Presented without comment: Sprint's 4G Case for iPad, with room for its WiMax Overdrive box. [Sprint via iLounge] More »

Hurray, Google's made search cleverer in three ways to make up for our, uh, less cleverness. If you misspell a name, it uses identifier words to fix your search, so if you search 'kyle vanhelsing gizmodo' it should take you to the right guy. Also, if you search for "aiprt," autocorrection now skips the usual "did you mean airport?" banter, taking you directly to results for "airport." (With the option to actually search for "aiprt," if that's what you meant.) More »

Generally, I'm a pacifist. But this Department of Defense image of F/A-18 Super Hornets flying over Afghanistan (lit by some sort of flare?), makes mechanized war look as romantic as any chick flick. Meanwhile, this refueling shot is pure sci-fi: More »

Tomorrow, squads of rough and tumble robots will face off in an elaborate competition involving hard-hitting soccer in a robo-ready jungle gym arena. The craziest part: all the bots are built by high school students. More »

This is all well and good, until a pedestrian rips your iPad out of the plastic pocket, jumps on their flame-throwing moped and speeds off, leaving you bereft and without visible turning aids. More »

Something important to keep in mind when you write to us: Unless you say it is off the record, we reserve the right to publish the email. If it's a tip, however, we'll keep your personal information completely confidential. More »

You may seek perpetual motion; we're more fascinated by the (made up) principles of perpetual explosion exhibited by the BANG BOOM* Comic Book Lamp. More »

After a tremendous amount of public backlash, Apple has backed down from their rejection of Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Mark Fiore's app. His NewsToons app had previously been denied because it "ridicules public figures," an anti-satire stance that had set a dangerous precedent. More »

Dell's latest Android tablet designs, now named "Streak," are much different—much more iPad like—than the Mini 5 we saw a few months back at CES. More »

AT&T is telling employees not to take vacation in June, according to Boy Genius Report. You know what that means: iPhone 4 is right on schedule. More »

Apple has used Intel chips in their products since 2006 (and things have gone pretty well). But according to AppleInsider, Apple is in high-level discussions with AMD to adopt other processor tech. More »

While you're planning your weekend, I want you to consider skipping the ballgame/movie/park. Instead: strap on a helmet, sit on an airbag, and deploy it as your friends watch and laugh. Faceplant? No, no. That's a neckplant you're watching. More »

The Hollywood sign is in danger: The surrounding land is up for sale, and luxury homes may invade it soon. A non-profit trust is trying to stop this, but someone has another idea: Turn it into a hotel. More »

And older Zunes, too! But let's talk about the HD: With the new OpenZDK toolkit, developers can make homebrew apps for the Zune HD, and by following a relatively simple set of instructions, you can install them. More »

Several publishers now set their own price for Kindle books, not Amazon. Which often means pricier than what Amazon was charging. And now Amazon says they're adding sales tax on any book where the publisher sets the price. More »

When Microsoft wants to you hire you, it drops a "love bomb" on you, according to a person we spoke with who Microsoft wooed. More »

So Herrman thinks Microsoft needs to cool it with marketing to hipsters. OK! Let's help them out by creating some marketing materials that aim at some underrepresented demographics. More »

The OM wireless optical mouse is a flat surface the size of a hand, only 10 millimeter thick at its highest point. In theory, it makes your hand relax. In the practice, it's a very cool concept. More »

Developers at KLab have built an NES emulator for the Kindle. It's more awful than you could possibly imagine. More »

Looks like Elonex saw IWOOT's April Fool's gag and decided that actually, what the world is crying out for is an iPhone to iPad converter. More »