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It’s done. iPhone OS 3.1 has been jailbroken for the iPhone 3GS now by the Dev Team. The catch: You need to have already Pwnd it at 3.0 or 3.0.1—you can’t jailbreak 3.1 directly, for now. [DevTeam] https://gizmodo.com/iphone-os-3-1-jailbroken-and-unlocked-except-for-the-3-5360204
Martha Stewart may have 1.5 million followers on her twitter account, but to hear her do her show, it would seem like she only discovered the internet yesterday. We don’t want to make fun of her for being old (we’re all going to get old eventually), and not to make fun of her for having…
There isn’t a lack of Android MIDs and smartphones these days, and soon there will be an Android netbook on the market. Acer will release its dual-boot Android, Windows XP Aspire One in time for the holidays. https://gizmodo.com/acers-android-netbook-will-come-with-windows-fail-at-b-5279925 The Android has been out of the bag on the Aspire One, but now we know that…
This Automata iPhone Dock by Murtaza Lakdawala is clever and useful, a combination rarely found in DIY projects. All you have to do is crank and the dock turns from vertical to horizontal. Just like in cars, the next evolution is to eliminate the crank and have an automatic version. Preferably one that you can…
There’s some report or study that says that the act of giving activates the pleasure center of the brain as much as buying something for yourself does. Here’s how you can feel good and help out some kids simultaneously. All of the blogs in the Gawker network—Gawker, Deadspin, Kotaku, Jezebel, io9, Jalopnik, Fleshbot and Lifehacker—have…
AUO must have been listening to the people. You know, the ones that said they don’t want to pay more than $99 for an ebook reader. Too bad, we have to wait another few years for its technology to hit. https://gizmodo.com/survey-reveals-consumers-dont-want-to-pay-more-than-99-5351931 The electronic paper displays used in the Amazon Kindle and Sony eReaders are made…
According to Jason, the Ruckstuhl Acoustic Panel “is just the thing you need in the library so you won’t have to stare at the homeless guy beating off across from you.” Well, I got news for you, Mr. Chen. First, the place you go to with the homeless guy is not a library, and second,…
When a one-year-old has difficulty with movement, it impairs brain development, since researchers say babies form neural connections through exploration of their environment. How do you get around this? With a bad-ass robotic chair. Physical therapists and mechanical engineers joined forces to create robots that allow babies with disabilities to move around. The robots controlled…
Nikon’s S1000pj projector camera was obviously the result of some Japnese engineer’s crazed wet dream, but ripping it out of mere fantasy and into reality was no small feat, requiring Nikon to design and build a whole new projector system. https://gizmodo.com/nikon-coolpix-s1000pj-first-camera-with-a-projector-is-5328892 A major problem was the heat put off by the projector, which was fashioned…
There have been image stabilization iPhone camera apps before, but not until 3.0 have they had adequate access to the hardware to do proper processing. Pro-Camera is one of these. Pro-Camera’s features include that anti-shake, which uses the accelerometer to detect where the iPhone is moving in space, as well as self-timer and digital zoom.…
The weekend is finally here—so take advantage of awesome weather while it lasts. There’s a great deal for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s first three seasons. The show is absolutely hilarious, check it out if you haven’t already. Top Deals: • Apple Time Capsule 500GB for $189.99 (normally $214). • It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia:…
Check out the weird and wonderful gallery of the entries we’ve already received for the Maximum Tailgate gadget contest, where one lucky winner will win 2 tickets to the Big Game in Miami, courtesy of Gizmodo and Pepsi Max! Thanks to all who have entered…and keep them coming! You still have until Monday, October 5,…
Sigma’s got the DP2 burning up retinas, so we’re not entirely sure why they’re reheating the older DP1 in the form of the DP1s. It’s got the same Foveon X3 sensor, but pulls some features from the DP2. Exciting. [DPReview] https://gizmodo.com/sigma-dp2-camera-review-its-complicated-5275208
IBM, UC Berkeley and five US National Labs are collaborating in a consortium to make an electric vehicle battery that goes all the way up to 500 miles per charge. The project wants to make this happen by using a lithium-air battery, which… couple to atmospheric oxygen-essentially harnessing the oxygen in the air as the…
We’re not exactly sure what Jay Hauf was thinking when he modded a Dreamcast controller into an iPhone dock, but at least that iPhone cable looks a lot like the original Dreamcast cable. [iPhone Savior]
This chuckling cartoon reminds me of that classic, dreamy quote: “If you build it, some Linux hacker will write a driver for it.” Or something like that. [XKCD]
Megan Fox may have been sexy enough to use the 3K resolution Red Epic video camera to shoot with, but the sexiest woman alive needs 5K. Kate Beckinsale is an extra 2K sexier than Megan Fox. https://gizmodo.com/megan-fox-esquire-cover-shot-in-video-not-stills-5229743 Click to view It’s technologically interesting since, with both the 3K and the 5K Red cameras, they’re able…
This TV has absolutely no cables connected to it. No video cable. No audio cable. And no power cable. How’s this wicked sorcery possible? Thanks to Sony’s new Wireless Power Transfer technology, which can send 60 watts over the air. Sony’s Wireless Power Transfer can push 60 watts of electrical energy over almost 20 inches…
Why care about a new Apple Bluetooth keyboard showing up at the FCC? Besides the fact it’s even more midget-sized than before, combined with rumors about a multitouch Mightier Mouse and fancy iMacs, it suggests a whole new kit’s coming. https://gizmodo.com/apple-may-be-working-on-touch-based-mightier-mouse-5372793 And, you gotta figure it’s soon, since Apple takes the FCC’s leaky, leaky ways…
Magazines are basically fucked. They know this, and figure the only way they’re going to survive is if they manage to successfully navigate the transition to digital. Time’s grand plan? A “Hulu for magazines.” Oh boy. Here’s how it’d work: There’d be a new company running a digital store for all of the publishers where…
