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Tech NewsiPhone 3GS Price Drops to $49 Over at AT&T
Apple will inevitably be announcing their fifth iPhone this year, but if you don’t care about better cameras or faster speeds, their iPhone 3GS has been halved in cost over at AT&T. It’ll be available for $49 from tomorrow. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3gs-review-5293388 UPDATE: This price drop has been copied by Apple, too. AT&T* today announced a new … Continued
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Do You Really Need Three Layers of Protection Around Your iPhone?
Sure, the iPhone 4 is a fragile beauty and it can shatter if dropped. But does that really mean that you should cover it in a case consisting of three layers? https://gizmodo.com/this-is-whatll-happen-when-you-drop-your-iphone-4-repea-5571304 Probably not—unless you’re the sort of person who wouldn’t mind walking around with knee and elbow pads every day. If you are that … Continued
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AT&T Mentions an LTE Apple Device For 2012 (Updated: Or Not)
So we know AT&T’s calling its HSPA+ “4G,” along with its LTE service (launching this summer). But did you know it’ll launch 20 4G devices this year—and one LTE device from Apple next year? Those 20 devices include phones, hotspots and modems, but we do know there’ll be the Motorola ATRIX 4G, the HTC Inspire … Continued
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Orbitsound’s Spatial Stereo Tech-Creating T14 Soundbar and Dock Hits US Late This Year
Previously unattainable by those outside its home-country, British audio company Orbitsound has a follow-up product to last year’s T12 soundbar, the T14. Created by eccentric British musician Ted Fletcher (who’s worked with Elton John and The Who), it’ll cost $600. https://gizmodo.com/orbitsounds-t12-soundbar-designed-by-ex-musician-5554280 Full details are below in the press release, but in case you’re not familiar … Continued
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Tech NewsMophie Pulse Will Make Your iPod Touch Buzz Harder and Scream Louder
Mophie, makers of the iPhone power packs which are keeping us running this week, have another shiny iPod Touch-enhancing accessory to show off: The Mophie Pulse. It’s a slick case that’ll boost your device’s volume while enhancing every vibration. The Pulse is basically a gorgeous (and solid!) iPod Touch case with built-in front-facing speakers—complete with … Continued
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Oxygen Audio Turns Your iPhone Into a Car Stereo
Plenty of cars come with some middling form of iPhone connectivity. Install Oxygen Audio’s O’Car deck and your iPhone essentially becomes your stereo. Pimp. Thanks to its front facing snap-in mount, the $349 O’Car will hug any version of your iPhone and transform it into your car’s main audio interface. You get dominion over Internet … Continued
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Hands-On With the iHealth Blood Pressure Dock
Back in 2009, when Apple announced accessory support for iPhone OS, they proposed an at-home medical device capable of sending data to doctors. The iHealth dock is that device, and it could totally transform your relationship with your blood pressure. There are plenty of reasons people take their blood pressure at home, and a blood … Continued
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Iomega SuperHero Backs Up Your iPhone While Charging It
Hyperbolic name aside, the Iomega SuperHero actually could save the day—or at least your photos and contacts. It’s an iPhone dock that syncs your info, saving you the trouble of plugging into your computer every night. Just how much of a burden that is currently is between you and your (smartphone) maker, but Iomega’s solution … Continued
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Your iPhone Will Teach You How to Roll a Joint for Free
Steve wants a porn-free world, but he doesn’t seem to care much about a drug-free one. After all, he’s a flowerpower LSD kid at heart and, technically, the Roll Your Own iPhone app doesn’t promote any drug use. Nossir, it doesn’t. http://gawker.com/5539717/ The app just shows how to master five rolling techniques with step-by-step videos … Continued
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Verizon Purportedly Snatching Up iPhone Domains
As we prepare for yet another year where the iPhone is coming to Verizon, let us take a look at this most recent rumor-creating development: An entity called “Verizon Trademark Services” is busily buying iPhone domains from across the web. Some of the inconspicuous domains are iphoneforverizon.com and iphoneonverizon.com, which could be another smoking gun … Continued
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Skype iPhone App Now Allows Video Calls
Yes-oh-yes! The Skype iPhone app now finally offers video calling—over Wi-Fi and 3G. You can now make calls to and from various iOS devices as well as desktops. The updated version of the app is available in the iTunes store now. [iTunes]
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Man Punches Teenager For Refusing to Turn Off His iPhone Mid-Air
We know flying is a tiring business, especially with all the new security precautions nowadays—but getting so worked up over a 15 year-old ignoring requests to turn off all electronic devices that you punch him? Not on, dude. The 68 year-old man, Russell Miller, was irked that the 15 year-old didn’t comply to air stewardesses’ … Continued
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The Best Exclusives of the Year
These are the stories you couldn’t find anywhere else. From Apple’s security slips to Facebook’s prolific profile breach, check out Gizmodo’s best Exclusives from 2010. 1. This Is Apple’s Next iPhone – April 19th You are looking at Apple’s next iPhone. It was found lost in a bar in Redwood City, camouflaged to look like … Continued
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An iPad App To Help Disabled Kids Speak
Victor Pauca has a genetic disorder that makes his speech development slower than other kids. So his father, Paul Pauca, along with his students at Wake Forest, made an iPhone and iPad app that helps Victor speak. It’s rather inspirational. The VerbalVictor app lets Paul—and other parents/caregivers—record phrases that are played back when Victor presses … Continued
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A Different Kind of Christmas Story
I was sitting in a storefront on the coldest night so far this year, light snow coming down, waiting for a Chinatown bus to New York that was already a half-hour late. Not where you’d expect to buy an iPhone, but… The only other guy in the place was an older dude in a torn … Continued
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The Best of the Year in Rants
There was plenty to be angry about this year; the Gulf Oil Spill, assaults on net neutrality, Mark Zuckerberg winning Time’s Person of the Year. Check out the best rants from our most irate writers in 2010. 1. Top Ten Reasons You Should Quit Facebook – May 5th Facebook privacy policies keep going down the … Continued
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Man Attempts to Rob Restaurant Using an iPhone
20-year-old Jerome Taylor recently put on a mask, walked into a restaurant, and waved what appeared to be a small handgun while demanding money. The restaurant’s cooks immediately grabbed their knives and prepared for a fight. Then things got weirder. Terrified by the knife-wielding staff, Taylor suddenly “became apologetic and told the cooks he was … Continued
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