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“I’m a guy who doesn’t see anything good having come from the Internet. Period.” That bit of insight is from Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton, who clearly has not seen the Bacon Explosion. [WWD via beebeejee]
We already showed you a hijacking from the pirate’s perspective, and now it’s time to turn the tables and see what it’s like to be on a Navy force taking control of a pirate mothership. https://gizmodo.com/somali-pirates-make-hijacking-videos-5211911 Click to viewThe 17 pirates on what is being called a mothership were in the midst of attacking the…
Now if only Street View could blur the food inside enough to make it look appetizing, it’ll really be useful. [The Register]
Sure, the iPhone Application Store is big business for developers and consumers. For Apple? Not so much. Like always, it’s all about selling hardware in Cupertino. https://gizmodo.com/apple-hits-one-billion-apps-5225101 Since Apple doesn’t release detailed sales information for the iPhone App Store, this figure is just an approximation. LSVP is saying that Apple got about $45 million in…
Barbara Courtney—the psychic known as the Seer of Silicon Valley—says Steve’ll return next month. So what? Well, this psychic is the only one on record that predicted his return in 1997. She told Cult of Mac’s Leander Kahney, “My feeling is he will come back” but “I think it won’t be for very long.” She…
Wes Moss. Certified financial planner. WSJ reader. Local host radio. Porcelain dog collector. Ultradouche. Jason nailed him. Now Penny Arcade has a take on the Zune Pass itself with the argument of the Zune ad. https://gizmodo.com/wes-moss-is-the-new-super-douchey-face-of-microsofts-zu-5251027 They are kinda right, but they’re not taking into account the 10 free songs you get a month under…
Panasonic, the last sacred bastion of plasma TVs, is down $4 billion for the year. Analysts thought it might lose a billion dollars. Other Japanese companies who’ve lost a bundle this year: Hitachi dropped $8 billion into a black hole, NEC bled out $3 billion, making Sony’s $1 billion negative look positively awesome. [CNN] https://gizmodo.com/sonys-first-full-year-loss-in-14-years-makes-us-look-to-5253843
Introducing the new Audi Q5: Performance, luxury and functionality meet unmistakable design. With features like piercing LED lighting, a distinctive front grille and quattro® all-wheel drive, you no longer have to compromise when it comes to crossovers.
Despite years of unfulfilled hype about the M8 iPhone clone, it appears that Meizu’s CEO Jack Wong is talking about a new installment that may or may not include 3G, GPS and a 5-megapixel camera. Given their history, you probably have as much of a chance of getting your hands on the proposed Meizu phone…
Most visit the Art Institute of Chicago to see Georges Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Now, a piece by Yves Behar/fuseproject will make its way into the museum’s modern wing. Anima Terra, Latin for living earth, is a Samsung-sponsored lab project gone sculpture, celebrating the “inner glow” that is all…
The original laptop hunter Lauren was a cute librarian-type who wanted a giant lapmonster. Microsoft’s latest flamespot has a new Lauren. She’s a blond law student who likes pink. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-marketing-team-now-exclusively-advised-by-int-5186672 I’m sure Mac fansites will point out the MacBook Pro she sneers at for being $2000 is two inches bigger than the 13-inch Dell Studio…
Your wallet’s hurting. Save some of that hard-earned moola with these gadget bargains. A free PS3 game, Coldplay CD, Dave and Buster’s game time, and popcorn should keep you going strong all weekend. Computing and Peripherals: • 12″ HP TouchSmart tx2z Tablet PC and HP Deskjet D4360 Printer for $734.99, plus free shipping (normally $850—use…
Boy Genius rolls up Verizon’s entire lineup of new BlackBerrys, but the most interesting point confirms what I suspected when I saw the Storm 2 shots yesterday: The Storm’s clicky screen is gone. Update: https://gizmodo.com/the-blackberry-storm-2-5255143 Instead, it’ll work “more like traditional capacitive touch screen panels,” maybe with haptic feedback. Given Palm and Microsoft’s push toward…
It’s difficult to do the In Bb 2.0 project justice in words. Essentially, it’s a bunch of YouTube videos that you play at the same time. Let me explain, then go play with it. The site is a grid of various YouTube videos, each a couple of minutes in length, each showing a musician playing…
The ultra-hip French gaming culture magazine Amusement recently published an RFID-loaded special edition. The company was kind enough to ship me a copy to check out. Essentially, the magazine hoped to bridge the gap between print and web media by using an RFID chip to link related online content. By using a USB RFID reader,…
I love a good high-def movie, and Blu-ray players are sweet. Only they’re so feature rich, the discs themselves are an afterthought—DOA or relegated to a niche format reserved for the finest films. https://gizmodo.com/lg-bd390-wi-fi-blu-ray-player-review-so-packed-youll-f-5255151 Oh, come on—you can’t tell me you don’t see where this is going. Even though the format has grown 72% in…
Earlier this week I wrote about a man who was arrested for taking a picture of an open ATM in a public place. This fake DHS license is designed for this type of situation. https://gizmodo.com/man-threatened-arrested-for-taking-picture-of-open-atm-5250851 In the event you’re stopped by overzealous law enforcement or security officials attempting to enforce fictitious laws, I’ve designed these…
In Sony’s earnings report, CFO Nobuyuki Oneda noted that their costs are still 10 percent higher than the PS3’s price—if he’s talking about Japan’s retail, that means they’re losing 40 bucks per console. Even Microsoft, who was originally losing $126 per 360, has making money on every Xbox sold for a while now. Poor Sony.…
This taxi driver in Hong Kong has somewhere between six and eight cellphones on his dash. Maybe he just uses phones people leave in the back? [Holygadzooks Flickr]
The upcoming Smart Memory Bra by Lisca lingerie senses a woman’s arousal through her body’s heat, then squeezes her boobs together accordingly. We ask, does a pushup bra really need an off switch? The integrated memory foam bra reshapes under the influence of heat to enhance cleavage, making a woman more desirable when she’d like…
