Friday, December 10, 2010 - Page 2

Dealzmodo: Get 30% Off Gadget Cases At iCoverLover

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The guys at iCoverLover.com love their gadget cases. They also love Gizmodo. Which is why they’re offering the first 100 readers who buy a product from their site over $10 a 30% discount.


Online

Should You Friend Your Parents On Facebook?

Should you friend your parents? Or more realistically, should you let them friend you? I’m inclined to just give a flat-out “no,” but this handy flowchart gives it way more thought than I have.


Gaming

R18+ Games Rating Looking Doubtful

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Mark from Kotaku has been a tense combination of anxiety and excitement today with the Standing Committee of Attorneys General meeting to discuss an R18+ rating for video games today. But it looks like getting the AGs to unanimously agree to common sense may be a little bit beyond their abilities.


Gadgets

The Phrase “Breath Of Life” Just Took On A Whole New Meaning

These wire creations may look like static figures, but they’re hiding a secret. With just one breath, they come to life right before your eyes, offended by the stench of all that garlic you had for lunch.


Mobile

Google Wants To Kill Yelp With A Dose Of NFC

What will the first official use be for the near-field communication tech found in Google’s new Nexus S phone? It will provide a quick way to rate restaurants and businesses in the Portland, OR area using their new Hotpot engine.


Apple’s Looking For A Few CDMA-Friendly Engineers

Fortune did some digging through the Apple job boards and uncovered a listing looking for cellular systems engineers who are familiar with the CDMA and WCDMA protocols, along with GSM, EDGE, GPRS and HSPA. AT&T doesn’t use CDMA radios, but Verizon does, of course. And if the Verizon iPhone is, in fact, on the way, they’d probably need a few people to help work out the final kinks. Then again, maybe they just want a few people who really know their shit. [Fortune via Boy Genius Report]


Computing

Internode Launches FRITZ!Box In Australia

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FRITZ!Box has been one of Europe’s leading router companies for years, and now Internode and PCRange are joining forces to bring the futuristicly designed hardware to Australia.


LaCie Tank Readies Hard Drives And Small Gadgets For Combat

If you think your hard drive might get left out in the elements, thrown, or dropped anytime soon, you need the LaCie Tank. A customisable foam interior provides a snug fit for your gadget while the case offers military-grade protection.


Gadgets

The 2010 Gizmodo Gadget Award Winner: Best Mobile

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2010 completely changed the mobile landscape. There were two new smartphone platforms in WP7 and Samsung’s Bada, plus the rise and rise of Android and Apple’ impressive iPhone 4. But which handset took out all comers for the title of Best Mobile of 2010? The winner is…


Kids Of Today Just Kill Me: The Sledding Bungee Jump Edition

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At the risk of sounding like an old woman, I really despair about the youth of today. Sledding off the top of a building, attached to a bungee cord? These Ruskis have a death wish.