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Leander over at Cult of Mac (and managing ed at Wired.com) says he heard that the iPhone is getting the HTML + JavaScript-based Dashboard widgets that OS X has had since 10.4. The programs would sync over from iTunes. Timing? Imminent. I’d guess this is one of the surprises that’ll happen on the Leopard launch.…
Here’s an interesting design concept (at least I think that’s what it is… there’s scant little info to be found on these things): reverse sunglasses. The oh-so-cleverly-named Gray-Bans make things brighter rather than darker, turning that cloudy day into a bright one and that sunny day into a one-way ticket to blindness. Something tells me…
There’s no gold master of OS X Leopard yet, but Apple sources does say there’s an internal GM release candidate, which means the final should be done very soon. Looks like an October ship date is still on. [MacRumors]
If you have always been interested in humanoid robotics, but found the price of entry to be a little more than your budget could handle, the RoboPhilo may be the solution. Designed for the entry level enthusiast, the RoboPhilo packs the functionality of more complex and expensive robots into a much more affordable package. He…
For some reason, the new version of the Zune music manager suite got pushed out to some people through Windows Update. Unfortunately, all it does right now is list your entire music library. [Zunerama]
There’s no reason why the ladies (or reasonable facsimiles thereof) can’t get in on all this gadget fun, and here’s just one more enticement: the BRATZ lipstick-shaped MP3 player. Let’s just hope those gals don’t care much for musical variety, because this bauble only has 512MB of memory on board. But hey, like some gals,…
Vudu, that video download box with full studio support, is one of those interesting set top boxes that is good, but maybe not great. The price was a little steep, but now they’re going for $299 after shaving $100 off the top. The limited offer is good through October 23rd, and you have to use…
In a patent filed this July, Microsoft wanted to stake their claim to a new interface for use on a touchscreen in a mobile device. The patent, entitled “Extensible filtered lists for mobile device user interface” looks kind of familiar… where have I seen it before? Oh, right. It’s the iPhone’s exact interface. Whaa? I’m…
In a world where adults walk around with water containers hanging out of their mouths just like babies suckling their bottles in their cribs, the water bottle business is obviously booming. Here’s a teenager who figured out how to improve the containers that carry around water, but not the store-bought kind. Swedish 15-year-old Anna Axelsson…
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have just developed a small unmanned plane that uses 500 grams of liquefied hydrogen to power whopping 10-hour flights. Weighing just a few pounds, using so little fuel to fly for so long is an impressive feat to say the least. It even has…
Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize today. The former vice prez was honored for his tireless efforts to let everyone know that climate change is real and that we should all be pretty damned scared about it. We certainly are, but we’ve been thinking the sky is falling for the past couple of decades…
Ars got their nerdtastic mitts on an Xbox 360 Arcade product shot—the new 360 version we detailed for you yesterday. There’s not much else to say other than look at the picture, but you’ll notice that the 360 Arcade’s DVD drive is the same gimpy white as the Core’s, instead of the majestic silver like…
If wielding your Heavenly Sword means cranking up the AC and opening all the windows, you might want to take a page from this dude’s book: he is building a liquid cooling system for his PS3 that currently brings the system temperature down to about 90 degrees Fahrenheit at full power, and runs “almost dead…
When normal people think of art for their walls, they think of something aesthetically pleasing. When nerds think of art for their walls, they think functional and electric-powered, which is exactly what these Flat Light and Flat Time pieces are. The Light is actually a light and the Time is actually a clock, both thanks…
Not only is Universal not signing multi-year contracts with Apple, it is now creating a service to confront iTunes and nurture iPod competitors like the Zune. Called Total Music, it may include Universal, Sony BMG and Warner—75% of music sold in the US—and would offer a twist on the traditional download and “PlaysForSure” subscription concepts.…
Linn Murphy has a pretty awesome hobby: he’s into flying a fake UFO over public gatherings, freaking people out and causing a ruckus. The flying disc, which has a 36-inch span and lights that flash and make it look like it’s spinning, looks like a gigantic spacecraft high in the air from a height of…
When decorating this Halloween, there’s no reason to throw out your Gizmodo-sharpened electronics mind. On the contrary, Halloween is your time to shine. Literally. Just check out these Halloween-themed compact fluorescents. The 13W bulbs run 2 for $9 (one black, one orange), and will last you every Halloween for the rest of your life. And…
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ICANN, the governing body of domain names, says it will test out web addresses using Arabic, Persian, Russian, Hindi, Greek, Korean, Hebrew, Japanese, Tamil and both simplified and traditional Chinese. I guess this means that the inevitable collapse of all language into a bloated English hodgepodge is on hold. While it’s nice for people to…
Bluespamming, otherwise known as Bluetooth spamming, otherwise known as “Oh, I have a message oh wait I don’t,” has just become extremely legal in the UK. While their Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has a set of guidelines for electronic consumer marketing that regulates spam flow (requiring users to “opt-in” to receive the marketing), they have…