The Maldives. I would like to go back there, become a dive instructor, and live a simple happy life. And I want this to be my house, five meters below the surface, off the coast of Rangali Island. More »
PC Authority was putting their new 17-inch, Core i7 MacBook Pro through their typical battery of benchmarks. Then, the chassis grew hot and a series of strange errors began to occur. More »
You may own a MacBook, iPhone and an iPad, but you shouldn't just use each anywhere you'd like. There are rules, people. And Fast Company shares them with us. More »
This is the latest motherboard of the latest PS3 Slim. And thanks to those two silver squares in the middle, it's less power-hungry and more profitable (err, potentially profitable) than ever before. More »
PS3 firmware updates have been in the headlines recently thanks to the OtherOS uninstall, but there was also that attractive 3D gaming business too. It's not all bad at Sony—unless you don't own a VAIO laptop, anyway. More »
98 years ago, there was a terrible volcanic eruption on Martinique, an island in the Caribbean. What's been dubbed as the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century, it killed all residents—except the sole drunk in this prison. More »
Between various patents and even a bog-standard Sony Ericsson, we've already thought about the possibilities of gesture-controlled phones. The University of Tokyo, in typical form, has taken it one step forward and released a video showing some sweet Natal-like possibilities. More »
You've seen Rovio hackery before, but not like this. Not with MIND CONTROL and Skype both involved. Emotiv Systems' headset is used to control the Rovio, with the signal being carried to the robot over Skype. More »
Each rotary phone-styled iRetrofone Base is handmade from resin, and not only does it give you a stationary calling experience, it also docks and syncs via USB. Available now for $195. [Etsy via iPhone Savior via Retro To Go] More »
A 12MP cameraphone has been turning up in leaked documents, photos and patents, but finally Russian site Mobile-Review has done us proud and snagged hands-on pics. Apart from that image sensor, it's also sporting Symbian^3, the first to do so. More »
Forget botox—if you want better-looking skin, start looking closer to home. At your LED-backlit LCD, for example. The Light Masque, pictured, is the secret to eternal beauty according to specialists, using red LEDs to diminish lines and spots. More »
Katie and Sebastian are just two children who love to explore. They're fascinated by creatures, plants, and their respective taxonomies. They're charming and relatable! And then there's the giant mechanical squid. More »
You can doubt Microsoft's phone strategy. You can grouse about features they've left out of Windows Phone 7. But don't for one second question their ability to put together an Office suite, ok? More »
During last week's iPhone leak saga, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, reached out to us with a story: The morning of the iPad launch, an engineer showed Woz an iPad for two minutes. For this he was fired. More »
This week, Giz saw no less than two (two!) hard drive casualties befall our staff. So, in honor of Matt and Wilson's data, hit up Lifehacker's definitive guide for fixing, protecting, backing up and preserving that spinning data destroyer that lives inside your computer. Heed. More »
The Nexus One's hardware supports wireless N networks. The phone's software, well, sort of. But! Super-fast Wi-Fi may hit the Nexus one in the next Android update—and if you're feeling adventurous, you can have it sooner. More »
His message: Jokes! Woz is one of about three people on the face of the planet who can wear this shirt without looking like a terrible asshole. Update: Steve Woz responds. More »
