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Either the New Yorker has access to super-classified government intel (Seymour Hersh FTW!), or they just possess a healthy enough imagination to have come up with this approximate sketch of Obama’s new and improved Blackberry. https://gizmodo.com/obama-allowed-to-keep-blackberry-must-use-sectera-edge-5136260 No matter the motive, the final product is great, and comes with a breakdown of the phone’s features, which…
A new report commissioned by the Office of Naval Research makes a grim statement about the increasing danger of combat-trained robots in the 21st century: “We are going to need a warrior code.” Simply put, increasingly sophisticated robots programmed to kill enemies living and animatronic will at some point be making their own decisions about…
Woman and guys with belt-holsters had it right—it’s better to keep your phone away from your body. The NYT quotes the editor of Battery University as saying cellphone batteries last longer if they’re kept cooler. Cooler, as in not at your body temperature. So, if you’re really running low on juice during the day, get…
There’s only one day left of voting at Core77’s second annual Greener Gadgets design competition, and there are a lot of crazy product concepts to check out, some that may actually save the world one day. Plus, most are made of white and green plastic so there—automatic carbon reduction! [Core77] https://gizmodo.com/core77s-greener-gadgets-design-competition-5144833
No one is better at the in-show product placement—an increasingly necessary evil in the business—than 30 Rock. But while most of them are obvious—McFlurries, anyone?—Liz and Jack’s iPhones have us confused. The Office/30 Rock hour is already an iFest—you can expect at least one App Store commercial to hit during each show almost without fail.…
A bear-shaped sleeping bag might protect you from being mauled, but you have to ask yourself: would I rather be mauled by a bear or violated by one? Think about it. [Eiko Ishizawa via RGS]
Nintendo DSi will be released on April 5th, but if you want to be proactive in your quest to score one, you can pre-order yours now from Amazon and GameStop. [Amazon/GameStop(black)/GameStop(blue) via Kotaku] https://gizmodo.com/nintendo-dsi-arriving-april-5th-for-170-5155617
After seeing the GSM Palm Pre at MWC this week, visions of the Palm Pre on AT&T might’ve started dancing in your head. Bummer for you, since the Pre is Sprint’s exclusively for 2009. https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-the-definitive-guide-and-faq-5133554 CNBC says that according to the usual “person familiar with the matter,” Sprint has locked up the Pre and thrown…
LG‘s upcoming Go-Go gadget phone, the Versa, with its modular keyboard and gamepad (suck it, iPhone?) is launching on March 1 for $200 after a $50 rebate. Man, that’s a ton of money-sucking accessories. https://gizmodo.com/first-shots-of-lg-vx9600-versa-tease-detachable-keyboar-5138225 Nintendo’s brilliant accessory strategy has come to cellphones. That said, LG is the current king of dumb texting phones and…
If bigger equals better, than Varian Medical System’s Cyclotron, designed to administer proton therapy, is the best damned cancer-killing machine ever built.The device is a 250 mega-electron volt proton accelerator, and it’s so large that it requires its own building. It’s designed to very precisely target tumors for radiation therapy, as protons have a “much…
Psion, the wee company that decided no one should say netbook so it could pursue the spoils of trademark battles, just got a kick in the balls from Dell. https://gizmodo.com/psion-orders-websites-to-stop-using-the-term-netbook-5117806 Dell has filed a cancellation request with the USPTO for Psion’s trademark on the word “netbook,” which, as Dell asserts, has become a generic term…
Sneakily disappeared from Sprint’s Palm Pre site is any mention of tethering. Really, Sprint, you’re gonna go that way? There’s still time to take it back, er, give it back, you know. [Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/palm-pre-spec-sheet-confirms-tethering-but-at-what-cos-5152122
Bored of Windows XP and antsy for Windows 7? With a couple of quick downloads you can get the look and feel of Microsoft’s next OS, no clean install necessary. Niwradsoft Seven Remix XP is a free download that transforms the entire look of your OS to be all-around 7-like. You get boot screens, logon…
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Need a job? Lifehacker has a few tips this week to help you get a new one. Plus, they’ve got some ways you can be a super cheapo with the money you do have. • Keep your hands super warm with Glacier Gloves • Mint can track your assets now too • Get a new…
Working on a sex farm Hosing down your barn door Bothering you livestock Payin’ your pigs to watch em’ hump Apparently, there is also a “sex zoo” somewhere with humping elephants. All it takes is a few coins and they go at it like crazy. [Rakuten via Rinkya via Tokyomango]
This supposed Mac Mini 2009 spy shot from Macrumors Forum shows the bum-side of the new small-Mac design. What’s new? Besides the aluminum finish, there’s FIVE USB PORTS. There’s also an Ethernet port, Firewire, Mini DisplayPort and the old style mini DVI Mac display port? Two display ports? That seems odd. In any case, if…
For most, cellphone trade shows mean carefree gadget porn. For some, they’re an assault on beleaguered gadget egos. Last time we helped straggling WinMo users. Now, dear last-gen BlackBerry users, we’re reaching out to you. https://gizmodo.com/dealzmodo-hack-revitalize-your-windows-mobile-phone-5131905 Users of the Pearl, Curve and 88xx phones, despite being highly capable devices, are getting it from all angles;…
Michael Jackson needs money, so he’s selling all sorts of completely insane stuff from Neverland Ranch. I’m guessing we can come up with some even more insane things. https://gizmodo.com/gadgets-from-the-michael-jackson-auction-from-robot-he-5154579 For this week’s Photoshop Contest, I want you to create some items that Michael Jackson would sell to help pay the bills. Gadgety is good, funny…
Now that that’s in your head for the next 60-90 minutes, you can consider plonking down $3 to stream PUSA’s complete catalog to your iPhone/iTouch. Is this the future of iTunes music distribution? Since it’s only a streamer, the app basically serves as a $3 rental of the band’s entire catalog, including the rare 500-cassette-only…