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Last week at D, Steve Jobs told Mossberg 3rd party apps would come later this year. And a lot of geeks were happy, but lots didn’t believe him, either. John Markoff of the NY Times backs up the story, and claims that some sort of SDK will be unveiled at WWDC. https://gizmodo.com/official-third-party-iphone-apps-later-this-year-264603 A person briefed…
Here are those Apple iPhone ads, seen on 60 minutes just now. They all confirm the iPhone’s June 29th release date and they all show lots of gorgeous video of the iPhone in use. This video is called “Never Been an iPod,” and talks about all the new things you can do on the iPhone,…
I’m about to bring iPhone obsession to a whole new level with this post. After watching the iPhone Calamari ad, I found myself starving for seafood. I couldn’t help but notice after the 10th viewing that the featured restaurant, Pacific Catch, is one I’ve been to before. Parking sucks balls in the neighborhood, and the…
iPhone out June 29th. This ad was spotted during 60 minutes, gives proof at the end. . The videos of the ads are available here. iPhone Release [WirelessInfo]
BOOKMARK THIS PAGE FOR UPDATES. The Battlemodo Bracket is under way. Check in every other day until we are either done or lose all of our Sansa-loving readership. We will be grading primarily on sound, but form and functionality will both play a factor as well . Are we testing every iPod dock in existence?…
The MultiMedia Card Association (who?) has approved a new “global memory card standard” developed by a Taiwanese research institute—dubbed the miCard (Multiple Interface Card)—which will work with both USB and MMC slots. Skepticism over new formats aside, the specs seem fairly impressive: initial transfer rate and storage will be around 480Mbit/sec and 8GB, respectively, with…
Built at Legoland in California with over 465,000 bricks, this 94.3-foot pirate ship mast is the new tallest LEGO tower in the world, besting the Danes’ meager 93.43-foot tower constructed last year by almost a foot. And I mean, pirate ship = awesome. It just needs some ninjas crawling all over it killing pirates, since…
The image is too low quality to tell whether or not it was Photoshopped, but let’s all assume it’s real and get into a huge PC vs. Mac fight. Because I haven’t seen one of those in at least 3 days. And besides, we can always end things peacefully by laughing at Linux users. Because…
Aliens fans will recognize this gun. In the original movie, the M41-A fired 45 caliber bullets, 12 gauge shot gun rounds and mini grenades. Apparently the prop wasn’t just the product of sci-fi movie magic, but of real, current (80s) technologies. That’s why one totally enlightened loony guy spent 18 months and $1,000 building an…
The Vintage Game Boy iPod Case is not just another modder showing off—it’s an actual, 100% purchasable product. Made from a real black & white Game Boy, the buttons have been mapped to the iPod functions for full non-scrollwheel control. A headphone jack sits at the bottom of the unit as well, but the case…
Specifically why did Amp’d Mobile file for Chapter 11? They owed money to a few people: https://gizmodo.com/ampd-mobile-files-for-chapter-11-265436 Verizon Wireless: $33 million Motorola: $16 million Vivendi: $10 million BestBuy: $8 million MTV Networks: $1.8 million When coupled with other debts, the bill runs to about $100 million, which is more than they have in assets. And…
Are you sick of your Staples brand “easy button”? No problem! Order one with your own logo/super hero symbol. Better yet, order 50 since that is the minimum. Buzline is producing custom simplicity devices (synonyms for corporate catchphrases are failing me) that light up through USB power and even loads a URL when pushed. Will…
The new posterboys of solar power? The Amish. More from New Scientist: In Holmes County, Ohio, home to the world’s largest Amish community, an estimated 80% of Amish families now have photovoltaic panels. Despite its obvious ties to technology, the move to solar power is seen as part of the Amish way of life, with…
Are these the first decent cellphone accessories ever created? Yes. Yes they are. Product Page [via textually]
We love us some cellphone concepts around here, and Syntes Studio’s Domino phone is no exception. The dialing buttons are setup with domino dots to designate value, as opposed to the primitive, fashionless numeric system. Plus, it’s super sleek and thin, just like your favorite anorexic super model (but sexy). We especially like that you…
The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that Amp’d Mobile filed for Chapter 11 late Friday night. I’m not all that surprised, especially given the crazy amounts they’ve spent on advertising when compared to their relatively low 200,000 subscriber count. Was their mobile multimedia focus ahead of its time, or just not in line with consumer…
For the last 24 hours, not a single Gizmodo reader has slept, bathed or in any way left their computer. How is that different than a normal day? Never mind. The important point that the contents of the mysterious boxes have been revealed! https://gizmodo.com/whats-in-all-these-boxes-265106 iPod docks, almost twenty in all! (The cat is not for…
Remember the badass Toshiba WM6 Pro smartphone we told you about with QWERTY, WiFi, 2MP camera, tri-band HSDPA and 800×400 touchscreen? Well, the FCC gave it their stamp of approval. So this means we’ll see it in the US soon? Not necessarily. Baby steps, people. Baby steps. Until then you can always import it. FCC…
We just can’t get enough of Tokyoflash’s product lines here at the Giz, and the newly updated EG line is no exception. It gives us that combination of style and confusing lesser, stupid people that we just can’t quit. The EG3 is a fine-looking watch, sporting nine tiny glass windows through which you to decipher…
IGN did some extensive testing on the PS3’s new update that scales PS and PS2 games to full 1080p resolution. Even shrunk down for embedding purposes, it’s obvious that the upscaling and smoothing can really just add a lot of blur to an image. In some places this is good (like those crowds in the…
