Considering how cheap and ubiquitous GPS devices have gotten, I’m not surprised that they’re now the most commonly stolen item from vehicles. That’s why Maplock caught my interest: it hooks onto your GPS and tethers it to your steering wheel. More »
The Solar Impulse lightcraft was flown for the first time in Switzerland yesterday, and leading the solar-powered project was Captain Bertrand Piccard, part of the first team to fly the world in a balloon in 1999. More »
The CrunchPad would’ve been an easy-to-use Web tablet, but the strange saga of its 11th—hour demise will be anything but simple. Chandra Rathakrishnan—CEO of the partner that seemingly got greedy-is about to tell his side of the story. More »
A record for ASUS’ laptop range, the UM30 measures just 19.6mm thick, and while there’s nothing particularly special inside, we do happen to think it looks rather smart. You know, for an ASUS. More »
These creepily realistic face molds are attached to servos controlled by computer. They come from the twisted mind of artist, Nathaniel Mellor, and are part of an art piece being sold at Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 for $US75K. Watch: More »
While all 69 Gmail shortcuts aren’t represented on this Gboard keyboard, the 19 that do feature on the mini-keyboard are bound to be your most-used. Search, star, archives, trash—all the majors are represented in fun Google colours. More »
The possibility that Microsoft might pay Rupert Murdoch’s Newscorp to delist from Google (in favour of Bing) caused a lot of outrage, Giz included. Now we’ve got a statement from Microsoft in response. More »
Amy Klobuchar, True America Hero and Senator of Minnesota, introduced a bill in Congress today in response to Verizon’s doubled early termination fees, aiming to limit them. It’s just like the civil rights movement, except with smartphones! More »
On today’s list of things that didn’t quite make the cut for whatever reason: Dangerous mobile phone straps, updates no one will notice, a Google freebie, and a six dollar waste of money. More »
