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Bono Wishes A Happy Birthday To Bill Gates
6:33AM Jesus Diaz | Bill Gates — one of my favourite Gizmodo readers, technology capo di tutti capi and philanthropist — was in Vancouver last week, watching a U2 in concert and celebrating. And of course, Bono greeted him. Belated Happy Birthday, Señor Gates. [Techflash]
Vehicles
This Is How It Feels To Be A U2 Spy Plane Pilot
3:12PM Jesus Diaz
I love Top Gear, but when James May gets the opportunity to fly to the edge of space on board a U2 spy plane, my love turns to plain absolute, complete, overwhelming hate. Bloody good video indeed.
Gadgets
Inside U2’s Behemoth 74-Ton LED Concert Screen
8:00AM Jack Loftus | Love them or hate them, there’s no denying U2 has a knack for bending light to its will. Their latest creation is no different. At 74 tons, it’s an epic, morphing LED centerpiece for an already technology-heavy concert tour. More »
Music
BlackBerry’s U2 Commercial…Brought To You By Apple
3:00AM Sean Fallon | Is it just me, or does the new Blackberry commercial featuring U2 look a hell of a lot like an Apple ad? Or, more specifically, the Coldplay Apple ad? More »
Design
Bono Gets Laser Jacket, Public Probably Gets Eye Damage
2:20AM Jesus Diaz | Bono got all pew-pew at the first concert of U2’s new tour, wearing a black leather jacket with 240 red lasers built along his silhouette. Not LEDs, lasers. See how it worked on this video of him doing the monkey: More »
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