Tech news, analysis, culture, business, security, and more
Trying to build the Lego Millennium Falcon is now $100 cheaper, thanks to Amazon. And while you procrastinate—because the future belongs to procrastinators—you can buy more zero dollar stuff, found below. https://gizmodo.com/the-construction-of-the-lego-millennium-falcon-part-i-335036 Accessories • Remote Control + Stereo Headset for Sony PSP for $1.99 (normally $6. Use coupon code PSP3HS, limited to 2000 uses). Computing…
This gigantic bowl of guacamole is titled “He’s no guac to me dead.” It contains 50 avocadoes worth of guac and one happy Han Solo. The body was created using a plastic torso I found at a used mannequin/store display shop downtown. It only went down to the top of the thigh, so I had…
According to a recent online survey conducted by a market research firm, AT&T is at least considering carrying netbooks in their stores. Survey materials tease not only a wide variety of netbook models at AT&T, but 30-minute in-store consultation for those who may need a tutorial to get up and running. While AT&T is already…
Since the Windows 7 beta launched, we’ve pretty much been having a love-in. But the truth is, it’s not all rainbows and Start buttons. There are 7 things about Windows 7 that we really hate. 1. Can’t Pin What We Want to Taskbar. Perhaps because we love the superbar so much, it drives us nuts…
For the first time ever, Apple has said publicly that jailbreaking iPhones is illegal. In comments filed with the US copyright office, Apple says that jailbreaking is copyright infringement and a violation of the DMCA. Every three years, the US Copyright Office has a rulemaking session for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, where exemption requests…
The operators of Pirate Bay are standing trial in Stockholm next week. Yikes, I know, but here’s the scariest part: if Pirate Bay falls, it could be big trouble for BitTorrent as a whole. P2P researchers crunched the numbers and found that the Pirate Bay’s eight servers are responsible for tracking over 50% of the…
Evidently a few Xboxes are left from the Holidays, because Dell has reduced the price of the Xbox 360 Pro Holiday Bundle to $240—or just $40 over the barebones base model. The bundle includes an Xbox 360 Pro (that’s the 60GB hard drive version with one wireless controller) along with LEGO Indiana Jones and Kung…
As if we didn’t have enough with the world going to hell on its own, two British astronomers-neither of which called Hans Zarkov-are saying that Dark Comets are a huge security risk to Earth: There is a case to be made that dark, dormant comets are a significant but largely unseen hazard. That’s University of…
Gadget Mix delved into a fresh Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM and found the inclusion of a “Marketplace” icon there in the honeycomb. Is it Win-Mo’s app store, or a more Zune-y integration? A Windows Mobile app store has been rumored for quite some time, and with everyone else going in that direction, it makes sense…
Yes. This is not a steam-punk montage. It is a real photo from an old military parade circa 1917, showing what’s probably the dumbest-looking military invention of all time. But what is it? This is a listening apparatus for airplanes, and since back then nobody had a clue about radar, it was the only way…
Don’t worry you two guys who got your panties in a twist yesterday, this is most definitely a joke. But hey, they make some good arguments. https://gizmodo.com/cameras-happy-200th-birthday-charles-darwin-5152435 Google is the closest thing to an Omniscient (all-knowing) entity in existence, which can be scientifically verified. She indexes over 9.5 billion WebPages, which is more than any…
Next year, developers will break ground on Robot Land, a $562 million robot theme park in Incheon. Opening to the public in 2012 (with full access starting in 2013), Robot Land will feature entertainment areas…along with exhibition halls, R&D centers, educational buildings and areas dedicated to industrial support. You read that correctly. Areas dedicated to…
The Vaio P comes with EV-DO hardware, but an enterprising modder has tweaked everyone’s favorite makeup compact netbook to accept HSDPA SIM cards too, for 3G connections from AT&T. It’s not for beginners, though. https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-p-review-5131637 Since there was no elusive SIM card slot found like there was on the HP Mini 1000, the modder had…
It’s hard to believe, given that you rarely see someone actually playing one, but 50 million PSPs have sold worldwide—an install base just barely above that of the Nintendo Wii. Surprising metric, no? I think the fact that many are questioning the revalance of the PSP, however, is less a reflection on Sony than how…
If you’re inclined to wear shirts with gadgets, you’re likely of a certain disposition that it doesn’t matter these old school gadget shirts are actually cool enough to be worn outside. [etsy via technabob]
Excellent, whether you have someone to coat with chocolate body syrup or you’re a lonely bastard: For Valentine’s Day, Amazon is giving away Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” today and tomorrow. [Amazon via DaveZatz]
There’s a parallel universe out there. In it, Steve Jobs was never born. Apple never happened. And the iPod never graced the land. No, instead the Acorn MP3 Player rose to portable music dominance through its organic design and a hip marketing campaign—quickly becoming the standard, must-have accessory of moms, tweens, and the giant radioactive…
Geeksugar interviews our very own Elaine Chow, asking her, among other things, what it’s like to work at the sausage fest that is Gizmodo. [Geeksugar]
The Moto Development group has demonstrated the first working Android-powered e-ink display, clearing a major hurdle in the development of eBook readers for the OS. This is strictly a proof of concept device—I doubt anyone could find much use for this unwieldy rig—but the development of an Android display driver for e-ink is the star…
Yes, there’s a Miss Atom contest. In Russia, where else. We have selected the best candidates to be your mail order brides so you don’t get any virus visiting their page. While I’m partial to Eastern European natural redheads lately, all these can start plenty of China Syndrome incidents. However, the rest of the participants…