Posts Tagged ‘art’

The Google App Marketplace: Doing It All in the Cloud [Google]

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

d9c8db1a4a49 pm The Google App Marketplace: Doing It All in the Cloud [Google]We just finished watching Google’s live declaration of the launch of the Google App Marketplace. Keep reading for information on what they’re offering users and developers. Oh, and know that the Marketplace is live today. Updating.

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Sony’s Mythical PSPad a Combination of the iPad and PlayStation [Rumor]

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

52fcb7648cg 6936 Sonys Mythical PSPad a Combination of the iPad and PlayStation [Rumor]The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sony’s gearing up to take on Apple this year, with the long-awaited PSP phone and a netbook/eBook reader/PSP hybrid to fight the iPad.

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Sony’s Engineer Brothers [We Miss Sony]

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

47de1b38b6itaarm Sonys Engineer Brothers [We Miss Sony]To understand Sony, understand its founders, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. Even though both are now gone, their executive dynasty and its haphazard, emotional governance established the model for the Sony of today—even as it holds Sony back.

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Ask an Expert: How To Watch Porn on Your iPhone [Nsfw]

Friday, February 26th, 2010

d17af457adrncens Ask an Expert: How To Watch Porn on Your iPhone [Nsfw]Apple’s moral App Store crusade has been devastatingly and alarmingly effective, laying waste to over 5000 apps the company arbitrarily deemed objectionable. So, we asked Lux Alptraum, Editor of Fleshbot (NSFW), what’s left? She calmed our nerves. (With porn.)

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122 Brilliant and Blinding Blow Outs

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

208f8c65a6ado 01 122 Brilliant and Blinding Blow Outs99.99% of our photography falls within a certain acceptable range of exposure—one filled with color and detail. Last week’s Shooting Challenge was dedicated to the rare .01% that’s blinded by the light. The resulting shots are incredible.

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This Is a Mosquito Getting Killed By a Laser

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

You’re looking at a mosquito who got taken down mid-flight by a “Death Star” laser gun designed by Nathan Myhrvold. The malaria-carrying pest never saw it coming, but you can watch everything happen over and over again in this video.

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The Faulty iMac Saga, Chapter 5: The Moment of Truth

Friday, February 12th, 2010

767a5bd85fimac10 The Faulty iMac Saga, Chapter 5: The Moment of TruthThe iMac’s notorious flickering problem has been solved through a firmware update. And after a few weeks’ hiatus, Apple has continued shipping 27-inch iMacs. This may be it.

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74 Phenomenal Panoramic Planets

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

ed5fd9f28bnewnew 74 Phenomenal Panoramic PlanetsThe point has grown cliche by now, but it’s true. Every week your submissions to Shooting Challenges blow me away. And your polar panoramas just upped that ante on every challenge to come.

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Why (and How) Apple Killed the $9.99 Ebook

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

d097270dd8busted Why (and How) Apple Killed the $9.99 EbookPublishers joining Apple’s iBooks store are turning their back on Amazon and its vision of the flat $9.99 ebook. Apple forced the music industry to charge 99 cents per song, so why are they helping publishers set their own prices?

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Quiz: Are You Addicted To Technology?

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

03402df238iphone Quiz: Are You Addicted To Technology?Like other substance addicts, tech-crazed geeks live in a state of denial. Let’s grappling it, if you’re reading Gizmodo, you’re probably addicted to technology to some degree. But just how addicted are you? Take this simple test to find out.

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