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It’s been rumored, it’s been confirmed, and now it’s here. Windows 7 Release Candidate, valid for a year. [Windows 7] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-release-candidate-for-consumers-arrives-may-5-5217943
Gear Live had a sit-down with a senior rep from Verizon and found a few tasty hints as to what’s in FiOS’s future. Most exciting? They’re working on a Slingbox-like service for streaming live TV. That content streaming feature, confirmed by senior VP Eric Rabe, is definitely in the works, pending the resolution of some…
This image appears in the 1982 book Walt Disney’s Epcot Center: Creating the New World of Tomorrow. One thing I find curious about the illustration is that it appears to be of a toroidal (or circular) space station, but you can see what looks like sailboats in the water. My simplistic (child-like, really) understanding of…
The rumored larger-screened Kindle that should be announced Wednesday just had some basic specs leak out, as well as a few possible shots. Is there any hope for our nation’s beleaguered journalists? Updated. https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-jumbo-kindle-announcement-scheduled-for-may-5238916 Well, maybe. The Kindle DX is rumored to sport a 9.7-inch screen, the ability to add annotations (could this mean a…
A Metacafe user who wishes his name was Logan uploaded a video of his new homemade Wolvie claws, complete with a mechanism that releases the blades when he flexes his biceps. Here’s the rundown on his new and improved claws: The springs are quicker. It locks in the back position so it can be cocked…
If you slide your feet across this doormat, it will open your door, but only after you enter a four-digit code. OK, I lied. It won’t—but that’s what it does in my fantasies, ok? [Meninos]
Kindle 2.5 or HD or whatever the hell it’s called might have a ginormouser display, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be the perfect e-reader. Actually we’re pretty sure it won’t be. [Giz Explains] https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-jumbo-kindle-announcement-scheduled-for-may-5238916
Vice TV, going where no other news outlets dare: This time, it’s Segway instruction from an NYC weirdo named Itsy, then stage combat light saber lessons with the NYC Jedi Academy in Brooklyn. Then, fight! I must say the results are kind of unimpressive. Nothing like heading to North Korea. But hey, it’s May Fourth.…
We covered GV Mobile last week, which interfaces nicely with the Google Voice app from your iPhone, but VoiceCentral actually does the same thing slightly better. https://gizmodo.com/gv-mobile-iphone-app-hands-on-5231485 Both apps are essentially the same. They let you make calls and send SMS out from your Google Voice number to any other number in your contact list.…
The Windows 7 release candidate, which won’t expire for a year, goes live tomorrow. It’ll be available for download “through July,” giving you a comfortably large window to snag Windows 7 essentially free for a year. [ZDNet] https://gizmodo.com/windows-7-release-candidate-wont-expire-for-more-than-a-5235265
With parental controls and “explicit” badges, dirtier songs came to the iTunes Music Store. It’s increasingly looking like it’s gonna be the same way for apps, with the expanded parental controls in iPhone 3.0. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3-0-os-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-5171796 iLounge reports that the rejection letter for the iPhone app Newspaper(s)—thanks to “objectionable content” since it carries the UK’s The…
You know you’ve made it as an inventor when you’re selling a vacuum cleaner hose to cops for $50 that’s designed to run from their car’s AC vents to their shirts. Yes, the CoolCop is a hose that runs the output of an AC vent right into the top of your shirt. For some reason,…
Forget about Hueys, Apaches and Comanches. This is the combat bird you want to get: The Sikorsky Light Tactical Helicopter—based in their revolutionary X2 technology. The mock-up is so beautiful. I want one. [Light Global] https://gizmodo.com/sikorsky-x2-helicopter-tested-even-cooler-than-expecte-5044737
Hello, we’re still looking for another intern to work in both the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, since 90 percent of the apps we got didn’t follow directions. Here’s what we want: What You Need • Gadget love and knowledge • A decent laptop (one that can handle light video editing) •…
Twitter is officially useful with this easy way to remote control your PC: Install TweetMyPC, setup a Twitter account and tell your computer what to do from anywhere. [TweetMyPC via Ghacks via Lifehacker] https://gizmodo.com/how-to-remote-control-your-home-computer-from-anywhere-5197759
Here’s the stuff that we didn’t post today. (Until now, obviously.) • Palm may bring back the the Foleo as a webOS (the kinda OS in the Pre) netbook. This is just so far out there and pulled out of the ass of analysts that it’s not worth talking about yet. [Oh Gizmo] • Apple…
We’ve already heard the rumors about the new UMD-free PSP to be unveiled at E3. Now the rumors say that it might not be internal storage only, adding a Memory Stick HG-Micro slot as well. https://gizmodo.com/rumor-new-umd-less-psp-hardware-to-launch-at-e3-chris-5232000 So in addition to the 8 to 16GB of on-board storage for holding downloaded games, you’d also have a…
Here’s a couple screenshots of the Windows Mobile Marketplace, Windows Mobile‘s app store, courtesy of a ppcgeeks forum member who accidentally got early access. It looks pretty much like we’d expect, really. [ppcgeeks via WMExperts] https://gizmodo.com/windows-mobile-marketplace-to-skim-30-promises-app-ap-5167966
James Dyson wants everything in your kitchen to be square because it saves space. In fact, this eureka moment was so profound that he wants to patent the idea of kitchen squareness. Their answer, given in patent filing US 2009/0095729, is a simple one: make all free-standing gadgets like kettles, toasters, juicers and food mixers…
Swinging bathroom mirrors can bash your face in and spray blood everywhere, making the morning cleanup worse than just whiskers. The Uplift floats upward and has six powered outlets, plus a TV mount. [Robern]