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The new Mac Mini may be faster and run on less power, but it’s still a bitch to take apart. https://gizmodo.com/new-mac-mini-looks-just-like-the-leaked-mac-mini-5163353 I know it was idealistic of me, but especially with the price of Apple’s Mac Mini upgrade options, I was hoping that the new Mini would take design cues from Apple’s latest laptops and…
We have no more technical details regarding Olympus’ subtly retro Micro Four Thirds camera that was first spotted back in September, but we now know to expect a release this summer. Whether that means early “ahh, summer is so refreshing” summer or late “my thighs are chaffing in the humidity” summer, we do not know.…
No offense, Asus, but when a company puts a netbook’s name on an ultra-thin, ultra-light computer, it’s like the first time grandma danced to Who Let The Dogs Out at a wedding. Trend over. Yes, today the MacBook Air is much, much lamer, but the Eee brand name is marginally more cool. The Asus Eee…
Valleywag’s Apple layoff rumors have apparently been confirmed by a source in Apple’s enterprise group: 50 jobs cut, all in sales. Update: According to Business Insider, an Apple spokesperson says this story is untrue. [VW] https://gizmodo.com/possible-apple-layoffs-today-5163581
While everyone’s getting all worked up about the possible death of UMD, Sony is going around telling people they want to bring classic, non-Sony games to the PSP, just like the homebrewers. Oh? https://gizmodo.com/sony-not-denying-plans-for-a-psp-2-without-umd-5161391 Here’s what Sony’s head of US marketing told MTV Multiplayer: In general there’s a lot of discussion about [publishers’] back catalogs…
Streaming TV is on the up and up—that much is clear. What, then, does ZillionTV offer that, say, Hulu, Netflix, Vudu, and Apple TV don’t? A little convergence, maybe. That’s not to say that ZillionTV is drastically more versatile than any number of existing set-top arrangements. It does, however, look attractively simple. Here’s what it…
Some snowboarders got lost in the alps. The guy with the iPhone, Jason Tavaria, used the phone’s GPS to aid his rescue. Tragically, his friend did not make it. Rescuers found the second lost person’s body at the bottom of a +60 foot fall next to a stream. The lost snowboarders’ friends kept in touch…
It’s bad enough going through the hassle of shipping your Xbox 360 off to customer support, but now Microsoft won’t even give you the box to ship it in. Updated. A Consumerist reader complained that after his Xbox red-ringed – again – he called Microsoft to get a shipping box to mail his console in…
Amazon wasn’t just teasing you whiners who blabbed on about how you’d rather just read ebooks on your iPhone: The iPhone and iPod Touch app has arrived. https://gizmodo.com/confirmed-kindle-coming-to-cellphones-and-how-to-get-a-5149696 The free program brings several of the Kindle’s functions to the iPod and iPhone’s much smaller, non-E-Ink screen, including the same electronic books, magazines and newspapers that…
Super-modder Ben Heck has used his powers for good. Again! This time, he’s helping the wheelchair-bound enjoy Guitar Hero 4‘s drums by using a blow-tube to operate the kick pedal. https://gizmodo.com/one-handed-xbox-360-controller-take-2-368650 Heck took apart the kick pedal that came with GH4’s drum set and used the piezoelectric switch in it, McGuyvered it into a little…
Never have I ever seen a Transformer this cool: a custom Master Chief Transformer on eBay that goes from being a Spartan soldier to—not just any old car—an actual Warthog LRV. ZOMG. https://gizmodo.com/custom-master-chief-transformer-gasp-having-troubl-343834 Up for auction is a custom built Transformer of Master Chief from the Halo series of games. A quick transformation turns him…
Today Apple performed serious internal upgrades on the iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Pro and Time Capsule, and they did it without a keynote—or even a press-release quote from His Jobsness. Here’s a recap: Mac Mini The new Mac Mini, available now, is heavily redesigned inside and in the rear, though its body is pretty much…
The antidote to Canon’s blimpy D10 is Pansonic’s comparatively skinny Lumix TS1. https://gizmodo.com/canon-d10-submarine-toughcam-love-it-but-hate-it-5163875 This is what I picture when I think of a camera that doesn’t take any shit, like a Marine. (There’s an army green and charcoal, not just orange, speaking of.) It’s a no BS block of brushed metal that’s slim enough to…
I love Canon’s D10 toughcam because it looks like a submarine. I hate it because I can’t fit its blimp-sized ass in my pocket or anywhere else in my pants. https://gizmodo.com/canon-d10-water-shock-and-freeze-proof-camera-is-lovec-5155511 The reason Canon gave for the D10 being so bulbous is to make the buttons big and easy to use underwater (which, if you…
Say hello to Julius Genachowski, a former Harvard buddy of Obama’s and a net neutrality defender. He not only helped with Obama’s campaign efforts online, but “previously worked as chief counsel to Democratic FCC Chairman Reed Hundt.” He was also “a top Obama technology advisor and aided in crafting a technology platform that supported Net…
Contrary to earlier reports, Blockbuster is denying that they’re considering filing for bankruptcy. [Marketwatch]
“What the fuck is wrong with you? You’re giving a fucking robot equal billing as me? Who the fuck is this Sam Worthington guy anyway?” – Imaginary Christian Bale In My Head
The Aquapeutics shower is the kind of shower you’d take if you really needed to clean yourself off. The kind you’d take if you accidentally saw your parents having sex. It has two handheld nozzles, mirrors, 8 side jets, a radio, an LCD TV, MP3 input, 6mm of tempered glass, a heater pump, steam generator,…
The cat bong owner put his cat into a bong three times. Three times! [SF Gate] https://gizmodo.com/terrible-human-being-puts-his-cat-in-a-bong-to-chill-it-5163722