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Windows isn’t the only operating system getting a Kindle app; Amazon has just announced that they’re prepping a Kindle app for Macs as well, allowing you to read your Kindle purchases right on your computer. Taste the excitement! [SA Insider] https://gizmodo.com/every-win-7-tablet-is-a-multitouch-color-kindle-with-t-5387663
Always misplacing the remote control? You probably don’t need to go this far to ensure it doesn’t get lost again, but hey, nice work anyways. [Thereifixedit via Make]
Few things are more relaxing than sitting in front of a fire on a cold fall day. These 10 products will help you harness the awesome power of fire in your home. The design of the Gyrofocus fireplace may be 40 years old, but it was still striking enough to be voted the “world’s most…
The gauntlet has been thrown down yet again in the solar cell efficiency arms race. This time Sharp comes up with a cell that can harvest 35.8% of available sunlight. How do they do it? With a triple junction compound solar cell that uses three photo absorption layers made from elements like indium and gallium.…
And we’ve got some doozies. Check out the gallery of visual proof that the Powermat wireless charging system is basically a necessity—not to mention a dream come true—and email the number of your fave to [email protected]. https://gizmodo.com/powermat-wants-to-see-your-tangled-cable-disasters-5385699 The winner will win a Powermat charging system and rid the world of at least one potential fire…
Taking a cue from classic PC modding, one gamer dunked his original Xbox in a fishtank full of mineral oil (minus the DVD/hard drives). And it runs 10 degrees cooler than before! (Of course, that heat savings comes at the price of an unspeakable icky factor.) Then again, if Microsoft had used this simple engineering…
More information has trickled out about the Dell’s Adamo XPS, the notebook with an eating disorder which we showed you video of yesterday. https://gizmodo.com/video-dell-adamo-xps-can-only-be-opened-by-rubbing-it-5387613 The highly abnormal machine offers some decidedly normal specs: though nothing is official just yet, the XPS will reportedly sport either 1.4 and 1.9 GHz dual-core Intel processors, 128 or 180…
Another Friday, another set of great deals for the weekend. I would suggest against eating your free piece of KFC grilled chicken while playing Fallout 3, though, if only for appearance’s sake. Top Deals: • Dell Inspiron 537s Desktop with 20″ LCD for $649 plus free shipping (normally $942). • Fallout 3 (PS3) for $19.98…
Earlier this week, we issued our first shooting challenge “fall leaves” to the photographers among you. And holy crap are there some impressive photographers among you. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-fall-leaves-5384993 First Place Wade Saathoff: Nikon D300, Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4, 1/100th, f/3.2, ISO 320, 14 bit RAW, .nef converted using Raw Therapee and edited in Photoshop 7 Second…
Happy 8th Birthday, iPod—you don’t look a day over… Aww, who am I kidding? You look old. We’ve told this story plenty of times before, but on the iPod’s 8th birthday, I think it’s time to think about administering the Last Rites. Three years ago, Charlie White wrote a piece about everything that was wrong…
Good thing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer didn’t turn around during his spot on The Today Show. Clearly, someone at NBC either really loves Macs or can’t tell the difference between a MacBook and a PC. On the other hand, Maybe Ballmer noticed and didn’t care. In the spot he discusses hardware diversity and this sort…
At the Kajimoto Laboratory, engineers have developed a helmet that can be used to guide the visually impaired by tugging their ears. It seems that this guy dreams of a day when it could be used to tug something else. Unfortunately for nerds, the woman isn’t a robot—she still has free will. On the other…
It’s full time. Forgot to mention that in the previous post. Still getting some great applications, especially from those who took the time to do great test blogs, but we could always use more. Check out the original post here. And follow the directions, please. [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-looking-for-star-tech-writer-in-nyc-5383737
A lot of people made fun of the idea of Windows 7 parties, but you know what? Getting together with friends to share a common interest, plus a healthy dose of booze and cake, is pretty great in my book. Of course, none of you people had as much fun as I did at my…
A group of 13-inch laptops priced around $800 have been hitting the gym hard, like that Russian guy Rocky fought, in order to shed the pounds and learn to run for hours. But one is the best. Why Not a Netbook? In this battle, we’re talking about a whole new class of notebooks that fall…
The manufacturing company that heroically snatched the Pleo from the edge of oblivion has finally gotten around to re-releasing the curiously expensive plush robot. To preempt any reticent Pleo fans, don’t worry: it’s exactly the same as it was before. https://gizmodo.com/pleo-snatched-from-the-brink-of-extinction-by-its-forme-5284161 Which is to say it’s creepy in a not-even-uncanny way, averse to even the…
Why would Linus Torvalds, the man behind the Linux kernel, be giving a big thumbs up in front of a Japanese Windows 7 booth? Maybe he’s just a laid back guy. Maybe the copies are pirated. Maybe it’s because there is a shitload of copies and only like one appears to have been sold. Actually,…
Apparently, Domino’s Pizza is now in the business of delivering pizzas during “legendary occasions,” such as yesterday’s Windows 7 launch. What other legendary occasions did they show up for? https://gizmodo.com/behold-the-saddest-example-of-promotional-convergence-5388021 Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with Pizza Man in the subject line. Save your files as JPGs or GIFs, and use a…
Designer Soomi Park is a betrayer of her own sex. She could very well start a trend with these LED eyelashes, forcing women everywhere to painfully affix electrodes to their faces, blinding themselves with each eye-smile. (See the video!): But we’ll admit it—this techno-barbarism is strangely hypnotic. [Soomi Park via fashioningtechnology via Valleywag] http://gawker.com/5387941/glowing-demon-eyes-will-make-your-halloween-costume-extra-creepy
In case you missed it, Psystar’s new downloadable software lets you install OS X on any PC with a Core 2 Duo, Quad, i7 or Xeon Nehalem processor. CrunchGear tried it on an HP TouchSmart, and even the touchscreen worked. https://gizmodo.com/psystars-50-software-lets-you-put-snow-leopard-on-a-no-5387915 Turns out the OS X install screen takes ages to come (they thought it…
