Wallpapers

Software

The Ice Cream Sandwich Desktop For Windows

1:30PM January 22, 2012 | Alan Henry

Flickr user David Molina wanted to bring the beauty of Android Ice Cream Sandwich to his desktop, and with a little tweaking and the right tools, we would have to say he definitely succeeded. The final result is a desktop that looks sharp and definitely has a lot in common with the mobile OS that inspired it. More »


Cameras

Mirror Box + Digital Camera = Instant Wallpaper

4:00AM December 4, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

If you’re not already swamped this time of year, here’s a fun experiment you can do with a compact digital camera, a box made of mirrors and any Christmas-themed items you might have lying around. More »


Software

AnimGIF Live Wallpaper 2 For Android: Liven Up Your Phone With GIFs

8:00AM August 18, 2011 | Casey Chan

If you didn’t know, we love GIFs here at Gizmodo. They’re little internet treasures that you hold on to forever. But you know what needs more GIFs? Your phone. AnimGIF for Android turns your favourite GIFs into wallpapers. More »


Geek Out

Go Retro With These 8-Bit And Old-School Video Game Wallpapers

11:00AM January 27, 2011 | Adam Dachis

This week we’re reliving the past in 8-bit simplicity. Here are some awesome retro video game and 8-bit wallpapers to enjoy. More »


These Lost Dharma Posters Are Your New Smartphone Wallpapers

10:20AM May 27, 2010 | Jason Chen

Artist Neil Richards has created a set of 10 posters, one for each Dharma station on and off (and really off) the Island. They’re an awkward dimension for your desktop, but work GREAT as a smartphone wallpaper. [Flickr via Bestbookmarks]


Software

Witness A Zombie Outbreak On Your Android’s Wallpaper

6:20AM May 26, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Zombies. Brains. Zombie hunters. Nuclear bombs. Statistics. You love all of these things, and now you can have them as the live wallpaper on your Android phone. More »


Download The Official New iPhone OS 4.0 Wallpaper Collection

11:40AM May 20, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

The iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 comes with some gorgeous new wallpapers and many of you have been asking how to download them without having access to the beta. Well, here you go: More »


Post-Apocalyptic Moscow Looks Like A Surreal Dream-World

5:40PM April 13, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

I’ve got a real soft spot for post-apocalyptic scenery. It reached a peak when I visited Chernobyl a few years ago, and after seeing these wallpapers of the Kremlin an apocalypse doesn’t look too bad, does it? More »


8 Cruel But Completely Justified iPad Wallpaper Pranks

11:00PM April 4, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Just because you don’t have/want/like the iPad doesn’t mean you can’t have some fun with one anyway. Set any of these images as the background on a your friend’s iPad, and watch the chaos ensue when they turn it on. More »


Badass Tron Legacy And Iron Man 2 iPad Wallpapers

8:57AM April 3, 2010 | Mark Wilson

The iPad itself looks OK, but it has a drab, pansy background. So we picked the two movies that we’re the most shamelessly excited about and resized their images (to 768×1024) for you: Tron Legacy and Iron Man 2. More »