise boring list: https://gizmodo.com/apple-tv-3-0-software-is-out-new-interface-looks-fugly-5392855 iTunes 9.0.2 adds support for Apple TV software version 3.0, adds an option for a dark background for Grid…
Movember starts November 1st. Rules: 1. Register here. 2. When you emerge from your Halloween-party hangover this Sunday, shave. 3. Grow and groom a moustache for the entire month. Dress codes and formal portraiture be damned! It’s for charity! Remember: -There is to be no joining the Mo to the sideburns. That’s a beard. -There…
PC Pro looked into the bloatware included on new laptops by major manufacturers, measuring how memory, HDD space and boot times are negatively effected. And good lord, it’s worse than you thought. Bloatware, the crap software that manufacturers pre-install on their computers that include demos, media software and other junk you never use, is infuriating.…
Atten-shun! The new Apple TV 3.0 is out. As rumored, it includes iTunes Extras, iTunes LP, and Genius Mixes, but also a surprise: A new user interface. Question: Is Steve Jobs too busy overseeing the tablet development? This looks uggghsome: https://gizmodo.com/apple-tv-3-0-can-play-itunes-lp-and-extras-like-a-real-5392642 Conceptually, it reminds me of the PS3. More straightforward than the previous version. Graphically,…
The Muralizer is a device that hangs on a string, automatically drawing the design of your choice on your wall. And hopefully, it’ll be a kit you can get yourself in the near future. You plug it into your computer and load it up with the vector art of your choosing, hang it up on…
What do you do when the “eco-friendly” car you’re manufacturing is actually horrible for the environment to manufacture? Re-engineer nature, obviously! Toyota, who’s Prius is easy on the environment to drive but horrible on it to make, has engineered a new type of flower to help shoulder some of the damage their factories are spitting…
The real key is using the limits of the iPhone 3GS’s camera as a strength, Japanese pro photographer Koichi Mitsui tells BoingBoing: Its “simplicity keeps me devoted to only composition and the perfect photo opp.” In other words, the secret is composition, composition, composition. The one real advantage the iPhone 3GS has in this regard…
I’m no scientist, but I don’t believe that we’ve really got “circuits” and “microchips” powering our devices. That’s just what Big Brother wants you to think! Let’s break free from mind prison and see what truth lies within our gadgets. Create your visions of what powers our day-to-day devices, and send your best entries to…
What are you going out as this Halloween? If it’s geeky, we want to see it. There just might be a free pizza in it for you. All you need to do is drop a photo in the comments of you actually wearing the costume. And let me just say, if it’s Star Wars, it…