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Unfortunately this isn’t a Merry Christmas loopy-loo light show designed to inspire Yuletide joy. Board speculation stakes it as a new error code for 360s stuffed with Falcon guts—whether it’s the same hardware failure deal as before but in prettier, less depressing colors or is an entirely new error is still up in the air,…
Given the shaky state of the WiMax unit of Sprint, the termination of its joint agreement with Clearwire to bring WiMax coverage to 100 million people comes as something of a surprise. The WSJ’s reporting that the “complexities of the transaction” and booting of Sprint’s CEO made it too hard for the pair to come…
MacRumors is reporting that the iPod Touch firmware is out for some via iTunes, and it’s main improvement is the added ability to create calendar appointments. Apple previously called this a bug, but in my opinion its more likely that Apple heard the complaints and added the functionality back. (The image shows old firmware’s calendar.)[MacRumors]…
Firmware 1.1.2 is out, unofficially. The url to 1.1.2 firmware was posted in a Macrumors forum just now. Is this the US or EU firmware? I don’t know. I’m probably going to hold off on this one in case there are variations between this and the official US release tomorrow. And for the sake of…
A recent study conducted by internet research firm comScore claimed that only about 38% of those who downloaded the album In Rainbows actually paid, implying that the band’s pay your own price experiment was a failure. The band responded recently calling this claim “wholly inaccurate,” implying that the folks at comScore are a bunch of…
I died a little inside after watching this fanboy rap video touting the benefits of owning the soon-to-be-released Verizon Voyager. It has everything —including multiple references Britney Spears. Hell, even the Amish can’t escape its wrath. Watch at your own risk. [VerizonVoyager.org via Wired]
Far be it from us to taunt you with a video highlighting a product most of you won’t be able to get your hands on, but here you have it —a video of the DS Tuner in action. On the other hand, if you live in Japan it is a whole other story. The tuner…
Remember YouTube’s content filtering system? AT&T is mulling setting one up across its whole network. BusinessWeek’s reporting AT&T’s in talks with NBC Universal and Disney to possibly use content-recognition tech developed by Vobile—a company they’ve all invested in—to block pirated material from being sent to and fro along its network. https://gizmodo.com/youtube-antipiracy-video-identification-system-enters-b-311557 The setup would work…
I love green technology, especially when it doesn’t involve me lifting so much as a finger. With the Cyber-Rain XCI, you can take control of your sprinkler system across eight zones and help conserve water and a little cash at the same time. Via a wireless connection with your PC, the Cyber-Rain can make adjustments…
Here’s a funny Steve Jobs Bobblehead app by Spiffy Tech’s Sean Haber. Every couple of moments, Jobs spits out a “Boom!” giving fanboys the comforting feeling of new Apple producs dropping at keynotes. Use jailbreakme.com to get this on your iPhone, but note some caveats…[Here] https://gizmodo.com/iphone-apps-back-with-a-single-click-yes-this-is-the-316147
Adobe will roll out the beta version of its Photoshop Express online app by the end of 2007 and release the final version in 2008. [Crave]
Do you want to win a Nokia 810 internet tablet—the tablet that lets you browse the net no matter where you are? All you have to do is enter our contest. It’s simple. Just take a picture of yourself browsing Gizmodo in the most inappropriate place possible. Examples are heading to the doctor’s office and…
Holy crap, this is the coolest umbrella I’ve ever seen. It’s got a little funnel at the top that sends rain water down the handle into the water pistol grip at the bottom. It’ll keep you dry and give you the opportunity to get others wet at the same time. It appears to be just…
Today, we have more from the 1966 radio documentary 2000 A.D.. In this part of the program host Chet Huntley talks with Irwin “Bud” Lewis about the future of computers and leisure. My opinion is that we’re going to have to readjust our old, Puritan perhaps, concepts of what a person should do with his…
The venerable Sub Pop label, which has put out records for everyone from Nirvana to The Shins, is trying their hand at the online music store game—and they’re doing it mostly right. They have over 200 full-length albums up for sale in 192kbps MP3 for $9.90 a pop—stuff from the aforementioned bands, Hot Hot Heat,…
The winds of acting are harsh and unpredictable, which is why we have nothing but sympathy for Ben Curtis, the Dell Dude. You see, after gracing the world with his skills in the “Dude, you’re getting a Dell!” ads, he had a hard time getting steady actor work and had to turn to being a…
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could bust out of your garage sporting one of these F1 concept lawnmowers from Kadeg Boucher of France? You would surely be the new king of the cul-de-sac. The mower features a steering wheel with an LCD display, an F1-style front wing, full racing suspension, rear view mirrors and…
Apple’s limitation on what kind of drives (directly attached drives) can be used as a Leopard Time Machine backup disk can be overcome with a small command line utility. All it does is make Leopard show unsupported drives as a supported drive for Time Machine, but Apple most likely removed support for these drives for…
We are all familiar with the voice bubble or “Fukidasi” of popular cartoon fame, and now the folks at Studio Foundations have put together a programmable version for the real world. Just type in what you want others to know. If this product ever evolved from concept to retail, I would love to buy one,…
Loyal Gizmodians, this is your last chance to vote for Gizmodo for Best Technology Blog in the 2007 Weblog Awards. The polls close today (November 8th) at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (that’s 2 p.m. Pacific). You can vote once every 24 hours, so please support Gizmodo for Best Technology Blog. Thanks to all who voted…
