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We have seen many a gadget cake in our day, but this MacBook version is definitely up there in terms of craftsmanship. That’s not surprising when you consider that it was made by pros at Bcake NY. It’s got everything: MacBook with on-screen message window and Super Friends, a Mighty Mouse, an iPhone and various…
Although it wasn’t the most enticing of the flurry of rumors floated in the FT’s Apple tablet report, the claim that iTunes might grow an eBook arm certainly raised eyebrows. It turns out, though, Apple might actually outsource this one. https://gizmodo.com/ft-claims-apple-tablet-possible-september-launch-5323446 This from BusinessInsider, whose source eagerly pooped on the idea of an Apple-run book…
The first leaked photo of Verizon’s Motorola Android phone looks exactly like the renders. The “Sholes” has a keyboard, a weird D-Pad deal and an HTC-like chin. Sup with that? [Phonearena] https://gizmodo.com/motorola-sholes-android-phone-may-show-up-on-verizon-5326435/
Two presenters at Black Hat 2009 just demonstrated their ability to hack into parking meters in San Francisco (and theoretically anywhere with this kind of system) to give unlimited money on their parking payment cards. The two figured out how to do this by intercepting the types of signals that get transmitted on a working…
Normally, I’d say that TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington’s public quitting of the iPhone was a shrill, disingenuous ploy for attention and pageviews. But you know what? It’s totally legit, and Apple should pay attention. The reason he’s quitting isn’t because of AT&Ts horrible network, which everyone with an iPhone has been begrudgingly putting up with for…
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According to British carrier O2, Apple will be issuing an update this weekend to fix an SMS exploit that could conceivably allow any jerk with enough know-how to bulk-hijack iPhones. It’s an admirably quick fix to a comically terrible problem. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-sms-security-flaw-could-allow-every-iphone-in-th-5325703 But at least Apple’s got an update infrastructure to match their relatively quick remedy;…
gdgt just posted a video of me talking about some of my favorite gadgets from the past, present and future. Sorry, the house is a bit messy. Also, I’m awkward. [gdgt]
Here’s something I wish I had found before half our staff flew off on a surfing trip: a water soluble bikini. Sure, it would have only made sense as water soluble bathing trunks for everyone but Jesus, who is European and therefore wears a bikini, but still, the idea holds up. You give them to…
A printout-bearing gentleman claims that Sprint, or a carrier that looks an awful lot like Sprint, will get HTC’s Hero by October 11th. Two rumors don’t make a fact, but we’ve heard something like this before. [XDA via Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/sprint-may-get-htc-hero-and-samsung-wimax-device-5302985
We’ve talked about the Intel’s X-series SSD drives, but now there are benchmarks to go along with the speculation about Intel’s claims and they’re not a complete letdown. https://gizmodo.com/intel-updates-ssd-line-a-little-bit-faster-a-little-b-5319559 What’s different? Intel is now using 16GB flash packages instead of 8GB packages, the DRAM size went up (yet clock speed went down?), and the black…
We have heard a lot about flaming iPods, but what a Dutch blog claims happened to this iPhone 3G is something else entirely. https://gizmodo.com/a-photo-of-a-burn-from-a-flaming-ipod-5321307 The damage is so extensive it looks as though the iPhone was dropped by an astronaut, survived re-entry and smashed into the car like a meteor. Needless to say, I am…
What happens when a professional leakster gets his business leaked? He gets extremely, adorably “ripshit” mad, apparently. Singapore’s Straits Times reports Arringon’s Crunchpad web tablet is coming in November, citing the device’s hardware designers. Is it true, Mike? (UPDATED) It’s not entirely clear! Says the gentleman: re crunchpad, obviously i’m completely ripshit mad about all…
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then Apple is a-blushing and a-giggling right now. iView’s iiView A2 is hitting Singapore next week and, aside from running Windows 7 RC 1 of all things, it seems a bit familiar. Sleek and sexy, this $467.78 netbook looks good enough to slice cake with. Its design…
Pool deck, helicopter pad…elevator? I guess that when you own a 300 foot monument to phallic imagery like this, taking stairs just won’t do the trick. (Nor would walking around the pool apparently, since there’s a bridge over it.) We’ve mentioned Schopfer’s previous (and first) luxury yacht, the Oculus, but the new Infintas is far,…
Phillips is hoping to make waking up a more pleasant experience with their new HF3490 Wake-up Light. The device increases intensity over 20 intervals to ease sleepers into the waking world. For those that require more of a jolt, the alarm also comes with four preset nature sounds and an iPod/iPhone dock to add some…
Does anyone know what the vandalism laws in Lviv, Ukraine are? Because I doubt that those “Oh, I always do these in pen, doesn’t everyone?” sort of crossword pros would be able to resist this one. Fortunately for those of us who can never get all the blanks filled in, the answers to this 100…
From 1790 until 1870, patent applications had to also include a miniature model, less than 12 square inches in size, along with the idea. We wish the policy were still around, at least to weed out the more ridiculous ideas. https://gizmodo.com/ps3-wiimote-patent-merges-two-controllers-to-make-one-g-5070985 Today, tech companies are some of the worst offenders in patent application, filing crazy…
We’ve been following the progress of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for a long, loooooooooong time, so we’re excited that it’s finally ready to—oh, wait is that wing coming apart? https://gizmodo.com/first-photos-of-complete-boeing-787-dreamliner-273028 Last week the Seattle Times reported that the damage observed during a ground test of the Dreamliner happened very late in the test, more specifically:…
Think texting while driving is dangerous? How about leaning over to the center console to scrawl “NEAREST BATHROOM!!!!!” on your car’s navigation system with a stylus? Audi’s next-gen A8 includes handwriting recognition to make that dangerous dream a dangerous reality. https://gizmodo.com/youre-23-times-more-likely-to-crash-your-car-if-youre-t-5324018 We don’t know much about the feature, integrated into Audi’s MMI navigation system, partly…