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This week’s app roundup is coming to you live from Giz Gallery, where the Call of Duty bullets are flying, and the rare and wonderful gadgets on display are being ogled by our NY Giz fans, before my very eyes! If you’re in NYC, come on down. If not, check out the week in iPhone…
After much boasting, the first challengers to Matt and Adam in Call of Duty 4 came, saw, and conquered, and won some sweet prizes from our Santa bag. They’ve fared better in subsequent matches, but more challengers are needed! Yeah, after that first one it was “we got hustled” this and “radar was on” that,…
Adobe researchers have constructed a time machine that lets you view any web page over time, scrolling to see changes in data. But the Zoetrope software that lets you watch pricing or news-story changes over time has even headier magic powers, too. Not to be confused with Sony’s giant actual zoetrope, Adobe’s Zoetrope, which was…
You remember the tag line: The Truth Is Out There. While we don’t know squat about real aliens, we are admittedly huge X-Files fans. So huge in fact, we’re giving away a Blu-Ray copy of X-Files: I Want To Believe to a random winner who can answer all of the following True/False X-Files questions. No…
Fans of the early Ultraman series now have something to put on their gift list thanks to this R/C craft from Tokyo-based toy-maker Wiz. After that, it’s only a matter of constructing a crude cityscape diorama and throwing in a spray-painted Godzilla or something into the mix to live out your Japanese superhero fantasies. Although,…
Just when I think I’m done with t-shirts, they pull me back in. And Exploded GameBoy by gamepaused is just enough to thwart my vision for a respectable wardrobe for a little longer. I haven’t disassembled a GameBoy as of late, but the deconstruction appears anatomically correct, even making room for the screw holes embedded…
For most of us, money is tight this year. But that doesn’t mean you can’t decorate for the holidays. Here is how to deck the halls it without breaking the bank. Trees: Christmas Tree Projector: Don’t have the cash to blow on a tree and decorations this year? No worries, there are a few clever…
To those of you in the audience with BlackBerry Storms, the first update is available online at Verizon Wireless. Otherwise, just wait until tonight at 9:30 p.m Pacific when the update will hit OTA. [Verizon via Crave] https://gizmodo.com/10-takes-on-the-blackberry-storm-5094371
Blockbuster has announced that they will begin offering 99 cent DVD titles to lure customers into their stores during these tough economic times. Whatever, I’m still not setting foot in Blockbuster again. Why anyone would go into a brick-and-mortar Blockbuster these days is beyond me. I mean, $5 for a new release? Come on. With…
Hey people! The DeLorean has arrived. From the past to the Gizmodo Gallery, straight from the 80s, like me and my pants! [Thanks to REED ANNEX, Lego for the Gizmodo sign, and thanks to our benefactor gizmine.com] Gizmodo Gallery Reed Annex 151 Orchard Street New York, NY 10002 Gizmodo Gallery Reader Meetup The reader meetup…
US troops in Japan are getting a massive server array to improve their TV. But instead of delivering what-you-want/when-you-want programming like TiVo, the servers will simply bump all shows 9 hours ahead. See any problems? Part of me is happy for the Army and Air Force troops at the Yokota Air Base in Japan. I…
We all know how well things are working out for Psystar, so it is a little puzzling why an Argentinian company is choosing to push their luck by building more Mac clones. https://gizmodo.com/shady-organization-behind-psystar-apple-claims-5101968 Still, if you are the kind of person willing to drop serious cash on a shady overseas knockoff, then you will be…
The Kaufman Bros.—technology market analysts, plumber aficionados, and part-time acrobatic artists—are arguing that the $99 Apple-branded cellphone is going to happen, echoing what Charlie Wolf already said. Really. One of these days: https://gizmodo.com/iphone-could-hit-99-analyst-says-5069217 While we are not sure of exact timing, we think a $99 Apple-branded cell phone is inevitable. As we mentioned in our…
This recently unearthed project by designer Stéphane Vigny combines a Swiss cuckoo clock and a loudspeaker to create what is pretty much the most awesome cuckoo clock ever. In fact, the only way it could be more awesome is if Vigny incorporated a deep baritone voice recording saying “CUCKOO” “CUCKOO”, as our own Jason Chen…
There have long been rumblings of YouTube in HD coupled with all sorts of workarounds to get your content uploaded in higher quality. Now YouTube HD has launched for real. https://gizmodo.com/youtube-getting-hd-in-three-months-323099 There’s some debate as to whether or not the content really meets the minimum 720p/1080i HD standard, and you can read more about that…
Hey, the Gizmodo Gallery is open again, and we’ve got some fun stuff happening today and only today, including a reader meetup with free t-shirts and cheap beer. And a DeLorean. https://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-limited-edition-iphone-launch-t-shirts-272864 • The DeLorean, with full Back to the Future rigging, will be here at 5pm, parked in front of the Gallery. Maybe we…
Have a flight heading into George Bush airport in Houston? You might want to make some adjustments now that management has set up karaoke booths to entertain (?) weary travelers. According to Caroline Schneider, assistant airport manager for customer service: “During the holidays, we have a lot of our novice travelers,” she said. “We thought…
Among the many wonders at Gizmodo Gallery, we’ve got a couple Wicked Lasers Torches to play with-the world’s most powerful, nearly weapons-grade flashlights that put out light so intense it can burn paper. So when it came time for a cigarette, we knew what to reach for… https://gizmodo.com/lightning-review-the-wicked-lasers-torch-flashlight-ca-5054103 Yeah, awesome. Thanks to the Giz reader…
Fuji Heavy Industries (very heavy) and Sumitomo have introduced the future of industrial cleaning automatons—a beefed-up Roomba-like bot that not only cleans a Japanese office tower’s filthy floors, but takes the elevator to cover the whole building all by itself. The ‘bot interfaces with an office tower’s elevators via an optical control system (which it…
I see what you’re up to, Google. You think that just because you’re giving away free Gmail stickers that I’ll adorn my house, car and forehead with free advertisements. How did you know?? To be fair, there’s actually some useful stuff in this kit. The included keyboard overlays can remind you of Gmail shortcuts (the…
