Sunday, June 7, 2009

Mobile

More Possible iPhone 3G 2009 Shots Reveal Video Chat

12:01PM June 7, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

From the same source as this possible leak comes a few shots of what could be iPhone video chat. The light source looks off, but supposing it’s real, notice it’s on Wi-Fi, not 3G, like Skype and SlingPlayer.

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Mobile

Another Possible iPhone 3G 2009 Shot

11:42AM June 7, 2009 | Jason Chen

These shots of a matte black iPhone from Nowhereelse.fr match up to the rumours we’ve heard so far about a future iPhone, but who knows if it’s real.

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Online

Google Street View Car Sees the Light

8:30AM June 7, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

God has been found, and in the most unlikely of places: Southern California. Well, either it’s God, or the Street View cameras take a second to adjust to bright light, coming out of a tunnel. Probably God, though. [Thanks, Jordan!]

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Gadgets

Wii Nunchuck-Controlled Beanbag Chair Makes Nacho Retrieval Easier

7:30AM June 7, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The Beancat is a battery-powered skid-steer beanbag chair piloted by a Wii nunchuck controller, created for this year’s Bay Area Maker Faire. It looks like a pretty great way to make a fridge run without having to, well, run. [Make]

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Cameras

Sound-Activated Security Camera Hidden in a Fake Electrical Socket

6:45AM June 7, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

It’s a nice idea, since nobody suspects something as basic as an electrical socket might be spying on them. But what in the hell kind of communist socket is that?

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Software

Gizmodo’s iPhone 3.0 Coverage Roundup

6:00AM June 7, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

With new iPhone hardware all-but-certainly arriving on Monday, we need to make sure we’re up to date on the current iPhone software, 3.0. Here’s a roundup of our iPhone 3.0 coverage.


Gaming

Happy 25th Birthday, Tetris

5:15AM June 7, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Tetris, our favourite non-vodka Russian export, turns 25 today. Unquestionably one of the greatest games of all time, Tetris is a bona fide cultural institution, responsible for wasting innumerable hours of time worldwide. Happy birthday, King of Puzzles!

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Mobile

How To: Install Windows Mobile 6.5 Right Now

4:30AM June 7, 2009 | John Herrman

The bad news: Windows Mobile 6.5 won’t be coming out for a while, and you’ll be expected to buy a whole new phone to get it. The good: You can actually install it today, on your HTC phone. Here’s how.


Mobile

Palm Pre Disassembled, Cost Estimated at $US170

4:28AM June 7, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

You know the deal—as fast as companies can churn out gorgeous, functional gadgetry, nerds worldwide are waiting in the shadows to tear them apart. The Palm Pre barely survived the night before being torn up.

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Cars

Repo Man Takes Lear Jets and Jumbos, Even from Armed Neo-Nazis

4:00AM June 7, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Nick Popovich was in a South Carolina airfield, about to repossess a Lear Jet from a heavily armed white supremacist gang. One of the guards told him “You move another inch and I’ll blow your fucking head off.”

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