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Geez. And this is with the Lenovo employee discount, even. Thanks L!
I love the beautiful Alien vs Predator art that Meredith posted at io9. Not only they are perfectly done, but there’s something hilarious about seeing them play games like humans. Check out the rest here. https://gizmodo.com/alien-versus-predator-game-night-5171435
Canon has an event scheduled for March 25th, and rumor has it that their big announcement will involve a new DSLR in the Rebel line—the EOS 500D. As far as specs are concerned, the 500D is rumored to have a 15-megapixel sensor, DIGIC IV imaging processor, ISO levels up to 12800, an articulating LCD with…
Fly-Goodbye says “hello to my little friend” when it comes to eradicating flying pests. It’s kind of like a Super Soaker of doom. https://gizmodo.com/10-hilarious-ways-to-kill-summertime-pests-with-gadgets-5029066 By inserting a fresh barrel filled with a glue-like substance, giving it a few pumps and pulling the trigger, the fly with be sucked into the gun and trapped in a…
John Mayer may not have shown up at the Apple iPhone keynote yesterday, but that doesn’t mean we’re not the best place to keep up on John Mayer news. And this one, my friends, is one juicy piece of John Mayer news. [John Mayer’s Twitter] https://gizmodo.com/iphone-os-3-0-liveblog-archive-5170767
The National Museum of Health and Medicine’s working to release thousands of military medical photos going back to the Civil War—and their first Flickr set feels like grisly snapshots stolen from David Lynch’s nightmares. The photo above depicts a portable x-ray machine at Walter Reed hospital during World War I. Some of the crude, early…
According to some intel gathered by Boy Genius Report, starting March 26th, AT&T will begin selling iPhones at a no-commitment, you don’t need a new contract price of $599 (8GB) and $699 (16GB). It’s actually a bit confusing, as only AT&T customers can buy the phones, but you don’t need to activate the phone with…
It appears that Burno Sacco, the former head of Mercedes Benz design, has given up the luxury car biz to focus on creating crazy, jacked up faucets like the Hansa Latriva. The design creates a sideways waterfall effect that ends up tapering down into a well-targeted spot in the sink itself. It also features LED…
I’m working on a coffee and a turkey sandwich with swiss right now. What about you? Are You Eating / Drinking at Your Desk Right Now? ( surveys) [Image via Flickr]
XROAD’s G-Map, the iPhone‘s well-reviewed first turn-by-turn navigation app, has been pulled from the App Store. UPDATE: It’s because they were naughty and violated the App Store’s terms. https://gizmodo.com/iphones-first-turn-by-turn-navigation-app-reviewed-out-5166870 Update: Some developers have told us that the reason G-Map has been pulled is that by including turn-by-turn navigation, it violated the terms of agreement—which is…
Here’s an insane move by Apple: sending a cease and desist to a company who makes an iPhone stand called the Podium for using the word “pod” in its name. What in the hell? An excerpt from the letter says that “the term POD has also been adopted and used extensively in the marketplace by…
Here’s something your boss will be surprised to see fly into their office: a remote-controlled helicopter in the shape of the word “fuck.” But of course. [Product Page via Nerd Approved]
You saw our detailed iPhone OS 3.0 guide and screenshot walkthrough gallery, but there are the features of iPhone 3.0 that are best seen on video. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3-0-os-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-5171796 The biggest point to get out of this video is that the copy part of copy and paste works fine, but the paste part is tricky. It’s not…
What should I get my brother for his birthday today? A cheap monitor might be nice, or maybe a discounted camera and video games. Oooh—or perhaps a bunch of free stuff—he’ll never know. Computing Peripherals: • 22” ASUS Widescreen LCD Monitor for $149.99 plus free shipping (normally $189.99 – use this rebate form). • 22”…
Smartphones have all advanced over the past few years, and mostly do the same things. But if you look at the details, you’ll find that—depending on your needs—one may be way better than another. Most smartphone platforms support touchscreens and/or keyboards, and let you browse the internet, run apps, view photos and play games/music/movies. And…
Designer Arun Kumar Francis had one thing on his mind when creating this “Sexy” bookshelf. And, apparently, it involved an erotic fantasy about our President. Thankfully, this design is only a concept. [Coroflot via TDB]
The new cable-only controls on the iPod Shuffle are downright ludicrous in my opinion, but that scheme pales in comparison to some of these absolutely insane control ideas. https://gizmodo.com/ipod-shuffle-review-2009-5169174 First Place — Chris Thomas Second Place — Carlos Garrido Third Place — Steve Heinrich
The Shuttle X50 is a touchscreen nettop that isn’t afraid to be manhandled around the house The X50, first spotted at CES, features a 15.6-inch, 16×9 touchscreen along with Windows XP, a dual core Atom 330 processor, 160GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, memory card reader, 1.3MP camera and an impressive five USB…
Hey, just a quick note to say thanks to everyone who tuned into our liveblog. Jason and the team at HQ were all super quick and coordinated and the photos were nice (thanks to the Nikon D700 we rented). And as always, WordPress was lightning fast on refreshes and stable as a rock encased in…
There’s really no reason that a pot filled with soil can’t sit next to your computer, but something about a hydroponics system just feels more thematic. Desktop Hydroponics, available for $40, is a means to grow herbs at your desk. Essentially a plastic shell with some sponges and nutrient mix, its slot-type top should hold…
