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Saturday, at our Snowmodo reader event, we’re going to be tabulating everyone’s ski/snowboard runs TOTAL mileage for the day for the entire Gizmodo hivemind. If you have an iphone, use the Motion-x gps app. It’s cool because it uses open source maps that can be cached for offline use (unlike google maps), and uses the…
So last week we wanted to see your disgusting desks. It was… horrifying. To get a better taste in our mouths, lets see who has the most impressive workspace. https://gizmodo.com/good-lord-you-people-are-all-slobs-5192475 Have multiple monitors? Multiple desks? Some sort of elaborate, Rube-Goldberg-style hot chocolate machine? I want to see it. Take a picture of your supremely impressive…
Together you can create something beautiful, namely a $100 gift card in your pocket. Go here, hunt around for trivia facts, and answer the questions after the jump. Correct responses could earn you a $100 gift card to revamp your style with the PUMA Archive Collection. Standard Rules Apply. Trivia Questions • In 2000, PUMA…
The Samsung Propel Pro is the enterprise-targeted followup to last year’s Propel, and now has a redesigned keyboard, Windows Mobile 6.1 and wi-fi, to go along with a (literally) shiny new body. https://gizmodo.com/at-ts-spring-phones-nokia-e71x-only-99-samsung-impre-5189781 Among other things, the Propel Pro also has GPS, stereo bluetooth, 3-megapixel camera and a 2.5-inch screen with 320×320 resolution. WinMo 6.1…
Sweden’s new anti-piracy policy allows copyright holders to quickly obtain the identity of major pirates and prosecute them directly through the courts, without going through the police. And it’s scared a lot of Swedes straight. The drop was measured by Netnod, a Swedish web tracking firm, who found that traffic fell from 120GB/s to 80GB/s…
Garmin has added two new watches to the Forerunner linuep—the hideous but waterproof 310XT and the 405CX (the successor to their formidable 405.) https://gizmodo.com/garmin-forerunner-405-watch-is-packed-with-awesome-feat-340267 As mentioned, one of the benefits of the 310XT is its rugged waterproof exterior (rated for a depth of up to 50 meters), but it also features an impressive 20 hours…
Enormous air-movers, bodacious blenders, and tactical training – forget the G20, we’re having our own summit of cool with the week’s best from Uncrate. This week at Uncrate: We cool down the office with some Big Ass Fans, hit the road on the Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Military Motorcycle, and impress our Tony Hawk-loving friends…
US users now get six-month-old Bluetooth remote Japanese technology. Just by updating the firmware in your Rolly to 2.0! Get excited! Gojirra! [Sony via Sony Insider] https://gizmodo.com/sonys-rolly-mp3-bot-gets-to-do-rc-bluetooth-jives-with-5069677
If you’ve been disappointed by the level of calories burning from flailing wrists, Wii Jog can add the element of walking into almost any Wii title. Spotted a few months back in a less polished form, Wii Jog is a small, pedometer-like box that plugs into the Wiimote. You simply walk in place and aim…
According to a recent patent filing, Apple has considered implementing security that allows an iPhone to automatically contact authorities when stolen. The patent application describes a system in which the user can set thresholds of vibration and acceleration (I assume to mark if someone stole your purse or something). If the predetermined threshold is met,…
Curse you April Fools, because I want this: TXT’N’WALK pipes in the forward-looking view of your phone’s camera in a little PIP window while you type out a message. Good idea! Somebody call Pocket Lint’s bluff and develop this—it’s on par with the Tauntaun sleeping bag for yesterday’s prank products that should be produced immediately.…
Texas may be great, but it could not contain Time Warner‘s HD video-killing monthly broadband data caps, which have now spread beyond its borders. https://gizmodo.com/time-warner-monthly-data-caps-detailed-5012427 Austin, San Antonio, Rochester, NY, and Greensboro, North Carolina are the next cities to suffer Time Warner’s comparatively draconian 40GB caps at the high-end—Comcast’s is 250GB, AT&T’s is 150GB, and…
Your Stormtrooper getup works great for conventions with A/C, but what do you do in the dead of summer? That plastic doesn’t breathe. Luckily, Jakks Pacific is releasing a large line of Star Wars inflatables. The X-wing (pictured here) is not only 5-feet long; it includes a water cannon. Couple that aqua weaponry with a…
For the record, I would gladly purchase that Great Gazooish television today. [Dark Roasted Blend via bbGadgets]
Disney’s talks with Hulu are wrapping up and a deal could come any day now, according to All Things D. Three of the four major networks will be on Hulu. So what’s Disney bringing to Hulu? Peter Kafka hears that all of ABC’s big shows, like Lost, will be available on Hulu—what’s up in the…
Palm has released another demo video of the Pre in action, and this time, some pretty nice-looking third-party apps are the focus in planning a (dirty?) weekend for three friends. I’m liking this. Within, we see our favorite husky-voiced, perhaps opium-addicted voice actress fly through the Web OS‘s sweet Cards multitasking system, as well as…
Sony’s HDR-TG5V Handycam shoots HD and tells you where you shot it…which is bad news for cave-dwelling terrorists but nifty for family vacations. The HDR-TG5V is the evolution of the Sony HDR-TG1, and it certainly sounds like a premium device. It features a titanium frame, LCD touch interface and shoots 1920×1080 video (10X optical zoom)…
My brain sees designer Uros Vitas sitting in his Miesrolo Chair and can’t conceive how it supports his weight. But maybe that’s why I’m not Uros Vitas. The Miesrolo Chair is constructed from a wood base and a synthetic elastomer frame, configured in such a way that it can both support the weight of an…
QuickPWN for Beta 3.0 is out for all devices but the Touch 2G, but it could sabotage future unlocking, says the Dev Team. And so the untelevised procedural drama that is jailbreaking continues, forever. [QuickPWN] https://gizmodo.com/our-iphone-3-0-how-to-coverage-all-in-one-place-5177518
Eddie Zarrick’s phenomenal LCD-within-a-logo MacBook mod was as technically impressive at it was gorgeous. Now he has posted a thorough how-to, which is fantastic for anyone who’s got a superabundance of MacBooks, cash and courage. https://gizmodo.com/macbook-modder-f-k-it-im-putting-a-screen-in-the-app-5169289 The materials list and building procedure actually appear somewhat manageable, and if you’re comfortable wielding a soldering iron you…