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If you want to boost your computer’s performance, solid state drives can deliver. However, if you find the choices out there to be daunting, LaptopMag’s comprehensive SSD roundup can help you get the most performance for your money. They tested seven 2.5-inch 128GB SSDs with SATA that ranged in price between $200 and $450. In…
Get excited, America! Because as of this fall, you’ll be able to consume cheap, watered-down swill out of a box. The future of beer consumption is now! The $20, 1.5-gallon boxes of beer are designed for the paradoxical beer drinkers who prefer their beer to come from the tap but also don’t care if said…
While Japanese banks have been using the technology for a few years, now Hitachi has introduced a vending machine that eschew coins and credit cards for the veins in your fingers. Hitachi’s proprietary biometric authentication system requires that users first register an account (probably linking their vein pattern to a credit card), but it allows…
Sure, their authors are all dead, and they’re already technically free anyway, but another 500,000 properly formatted, lovingly .EPUBed public domain titles have arrived in Sony’s ebook store, courtesy of Google, earning their catalog a deserved—if slightly dubious—claim to the title of the “largest source for eBooks.” Mazel tov. [Sony] https://gizmodo.com/google-brings-500-000-public-domain-ebooks-to-sony-read-5174880
When the DeltaLab Recording Studios were founded by 19-yo Thomas Troelsen in 2001, they didn’t look this spiffy at all. Eight years later, aliens descended into Copenhagen, Denmark, and redesigned the whole place into a trippy place from outer space. [DeltaLab Studios]
Sadly, the Gorillamobile isn’t a suped up car for a superhero primate—but it is a very cool tripod for your mobile devices. The flexible ball-and-socket tripod legs can affix to or balance on just about any surface and it is compatible with almost any kind of mobile device that you might want to use hands-free.…
I mean, it’s been six days since the RTM first leaked on BitTorrent. SIx days! That’s like an eternity. At any rate, it is true—Windows 7 RTM Ultimate has already been cracked using a Lenovo OEM product key. https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-rtm-leaked-on-bittorrent-5321586 The key and OEM certificate were extracted from Win 7 Ultimate’s .wim files. A similar method…
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The App Store approval process has always been mysterious, slightly ridiculous and mildly infuriating. But with the summary execution of Google Latitude as well as every Google Voice app, it’s finally gone too far. Until this past week, Google’s been the most privileged developer for the iPhone outside of Apple itself. I mean, Google Maps…
One day history will acknowledge the great t-shirt philosophers of the 21st century, their cotton tomes hanging in the Smithsonian amidst mankind’s greatest intellectual triumphs. Until then, $22 says that smartphones work great in the bathroom. [CafePress via FashionablyGeek] UPDATE: This shirt indeed appears to be a knockoff of this shirt on threadless. Good eye,…
Gilt Groupe invites you to save on Victorinox. Inspired by streamlined Swiss technology and design, Victorinox is the maker of the original Swiss Army Knife—and a name synonymous with refined elegance and undeniable functionality. From business bags to luxe luggage, this collection features jet-setter, performance-driven favorites that work both in the air and on the…
Yes, EA’s most popular sports games are coming to the iPhone. You know what that means: similar gameplay, unusable controls. I can’t wait! [PocketGamer via Kotaku] https://kotaku.com/madden-fifa-coming-to-iphone-5325067
Apple has just released MobileMe iDisk, a free app that allows you to view and share your MobileMe iDisk files from the iPhone or iPod touch. The official feature list includes the options to: – View files on your iDisk – Access Public folders – Easily share files from your iPhone – Quickly access recently…
Oh, thank god, we almost went a whole month without hearing from everyone’s favorite EULA-flaunters: Psystar is back, again, and ready to fight, again, except this time with real-sounding lawyers, and without the outward appearance of insanity. You’d be forgiven for thinking Psystar had fallen off some kind of wagon a few weeks ago, when…
It’s extremely rare to find a tasteful ad campaign that uses sex and clever humor to perfectly define the qualities of a technology product. This series of print ads for Omax wide-angle lenses is one of them: Click to viewThe campaign was created by Publicis India, showing alternative uses for the wide shots that these…
One look at the Palm Pre’s spokesperson and we knew she was crazy. Now, in her latest commercial, she admits it…right after proposing that the Pre can actually read her mind. https://gizmodo.com/our-palm-pre-ad-remix-makes-more-sense-5320633
The duo of Guitar Hero and Rock Band has already ruined my living room. And as fun as it may be, I simply don’t have the space for DJ Hero‘s newly announced Renegade Edition. This special edition bundle not only comes with a JAY-Z and EMINEM 2-CD bonus, but a higher quality turntable with metal…
Don’t get me wrong: the announcement that LG’s connected HDTVs are getting Vudu streaming—especially instant-on 1080p HDX movies—is a good thing. It’s just that we got a few minutes with the service, and, well, something’s a little… off. https://gizmodo.com/lg-shacks-up-with-vudu-brings-1080p-movie-streaming-to-5325335 It’s got nothing to do with Vudu’s service, which is largely unchanged from the days of…
When you leave this Earth, how will you be remembered? As a kind soul, or as that jackass who insisted his ashes be placed in a bust of his own head on the mantle? Personal Urns use “advances in facial reconstruction and 3D printing” to create an urn in the shape of anyone’s head based…
Looking to get molested but don’t know where to look to get the job done? The new Offender Locator iPhone app will show you exactly where to go when all you need is an inappropriate touch. The app uses GPS to show you where all the registered sex offenders are near you at any given…