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Hey, Gizmodo Gallery is happening again this September in NYC and we need some basic help with watching the place and setting it up. If you’re available the second half of the month for a few hours a day, we could use you. There will be some basic compensation. Email Chris Mascari, email on the…
Apparently Batman: Arkham Asylum is as good as we hoped, interactive movie game Heavy Rain—that’s a detail shot above—looks better by the day and Avatar will connect the PS3 to the PSP. Heavy Rain Eyes On: Meet Scott Shelby, Private Eye Shadow Complex in LEGO Sit Awkwardly Through Kurt Cobain’s Guitar Hero 5 Performance https://kotaku.com/heavy-rain-eyes-on-meet-scott-shelby-private-eye-5344201…
This year’s crop of Electrolux Design Lab entries include several gadgets you have little chance of finding in your kitchen of the future. Teleport Fridge Why: Unless you can find a way to live for another 1000 years, a fridge that teleports food to you probably won’t be a part of your kitchen of the…
CanonRumors has what they claim are pictures of posters and lenses for the yet-to-be-confirmed Canon EOS 7D. Not much new information can be gleaned from the poster, but at least the lenses look nice. This isn’t the first time we’ve been teased with glimpses of the 7D, but now we at least have details on…
It’s not a completely new OS in name or aesthetic, but the guts of Snow Leopard are radically different enough you may or may not be worried about upgrading right away. There are minor issues with software compatibility, bugs and a virus or two. Some even reported that they lost their data during the upgrade…
According to the BBC, Bob Dylan‘s voice may arrive to your GPS one of these days. How does it feel? How does it feel to be on your own? With no direction home, a complete unknown, like a rolling stone? He talked about the possibility of becoming the voice for a GPS system during an…
Snow Leopard is the big launch story today, but we want to make sure you don’t miss the other gadgets up for grabs. Nikon’s D300s is making it’s way to retail, and Scoshe has a new car speakerphone out. • The Nikon D300s is slowly starting to trickle into stores. Amazon lists the ship date…
AP photographer Emilio Morenatti’s left foot had to be amputated after he was injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. That didn’t mean he stopped shooting, however. In this picture, taken Tuesday, he’s being carried out of the University of Maryland Medical Center’s R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center to be transferred to the Kernan…
Researchers are working towards mass-producing a bunch of tiny, flea-sized robots to do our bidding. Bring on the miniscule robot helpers! I-SWARM robots could be used for everything from cleaning to surveillance to medicine to manufacturing. The trick to building useful little robots is to put the entire robot on a single circuit board. The…
A revised version of a bill first introduced in the Senate this past spring would give the President power to disconnect private sector computers from the internet in the event of a “cybersecurity emergency.” The new version would allow the president to “declare a cybersecurity emergency” relating to “non-governmental” computer networks and do what’s necessary…
Roads do two things well: Carry cars, and soak up sun. What if, instead of just getting really hot, roads could generate electricity with that sunlight? That’s exactly what Solar Roadways—and now, the Department of Energy—has in mind. Solar Roadways, a single-purpose startup, just snagged a $100,000 grant from the DoE to design and build…
Seriously, nothing says “dealbreaker” like five different fart apps. [Dilbert via The Daily What]
The Logitech Squeezebox Touch—the shiny audio playback device with 4.3-inch touch sensitive screen—is out. Looking at the specs, it looks like a nice audio component with HQ 24-bit/96khz sampling rate sound. Here are all the naughty bits: https://gizmodo.com/logitechs-squeezebox-touch-is-coming-with-touchscreen-5301365 Apart from the touchscreen and remote, the Logitech Squeezebox Touch comes with SD card slot, Ethernet, digital…
Canned foods are convenient and they keep well, but they can also turn otherwise appetizing foodstuffs into something Andrew Zimmern probably wouldn’t have the guts to eat. Here are ten examples. Mmmm…a whole chicken in a can. God, it looks like it was just birthed out of an aluminum womb. [Link] https://gizmodo.com/oh-god-its-a-whole-chicken-in-a-can-5234444 Somehow, the idea…
Want to see the inside of a four-star kitchen at primetime? Come back tonight to watch Alinea’s Chef Grant Achatz prepping dinner, live on camera 9:45P ET/6:45PM PT. Hit the Taste Test link for the video. [Taste Test: Alinea Files]
Ars has it from resellers that Apple’s stock of iPods is running low, and that current iPods’ stock keeping units (SKUs) have been discontinued—exactly what happens before a refresh. Obvious prediction: camera iPods, September 9th. What’s yours? [Ars] https://gizmodo.com/china-and-portugal-agree-next-gen-ipods-will-have-came-5337493/
Good lord, this is all we need. A TV remote that allows users to easily ramble on about the shows they watch via their blog or twitter account. For better or worse, IBM appears to be working on this technology. A viewer selects a media program to view by use of a remote controller with…
Walt Mosspuppet’s take might just be the only Snow Leopard review you need. He even reveals, exclusively, the next revolutionary version of OS X: Perilous (oops) Hairless Siamese Cat. [YouTube]
Dealzmodo wraps up the week with a some particularly great PS3 deals. Now that the Slim is out, retailers are offering some huge discounts on classic PS3 models. Grab them while you can, and enjoy your weekend! https://gizmodo.com/some-best-buys-already-have-the-ps3-slim-confirmed-we-5345241 Computing and Peripherals: • 15.4″ MSI GX620-001US Core2Duo Laptop for $649.99 plus free shipping (normally $949 –…
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