Tech news, analysis, culture, business, security, and more
US Airways is the latest airline to hop on the in-flight WiFi train, signing up Gogo inflight internet service to its domestic A321 fleet for next year. Aircell to Power Gogo Inflight Internet Service TEMPE, Ariz., July 23, 2009 – US Airways (NYSE:LCC) is turning aircraft into Wi-Fi ‘hotspots’ by partnering with Aircell to provide…
Japanese phone king KDDI is showing off a MicroSD card with built-in Wi-Fi, sorta like those photo-uploading Eye-Fi cards everyone loves so much. Actually, they’re exactly like that, except, well, much smaller. https://gizmodo.com/eye-fi-pro-wireless-sd-card-review-5284997 There’s not much of a space for a product like this now, since cellphones account for most of the devices with MicroSD…
There’s no secret that we all love Tony Stark here in Gizmodo—the greatest tech superhero and cocktail maker ever. Here’s a cool sneak-o-photo of his new armors, at the San Diego Comic Con. [Follow Comic Con at io9] https://gizmodo.com/iron-man-new-full-trailer-shows-why-its-going-to-be-the-362195
It’s a piece of industrial equipment, sure, but something about the Cambrionix Hub V2 is kind of fascinating. Consider this: With 49 500mAh ports, this USB hub needs its own ATX power supply. The intended uses for this hub range from the esoteric to the boring: product testing, ad-hoc mega-NASes and group disk manipulation all…
Foxconn has suspended a security official and turned over its probe into a worker’s recent alleged suicide to police, who are currently investigating the possibility of murder. This already messy story could be about to get much, much messier. Reports say that 25-year-old Sun Danyong was subjected to brutal treatment—including torture—by Foxconn security after a…
So much for that Pre shortage: Sprint is now offering the handset in its online store. Activation and shipping are free, although you’ll have to take care of the pesky $100 rebate on your own. [Sprint via SprintGurus via PreThinking] https://gizmodo.com/sprint-ceo-we-wont-have-enough-palm-pres-to-meet-launc-5262422
The New York Times’ David Pogue has a great story condemning Congress for trying to outlaw exclusivity contracts instead of implementing changes in the cellphone industry that would actually benefit consumers. Down with those outlandish, unfair fees! Pogue’s mainly concerned with the silly fees levied on consumers for certain actions despite said actions not costing…
We get the idea to have a girl “eating” the plastic hamburger-shaped USB drive—it looks like food, ha ha. But then, why Photoshop a USB port into her mouth? Do these people understand either USB or food? [Crunchgear]
At the announcement of their new superfast Jet phone, Samsung used used Project Natal-esque holographic gestures for effect. The Jet seems cool, but we just want to hear more about the holographic gimmickry! https://gizmodo.com/samsung-jet-actually-rocket-powered-800mhz-processor-5291055 Designed by Korean firm D’strict, the tech is a combination of infrared motion sensing and 3D imagery, pretty much like Microsoft’s…
With huge, velcro-attached, weather-resistant prints from StyleYourGarage.com, you can impress your neighbors with a fighter jet, an elephant or a race car in your garage (or rather: on your garage door). [StyleYourGarage via DailyMail]
Want to know where your tax money is going next year? Here’s more than you can handle in the new 2010 edition of the Death and Taxes poster. Zoom in to see how much those F-35 fighters and lasers cost. https://gizmodo.com/death-and-taxes-shows-fascinating-terrible-view-on-mil-5068686 The Death and Taxes poster shows every single expense according to the president’s 2010…
The latest Mosspuppet video, featuring Muppet Mossberg, includes a not-so-friendly Gizmodo shout-out and more from the sock puppet version of the WSJ’s senior tech columnist, Walt Mossberg. [Rant Puppet via Fake Steve, edited-BL]
Visual Complexity is a website featuring brilliant visualizations collected by Manuel Lima, a Nokia interaction designer interested in how complex data sets can be expressed. The image above was created by Oliver Reichenstein as a way to visualize internet connections. [Visual Complexity via Wired UK]
Scientists are claiming that a functional, artificial brain is only a decade away. This prediction correlates with the above chart, according to which our current computing capabilities limit us to…simulated lizard brains. Photo by Journal of Evolution and Technology Using an IBM Blue Gene machine with 10,000 processors, the folks at the Blue Brain Project…
Muji’s shower radio is shaped like a shampoo bottle, but we’re not sure why: Is it just to blend in with other shower accoutrements? Or does the Muji Shower Radio have a dark secret from which it needs to hide? The shower radio provides an AM/FM tuner (the volume control is cleverly built into the…
Here’s Steve Ballmer at the ceremony for Windows 7 going gold (final), holding, obviously, a gold disc. But what’s he about to write on it with that Sharpie? You tell us. [Image via Brandon LeBlanc] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-officially-released-to-manufacturing-no-goin-5320008
With all the gadgets that we report on every day, it’s hard to keep track of which ones are shipping or when they’ll be available. We’ve put together a list of gadgets, some we’ve reported on and some we haven’t, that are shipping out today. • The LH90 Series LCDs (the first with THX certification)…
On the surface, TimeTweets pulls the numbers it needs to show the current time from live tweets. But really, it’s a countdown to the end of world, which has to be close if we’re using Twitter to tell time. [TimeTweets]
Click to viewThis Palm Pre ad is much better, don’t you think? Truth in advertising. Also, see if you can pick an even more creepy actress next time. [YouTube] Want to make one? Go here.
We’ve seen some cool augmented reality apps shown off that will point you towards the closest subway or find your mom, but this TAT Augmented ID app takes it to the next level. It’s mindblowing, but it leaves me conflicted. https://gizmodo.com/nearest-tube-iphone-app-adds-digital-directions-to-your-5308705 Using facial recognition, it allows you to point your phone at someone and immediately…
