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Google Streetview, channeling Picasso, takes its paintbrush to the streets of Annapolis and makes a pretty picture. [Google – Thanks, Jon]
Remember this cool Wii hard drive hack? Great. It just got a whole lot simpler thanks to Lifehacker and this handy (and updated) tutorial. [Lifehacker] https://gizmodo.com/play-your-wii-games-from-an-external-hard-drive-with-si-5268016
Most of the rumors and speculation say that there wasn’t going to be video-conferencing in the new iPhone 3G 2009. However, a last-minute batch of images point to the contrary. Or do they? Update https://gizmodo.com/last-minute-rumor-updates-on-apple-wwdc-09-5266037 In the image above, the iPhone on the left—published by a french blog—looks like it still has its factory plastic…
Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo, the Vatican City‘s governor, while visiting the CERN Large Hadron Collider on Friday: “The Church never fears the truth of science, because we are convinced that all truth comes from God.” “Science will help our faith to purify itself. And faith at the same time will be able to broaden the horizons…
Even giant melancholy Jules Verne mechanical marionettes need to take a time out from time to time. [Socyberty via Boing Boing]
The Asus Eee PC T91, which we fondled fondly at CES, has a few new tricks up its sleeve in the multitouch and Windows 7 department, but sadly these features won’t make it in time for launch this month. Previously, we knew about the netbook’s touchscreen and hefty £449 ($670) price tag (for an Atom-based…
From the same source as this possible leak comes a few shots of what could be video chat on the iPhone. Who knows. UPDATE: This image is fake. https://gizmodo.com/another-possible-iphone-3g-2009-shot-5281731 But, supposing it’s real, it’s interesting to note that it appears to be on Wi-Fi. It’s possible that it’s like Skype and SlingPlayer and only work…
These shots of a matte black iPhone from Nowhereelse.fr match up to the rumors we’ve heard so far about a future iPhone, but who knows if it’s real. https://gizmodo.com/last-minute-rumor-updates-on-apple-wwdc-09-5266037 What we do see is a round hole that could be a front-facing camera, which is one thing that would get us REALLY excited at WWDC…
God has been found, and in the most unlikely of places: Southern California. Well, either it’s God, or the Street View cameras take a second to adjust to bright light, coming out of a tunnel. Probably God, though. [Thanks, Jordan!]
The Beancat is a battery-powered skid-steer beanbag chair piloted by a Wii nunchuck controller, created for this year’s Bay Area Maker Faire. It looks like a pretty great way to make a fridge run without having to, well, run. [Make]
In addition to our rumor roundup, here’s a round-up on all our posts on iPhone OS 3.0. Don’t forget to tune in to our WWDC’09 liveblog next monday to learn all about it. https://gizmodo.com/last-minute-rumor-updates-on-apple-wwdc-09-5266037 • The Complete Guide to iPhone 3.0 https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3-0-os-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-5171796 Unconfirmed • No More Free App Re-Downloading • Direct iTunes TV and Movie…
Tetris, our favorite non-vodka Russian export, turns 25 today. Unquestionably one of the greatest games of all time, Tetris is a bona fide cultural institution, responsible for wasting innumerable hours of time worldwide. Happy birthday, King of Puzzles! In honor of the only game to be branded with “FROM RUSSIA WITH FUN!”, let’s all take…
The bad news: Windows Mobile 6.5 won’t be coming out for a while, and you’ll be expected to buy a whole new phone to get it. The good: You can actually install it today, on your HTC phone. Here’s how. https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-6-5-announced-leaks-confirmed-5154116 Why should you upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5? Disregarding the mixed coverage the OS…
You know the deal—as fast as companies can churn out gorgeous, functional gadgetry, nerds worldwide are waiting in the shadows to tear them apart. The Palm Pre barely survived the night before being torn up. https://gizmodo.com/ten-things-you-should-know-about-the-palm-pre-5280848 It looks like a reasonably painless disassemble job, at least at first, though they don’t recommend removing the heat…
Nick Popovich was in a South Carolina airfield, about to repossess a Lear Jet from a heavily armed white supremacist gang. One of the guards told him “You move another inch and I’ll blow your fucking head off.” “You move another inch and I’ll blow your fucking head off,” the gravel-and-nicotine voice told Popovich. “Well,…
The Trek Yourself widget allows Trekkies to literally turn into their favorite characters simply by uploading a photo. Transform into a Vulcan, Captain, Romulan or Starfleet Officer and then share it with your friends. Click through to Trek Yourself and see one of our own get Trekked!
Jeff Moss, who you may know as the founder of the hacking conference DefCon, was sworn in yesterday as one of the new members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. And we think it’s a shrewd and thoughtful move. Moss, also known as Dark Tangent, founded both the DefCon and Black Hat hacker conferences in…
You’ve seen our Palm Pre review, but if you only had to get ten things out of it, which ten things would they be? It would be these ten things. https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-review-5277499 1) Palm’s webOS is tremendously usable. The new concepts they introduce—gestures under the screen, cards to represent running apps, searching for contacts and apps…
Monkeylectric is a system of LEDs that attaches to your spokes and displays patterns and even words as you ride. If you hadn’t guessed its target market, the FAQ includes an assurance that yes, it will work at Burning Man. It’s essentially a AA battery-powered 256 RGB system that straps to a bike’s spokes and…
E3 was positively epic this year—it’s like we got brand new consoles from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, but with the same boxes we have in our living room right now. Here’s all our coverage in one handy spot: Nintendo: • Nintendo E3 Keynote • Wii Vitality Sensors Turns Wii into Definitive Nursing Home Console •Nintendo…
