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I was happy that my first car had a screechy tape deck in the dashboard. But at the NY Auto Show, tomorrow’s cars have full-blown touchscreen computers that look more suited to commanding the Enterprise.
AT&T really wants the head of whoever cut the fiber optic cable leading to a network outage in the San Jose area: They’ve just bumped the bounty from $100,000 to $250,000. It says the reward is for is for info “leading to arrest/conviction of CA vandals,” which means “dead or alive,” right? [AT&T News] https://gizmodo.com/vandals-cut-at-t-fiber-optic-lines-in-san-jose-affectin-5205620
What am I doing next after Gizmodo? Why, I’m going to SeaWorld! Screw Disneyland. Computing & Peripherals • Sabrent TV-USBHD Mini Dual Digital HDTV / ATSC & Analog TV Tuner for $29.99 (normally $50 – valid today only). • Epson Stylus NX200 All-in-One Printer for $39.99 (normally $60. Pick up in store to avoid shipping).…
Ars Technica’s Microsoft mole has revealed an upcoming Xbox 360 Elite bundle including Halo 3 and Fable 2 said to cost a mere $400 (the same price as the base Elite.) If the rumor is true, it seems very likely that Microsoft is phasing out the somewhat obsolete Elite (since the $299 Xbox is basically…
Sadly, this mouse is not made out of real gold bullion, which would have made it completely insane, but it does go well with your fake gold USB hub and gold PC. https://gizmodo.com/thanko-solid-gold-ish-usb-octoport-232228 What kind of person would buy a wireless gold mouse? In my estimation, the customer base consists of the three distinct personalities…
Graffiti is cool, I guess. But graffiti that’s been lit on fire before the paint dries? OK, now you have my attention. Sure, fire tagging is relatively dangerous, what with a school in LA having been partially burned down from the practice, but as long as you’re smart enough to not try it on the…
Going to Coachella? They’ve released an iPhone app that should be standard for every big music festival ever. Plus, the most addicting iPhone game yet? All in a week’s work in the App Store. Coachella: I haven’t been to a big festival in a while, but this app really makes me want to go to…
CompUSA is attempting to make a comeback from bankruptcy with 30 new brick-and-mortar stores and a new philosophy they have dubbed “retail 2.0.” “We have invented this idea of retail 2.0,” says Gilbert Fiorentino, chief executive of the Technology Products Group at Systemax, now parent company of CompUSA. Fiorentino is also the founder of Tiger…
NBA’s official Game Time app has hit the Market, just in time for the playoffs. On top of scores, stats and schedules, it can use Android’s multitasking to track scores in real time. Even though there’s only one playoffs spot currently left somewhat up for grabs (hold on, Bulls!), you can use the app to…
Thanks, Italo, for mocking up these new PC badges. It’ll really help us decide which model to buy with our $1500. https://gizmodo.com/third-windows-laptop-hunter-ad-picks-a-sony-vaio-instea-5206175 p.s. Relax people! It’s just a joke. [Thanks Italo!]
Boy Genius takes us on a tour of BlackBerry OS 5.0, which is a tasty combo of the current Bold OS and the Storm’s, but really fast. Besides the nimble juice injection—which makes it “blow away” the current OS in terms of speed—most of the changes are subtle cosmetic ones, borrowing some extra UI polish…
T-Mobile’s got a joint press conference with RIM scheduled in London at the exact same time as the April 21 event we’re hoping to see the G2 at. https://gizmodo.com/major-t-mobile-launch-event-set-for-april-21-in-nyc-wi-5205472 That means three possible things: Nothing at all (we’ll see the G2 or Sidekick or whatever over here), we’re only gonna see a new BlackBerry, or…
Josh Poehlein’s Modern History works takes individual frame grabs from YouTube videos and assembles them into scenic collages. And if you ask nicely, he’ll share the love with a high-res file. A very cool re-purposing of something we 21st century net people consume every day. [Josh Poehlein via Kottke]
The guys at PreThinking are citing an internal Sprint email that indicates employee training for the new device has already begun. Which could mean the launch is nigh upon us? The email states: “Employees can expect training to start in April as well as multiple communications to get them excited and ready to help our…
Can you believe it? The App Store hit 500 million downloads just three months ago, and Apple’s already counting down to 1 billion. Crazier still, they’re giving away free stuff to celebrate. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-app-store-hits-500-million-downloads-we-break-d-5133070 It’s pretty easy—download any app from your computer, iPhone or iPod touch (or fill out this form) and you’re automatically entered to…
Apple is discontinuing .Mac HomePages, but the way they’re doing it is neat for its potential historicity: You have until July 7 to edit the homepage, after which will it remain frozen forever, like a time capsule on the internet. This is an email they’re sending out to MobileMe members: Dear MobileMe member: On July…
iTunes 8.1 adds lot of lovely features, like iTunes DJ, and apparently, a new passive-aggressive personality that’s in cahoots with the evil new iPod shuffle: It completely screws up syncing with older gen iPod shuffles. https://gizmodo.com/itunes-8-1-now-available-5168529 Apple forums are lit up with complaints about how iTunes 8.1 smacks around the older iPod shuffles: It dupes…
This seems to violate every fanboy code ever written across the hallowed halls of the gaming internet, but if you must use your wireless PS3 controllers to play Xbox 360 games, this is for you. It also connects wired 360 controllers, as well as your non-360 Xbox controllers, if you must have the heft and…
They’re designed to be simple to understand for regular people, so you don’t need these explained, right? It’s easy, really: Black is for high-end (except, uh, the weak Atom also uses a black background, oops); blue is for mainstream, white is for cheaper chips like Celeron and Pentium (expect when it’s Centrino and Centrino 2).…
Like the virus in 28 Days Later, Time Warner’s internet-strangling broadband caps is spreading all over the country. They’ve got brand new pricing plans too and they yep, they suck. Let’s look. https://gizmodo.com/time-warner-monthly-data-caps-spread-beyond-texas-5195436 The old cap scheme was pretty limited, only going up to a max of 40GB. Now they’ve got a whole Skittles bag…