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It’s been only a month since the 10.5.3 update hit, but 10.5.4 is here now to fix a handful of issues you might have. It’s a “stability, compatibility and security” update, which also improves camera RAW image support, VPN connectivity, AirPort reliability issues with 5Hz networks (oooh, we might have experienced this), and fixes some…
This crazy video is the test of some new video software that had a clip “digitally manipulated by fragmenting it into horizontal lines and then combining lines from different frames in the display. The result is a distortion of the figures caused by their motion in time, or, as Brazilian researcher Arlindo Machado calls it:…
Netgear’s new WGR614L is an open source 802.11g router, able to run lots of firmwares already built by the community. So do many other routers. The sell here is that they’ve beefed up the usual specs beyond what’s necessary for the usual packet direction. I suppose that most of these router firmwares are getting so…
Jim Dougan wanted to install an Airport Card in his wife’s MacBook. He realized that a normal screwdriver wouldn’t open the case to allow him to do so. A Google search would have shown him that he required a Torx Wrench #8. He did not make a Google search. Instead, he made a fool out…
The “Tyrant” concept by designer Alice Wang is the latest in a growing line of alarm clocks designed to torture their owners into facing the day. Instead of loud alarms, helicopter attachments and early-morning feats of hand-eye coordination, the Tyrant doles out punishment by hijacking your cellphone contact list and making random calls every three…
J Allard, who most recently helped give the Xbox and the Zune a really, really good user experience has gotten a promotion to “Chief Experience Officer” of the Entertainment and Devices devision. The E&D devision, for those of you who don’t know, encompasses Xbox, Games for Windows, Mobile Communications (including Windows Mobile), Zune, Connected TV,…
Tesla’s following up their $100,000 super-electric roadster model with a four-door, five-passenger sedan. It’s called the Model S and will go on sale for about $60,000 in 2010. The Arnold (CA Governor) was on hand at the announcement because he’s giving an incentive package to Tesla to manufacture the car in California, and will probably…
The YSP line is my favorite soundbar because of the sonar-inspired tech it borrows from cold war subs. The YSP-3050 is a new 23-driver model, second best compared to the 42 driver YSP-4000. The upgrade from the 3000 now has a front mounted minijack in, and HDMI upscaling. Like the higher end models, these will…
My iPhone broke. Yes, the JesusPhone broke in Jesús’ pants. Or somewhere else, because I can’t remember exactly when it happened. I just found it that way in the morning. It’s just the screen. It still works. Anyway, I was still going to bitch and bitch and bitch about it breaking just in time for…
I don’t know about you, but I can never get enough of the next obsolete movie format. So I’m probably going to do a little shopping during Best Buy’s 2-for-$30 Blu-ray movie sale. Sure I already have Total Recall and Terminator 2 on DVD. But DVD isn’t HD. And I don’t know that HD looks…
You’ve gotta feel sort of bad for people who get all of their gadget news from places like the Today Show. I mean, they did a section on future gadgets this morning, and what did it feature? A $700 doorbell! A $430 water filter! A $1,200 microwave that cooks entire turkeys! Nothing any sane person…
Don’t worry about it too much, I phoned it in this weekend to go see Wall*E too. Twice. Here’s the best of Gizmodo’s weekend gadget coverage, all in one place: • If the Iranians are going to attack anything, they’re going to need a better clock. • A self-contained one-person rollercoaster ball is called the…
We are starting to butt up to Sony’s flagship a900 DSLR’s release date-August or September, though Sept. strikes me as more likely-so it makes some sense it’d be spotted prancing about in the wild. It’s hard to be certain it’s an a900, but the spotter says three things made it stand out from other Sonys:…
Since the desktop version of Opera 9.5 officially launched just a bit ago, you’d figure the mobile version would be close behind. You’re right: Opera Mobile 9.5 Beta (for Windows Mobile) goes live July 15. It’ll bring a lot of the desktop version’s features down to your smartphone, including the same browser engine. Enjoy your…
Lenovo is preparing to release a fancy new desktop, the IdeaCentre K210. Featuring specs up to an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, 3GB of RAM, optional Blu-ray drive, multicard reader, webcam with VeriFace recognition and anti-bacterial keyboard, none of the specs will scream ultimate gaming machine, but the PCs start at just $379 (with the…
My wife-who has never browsed for power tools in her life-was greeted with this page on Amazon this morning. So does a store know my wife’s hobbies and interests better than I do? Meh, wouldn’t be the first time. Won’t be the last.
While it’s not uncommon to get a glimpse into the intricate inner-workings of fine watches, it’s rare that we get the same opportunity to see what’s under the hood of classic cameras. Here’s a bilateral slice of a Leitz lens that was part of a 1930s Leica camera-sitting over a plain red backdrop, its stoic…
Sure, a Knight Rider GPS system is cool if you’re in your 40s and remember watching the show when it was first on, but what about people looking for a GPS navigator with a more contemporary cultural reference? How about GLaDOS from Portal, one of the best games of the last few years? https://gizmodo.com/knight-rider-gps-with-kitts-voice-5018469 Sure,…
Dash navigator’s latest update rolls out today, allowing for a few key improvements. • My Route records your local paths between two points (or locations within 1/2 mile of those points) and recommends the route along side traditional GPS routes next time you make the trip. • Searches for points of interest “along the way”…
We’ve already seen two videos of Sony’s latest 2.4 firmware for the PS3 (that hits July 2nd, incidentally), but sometimes the story is easily told in good old fashioned photography. So here are some direct feed shots of the new firmware, including plenty of material on the new achievements trophies. There’s nothing jaw-dropping going on…
